Sanremo Music Festival 1977
Italian song contest (27th edition)
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The Sanremo Music Festival 1977 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1977), officially the 27th Italian Song Festival (27º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 27th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 3 and 5 March 1977, and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). It was the first edition not to take place at the Sanremo Casino, with Ariston going on to become the stable venue of the event.
| Sanremo Music Festival 1977 | |
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| Dates and venue | |
| Semi-final 1 |
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| Semi-final 2 |
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| Final |
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| Venue | Teatro Ariston Sanremo, Italy |
| Organisation | |
| Broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) |
| Presenters | Mike Bongiorno and Maria Giovanna Elmi |
| Vote | |
| Number of entries | 12 |
| Winner | "Bella da morire" Homo Sapiens |
Rules of this edition consisted a "head to head" mechanism between two singers at a time. A jury, composed of 25 members, was located immediately under the stage and had to express the vote for a singer or another.[1] The winner of the festival was the group Homo Sapiens with the song "Bella da morire".[1]
Participants and results
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Bella da morire" | Homo Sapiens |
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1 |
| "Tu mi rubi l'anima" | Collage |
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2 |
| "Monica" | I Santo California |
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3 |
| "Miele" | Il Giardino dei Semplici | Semi-finalist | |
| "Gran Premio" | Albatros |
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Semi-finalist |
| "Io ti porterei" | Leano Morelli | Leano Morelli | Semi-finalist |
| "Dedicato a te" | Santino Rocchetti |
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Finalist |
| "E invece con te" | Daniela Davoli |
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Finalist |
| "Con te ci sto" | Umberto Napolitano | Umberto Napolitano | Finalist |
| "Ma perché" | Matia Bazar |
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Finalist |
| "Oh Carmela" | Donatella Rettore |
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Finalist |
| "Tesoro mio" | La Strana Società |
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Finalist |
Broadcasts
Local broadcast
The first two nights were broadcast live by radio and presented by Maria Giovanna Elmi, while the final night was broadcast by Rai 1 and presented by Elmi together with Mike Bongiorno.[1]
International broadcasts
Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
