Sanremo Music Festival 1963

Sanremo Music Festival 1963
Dates
Semi-final 17 February 1963
Semi-final 28 February 1963
Final9 February 1963
Host
VenueSanremo Casino
Sanremo, Liguria, Italy
Presenter(s)Mike Bongiorno
and Edy Campagnoli, Maria Giovannini, Rossana Armani, Giuliana Copreni
Artistic directorGianni Ravera
Host broadcasterProgramma Nazionale
Vote
Number of entries20
WinnerTony Renis and Emilio Pericoli
"Uno per tutte"
1962 ← Sanremo Music Festival → 1964
Left to right: Edy Campagnoli, Rossana Armani, Mike Bongiorno, Giuliana Copreni and Maria Giovannini at Sanremo 1963

The Sanremo Music Festival 1963 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1963), officially the 13th Italian Song Festival (13º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 13th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 7 and 9 February 1963.[1] The show was presented by Mike Bongiorno, assisted by Edy Campagnoli, Maria Giovannini, Rossana Armani and Giuliana Copreni. Gianni Ravera served as artistic director.[1]

The recordings of the final was also broadcast in Germany's Deutsches Fernsehen on 26 February,[2] and in the Netherlands on NTS, on 11 February (with commentary by Willem Duys).[3]

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 Tony Renis and Emilio Pericoli with the song "Uno per tutte".[1] Pericoli went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963.

  1. ^ a b c d Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  2. ^ "Fernsehen heute" [Television today]. Honnefer Volkszeitung [de] (in German). Bad Honnef, West Germany. 26 February 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek.
  3. ^ "Televisie – heden" [Television – today]. Nieuwe Vlaardingsche courant (in Dutch). Vlaardingen, Netherlands. 11 February 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via Delpher.