The show was presented by Fabio Fazio (who also served as the artistic director), supported by Laetitia Casta and Renato Dulbecco.
[1] The quality jury consisted of Ennio Morricone (who served as president), Umberto Bindi, Toquinho, Carlo Verdone, José Carreras, Maurizio De Angelis, Enrico Brizzi, Amadeus and Dario Salvatori.
[1][3] In this edition, the "Premio Città di Sanremo", a career award, was introduced, being won by Ornella Vanoni.
[1] In addition to musical guests, the guests of this edition also included Mikhail Gorbachev, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, Michael Moore, Leslie Nielsen, Gustav Thöni, Silvan, Darlene Conley, Roberto Mancini, Alessandro Del Piero, Carla Fracci, Pierluigi Collina and Teo Teocoli.
[1][3] After every night Rai 1 broadcast DopoFestival, a talk show about the Festival with the participation of singers and journalists.