Sanremo Music Festival 1958 Explained

Sanremo Music Festival
Year:1958
Competing:artists
Final:1 February 1958
Presenters:Gianni Agus and Fulvia Colombo
Artistic Director:ATA
Host:Programma nazionale
Venue:Sanremo Casino
Sanremo, Liguria, Italy
Entries1:20
Winner1:Domenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli
"Nel blu, dipinto di blu"

The Sanremo Music Festival 1958 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1958), officially the 8th Italian Song Festival (Italian: 8º Festival della canzone italiana), was the eight annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 30 January and 1 February 1958. The show was presented by actor Gianni Agus, assisted by television announcer Fulvia Colombo.[1] 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 "Nel blu, dipinto di blu", performed by Domenico Modugno (who was also the composer of the song) and Johnny Dorelli.[1] Modugno went on to perform the song for at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958.

Participants and results

Participants and results
Song, performing artists and writer(s) Rank
"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" – Domenico ModugnoJohnny Dorelli
(Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci)
1
"L'edera" – Nilla PizziTonina Torrielli
(Vincenzo D'Acquisto, Saverio Seracini)
2
"Amare un'altra" – Gino LatillaNilla Pizzi
(Riccardo Pazzaglia, Giorgio Fabor)
3
"Campana di Santa Lucia" – Claudio VillaGiorgio Consolini
(Bixio Cherubini, Carlo Concina)
4
"Giuro d'amarti così" – Claudio VillaNilla Pizzi
(Mario Panzeri, Vittorio Mascheroni)
5
"Timida serenata" - Carla Boni & Gino LatillaAurelio Fierro & Gloria Christian
(Nicola Salerno, Gino Redi)
6
"Fragole e cappellini" - Claudio Villa & Duo FasanoAurelio Fierro ft. Trio Joyce
(Mario Panzeri, Saverio Seracini)
7
"Non potrai dimenticare" - Natalino OttoCarla Boni & Gino Latilla
(Bruno Pallesi, Walter Malgoni)
8
"Mille volte" – Tonina Torrielli – Cristina Jorio
(Zibio, Giorgio Fabor)
9
"Fantastica" - Johnny DorelliNatalino Otto
(Armando Costanzo, Coriolano Gori, Piero Bentivoglio)
10
"Arsura" - Carla BoniGiorgio Consolini
(Bixio Cherubini, Vincenzo D'Acquisto, Mario Schisa)
"Cos'è un bacio" - Claudio Villa & Gino LatillaGloria Christian
(Vincenzo Rovi, Giampiero Boneschi)
"È molto facile dirsi addio" - Marisa Del FrateGiorgio Consolini
(Luigi Martelli, Ennio Neri)
"Ho disegnato un cuore" - Marisa Del FrateGloria Christian
(Silvana Simoni, Isabella Piga)
"I trulli di Alberobello" - Duo FasanoAurelio Fierro & Trio Joyce
(Giovanni Ciocca, Umberto Bindi)
"Io sono te" - Carla Boni – Cristina Jorio
(Alberto Testa, Raul De Giusti, Biri, Carlo Alberto Rossi)
"La canzone che piace a te" - Nilla Pizzi & Aurelio FierroClaudio Villa & Duo Fasano
(Raffaele Cutolo, Marino De Paolis, Mario Ruccione)
"Nozze d'oro" - Tonina Torrielli & Duo Fasano – Trio Joyce
(Franco Conti, Giorgio Cavalli, Enrico Canelli)
"Se tornassi tu..." - Johnny DorelliGiorgio Consolini
(Ezio Radaelli, Carlo Vinci, Alberto Barberis)
"Tu sei del mio paese" - Gino LatillaNatalino Otto
(Alberto Testa, Raul De Giusti, Biri, Carlo Alberto Rossi)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. 8863462291.