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and broadcast by

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(at the time Programma Nazionale) from 1968 to 1975.

History

The first episode was aired June 27, 1968. Initially broadcast on Thursday night, thanks to the high ratings (up to 18 million viewers) starting from the third edition it was moved to the more prestigious Saturday night slot. The show consisted on two or three popular musical guests performing live several hits of their repertoire at the Auditorium Rai in

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.Aldo Grasso – Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milan, 1996 – 2003. pp. 661-2. . Over the years several presenters alternated:

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, Luciano Salce,

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, Enrico Montesano,

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, Jenny Tamburi.

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(1968-1973), Bruno Canfora (1974) and

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(1975) served as conductors. Among the guests of the show, there were Mina, Milva,

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, Gianni Morandi,

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, Enzo Jannacci, Antonello Venditti, Roberto Vecchioni, Le Orme,

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, New Trolls.

References

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