Sanremo Music Festival 1999
| Dates | 23 February 1999 (1st night) |
|---|---|
| Presenter(s) | Fabio Fazio, Laetitia Casta, Renato Dulbecco |
| Artistic director(s) | Fabio Fazio |
| Orchestra leader | Gianfranco Lombardi |
| Broadcaster | Rai 1 |
| Venue | Teatro Ariston |
| Overall competition | |
| Entries | acts ( songs) |
| Winner |
Anna Oxa "Senza pietà" |
| Critic's prize |
Daniele Silvestri "Aria" |
| Winner |
Alex Britti "Oggi sono io" |
| Sanremo Music Festival chronology | |
| ◄ 1999 ► | |
The Sanremo Music Festival 1999 was the 49th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, between 23 and 27 February 1999 and broadcast on Rai 1.
The show was presented by Fabio Fazio (who also served as the artistic director), supported by Laetitia Casta and Renato Dulbecco.
The quality jury consisted of Ennio Morricone (who served as president), Umberto Bindi, Toquinho, Carlo Verdone, José Carreras, Maurizio De Angelis, Enrico Brizzi, Amadeus and Dario Salvatori.
The winner of the Big Artists section was Anna Oxa with the song "Senza pietà", and Daniele Silvestri won the Mia Martini Critics Award with the song "Aria".
Alex Britti won the "Newcomers" section with the song "Oggi sono io".
In addition to musical guests, the guests of this edition also included Mikhail Gorbachev, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, Michael Moore, Leslie Nielsen, Gustav Thöni, Silvan, Darlene Conley, Roberto Mancini, Alessandro Del Piero, Carla Fracci, Pierluigi Collina and Teo Teocoli.
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