Sanremo Music Festival 1965
15th Festival of Italian music
The Sanremo Music Festival 1965 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1965), officially the 15th Italian Song Festival (15º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 15th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 28 and 30 January 1965. It was organised by Società ATA, concessionary of the Sanremo Casino and was broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The shows were presented by Mike Bongiorno and Grazia Maria Spina. Gianni Ravera served as artistic director.
Each song was performed twice, once by an artist from Italy and once by an artist from abroad. The winning song was "Se piangi, se ridi" written by Mogol, Gianni Marchetti and Bobby Solo, and performed by both Solo and The New Christy Minstrels. Solo went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, held on home soil in Naples, achieving fifth place.
In January 2025, to celebrate the edition's 60th anniversary, RAI made the final available to view on their streaming service RaiPlay.
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The festival was organised by Società ATA, the concessionary of the Sanremo Casino and held between 28 and 30 January 1965. Gianni Ravera reprised his role as artistic director.
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