Sanremo Music Festival 1991
Italian song contest (41st edition)
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The Sanremo Music Festival 1991 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1991), officially the 41st Italian Song Festival (41º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 41st annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 27 February and 2 March 1991 and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by actors Andrea Occhipinti and Edwige Fenech. Adriano Aragozzini served as artistic director.[1]
- 27 February 1991
- 28 February 1991
- 1 March 1991
- 2 March 1991
| Sanremo Music Festival 1991 | |
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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) |
| Artistic director | Adriano Aragozzini |
| Presenters | Andrea Occhipinti and Edwige Fenech |
| Big Artists section | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Winner | "Se stiamo insieme" Riccardo Cocciante |
| Newcomers' section | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Winner | "Le persone inutili" Paolo Vallesi |
According to the rules of this edition, each song of the Big Artists section was presented in a double performance by a non-Italian singer or group, and adapted in their foreign language.[1] The winner of the Big Artists section was Riccardo Cocciante with the song "Se stiamo insieme", while Enzo Jannacci won the critics award with the song "La fotografia". Paolo Vallesi won the "Newcomers" section with the song "Le persone inutili".[1]
Participants and results
Headline acts
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Foreign version | Foreign artist(s) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Se stiamo insieme" | Riccardo Cocciante | Riccardo Cocciante, Mogol | "I'm Missing You" | Sarah Jane Morris | 1 |
| "Spalle al muro" | Renato Zero | Mariella Nava | "Still Life" | Grace Jones | 2 |
| "Perché lo fai" | Marco Masini | Giancarlo Bigazzi, Mario Manzani, Marco Masini | "Just Tell Me Why" | Dee Dee Bridgewater | 3 |
| "Gli altri siamo noi" | Umberto Tozzi | Umberto Tozzi, Giancarlo Bigazzi | "Other People Are Us" | Howard Jones | 4 |
| "Spunta la Luna dal monte" | Pierangelo Bertoli ft. Tazenda | Luigi Marielli, Pierangelo Bertoli | "Y ya viene amanenciendo" | Moncada | 5 |
| "Nené" | Amedeo Minghi | Amedeo Minghi | "Endless Night" | Bonnie Tyler | 6 |
| "Dubbi no" | Mietta | Amedeo Minghi | "All Alone" | Leo Sayer | 7 |
| "Oggi sposi" | Al Bano and Romina Power | Depsa, Giuseppe Andretto | "Just Married" | Tyrone Power, Jr. | 8 |
| "Io ti prego di ascoltare" | Riccardo Fogli | Guido Morra, Maurizio Fabrizio | "Listen to Me" | Sold Out | 9 |
| "Oggi un Dio non ho" | Raf | Raffele Riefoli, Giuseppe Dati | "Today I'll Pray" | Ofra Haza | 10 |
| "La fotografia" | Enzo Jannacci | Enzo Jannacci | "Photograph" | Ute Lemper | 11 / Critics Award |
| "Il mare più grande che c'è (I love you man)" | Fiordaliso | Franco Ciani, Fio Zanotti | "Don't Walk Away" | Laura Branigan | 12 |
| "Siamo donne" | Sabrina Salerno & Jo Squillo | Giovanna Coletti | "Part Time Lovers" | Shannon | 13 |
| "Sbatti ben su del Be Bop" | Ladri di Biciclette | Paolo Belli, Enrico Prandi | "Lemme Hear Some o' That Be-Bop" | Jon Hendricks | 14 |
| "E la musica va" | Eduardo De Crescenzo | Eduardo De Crescenzo, Franco Del Prete | "And the Beat Goes On" | Phil Manzanera | 15 |
| "Se io fossi un uomo" | Grazia Di Michele | Joanna, Grazia Di Michele, Peppi Nocera | "If I Were in Your Shoes" | Randy Crawford | 16 |
| "Terra" | Rossana Casale | Guido Morra, Maurizio Fabrizio | "You're in My Mind" | Carmel | 17 |
| "In questa città" | Loredana Bertè | Pino Daniele | "All That We Are" | Harriet | 18 |
| "La fila degli oleandri" | Gianni Bella | Gianni Bella, Mogol | "Together We Can" | Gloria Gaynor | 19 |
| "Gli uomini" | Mariella Nava | Mariella Nava | "Coming Home" | Caron Wheeler | 20 |
Newcomers
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Le persone inutili" | Paolo Vallesi |
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1 |
| "La donna di Ibsen" | Irene Fargo |
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2 |
| "È soltanto una canzone" | Rita Forte |
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3 |
| "Che grossa nostalgia" | Fandango | Lilia Fiori | Finalist |
| "Donne del 2000" | Compilations |
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Finalist |
| "E noi qui" | Bungaro, Marco Conidi & Rosario Di Bella |
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Finalist |
| "Giselle" | Patrizia Bulgari | Gianni Ciarella | Finalist |
| "Serenata" | Marco Carena | Marco Carena | Finalist |
| "Tamuré" | Gitano |
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Finalist |
| "Notte di periferia" | Paola De Mas |
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Finalist |
| "Caramba" | Stefania La Fauci | Chelinse | Eliminated |
| "Gaetano" | Rudy Marra |
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Eliminated / Critics Award |
| "Il lazzo" | Gianni Mazza | Gianni Mazza | Eliminated |
| "L'uomo che ride" | Timoria | Omar Pedrini | Eliminated / Critics Award |
| "Non è poesia" | Giovanni Nuti |
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Eliminated |
| "Sorelle d'Italia" | Dario Gai | Dario Gai | 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.
