Sanremo Music Festival

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The Italian Song Festival (Italian: Festival della canzone italiana), more commonly known as the Sanremo Music Festival (Italian: Festival di Sanremo), is an Italian song contest held in Sanremo, Liguria. It began in 1951 and it is broadcasted by RAI. Since 1956, the winner also often gets to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest.

It is the longest running national music competition and it was the inspiration for Eurovision.^[1][2]

1. ↑ "The Origins of Eurovision". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. ↑ "Most wins of the Sanremo Music Festival". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 21 March 2024.