Sanremo Festival 1980

Sanremo Festival 1980
output	30th
date	7th-9th February
place	Ariston Theater in Sanremo
Charisma	Rete 1 , Rai Radio 2
Moderation	Claudio Cecchetto with Roberto Benigni and Olimpia Carlisi
Attendees	30 (with 30 songs)
winner	Toto Cutugno  - Solo noi
◄ Sanremo 1979 • Sanremo 1981 ►

The 30th edition of the Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo took place in 1980 from February 7th to 9th at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo and was moderated by Claudio Cecchetto with Roberto Benigni and Olimpia Carlisi .

procedure

The Ariston Theater, venue of the Sanremo Festival

After the mixed experiences of the past decade, organizer Gianni Ravera introduced a number of innovations for the 30th edition of the festival. The moderation post went to Claudio Cecchetto , who was known as the presenter of the Disco ring program on Radio 105 ; the actress were asked at his side Olimpia Carlisi and Roberto Benigni , known from the TV show L'altra domenica by Renzo Arbore . Gianfranco Ramacci , who designed the stage based on the model of a disco, was hired for the set . A big change compared to previous years was the complete elimination of the orchestra, which means that the candidates' appearances mainly took place in half playback . The Rai only broadcast the full-length finale, while the first two evenings were shown together in the late-night program.

The number of participants was increased again to 30; 20 of these reached the final on the third evening. In addition to some big names such as Gianni Morandi , Bobby Solo and Peppino di Capri and two singers who have already been successful in the charts and as songwriters ( Toto Cutugno and Pupo ), the proportion of debutants was again very high this year. Among them were several international participants: Leroy Gomez , Orlando Johnson (brother of Wess ), the brief crocus singer Henry Freis and Sally Oldfield , who sang her song in English. Of the other debutants, the young punk band Decibel received a lot of attention.

In the finals, Cutugno prevailed ahead of Enzo Malepasso and Pupo, a success that was also reflected in the charts and ensured the festival got off to a good start in the new decade. Several provocative remarks and appearances by comoderator Benigni were also very effective in the media.

Candidates

placement	Interpreter	song	Authors
1	Toto Cutugno	Solo noi	Toto Cutugno
2	Enzo Malepasso	Ti voglio bene	Depsa, Enzo Malepasso
3	Pupo	Su di noi	Paolo Barabani, Donatella Milani, Enzo Ghinazzi
	Aldo Donati	Canterò canterò canterò	Aldo Donati
	Paolo Riviera	Cavallo bianco	Vania Magelli, Riccardo Aglietti
	Decibel	Contessa	Fulvio Muzio, Enrico Ruggeri
	Bobby Solo	Gelosia	Dancio, Roberto Satti
	Sally Oldfield	I sing for you	Alberto Salerno, Maurizio Fabrizio
	Stefano Rosso	L'italiano	Stefano Rosso
	Giorgio Zito ei diesel	Ma vai ... vai	Giorgio Bennato
	Bruno D'Andrea	Mara	Luigi Albertelli, Bruno Tavernese
	Gianni Morandi	Mariù	Francesco De Gregori , Rosalino Cellamare
	Leano Morelli	Musica regina	Leano Morelli
	Alberto Cheli	Passerà	Antonio Coggio, Marco Luberti
	Bottega dell'Arte	Più di una canzone	Piero Calabrese, Romano Musumarra
	Orlando Johnson	Il sole canta	Giovanni Ullu
	Peppino di Capri	Tu cioè ...	Depsa, Giuseppe Faiella
	Leroy Gomez	Tu mi manchi dentro	Cristiano Minellono, Renato Brioschi
	Linda Lee	Va pensiero	Pippo Caruso
	Francesco Magni	Voglio l'erba voglio	Francesco Magni
	Omelet	Amor mio… sono me	Pino Scarpettini, Angelo Piccareta
	Rimmel	Angelo di seta	Gianni Dell'Orso, Remy Guide, Claudio Colitti
	Henry Freis	Dal metrò a New York	Sandro Giacobbe
	Mela Lo Cicero	Dammi le mani	Franco Chiaravalle
	Gianfranco De Angelis	… E pensare che una volta	Gianfranco De Angelis
	Alberto Beltrami	Non ti drogare	Alberto Beltrami
	Latte e Miele	Ritagli di luce	Luciano Poltini, Luigi Albertelli
	Armonium	Ti desidero	C. Scotti Galletta, Paolo Barabani, Franco Zulian
	Luca Cola	Tu che fai la moglie	Luca Cola, Enrico Intra , Rigaldi
	Coscarella & Polimeno	Tu sei la mia musica	Coscarella, Polimeno, Adelio Cogliati

successes

Five of the 20 finalists were able to reach the top 25 of the single charts; among them were Bobby Solo and Decibel in addition to the top three.

year	Title artist	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, artist , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		IT
1980	Solo noi Toto Cutugno	IT2 (19 weeks) IT	1st place
	Su di noi pupo	IT3 (21 weeks) IT	place 3
	Contessa Decibel	IT11 (10 weeks) IT	finalist
	Gelosia Bobby Solo	IT13 (18 weeks) IT	finalist
	Ti voglio bene Enzo Malepasso	IT21 (11 weeks) IT	place 2

Web links

• Festival di Sanremo 1980 on Sorrisi.com (Italian)
• Sanremo 1980 on HitParadeItalia (Italian)

supporting documents

1. ↑ M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on February 17, 2018 (Italian, paid subscription access).