Sanremo Music Festival 1984
Italian song contest (34th edition)
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The Sanremo Music Festival 1984 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1984), officially the 34th Italian Song Festival (34º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 34th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 2 and 4 February 1984 and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by Pippo Baudo, who also served as the artistic director, assisted by Iris Peynado, Elisabetta Gardini, Tiziana Pini and Edy Angelillo.[1][2]
- 2 February 1984
- 3 February 1984
- 4 February 1984
Sanremo, Italy
| Sanremo Music Festival 1984 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Pippo Baudo and Iris Peynado, Elisabetta Gardini, Tiziana Pini, Edy Angelillo |
| Big Artists section | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Winner | "Ci sarà" Al Bano and Romina Power |
| Newcomers' section | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Winner | "Terra promessa" Eros Ramazzotti |
The winners of the Big Artists section were Al Bano and Romina Power with the song "Ci sarà", while Patty Pravo won the Critics Award with "Per una bambola". Eros Ramazzotti won the Newcomers section, held for the first time this year, with the song "Terra promessa".[1]
"Favola triste", sung by Silvia Conti, was disqualified because it had been published earlier. It was replaced with the song "Pomeriggio a Marrakech", sung by the duo I Trilli.[1] Loretta Goggi, which was supposed to participate with the song "Un amore grande", withdrew last minute and was replaced by Pupo, who eventually ranked fourth.[1]
Participants and results
Big Artists

| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Ci sarà" | Al Bano and Romina Power |
|
1 |
| "Serenata" | Toto Cutugno |
|
2 |
| "Cara" | Christian | Mario Balducci | 3 |
| "Un amore grande" | Pupo | 4 | |
| "Non voglio mica la luna" | Fiordaliso | 5 | |
| "Nina" | Mario Castelnuovo | Mario Castelnuovo | 6 |
| "Non scendo" | Anna Oxa | 7 | |
| "Regalami un sorriso" | Drupi | 8 | |
| "Chi (mi darà)" | Iva Zanicchi | 9 | |
| "Per una bambola" | Patty Pravo | Maurizio Monti | 10 / Critics Award |
| "Anni ruggenti" | Gruppo Italiano |
|
11 |
| "Ancora ti vorrei" | Bobby Solo |
|
12 |
| "Libera" | Donatella Milani |
|
13 |
| "Come si cambia" | Fiorella Mannoia |
|
14 |
| "Amore amore" | Marisa Sannia |
|
15 |
| "La bottega del caffè" | Alberto Camerini | Alberto Camerini | 16 |
| "Serena alienazione" | Riccardo Del Turco |
|
17 |
| "Radioclima" | Garbo | Garbo | 18 |
| "Nuovo swing" | Enrico Ruggeri | Enrico Ruggeri | 19 |
| "Allo stadio" | Stadio |
|
20 |
Newcomers
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Terra promessa" | Eros Ramazzotti |
|
1 |
| "Solo con l'anima mia" | Marco Armani |
|
2 |
| "Aspettami ogni sera" | Flavia Fortunato |
|
3 |
| "Sonnambulismo" | Canton |
|
4 |
| "Notte di luna" | Valentino | Sergio Basile | 5 |
| "Principessa delle rose" | Ivano Calcagno | Ivano Calcagno | 6 |
| "Lei balla sola" | Fabio Vanni |
|
7 |
| "Walkin'" | Dhuo |
|
8 |
| "Acqua alta in piazza San Marco" | Giampiero Artegiani |
|
Eliminated |
| "La Fenice" | Santandrea |
|
Eliminated / Critics Award |
| "I'm in Love With You" | Luigi Sutera | Luigi Sutera | Eliminated |
| "Madame" | Rodolfo Banchelli |
|
Eliminated |
| "Mondorama" | Richter, Venturi & Murru |
|
Eliminated |
| "Pomeriggio a Marrakech" | I Trilli |
|
Eliminated |
| "Quanto ti amo" | Collage |
|
Eliminated |
| "Se ti spogli" | Giorgia Fiorio |
|
Eliminated |
Guests
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Claudio Villa | "Un amore così grande" |
| Queen | "Radio Ga Ga" |
| Pippo Franco | "Pinocchio chiò" |
| Paul Young | "Love of the Common People" |
| Culture Club | "Victims" |
| Bonnie Tyler | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" |
| Bonnie Bianco & Pierre Cosso | "Stay" |
| David Knopfler | "Soul Kissing" |
| Randy Crawford | "Why" |
| José Luis Rodríguez | "Due come noi" |
| Stephen Schlaks | "Europe" |
| Gilbert Montagné | "Just For Tonight" |
Broadcasts
Local broadcasts
All shows were broadcast on Rai Uno and in radio stations RadioUno and RaiStereoUno beginning at 20:30 CET.[3][4][5]
International broadcasts
Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.