"Balorda nostalgia" | ||||
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Single by Olly | ||||
from the album Tutta vita | ||||
Language | Italian | |||
Released | 12 February 2025 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Composers |
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Lyricist | Olly | |||
Producer | Jvli | |||
Olly singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Balorda nostalgia" on YouTube |
"Balorda nostalgia" (Italian pronunciation: [baˈlorda nostalˈdʒiːa]; "Foolish Nostalgia") is a 2025 song by Italian singer and songwriter Olly. Released by Epic Records on 12 February 2025,[1] the song won the Sanremo Music Festival 2025.[2] The single has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
A music video of "Balorda nostalgia", directed by Giulio Rosati, was released on 12 February 2025 via Olly's YouTube channel.[3]
Italian broadcaster RAI organised the 75th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival between 11 and 15 February 2024. On 1 December 2024, Olly was announced among the participants of the festival, with the title of his competing entry revealed the following 18 December.[4] Olly went on to win the festival, coming first with the public and second with the press and radio juries in the final round of voting.[5]
Having won Sanremo, Olly could represent Italy at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, being granted the right of first refusal, as had been the case since 2015. He first declared he was unsure about accepting or not representing the country, [6] ultimately declining on February 22. His replacement was runner-up Lucio Corsi with the song "Volevo essere un duro".
Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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Croatia International Airplay (Top lista)[7] | 39 |
Global 200 (Billboard)[8] | 56 |
Italy (FIMI)[9] | 1 |
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[10] | 3 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 6 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy (FIMI)[12] | 2× Platinum | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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