Sanremo Festival 1956

Sanremo Festival 1956
output	6th
date	8-10 March
place	Casinò Municipale in Sanremo
Charisma	Programma Nazionale (TV), Secondo Programma (radio)
Moderation	Fausto Tommei , Maria Teresa Ruta
Attendees	6 (with 20 songs)
winner	Franca Raimondi  - Aprite le finestre
◄ Sanremo 1955 • Sanremo 1957 ►

The sixth edition of the festival Italian Song Sanremo found in 1956 from 8 to 10 March at the Municipal Casino in Sanremo and was organized by Fausto Tommei and Maria Teresa Ruta moderated.

procedure

The municipal casino, venue of the Sanremo Festival

After the much favored Claudio Villa won last year , the RAI decided to only allow unknown singers to compete so that the jury's vote would again assess the quality of the song. For this purpose, an Italy-wide competition for new singing talents was announced, in which almost 6,500 people took part. The final of the preselection, broadcast live on the radio, took place from January 12th to 14th, during which the radio audience could vote by sending in postcards; Six of the twelve finalists qualified for the Sanremo Festival. In addition to this renewal of the field of participants, the rule that each song is presented in two versions has been abolished again.

Maria Teresa Ruta was retained from the moderator duo of the last edition, with Fausto Tommei appearing at her side; the latter had already moderated the final of the newcomer competition in advance. The orchestra was completely replaced, conductors were Gian Stellari and the British George Melachrino . Ten songs were presented on each of the first two days, five of which could qualify for the final after being assessed by the jury. The winner of this edition was Franca Raimondi with the song Aprite le finestre , which conjured up spring after one of the harshest winters of the 20th century.

On the evening after the finale, the RAI organized a musical review of the past five years of the festival, where former participants and other participants were guests.

Candidates

placement	Interpreter	song	Authors
1	Franca Raimondi	Aprite le finestre	Pinchi, Virgilio Panzuti
2	Tonina Torrielli	Amami se vuoi	Mario Panzeri, Vittorio Mascheroni
3	Luciana Gonzales	La vita è un paradiso di bugie	Diego Calcagno, Nino Oliviero
4th	Tonina Torrielli	Il cantico del cielo	Alberto Testa, Carlo Alberto Rossi
5	Ugo Molinari	La colpa fu	Gippi, Luciano Beretta , Eros Sciorilli
6th	Tonina Torrielli	Il bosco innamorato	Gian Carlo Testoni, Gorni Kramer
7th	Ugo Molinari	Albero caduto	Giuseppe Fiorelli, Mario Ruccione
8th	Gianni Marzocchi	Musetto (La più bella sei tu)	Domenico Modugno
9	Ugo Molinari	Nota per nota	Guido Viezzoli
10	Ugo Molinari	Due teste sul cuscino	Gian Carlo Testoni, Furio Rendine
	Clara Vincenzi and Gianni Marzocchi	Anima gemella	Gian Carlo Testoni, Carlo Alberto Rossi
	Luciana Gonzales	È bello	Danpa, Dante Vignali
	Gianni Marzocchi	Ho detto al sole	Riccardo Morbelli, Falco
	Franca Raimondi and Gianni Marzocchi	Lucia e Tobia	Mario Panzeri, Giovanni D'Anzi
	Clara Vincenzi	Lui e lei	Simoni, Faccenna, Casini
	Luciana Gonzales	Parole e musica	Rastelli, Silvestri
	Tonina Torrielli	Qualcosa è rimasto	Pinchi, Spaggiari
	Franca Raimondi and Clara Vincenzi	Sogni d'or	Armando Costanzo, Paolo Maschio
	Franca Raimondi	Il trenino del destino	Bixio Cherubini, Mario Schisa, Trama
	Clara Vincenzi	Il trenino di latta verde	Gigante, Martelli, Neri

successes

For the Eurovision Song Contest , which took place for the first time in 1956 , the RAI sent both the winner Raimondi and the runner-up Tonina Torrielli with their respective Sanremo entries; the placements are unknown. In fact, Tonina Torrielli was the only participant in this edition of the Sanremo Festival who subsequently pursued a singing career; the rest of the selected newcomers quickly disappeared from the scene, including the winner Raimondi. The songs in the competition fared a little better; only Musetto (La più bella sei tu) , written by the young Domenico Modugno , later gained popularity.

Web links

• Festival di Sanremo 1956 on Sorrisi.com (Italian)
• Sanremo 1956 on HitParadeItalia (Italian)