ITALY

"Aprite le finestre" - Franca Raimondi

The Italian entries for the ESC were chosen in the San Remo Festival which was held on March 8th & 10th in San Remo, hosted by Fausto Tommei and Maria Teresa Ruta. The songs are presented below in alphabetical order, as the order of presentation is not known.

1 Albero caduto

Fallen tree

Ugo Molinari

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2 Amami se vuoi Love me if you want Tonina Torielli 2nd
3 Aprite le finestre Open the windows Franca Raimondi

1st

4 Due teste sul cuscino

Two heads on the cushion

Ugo Molinari

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5 Il bosco innamorato

The forest in love

Tonina Torielli

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6 Il cantico del cielo

The sky's canticle

Tonina Torielli

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7 La colpa fu...

The blame was...

Ugo Molinari

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8 La vita è un paradiso di bugie

Life is a heaven of lies

Lucia Gonzales 3rd
9 Musetto

Small muzzle

Gianni Mazzocchi

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10 Nota per nota

Note by note

Ugo Molinari

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Songs that were eliminated before the final evening were:

1 Anima gemella Soul mate Gianni Mazzocchi & Clara Vincenzi
2 E' bello It's nice Luciana Gonzales
3 Ho detto al sole I told the sun Gianni Mazzocchi
4 Il trenino del destino Destiny's small train Franca Raimondi
5 Il trenino di latta verde The small green tin train Clara Vincenzi
6 Lucia e Tobia Lucia and Tobia Gianni Mazzocchi & Franca Raimondi
7 Lui e lei Him and her Clara Vincenzi
8 Parole e musica Words and music Luciana Gonzales
9 Qualcosa è rimasto Something has remained Tonina Torrielli
10 Sogni d'or Golden dreams Franca Raimondi & Clara Vincenzi

1956 NATIONAL FINALS