The Sanremo Music Festival 1973 ( it, Festival di Sanremo 1973), officially the 23rd Italian Song Festival (), was the 23rd 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 Casinò Municipale in

Sanremo Sanremo (; lij, Sanrémmo(ro) or , ) or San Remo is a city and comune on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Rivie ...

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between 8 and 10 March 1973. The final night was broadcast by

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, while the first two nights were broadcast live only by radio. The 23rd edition of

is the first to be broadcast in

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. The show was presented by Mike Bongiorno, assisted by

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. Vittorio Salvetti served as artistic director. The winner of the Festival was

Peppino di Capri Peppino di Capri (born Giuseppe Faiella on 27 July 1939) is an Italian popular music singer, songwriter and pianist, successful in Italy and Europe. His international hits include "St. Tropez Twist", "Daniela", "Torna piccina", "Roberta", "Melanco ...

with the song "Un grande amore e niente più".

Participants and results

References

Notes

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