Sanremo Festival 1959
| Sanremo Festival 1959 | |
|---|---|
| output | 9 |
| date | 29.-31. January |
| place | Casinò Municipale in Sanremo |
| Charisma | Programma Nazionale (TV), Secondo Programma (radio) |
| Moderation | Enzo Tortora , Adriana Serra |
| Attendees | 17 (with 20 songs) |
| winner | Domenico Modugno / Johnny Dorelli - Piove |
| ◄ Sanremo 1958 • Sanremo 1960 ► | |
The ninth edition of the Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo took place in the municipal casino in Sanremo from 29 to 31 January 1959 and was moderated by Enzo Tortora and Adriana Serra .
procedure
The victory of the innovative Nel blu dipinto di blu last year created a spirit of optimism among the audience and organizers of the festival. Organizer Achille Cajafa , who died in a car accident 17 days before the start of the event, had hired new conductors ( Gianni Ferrio and William Galassini ) and a new pair of moderators. The field of participants once again consisted of both debutants (six of a total of 17 participants, including Betty Curtis ) and long-established singers such as Nilla Pizzi , Gino Latilla and Claudio Villa . The winners of the previous edition, Domenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli , also took part again.
The competition rules remained unchanged. Each song was presented in two versions, half on the first and the rest on the second evening. Only a total of ten songs could qualify for the final after the jury vote. As in the previous year, Domenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli were able to prevail with the song Piove , albeit this time just ahead of the second-placed Arturo Testa and Gino Latilla. It was the only case in the history of the Sanremo Festival that two interpreters could win two years in a row.
The public interest had reached an enormous level; In addition to the estimated 20 million television viewers, the hotels in Sanremo were filled with fans and autograph hunters. More suffering was u. a. Claudio Villa, who had to appear on the evening of the final with a dislocated shoulder that he had contracted during a rush of fans.
Candidates
| placement | Interpreter | song | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Domenico Modugno / Johnny Dorelli | Piove | Domenico Modugno, Dino Verde |
| 2 | Arturo Testa / Gino Latilla | Io sono il vento | Gian Carlo Testoni, Giuseppe Fanciulli |
| 3 | Achille Togliani / Teddy Reno | Conoscerti | Giovanni D'Anzi |
| 4th | Jula de Palma / Tonina Torrielli | Tua | Bruno Pallesi, Walter Malgoni |
| 5 | Aurelio Fierro / Teddy Reno | Lì per lì | Luciano Beretta , Guido Viezzoli |
| 6th | Fausto Cigliano / Nilla Pizzi | Semper con te | Roberto Murolo |
| 7th | Aurelio Fierro / Natalino Otto | Avevamo la stessa età | Claudio Calcagno, Marino Marini |
| 8 (ex aequo) | Claudio Villa and Gino Latilla / Johnny Dorelli and Betty Curtis | Una marcia in fa | Mario Panzeri, Vittorio Mascheroni |
| Betty Curtis / Wilma De Angelis | Nessuno | Antonietta De Simone, Edilio Capotosti, Vittorio Mascheroni | |
| 10 | Betty Curtis / Claudio Villa | Un bacio sulla bocca | Alberto Testa, Gigi Cichellero |
| Nilla Pizzi / Tonina Torrielli | Adorami | Gian Carlo Testoni, Umberto Fusco | |
| Anna D'Amico / Natalino Otto | So so | Valerio Vancheri | |
| Gino Latilla / Natalino Otto | La luna è un'altra luna | Raoul De Giusti, Biri, Alberto Testa, Carlo Alberto Rossi | |
| Achille Togliani / Teddy Reno | Ma baciami | Dante Panzuti, Antigono Godini, Pietro Rizza | |
| Arturo Testa / Fausto Cigliano | Né is né mare | Gian Carlo Testoni, Giorgio Fabor | |
| Nilla Pizzi / Tonina Torrielli | Il nostro refrain | Santi, Olivieri | |
| Claudio Villa / Johnny Dorelli | Partir con te | Pino Calvi | |
| Jula de Palma / Wilma De Angelis | Per tutta la vita | Alberto Testa, Pino Spotti | |
| Achille Togliani / Arturo Testa | Do be qui | Alberto Testa, Silvano Birga | |
| Jula de Palma / Miranda Martino | La vita mi ha now solo te | Biagio Casalini, Marcello De Martino |
successes
As in the previous year, Domenico Modugno took part in the Eurovision Song Contest with the winning song , where he only achieved sixth place this time, but again made the most successful international contribution. Io sono il vento , which came in second, was similarly successful at the Italian level. The song Nessuno , sung by debutantes Wilma De Angelis and Betty Curtis, also became a hit soon after the festival in the version of Mina . Jula de Palma was able to cause a sensation with her erotic contribution Tua . The former favorites Claudio Villa and Nilla Pizzi were not very successful.
Web links
- Festival di Sanremo 1959 on Sorrisi.com (Italian)
- Sanremo 1959 on HitParadeItalia (Italian)