The Sanremo Music Festival 1969 ( it, Festival di Sanremo 1969), officially the 19th Italian Song Festival (), was the 19th 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

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between 30 January and 1 February 1969. The show was presented by

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and Gabriella Farinon. According to the rules of this edition every song was performed in a double performance by a couple of singers or groups. The winners of the Festival were

Bobby Solo Roberto Satti better known as Bobby Solo (born 18 March 1945) is an Italian singer, musician and film actor. Singing career In 1964, Solo participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song " Una lacrima sul viso" ("A Tear on your Face", w ...

and

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with the song " Zingara".

Participants and results

References

{{Sanremo Music Festival Sanremo Music Festival by year 1969 in Italian music 1969 music festivals