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Sanremo Music Festival 1996

Dates 20–24 February 1996 (1st night)
Presenter(s) Pippo Baudo, Sabrina Ferilli, Valeria Mazza
Artistic director(s) Pippo Baudo
Orchestra leader Pippo Caruso
Broadcaster Rai 1
Venue Teatro Ariston
Overall competition
Entries acts ( songs)
Winner Ron ft. Tosca
"Vorrei incontrarti fra cent'anni"
Critic's prize Elio e le Storie Tese
"La terra dei cachi"
Winner Syria
"Non ci sto"
Sanremo Music Festival chronology
1996

The Sanremo Music Festival 1996 was the 46th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, in the late February 1996 and broadcast by Rai 1.

The show was presented by Pippo Baudo, who also served as the artistic director, with actress Sabrina Ferilli and model Valeria Mazza.

The winners of the Big Artists section were Ron and Tosca with the song "Vorrei incontrarti fra cent'anni", while Syria won the "New Proposals" section with the song "Non ci sto".

In this edition the Critics Award was named after Mia Martini (disappeared the year before). It awarded the song "La terra dei cachi" by Elio e le Storie Tese.

Bruce Springsteen opened the first night of the Festival performing, out of competition, the song "The Ghost of Tom Joad".

After every night Rai 1 broadcast DopoFestival, a talk show about the Festival with the participation of singers and journalists. It was hosted by Ambra Angiolini with Luciano De Crescenzo, Roberto D'Agostino, Gianni Ippoliti and Pippo Baudo.


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