Festival di Napoli
Festival della Canzone Napoletana (Festival of Neapolitan Song) | |
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Location(s) | Italy |
Years active | 1952–1971 1981 1998–2004 |
Founded by | RAI |
The Festival della Canzone Napoletana ("Festival of Neapolitan Song"), commonly known as the Festival di Napoli, is a
Neapolitan song contest. The first edition was held in 1952 and the last in 2004. From 1952 to 1970 the show was broadcast on RAI and from 1998 to 2004, in a differently spirited version, by Rete 4
.
History
A symbol of
Neapolitan song of the second half of the twentieth century, the Festival della Canzone Napoletana was born in Naples in 1952, the year following the birth of the Sanremo Music Festival
.
Among the protagonists of the Festival from 1952 to 1970 would be such Neapolitan singers as
Robertino, Teddy Reno and authors as Franco Franchi, Oreste Lionello, Nino Taranto, Renato Rascel, Ombretta Colli, Lando Fiorini, Beniamino Maggio, and Angela Luce
.
As presenters the festival would see, over the years, such people as Nunzio Filogamo, Enzo Tortora, Pippo Baudo, Mike Bongiorno, Corrado, Daniele Piombi.[1]
Interrupted in 1971,Rai Tre from 22.30 until the end. It was also broadcast on the radio on Rai's second station from 22.45.
After that edition, the Festival, once again, was interrupted for a long period of time. In 1998 it returned, though with a different spirit and different results, on Rete 4 and was held regularly until 2004, when it ceased again.[3]
Winners
Year | Artist | Song |
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1952 | Nilla Pizzi and Franco Ricci | "Desiderio 'e Sole" |
1953 | The Festival di Napoli was not held this year. See Note 1 below. | |
1954 | Tullio Pane and Achille Togliani | "Suonno d'ammore" |
1955 | Gino Latilla with Carla Boni and Maria Paris | "'E stelle 'e Napule" |
1956 | Grazia Gresi and Aurelio Fierro | "Guaglione" |
1957 | Marisa Del Frate | "Malinconico autunno" |
1958 | Nunzio Gallo and Aurelio Fierro | "Vurria" |
1959 | Fausto Cigliano and Teddy Reno | "Sarrà chi sa?" |
1960 | Ruggero Cori and Flo Sandon's | "Serenata a Margellina" |
1961 | Aurelio Fierro and Betty Curtis | "Tu si' 'a malincunia" |
1962 | Sergio Bruni and Gloria Christian | "Marechiaro marechiaro" |
1963 | Claudio Villa and Maria Paris
|
"Jammo ja'" |
1964 | Domenico Modugno and Ornella Vanoni | "Tu si' 'na cosa grande" |
1965 | Aurelio Fierro and Tony Astarita | "Serenata all'acqua 'e mare" |
1966 | Robertino
|
"Bella" |
1967 | Nino Taranto and I Balordi | "'O matusa" |
1968 | Mirna Doris and Tony Astarita | "Core spezzato" |
1969 | Aurelio Fierro and Mirna Doris | "Preghiera a 'na mamma" |
1970 | Peppino di Capri and Gianni Nazzaro | "Me chiamme ammore" |
1971 | The Festival di Napoli was not held this year. See Note 2 below. | |
1981 | Mario Da Vinci | "'A mamma" |
1998 | Ylenia | "Ehi Pascà!" |
1999 | Gianni Fiorellino | "Girasole" |
2000 | Pia Paterno | "Sempre con te" |
2001 | Mario and Francesco Merola | "L'urdemo emigrante" |
2002 | Anna Calemme e gli Istentales | "Vorrei" |
2003 | Roberto Polisano | "Amore senza parole" |
2004 | Marika | "Astrigneme" |
Notes
- Note 1: In 1953, the Festival was not held because it was initially designed to be biennial (every other year), but the Organization later reconsidered.
- Note 2: In 1971, the Festival was not held because it was suspended by RAI.
See also
- Canzone Napoletana
- List of historic rock and pop festivals
- List of music festivals in Italy
References
- Napoli, Il Torchio, 1969
- ^ Festival di Napoli '81, Salvatore Palomba, La Canzone Napoletana, Ed. L'ancora del Mediterraneo - Napoli 2001
- ^ Enciclopedia del Festival della canzone napoletana 1952-1981 di Antonio Sciotti (Ed. Luca Torre), 2011
External links
- Media related to Festival di Napoli at Wikimedia Commons