Sanremo Music Festival

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Italy places second at Eurovision Song Contest with jazz musician Raphael Gualazzi

by ITALY | Wed, 05/18/2011 - 05:30

Last week, on Saturday 14th, Eurovision Song Contest fans all over Europe tuned in to watch the event. This year, Italy returned to the contest for the first…

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Roberto Vecchioni Wins Sanremo 2011

by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 02/21/2011 - 08:42

The 2011 Sanremo song competition has come to close. The music festival drew huge audiences and international performers. While co-hosts Belen Rodriguez and…

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Sanremo 2011 Opening Night

by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 02/16/2011 - 05:59

The Sanremo Music Festival opened last night with introductions by Italian comedians Luca Bizzarri and Paolo Kessisoglu and appearances by showgirls Elisabetta…

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Sanremo Music Festival

by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 02/10/2011 - 16:04

Sanremo is a small Italian town near the border of France. Located on the Ligurian coast, Sanremo is known as a beautiful resort town, but its true claim to…

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Sanremo storm over World War II songs

by Pat Eggleton | Wed, 11/10/2010 - 04:24

There are three months to go before the 61st edition of the Sanremo Song Festival [15th – 19th February 2011] but there has already been an argument about its…

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Sanremo - an eventful last night

by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 02/22/2010 - 04:10

There has never been a Sanremo last night like it: a Prince was openly booed, the orchestra threw their music on the floor, the entire audience stood up at one…