In the aftermath of World War II, one of the proposals to revitalize the economy and the reputation of Sanremo was to create an annual music festival to be held in the city. See more

Various songs presented during the Sanremo Music Festival over the years have become international hits, including "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" and "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" by Domenico Modugno. "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" spent five non-consecutive weeks … See more

• List of historic rock festivals
• Sopot International Song Festival
• Golden Orpheus
• Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest See more

The "Mia Martini" Critics Award, originally named the Critics Award of the Italian Song Festival and, more informally, simply the Critics Award, is … See more

Notable guest artists of that time were, among others:
• 1964: Peggy March, team partner of Claudio Villa with "Passo su passo", semi-finals only. See more

• Whitney Houston, an international guest at the Sanremo Festival 1987, was the only artist to be asked for an encore performance in the … See more

• Sanremo Music Festival – official website
• Festivaldisanremo.com – Independent website on Sanremo Music Festival since 1998
• RAI – official website
• City of Sanremo See more