Sanremo Story: the songs that won the Festival from 1951 to 1960
The seventy-fourth edition of the Sanremo Festival will take place from Tuesday 6 February – the first was held from 29 to 31 January 1951. More than seven decades of Festival, seventy-three (so far) winning songs: the seventy-fourth will be announced on Saturday 10 February 2024. we propose a review of the subject, organized by decades.
1951 – Nilla Pizzi – “Thank you for the flowers” (Gian Carlo Testoni-Mario Panzeri-Saverio Seracini)
1952 – Nilla Pizzi – “Fly dove” (Bixio Cherubini-Carlo Concina)
1953 – Carla Boni and Flo Sandon’s – “Autumn Avenue” (Giovanni D’Anzi)
1954 – Giorgio Consolini and Gino Latilla – “All mothers” (Bertini-Falcocchio)
1955 – Claudio Villa and Tullio Pane – “Good morning sadness” (Fiorelli-Ruccione)
1956 – Franca Raimondi – “Open the windows” (Pinchi-Panzuti)
1957 – Claudio Villa and Nunzio Gallo – “Strings of my guitar” (Fiorelli-Ruccione)
1958 – Domenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli – “In the blue painted blue” (Migliacci-Modugno)
1959 – Domenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli – “It’s raining (bye bye little girl)” (Green-Modugno)
1960 – Tony Dallara and Renato Rascel – “Romantica” (Green-Rascel)