Cantagiro

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Cantagiro was an Italian summer song contest held from 1962 to 1972 and 1990 to 1993. It featured three categories, A for famous artists, B for newcomers and C for groups. The creator of the competition was Ezio Radaelli. The name of the festival was a reference to the bicycle race Giro d'Italia, and, as the Giro, Cantagiro was organized as a stage race consisting of eleven or twelve daily stages, each set in a different city. [1] [2] [3] A peculiar characteristic of the festival was that, while traveling between one stage and the other, singers were required to travel in an open car, to be at the disposal of the crowd of fans, otherwise risking fines or disqualification from the competition; accordingly the travel usually resolved into a huge crowd, with fans waiting their idols in every corner of the path. [1] [4]

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The festival was the main subject of two musicarello films, Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro 1963 (1964) and La più bella coppia del mondo (1967). [5]

Winners

Cantagiro

YearGroup AGroup BGroup C
1962 Adriano Celentano - "Stai lontana da me" Donatella Moretti - "L'abbraccio"
1963 Peppino Di Capri - "Non ti credo" Michele - "Se mi vuoi lasciare"
1964 Gianni Morandi - "In ginocchio da te" Paolo Mosca - "La voglia dell'estate"
1965 Rita Pavone - "Lui" Mariolino Barberis - "Il duca della luna"
1966 Gianni Morandi - "Notte di ferragosto" Mariolino Barberis - "Spiaggia d'argento" Equipe 84 - "Io ho in mente te"
1967Rita Pavone - "Questo nostro amore" Massimo Ranieri - "Pietà per chi ti ama" The Motowns - "Prendi la chitarra e vai"
1968 Caterina Caselli - "Il volto della vita" Showmen - "Un'ora sola ti vorrei"
1969 Massimo Ranieri - "Rose rosse" Rossano - "Ti voglio tanto bene"
1970N/A Paolo Mengoli - "Mi piaci da morire"
1971
1972N/A FM2 - "Chérie chérie" Gens - "Per chi"

Nuovo Cantagiro

YearWinner
1990 Paola Turci - "Frontiera"
1991 Francesca Alotta - "Chiamata urgente"
1992 Aleandro Baldi - "Il sole"
1993 Bracco Di Graci - "Guardia o ladro"

Il Cantagiro - Edizione De Carlo

YearArtistSongCategory
2005Nts+AdamoN/A
2006N/AN/AN/A
2007Jackson JustCerca l'amoreN/A
2008YavannaChe spettacolo!!!Inediti
Katya MiceliJe t'aimeCover
2009NausicaaUn altro giornoInediti
Michelle PereraAnd I Am Telling You I'm Not GoingCover
Gianluca BurestaVivere due volteMusica per film
2010Domenica VarnassaCaruggiu du BertuInediti
Giulia D.SummertimeCover
Art StudioIl cielo intorno a meOriginal Band
Serena StanzaniDire sempre o dire mai..Videoclip
2011JospelUna stella nasceráInediti
2012Valentina SarappaBossoInediti
2013Dace MonacoPensamiInediti
2014Giuliana TecceLa portaIl Cantagiro
Monica SomaIt really suits meIl Cantagiro nel mondo
Jasmar Cassar Ti amo, I love youCantautore
Emanuela SenesBrivido blueInterpreti
NearDiversoOriginal Band
Versi SonoriMaiRapper
Francesca VitaleMa quale amoreLirico Pop
Francesco Simone BatiaL'estatePremio della critica
Lorenzo De SantisPoesiaPremio Radio Italia Anni 60
Sara PischeddaIo guerrieroPremio 2duerighe

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