Sanremo Music Festival 1961

Sanremo Music Festival
11th edition (1961)
Dates 26 January 1961 (1st night)
27 January 1961 (2nd night)
28 January 1961 (3rd night)
6 February 1961 (4th night)
Presenter(s) Lilli Lembo
Giuliana Calandra
Alberto Lionello
Artistic director(s) Ezio Radaelli
Broadcaster Programma Nazionale
Venue Sanremo Casino
Overall competition
Entries 24 acts (42 songs)
Winner Luciano Tajoli and Betty Curtis
"Al di là"
Sanremo Music Festival chronology
◄ 1961 ►

The Sanremo Music Festival 1961 was the eleventh annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo, province of Imperia between 26 January and 6 February 1961.[1]

The show was presented by Lilli Lembo and Giuliana Calandra for the first three nights, while Alberto Lionello replaced Calandra in the final night. Ezio Radaelli served as artistic director.[1]

According to the rules of this edition every song was performed in a double performance by a couple of singers or groups.[1] The winners of the Festival were Luciano Tajoli and Betty Curtis with the song "Al di là".[1]

Participants and results

Participants and results[1]
Song, performing artist(s) and writer(s) Rank
"Al di là" – Luciano Tajoli, Betty Curtis
(Mogol, Carlo Donida) 		1
"24.000 baci" – Little Tony, Adriano Celentano
(Piero Vivarelli, Lucio Fulci, Adriano Celentano) 		2
"Il mare nel cassetto" – Gino Latilla, Milva
(Piero Carlo Rolla, Eligio La Valle, Fernando Lattuada) 		3
"Io amo tu ami" – Mina, Nelly Fioramonti
(Gino Redi, Enzo Bonagura) 		4
"Le mille bolle blu" - Jenny Luna, Mina
(Vito Pallavicini, Carlo Alberto Rossi) 		5
"Come sinfonia" - Pino Donaggio, Teddy Reno
(Pino Donaggio) 		6
"Febbre di musica" - Arturo Testa, Tonina Torrielli
(Biri, Vittorio Mascheroni) 		7
"Mandolino… mandolino" - Sergio Bruni, Teddy Reno
(Vian, Pugliese) 		8
"Carolina, dai!" – Rocco Granata, Sergio Bruni
(Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri) 		9
"Un uomo vivo" - Gino Paoli, Tony Dallara
(Gino Paoli) 		10
"Non mi dire chi sei" - Miranda Martino, Umberto Bindi
(Giorgio Calabrese, Umberto Bindi) 		11
"Lei" - Fausto Cigliano, Joe Sentieri
(Riccardo Pazzaglia, Joe Sentieri) 		12
"A.A.A. Adorabile cercasi" - Bruno Martino, Jula de Palma
(Bruno Martino, Brighetti, Vito Pallavicini) 		Eliminated
"Benzina e cerini" - Giorgio Gaber, Maria Monti
(Giorgio Gaber)		 Eliminated
"Che freddo!" - Edoardo Vianello, Luciano Rondinella
(Carlo Rossi, Edoardo Vianello)		 Eliminated
"Una goccia di cielo" - Jolanda Rossin, Nadia Liani
(Gino Negri) 		Eliminated
"Lady Luna" - Jimmy Fontana, Miranda Martino
(Dino Verde, Armando Trovajoli) 		Eliminated
"Libellule" - Betty Curtis, Joe Sentieri
(Alberto Testa, Guido Viezzoli) 		Eliminated
"Mare di dicembre" - Claudio Villa, Sergio Renda
(Luciano Beretta, Giulio Libano) 		Eliminated
"Notturno senza luna" - Aura D'Angelo, Silvia Guidi
(Giovanni D'Anzi) 		Eliminated
"Patatina" - Gianni Meccia, Wilma De Angelis
(Gianni Meccia, Franco Migliacci) 		Eliminated
"Pozzanghere" - Niki Davis, Tony Renis
(Orfellius, Lamberto Pellini, Tony Renis, Matteo Treppiedi) 		Eliminated
"Qualcuno mi ama" - Achille Togliani, Cocky Mazzetti
(Piero Soffici, Manlio Darena) 		Eliminated
"Tu con me" - Aurelio Fierro, Carla Boni
(Antonio Amurri, Ettore Ballotta) 		Eliminated

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
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