Scialpi and Scarlett win the Festivalbar 1988
The winning song of the 1988 edition of Festivalbar was “Pregherei” by Scialpi and Scarlett.
Also competing were:
Tullio De Piscopo – “Slow Progress”
Andrea Mingardi – “And the radio goes”
Twentieth Century – “Broadway”
Raf – “Waking up a year ago”
Steve Rogers Band – “Lift Up Your Skirt”
Betti Villani – “You Again”
Fiorella Mannoia – “Time Never Comes Back”
Umberto Tozzi – “Immensely”
Luca Carboni – “Come Live With Me”
Eros Ramazzotti – “As a sign of friendship”
Jovanotti – “Gimme Five”
Hello Fellini – “My band plays rock”
Ivano Fossati – “These places in front of the sea”
Teresa De Sio – “Give Me String”
Stadium – “More beautiful than ever”
The Festivalbar was a summer event that took place every year from 1964 to 2007. Created by Vittorio Salvetti, it was initially intended to reward the most “popular” song on jukeboxes during the summer (each device was connected to a counter that recorded the data); later the ranking was established also considering radio and television airplay and sales data. The winning song was announced in September, with a public evening held in Asiago from 1964 to 1974 (with the exceptions of 1965, when it was held in Milan, and 1966 and 1967, when it was held in Salice Terme), and then from 1975 at the Verona Arena.
