The Sanremo Music Festival 1976 ( it, Festival di Sanremo 1976), officially the 26th Italian Song Festival (), was the 26th 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 19 and 21 February 1976. The final night was broadcast by

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, while the first two nights were broadcast live only by radio. The show was presented by Giancarlo Guardabassi. The rules of this edition consisted of a competition among five teams, each one consisting of six singers. The two "team leaders" of each team were not subject to a vote and were automatically admitted to the finals. 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", "Melanc ...

with the song "Non lo faccio più".

Participants and results

References

{{Sanremo Music Festival Sanremo Music Festival by year 1976 in Italian music 1976 music festivals