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"L'essenziale" is a song recorded by Italian singer Marco Mengoni. Written by Roberto Casalino, Francesco De Benedettis and Mengoni himself, the song was produced by Michele Canova.
After winning the Sanremo Music Festival 2013, the song was chosen by RAI as the Italian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, held in Malmö, Sweden on 18 May, finishing 7th among the 26 finalists.
Released in Italy on 13 February 2013 as the lead single from Mengoni's second studio album, #prontoacorrere, the song was commercially successful in Italy, debuting at number one on the FIMI Singles Chart and being certified quadruple platinum for domestic downloads exceeding 120,000. It also became the third best-selling single of 2013 in Italy, as well as the top selling track of the year by an Italian artist.
A Spanish-language version of the song, titled "Incomparable", was released in February 2014, becoming a top-twenty hit in Italy.