VALENTINA GIOVAGNINI has died

After a car accident Valentina Giovagnini has died (aged 28) some days ago.

Following the link you can watch the video of her song "Il Passo Silenzioso Della Neve", with which she came 2nd in the newcomers section at the Sanremo festival in 2002.

RIP

RICCARDO COCCIANTE videoclip SANREMO 1991

Following the link you can watch the videoclip of Riccardo Cocciante's winning entry from the Sanremo-festival in 1991 "Se stiamo insieme":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNWeKWX8I4

It was his only participation there.

MARINA ARCANGELI live in SANREMO 1989

Following the link you can watch Marina Arcangeli performing "Il poeta" in Sanremo 1989.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJmhedoorT0

POOH in SANREMO 1990 live video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoJDtp5B5ss

Following the link above you can watch Pooh performing the winning entry "Uomini soli" from Sanremo 1990.

It was their only participation at the festival.

SANREMO 2003 - my favourites

Here are my favourites from the entries for the Sanremo festival in 2003:

1 ELSA LILA (Valeria)
2 DANIELE STEFANI (Chiaraluna)
3 VERDIANA (Chi sei non lo so)
4 ANNA OXA (Cambierò)
5 LISA (Oceano)
6 ALEXIA (Per dire di no)
7 DOLCENERA (Siamo tutti là fuori)
8 SILVIA SALEMI (Nel cuore delle donne)
9 DANIELA PEDALI (Vorrei)
10 MANUELA ZANIER (Amami)
11 SYRIA (L'amore è)
12 AMEDEO MINGHI (Sarà una canzone)
13 LUCA BARBAROSSA (Fortuna)
14 ALINA (Un piccolo amore)
15 GIANNI FIORELLINO (Bastava un niente)
16 ANTONELLA RUGGIERO (Di un amore)
17 SERGIO CAMMARIERE (Tutto quello che un uomo)
18 IVA ZANICCHI (Se fossi un tango)
19 ALEX BRITTI (7000 caffè)
20 GIUNI RUSSO (Morirò d`amore)

ANA BELÉN covers SANREMO-entries in Spanish

Spanish singer Ana Belén covered Eduardo de Crescenzo's "Ancora" from 1981 in Spanish as "Ahora", as well as "E se domani" by Fausto Cigliano from 1965 as "Y si mañana".

The songs are included on her 2003 cd "Viva l'Italia" with contains Spanish covers of Italian songs by Claudio Baglioni, Lucio Battisti, Ornella Vanoni, Lucio Dalla, Fabio Concato, Domenico Modugno & Francesco de Gregori.

Following the link you can watch Ana performing Mia Martini's "Agapimu" in Spanish, which was a big hit in Spain in 1979.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ69SfBOi0s

LORETTA GOGGI live in SANREMO 1981 video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_jHJPhzYiY

Following the link above you can watch Loretta Goggi perform "Maledetta primavera" at the Sanremo-festival 1981, reaching 2nd place. The song did not only climb to the #1 position in the Italian charts, but also became an international hit, with many coverversion in different languages.
Loretta was supposed to take part again in 1984, but only a few days before the festival she refused & Pupo then sang her song "Un amore grande" in Sanremo (coming 4th).
Loretta returned in 1986 presenting the festival.