The show was presented by Raimondo Vianello, supported by Eva Herzigová and Veronica Pivetti.
[1] According to the rules of this edition, the winner and the two runners-up of the Newcomers section were allowed in the final night to compete in the Big Artists section; Annalisa Minetti was eventually able to win both the competitions with the song "Senza te o con te".
[1] For the newcomers, only the winner was revealed; for the big artists section, initially only the first three positions were announced, while the complete final ranking was disclosed only several weeks after the end of the festival.
[1] The "quality jury", responsible for rewarding best music, best lyrics and best arrangements, consisted of composer Michael Nyman, singer-songwriter Roberto Vecchioni, writer Vincenzo Cerami, record producer Celso Valli and vice-president of Rome-Europe Foundation Monique Vaute.
[1] After every night, Piero Chiambretti and Nino D'Angelo hosted DopoFestival, a talk show about the festival with the participation of singers and journalists.