"Aprite le finestre" ("Open the windows") is an Italian song by Franca Raimondi. It won the sixth edition of the Sanremo Music Festival and subsequently was the first Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (contest rules allowing two entries per country at this contest only).
 "Aprite le finestre" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1956 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Virgilio Panzuti |
| Lyricist(s) | Pino Perotti |
| Conductor | Gian Stellari |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 2nd |
| Final points | - |
| Entry chronology | |
| "Amami se vuoi" (1956) ► | |
Background
editThe song is in the Tuscan stornelli style, with Raimondi singing about the joy of Spring (described as "a festival of love") beginning and her desire to open the windows to let the new season in.[1][2]
At Eurovision
editThe song was performed seventh on the night, following Luxembourg's Michèle Arnaud with "Ne crois pas" and preceding the Netherlands' Corry Brokken with "Voorgoed voorbij". Points and final placings at this Contest have never been revealed, meaning that the only statement which can be made about the song's final position was that it did not win.[3][4][5][6]
The song was accompanied at the 1956 contest by Tonina Torrielli with "Amami se vuoi" and was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1957 contest by Nunzio Gallo with "Corde della mia chitarra".
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (Hit Parade)[7] | 1 |
Cover versions
editArtists who recorded cover versions of the song include Nilla Pizzi, Quartetto Cetra, Achille Togliani, Fiorella Bini and Lina Lancia.[2][8] A Finnish version with the title "Kesällä kerran" was recorded by Olavi Virta.[9]
References
edit- ^ Eddy Anselmi (2009). "Aprite le finestre". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. p. 78. ISBN 978-8863462296.
- ^ a b Dario Salvatori (2001). "Aprite le finestre". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. p. 367. ISBN 8888169016.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (Lugano)". eurovisiontimes.wordpress.com. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Italy Week: The statistics". eurovisiontimes.wordpress.com. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1956 - Facts & Figures". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Paxton, Steve (14 February 2011). "Perché Sanremo é Sanremo - A Brief History". eurovisionary.com. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Salvatori, Dario (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gremese, 1989. p. 212. ISBN 8876054391.
- ^ "Divers : disques italiens". Disques (in French). Cado Radio. October 1956. p. 6. OCLC 1185544788.
- ^ Loivamaa, Ismo; Seitajärvi, Juha (2007). Euroviisutriviaa vuosi vuodelta [Eurovision trivia year by year] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Helmi. p. 11. ISBN 978-951-556-119-0. OCLC 141387301.
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