| Per Elisa | |
| Cover: | Per Elisa cover resize.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Alice |
| Album: | Alice |
| B-Side: | Non devi avere paura |
| Released: | February 1981 |
| Genre: | New wave, synthpop[1] |
| Label: | EMI |
| Prev Title: | Il vento caldo dell'estate |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Una notte speciale |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
"Per Elisa" is a 1981 single composed by Alice (lyrics), Franco Battiato and Giusto Pio (music) and performed by Alice. The song was the breakthrough in the singer's career, winning the 31st edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, and being an international commercial success.[2]
The song marked a second collaboration between Battiato and Alice, following the 1980 moderately successful single "Il vento caldo dell'estate".[3] The title Per Elisa is a reference to Ludwig van Beethoven's composition "Für Elise", whose musical theme is reprised in the intro of the song.[4]