Sanremo Music Festival 1951

The Sanremo Music Festival 1951 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1951), officially the 1st Italian Song Festival (1º Festival della canzone italiana), was the inaugural edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo, Liguria, between 29 and 31 January 1951.

The show was presented by Nunzio Filogamo.

[1] According to the rules of this edition, every song was performed by one or two singers or groups, with three artists in total selected to perform 20 entries.

The winning song of the festival was "Grazie dei fiori", performed by Nilla Pizzi.

[1][2] All shows were broadcast via radio on Rete Rossa, beginning at 22:00 CET.

Nilla Pizzi performing at the festival
Group photo of the competing singers with the orchestra; sitting, left to right: Nilla Pizzi and Duo Fasano; standing, left: Achille Togliani