Sanremo Music Festival 2009
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The Sanremo Music Festival 2009, officially the 59th Italian Song Festival, was the 59th annual Sanremo Music Festival. It was held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, during the five nights between 17 February 2009 and 21 February 2009, and it was broadcast by Rai 1. Tha last night of the show was also broadcast live by RTV21 in Albania, RTK in Kosovo and by RSI in Switzerland.
Paolo Bonolis
Luca Laurenti
Arisa, winner of the Newcomers section, performing her entry "Sincerità" during the Sanremo Music Festival 2009.
Marco Carta performing the song "La forza mia" after he was announced the winner of the Sanremo Music Festiva 2009.
Sanremo Music Festival
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The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual TV music competition in the world on a national level and it is also the basis and inspiration for the annual Eurovision Song Contest.
Teatro Ariston in Sanremo during the final night of the festival in 2013
The Sanremo Casino hosted the Sanremo Music Festival between 1951 and 1976.
The Teatro Ariston has hosted the Sanremo Music Festival since 1977. The only exception was 1990's contest, hosted at Sanremo's Palafiori.
Nilla Pizzi was the winner of the first Sanremo Festival, in 1951.