The Sanremo Music Festival 1961 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1961), officially the 11th Italian Song Festival (11º Festival della canzone italiana), was the eleventh annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo 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] In addition to being broadcast in Italy, a recording of the final was also broadcast on French television on 12 February.[2][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 Luciano Tajoli and Betty Curtis with the song "Al di là".[1] Curtis went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961.
^ abcdEddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
^Thill, Robert (12 February 1961). "Un jury de 550 téléspectateurs va désigner la chanson qui représentera la France". Télérama (in French). No. 578. p. 26.
^"Radiodiffusion et télévision". Le Monde. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 6 February 1961. p. 13. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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