Sanremo Music Festival 2009

Sanremo Music Festival 2009
Dates
Semi-final 117 February 2009
Semi-final 218 February 2009
Semi-final 319 February 2009
Semi-final 420 February 2009
Final21 February 2009
Host
VenueTeatro Ariston
Sanremo, Liguria, Italy
Presenter(s)Paolo Bonolis
and Luca Laurenti
Musical directorBruno Santori
Artistic directorGianmarco Mazzi
Host broadcasterRai 1, Rai Radio 1, Rai Radio 2
Big Artists section
Number of entries16
Voting systemMixed (popular jury and televotes)
WinnerMarco Carta
"La forza mia"
Newcomers' section
Number of entries8
Voting systemMixed (jury of journalists, joury of radio experts and televotes)
WinnerArisa
"Sincerità"
Sanremofestival.59
Number of entries90
Voting systemTelevotes
WinnerAnia
"Buongiorno gente"
2008 ← Sanremo Music Festival → 2010

The Sanremo Music Festival 2009 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2009), officially the 59th Italian Song Festival (59º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 59th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 17 and 21 February 2009, and broadcast by Rai 1. It was hosted by Paolo Bonolis and Luca Laurenti. Bonolis, supported by Gianmarzo Mazzi, was also the artistic director of the contest.

The competition was divided into two different sections. The Big Artists section included sixteen well-known singers, performing a previously unheard song, and it was won by Marco Carta's "La forza mia". The Newcomers section, featuring ten debuting or little known artists, was won by Arisa, performing the song "Sincerità". For the first time, a third section was added. Called Sanremofestival.59, it was completely held through the web, and it was won by Ania with the song "Buongiorno gente".

The first half of the inaugural episode was the most viewed TV programme in Italy in 2009, with more than 14 million viewers.[1] The last night of the show was also broadcast live by RTV21 in Albania, RTK in Kosovo and by RSI in Switzerland.[2]

  1. ^ "Ascolti tv, i più visti nel 2009". TGCOM (in Italian). 1 January 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Sanremo 2009, la serata finale in eurovisione e nel mondo" (in Italian). Riviera24.it. 21 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.