Wednesday, April 30, 2008

NADA live in SANREMO 1971 video




Following the link above you can watch Nada performing the winning entry from Sanremo 1971 "Il cuore è uno zingaro".

The song was also performed by Nicola Di Bari.

Nada also participated in Sanremo in 1969, 70, 72, 87, 99 & 2007.

Monday, April 28, 2008

MAJA BLAGDAN covers SANREMO-entry in Croatian


Following the link you can watch Croatian singer Maja Blagdan singing "Zaboravi" her coverversion of Loretta Goggi's "Maledetta primavera" from 1981.



Maja represented Croatia in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contst, coming 4th with "Sveta ljubav".

Saturday, April 26, 2008

MILVA videoclip SANREMO 1969


Following the link you can watch the videoclip of Milva's "Un sorriso", which came 3rd in Sanremo in 1969.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCFr1L8U2nk


Milva also participated in Sanremo from 1961-68, in 1972, 73, 90, 93 & 2007.

Friday, April 25, 2008

BART KAELL covers SANREMO-entry in Flemish


Belgian singer Bart Kaëll recorded a Flemish version of Dario Baldan Bembo's Sanremo-entry from 1981 "Tu cosa fai stasera?"as "Zeven wereldzeeën".

Bart covered also non-Sanremo-songs from Toto Cutugno & 883 in Flemish.
Following the link you can see Bart performing "Symphonie" at the Belgian Eurovision Song Contest preselection in 1983, when he came 4th.
In 1987 he tried again, coming 2nd.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

GRAZIA DI MICHELE in SANREMO 1991 video




Following the link above you can see Grazia Di Michele performing "Se io fossi un uomo" in Sanremo 1991.

The song was recorded also in English by Randy Cawford as "If I were in your shoes".
Grazia also participated in Sanremo in 1990 & 1993 (together with Rossana Casale she came 3rd then).



Tuesday, April 22, 2008

SANREMO 1996 - My Favourites

Here are my favourites from the SANREMO-festival 1996:

1 Giorgia - Strano il mio Destino
2 Syria - Non ci sto
3 Spagna - E Io Penso A Te
4 Silvia Salemi - Quando il Cuore
5 Rossella Marcone - Una Vita Migliore
6 Ron & Tosca - Vorrei Incontrarti Fra Cent'Anni
7 Amedeo Minghi - Cantare E' D'Amore
8 Paola Turci - Volo Così
9 Paolo Vallesi - Non Andare Via
10 Marina Rei - Al Di Là Di Questi Anni
11 Michele Zarrillo - L'Elefante e La Farfalla
12 Massimo Di Cataldo - Se Adesso Te Ne Vai
13 Raffaella Cavalli - Sarò
14 Adriana Ruocco - Sarò Bellissima
15 O.R.O. - Quando Ti Senti Sola
16 Carmen Consoli - Amore Di Plastica
17 Jalisse - Liberami
18 Aleandro Baldi & Marco Guerzoni - Soli Al Bar
19 Luca Barbarossa - Il Ragazzo Con La Chitarra
20 Camilla - 0337

Sunday, April 20, 2008

MARCO BORSATO covers SANREMO-entries in Dutch & Italian


Marco Borsato has recorded many Sanremo-entries in Dutch:

Following the link you can watch him perfoming "Dromen zijn bedrog" the Dutch version of
Riccardo Fogli's winning entry from 1982 "Storie di tutti i giorni"



He also covered

Eros Ramazzotti's "Terra promessa" from 1984 as "Als de wereld van ons is",

Dario Baldan Bembo's "Tu cosa fai stasera" from 1981 as "Hij had het willen zeggen",

Giorgia's winning entry from 1995 "Come saprei" as "Kom maar bij mij",

Paolo Vallesi's "La forza della vita" from 1992 as ""Een liefde voor het leven" and

Marco Masini's "Disperato" from 1990 as "Zonder jou".
He also recorded Italian coverversions of

Riccardo Fogli's "Ma quale amore" from 1990 and

Marco Masini's "Perché lo fai" from 1991.
In Italian he also covered non-Sanremo-songs by Anna Oxa, Claudio Baglioni & Riccardo Fogli.
In Dutch he also covered non-Sanremo-songs by Matia Bazar, Gatto Panceri, Riccardo Cocciante, Paolo Vallesi, Nino Buonocore, Zucchero, Umberto Tozzi & Raf.

Friday, April 18, 2008

ROSANNA FRATELLO in SANREMO 1969 video


Following the link you can watch Rosanna Fratello singing "Il treno" on her 1st appearance in Sanremo 1969.




She returned in 1970, 71, 74, 75, 76. In 1994 she also was part of Squadra Italia.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

NEKTARIOS SFYRAKIS covers Nek in Greek


Nektarios Sfyrakis recorded a Greek version of Nek's Sanremo-entry "Laura non c'è" from 1997 as "Skepsou kala".

You can see the videoclip for this song following this link:




Nektarios also covered Matia Bazar's "Ti sento" in Greek.




Wednesday, April 16, 2008

MARISA SANNIA has died




Following this link you can watch Marisa Sannia performing "L'amore è una colomba" in Sanremo 1970.


She had her biggest hit with her 1st Sanremo-entry in 1968 "Casa bianca".

She also participated in Sanremo 1971 & 1984.



R. I. P. e vola come la colomba Marisa!










Tuesday, April 15, 2008

RICARDO MONTANER covers SANREMO-entries in Spanish


Venezolan singer Ricardo Montaner covered several Sanremo-entries in Spanish:
Riccardo Fogli's winning song from 1982 "Storie di tutti i giorni" as "Vivo en el mar",

"Per niente al mondo" from 1992 by Franco Fasano & Flavia Fortunato as "El mundo gira aunque no estés",
Danilo Amerio's "Bisogno d'amore" from 1995 as "En mis sueños mejores".
He also recorded Spanish versions of non-Sanremo entries by Anna Oxa, Ron, another one by Danilo Amerio & Gianni Togni.

The latter one was originally "Per noi innamorati", which became "Tan enamorados" in Spanish.
You can watch the videoclip for this song following the following link:



Sunday, April 13, 2008

AMEDEO MINGHI & MIETTA Vattene amore SANREMO 1990 videoclip


Amedeo Minghi & Mietta came 3rd in Sanremo 1990 with "Vattene amore", which reached #1 in Italy for many weeks.

Following the link you can watch the videoclip for this song.




Saturday, April 12, 2008

DRUPI SANREMO 1985 video


Following the link you can see Drupi perfoming his Sanremo-entry from 1985 "Fammi volare".

He participated also in 1973, 76, 82, 84, 88, 92 & 95.




Friday, April 11, 2008

ARJA KORISEVA covers Sanremo-entry in Finnish


Finnish singer Arja Koriseva covered Christian's last Sanremo-entry from 1990 "Amore" in Finnish.

The title remains also in Finnish "Amore".


Thursday, April 10, 2008

SANDRO GIACOBBE in SANREMO 1976 video




Following the link above you can see Sandro Giacobbe performing "Gli occhi di tua madre" in Sanremo 1976, coming 3rd.

Sandro came back to Sanremo in 1983 & 1990.


Tuesday, April 8, 2008

SANREMO-festival 1995 - My favourites

Here are my favourites from the SANREMO-festival 1995:

1 Giorgia - Come Saprei
2 Antonella Arancio - Più Di Così
3 Spagna - Gente Come Noi
4 Gloria - Le Voci Di Dentro
5 Gianni Morandi & Barbara Cola - In Amore
6 Massimo Di Cataldo - Che Sarà Di Me
7 Raffaella Cavalli - Sentimento
8 Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partirò
9 Lighea - Rivoglio La Mia Vita
10 Danilo Amerio - Bisogno D'Amore
11 Lorella Cuccarini - Un Altro Amore No
12 Valeria Visconti - E' Con Te
13 Flavia Astolfi - Per Amore
14 Gigi Finizio - Lo Specchio Dei Pensieri
15 Loredana Bertè - Angeli & Angeli
16 Rossella Marcone - Un Posto Al Sole
17 Mango - Dove Vai
18 Gigliola Cinquetti - Giovane Vecchio Cuore
19 Francesca Schiavo - Amore e Guerra
20 Gianluca Grignani - Destinazione Paradiso

Monday, April 7, 2008

IRENE FARGO in SANREMO 1991 video




Following the link above you can see Irene Fargo performing "La donna di Ibsen" in Sanremo 1991, when she came 2nd in the newcomers section.

She reached the same place also in 1992 with "Come una Turandot".



Sunday, April 6, 2008

CRISTIAN CASTRO covers Sanremo-entries in Spanish


Mexican singer Cristian Castro covered several Sanemo-entries in Spanish.

Danilo Amerio's "Bisogno d'amore" from 1995 as "Necesitas amor",

Toto Cutugno's "Gli amori" from 1990 and

Sandro Giacobbe's "Io vorrei" from 1990 as "Yo quería".


You can see the videoclip for the latter one following this link:




Saturday, April 5, 2008

ROSSANA CASALE in SANREMO 1986 video


Following the link you can see Rossana Casale performing "Brividi" in Sanremo 1986.

She returned there also in 1987, 89, 91 & 93 (when she came 3rd duetting with Grazia Di Michele).




Friday, April 4, 2008

LOLA NOVAKOVIC covers Sanremo-entries in Serbo-Croat




Following the link you can see Lola Novaković performing the Yugoslav entry in the Eurovision Song Contest from 1962 "Ne pali svetlo u sumrak", which came 4th.


Lola covered several Sanremo-entries from Milva:

"Niko od vas" ("Nessuno di voi" from 1966)

"Se ti se" ("Ricorda" from 1963)

"Nocas u Luna Parku" ("Stanotte al Luna Park" from 1962)

"Stari tuzni Tango" ("Tango italiano" from 1962)


And also Peppino Gagliardi's "Come le viole" from 1972 as "Kao ljubicice".

You can find this song on the EP on the picture above. It contains also a coverversion of the Euovision winner from the same year "Après toi" from Vicky Leandros.


Another cover is ""Noc bez snova" from 1961 "Notturno senza luna" by Aura D'Angelo &
Silvia Guidi.


Lola also recorded Serbo-Croat versions of Orietta Berti's "Tu sei quello" & Nini Rosso's "Il silenzio".



Thursday, April 3, 2008

GIANNI BELLA in SANREMO 1991 video


Following the link you can see Gianni Bella performing "La fila degli oleandri" in Sanremo 1991.




Gianni participated there also in 1981 & 2001, as well as in 1990 & 2007 together with his sister Marcella.


Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Sanremo 1994 - My Favourites

Here are my favourites from the SANREMO-festival 1994:

1 Giorgia - E Poi
2 Paola Angeli - Cuore Cuore
3 Laura Pausini - Strani Amori
4 Antonella Arancio - Ricordi Del Cuore
5 Loredana Bertè - Amici Non Ne Ho
6 Michele Zarrillo - Cinque Giorni
7 Irene Grandi - Fuori
8 Silvia Cecchetti - Il Mondo Dove Va
9 Gerardina Trovato - Non E' Un Film
10 Andrea Bocelli - Il Mare Calmo Della Sera
11 Valeria Visconti - Così Vivrai
12 Lighea - Possiamo Realizzare I Nostri Sogni
13 Donatella Rettore - Di Notte Specialmente
14 Francesca Schiavo - Il Mondo E' Qui
15 Aleandro Baldi - Passerà
16 Mariella Nava - Terra Mia
17 Danilo Amerio - Quelli Come Noi
18 Baraonna - I Giardini D’Alhambra
19 Daniela Colace - Io E Il Mio Amico Neal
20 Marco Armani - Esser Duri

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

FIORDALISO in SANREMO 1988 video


Following the link you can see Fiordaliso performing "Per noi" in Sanremo 1988.



Marina participated there also in 1982, 83, 84, 85, 86, 89, 91 & 2002.