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The Targa Tenco ("Tenco Plaque") is a prize awarded annually by the
Club Tenco Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album '' kelsea'' Brands and enterprise ...
. Founded in 1984, it has a large jury of 200 journalists and critics awarding the best works of the year.Cantore, Lalla (1990). "Club Tenco". Castaldo, Gino (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore. pp. 404-6. It is considered the most prestigious award in Italian music.


Winners

The winners of Targa Tenco awards are:Sources for the award winners : * From 1984 to 1990: Cantore, Lalla (1990). "Club Tenco". Castaldo, Gino (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore. pp. 404-6. * For 1991: * For 1992: * From 1993 to 2004: * For 2005: * For 2006: * For 2007: * For 2008: * For 2009: * For 2010: * For 2011: * For 2012: * For 2013: * For 2014: * For 2015: * For 2016: * For 2017: * For 2018: * For 2019: * For 2020: * For 2021: * For 2022: * For 2023:


Best Song

* 1984 -
Gino Paoli Gino Paoli (; born 23 September 1934 in Monfalcone) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is a seminal figure who has written a number of songs widely regarded as classics in Italian popular music, including: " Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cos ...
– "Averti addosso" * 1985 -
Paolo Conte Paolo Conte (; born 6 January 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist, songwriter and lawyer known for his distinctly grainy, resonant voice. His compositions fuse Italian and Mediterranean sounds with jazz, boogie and elements of the French and L ...
– "Sotto le stelle del Jazz" * 1986 - Lucio Dalla – " Caruso" * 1987 -
Francesco Guccini Francesco Guccini (, born 14 June 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important '' cantautori'' of his time. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live a ...
and Juan Carlos Biondini – "Scirocco" * 1988 -
Ivano Fossati Ivano Alberto Fossati (born 21 September 1951) is an Italian pop singer from Genoa. He was a member of the progressive rock group Delirium and has worked with Fabrizio De André, Riccardo Tesi, Anna Oxa, Mia Martini, Ornella Vanoni, Shirley Bass ...
– "Questi posti davanti al mare" * 1989 -
Enzo Jannacci Vincenzo Jannacci (3 June 1935 – 29 March 2013), more commonly known as Enzo Jannacci (), was an Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor and comedian. He is regarded as one of the most important artists in the post-war Italian music scene. ...
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Maurizio Bassi Maurizio Bassi (born 1960) is an Italian music composer and musician. He is best known as the singer of Baltimora along with Naimy Hackett and Jimmy McShane. He is also the father of Emiliano and Matteo Bassi. Career Not much is documented about ...
– "Se me lo dicevi prima" * 1990 -
Francesco Guccini Francesco Guccini (, born 14 June 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important '' cantautori'' of his time. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live a ...
– "Canzone delle domande consuete" * 1991 -
Fabrizio De André Fabrizio Cristiano De André (; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter, the most prominent ''cantautore'' of his time. His 40-year career reflects his interests in concept albums, literature, poetry, political pr ...
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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 Pre ...
– "La domenica delle salme" * 1992 -
Franco Battiato Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esotericism, esoteric, philosophy, philosophica ...
– "Povera patria" * 1993 - Luigi Grechi – "Il bandito e il campione" * 1994 -
David Riondino David Riondino (born 10 June 1952) is an Italian actor, singer-songwriter, comedian, writer, playwright, screenwriter, director and composer. Life and career Born in Florence, the son of a teacher, Riondino started his career in the mid-1970s ...
– "La ballata del sì e del no" * 1995 -
Daniele Silvestri Daniele Silvestri (born 18 August 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Career Silvestri debuted in 1994, releasing his eponymous album. The set received a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album. In 1995, he competed in the Newcomers' S ...
– "Le cose in comune" * 1996 -
Luciano Ligabue Luciano Riccardo Ligabue (born 13 March 1960), commonly known as Ligabue or Liga, is an Italian singer-songwriter, film director and writer. Biography Ligabue was born in Correggio, in the province of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna in northern ...
– "Certe notti" * 1997 -
Fabrizio De André Fabrizio Cristiano De André (; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter, the most prominent ''cantautore'' of his time. His 40-year career reflects his interests in concept albums, literature, poetry, political pr ...
and
Ivano Fossati Ivano Alberto Fossati (born 21 September 1951) is an Italian pop singer from Genoa. He was a member of the progressive rock group Delirium and has worked with Fabrizio De André, Riccardo Tesi, Anna Oxa, Mia Martini, Ornella Vanoni, Shirley Bass ...
– "Princesa" * 1998 -
Francesco De Gregori Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics. He is of ...
– "La valigia dell'attore" * 1999 -
Paolo Conte Paolo Conte (; born 6 January 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist, songwriter and lawyer known for his distinctly grainy, resonant voice. His compositions fuse Italian and Mediterranean sounds with jazz, boogie and elements of the French and L ...
– "Roba di Amilcare" * 2000 -
Francesco Guccini Francesco Guccini (, born 14 June 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important '' cantautori'' of his time. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live a ...
and
Luciano Ligabue Luciano Riccardo Ligabue (born 13 March 1960), commonly known as Ligabue or Liga, is an Italian singer-songwriter, film director and writer. Biography Ligabue was born in Correggio, in the province of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna in northern ...
– "Ho ancora la forza" * 2001 -
Giorgio Gaber Giorgio Gaber (), byname of Giorgio Gaberscik (25 January 1939 – 1 January 2003), was an Italian singer, composer, actor, and playwright. He was also an accomplished guitar player and author of one of the first rock songs in Italian ("Ciao ti ...
and Sandro Luporini – "La razza in estinzione" * 2002 -
Enzo Enzo is an Italian given name derivative of the German name Heinz. It can be used also as the short form for Lorenzo, Vincenzo, Innocenzo, or Fiorenzo. It is most common in the Romance-speaking world, particularly in Italy and Latin Americ ...
and Paolo Jannacci – "Lettera da lontano" * 2003 -
Enzo Jannacci Vincenzo Jannacci (3 June 1935 – 29 March 2013), more commonly known as Enzo Jannacci (), was an Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor and comedian. He is regarded as one of the most important artists in the post-war Italian music scene. ...
– "L'uomo a metà" * 2004 -
Samuele Bersani Samuele Bersani (born 1 October 1970, in Rimini, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He received the " Mia Martini" Critics Award at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2000 and in 2012, with the songs "Replay" and "Un pallone", respectively. His ...
– "Cattiva " * 2005 -
Paolo Conte Paolo Conte (; born 6 January 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist, songwriter and lawyer known for his distinctly grainy, resonant voice. His compositions fuse Italian and Mediterranean sounds with jazz, boogie and elements of the French and L ...
– "Elegia" * 2006-2013 - not assigned * 2014 - Virginiana Miller – "Lettera di San Paolo agli operai" * 2015 -
Cristina Donà Cristina Donà (Rho, Italy, September 23, 1967) is an Italian singer and songwriter. She developed a passion for music since she was a teenager, her favorite singers being, among others, Bruce Springsteen, Sinéad O'Connor, Joni Mitchell, Michel ...
and Saverio Lanza – "Il senso delle cose" /
Samuele Bersani Samuele Bersani (born 1 October 1970, in Rimini, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He received the " Mia Martini" Critics Award at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2000 and in 2012, with the songs "Replay" and "Un pallone", respectively. His ...
, Pacifico and
Francesco Guccini Francesco Guccini (, born 14 June 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important '' cantautori'' of his time. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live a ...
– "Le storie che non conosci" (ex aequo) * 2016 -
Francesco Di Giacomo Francesco Di Giacomo ( 22 August 194721 February 2014) was an Italian singer and lyricist. He was the lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso from 1971 to 2013. Life and career Born in La Caletta, a frazione of Sinis ...
and Paolo Sentinelli – "Bomba intelligente" * 2017 - Brunori Sas – "La verità" * 2018 - Mirkoeilcane – "Stiamo tutti bene" * 2019 -
Daniele Silvestri Daniele Silvestri (born 18 August 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Career Silvestri debuted in 1994, releasing his eponymous album. The set received a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album. In 1995, he competed in the Newcomers' S ...
with
Manuel Agnelli Afterhours is an Italian alternative rock band. The band was named after the Velvet Underground song of the same name. Biography The Afterhours were formed in 1985 in Milan around Manuel Agnelli, a Velvet Underground fan. They debuted in 198 ...
and
Rancore Rancore (born Tarek Iurcich on 19 July 1989) is an Italian rapper proficient in freestyle. The rapper's father is from Croatia and his mother from Egypt. Career Iurcich was born in Rome in 1989 to a Croatian father and an Egyptian mother; began h ...
– "Argentovivo" * 2020 -
Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language drama ...
– "Ho amato tutto" * 2021 -
Madame Madame may refer to: * Madam, civility title or form of address for women, derived from the French * Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel * ''Madame'' ...
– " Voce" * 2022 -
Elisa The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (, ) is a commonly used analytical biochemistry assay, first described by Eva Engvall and Peter Perlmann in 1971. The assay uses a solid-phase type of enzyme immunoassay (EIA) to detect the presen ...
– " O forse sei tu" * 2023 - Niccolò Fabi – "Andare oltre"


Best Album

* 1984 -
Fabrizio De André Fabrizio Cristiano De André (; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter, the most prominent ''cantautore'' of his time. His 40-year career reflects his interests in concept albums, literature, poetry, political pr ...
– ''
Crêuza de mä ''Crêuza de mä'' (; "Muletrack by the sea") is the eleventh studio album by Fabrizio De André, entirely sung in the Ligurian language, more specifically in the dialect of Genoa. All the songs were written by De André and Mauro Pagani, with a ...
'' * 1985 -
Paolo Conte Paolo Conte (; born 6 January 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist, songwriter and lawyer known for his distinctly grainy, resonant voice. His compositions fuse Italian and Mediterranean sounds with jazz, boogie and elements of the French and L ...
– ''Paolo Conte'' * 1986 -
Ivano Fossati Ivano Alberto Fossati (born 21 September 1951) is an Italian pop singer from Genoa. He was a member of the progressive rock group Delirium and has worked with Fabrizio De André, Riccardo Tesi, Anna Oxa, Mia Martini, Ornella Vanoni, Shirley Bass ...
– ''700 giorni'' * 1987 -
Paolo Conte Paolo Conte (; born 6 January 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist, songwriter and lawyer known for his distinctly grainy, resonant voice. His compositions fuse Italian and Mediterranean sounds with jazz, boogie and elements of the French and L ...
– ''Aguaplano'' * 1988 -
Francesco De Gregori Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics. He is of ...
– ''Terra di nessuno'' * 1989 -
Francesco De Gregori Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics. He is of ...
– ''Mira Mare 19.4.89'' * 1990 -
Ivano Fossati Ivano Alberto Fossati (born 21 September 1951) is an Italian pop singer from Genoa. He was a member of the progressive rock group Delirium and has worked with Fabrizio De André, Riccardo Tesi, Anna Oxa, Mia Martini, Ornella Vanoni, Shirley Bass ...
– ''Discanto '' * 1991 -
Fabrizio De André Fabrizio Cristiano De André (; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter, the most prominent ''cantautore'' of his time. His 40-year career reflects his interests in concept albums, literature, poetry, political pr ...
– '' Le nuvole'' * 1992 -
Ivano Fossati Ivano Alberto Fossati (born 21 September 1951) is an Italian pop singer from Genoa. He was a member of the progressive rock group Delirium and has worked with Fabrizio De André, Riccardo Tesi, Anna Oxa, Mia Martini, Ornella Vanoni, Shirley Bass ...
– ''Lindbergh - Lettere da sopra la pioggia'' * 1993 -
Paolo Conte Paolo Conte (; born 6 January 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist, songwriter and lawyer known for his distinctly grainy, resonant voice. His compositions fuse Italian and Mediterranean sounds with jazz, boogie and elements of the French and L ...
– ''900 '' * 1994 -
Francesco Guccini Francesco Guccini (, born 14 June 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important '' cantautori'' of his time. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live a ...
– ''Parnassius Guccinii'' * 1995 -
Pino Daniele Giuseppe Daniele (19 March 1955 – 4 January 2015), known as Pino Daniele, was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician. His influences covered a wide number of genres, including pop, blues, jazz, and Italian and Middle Eastern music. Biograp ...
– ''Non calpestare i fiori nel deserto'' * 1996 -
Ivano Fossati Ivano Alberto Fossati (born 21 September 1951) is an Italian pop singer from Genoa. He was a member of the progressive rock group Delirium and has worked with Fabrizio De André, Riccardo Tesi, Anna Oxa, Mia Martini, Ornella Vanoni, Shirley Bass ...
– ''Macramè'' * 1997 -
Fabrizio De André Fabrizio Cristiano De André (; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter, the most prominent ''cantautore'' of his time. His 40-year career reflects his interests in concept albums, literature, poetry, political pr ...
– '' Anime salve'' * 1998 -
Vasco Rossi Vasco Rossi (born 7 February 1952), also known mononymously as Vasco or with the nickname Il Blasco, is an Italian singer-songwriter and poet. During his career, he has published 30 albums (not including unofficial releases) and has written over ...
– ''Canzoni per me'' * 1999 -
Franco Battiato Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esotericism, esoteric, philosophy, philosophica ...
– ''
Gommalacca ''Gommalacca'' (Italian for "Shellac") is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym S ...
'' * 2000 -
Samuele Bersani Samuele Bersani (born 1 October 1970, in Rimini, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He received the " Mia Martini" Critics Award at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2000 and in 2012, with the songs "Replay" and "Un pallone", respectively. His ...
– ''L'oroscopo speciale'' * 2001 -
Vinicio Capossela Vinicio Capossela (born 14 December 1965) is an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Capossela is renowned for the highly original and poetic lyrics of his songs. Many of them draw from traditions of Italian folk music, especially those ...
– ''Canzoni a manovella'' /
Francesco De Gregori Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics. He is of ...
– ''Amore nel pomeriggio'' (ex aequo) * 2002 -
Daniele Silvestri Daniele Silvestri (born 18 August 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Career Silvestri debuted in 1994, releasing his eponymous album. The set received a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album. In 1995, he competed in the Newcomers' S ...
– ''Unò-dué'' * 2003 -
Giorgio Gaber Giorgio Gaber (), byname of Giorgio Gaberscik (25 January 1939 – 1 January 2003), was an Italian singer, composer, actor, and playwright. He was also an accomplished guitar player and author of one of the first rock songs in Italian ("Ciao ti ...
– ''Io non mi sento italiano'' * 2004 -
Samuele Bersani Samuele Bersani (born 1 October 1970, in Rimini, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He received the " Mia Martini" Critics Award at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2000 and in 2012, with the songs "Replay" and "Un pallone", respectively. His ...
– ''Caramella smog'' * 2005 -
Francesco De Gregori Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics. He is of ...
– ''Pezzi '' * 2006 -
Vinicio Capossela Vinicio Capossela (born 14 December 1965) is an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Capossela is renowned for the highly original and poetic lyrics of his songs. Many of them draw from traditions of Italian folk music, especially those ...
– ''Ovunque proteggi'' * 2007 - Gianmaria Testa – ''Da questa parte del mare'' * 2008 -
Baustelle Baustelle is an indie rock band from Montepulciano, Italy. Biography Formed in the mid-'90s in the Tuscany, Tuscan town of Montepulciano, Italy, Baustelle (a German word that means "construction site" - or "building site" in English) didn't re ...
– ''Amen'' * 2009 - Max Manfredi – ''Luna Persa'' * 2010 -
Carmen Consoli Carmen Consoli (; born 4 September 1974 in Catania) is an Italian singer-songwriter. She has released 11 studio albums, one greatest hits, one soundtrack album, two live albums, four video album and 33 singles, selling 2 million copies in It ...
– '' Elettra'' * 2011 -
Vinicio Capossela Vinicio Capossela (born 14 December 1965) is an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Capossela is renowned for the highly original and poetic lyrics of his songs. Many of them draw from traditions of Italian folk music, especially those ...
– ''Marinai – profeti e balene'' * 2012 - Afterhours – ''Padania'' / Zibba & Almalibre – ''Come il suono dei passi sulla neve'' (ex aequo) * 2013 - Niccolò Fabi – ''Ecco'' * 2014 - Caparezza – '' Museica'' * 2015 - Mauro Ermanno Giovanardi – ''Il mio stile'' * 2016 - Niccolò Fabi – ''Una somma di piccole cose'' * 2017 -
Claudio Lolli Claudio Lolli (March 28, 1950 – August 17, 2018) was an Italian singer-songwriter, poet, writer and secondary school teacher. Career Claudio Lolli first came to public attention by Francesco Guccini to EMI Italiana, who produced his first L ...
– ''Il grande freddo'' * 2018 - Motta – ''Vivere o morire'' * 2019 -
Vinicio Capossela Vinicio Capossela (born 14 December 1965) is an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Capossela is renowned for the highly original and poetic lyrics of his songs. Many of them draw from traditions of Italian folk music, especially those ...
– ''Ballate per uomini e bestie'' * 2020 - Brunori Sas – ''Cip!'' * 2021 -
Samuele Bersani Samuele Bersani (born 1 October 1970, in Rimini, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He received the " Mia Martini" Critics Award at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2000 and in 2012, with the songs "Replay" and "Un pallone", respectively. His ...
– ''Cinema Samuele'' * 2022 -
Marracash Fabio Bartolo Rizzo, better known by his stage name Marracash (), is an Italian rapper. Starting his career in the rap group Dogo Gang, he debuted as a solo artist rising in fame in the 2010s releasing six studio albums that reached the top ten ...
– ''Noi – loro – gli altri'' * 2023 -
Vinicio Capossela Vinicio Capossela (born 14 December 1965) is an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Capossela is renowned for the highly original and poetic lyrics of his songs. Many of them draw from traditions of Italian folk music, especially those ...
– '' Tredici canzoni urgenti''


Best Performer

* 1984 -
Ornella Vanoni Ornella Vanoni (; born 22 September 1934) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actress. She is one of the longest-standing Italian artists, having started performing in 1956. She has released about 112 works between LP, EPs and greatest hits alb ...
– ''Uomini'' * 1985 - Alice – ''Gioielli rubati'' * 1986 -
Gianni Morandi Gianni Morandi (; born 11 December 1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer. Early life Gian Luigi Morandi was born in a little village called Monghidoro on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. His father Renato was active within the ...
– ''In teatro'' * 1987 - Mina – '' Rane supreme'' * 1988 -
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 ...
– ''Canzoni per parlare'' * 1989 - Mia Martini – ''Martini Mia'' * 1990 -
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 ...
– ''Di terra e di vento'' * 1991 -
Pietra Montecorvino Pietra Montecorvino (born 2 December 1962 in Naples) is an Italian singer and actress. Her real name is Barbara D'Alessandro and her pseudonym is a play on the name of the small town of Pietramontecorvino near Foggia in south-east Italy. She and ...
– ''Segnorita'' * 1992 -
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 ...
– ''I treni a vapore'' * 1993 - Peppe Barra – ''Mo' vene'' * 1994 - Tiziana Ghiglioni – ''Tiziana Ghiglioni canta Luigi Tenco'' * 1995 -
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 ...
– ''Gente comune'' * 1996 -
Nicola Arigliano Nicola Arigliano (6 December 1923 – 30 March 2010) was an Italian jazz singer, musician, and occasional actor. Born in Squinzano, Province of Lecce, at young age he ran away from home because of the humiliations received even by family members d ...
– ''I sing ancora'' * 1997 -
Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language drama ...
– ''Incontri e passaggi'' * 1998 -
Patty Pravo Patty Pravo (born Nicoletta Strambelli on 9 April 1948) is an Italian singer. She debuted in 1966 and remained most successful commercially for the rest of the 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Having suffered a decline in popularity in the followin ...
– ''Notti – guai e libertà'' * 1999 -
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 ...
– ''Certe piccole voci'' * 2000 -
Franco Battiato Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esotericism, esoteric, philosophy, philosophica ...
– ''Fleurs'' * 2001 -
La Crus La Crus an Italian musical group formed in Milan in 1993. Career The group formed in Milan as a side project of vocalist Ermanno Giovanardi's rock band .Enrico Deregibus. "La Crus". ''Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana''. Giunti Edi ...
– ''Crocevia'' * 2002 - Têtes de Bois – ''Léo Ferré – l'amore e la rivolta'' * 2003 -
Francesco De Gregori Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics. He is of ...
and
Giovanna Marini Giovanna Marini (born Giovanna Salviucci; 19 January 1937) is an Italian singer-songwriter and researcher of ethnomusicology. Biography She was born in Rome in a family of musicians. In 1959 she obtained her diploma in classical guitar at the C ...
– ''Il fischio del vapore'' * 2004 -
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 ...
– ''Concerti'' * 2005 - Morgan – ''Non al denaro non all'amore nè al cielo'' * 2006 - Petra Magoni & Ferruccio Spinetti – ''Musica nuda 2'' * 2007 - Têtes de Bois – ''Avanti pop'' * 2008 - Eugenio Finardi, Sentieri Selvaggi & Carlo Boccadoro - ''Il cantante al microfono - Eugenio Finardi interpreta Vladimir Vysotzky'' * 2009 - Ginevra Di Marco – ''Donna Ginevra'' * 2010 -
Avion Travel Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel (also known as Avion Travel) is an Italian musical group, formed in Caserta in 1980. The group was named after a travel agency situated in Caserta. They were discovered by Caterina Caselli. In 2000 the band won the ...
– ''Nino Rota l'amico magico'' * 2011 - Roberta Alloisio – ''Janua'' * 2012 -
Francesco Baccini Francesco Baccini (born 4 October 1960) is an Italian singer-songwriter. Background Born in Genoa, Baccini made his official debut in 1988 with the stage name Espressione Musica, with "Mamma dammi i soldi", the closing theme song of the 38th ...
– ''Baccini canta Tenco'' * 2013 - Mauro Ermanno Giovanardi and Sinfonico Honolulu – ''Maledetto colui che è solo'' * 2014 -
Raiz RAIZ () is an Aruban political party. The party was founded on June 9, 2017, by Tai-Foo Lee and Ursell Arends, who is also the party leader. Raiz is a middle-class party with a progressive, social-democratic slant. It aims to distinguish itself fro ...
& Fausto Mesolella – ''Dago Red'' * 2015 - Têtes de Bois – ''Extra'' * 2016 - Peppe Voltarelli – ''Voltarelli canta Profazio'' * 2017 - Ginevra Di Marco – ''La rubia canta la negra'' * 2018 - Fabio Cinti – ''La voce del padrone - Un adattamento gentile'' * 2019 - Alessio Lega – ''Nella corte dell'arbat. Le canzoni di Bulat Okudzava'' * 2020 -
Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language drama ...
– ''Morabeza'' * 2021 - Peppe Voltarelli – ''Planetario'' * 2022 - Simona Molinari – ''Petali'' * 2023 - Alice – ''Eri con me- Sedici canzoni di Franco Battiato'' /
Francesco Guccini Francesco Guccini (, born 14 June 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important '' cantautori'' of his time. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live a ...
– ''Canzoni da intorto'' (ex aequo)


Best Debut Album

*1984 -
Lucio Quarantotto Lucio Quarantotto (29 April 1957 – 31 July 2012) was an Italian songwriter best known for writing the lyrics for "Con te partirò" ("With you, I will leave"), to music composed by Francesco Sartori for Andrea Bocelli. The song was also recor ...
– ''Di mattina molto presto'' *1985 - not assigned *1986 - not assigned *1987 - Marco Ongaro – ''Ai'' *1988 -
Mariella Nava Mariella Nava, stage name of Maria Giuliana Nava (born 3 February 1960) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer. Life and career Born in Taranto, Nava made her official debut as a songwriter in 1985 with the song "Questi figli", which sh ...
– ''Per paura o per amore'' *1989 -
Francesco Baccini Francesco Baccini (born 4 October 1960) is an Italian singer-songwriter. Background Born in Genoa, Baccini made his official debut in 1988 with the stage name Espressione Musica, with "Mamma dammi i soldi", the closing theme song of the 38th ...
– ''Cartoons'' *1990 - Max Manfredi – ''Le parole del gatto'' *1991 -
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 Pre ...
– ''Passa la bellezza'' /
Vinicio Capossela Vinicio Capossela (born 14 December 1965) is an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Capossela is renowned for the highly original and poetic lyrics of his songs. Many of them draw from traditions of Italian folk music, especially those ...
– ''All'una e trentacinque circa'' (ex aequo) *1992 - Pino Pavone – ''Maledetti amici'' *1993 - Mau Mau – ''Sauta Rabel'' *1994 -
Almamegretta Almamegretta are a SKA /rap/dub/world/reggae group from Naples, Italy. Their lyrics are in Napoletano. Their music became quite successful within the European Trip hop scene, leading to collaborations with Massive Attack and Adrian Sherwood, who ...
– ''Anima migrante'' *1995 -
La Crus La Crus an Italian musical group formed in Milan in 1993. Career The group formed in Milan as a side project of vocalist Ermanno Giovanardi's rock band .Enrico Deregibus. "La Crus". ''Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana''. Giunti Edi ...
– ''La Crus'' *1996 - Claudio Sanfilippo – ''Stile libero'' *1997 -
Cristina Donà Cristina Donà (Rho, Italy, September 23, 1967) is an Italian singer and songwriter. She developed a passion for music since she was a teenager, her favorite singers being, among others, Bruce Springsteen, Sinéad O'Connor, Joni Mitchell, Michel ...
– ''Tregua'' *1998 -
Elisa The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (, ) is a commonly used analytical biochemistry assay, first described by Eva Engvall and Peter Perlmann in 1971. The assay uses a solid-phase type of enzyme immunoassay (EIA) to detect the presen ...
– '' Pipes & Flowers'' *1999 - Quintorigo – ''Rospo'' *2000 - Ginevra Di Marco – ''Trama tenue'' *2001 - Pacifico – ''Pacifico'' *2002 -
Sergio Cammariere Sergio Cammariere (born 15 November 1960 in Crotone, Italy) is an Italian jazz singer-songwriter. He has released ten albums. Career After a long career as a niche musician distinguished by his collaboration with the poet and singer-songwriter ...
– ''Dalla pace del mare lontano'' *2003 - Morgan – ''Canzoni dell'appartamento'' *2004 - Alessio Lega and Mariposa – ''Resistenza e amore'' *2005 - not assigned *2006 -
Simone Cristicchi Simone Cristicchi (born 5 February 1977 in Rome) is an Italian singer and composer. Biography Cristicchi won the 57th edition of the Sanremo music festival in 2007 and also the Mia Martini Mia Martini (; born Domenica Rita Adriana Bertè ...
– ''Fabbricante di canzoni'' *2007 - Ardecore – ''Chimera'' *2008 -
Le luci della centrale elettrica Le luci della centrale elettrica was the solo project of Italian singer-songwriter Vasco Brondi, created in 2007. After releasing the albums ''Canzoni da spiaggia deturpata'' (2008), ''Per ora noi la chiameremo felicità'' (2010), ''Costallazioni ...
– ''Canzoni da spiaggia deturpata'' *2009 - Elisir – ''Pere e cioccolato'' *2010 - Piero Sidoti – ''Genteinattesa'' *2011 - Cristiano Angelini – ''L'ombra della mosca'' *2012 - Colapesce – ''Un meraviglioso declino'' *2013 - Appino – ''Il Testamento'' *2014 - Filippo Graziani – ''Le cose belle '' *2015 - La Scapigliatura – ''La Scapigliatura'' *2016 - Motta – ''La fine dei vent'anni'' *2017 - Lastanzadigreta – ''Creature selvagge'' *2018 -
Giuseppe Anastasi Giuseppe Anastasi (born 23 August 1976) is an Italian composer and musician from Palermo, Sicily. Life and career Anastasi was born to a father from Marsala and a mother from Palermo. At the age of 21, he was admitted to a music school in Rome ...
– ''Canzone ravvicinate del vecchio tipo'' *2019 - Fulminacci – '' La vita veramente'' *2020 - Paolo Jannacci – ''Canterò'' *2021 -
Madame Madame may refer to: * Madam, civility title or form of address for women, derived from the French * Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel * ''Madame'' ...
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Madame Madame may refer to: * Madam, civility title or form of address for women, derived from the French * Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel * ''Madame'' ...
'' *2022 - Ditonellapiaga – ''Camouflage'' *2023 - Daniela Pes – ''Spira''


Best Work in Dialect

Initially awarded to the best dialect song, since 1996 it goes to the best album mostly performed in dialect. *1984 -
Fabrizio De André Fabrizio Cristiano De André (; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter, the most prominent ''cantautore'' of his time. His 40-year career reflects his interests in concept albums, literature, poetry, political pr ...
and
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 Pre ...
– "Creuza de mä" *1985 -
Maria Carta Maria Carta (24 June 1934 – 22 September 1994) was a Sardinian folk music singer-songwriter. She also performed in film and theatre. In 1975 she wrote a book of poetry, ''Canto rituale'' (Ritual Song). Throughout her 25-year career she cove ...
– "A David a ninnia" *1986 - Enzo Gragnaniello – "Giacomino" *1987 - Gualtiero Bertelli – "Barche de carta" *1988 -
Teresa De Sio Teresa De Sio (born 3 November 1952) is an Italian pop-folk singer and songwriter. She is the elder sister of actress Giuliana De Sio. Biography and career Teresa De Sio was born in Naples and grew up in Cava de' Tirreni, where her family was ori ...
– "'A neve e 'o sole" *1989 -
Pino Daniele Giuseppe Daniele (19 March 1955 – 4 January 2015), known as Pino Daniele, was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician. His influences covered a wide number of genres, including pop, blues, jazz, and Italian and Middle Eastern music. Biograp ...
– "Schizzechea" *1990 - Enzo Gragnaniello – "Fuijente" *1991 -
Tazenda Tazenda is a Sardinian ethnic pop- rock band. The group was formed in Sardinia in 1988 by Andrea Parodi, Gigi Camedda and Gino Marielli. The group's music is characterized by the influence from traditional Sardinian music; the lyrics of most ...
– "Disamparados" *1992 - Pitura Freska – "Pin Floi" *1993 -
Pino Daniele Giuseppe Daniele (19 March 1955 – 4 January 2015), known as Pino Daniele, was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician. His influences covered a wide number of genres, including pop, blues, jazz, and Italian and Middle Eastern music. Biograp ...
and Chick Corea – "Sicily" *1994 -
99 Posse 99 Posse is an Italian hip hop/reggae group from Naples. It raps both in Italian and in the local Neapolitan language. Most of 99 Posse's songs deal with political or social issues, and the group members are considered left-wing hardliners. As ...
– "Curre curre guagliò" *1995 -
Almamegretta Almamegretta are a SKA /rap/dub/world/reggae group from Naples, Italy. Their lyrics are in Napoletano. Their music became quite successful within the European Trip hop scene, leading to collaborations with Massive Attack and Adrian Sherwood, who ...
– "Sanacore" *1996 - Agricantus – ''Tuareg'' *1997 - Sensasciou – ''Generazione con la x'' *1998 - Daniele Sepe – ''Lavorare stanca'' *1999 - Enzo Gragnaniello – ''Oltre gli alberi'' *2000 -
99 Posse 99 Posse is an Italian hip hop/reggae group from Naples. It raps both in Italian and in the local Neapolitan language. Most of 99 Posse's songs deal with political or social issues, and the group members are considered left-wing hardliners. As ...
– ''La vida que vendrá'' *2001 -
Almamegretta Almamegretta are a SKA /rap/dub/world/reggae group from Naples, Italy. Their lyrics are in Napoletano. Their music became quite successful within the European Trip hop scene, leading to collaborations with Massive Attack and Adrian Sherwood, who ...
– ''Imaginaria'' *2002 - Davide Van de Sfroos – ''...E semm partii'' *2003 - Sud Sound System – ''Lontano'' *2004 -
Lou Dalfin Lou Dalfin is an Italian folk and folk-rock/folk-punk group focused on preserving and modernizing the traditions of Occitania. Founded in 1982 by hurdy-gurdy master Sergio Berardo, the band combines traditional Occitan sounds with modern rock in ...
– ''L'òste del diau'' *2005 -
Enzo Jannacci Vincenzo Jannacci (3 June 1935 – 29 March 2013), more commonly known as Enzo Jannacci (), was an Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor and comedian. He is regarded as one of the most important artists in the post-war Italian music scene. ...
– ''Milano 3-6-2005'' *2006 - Lucilla Galeazzi – ''Amore e acciaio'' *2007 -
Andrea Parodi Andrea Parodi ( Porto Torres, 18 July 1955 – Quartu Sant'Elena, 17 October 2006) was an Italian singer from Sardinia. He is known for his vocals with several groups, including Coro degli Angeli from 1978 to 1987, and Tazenda from 1988 to 1997 ...
&
Elena Ledda Elena Ledda (born 17 May 1959 in Selargius) is an Italian singer from Sardinia. Early life Born near Cagliari, Ledda pursued conservatory studies in oboe and voice. Career Her soprano voice was suitable for opera, which she performed early in ...
– ''Rosa Resolza'' *2008 - Davide Van de Sfroos – ''Pica!'' *2009 -
Enzo Avitabile Vincenzo "Enzo" Avitabile (born 1 March 1955) is an Italian saxophonist, composer and singer-songwriter. He plays a fusion of world music and jazz fusion music, rooted in Neapolitan traditions and characteristic dialect. Born in Naples, Italy, ...
– ''Napoletana'' *2010 - Peppe Voltarelli – ''Ultima notte a Malà Strana'' *2011 - Patrizia Laquidara and
Hotel Rif A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...
– ''Il canto dell'anguana'' *2012 -
Enzo Avitabile Vincenzo "Enzo" Avitabile (born 1 March 1955) is an Italian saxophonist, composer and singer-songwriter. He plays a fusion of world music and jazz fusion music, rooted in Neapolitan traditions and characteristic dialect. Born in Naples, Italy, ...
– ''Black Tarantella'' *2013 - Cesare Basile – ''Cesare Basile'' *2014 - Loris Vescovo – ''Penisolâti'' *2015 - Cesare Basile – ''Tu prenditi l'amore che vuoi e non chiederlo più'' *2016 - Claudia Crabuzza – ''Com un soldat'' *2017 - Canio Loguercio and
Alessandro D'Alessandro Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...
– ''Canti, ballate e ipocondrie d'ammore'' *2018 - Francesca Incudine – ''Tarakè'' *2019 - Enzo Gragnaniello – ''Lo chiamavano vient' 'e terra'' *2020 -
Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare The Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare (literally "New Company of Folk Song"), also known by the acronym NCCP, is an Italian folk group, founded in Naples in 1969. History The musical project was founded by musicians Eugenio Bennato, Carlo D’A ...
''Napoli 1534. Tra moresche e villanelle'' *2021 -
Fratelli Mancuso The Fratelli Mancuso, the brothers Enzo and Lorenzo Mancuso, are musicians who were born in Sutera in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily. They moved to London in the 1970s and have been based in Città della Pieve, Umbria it, Umbro (man) it, ...
– ''Manzamà'' *2022 - 'A67 – ''Jastemma'' *2023 -
Almamegretta Almamegretta are a SKA /rap/dub/world/reggae group from Naples, Italy. Their lyrics are in Napoletano. Their music became quite successful within the European Trip hop scene, leading to collaborations with Massive Attack and Adrian Sherwood, who ...
– ''Senghe''


See also

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Club Tenco Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album '' kelsea'' Brands and enterprise ...


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