Elio Cesari, known by his stage name of Tony Renis, is an Italian singer, composer, music producer, and film actor.
Tony Renis in the 1990s
Tony Renis and Frank Sinatra celebrating a Gold record in 1985.
Tony Renis with Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli in 2002.
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.