| Sanremo Music Festival 2013 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 12 February 2013 |
| Semi-final 2 | 13 February 2013 |
| Semi-final 3 | 14 February 2013 |
| Semi-final 4 | 15 February 2013 |
| Final | 16 February 2013 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Teatro Ariston Sanremo, Liguria, Italy |
| Presenter(s) | Fabio Fazio and Luciana Littizzetto |
| Musical director | Mauro Pagani |
| Artistic director | Fabio Fazio |
| Host broadcaster | Rai 1, Rai Hd, Rai Italia, Rai Radio 1 |
| Website | www |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Televotes, music journalists, "quality jury" |
| Big Artists section | |
| Number of entries | 28 |
| Winner | Marco Mengoni "L'essenziale" |
| Newcomers' section | |
| Number of entries | 8 |
| Winner | Antonio Maggio "Mi servirebbe sapere" |
The Sanremo Music Festival 2013 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2013), officially the 63rd Italian Song Festival (63º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 63rd annual Sanremo Music Festival, a televised song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, between 12 and 16 February 2013 and broadcast by Rai 1. The show was presented by Fabio Fazio with Italian comedy actress Luciana Littizzetto.
The competition featured two different sections. The Big Artists section included 14 established Italian artists, competing with two songs each. During the semi-finals, a song for each artist was eliminated as a result of votes received by public and journalists. On 16 February 2013, Marco Mengoni, based on a combination of televotes and points awarded by a jury,[1] was announced the winner of the competition, with his song "L'essenziale". The Newcomers' section featured eight songs performed by debuting or little known artists. On 13 and 14 February 2013, music journalists and televotes determined the four finalists of the competition. The final winner of the Newcomers' section, Antonio Maggio with the song "Mi servirebbe sapere", was announced on 15 February 2013, based on points awarded by a jury and on televotes.[1]
On 24 January 2013, it was also announced that, as in 2011 and in 2012, an internal commission would select the artist representing Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 among all the competing acts.[2] During the final, Marco Mengoni was announced as the Italian entrant with "L'essenziale".[3]
- ^ a b "Festival di Sanremo 2013" (PDF) (in Italian). RAI. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Italy to announce artist through Sanremo". Eurovision.tv. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Sanremo 2013: vince Marco Mengoni" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 17 February 2013.