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Adriano Celentano, "Chi non lavora non fa l’amore", Sanremo, 1970

The 1970s are years of strikes and manifestations in Italy. Adriano Celentano wins Sanremo with the song "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore" (If you don't work you can't make love).

I Giganti, "Proposta" (Mettete dei fiori nei vostri cannoni), Sanremo, 1967

Environment and peace: these two were the main issues for which "I Giganti" used to fight. They won the third prize at the 1967 edition of the Sanremo Festival with the song...

Jula De Palma's "Tua" was censured by RAI (Sanremo Festival 1959)

RAI, the Italian Public Broadcasting Company, censured Jula de Palma at the 1959 edition of the Sanremo Festival. Not only the lyrics of her song 'Tua" (Yours) were considered...

Domenico Modugno sings ‘Nel blu dipinto di blu’, Sanremo 1958

"Modugno proved that a nice song, if sung properly, can conquer all different kinds of public. He and his young collegue Johnny Dorelli are rare pearls in the Italian contemporary...

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