Sanremo Music Festival 1956

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Sanremo Music Festival
6th edition (1956)
Dates8 March 1956 (1st night)
9 March 1956 (2nd night)
10 March 1956 (3rd night)
Presenter(s)Fausto Tommei, Maria Teresa Ruta
Artistic director(s)Giulio Razzi
BroadcasterProgramma nazionale
VenueSanremo Casino
Overall competition
Entries6 acts (20 songs)
WinnerFranca Raimondi
"Aprite le finestre"
Eurovision Song Contest
Selection processWinning and Runner-up act accepted invitation to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956
Selected artistFranca Raimondi
Tonina Torrielli
Sanremo Music Festival chronology
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The Sanremo Music Festival 1956 was the sixth annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo, province of Imperia between 8 and 10 March 1956. The show was presented by actor Fausto Tommei, assisted by television announcer Maria Teresa Ruta.[1]

According to the rules of this edition every song was performed by a newcomer artist in the music scene, selected through the "Voci Nuove" competition among 6.446 participants, with some artists performing multiple songs.[1]

The winner of the Festival was "Aprite le finestre", performed by Franca Raimondi.[1]

The festival also inspired the international Eurovision Song Contest, which held its inaugural edition this year, and the two first placed songs of this edition represented Italy at Eurovision.

Participants and results[]

Franca Raimondi - the performer of the winning song

This Sanremo Music Festival edition included twenty songs performed by six singers, spread over three consecutive evenings, in a format of two semi-finals and a final. The first two semi-final nights were held on 8 and 9 March, and the final on 10 March 1956. Ten songs competed in each semi-final. Five songs from each night advanced to compose again ten songs for the third and final night.[2][3] The ranking and the points of the final are known while those of the semi finals are not published.[4]

Participants and results[1][5]
Song, performing artists and writer(s) Night Final rank Points
"Aprite le finestre" - Franca Raimondi
(Pinchi, Virgilio Panzuti) 		2 1 171
"Amami se vuoi" - Tonina Torrielli
(Mario Panzeri, Vittorio Mascheroni) 		2 2 163
"La vita è un paradiso di bugie" - Luciana Gonzales
(Diego Calcagno, Nino Oliviero) 		1 3 153
"Il cantico del cielo" - Tonina Torrielli
(Alberto Testa, Carlo Alberto Rossi) 		1 4 92
"La colpa fu" - Ugo Molinari
(Gippi, Luciano Beretta, Eros Sciorilli) 		2 5 88
"Il bosco innamorato" - Tonina Torrielli
(Gian Carlo Testoni, Gorni Kramer) 		2 6 77
"Albero caduto" - Ugo Molinari
(Giuseppe Fiorelli, Mario Ruccione) 		1 7 76
"Musetto (La più bella sei tu)" - Gianni Marzocchi
(Domenico Modugno) 		1 8 41
"Nota per nota" - Ugo Molinari
(Guido Viezzoli) 		1 9 24
"Due teste sul cuscino" - Ugo Molinari
(Gian Carlo Testoni, Furio Rendine) 		2 10 20
"Anima gemella" - Clara Vincenzi & Gianni Marzocchi
(Gian Carlo Testoni, Carlo Alberto Rossi) 		2 Eliminated
"È bello" - Luciana Gonzales
(Danpa, Dante Vignali) 		2 Eliminated
"Ho detto al sole" - Gianni Marzocchi
(Riccardo Morbelli, Falco) 		2 Eliminated
"Il trenino del destino" - Franca Raimondi
(Bixio Cherubini, Mario Schisa, Trama) 		1 Eliminated
"Il trenino di latta verde" - Clara Vincenzi
(Marcello Gigante, Luigi Luciano Martelli, Neri) 		2 Eliminated
"Lucia e Tobia" - Franca Raimondi & Gianni Marzocchi
(Mario Panzeri, Giovanni D'Anzi) 		2 Eliminated
"Lui e lei" - Clara Vincenzi
(Silvana Simoni, Faccenna, Mauro Casini) 		1 Eliminated
"Parole e musica" - Luciana Gonzales
(Nino Rastelli, Silvestri) 		1 Eliminated
"Qualcosa è rimasto" - Tonina Torrielli
(Pinchi, Spaggiari) 		1 Eliminated
"Sogni d'or" - Franca Raimondi & Clara Vincenzi
(Armando Costanzo, Paolo Maschio) 		1 Eliminated

The songs are in the chanson style, as story-driven and slow-paced melody for most, in the style typical in Italy and Europe during the 1950s. However, the winner was relatively peppier, with its lyrical content and faster tempo. Titled "Aprite le finestre", which means "Open the windows", Franca Raimondi sings about the joy of Spring beginning and her desire to open the windows to let the new season in, describing Spring as "a festival of love".

The second place which also went to Eurovision, "Amami se vuoi", which means "Love me if you want to" also in the chanson style and in a slow pace, features Tonina Torrielli telling her would-be lover that she cannot promise him unconditional devotion as it simply is not in her nature, and that while he is welcome to love her if he still wants to, he must be aware of her personality to begin with.

Eurovision Song Contest[]

The two first places of this Sanremo Music Festival edition, "Aprite le finestre" sung by Franca Raimondi, and "Amami se vuoi" sung by Tonina Torrielli, went on to perform at the international Eurovision Song Contest.[6]

There were seven participating countries, and each was drawn to perform two songs in the same order via two rounds, with Italy performing last in each round, following Luxembourg. "Aprite le finestre" was performed seventh, and "Amami se vuoi" fourteenth as the last song of the evening. Only one of Switzerland's songs was declared, as the winner, after the private counting of the votes by the juries, and so the scores and placings of the two Italian songs are unknown.[7][8] The two songs were succeeded as Italian representative at the 1957 contest by Nunzio Gallo with "Corde della mia chitarra".

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  2. ^ www.festival.vivasanremo - in Italian
  3. ^ "ESC History - Italy 1956 Sanremo Music Festival". ESC History.
  4. ^ "Sanremo 1956 (6a Edizione)". Hit Parade Italia.
  5. ^ "Sanremo 1956 (6a Edizione)". Hit Parade Italia.
  6. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (Lugano)". eurovisiontimes.wordpress.com. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Italy Week: The statistics". eurovisiontimes.wordpress.com. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1956 - Facts & Figures". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

External links[]

  • [1] from Diggiloo Thrush - infro & lyrics for "Aprite le finestre"
  • [2] from Diggiloo Thrush - infro & lyrics for "Amami se vuoi"
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