The Sanremo Music Festival 1959 was the ninth annual
Sanremo Music Festival
The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual ...
, held at the
Sanremo Casino
Sanremo Casino, officially named is a gambling and entertainment complex located in Sanremo, on the Italian Riviera.
History
The Casino's building was designed by French architect Eugène Ferret, opening 12 January 1905.
Seven different projec ...
in
Sanremo
Sanremo (; lij, Sanrémmo(ro) or , ) or San Remo is a city and comune on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Rivie ...
,
province of Imperia
The Province of Imperia ( it, Provincia di Imperia, french: Province d'Imperia, Ligurian: ''Provinsa d’Imperia'') is a mountainous and hilly province, in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between France to the north and the west, and the L ...
between 30 January and 1 February 1959. The show was presented by
Enzo Tortora
Enzo Tortora (30 November 1928 – 18 May 1988) was an Italian TV host on national RAI television, who was unjustly convicted of being a member of the Camorra and drug trafficking in 1985, and sentenced to 10 years in jail. He was acquitted of ...
and
Adriana Serra
Adriana Serra (27 November 1923 – 13 November 1995) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 18 films between 1943 and 1952. She was born in Milan, Italy. She was Miss Italia in 1941.
Filmography
* ''Mont Oriol'' (1958)
* ''Miracle i ...
.
According to the rules of this edition every song was performed in a double performance by a couple of singers or groups, with some artists performing multiple songs.
The winner of the Festival was "
Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)
"Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" ("It's raining ye, bye baby) is an Italian song written by Domenico Modugno and Eduardo Verde. It won first prize at the 1959 Sanremo Music Festival, where it was performed twice, once by Modugno and once by John ...
", performed by
Domenico Modugno
Domenico Modugno (; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song), Nel blu dipinto di blu", ...
(who was also the composer of the song) and
Johnny Dorelli
Johnny Dorelli (real name Giorgio Guidi; born 20 February 1937) is an Italian actor, singer and television host.
Early life
Dorelli was born in Meda, Italy. In 1946 he moved to New York City with his family, where his father, Nino D'Aurelio ...
. The couple had already won the previous edition of the festival with "
Volare".
Participants and results
References
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Sanremo Music Festival by year
1959 in Italian music
1959 in music
1959 music festivals