Sanremo Music Festival 1988
Italian song contest (38th edition)
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The Sanremo Music Festival 1988 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1988), officially the 38th Italian Song Festival (38º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 38th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 24 and 27 February 1988 and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by Miguel Bosé and Gabriella Carlucci, while Carlo Massarini hosted the segments from the Sanremo PalaRock, and Kay Sandvick, Lara Saint Paul and Memo Remigi hosted the segments from the Sanremo Casino where a number of foreign guests performed.[1]
- 24 February 1988
- 25 February 1988
- 26 February 1988
- 27 February 1988
| Sanremo Music Festival 1988 | |
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| Dates and venue | |
| Semi-final 1 |
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| Semi-final 2 |
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| Semi-final 3 |
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| Final |
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| Venue | Teatro Ariston Sanremo, Italy |
| Organisation | |
| Broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) |
| Presenters | Miguel Bosé and Gabriella Carlucci |
| Big Artists section | |
| Number of entries | 26 |
| Winner | "Perdere l'amore" Massimo Ranieri |
| Newcomers' section | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Winner | "Canta con noi" Future |
The winner of the Big Artists section was Massimo Ranieri with the song "Perdere l'amore", while Fiorella Mannoia won the Critics Award with the song "Le notti di Maggio".[1] The pop group Future won the Newcomers section with the song "Canta con noi".[1]
Participants and results
Big Artists
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Perdere l'amore" | Massimo Ranieri |
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1 |
| "Emozioni" | Toto Cutugno | Toto Cutugno | 2 |
| "L'amore rubato" | Luca Barbarossa | Luca Barbarossa | 3 |
| "Dopo la tempesta" | Marcella Bella | 4 | |
| "Mi manchi" | Fausto Leali |
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5 |
| "Italia" | Mino Reitano | Umberto Balsamo | 6 |
| "Quando nasce un amore" | Anna Oxa |
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7 |
| "Per noi" | Fiordaliso | Toto Cutugno | 8 |
| "Nascerà Gesù" | Ricchi e Poveri | Umberto Balsamo | 9 |
| "Le notti di Maggio" | Fiorella Mannoia | Ivano Fossati | 10 / Critics Award |
| "Inevitabile follia" | Raf |
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11 |
| "Sarà per te" | Francesco Nuti | Francesco Nuti | 12 |
| "Io (per le strade di quartiere)" | Franco Califano |
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13 |
| "Nella valle dei Timbales" | Figli di Bubba[a] | Mauro Pagani | 14 |
| "Come un giorno di sole" | Michele Zarrillo |
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15 |
| "Io" | Loredana Bertè | Tony Cicco | 16 |
| "Nun chiagnere" | Peppino di Capri |
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17 |
| "Andamento lento" | Tullio De Piscopo |
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18 |
| "La prima stella della sera" | Matia Bazar |
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19 |
| "Era bella davvero" | Drupi |
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20 |
| "Il mondo avrà una grande anima" | Ron | Ron | 21 |
| "Una bella canzone" | Flavia Fortunato |
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22 |
| "Cielo chiaro" | New Trolls |
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23 |
| "Ma che idea" | Denovo | Luca Madonia | 24 |
| "Le tue chiavi non ho" | Nino Buonocore |
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25 |
| "Come per miracolo" | Alan Sorrenti |
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26 |
Newcomers
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Canta con noi" | Future |
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1 |
| "Una carezza d'aiuto" | Stefano Palatresi | 2 | |
| "Per noi giovani" | Lijao |
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3 |
| "Ogni tanto si sogna" | Miki | Michele Porru | 4 |
| "Io con te" | Giorgia Fiorio |
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Semifinalist |
| "La notte delle favole" | Tania Tedesco |
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Semifinalist |
| "Sarò bellissima" | Paola Turci |
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Semifinalist / Critics Award |
| "Se fosse vero" | Stefania La Fauci |
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Semifinalist |
| "Canto Bolero" | Stefano Ruffini |
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Eliminated |
| "L'ultima bugia" | Fabio De Rossi |
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Eliminated |
| "Mama" | Ice | Piero Marras | Eliminated |
| "Non è segreto" | Andrea Mirò | Armando Mango | Eliminated |
| "Sarà forte" | Bungaro |
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Eliminated |
| "Sogno" | Mietta | Claudio Mattone | Eliminated |
| "Uno spiraglio al cuore" | Mariella Nava | Mariella Nava | Eliminated |
| "Voglio vivere in un attimo" | Biagio Antonacci |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
WNYC-TV[b] | [3][4] | ||
 Yugoslavia |
JRT | TV Beograd 1, TV Zagreb 1 | [5], [6] | |
| TV Ljubljana 2 | [7] | |||
| TV Prishtina | [5] | |||