| Sanremo Music Festival 1962 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 8 February 1962 |
| Semi-final 2 | 9 February 1962 |
| Semi-final 3 | 10 February 1962 |
| Final | 18 February 1962 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Sanremo Casino Sanremo, Liguria, Italy |
| Presenter(s) | Renato Tagliani and Laura Efrikian, Vicky Ludovisi |
| Artistic director | Gianni Ravera |
| Host broadcaster | Programma Nazionale |
| Vote | |
| Number of entries | 32 |
| Winner | Domenico Modugno and Claudio Villa "Addio, addio" |
| 1961 ← Sanremo Music Festival → 1963 | |
The Sanremo Music Festival 1962 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1962), officially the 12th Italian Song Festival (12º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 12th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 8 and 18 February 1962. The show was presented by Renato Tagliani [it], assisted by actresses Laura Efrikian and Vicky Ludovisi [it]. Gianni Ravera served as artistic director.
The final of the contest was also aired in Monaco's Radio Monte Carlo, broadcast a day later.
According to the rules of this edition every song was performed in a double performance by a couple of singers or groups. The winners of the Festival were Domenico Modugno and Claudio Villa with the song "Addio, addio". Villa went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962.
Participants and results
| Participants and results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Song, performing artist(s) and writer(s) | Rank | |
| "Addio, addio" – Domenico Modugno, Claudio Villa (Franco Migliacci, Domenico Modugno) |
1 | |
| "Tango italiano" – Sergio Bruni, Milva (Bruno Pallesi, Walter Malgoni) |
2 | |
| "Gondolì gondolà" – Sergio Bruni, Ernesto Bonino (Nisa, Renato Carosone) |
3 | |
| "Quando quando quando" – Tony Renis, Emilio Pericoli (Alberto Testa, Tony Renis) |
4 | |
| "Stanotte al luna park" - Milva, Miriam Del Mare (Vito Pallavicini, Biri, Carlo Alberto Rossi) |
5 | |
| "Lui andava a cavallo" - Gino Bramieri, Aurelio Fierro (Nicola Salerno, Nino Ravasini) |
6 | |
| " Un'anima leggera" - Arturo Testa, Jolanda Rossin (Piero Rolla, Federico Bergamini) |
7 | |
| "Cipria di sole" - Joe Sentieri, Aurelio Fierro (Giuseppe Marotta, Salvatore Mazzocco) |
8 | |
| "Aspettandoti " – Tonina Torrielli, Nelly Fioramonti (Saverio Seracini, Vincenzo D'Acquisto) |
9 | |
| "Buongiorno amore" - Johnny Dorelli, Betty Curtis (Mario Panzeri, Johnny Dorelli) |
10 | |
| "Passa il tempo" - Flo Sandon's, Mario D'Alba (Sandro Taccani, Umberto Bertini) |
11 | |
| "Inventiamo la vita" - Nunzio Gallo, Rocco Montana (Vittorio Mascheroni, Gian Carlo Testoni) |
12 | |
| "Centomila volte" - Arturo Testa, Jolanda Rossin (Sergio Censi, De Bernardi) |
Eliminated | |
| "Conta le stelle" - Silvia Guidi, Jenny Luna (Enzo Di Paola, Umberto Bertini) |
Eliminated | |
| "Cose inutili" - Fausto Cigliano, Jenny Luna (Gianni Meccia, Ugo Tognazzi) |
Eliminated | |
| "Due cipressi" - Rossana, Gian Costello (Pietro Pizzigoni, Angelo Camis, Gian Carlo Testoni) |
Eliminated | |
| "Fiori sull'acqua" - Wanda Romanelli, Nelly Fioramonti (Gianni Fallabrino, Vincenzo D'Acquisto) |
Eliminated | |
| "I colori della felicità" - Wilma De Angelis, Tanya (Leda Ranzato, Eros Sciorilli) |
Eliminated | |
| "Il cielo cammina" - Luciano Tajoli, Betty Curtis (Mario Ruccione, Umberto Bertini, Pino Tombolato) |
Eliminated | |
| "Il nostro amore" - Gesy Sebena, Giacomo Rondinella (Pinchi, Virgilio Panzuti) |
Eliminated | |
| "Innamorati" - Gene Colonnello, Gloria Christian (Giovanni D'Anzi, Mario Panzeri) |
Eliminated | |
| "L'anellino" - Corrado Lojacono, Luciano Tajoli (Corrado Lojacono, Nicola Salerno) |
Eliminated | |
| "L'ombrellone" - Johnny Dorelli, Gloria Christian (Pino Calvi, Leo Chiosso) |
Eliminated | |
| "L'ultimo pezzo di terra" - Nunzio Gallo, Bruna Lelli (Marcello Zanfagna, Gino Conte, Nunzio Gallo, Agostino Forte) |
Eliminated | |
| "Lumicini rossi" - Wilma De Angelis, Lucia Altieri (Fabor, Gian Carlo Testoni) |
Eliminated | |
| "Occhi senza lacrime" - Pierfilippi, Cocky Mazzetti (Eros Macchi, A. Grettici) |
Eliminated | |
| "Pesca tu che pesco anch'io" - Gino Bramieri, Rocco Torrebruno (Eldo Di Lazzaro, Bixio Cherubini) |
Eliminated | |
| "Prima del paradiso" - Flo Sandon's, Edda Montanari (Riccardo Vantellini, Pinchi) |
Eliminated | |
| "Quando il vento d'aprile" - Aura D'Angelo, Claudio Villa (Salvatore Palomba, Antonio Vian) |
Eliminated | |
| "Tobia" - Cocky Mazzetti, Joe Sentieri (Carlo Donida, Mogol, Alberto Testa) |
Eliminated | |
| "Vestita di rosso" - Mario Abbate, Fausto Cigliano (Alberto Testa, Rinaldo Cozzoli, Giulio Compare) |
Eliminated | |
| "Vita " - Narciso Parigi, Giorgio Consolini (Bixio Cherubini, Carlo Concina) |
Eliminated | |
Broadcasts
Local broadcasts
All shows were broadcast on Rai Uno.
International broadcasts
Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Monaco
|
Radio Monte Carlo | |||
 United States
|
WPIX | |||
Notes and references
Notes
- Delayed broadcast on the following day at 16:02 (CET)
- Delayed broadcast with the first part broadcast on 28 April at 12:30 (EDT), and the second part broadcast on 5 May at 12:30 (EDT).
References
- ^ Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
- ^ "Programmes radiophoniques – lundi 19 février" [Radio programmes – Monday 19 February]. Radio TV – Je vois tout (in French). No. 7. Lausanne, Switzerland: Héliographia SA. 15 February 1962. pp. 39–41. Retrieved 2 September 2024 – via Scriptorium.
- ^ "Saturday, April 28 – Afternoon". Daily News. Jersey City, New Jersey. 22 April 1962. p. 16.
- ^ "Saturday, May 5 – Afternoon". Daily News. Jersey City, New Jersey. 29 April 1962. p. 18.
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