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.

HERVÉ VILARD covers SANREMO-entries in French

French singer Hervé Vilard has recorded some coverversions of Sanremo-entries:

"Io ti darò di più" from 1966 by Ornella Vanoni / Orietta Berti (when each song was performed by 2 different singers) as "Il faut croire en demain",

Loretta Goggi's "Maledetta primavera" from 1981 as "Va pour l'amour libre",

Riccardo Fogli's winning entry "Storie di tutti i giorni" from 1982 as "La vie est belle, le monde est beau",

Toto Cutugno's "L'Italiano" from 1983 as "Méditerranéenne" (see coverphoto & and watch the clip:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8ETlS2Q2Ew

Pupo's "Un amore grande" (which was originally thought for Loretta Goggi) as "Amore grande"(despite the title it's sung in French).

Hervé also recorded French versions of non-Sanremo-songs by Gianni Morandi, Anna Oxa, Edoardo Vianello, Jimmy Fontana, Domenico Modugno, Bruno Lauzi, Lucio Battisti & Toto Cutugno.

WILMA GOICH in SANREMO 1965 video

Following the link you can watch Wilma Goich performing "Le colline sono in fiore" live at the Sanremo-festival in 1965.

Wilma also participated in Sanremo from 1966-69, as well as in 1994 (as a part of Squadra Italia).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bnEVUk-iZo

DANNY DE MUNK covers SANREMO-entry in Dutch

Dutch singer Danny de Munk's "Ze zei niet één keer ik hou van jou" is a coverversion of Riccardo Cocciante's "Se stiamo insieme", the Sanremo winning entry from 1991.

Following the link you can watch Danny's latest clip "Het levende bewijs".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbCNVL9gW38

ELSA LILA in SANREMO 2003 video

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=O6oResquTwo

Following the link above you can watch Albanian singer Elsa Lila performing "Valeria" on her first appearance at the Sanremo-festival in 2003.

She returned in 2007.

INGRID PETERS covers SANREMO-entry in German

German singer Ingrid Peters recorded a coverversion of Pino Donaggio's "Io che non vivo senza te" from 1966 as "Alle meine Träume".

Ingrid represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986, after trying already in the German finals in 1979 & 83.

You can see her performance from 1983 together with July Paul following this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGxALtKp4mc

They came 2nd with "Viva la mamma". At least the song title is Italian...

ORIETTA BERTI in SANREMO 1970 video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTiyHUx19tQ

Following the link above you can watch Orietta Berti performing "Tipitipiti" at the Sanremo-festival in 1970.

Orietta participated in Sanremo also from 1966-69, in 74, 76, 81, 82, 86 & 1992 (in duet with Giorgio Faletti).

She also covered Riccardo Cocciante's winning entry from 1991 "Se stiamo insieme", as well as

"La musica è finita" from 1967 by Ornella Vanoni,

"L'ora giusta" from 1971 by Edda Ollari,

"Alla fine della strada" by Junior Magli from 1969,

the winning entry from 1968 "Canzone per te" by Sergio Endrigo,

"La voce del silenzio" from 1968 by Tony del Monaco &

"E poi verrà l'autunno" by Don Miko from 1965.

VICE VUKOV (1936-2008) covers SANREMO-entry in Croatian

Croatian singer Vice Vukov covered the Sanremo-winner from 1961 by Betty Curtis / Luciano Tajoli (each song was performed twice then) "Al di là" as "Iznad svega".

Vice died last week.

He also recorded a Croatian version of Edoardo Vianello's (non-Sanremo-entry) "Da molto lontano".

He represented Yugoslavia twice in the Eurovision Song Contest- in 1963 & 1965.

Following the link you can watch him perform "Ceznja" in Napoli in 1965.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1nUc7ahdF8