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Sanremo Music Festival 1959

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Sanremo Music Festival 1959
Dates
Semi-final 129 January 1959
Semi-final 230 January 1959
Final31 January 1959
Host
VenueSanremo Casino
Sanremo, Liguria, Italy
Presenter(s)Enzo Tortora and Adriana Serra
Host broadcasterProgramma Nazionale
Vote
Number of entries20
WinnerDomenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli
"Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)"
1958 ← Sanremo Music Festival → 1960

The Sanremo Music Festival 1959 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1959), officially the 9th Italian Song Festival (9º Festival della canzone italiana), was the ninth annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 30 January and 1 February 1959. The show was presented by Enzo Tortora and Adriana Serra.[1][2]

According to the rules of this edition every song was performed in a double performance by a couple of singers or groups, with some artists performing multiple songs.[1] The winner of the festival was "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)", performed by Domenico Modugno (who was also the composer of the song) and Johnny Dorelli. The couple had already won the previous edition of the festival with "Nel blu, dipinto di blu".[1][3] Modugno went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959.

Participants and results

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Johnny Dorelli (left) and Domenico Modugno with the first prize
Participants and results[1]
Song, performing artists and writer(s) Rank
"Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" – Domenico ModugnoJohnny Dorelli
(Domenico Modugno, Dino Verde)
1
"Io sono il vento" – Arturo Testa – Gino Latilla
(Gian Carlo Testoni, Giuseppe Fanciulli)
2
"Conoscerti" – Achille ToglianiTeddy Reno
(Giovanni D'Anzi)
3
"Tua" – Jula de PalmaTonina Torrielli
(Bruno Pallesi, Walter Malgoni)
4
"Lì per lì " – Aurelio FierroTeddy Reno
(Luciano Beretta, Guido Viezzoli)
5
"Sempre con te" - Fausto CiglianoNilla Pizzi
(Roberto Murolo)
6
"Avevamo la stessa età" - Aurelio FierroNatalino Otto
(Claudio Calcagno, Marino Marini)
7
"Nessuno" - Betty CurtisWilma De Angelis
Antonietto De Simone, Edilio Capotosti, Vittorio Mascheroni)
9
"Una marcia in Fa" - Claudio Villa & Gino LatillaJohnny Dorelli & Betty Curtis
(Mario Panzeri, Vittorio Mascheroni)
9
"Un bacio sulla bocca" - Betty CurtisClaudio Villa
(Alberto Testa, Gigi Cichellero)
10
"Adorami" - Nilla PizziTonina Torrielli
(Gian Carlo Testoni, Umberto Fusco)
Eliminated
"Così così" - Anna D’Amico – Natalino Otto
(Valerio Vancheri)
Eliminated
"La luna è un’altra luna" - Gino LatillaNatalino Otto
(Raoul De Giusti, Biri, Alberto Testa, Carlo Alberto Rossi)
Eliminated
"Ma baciami" - Achille ToglianiTeddy Reno
(Dante Panzuti, Antigono Godini, Pietro Rizza)
Eliminated
"Né stelle né mare" - Arturo Testa – Fausto Cigliano
(Gian Carlo Testoni, Giorgio Fabor)
Eliminated
"Il nostro refrain" - Nilla PizziTonina Torrielli
(Santi, Olivieri)
Eliminated
"Partir con te" - Claudio VillaJohnny Dorelli
(Pino Calvi)
Eliminated
"Per tutta la vita" - Wilma De AngelisJula de Palma
(Alberto Testa, Pino Spotti)
Eliminated
"Tu sei qui" - Achille Togliani – Arturo Testa
(Alberto Testa, Silvano Birga)
Eliminated
"La vita mi ha dato solo te" - Jula de PalmaMiranda Martino
(Biagio Casalini, Marcello De Martino)
Eliminated

Broadcasts

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Local broadcast

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All shows were broadcast on Italian Television and Secondo Programma, beginning at 22:00 CET (21:00 UTC).

International broadcast

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Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations are shown in the tables below.

International broadcasters of the Sanremo Music Festival 1959
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Denmark Statsradiofonien Statsradiofonien TV Mogens Kjelstrup [4]
 Netherlands Radio Omroep Nieuw Guinea[a] [5]
 Netherlands Antilles Curom[b] [6]
 Sweden SR Sveriges TV [7]
 United Kingdom BBC BBC Television Service[c] Tom Sloan [8]

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 12 August at 7:10 (WIT)[5]
  2. ^ Delayed broadcast on 16 February 1961 at 16:00 (ADT)[6]
  3. ^ Deferred broadcast on the same day of the final at 23:05 (BST)[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  2. ^ Manuela Puglisi (27 January 2015). "Festival di Sanremo 1959". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ Manuela Puglisi (27 January 2015). "Festival di Sanremo 1959". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 31. januar 1959" [All-time programme overviews – Wednesday 31 January 1959] (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Radioprogramma – Woensdag 12 augustus 1959" [Radio programmes – Wednesday, 12 August 1959]. Nieuw Guinea Koerier (in Dutch). Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. 11 August 1959. p. 4. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via Delpher.
  6. ^ a b "Radio – T.V." Amigoe di Curaçao (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 16 February 1961. p. 8. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Delpher.
  7. ^ "Radio och TV". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden. 31 January 1959. p. 25.
  8. ^ a b "Television Programmes – Saturday Evening". Radio Times. 23 January 1959. p. 23. Retrieved 29 August 2024.