Sanremo Festival 1981
| Sanremo Festival 1981 | |
|---|---|
| output | 31 |
| date | 5th-7th February |
| place | Ariston Theater in Sanremo |
| Charisma | Rete 1 , Rai Radio 2 |
| Moderation | Claudio Cecchetto , Eleonora Vallone and Nilla Pizzi |
| Attendees | 28 (with 28 songs) |
| winner | Alice - Per Elisa |
| ◄ Sanremo 1980 • Sanremo 1982 ► | |
The 31st edition of the Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo took place in 1981 from 5th to 7th February at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo and was moderated by Claudio Cecchetto , Eleonora Vallone and Nilla Pizzi .
procedure
After the great success of the 30th edition of the festival, the Rai decided to broadcast all three evenings of the event, but the first two with a time delay. The organization remained with Gianni Ravera , the moderation with Claudio Cecchetto . Cecchetto was joined by the actress Eleonora Vallone (daughter of Raf Vallone ) and the first Sanremo winner Nilla Pizzi . As in the previous year, there was no orchestra and instead half playback was used. Well-known names from the film industry sat on the expert jury: Alberto Sordi , Ugo Tognazzi , Giancarlo Giannini , Eleonora Giorgi and Sergio Leone .
The 28 participants, two fewer than in the previous year, were divided into two groups. Only those from Group A had to qualify for the final, including the winners of the festival by Castrocaro Luca Barbarossa and Stefano Tosi , a participant from the television program Domenica In ( Paolo Barabani ) and the newcomers Fiorella Mannoia and Michele Zarrillo , but also more well-known characters such as Orietta Berti and Enzo Malepasso . Group B, which qualified directly for the final, included Loretta Goggi , Ricchi e Poveri or the individually competing siblings Marcella and Gianni Bella . Again several foreign participants were represented, among them the American model Sterling Saint-Jacques and the singer Tom Hooker . 20 participants reached the final.
Well-known international guests enriched the festival program in 1981: Ravera was able to win Dire Straits , Barry White , Robert Palmer , Bad Manners and Lio for performances. Moderator Cecchetto also presented a dance performance in the finale with his specially written song Gioca Jouer , accompanied by Sandy Marton , among others . A controversy arose over the planned appearance of the comedian Massimo Troisi : Since the Rai remembered the provocative appearances of Roberto Benigni from the previous year, they asked Troisi to present his three planned monologues in advance. But he refused, whereupon the Rai drastically cut the time for his performances. Troisi finally canceled his appearance at short notice. The participating band Ricchi e Poveri, whose fourth member Marina Occhiena initially separated from her colleagues in a dispute, saw itself embroiled in another scandal. However, after Occhiena forced the provisional reunion with a judicial decree on February 6th, the band rehearsed four times again on the day of the final. Only a few hours before the finale was an amicable agreement within the band and Occhiena finally withdrew.
Popular contributions from the start were Maledetta primavera by Loretta Goggi, Ancora by the young Arbore protégé Eduardo De Crescenzo and Sarà perché ti amo by Ricchi e Poveri. One of the favorites was Alice , who took part for the second time after 1972 and had a first hit the year before; however, their song Per Elisa was considered too difficult for the Sanremo Festival. Despite these doubts, Alice was finally able to take first place in front of Loretta Goggi and Dario Baldan Bembo.
Candidates
| placement | Interpreter | song | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice | Per Elisa | Alice, Franco Battiato , Giusto Pio |
| 2 | Loretta Goggi | Maledetta primavera | PA Cassella, Totò Savio |
| 3 | Dario Baldan Bembo | Tu cosa fai stasera? | PA Cassella, Dario Baldan Bembo |
| 4th | Luca Barbarossa | Roma spogliata | Luca Barbarossa |
| 5 | Ricchi e Poveri | Sarà perché ti amo | Enzo Ghinazzi , Daniele Pace, Dario Farina |
| 6th | Paolo Barabani | Hop hop somarello | Paolo Barabani, Enzo Ghinazzi, Gian Piero Reverberi |
| 7th | Marinella | Ma chi te lo fa fare | Vito Pallavicini , Gian Pietro Felisatti |
| 8th | Michele Zarrillo | Su quel pianeta libero | Michele Zarrillo, Totò Savio, PA Cassella |
| 9 | Marcella | Pensa per te | Giancarlo Bigazzi , Gianni Bella |
| 10 | Passengers | Midnight | G. Arena, Angelo Piccareta |
| Eduardo De Crescenzo | Ancora | Franco Migliacci , Claudio Mattone | |
| Leano Morelli | Angela | Manrico Mologni, Leano Morelli | |
| Orietta Berti | La barca non va più | Bruno Lauzi , Pippo Caruso | |
| Sterling Saint-Jacques | Blue (Tutto è blu) | Pier Michele Bozzetti, Giuseppe Bozzetti, Vitaliano Caruso | |
| Fiorella Mannoia | Caffè nero bollente | Mimmo Cavallo, Rosario De Cola | |
| Carmen & Thompson | Follow Me (Se amore vuoi) | L. Angeleri, C. Thompson, P. Carmen | |
| Stefano Tosi | Io mi | C. D'Apruzzo, M. Filistrucchi, Stefano Tosi Innocenti | |
| Bobby Solo | Not posso perderti | Danilo Ciotti, Bobby Solo | |
| Gianni Bella | Questo amore non si tocca | Giancarlo Bigazzi, Gianni Bella | |
| collage | I ragazzi che si amano | Claudio Daiano, Angelo Valsiglio, Paolo Masala | |
| Enzo Malepasso | Amore mio | S. De Pasquale, Enzo Malepasso | |
| Sebastiano Occhino | Bianca stella | Sebastiano Occhino, Luigi Albertelli | |
| Jò Chiarello | Che gross affare | Franco Califano , Angelo Varano | |
| Gli Opera | Guerriero | Antonello Barilà | |
| Umberto Napolitano | Mille volte ti amo | Umberto Napolitano | |
| Tom Hooker | Toccami | Renato Brioschi, M. Chiodi | |
| Domenico Mattia | Tulilemble | Gian Pietro Felisatti | |
| Franco Fasano | Un'isola all Hawaii | Franco Fasano, Depsa |
successes
The 1981 edition proved to be extremely successful in commercial terms: five songs from the festival environment reached the top of the charts one after the other (including Cecchetto's title song and Lio's guest contribution), and another six made it to the top 25 of the single charts.
| year | Title artist |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, artist , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 IT
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| 1981 | Sarà perché ti amo Ricchi e Poveri |
IT1 (22 weeks) IT |
5th place
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| Maledetta primavera Loretta Goggi |
IT1 (20 weeks) IT |
place 2
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Per Elisa Alice |
IT1 (14 weeks) IT |
1st place
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| Ancora Eduardo De Crescenzo |
IT5 (16 weeks) IT |
finalist
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| Non posso perderti Bobby Solo |
IT9 (17 weeks) IT |
finalist
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| Tu cosa fai stasera Dario Baldan Bembo |
IT10 (11 weeks) IT |
place 3
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| Roma spogliata Luca Barbarossa |
IT12 (5 weeks) IT |
4th place
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| La barca non va più Orietta Berti |
IT22 (5 weeks) IT |
finalist
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| Hop hop somarello Paolo Barabani |
IT25 (2 weeks) IT |
Rank 6
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| Further chart successes from the festival environment: | |||
| 1981 | Amoureux solitaires Lio |
IT1 (31 weeks) IT |
Guest Post
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| Gioca jouer Claudio Cecchetto |
IT1 (21 weeks) IT |
Theme song
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Web links
- Festival di Sanremo 1981 on Sorrisi.com (Italian)
- Sanremo 1981 on HitParadeItalia (Italian)
supporting documents
- ↑ M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on July 5, 2019 (Italian, paid subscription access).