| Sanremo Music Festival 1986 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 13 February 1986 |
| Semi-final 2 | 14 February 1986 |
| Final | 15 February 1986 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Teatro Ariston Sanremo, Liguria, Italy |
| Presenter(s) | Loretta Goggi and Anna Pettinelli, Mauro Micheloni, Sergio Mancinelli |
| Artistic director | Gianni Ravera |
| Host broadcaster | Rai Uno |
| Big Artists section | |
| Number of entries | 22 |
| Winner | Eros Ramazzotti "Adesso tu" |
| Newcomers' section | |
| Number of entries | 14 |
| Winner | Lena Biolcati "Grande grande amore" |
The Sanremo Music Festival 1986 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1986), officially the 36th Italian Song Festival (36º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 36th edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. The show was hosted by Loretta Goggi, assisted by the trio Anna Pettinelli, Mauro Micheloni and Sergio Mancinelli, who at the time were the presenters of the musical show Discoring.[1]
The winner of the Big Artists section was Eros Ramazzotti with the song "Adesso tu", while Enrico Ruggeri won the Critics Award with the song "Rien ne va plus".[1] Lena Biolcati won the Newcomers section with the song "Grande grande amore".[1]