The Sanremo Music Festival 1961 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1961), officially the 11th Italian Song Festival (11º Festival della canzone italiana), was the eleventh annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 26 January and 6 February 1961.
[1] The show was presented by Lilli Lembo and Giuliana Calandra for the first three nights, while Alberto Lionello replaced Calandra in the final night.
Ezio Radaelli served as artistic director.
[1] The winners of the festival were Luciano Tajoli and Betty Curtis with the song "Al di là".
All shows were broadcast on Italian Television and Secondo Programma, beginning at 22:00 CET (21:00 UTC).