La noia (song)

"Boredom") is a song by Italian singer Angelina Mango, released on 7 February 2024 as the third single from her debut studio album, Poké melodrama.

[5] As the festival also doubled as the selection of the Italian act for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024,[6] "La noia" went on to represent the country at the event, where it finished in 7th place at the final with 268 points.

The song reached number four on the Italian singles chart and has been certified triple platinum by the FIMI, for selling over 300,000 units.

[13] Andrea Laffranchi of Corriere della Sera described the song as "upbeat, fresh, carefree" with "a latin soul" and "a refrain that smells of Mediterranean tradition.

"[14] Silvia Danielli of Billboard Italia wrote that the sounds are associated with reggaeton and cumbia, finding it "an excellent hit" with "interesting" lyrics.

Alessia Musillo of Elle Decor Italia associated the image of the singer to Medusa and describe the narrative as the representation of "the process of dressing a sacred woman", in which "the braided hair looks like tree branches and resembles, without veils, the head of a Gorgon out of its time".

[24] Discussing her participation in Eurovision, Mango commented that she and the songwriting team were considering the possibility to change part of the lyrics to English or Spanish ahead of the contest.