The Sanremo Music Festival 1958 was the eight 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 annua ...

, held at the Sanremo Casino in

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between the period of 30 January and 1 February 1958. The show was presented by actor Gianni Agus, assisted by television announcer Fulvia Colombo. 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 " Nel blu dipinto di blu", performed by Domenico Modugno (who was also the composer of the song) and

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Participants and results

References

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