Sanremo Music Festival 1989
Italian song contest (39th edition)
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The Sanremo Music Festival 1989 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1989), officially the 39th Italian Song Festival (39º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 39th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 21 and 25 February 1989 and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by Rosita Celentano, Paola Dominguin, Danny Quinn e Gianmarco Tognazzi. Kay Sandvick and Clare Ann Matz hosted the segments from the Sanremo Casino where a number of foreign guests performed.[1]
- 21 February 1989
- 22 February 1989
- 23 February 1989
- 24 February 1989
| Sanremo Music Festival 1989 | |
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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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| Semi-final 4 |
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| Final |
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| Venue | Teatro Ariston Sanremo, Italy |
| Organisation | |
| Broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) |
| Artistic director | Adriano Aragozzini |
| Presenters | Rosita Celentano, Paola Dominguin, Danny Quinn, Gianmarco Tognazzi |
| Big Artists section | |
| Number of entries | 24 |
| Winner | "Ti lascerò" Fausto Leali and Anna Oxa |
| Emerging Acts section | |
| Number of entries | 8 |
| Winner | "Bambini" Paola Turci |
| Newcomers' section | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Winner | "Canzoni" Mietta |
The winners of the Big Artists section were Fausto Leali and Anna Oxa with the song "Ti lascerò", and Mietta won the Newcomers section with the song "Canzoni".[1] Leali and Oxa were then selected to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, with "Avrei voluto".
Only in this edition it was introduced the "Emerging artists" category, whose members were selected through the television contest "Aspettando Sanremo" broadcast on Radio 1 and hosted by Claudio Lippi. The winner was Paola Turci with the song "Come bambini".[1]
Participants and results
Big Artists
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Ti lascerò" | Fausto Leali and Anna Oxa |
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1 |
| "Le mamme" | Toto Cutugno |
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2 |
| "Cara terra mia" | Al Bano and Romina Power | 3 | |
| "Non finisce così" | Riccardo Fogli |
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4 |
| "Vasco" | Jovanotti |
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5 |
| "Se non avessi te" | Fiordaliso | Toto Cutugno | 6 |
| "Esatto!" | Francesco Salvi |
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7 |
| "Chi voglio sei tu" | Ricchi e Poveri | 8 | |
| "Almeno tu nell'universo" | Mia Martini | 9 / Critics Award | |
| "Io come farò" | Ornella Vanoni |
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10 |
| "Il mio pianoforte" | Peppino di Capri |
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11 |
| "Il babà è una cosa seria" | Marisa Laurito |
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12 |
| "Questa volta no" | Gino Paoli |
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13 |
| "‘Na canzuncella doce doce" | Renato Carosone | Claudio Mattone | 14 |
| "Cosa resterà degli anni '80" | Raf |
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15 |
| "Il cuore delle donne" | Dori Ghezzi |
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16 |
| "Se me lo dicevi prima" | Enzo Jannacci |
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17 |
| "Ciao" | Gigliola Cinquetti |
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18 |
| "A che servono gli Dei" | Rossana Casale |
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19 |
| "E allora e allora" | Tullio De Piscopo |
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20 |
| "Come mi vuoi" | Eduardo De Crescenzo |
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21 |
| "Scusa" | Fred Bongusto |
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22 |
| "La fine del mondo" | Gigi Sabani |
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23 |
| "Rifarsi una vita" | Sergio Caputo | Sergio Caputo | 24 |
Emerging artists
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Bambini" | Paola Turci |
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1 / Critics Award |
| "Sei tu" | Stefano Borgia |
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2 |
| "E sia così" | Aleandro Baldi | Aleandro Civai | 3 |
| "Per lei" | Gepy & Gepy | Gepy & Gepy | 4 |
| "'Gli anni migliori" | Santarosa |
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Eliminated |
| "Il poeta" | Marina Arcangeli | Marco Luberti | Eliminated |
| "Questa pappa" | Aida |
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Eliminated |
| "Uno di noi" | Steve Rogers Band |
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Eliminated |
Newcomers
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Canzoni" | Mietta | Amedeo Minghi | 1 / Critics Award |
| "Io e il cielo" | Jo Chiarello |
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2 |
| "E quel giorno non mi perderai più" | Franco Fasano |
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3 |
| "Pelle di luna" | Gitano |
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4 |
| "Amore è" | Gianluca Guidi |
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Semi-finalist |
| "Certi uomini" | Aida Satta Flores | Aida Satta Flores | Semi-finalist |
| "Se" | Élite |
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Semi-finalist |
| "Si chiama Hélène" | Stefano Ruffini |
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Semi-finalist |
| "'A paura" | Antonio Murro | Vito Mercurio | Eliminated |
| "Bastardo" | Gloria Nuti |
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Eliminated |
| "Bocca di fragola" | Valentini | Antonio Valentini | Eliminated |
| "Ladri di biciclette" | Ladri di Biciclette | Paolo Belli | Eliminated |
| "Le ragazze come me" | Meccano |
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Eliminated |
| "Stella" | Brigitta & Benedicta Boccoli |
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Eliminated |
| "Tentazioni" | Sharks |
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Eliminated |
| "Tutti i cuori sensibili" | Stefania La Fauci |
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Eliminated |
Guest acts
- Ray Charles and Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Charles Aznavour
- Elton John
- Boy George
- Chris Rea
- Johnny Clegg
- Nick Kamen
- Roachford
- Tracy Spencer
- Europe
- Chico Buarque de Hollanda
- Toni Childs
- Belen Thomas
- Depeche Mode
- Sandie Shaw
- Little Steven
- Spagna
- Cliff Richard
- Kim Wilde
- Tanita Tikaram
- Simply Red
- Ofra Haza
- Joan Manuel Serrat
- Tuck & Patti
- Bros
- Yazz
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yugoslavia |
JRT | TV Beograd 1[a] | [2] |