Sanremo Music Festival 2006
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| Sanremo Music Festival | |
|---|---|
| 56th edition (2006) | |
| Dates | 27 February 2006 (1st night) 28 February 2006 (2nd night) 2 March 2006 (3rd night) 3 March 2006 (4th night) 4 March 2006 (5th night) |
| Presenter(s) | Giorgio Panariello, Ilary Blasi, Victoria Cabello |
| Artistic director(s) | Giorgio Panariello, Gianmarco Mazzi |
| Orchestra leader | Renato Serio |
| Broadcaster | Rai 1 |
| Venue | Teatro Ariston |
| Overall competition | |
| Entries | 30 acts (30 songs) |
| Winner | Povia "Vorrei avere il becco" |
| Critic's prize | Noa, Carlo Fava & Solis String Quartet "Un discorso in generale" |
| Newcomers' section | |
| Entries | 12 acts (12 songs) |
| Winner | Riccardo Maffoni "Sole negli occhi" |
| Men section | |
| Entries | 6 (6 songs) |
| Winner | Povia "Vorrei avere il becco" |
| Women section | |
| Entries | 6 (6 songs) |
| Winner | Anna Tatangelo "Essere una donna" |
| Groups section | |
| Entries | 6 (6 songs) |
| Winner | I Nomadi "Dove si va" |
| Sanremo Music Festival chronology | |
| ◄ 2006 ► | |
The Sanremo Music Festival 2006 was the 56th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, between late February and early March 2006 and broadcast by Rai 1.
The show was presented by Italian comedian Giorgio Panariello, who also served as the artistic co-director, with showgirls Ilary Blasi and Victoria Cabello. It consisted of a competition between 30 songs, divided into four different categories—Men, Women, Groups and Newcomers. As in the previous year, a winner for each category was announced, and the final winner of the competition was selected among the artist which took first place in one of the five sections.
On 4 March 2006, Povia with his entry "Vorrei avere il becco", after placing first in the Men section, was announced the winner of the competition, beating I Nomadi's "Dove si va", Anna Tatangelo's "Essere una donna" and Riccardo Maffoni's "Sole negli occhi", winners of the sections Groups, Women and Newcomers, respectively.
Contents
Presenters and personnel
In June 2005, Rai 1 director Fabrizio Del Noce announced that he was planning to choose Italian comedian Giorgio Panariello and actress Sabrina Ferilli as the presenters of the Sanremo Music Festival 2006.[1] In October of the same year, Panariello was officially confirmed as the presenter of the event.[2] Panariello also served as the artistic director of the show, together with Gianmarco Mazzi, who was confirmed for the third time in this role.[2] Victoria Cabello and Ilary Blasi were later announced as the co-presenters of the 56th Sanremo Music Festival, while Sabrina Ferilli did not take part in the show.[3][4] Models Marta Cecchetto, Claudia Cedro, Vanessa Hessler and Francesca Lancini also took part in the show, introducing the competing artists during the 5 nights of the music contest.[5]
The Sanremo Festival Orchestra was directed by Renato Serio, while the scenography was created by the Academy Award-winning production designer Dante Ferretti.[6][7] The authors of the show, directed by Paolo Beldì, were Eddi Berni, Riccardo Cassini, Claudio Fasulo, Pietro Galeotti, Giorgio Panariello, Carlo Pistarino and Claudio Sabelli Fioretti.[6]
Nights
First night
Men, Women and Groups sections
Key:
- – Contestant competing in the "Men" section.
- – Contestant competing in the "Women" section.
- – Contestant competing in the "Groups" section.
| Artist(s) | Order | Song and writer(s) | Result (section) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Nicolai | 1 | "Lei ha la notte" (Tiziana Blu, Nicky Nicolai, Marco Rinalduzzi, Marco D'Angelo) | 3rd (Women) | |
| Dolcenera | 2 | "Com'è straordinaria la vita" (Dolcenera, Lorenzo Imerico, Roberto Pacco) | 1st (Women) | |
| I Ragazzi di Scampia & Gigi Finizio | 3 | "Musica e speranza" (Mogol, Gigi D'Alessio) | 4th (Groups) | |
| Noa, Carlo Fava & Solis String Quartet | 4 | "Un discorso in generale" (Carlo Fava, Gianluca Martinelli) | 3rd (Groups) | |
| Povia | 5 | "Vorrei avere il becco" (Giuseppe Povia) | 4th (Men) | |
| Ron | 6 | "L'uomo delle stelle" (Ron) | 3rd (Men) | |
| Simona Bencini | 7 | "Tempesta" (Simona Bencini, Elisa Toffoli) | 5th (Women) | |
| Spagna | 8 | "Noi non possiamo cambiare" (Maurizio Morante) | 4th (Women) | |
| Sugarfree | 9 | "Solo lei mi dà" (Fortunato Zampaglione, Marco Salom, Matteo Amantia Scuderi, Giuseppe Lo Iacono) | 6th (Groups) | |
| Mario Venuti & Arancia Sonora | 10 | "Un altro posto nel mondo" (Mario Venuti, Kaballà) | 5th (Groups) | |
| Alex Britti | 11 | "...solo con te" (Alex Britti) | 2nd (Men) | |
| Luca Dirisio | 12 | "Sparirò" (Luca Dirisio) | 5th (Men) | |
| Anna Oxa | 13 | "Processo a me stessa" (Pasquale Panella, Anna Oxa, Alessandra Miori) | 6th (Women) | |
| Anna Tatangelo | 14 | "Essere una donna" (Mogol, Gigi D'Alessio) | 2nd (Women) | |
| Nomadi | 15 | "Dove si va" (Cristian Cattini, Danilo Sacco, Massimo Vecchi, Giuseppe Carletti) | 1st (Groups) | |
| Zero Assoluto | 16 | "Svegliarsi la mattina" (Matteo Maffucci, Thomas De Gasperi, Danilo Pao, Enrico Sognato) | 2nd (Groups) | |
| Gianluca Grignani | 17 | "Liberi di sognare" (Gianluca Grignani) | 6th (Men) | |
| Michele Zarrillo | 12 | "L'alfabeto degli amanti" (Vincenzo Incenzo, Michele Zarrillo) | 1st (Men) | |
Guests and other performances
- American actor John Travolta was the first international guest of the show. He was interviewed by Victoria Cabello, and he performed a fragment of Domenico Modugno's 1958 hit "Nel blu dipinto di blu", as a duet with Giorgio Panariello.[11]
- The Italian curling team, which competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics, also appeared during the night, explaining the rules of curling and showing how to play it, during a sketch with Giorgio Panariello.[12]
Second night
Men, Women and Groups sections
Key:
- – Contestant competing in the "Men" section.
- – Contestant competing in the "Women" section.
- – Contestant competing in the "Groups" section.
| Artist(s) | Order | Song | Result (section) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Oxa | 1 | "Processo a me stessa" | 3rd (Women) | |
| Sugarfree | 2 | "Solo lei mi dà" | 2nd (Groups) | |
| Gianluca Grignani | 3 | "Liberi di sognare" | 3rd (Men) | |
| Anna Tatangelo | 4 | "Essere una donna" | 1st (Women) | |
| Mario Venuti & Arancia Sonora | 5 | "Un altro posto nel mondo" | 3rd (Groups) | |
| Ron | 6 | "L'uomo delle stelle" | 1st (Men) | |
| Nicky Nicolai | 7 | "Lei ha la notte" | 2nd (Women) | |
| I Ragazzi di Scampia & Gigi Finizio | 8 | "Musica e speranza" | 1st (Groups) | |
| Povia | 9 | "Vorrei avere il becco" | 2nd (Men) | |
Newcomers section
| Artist(s) | Order | Song and writer(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simone Cristicchi | 10 | "Che bella gente" (Simone Cristicchi, Simona Cipollone) | Advanced |
| Monia Russo | 11 | "Un mondo senza parole" (Bruno Illiano) | Advanced |
| Virginio | 12 | "Davvero" (Virginio Simonelli, Paolo Agosta) | Eliminated |
| Helena Hellwig | 13 | "Di luna morirei" (Giuseppe Mango, Carlo De Bei, Rocco Petruzzi) | Advanced |
| Deasonika | 14 | "Non dimentico più" (Max Zanotti, Francesco Tumminelli, Walter Clemente, Marco Trentacoste) | Eliminated |
| Antonello | 15 | "Capirò crescerai" (Antonio Carozza, Salvio Pietroluongo) | Eliminated |
Guests and other performances
- Italian soccer player Francesco Totti, who was in the audience to support his wife and presenter Ilary Blasi, was interviewed by Giorgio Panariello. After the interview, the chorus performed a fragment of Claudio Baglioni's "Questo piccolo grande amore", regarded by Totti and Blasi as the symbol of their love story.[16]
- After Nicky Nicolai's performance, American singer and actor Jesse McCartney was introduced as the first international guest of the night. He sang his single "Because You Live".[16]
- Riccardo Cocciante also appeared on stage to receive the City of Sanremo Award. He also performed the songs "Bella senz'anima" and "Margherita".[16]
- At the end of the night, American singer Hilary Duff performed her song "Wake Up".[16]
Third night
Men, Women and Groups sections
Key:
- – Contestant competing in the "Men" section.
- – Contestant competing in the "Women" section.
- – Contestant competing in the "Groups" section.
| Artist(s) | Order | Song | Result (section) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simona Bencini | 1 | "Tempesta" | 2nd (Women) | |
| Nomadi | 2 | "Dove si va" | 1st (Groups) | |
| Alex Britti | 3 | "...solo con te" | 1st (Men) | |
| Spagna | 4 | "Noi non possiamo cambiare" | 3rd (Women) | |
| Zero Assoluto | 5 | "Svegliarsi la mattina" | 2nd (Groups) | |
| Michele Zarrillo | 6 | "L'alfabeto degli amanti" (Michele Zarrillo, Vincenzo Incenzo) | 2nd (Men) | |
| Dolcenera | 7 | "Com'è straordinaria la vita" | 1st (Women) | |
| Noa, Carlo Fava & Solis String Quartet | 8 | "Un discorso in generale" | 3rd (Groups) | |
| Luca Dirisio | 9 | "Sparirò" | 3rd (Men) | |
Newcomers section
| Artist(s) | Order | Song and writer(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Aura | 10 | "Irraggiungibile" (L'Aura) | Advanced |
| Riccardo Maffoni | 11 | "Sole negli occhi" (Riccardo Maffoni) | Advanced |
| Ameba4 | 12 | "Rido... forse mi sbaglio" (Fabio Properzi) | Eliminated |
| Ivan Segreto | 13 | "Con un gesto" (Ivan Segreto) | Eliminated |
| Andrea Ori | 14 | "Nel tuo mare" (Andrea Ori, Mino Vernaghi) | Eliminated |
| Tiziano Orecchio | 15 | "Preda innocente" (Matteo Di Franco, Andrea Zuppini, Marco Andrini) | Advanced |
Guests and other performances
- Italian actor Leonardo Pieraccioni opened the night with a sketch, in which he announced for joke that presenter Panariello had refused to appear on stage during the third night as a result of criticisms and poor ratings received during the previous episodes of the show.[19]
- During the night, after Britti's performance of his entry "...solo con te", Panariello intervirewed American wrestler John Cena.[19]
- Actor Carlo Verdone performed Assunta De Senis, a fictional old woman from the past editions of the Sanremo Music Festival. During his performance, he was joined on stage by Silvio Muccino to promote the film Il mio miglior nemico, in which they both starred.[19]
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta presented the film All the Invisible Children, produced by Cucinotta herself.[20]
- The Italian gold medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics, including Enrico Fabris, Giorgio Di Centa, Cristian Zorzi, Fulvio Valbusa and Stefano Donagrandi, were interviewed by Panariello during the night.[21]
- Colombian Latin pop singer Shakira was the last guest of the third episode of the Sanremo Music Festival 2006, performing her single "Don't Bother".[22]
Fourth night
Men section
| Artist(s) | Order | Song | Guest(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Zarrillo | 1 | "L'alfabeto degli amanti" | Tiziano Ferro | Advanced |
| Povia | 2 | "Vorrei avere il becco" | Francesco Baccini | Advanced |
| Ron | 3 | "L'uomo delle stelle" | Tosca, Loredana Berté & Cecilia Chailly | Eliminated |
| Alex Britti | 4 | "...solo con te" | Max Gazzè, Antonio Santirocco & Mark Hanna | Eliminated |
Groups section
| Artist(s) | Order | Song | Guest(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomadi | 5 | "Dove si va" | Roberto Vecchioni | Advanced |
| Zero Assoluto | 6 | "Svegliarsi la mattina" | Niccolò Fabi | Advanced |
| Sugarfree | 7 | "Solo lei mi dà" | Flavio Oreglio | Eliminated |
| I Ragazzi di Scampia & Gigi Finizio | 8 | "Musica e speranza" | Tullio De Piscopo | Eliminated |
Women section
| Artist(s) | Order | Song | Guest(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Tatangelo | 9 | "Essere una donna" | Alberto Radius & Ricky Portera | Advanced |
| Nicky Nicolai | 10 | "Lei ha la notte" | Stefano Di Battista & Giovanni Allevi | Eliminated |
| Dolcenera | 11 | "Com'è straordinaria la vita" | Maurizio Solieri | Advanced |
| Simona Bencini | 12 | "Tempesta" | Sarah Jane Morris | Eliminated |
Newcomers section
| Artist(s) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monia Russo | 13 | "Un mondo senza parole" | Eliminated |
| Tiziano Orecchio | 14 | "Preda innocente" | Eliminated |
| L'Aura | 15 | "Irraggiungibile" | Eliminated |
| Simone Cristicchi | 16 | "Che bella gente" | Advanced |
| Helena Hellwig | 17 | "Di luna morirei" | Eliminated |
| Riccardo Maffoni | 18 | "Sole negli occhi" | Advanced |
Guests and other performances
- American actor Orlando Bloom was interviewed by Victoria Cabello during the show.[25]
- At the end of the show, American singer-songwriter Gavin De Graw performed his hit "Chariot".[26]
- Italian actor Arnoldo Foà also appeared for an interview. He also performed an original song.[23]
- Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana appeared on stage with models Marta Cecchetto, Claudia Cedro, Vanessa Hessler and Francesca Lancini. The models wore clothes designed for them by the founders of the fashion house Dolce & Gabbana.[23]
Fifth night
First round
Key:
- – Contestant competing in the "Men" section.
- – Contestant competing in the "Women" section.
- – Contestant competing in the "Groups" section.
- – Contestant competing in the "Newcomer Artists" section.
| Artist(s) | Order | Song | Result (section) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Povia | 1 | "Vorrei avere il becco" | Winner (Men) | |
| Michele Zarrillo | 2 | "L'alfabeto degli amanti" | Eliminated | |
| Nomadi | 3 | "Dove si va" | Winner (Groups) | |
| Zero Assoluto | 4 | "Svegliarsi la mattina" | Eliminated | |
| Dolcenera | 5 | "Com'è straordinaria la vita" | Eliminated | |
| Anna Tatangelo | 6 | "Essere una donna" | Winner (Women) | |
| Simone Cristicchi | 7 | "Che bella gente" | Eliminated | |
| Riccardo Maffoni | 8 | "Sole negli occhi" | Winner (Newcomers) | |
Second round
File:Povia a Sanremo 2009.jpg
At the end of the second round, Povia was announced the winner of the competition, with his entry "Vorreri avere il becco".
| Artist(s) | Order | Song | Result (section) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Povia | 1 | "Vorrei avere il becco" | Winner |
| Nomadi | 2 | "Dove si va" | Finalist |
| Anna Tatangelo | 3 | "Essere una donna" | Finalist |
| Riccardo Maffoni | 4 | "Sole negli occhi" | Finalist |
Guests and other performances
- Italian actor Giancarlo Giannini opened the final of the Sanremo Music Festival 2006, performing Domenico Modugno's "Vecchio frak".[27]
- Italian singer Andrea Bocelli performed the song "Il mare calmo della sera", which launched his career and placed first in the Newcomers section of the Sanremo Music Festival in 1994. He also dueted with American singer Christina Aguilera, performing their single "Somos Novios (It's Impossible)".[27]
- Virna Lisi appeared on stage during the first night. She also crowned the winner of the competition.[27]
- Eros Ramazzotti was the second guest, after Bocelli, chosen to represent the most known Italian artists which started their career at the Sanremo Music Festival. He performed a medley of "Terra promessa", "Una storia importante" and "Adesso tu", and he performed the song "I Belong to You (Il ritmo della passione)" as a duet with Anastacia.[27]
- Laura Pausini was the last guest of the night. She performed a medley which included her previous Sanremo Music Festival entries, "La solitudine" (1993) and "Strani amori" (1994), as well as her 2005 single "Come se non fosse stato mai amore". She later performed an Italian-language cover of Charles Aznavour's "She", title "Uguale a lei".[30][27]
- At the end of the performances of the competing artists, Ramazzotti and Pausini came back on stage to perform "Nel blu dipinto di blu". The song, which won the contest in 1958, was performed with its original arrangements.[27][31]
Other awards
Critics Award "Mia Martini"
| Artist | Song | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noa, Carlo Fava & Solis String Quartet | "Un discorso in generale" | 42 | Winner |
| Mario Venuti & Arancia Sonora | "Un altro posto nel mondo" | 24 | 2nd place |
| Nomadi | "Dove si va" | 12 | 3rd place |
| Ron | "L'uomo delle stelle" | ||
| Dolcenera | "Com'è straordinaria la vita" | 9 | 5th place |
| Nicky Nicolai | "Lei ha la notte" | 6 | 6th place |
| Simone Cristicchi | "Che bella gente" | 5 | 7th place |
| Povia | "Vorrei avere il becco" | 4 | 8th place |
| Michele Zarrillo | "L'alfabeto degli amanti" | ||
| L'Aura | "Irraggiungibile" | 3 | 10th place |
| Anna Oxa | "Processo a me stessa" | ||
| Ivan Segreto | "Con un gesto" | ||
| Deasonika | "Non dimentico più" | 2 | 13th place |
| Luca Dirisio | "Sparirò" | ||
| Alex Britti | "...solo con te" | 1 | 15th place |
| Riccardo Maffoni | "Sole negli occhi" | ||
| Tiziano Orecchio | "Preda innocente" | ||
| I Ragazzi di Scampia & Gigi Finizio | "Musica e speranza" | ||
| Anna Tatangelo | "Essere una donna" | ||
| Zero Assoluto | "Appena prima di partire" |
Press, Radio & TV Award
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Italian band Nomadi won the Press, Radio & TV Award for the entry "Dove si va".
| Artist | Song | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nomadi | "Dove si va" | 55 | Winner |
| Povia | "Vorrei avere il becco" | N/A | 2nd place |
| Simone Cristicchi | "Che bella gente" | N/A | 3rd place |
Ratings
| Episode | Date | Viewers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night 1[34] | 27 February 2006 | 9,141,000 | 44.45% |
| Night 2[35] | 28 February 2006 | 7,271,000 | 37.33% |
| Night 3[36] | 2 March 2006 | 6,234,000 | 33.49% |
| Night 4[37] | 3 March 2006 | 6,834,000 | 36.74% |
| Night 5[38] | 4 March 2006 | 9,523,000 | 48.23% |
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