| Sanremo Music Festival 2001 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 26 February 2001 |
| Semi-final 2 | 27 February 2001 |
| Semi-final 3 | 1 March 2001 |
| Semi-final 4 | 2 March 2001 |
| Final | 3 March 2001 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Teatro Ariston Sanremo, Liguria, Italy |
| Presenter(s) | Raffaella Carrà and Megan Gale, Enrico Papi, Massimo Ceccherini |
| Musical director | Gianfranco Lombardi |
| Host broadcaster | Rai 1 |
| Big Artists section | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Winner | Elisa "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)" |
| Newcomers' section | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Winner | Gazosa "Stai con me (Forever)" |
The Sanremo Music Festival 2001 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2001), officially the 51st Italian Song Festival (51º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 51st annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 26 February and 3 March 2001 and broadcast by Rai 1. The show was presented by Raffaella Carrà, assisted by Megan Gale, Massimo Ceccherini and Enrico Papi.[1]
The quality jury consisted of Gino Paoli (who served as president), Iva Zanicchi, Margherita Buy, Francesca Archibugi, Omar Calabrese, Piero Chiambretti, Saverio Marconi, Alberto Testa, Giovanni Veronesi and Piero Vivarelli.[1] The winner of the Big Artists section was Elisa with the song "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)", which also won the Critics Award. The group Gazosa won the Newcomers section with the song "Stai con me (Forever)".[1]
After every night, Enrico Papi and Raffaella Carrà hosted Dopo il festival tutti da me, a talk show about the Festival with the participation of singers and journalists.[1]