Sanremo Music Festival 2015
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| Dates | 10 February 2015 (1st night) 11 February 2015 (2nd night) 12 February 2015 (3rd night) 13 February 2015 (4th night) 14 February 2015 (5th night) |
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| Presenter(s) | |
| Artistic director(s) | Carlo Conti |
| Orchestra leader | Pinuccio Pirazzoli |
| Broadcaster | RAI |
| Venue | Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, Italy |
| Big Artists section | |
| Entries | 20 acts (20 songs) |
| Voting system | Televotes, music journalists, popular jury, experts jury |
| Winner |
Il Volo "Grande amore" |
| Critic's prize |
Malika Ayane "Adesso e qui (nostalgico presente)" |
| Newcomers' section | |
| Entries | 8 acts (8 songs) |
| Voting system | Televotes, music journalists, jury |
| Winner |
Giovanni Caccamo "Ritornerò da te" |
| Critic's prize |
Giovanni Caccamo "Ritornerò da te" |
| Eurovision Song Contest | |
| Selection process | Winner of the "Big Artists" category is eligible to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. |
| Selected artist | Il Volo |
| Sanremo Music Festival chronology | |
| ◄ 2015 ► | |
The Sanremo Music Festival 2015 (65° Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo 2015) was the 65th annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, between 10 and 14 February 2015 and broadcast by Rai 1. The show was presented by two previous winners of the festival, singers Arisa and Emma, along with Spanish television presenter and model Rocío Muñoz Morales, and director of the show Carlo Conti.
The Big Artists section included 20 established Italian artists, competing with a song each, while 8 artists performed in the Newcomers' section. On 13 February 2015, Giovanni Caccamo won the Newcomers' section with "Ritornerò da te", also receiving the "Emanuele Luzzati" Award, the Critics' Award "Mia Martini", and the Press, Radio, TV & Web Award "Lucio Dalla". He also co-wrote the song "Adesso e qui (nostalgico presente)", performed by Malika Ayane, which received the Critics' Award "Mia Martini" in the Big Artists section. The "Lucio Dalla" award in the Big Artists section received Nek with "Fatti avanti amore".
The winner of the "Big Artist" category was operatic pop trio Il Volo with their entry "Grande amore". As a result, the group was eligible to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. During the press conference, it was announced that they accepted to compete in the European contest, therefore they performed during the final on 23 May 2015, which was held in Vienna, Austria, finishing in third place. A total of twenty prizes were awarded during the festival.
During the press conference following the end of the Sanremo Music Festival 2014, rumours emerged suggesting Carlo Conti as a possible successor of Fabio Fazio as the show's presenter. On 24 April 2014, Rai 1 director Giancarlo Leone, while presenting the TV show Si può fare!, officially confirmed Conti as the presenter of the 65th Sanremo Music Festival. On 17 June 2014, Conti himself announced he would also be the artistic director of the show.
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