The Sanremo Music Festival 1979 ( it, Festival di Sanremo 1979), officially the 29th Italian Song Festival (), was the 29th 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

Teatro Ariston The Ariston Theatre ( it, Teatro Ariston) is a cinema in Sanremo, Italy. It has been the venue of the annual Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the ...

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between 11 and 13 January 1979. The final night was broadcast by

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, while the first two nights were broadcast live only by radio. The show was presented by

Mike Bongiorno Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno (; May 26, 1924 – September 8, 2009) was an Italian-American television host. After a few experiences in the US, he started working on RAI in the 1950s and was considered to be the most popular host in Italy ...

, assisted by the actress

Anna Maria Rizzoli Anna Maria Rizzoli (born 26 August 1951, in Rome), is an Italian actress. Rizzoli started her career as glamour model and in the second half of the 1970s entered the cinema industry, becoming a star of the commedia sexy all'italiana. She also wo ...

. The winner of the Festival was

Mino Vergnaghi Mino Vergnaghi (10 April 1955, Trivero) is an Italian singer and songwriter. In 1979 he won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Amare". Life and career Born in Trivero, Vergnaghi started his career as lead singer of a number of groups, ...

with the song "Amare".

Participants and results

References

{{Sanremo Music Festival Sanremo Music Festival by year 1979 in Italian music 1979 music festivals