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"La noia" (Italian pronunciation: [la ˈnɔːja]; transl. "Boredom") is a song by Italian singer Angelina Mango, released on 7 February 2024 as a single from her debut studio album, Poké melodrama.[1] It was written by Mango, Madame and Dardust, and produced by Dardust.[2][3] The song was Angelina Mango's winning entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2024, the 74th edition of Italy's musical festival which also doubles as a selection of the act for the Eurovision Song Contest,[4][5] and will represent the country at the 2024 event. It became a fan favourite to win the contest.[6][7]

The song received the "Giancarlo Bigazzi" Award for the best musical composition.[8] "La noia" reached number four on the Italian singles chart and has been certified double platinum by the FIMI, for selling over 200,000 units. It has also reached the charts in Switzerland, San Marino, Croatia and Greece.

A Spanish-language version featuring Álvaro De Luna is set to be released on 3 May 2024.[9]

Composition

The song was written by Angelina Mango with Madame and produced by Dardust.[10][11] The singer confirmed that it is inspired in its rhythms by cumbia:[12][13]

"I met with Madame and Dardust humanly, even before we met artistically, and that helped us find the line of the song: when I heard the sample, I thought it might be good for Sanremo. The idea of cumbia came out while chatting with them; it's the way I deal with life. [...] [This song came out of] a reflection on time. Boredom is seen as a negative thing, but actually it is time that you dedicate to yourself, it allows you to discover yourself. Between a life of highs and lows and one of boredom, I will always choose one of highs and lows, but I will always leave myself time for boredom [as well]."

Critical reception

The song has received generally favorable reviews from Italian music critics.[14]

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."[15] Silvia Danielli of Billboard Italia wrote that the sounds are associated with reggaeton and cumbia, finding it "an excellent hit" with "interesting" lyrics.[16] Filippo Ferrari of Rolling Stone Italia appreciated the production, reporting that it "will amaze those who have not yet focused on it."[17]

Il Messaggero stated that the narrative style of Madame is perceptible, while Dardust is recognizable "in the guitars of the refrain."[18] Andrea Conti of Il Fatto Quotidiano said the song "comes straight away, so straight, leaving no escape" whose lyrics come across as "a wide-ranging reflection on life, from relationships to business," on which Mango "sings beautifully."[19]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "La noia", directed by Giulio Rosati, was first released onto YouTube on 7 February 2024. 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".[20]

Sanremo Music Festival

Main article: Sanremo Music Festival 2024

Italian broadcaster RAI organised the 74th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival between 6 and 10 February 2024. As had been the case since 2015, the winner would earn the right of first refusal to represent Italy at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.

On 3 December 2023, Angelina Mango, was announced among the participants of the festival, with the title of her competing entry revealed the following 19 December.[21][22] Mango went on to win the festival, coming second with the public and first with the press and radio juries in the final round of voting.[23]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. As a member of the "Big Five", Italy automatically qualifies for the final.[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.[25][26] On 6 March 2024, RAI released an official statement of participation, confirming that the song had been reworked to comply with Eurovision regulations requiring that entries do not exceed a length of 3 minutes,[27] and shortly after Mango confirmed that the lyrics would remain in Italian.[28] For the revamp, two verse repetitions were cut from one chorus.[29]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "La noia"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Croatia (HRT)[30] 22
Greece International (IFPI)[31] 34
Global 200 (Billboard)[32] 110
Italy (FIMI)[33] 4
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[34] 1
San Marino (Radio San Marino RTV)[35] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 11

Certifications

Certifications for "La noia"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[37] 2× Platinum 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ Asia Basile (7 February 2024). "Angelina Mango - La noia (Radio Date: 07-02-2024)". EarOne.
  3. ^ Fascia, Claudia (24 January 2024). "Angelina Mango, 'porto a testa alta il mio nome a Sanremo'". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ Cecilia Esposito (10 January 2024). "Angelina Mango a Sanremo 2024". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian).
  5. ^ Bianchera, Andre (11 February 2024). "Angelina Mango triumphs in Italy: 'La Noia' is the winner of 'Sanremo' 2024". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ Adams, William Lee (1 April 2024). "Eurovision 2024 odds: Switzerland's Nemo the favourite to win following Madrid performance". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ Granger, Anthony (2 March 2024). "Betting Odds: Croatia New Favourite to Win Eurovision 2024 & Switzerland Climbs". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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  9. ^ Cafarelli, Donato (27 April 2024). "Eurovision 2024, Angelina Mango: in arrivo la versione spagnola di 'La noia' con Álvaro De Luna". Eurofestival News (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  10. ^ Gradi, Stefano (30 January 2024). "Il testo di "La noia", la canzone di Angelina Mango a Sanremo 2024". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  11. ^ Saltalamacchia, Stefania (30 January 2024). "Angelina Mango: «A Sanremo voglio essere libera»". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Angelina Mango: "La musica è condivisione, non competizione"". Rockol (in Italian). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Angelina Mango's Stunning Performance at Sanremo". Il Messaggero. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  14. ^ Meo, Oriana (16 January 2024). "Pagelle Sanremo 2024: la stampa premia le donne con Bertè e Angelina Mango in testa. Insufficienti Renga & Nek e Fred De Palma". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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  18. ^ "Sanremo 2024, le pagelle delle canzoni: Bertè regina rock (9), tormentone The Kolors (8), Rose Villain sconclusionata (4)". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  19. ^ Conti, Andrea (16 January 2024). "Sanremo 2024, le pagelle delle canzoni: tutti e 30 i brani in gara ascoltati per voi - Page 13 of 15". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  20. ^ Musillo, Alessia (7 February 2024). "La Noia di Angelina Mango è una Gorgone sacra incorniciata da una palette celestiale". Elle Decor Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Italy 2024: 'Sanremo' lineup revealed". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  22. ^ Meloni, Riccardo (3 December 2023). "Sanremo 2024: Amadeus annuncia i big in gara al Festival" [Sanremo 2024: Amadeus announces the big artists competing in the Festival]. Inchiostro sonoro (in Italian). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  23. ^ "I risultati delle votazioni di Sanremo 2024" [The voting results of Sanremo 2024] (PDF) (in Italian). RAI. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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  26. ^ "Eurovision 2024: Angelina mette delle parole in spagnolo nel testo della canzone 'La Noia'" [Eurovision 2024: Angelina puts Spanish words in the lyrics of her song "La Noia"] (in Italian). London One Radio. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  27. ^ "ESC 2024, Angelina Mango alla conquista del quarto titolo per l'Italia" [ESC 2024, Angelina Mango aiming to win the fourth title for Italy] (Press release) (in Italian). RAI. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  28. ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (10 March 2024). "Italy: 'La noia' Remains Fully in Italian". Eurovoix. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  29. ^ Granger, Anthony (14 March 2024). "Italy: 'La noia' Revamp Changes Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  30. ^ "ARC – February 19, 2024" (in Croatian). HRT. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  31. ^ "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 12/2024" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  32. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of February 24, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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  34. ^ "Classifica Airplay Radio Settimanale". EarOne. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  35. ^ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 26/02/2024" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  36. ^ "Angelina Mango – La noia". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_noia_(song)