The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual TV music competition in the world on a national level and it is also the basis and inspiration for the annual Eurovision Song Contest.
Domenico Modugno was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received the first Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. He is considered the first Italian cantautore.
"Nel blu, dipinto di blu", popularly known as "Volare", is a song originally recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno, with music composed by himself and Italian lyrics written by himself and Franco Migliacci. It was released as a single on 1 February 1958.
Paola & Chiara is an Italian pop music duo consisting of Paola Iezzi and Chiara Iezzi, two sisters who were born in Milan. They are the best selling female Italian group with over 6 million records sold.
"Piove " is a song with music composed by Domenico Modugno and Italian lyrics written by Eduardo Verde. It won first prize at the 1959 Sanremo Music Festival, where it was performed by both Modugno and Johnny Dorelli. It represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 held in Cannes, performed by Modugno and placing sixth.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2010, officially the 60th Italian Song Festival, was the 60th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 16 February 2010 and 20 February 2010 and broadcast by Rai 1. It was presented by Antonella Clerici, while the artistic director was Gianmarco Mazzi.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2014, officially the 64th Italian Song Festival, was the 64th annual Sanremo Music Festival, a televised song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, between 18 and 22 February 2014 and broadcast by Rai 1. Fabio Fazio and Italian comedy actress Luciana Littizzetto presented the show.
Veronica Atzei – better known by her stage name Bianca Atzei – is an Italian singer and television personality.
Ermal Meta is an Italian singer and songwriter.
Claudia Lagona, better known by her stage name Levante, is an Italian singer-songwriter, novel writer and model. She rose to fame in the 2010s, publishing four albums and several media success singles and collaborations, reaching the top ten on the Italian Albums Chart three times. She has written songs for several Italian artists and has collaborated with Gianni Morandi, Irene Grandi, Max Gazzè, The Kolors, J-Ax, Tiziano Ferro and Carmen Consoli.
Lo Stato Sociale are an Italian band, formed in 2009 and consisting of Alberto Cazzola, Lodo Guenzi, Enrico Roberto, Francesco Draicchio and Alberto Guidetti.
Giordana Angi is a French-Italian singer, songwriter and music producer.
This is a list of Italian television related events of 1960.
This is a list of Italian television related events from 1967.
"Amare" is a song by Italian band La Rappresentante di Lista. It was written by band members Veronica Lucchesi and Dario Mangiaracina with Roberto Cammarata and Dardust and produced by Lucchesi, Mangiaracina and Dardust.
"Sciccherie" is a song by Italian rapper and singer Madame. It was released on 14 December 2018 by Sugar Music as Madame's debut release with a major label at the age of 16.
Giovanni Truppi is an Italian singer-songwriter.
"O forse sei tu" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Elisa. Written by Elisa Toffoli and Davide Petrella, the song was released by Universal Music and Island Records on 3 February 2022 as Elisa's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2022. "O forse sei tu" is produced by Andrea Rigonat. It serves also as the second single from Elisa's eleventh studio album, Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future. Musically, "O forse sei tu" is a pop ballad.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2023, officially the 73rd Italian Song Festival, was the 73rd edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. The show was held between 7 and 11 February 2023, and was presented for the fourth time in a row by Amadeus, who also served as the artistic director for the competition, with Gianni Morandi co-hosting.
"Ciao ciao" is a song by Italian band La Rappresentante di Lista. It was written by band members Veronica Lucchesi and Dario Mangiaracina with Roberto Calabrese, Roberto Cammarata, Carmelo Drago and Simone Privitera.
