| Sanremo Music Festival 2002 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 5 March 2002 |
| Semi-final 2 | 6 March 2002 |
| Semi-final 3 | 7 March 2002 |
| Semi-final 4 | 8 March 2002 |
| Final | 9 March 2002 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Teatro Ariston Sanremo, Liguria, Italy |
| Presenter(s) | Pippo Baudo and Manuela Arcuri, Vittoria Belvedere |
| Musical director | Pippo Caruso |
| Artistic director | Pippo Baudo |
| Host broadcaster | Rai 1 |
| Big Artists section | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Winner | Matia Bazar "Messaggio d'amore" |
| Newcomers' section | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Winner | Anna Tatangelo "Doppiamente fragili" |
The Sanremo Music Festival 2002 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2002), officially the 52nd Italian Song Festival (52º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 52nd annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 5 and 9 March 2002 and broadcast by Rai 1. The show was presented by Pippo Baudo (who also served as the artistic director of the festival), assisted by Manuela Arcuri and Vittoria Belvedere.[1]
The winner of the Big Artists section was the band Matia Bazar with the song "Messaggio d'amore", while Daniele Silvestri won the Critics Award with the song "Salirò". Anna Tatangelo won the Newcomers section with the song "Doppiamente fragili".[1]
After every night, Simona Ventura and Francesco Giorgino hosted Dopofestival, a talk show about the Festival with the participation of singers and journalists.[1]