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Sanremo Music Festival 2009

Italian song contest (59th edition)

Sanremo Music Festival 2009

Summary

Italian song contest (59th edition)

FieldValue
nameSanremo Music Festival
year2009
competingartists
logoSanremo Music Festival 2009 logo.png
semi117 February 2009
semi218 February 2009
semi319 February 2009
semi420 February 2009
final21 February 2009
presentersPaolo Bonolis
and Luca Laurenti
artistic directorGianmarco Mazzi
musdirectorBruno Santori
directorStefano Vicario
broadcasterRadiotelevisione italiana (RAI)
venueTeatro Ariston
Sanremo, Italy
section1Big Artists section
entries116
vote1Mixed (popular jury and televotes)
winner1Marco Carta
"La forza mia"
section2Newcomers' section
entries28
vote2Mixed (jury of journalists, joury of radio experts and televotes)
winner2Arisa
"Sincerità"
section3Sanremofestival.59
entries390
vote3Televotes
winner3Ania
"Buongiorno gente"

and Luca Laurenti Sanremo, Italy "La forza mia" "Sincerità" "Buongiorno gente" The Sanremo Music Festival 2009 (), officially the 59th Italian Song Festival (59º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 59th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 17 and 21 February 2009, and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). It was hosted by Paolo Bonolis and Luca Laurenti. Bonolis, supported by Gianmarzo Mazzi, was also the artistic director of the contest.

The competition was divided into two different sections. The Big Artists section included sixteen well-known singers, performing a previously unheard song, and it was won by Marco Carta's "La forza mia". The Newcomers section, featuring ten debuting or little known artists, was won by Arisa, performing the song "Sincerità". For the first time, a third section was added. Called Sanremofestival.59, it was completely held through the web, and it was won by Ania with the song "Buongiorno gente".

The first half of the inaugural episode was the most viewed TV programme in Italy in 2009, with more than 14 million viewers. The last night of the show was also broadcast live by RTV21 in Albania, RTK in Kosovo and by RSI in Switzerland.

Presenters and personnel

The presenter of the festival, Paolo Bonolis, was announced during a press conference on 11 September 2008 by Rai 1 director Fabrizio Del Noce. Bonolis was also the artistic director of the show, while Gianmarco Mazzi was the musical director of the contest.

Bonolis later confirmed Luca Laurenti, his long-time stage partner, as the co-presenter of the show. During each night, they were joined by a male model and a female celebrity co-presenting the show—Paul Sculfor and Alessia Piovan on the first night, Nir Lavi and Eleonora Abbagnato on the second one, Thyago Alves and Gabriella Pession on the third night, Ivan Olita on the fourth night, David Gandy and Maria De Filippi on the final.

During the show, the Sanremo Festival Orchestra was directed by Bruno Santori. while the authors of the show were Barbara Cappi, Cesare Lanza, Marco Salvati and Sergio Rubino.

Selections

Newcomers section

Two of the artists competing in the newcomers section were selected through the contest SanremoLab, organized by the Comune di Sanremo. During the first step of the contest, eight artists were selected by a jury composed of Massimo Cotto, Franco Zanetti, Paolo Giordano, Massimo Poggini, Andrea Rodini and Maurilio Giordana. The winners—Emily Novak, Simona Molinari, Elisa Casile, Arisa, Edea, Manola Moslehi, Federica Celio and Erika Mineo—were announced on 5 December 2008. On 11 December 2008, they auditioned in front of a different jury, presided by Paolo Bonolis and Gianmarco Mazzi, and on the following day Arisa and Simona Molinari were announced as the first two confirmed competing artists in the Newcomers section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2009.

The remaining eight artists—Karima Ammar, Silvia Aprile, Irene Fornaciari, Iskra, Filippo Perbellini, Chiara Canzian, Malika Ayane and Barbara Gilbo—were chosen through an internal selection, and announced on 22 December 2008, together with the list of participants in the "Big Artists" section.

Big Artists section

All the artists in the Big Artists section were selected through an internal selection. 104 songs were submitted for the selection, and the sixteen chosen artists—Afterhours, Albano, Alexia with Mario Lavezzi, Marco Carta, Dolcenera, Gemelli Diversi, Fausto Leali, Nicky Nicolai with Stefano Di Battista, Patty Pravo, Povia, Pupo with Paolo Belli and Youssou N'Dour, Francesco Renga, Sal da Vinci, Francesco Tricarico and Iva Zanicchi—were announced on 22 December 2008, together with the selected songs.

Shows

First night

Big Artists section

Artist(s)url = http://www.rockol.it/news-99310/Sanremo-2009--la-scaletta-della-prima-seratapublisher = Rockol.itlanguage = Italianaccessdate = 4 March 2012title = Sanremo 2009: la scaletta della prima seratadate = 17 February 2009}}Song and writer(s)ResultDolceneraFausto LealiFrancesco TricaricoMarco CartaPatty PravoMarco MasiniFrancesco RengaPupo, Paolo Belli & Youssou N'DourGemelli DiversiAlbanoAfterhoursIva ZanicchiNicky Nicolai & Stefano Di BattistaPoviaSal Da VinciAlexia & Mario Lavezzi
1"Il mio amore unico" (Dolcenera, Saverio Lanza, Gian Piero Ameli, Oscar Avogadro)Safe
2"Una piccola parte di te" (Franco Fasano, Fabrizio Berlincioni)Safe
3"Il bosco delle fragole" (Francesco Tricarico)Eliminated
4"La forza mia" (Paolo Carta)Safe
5"E io verrò un giorno là" (Andrea Cutri)Safe
6"L'Italia" (Marco Masini, Giuseppe Dati)Safe
7"Uomo senza età" (Francesco Renga, Maurizio Zappatini)Safe
8"L'opportunità" (Mogol, Pupo)Safe
9"Vivi per un miracolo" (Luca Aleotti, Alessandro Merli, Emanuele Busnaghi, Francesco Stranges)Safe
10"L'amore è sempre amore" (Guido Morra, Maurizio Fabrizio)Safe
11"Il paese è reale" (Manuel Agnelli, Giorgio Ciccarelli, Rodrigo D'Erasmo, Enrico Gabrielli, Giorgio Prette)Eliminated
12"Ti voglio senza amore" (Fabrizio Berlincioni, Franco Fasano)Eliminated
13"Più sole" (Lorenzo Cherubini, Stefano Di Battista)Safe
14"Luca era gay" (Giuseppe Povia)Safe
15"Non riesco a farti innamorare" (Vincenzo D'Agostino, Gigi D'Alessio, Sal Da Vinci)Safe
16"Biancaneve" (Mogol, Mario Lavezzi)Safe

Newcomers section

Artist(s)OrderSong and writer(s)Malika AyaneIrene FornaciariSimona MolinariFilippo Perbellini
1"Come foglie" (Giuliano Sangiorgi)
2"Spiove il sole" (Irene Fornaciari, Carlo Ori, Elisabetta Pietrelli, Max Marcolini)
3"Egocentrica" (Simona Molinari)
4"Cuore senza cuore" (Cheope, Riccardo Cocciante)

Second night

Big Artists section

Artist(s)OrderSongResultAlexia & Mario LavezziPoviaAlbanoNicky Nicolai & Stefano Di BattistaSal Da VinciGemelli DiversiPupo, Paolo Belli & Youssou N'DourFrancesco RengaMarco MasiniPatty PravoMarco CartaFausto LealiDolcenera
1"Biancaneve"Safe
2"Luca era gay"Safe
3"L'amore è sempre amore"Eliminated
4"Più sole"Eliminated
5"Non riesco a farti innamorare"Eliminated
6"Vivi per un miracolo"Safe
7"L'opportunità"Safe
8"Uomo senza età"Safe
9"L'Italia"Safe
10"E io verrò un giorno là"Safe
11"La forza mia"Safe
12"Una piccola parte di te"Safe
13"Il mio amore unico"Safe

Newcomers section

Artist(s)OrderSong and writer(s)Silvia AprileKarima AmmarArisaChiara CanzianIskra MenariniBarbara Gilbo
1"Un desiderio arriverà" (Pino Daniele)
2"Come in ogni ora" (Karima Ammar, Piero Frassi)
3"Sincerità" (Giuseppe Anastasi, Maurizio Filardo, Giuseppe Mangiaracina)
4"Prova a dire il mio nome" (Chiara Canzian, Pellecalamaio)
5"Quasi amore" (Lucio Dalla, Marco Alemanno, Roberto Costa)
6"Che ne sai di me" (Giancarlo Bigazzi, Barbara Gilbo, Sirio Martelli)

Third night

Newcomers section

ArtistOrderGuest artist(s)SongFilippo PerbelliniSilvia AprileKarima AmmarIrene FornaciariChiara CanzianIskra MenariniSimona MolinariArisaBarbara GilboMalika Ayane
1Riccardo Cocciante"Cuore senza cuore"
2Pino Daniele"Un desiderio arriverà"
3Burt Bacharach & Mario Biondi"Come in ogni ora"
4Adelmo e i suoi Sorapis"Spiove il sole"
5Roberto Vecchioni"Prova a dire il mio nome"
6Lucio Dalla"Quasi amore"
7Ornella Vanoni"Egocentrica"
8Lelio Luttazzi"Sincertià"
9Massimo Ranieri"Che ne sai di me"
10Gino Paoli"Come foglie"

Repechage round

Artist(s)OrderSongResultNicky Nicolai & Stefano Di BattistaIva ZanicchiSal Da VinciAlbanoAfterhoursFrancesco Tricarico
1"Più sole"Eliminated
2"Ti voglio senza amore"Eliminated
3"Non riesco a farti innamorare"Back in competition
4"L'amore è sempre amore"Back in competition
5"Il paese è reale"Eliminated
6"Il bosco delle fragole"Eliminated

Fourth night

Big Artists section

Artist(s)OrderGuest artist(s)SongResultPupo, Paolo Belli & Youssou N'DourPatty PravoSal Da VinciFausto LealiDolceneraFrancesco RengaAlexia & Mario LavezziAlbanoMarco MasiniPoviaMarco CartaGemelli Diversi
1Gianni Morandi"L'opportunità"Safe
2Dave Weckl, Nathan East, Todd Rundgren"E io verrò un giorno là"Safe
3Gigi D'Alessio"Non riesco a farti innamorare"Safe
4Fabrizio Moro"Una piccola parte di te"Safe
5Syria"Il mio amore unico"Eliminated
6Daniela Dessì"Uomo senza età"Safe
7Teo Teocoli, Orphin"Biancaneve"Safe
8Michele Placido"L'amore è sempre amore"Safe
9Francesco Benigno"L'Italia"Safe
10Massimiliano Varrese, Rossella Infante, Alessandro Matta"Luca era gay"Safe
11Tazenda"La forza mia"Safe
12BMB Marching Band"Vivi per un miracolo"Eliminated

Newcomers section

[[Arisa]], winner of the Newcomers section, performing her entry "Sincerità" during the Sanremo Music Festival 2009.
ArtistOrderSongResultBarbara GilboMalika AyaneChiara CanzianSimona MolinariArisaKarima AmmarIrene FornaciariIskra MenariniSilvia AprileFilippo Perbellini
1"Che ne sai di me"——
2"Come foglie"——
3"Prova a dire il mio nome"——
4"Egocentrica"——
5"Sincerità"Winner
6"Come in ogni ora"——
7"Spiove il sole"——
8"Quasi amore"——
9"Un desiderio arriverà"——
10"Cuore senza cuore"——

Fifth night

First round

ArtistOrderSongResultSal Da VinciPupo, Paolo Belli, Youssou N'DourPoviaPatty PravoFrancesco RengaMarco CartaAlbanoMarco MasiniFausto LealiAlexia & Mario Lavezzi
1"Non riesco a farti innamorare"Top three
2"L'opportunità"Eliminated
3"Luca era gay"Top three
4"E io verrò un giorno là"Eliminated
5"Uomo senza età"Eliminated
6"La forza mia"Top three
7"L'amore è sempre amore"Eliminated
8"L'Italia"Eliminated
9"Una piccola parte di te"Eliminated
10"Biancaneve"Eliminated

Second round

Marco Carta performing the song "La forza mia" after he was announced the winner of the Sanremo Music Festival 2009.
ArtistOrderSongResultMarco CartaPoviaSal Da Vinci
1"La forza mia"1
2"Luca era gay"2
3"Non riesco a farti innamorare"3

Other awards

Critics Award "[[Mia Martini]]"

Big Artists section

ArtistSongPointsResultAfterhoursNicky Nicolai & Stefano Di BattistaFrancesco TricaricoPatty PravoFrancesco RengaGemelli DiversiAlbanoAlexia & Mario LavezziMarco MasiniPoviaDolceneraIva Zanicchi
"Il paese è reale"21Winner
"Più sole"20Second place
"Il bosco delle fragole"
"E io verrò un giorno là"12Fourth place
"Uomo senza età"8Fifth place
"Vivi per un miracolo"5Sixth place
"L'amore è sempre amore"4Seventh place
"Biancaneve"3Eighth place
"L'Italia"
"Luca era gay"
"Il mio amore unico"2Eleventh place
"Ti voglio senza amore"1Twelfth place

Newcomers section

ArtistSongPointsResultArisaMalika AyaneSimona MolinariKarima AmmarIskra MenariniChiara CanzianIrene FornaciariFilippo Perbellini
"Sincerità"47Winner
"Come foglie"17Second place
"Egocentrica"13Third place
"Come in ogni ora"12Fourth place
"Quasi amore"5Fifth place
"Prova a dire il mio nome"4Sixth place
"Spiove il sole"1Seventh place
"Cuore senza cuore"

Press, Radio & TV Award

Big Artists section

ArtistSongPointsResultPoviaPatty PravoMarco MasiniDolceneraAfterhoursFrancesco RengaSal Da VinciGemelli DiversiNicky Nicolai & Stefano Di BattistaFrancesco TricaricoAlexia & Mario LavezziFausto LealiPupo, Paolo Belli & Youssou N'Dour
"Luca era gay"19Winner
"E io verrò un giorno là"14Second place
"L'Italia"6Third place
"Il mio amore unico"
"Il paese è reale"5Fifth place
"Uomo senza età"4Sixth place
"Non riesco a farti innamorare"3Seventh place
"Vivi per un miracolo"
"Più sole"
"Il bosco delle fragole"
"Biancaneve"1Eleventh place
"Una piccola parte di te"
"L'opportunità"

Newcomers section

  • Winner: Arisa with "Sincerità".

''Sanremofestival.59''

The contest Sanremofestival.59 was a singing contest held through the web and strictly related to the Sanremo Music Festival 2009. 470 songs were submitted and published on the official website of the Sanremo Music Festival.

The winner of the contest was determined by the public's vote only. On 19 February 2012, it was announced that Ania placed first with the song "Buongiorno gente". During the last night of the show, she received the award and she performed her song at the Teatro Ariston.

Ratings

EpisodeDateViewersShareNight 1Night 2Night 3Night 4Night 5
17 February 200910,114,00047.93%
18 February 20099,856,00042.63%
19 February 20099,238,00047,17%
20 February 200910,219,00047.47%
21 February 200912,309,00054.25%

Controversy

Povia at the 2009 Sanremo Festival

Povia's entry "Luca era gay" (), went on to place second at the festival, was considered by some gay rights organizations as an anti-gay song. The controversy was also based on the name of the song's character: according to Aurelio Mancuso, president of the Arcigay, the name refers to Luca Tolvi, who claimed that Joseph Nicolosi cured his homosexuality. Povia denied this thesis and claimed that the song is about a man he met on a train, whose real name was Massimiliano.

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