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.
Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno was an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. He was best known for his worldwide hit song,"L'Italiano",released on his 1983 album of the same title. Cutugno also won the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 held in Zagreb,SFR Yugoslavia,with the song "Insieme:1992",for which he wrote both the lyrics and music. He has been described as "one of the most popular singers in Italy and a symbol of Italian melody abroad",as well as "one of the most popular Italian performers on a global scale" and "one of the most successful Italian songwriters of all time",selling over 100 million records worldwide.
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 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. He is considered the first Italian cantautore.
Sonia Dronnier,known by her stage name Viktor Lazlo,is a French-Belgian singer.
Gigliola Cinquetti is an Italian singer,songwriter,and television presenter.
Giuseppe Faiella,professionally known as Peppino di Capri,is an Italian popular music singer,songwriter and pianist,successful in Italy and Europe. His international hits include "St. Tropez Twist","Daniela","Torna piccina","Roberta","Melancolie","Freva","L'ultimo romantico","Un grande amore e niente più","Non lo faccio più","Nun èpeccato",and "Champagne".
Ricchi e Poveri is an Italian pop group formed in Genoa in 1967,originally consisting of Angela Brambati,Angelo Sotgiu,Franco Gatti and Marina Occhiena. Active since the late 1960s,they have sold over 20 million records.
Biagio Antonacci is an Italian singer-songwriter from Milan.
Amedeo Minghi is an Italian singer-songwriter,composer and producer.
Daniela Miglietta,known by her stage name Mietta,is an Italian singer,actress and novelist. She has released 11 albums in total.
Faustino (Fausto) Leali is an Italian pop singer.
Maria Dangell is an international singer,pianist,and songwriter.
"L'Italiano" is a pop song by Italian singer Toto Cutugno,released in 1983. It was his biggest international hit and is his best-known composition. Its popularity declined during the 1990s and was re-discovered when Cutugno performed it live at a charity concert in Rome commemorating Italy's victory at the 2006 FIFA World Cup,creating a new wave of popularity for the song.
"Grande amore" is a song performed by Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo,and written by Francesco Boccia and Ciro "Tommy" Esposito. The song won the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 and represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 where it won the televoting,came sixth with the juries and third overall. The song was also covered with releases in other languages.
Mario Castelnuovo is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
Patrizio Sandrelli is an Italian former singer-songwriter,active in the 1970s.
Pasquale Panella is an Italian lyricist,playwright,poet and novelist. He sometimes used the pen names Duchesca and Vanera.
"Chiamami ancora amore" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Roberto Vecchioni,written by Vecchioni himself,together with Claudio Guidetti,which also produced the track. The song won the 61st Sanremo Music Festival,also receiving the "Mia Martini" Critics' Prize,and the Press,Radio and TV Award.
"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.
