Sanremo Music Festival 2003
Italian song contest (53rd edition)
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The Sanremo Music Festival 2003 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2003), officially the 53rd Italian Song Festival (53º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 53rd annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 5 and 9 March 2003 and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by Pippo Baudo (who also served as the artistic director of the festival), assisted by Serena Autieri and Claudia Gerini.[1]
- 4 March 2003
- 5 March 2003
- 6 March 2003
- 7 March 2003
| Sanremo Music Festival 2003 | |
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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) |
| Musical director | Pippo Caruso |
| Artistic director | Pippo Baudo |
| Presenters | Pippo Baudo and Serena Autieri, Claudia Gerini |
| Big Artists section | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Winner | "Per dire di no" Alexia |
| Newcomers' section | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Winner | "Siamo tutti là fuori" Dolcenera |
The winner of the Big Artists section was Alexia with the song "Per dire di no", while Sergio Cammariere won the Critics Award with the song "Tutto quello che un uomo". Dolcenera won the Newcomers" section with the song "Siamo tutti là fuori".[1]
In addition to musical guests, the guests of this edition also included Sharon Stone, Mike Bongiorno (eleven-time host of the festival), Valentino Rossi, Mario Cipollini, Enrico Montesano, Nino Frassica, Giorgio Panariello, Lino Banfi, Massimo Ghini. Nilla Pizzi received a career award and performed her hits "Grazie dei fiori" and "Vola colomba", with which she won the first two editions of the festival (1951 and 1952).[1]
Participants and results
Big Artists
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank | Notes |
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| "Per dire di no" | Alexia |
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1 |
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| "7000 caffè" | Alex Britti | Alex Britti | 2 | |
| "Tutto quello che un uomo" | Sergio Cammariere |
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3 |
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| "Nessuno tocchi Caino" | Enrico Ruggeri & Andrea Mirò |
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4 |
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| "L'amore è" | Syria | Jovanotti | 5 | |
| "Oceano" | Lisa |
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6 | |
| "Morirò d'amore" | Giuni Russo |
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7 |
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| "Nel cuore delle donne" | Silvia Salemi |
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8 | |
| "Di un amore" | Antonella Ruggiero |
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9 | |
| "Fortuna" | Luca Barbarossa | Luca Barbarossa | 10 | |
| "'A storia 'e nisciuno" | Nino D'Angelo |
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11 | |
| "Un giorno nuovo" | Cristiano De André |
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12 | |
| "Eri tu" | Fausto Leali |
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13 | |
| "Cambierò" | Anna Oxa |
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14 | |
| "Quelli che non hanno età" | Eiffel 65 |
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15 | |
| "Non si cresce mai" | Bobby Solo & Little Tony |
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16 | |
| "Volere volare" | Anna Tatangelo & Federico Stragà |
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17 | |
| "Tonight" | Negrita |
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18 | |
| "Sarà una canzone" | Amedeo Minghi | Amedeo Minghi | 19 | |
| "Fossi un tango" | Iva Zanicchi |
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20 |
Newcomers
| Song | Artist(s) | Songwriter(s) | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Siamo tutti là fuori" | Dolcenera | Dolcenera | 1 | |
| "Un piccolo amore" | Alina |
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2 | |
| "Lei che" | Zurawski |
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3 | |
| "Chi sei non lo so" | Verdiana |
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4 | |
| "Bastava un niente" | Gianni Fiorellino |
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5 | |
| "Chiaraluna" | Daniele Stefani |
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6 | |
| "Lividi e fiori" | Patrizia Laquidara |
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7 |
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| "Valeria" | Elsa Lila |
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8 | |
| "Cento cose" | Roberto Giglio | Roberto Giglio | 9 | |
| "Vicina e lontana" | Jacqueline M. Ferry |
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10 | |
| "Vorrei" | Daniela Pedali |
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11 | |
| "Amami" | Manuela Zanier |
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12 | |
| "Chiama di notte" | Allunati |
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13 | |
| "E già" | Marco Fasano |
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14 | |
| "Tre fragole" | Maria Pia & SuperZoo |
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15 | |
| "Mi sento libero" | Filippo Merola |
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16 |
Musical guests
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Peter Gabriel | "Growing Up" |
| Shania Twain | "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" |
| Rod Stewart | "These Foolish Things" |
| Des'ree | "It's Okay" |
| Juventus Football Club players | "Il mio canto libero" |
| Carla Bruni | "Quelqu'un m'a dit" |
| Panjabi MC | "Mundian To Bach Ke" |
| Blue | "One Love" |
| Shaggy | "Strength Of A Woman" |
| Diana Krall | "Fly Me to the Moon" |
| Holly Valance | "Down Boy" |
Broadcasts
International broadcast
Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
