Sanremo Music Festival 1956

The Sanremo Music Festival 1956 was the sixth annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo, province of Imperia between 8 and 10 March 1956. The show was presented by actor Fausto Tommei, assisted by television announcer Maria Teresa Ruta.[1]

Sanremo Music Festival
6th edition (1956)
Dates	10 March 1956 (1st night)
Presenter(s)	Fausto Tommei, Maria Teresa Ruta
Artistic director(s)	Giulio Razzi
Broadcaster	Programma nazionale
Venue	Sanremo Casino
Overall competition
Entries	6 acts (20 songs)
Winner	Franca Raimondi "Aprite le finestre"
Eurovision Song Contest
Selection process	Winning and Runner-up act accepted invitation to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956
Selected artist	Franca Raimondi Tonina Torrielli
Sanremo Music Festival chronology
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According to the rules of this edition every song is performed by a newcomer artist in the music scene, selected through the "Voci Nuove" competition among 6.446 participants, with some artists performing multiple songs.[1]

The winner of the Festival was "Aprite le finestre", performed by Franca Raimondi.[1]

Participants and results

Participants and results[1]
Song, performing artists and writer(s)	Rank
"Aprite le finestre" - Franca Raimondi (Pinchi, Virgilio Panzuti)	1
"Amami se vuoi" - Tonina Torrielli (Mario Panzeri, Vittorio Mascheroni)	2
"La vita è un paradiso di bugie" - Luciana Gonzales (Diego Calcagno, Nino Oliviero)	3
"Il cantico del cielo" - Tonina Torrielli (Alberto Testa, Carlo Alberto Rossi)	4
"La colpa fu" - Ugo Molinari (Gippi, Luciano Beretta, Eros Sciorilli)	5
"Il bosco innamorato" - Tonina Torrielli (Gian Carlo Testoni, Gorni Kramer)	6
"Albero caduto" - Ugo Molinari (Giuseppe Fiorelli, Mario Ruccione)	7
"Musetto (La più bella sei tu)" - Gianni Marzocchi (Domenico Modugno)	8
"Nota per nota" - Ugo Molinari (Guido Viezzoli)	9
"Due teste sul cuscino" - Ugo Molinari (Gian Carlo Testoni, Furio Rendine)	10
"Anima gemella" - Gianni Marzocchi & Clara Vincenzi (Gian Carlo Testoni, Carlo Alberto Rossi)	Eliminated
"È bello" - Luciana Gonzales (Danpa, Dante Vignali)	Eliminated
"Ho detto al sole" - Gianni Marzocchi (Riccardo Morbelli, Falco)	Eliminated
"Il trenino del destino" - Franca Raimondi (Bixio Cherubini, Mario Schisa, Trama)	Eliminated
"Il trenino di latta verde" - Clara Vincenzi (Marcello Gigante, Luigi Luciano Martelli, Neri)	Eliminated
"Lucia e Tobia" - Gianni Marzocchi & Franca Raimondi (Mario Panzeri, Giovanni D'Anzi)	Eliminated
"Lui e lei" - Clara Vincenzi (Silvana Simoni, Faccenna, Mauro Casini)	Eliminated
"Parole e musica" - Luciana Gonzales (Nino Rastelli, Silvestri)	Eliminated
"Qualcosa è rimasto" - Tonina Torrielli (Pinchi, Spaggiari)	Eliminated
"Sogni d'or" - Franca Raimondi & Clara Vincenzi (Armando Costanzo, Paolo Maschio)	Eliminated

References

1. Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.