Sanremo Music Festival 1963
| Sanremo Music Festival 1963 | |
|---|---|
| Dates and venue | |
| Semi-final 1 |
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| Semi-final 2 |
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| Final |
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| Venue | Sanremo Casino Sanremo, Italy |
| Organisation | |
| Broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) |
| Artistic director | Gianni Ravera |
| Presenters | Mike Bongiorno and Edy Campagnoli, Maria Giovannini, Rossana Armani, Giuliana Copreni |
| Vote | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Winner | Tony Renis and Emilio Pericoli "Uno per tutte" |

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] and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). 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]
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

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