Sanremo Music Festival 1973
Italian song contest (23rd edition)
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The Sanremo Music Festival 1973 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1973), officially the 23rd Italian Song Festival (23º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 23rd annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 8 and 10 March 1973, and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by Mike Bongiorno, assisted by Gabriella Farinon. Vittorio Salvetti served as artistic director.[1]
| Sanremo Music Festival 1973 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) |
| Presenters | Mike Bongiorno and Gabriella Farinon |
| Vote | |
| Number of entries | 30 |
| Winner | "Un grande amore e niente più" Peppino di Capri |

The 23rd edition of Sanremo was the first to be broadcast in color. The final night was broadcast by Programma Nazionale, while the first two nights were broadcast live only by radio.[1]
The winner of the festival was Peppino di Capri with the song "Un grande amore e niente più".[1]
Participants and results
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Un grande amore e niente più" | Peppino di Capri |
|
1 |
| "Come un ragazzino" | Peppino Gagliardi |
|
2 |
| "Da troppo tempo" | Milva |
|
3 |
| "Dolce frutto" | Ricchi e Poveri | 4 | |
| "Serena" | Gilda Giuliani | 5 | |
| "Tu nella mia vita" | Wess & Dori Ghezzi | Arfemo | 6 |
| "L'uomo che si gioca il cielo a dadi" | Roberto Vecchioni | Roberto Vecchioni | 7 |
| "La bandiera di sole" | Fausto Leali |
|
8 |
| "Amore mio" | Umberto Balsamo |
|
9 |
| "Mi sono chiesta tante volte" | Anna Identici |
|
10 |
| "Come sei bella" | I Camaleonti |
|
11 |
| "Tu giovane amore mio" | Donatello |
|
12 |
| "Il mondo è qui" | Memo Remigi | Memo Remigi | 13 |
| "Tre minuti di ricordi" | Alessandro |
|
14 |
| "Straniera straniera" | Lionello |
|
15 |
| "Una casa grande" | Lara Saint Paul |
|
16 |
| "Addio amor" | Mocedades |
|
Eliminated |
| "Angeline" | Pop-Tops |
|
Eliminated |
| "Anika na-o" | Jet |
|
Eliminated |
| "Cara amica" | Bassano |
|
Eliminated |
| "Dove andrai" | Carmen Amato | Detto Mariano | Eliminated |
| "Elisa Elisa" | Sergio Endrigo |
|
Eliminated |
| "Innamorata io?" | Lolita |
|
Eliminated |
| "Mistero" | Gigliola Cinquetti | Claudio Mattone | Eliminated |
| "Mondo mio" | Christian De Sica | Eliminated | |
| "Ogni volta che mi pare" | Alberto Feri | Eliminated | |
| "Povero" | Junior Magli |
|
Eliminated |
| "Sugli sugli bane bane" | Le Figlie del Vento |
|
Eliminated |
| "Vado via" | Drupi |
|
Eliminated |
| "Via Garibaldi" | Toni Santagata | Toni Santagata | Eliminated |
Broadcasts
Local broadcast
The final night was broadcast by Programma Nazionale, while the first two nights were broadcast live only by radio.[1]
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCTV | Canal 13[a] | [2] | ||
| DFF | DFF[b] | [3] | ||
| EIRT | EIRT[c] | [4] | ||
| NHK | NHK[d] | Yutaka Ishida | [5] | |
| TVR | Programul 1[e] | [6] | ||
| Cadena SER[f] | [7] | |||
| JRT | TV Beograd 1 | [8] | ||
| TV Zagreb 1 | [9] | |||