The Sanremo Music Festival is an annual Italian song contest held in the Ligurian town of Sanremo, and it is the oldest and most important event of its kind in Italy. The first edition took place in 1951 at the casino and was broadcast on radio, with only a few singers taking part. It has launched many careers and given Italy some of its best-known songs, such as Nel blu dipinto di blu, better known as Volare, in 1958. Its format was the model for the Eurovision Song Contest, which began in 1956. The festival is a major television event, watched by large audiences, and it is often accompanied by public debate.
Before and after
- from 27 November 1950 to 13 December 1950Battle of Changjin Reservoir
- 14 December 1950Founding of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- 1951Golden Bear
- 1951Founding of Goethe-Institut
- 1951First edition of Sanremo Music Festival
- 1951Founding of International Organization for Migration
- from 1951 to 2009Founding of European Communities
- 30 January 1951Birth of Phil Collins
- 20 February 1951Birth of Gordon Brown
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