Gianni Morandi and Luca Bizzarri, Paolo Kessisoglu, Belén Rodríguez, Elisabetta Canalis
Musical director
Marco Sabiu
Artistic director
Gianmarco Mazzi
Host broadcaster
Rai 1
Big Artists section
Number of entries
14
Voting system
Mixed (Televotes, jury and orchestra votes)
Winner
Roberto Vecchioni "Chiamami ancora amore"
Newcomers' section
Number of entries
8
Voting system
Mixed (Televotes, jury, orchestra votes)
Winner
Raphael Gualazzi "Follia d'amore"
2010 ← Sanremo Music Festival → 2012
The Sanremo Music Festival 2011 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2011), officially the 61st Italian Song Festival (61º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 61st annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, during the five nights between 15 February 2011 and 19 February 2011.
The artistic director of the show was Gianmarco Mazzi.[1] Broadcast by Rai 1, the festival was presented by Gianni Morandi with Paolo Kessisoglu, Luca Bizzarri, Belén Rodríguez and Elisabetta Canalis.[2]
The competition was divided in two sections. The "Big Artists Section", including 14 established Italian artists, was won by Roberto Vecchioni with the song "Chiamami ancora amore", while the "Newcomers Section" was won by Raphael Gualazzi, performing "Follia d'amore".
The festival also served as the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. The Italian entry, Raphael Gualazzi, was chosen among the contestants by a specific jury, composed of TV presenter Gianni Morandi, Rai 1 director Mauro Mazza, Rai 2 director Massimo Liofredi, the mayor of Sanremo Maurizio Zoccarato, Sanremo's promotional board member Giorgio Giuffra and Marco Simeon, the director of international affairs.[3]
^"Morandi: Ecco il mio Sanremo. Ma Belen e la Canalis non ci sono". La Stampa (in Italian). 26 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^"Sanremo, è il Festival dell'Unità d'Italia" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^"Italy: Raphael Gualazzi to Düsseldorf". EscDaily.com. 19 February 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
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