The Sanremo Music Festival 1988 was the 38th annual

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, held at the

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, between 24 and 27 February 1988 and broadcast by

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. The show was presented by

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and

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, while hosted the segments from the Sanremo PalaRock, and Kay Sandvick,

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and

Memo Remigi Memo Remigi (born Emidio Remigi, 27 May 1938) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer and television personality. Born in Erba, Como, during his studies Remigi played piano in various groups. He debuted as a singer in 1963 winning the Liegi So ...

hosted the segments from the

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where a number of foreign guests performed. The winner of the Big Artists section was

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with the song "

Perdere l'amore "Perdere l'amore" is a 1988 song composed by Marcello Marrocchi and Giampiero Artegiani and performed by singer Massimo Ranieri. The song won the 38th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, and marked the return to music of Ranieri after a dec ...

". The pop group Future won the "Newcomers" section with the song "Canta con noi", and

Fiorella Mannoia Fiorella Mannoia (; born 4 April 1954) is an Italian singer and songwriter. Biography The Beginning Fiorella Mannoia's father Luigi was an Italian film stuntman, and Fiorella, her brother Maurizio and sister Patrizia began work in this area a ...

won the Critics Award with the song "Le notti di Maggio".

Participants and results

Big Artists

Newcomers

Notes

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members

Mauro Pagani Mauro Pagani (born 5 February 1946) is an Italian musician and singer. Pagani was born in Chiari, Lombardy. A multi-instrumentalist, he made his debut in the music world in 1970 as violinist and founding member of the progressive rock band Premi ...

and Franz Di Cioccio, comedians and , record producer Roberto Manfredi and journalists Roberto Gatti and Alberto Tonti.

References

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