Sanremo Music Festival 1958
Italian song contest (8th edition)
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The Sanremo Music Festival 1958 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1958), officially the 8th Italian Song Festival (8º Festival della canzone italiana), was the eight annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 30 January and 1 February 1958.[1] It was organised by Società ATA, concessionary of the Sanremo Casino, and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI).[2] The show was presented by actor Gianni Agus, assisted by television announcer Fulvia Colombo.[3]
- 30 January 1958
- 31 January 1958
- 1 February 1958
Sanremo, Italy
| Sanremo Music Festival 1958 | |
|---|---|
| Dates and venue | |
| Semi-final 1 |
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| Semi-final 2 |
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| Final |
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| Venue | Sanremo Casino Sanremo, Italy |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | Società ATA |
| Broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) |
| Musical director | Cinico Angelini |
| Presenters | Gianni Agus and Fulvia Colombo |
| Vote | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Winner | "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" Domenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli |
According to the rules of this edition every song was performed in a double performance by a couple of singers or groups, with some artists performing multiple songs.[3] The winner of the festival was "Nel blu, dipinto di blu", performed by Domenico Modugno (who was also the composer of the song) and Johnny Dorelli.[3] Modugno went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958.
Competing entries
About 1,000 songs were submitted for this edition.[4] Twenty of them were selected by a jury under the presidency of Carlo Alberto Cappelli.[4]
| Song | Composer | Lyricist | Publishing firm |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Amare un'altra" | Fabio Borgazzi | Antonio Izzo | Titanus |
| "Arsura" | Mario Schisa |
|
Asso |
| "Campane di Santa Lucia" | Carlo Concina | Bixio Cherubini | Casiroli |
| "Cos'è un bacio" | Giampiero Boneschi | Vincenzo Rovi | Araldo |
| "È molto facile... dirsi addio" | Luigi Martelli |
|
Derevitzki |
| "Fantastica" | Piero Bentivoglìo | Armando Costanzi | Alma |
| "Fragole e cappellini" | Saverio Seracini | Saverio Seracini | Suvini Zerboni |
| "Giuro d'amarti" | Vittorio Mascheroni | Mario Panzeri | Mascheroni |
| "Ho disegnato un cuore" | Isabella Piga | Silvana Simoni | Peter Schaeffers |
| "Io sono te" | Carlo Alberto Rossi | Alberto Testa | Tre Stelle |
| "I trulli di Alberobello" | Umberto Bindi | Giovanni Ciocca | Santa Cecilia |
| "La canzone que piace a te" | Raffaele Cutolo | Raffaele Cutolo | Marechiaro |
| "L'edera" | Saverio Seracini | Vincenzo D'Acquisto | Menestrello |
| "Mille volte" | Fabio Borgazzi | Ministrel | |
| "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" | Domenico Modugno | Franco Migliacci | Music Union |
| "Non potrai dimenticare" | Gualtiero Malgoni | Bruno Pallesi | Southern Music |
| "Nozze d'oro" |
|
Franco Conti | Unione |
| "Se tornassi tu" | Alberto Barberis | Ezio Radaelli | Ata |
| "Timida serenata" | Gino Redi | Nisa | Le canzoni del mare |
| "Tu sei del mio paese" | Carlo Alberto Rossi | Biri | C.A. Rossi |
After the selection of the entries, the songs were matched with the artists in a way to guarantee the best possible interpretation for each song.[6] Each of the participating artists was paid a fee of 70,000 lire per night.[6][4] Originally selected, Fiorella Bini was replaced by Cristina Jorio, and Fausto Cigliano by Giorgio Consolini.[6] Rehearsals started on 25 January 1958.[7]
Contest overview
The shows were directed by Vittorio Brignole.[8] The presenters were Gianni Agus and Fulvia Colombo.[4] Initially, Enzo Tortora had been announced as presenter but he was replaced by Agus shortly before the start of the festival.[1][9][4]
Each song was performed twice, once in a more traditional arrangement with an 14-piece orchestra under the direction of Cinico Angelini and once in a more rhythmical arrangement by the Sestetto Azzurro under the direction of Alberto Semprini.[10][4] In addition, a recap of the songs was played on the piano.[11]
In the semi-finals, the finalists were chosen by a jury of 200 spectators, drawn by lot prior to each show from the audience present at the venue.[1] Each juror could vote for a maximum of two songs.[12] In the final, a spectator jury of 100 people together with another 100 jurors drawn by lot from national newspaper subscribers decided the winner.[1] At the end of the final, the top three songs were performed again.[13]
| Song | Artist(s) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" | Domenico Modugno | Johnny Dorelli | 1 |
| "L'edera" | Nilla Pizzi | Tonina Torrielli | 2 |
| "Amare un'altra" | Gino Latilla | Nilla Pizzi | 3 |
| "Campana di Santa Lucia" | Claudio Villa | Giorgio Consolini | 4 |
| "Giuro d'amarti così" | Claudio Villa | Nilla Pizzi | 5 |
| "Timida serenata" | Carla Boni & Gino Latilla | Aurelio Fierro & Gloria Christian | 6 |
| "Fragole e cappellini" | Claudio Villa & Duo Fasano | Aurelio Fierro ft. Trio Joyce | 7 |
| "Non potrai dimenticare" | Natalino Otto | Carla Boni & Gino Latilla | 8 |
| "Mille volte" | Tonina Torrielli | Cristina Jorio | 9 |
| "Fantastica" | Johnny Dorelli | Natalino Otto | 10 |
| "Arsura" | Carla Boni | Giorgio Consolini | Eliminated |
| "Cos'è un bacio" | Claudio Villa & Gino Latilla | Gloria Christian | Eliminated |
| "È molto facile dirsi addio" | Marisa Del Frate | Giorgio Consolini | Eliminated |
| "Ho disegnato un cuore" | Marisa Del Frate | Gloria Christian | Eliminated |
| "I trulli di Alberobello" | Duo Fasano | Aurelio Fierro & Trio Joyce | Eliminated |
| "Io sono te" | Carla Boni | Cristina Jorio | Eliminated |
| "La canzone che piace a te" | Nilla Pizzi & Aurelio Fierro | Claudio Villa & Duo Fasano | Eliminated |
| "Nozze d'oro" | Tonina Torrielli & Duo Fasano | Trio Joyce | Eliminated |
| "Se tornassi tu...!" | Johnny Dorelli | Giorgio Consolini | Eliminated |
| "Tu sei del mio paese" | Gino Latilla | Natalino Otto | Eliminated |
Broadcasts
Local broadcast
All shows were broadcast on Italian Television and Secondo Programma, beginning at 22:00 CET.[14]
International broadcasts
Known details on the broadcasts of the final in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations are shown in the tables below.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
ORF | Österreichisches Fernsehen | [15] | |
 Belgium |
NIR | NIR | Piet te Nuyl Jr. | [16] |
 Denmark |
Statsradiofonien | Statsradiofonien TV | [17] | |
 Germany |
ARD | Deutsches Fernsehen | [18] | |
 Monaco |
Radio Monte-Carlo | [19] | ||
 Netherlands |
NTS | NTS | Piet te Nuyl Jr. | [20] |
 Switzerland |
SRG SSR | TV DRS | [21] | |
| TSR | Georges Hardy | |||