Sanremo Music Festival 2017
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The Sanremo Music Festival 2017 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2017), officially the 67th Italian Song Festival (67º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 67th annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, Italy between 7 and 11 February 2017, organised and broadcast by RAI.
Sanremo Music Festival 2017 | |
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Dates | |
Semi-final 1 | 7 February 2017 |
Semi-final 2 | 8 February 2017 |
Semi-final 3 | 9 February 2017 |
Semi-final 4 | 10 February 2017 |
Final | 11 February 2017 |
Host | |
Venue | Teatro Ariston Sanremo, Italy |
Presenter(s) | Carlo Conti and Maria De Filippi |
Musical director | Pinuccio Pirazzoli |
Artistic director | Carlo Conti |
Host broadcaster | RAI |
Website | www |
Big Artists section | |
Number of entries | 22 |
Winner | Francesco Gabbani "Occidentali's Karma" |
Newcomers' section | |
Number of entries | 8 |
Winner | Lele "Ora mai" |
2016 ← Sanremo Music Festival → 2018 |
The show was hosted by Carlo Conti, who was also the artistic director of the competition, and Maria De Filippi. Each evening show included a satirical sketch by Maurizio Crozza.
The winner of the contest's main section was Francesco Gabbani, performing the song "Occidentali's Karma". As a result, he got the right to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Lele received first prize in the newcomers' section, with his song "Ora mai".