Sanremo Music Festival 1961
| Sanremo Music Festival 1961 | |
|---|---|
| Dates and venue | |
| Semi-final 1 |
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| Semi-final 2 |
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| Semi-final 3 |
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| Final |
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| Venue | Sanremo Casino Sanremo, Italy |
| Organisation | |
| Broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) |
| Presenters |
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| Vote | |
| Number of entries | 24 |
| Winner | "Al di là" Luciano Tajoli and Betty Curtis |
The Sanremo Music Festival 1961 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1961), officially the 11th Italian Song Festival (11º Festival della canzone italiana), was the eleventh annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 26 January and 6 February 1961,[1] and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by Lilli Lembo and Giuliana Calandra for the first three nights, while Alberto Lionello replaced Calandra in the final night. Ezio Radaelli served as artistic director.[1]
According to the rules of this edition every song was performed in a double performance by a couple of singers or groups.[1] The winners of the festival were Luciano Tajoli and Betty Curtis with the song "Al di là".[1] Curtis went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961.
Participants and results
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Al di là" | Luciano Tajoli | Betty Curtis |
|
1 |
| "24.000 baci" | Little Tony | Adriano Celentano |
|
2 |
| "Il mare nel cassetto" | Gino Latilla | Milva |
|
3 |
| "Io amo tu ami" | Mina | Nelly Fioramonti |
|
4 |
| "Le mille bolle blu" | Jenny Luna | Mina | 5 | |
| "Come sinfonia" | Pino Donaggio | Teddy Reno | Pino Donaggio | 6 |
| "Febbre di musica" | Arturo Testa | Tonina Torrielli |
|
7 |
| "Mandolino… mandolino" | Sergio Bruni | Teddy Reno |
|
8 |
| "Carolina, dai!" | Rocco Granata | Sergio Bruni | 9 | |
| "Un uomo vivo" | Gino Paoli | Tony Dallara | Gino Paoli | 10 |
| "Non mi dire chi sei" | Miranda Martino | Umberto Bindi |
|
11 |
| "Lei" | Fausto Cigliano | Joe Sentieri |
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12 |
| "A.A.A. Adorabile cercasi" | Bruno Martino | Jula de Palma |
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Eliminated |
| "Benzina e cerini" | Giorgio Gaber | Maria Monti | Giorgio Gaber | Eliminated |
| "Che freddo!" | Edoardo Vianello | Luciano Rondinella |
|
Eliminated |
| "Una goccia di cielo" | Jolanda Rossin | Nadia Liani | Gino Negri | Eliminated |
| "Lady Luna" | Jimmy Fontana | Miranda Martino | Eliminated | |
| "Libellule" | Betty Curtis | Joe Sentieri |
|
Eliminated |
| "Mare di dicembre" | Claudio Villa | Sergio Renda |
|
Eliminated |
| "Notturno senza luna" | Aura D'Angelo | Silvia Guidi | Giovanni D'Anzi | Eliminated |
| "Patatina" | Gianni Meccia | Wilma De Angelis |
|
Eliminated |
| "Pozzanghere" | Niki Davis | Tony Renis |
|
Eliminated |
| "Qualcuno mi ama" | Achille Togliani | Cocky Mazzetti |
|
Eliminated |
| "Tu con me" | Aurelio Fierro | Carla Boni |
|
Eliminated |
Broadcasts
Local broadcast
All shows were broadcast on Italian Television and Secondo Programma, beginning at 22:00 CET (21:00 UTC).
International broadcast
Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
RTF | RTF[a] | [2][3] | |
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SRG SSR | TV DRS[b] | [4] | |
| TSR[c] | Denis Michel | [5] | ||
| RSI[d] | [6] | |||
 Turkey |
İstanbul Radyosu[e] | [7] | ||
 United States |
WOL[f] | [8] | ||
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ Delayed broadcast at 12 February at 22:35 (CEST)[2]
- ↑ Delayed broadcast on semi-final 3 the following day at 21:00 (CEST)[4]
- ↑ Delayed broadcast on semi-final 3 at 12 February at 20:35 (CEST)[5]
- ↑ Delayed broadcast on the 15 February at 22:35 (CET)[6]
- ↑ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 5 May at 10:00 (EEST)[7]
- ↑ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 19 February at 12:35 (EDT)[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
- 1 2 "Radiodiffusion et télévision". Le Monde. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 6 February 1961. p. 13. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ↑ Thill, Robert (12 February 1961). "Un jury de 550 téléspectateurs va désigner la chanson qui représentera la France". Télérama (in French). No. 578. p. 26.
- 1 2 "Radio und Fernsehen" [Radio and television]. Der Bund (in German). Bern, Switzerland. 29 January 1961. p. 31. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via E-newspaperarchives.ch.
- 1 2 "TV". Radio TV – Je vois tout (in French). No. 10. Lausanne, Switzerland: Héliographia SA. 9 March 1961. pp. 24, 26. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Scriptorium.
- 1 2 "Programmes des Émissions Suisses et Étrangères" [Swiss and Foreign Broadcast Programmes]. Radio TV – Je vois tout (in French). No. 6. Lausanne, Switzerland: Héliographia SA. 9 February 1961. pp. 33, 35–36. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Scriptorium.
- 1 2 "Radyo" [Radio]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 5 May 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- 1 2 "Today's radio highlights". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. 19 February 1961. p. D-4.
