The Sanremo Music Festival 1963 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1963), officially the 13th Italian Song Festival (13º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 13th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 7 and 9 February 1963.[1] The show was presented by Mike Bongiorno, assisted by Edy Campagnoli, Maria Giovannini, Rossana Armani and Giuliana Copreni. Gianni Ravera served as artistic director.[1]

Sanremo Music Festival 1963
Dates
Semi-final 17 February 1963
Semi-final 28 February 1963
Final9 February 1963
Host
VenueSanremo Casino
Sanremo, Liguria, Italy
Presenter(s)Mike Bongiorno
and Edy Campagnoli, Maria Giovannini, Rossana Armani, Giuliana Copreni
Artistic directorGianni Ravera
Host broadcasterProgramma Nazionale
Vote
Number of entries20
WinnerTony Renis and Emilio Pericoli
"Uno per tutte"
1962 ← Sanremo Music Festival → 1964
Left to right: Edy Campagnoli, Rossana Armani, Mike Bongiorno, Giuliana Copreni and Maria Giovannini at Sanremo 1963

The recordings of the final was also broadcast in Germany's Deutsches Fernsehen on 26 February,[2] and in the Netherlands on NTS, on 11 February (with commentary by Willem Duys).[3]

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 Tony Renis and Emilio Pericoli with the song "Uno per tutte".[1] Pericoli went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963.

Participants and results

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Tony Renis (left) and Emilio Pericoli holding the first prize
Participants and results[1]
Song, performing artist(s) and writer(s) Rank
"Uno per tutte" – Tony Renis, Emilio Pericoli
(Mogol, Alberto Testa, Tony Renis)
1
"Amor mon amour my love" – Claudio Villa, Eugenia Foligatti
(Walter Malgoni, Pinchi, Bruno Pallesi)
2
"Giovane giovane" – Pino Donaggio, Cocky Mazzetti
(Pino Donaggio, Alberto Testa)
3
"Non costa niente" – Wilma De Angelis, Johnny Dorelli
(Giorgio Calabrese, Diego Calcagno, Eros Sciorilli)
4
"Ricorda" - Milva, Luciano Tajoli
(Carlo Donida, Mogol)
5
"Perdonarsi in due" - Tonina Torrielli, Eugenia Foligatti
(Giovanni D'Anzi, Pinchi)
6
"Occhi neri e cielo blu" - Aurelio Fierro, Claudio Villa
(Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace)
7
"Sull'acqua" - Emilio Pericoli, Sergio Bruni
(Mario Pagano, Franco Maresca)
8
"Tu venisti dal mare " – Aura D'Angelo, Arturo Testa
(Furio Rendine, Pugliese)
9
"Non sapevo" - Milva, Gianni Lacommare
(Pino Calvi, Bruno Pallesi)
10
"Com'è piccolo il cielo" - Gianni Lacommare, Tonina Torrielli
(Signori, Garavaglia)
Eliminated
"Fermate il mondo" - Joe Sentieri, Johnny Dorelli
(Bruno Canfora, Dino Verde)
Eliminated
"La ballata del pedone" - Ennio Sangiusto, Quartetto Radar
(Pierantoni)
Eliminated
"Le voci" - Ennio Sangiusto, Luciano Tajoli
(Gianni Fallabrino, Medici)
Eliminated
"Oggi non ho tempo" - Mario Abbate, Quartetto Radar
(Corrado Lojacono, Nicola Salerno)
Eliminated
"Perché perché" -Tony Renis, Cocky Mazzetti
(Gigi Cichellero)
Eliminated
"Quando ci si vuol bene... (come noi)" - Arturo Testa, Joe Sentieri
(Elio Isola, Bruno Zambrini, Giorgio Calabrese)
Eliminated
"Se passerai di qui" - Wilma De Angelis, Flo Sandon's
(Gian Carlo Testoni, Angelo Camis)
Eliminated
"Un cappotto rivoltato" - Aurelio Fierro, Sergio Bruni
(Oronzo Leuzzi, Francesco Specchia)
Eliminated
"Vorrei fermare il tempo" - Mario Abbate, Flo Sandon's
(Gino Redi, Franchini)
Eliminated

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  2. ^ "Fernsehen heute" [Television today]. Honnefer Volkszeitung [de] (in German). Bad Honnef, West Germany. 26 February 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek.
  3. ^ "Televisie – heden" [Television – today]. Nieuwe Vlaardingsche courant (in Dutch). Vlaardingen, Netherlands. 11 February 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via Delpher.