The Sanremo Music Festival 2007 (), officially the 57th Italian Song Festival (), was the 57th Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 27 February 2007 and 3 March 2007 and broadcast by (RAI). The contest was presented by Pippo Baudo and Michelle Hunziker.
The competition included two different sections. The Big Artists section, featuring 20 established singers, was won by Simone Cristicchi with the song "Ti regalerò una rosa", while the Newcomers' section, featuring 14 debuting or little known artists, was won by Fabrizio Moro with "Pensa".
Shows
First night
Big Artists and Newcomers section Key: – Contestant competing in the "Big Artists" section. – Contestant competing in the "Newcomer Artists" section.
+Performances of the contestants on the first night Artist(s) Song Songwriter(s) Result 1 Zero Assoluto "" 2 Piero Mazzocchetti "" 3 Mariangela "" Eliminated 4 Francesco Facchinetti & Roby Facchinetti "" 5 Antonella Ruggiero "" 6 Pquadro "" Advanced 7 Daniele Silvestri "" Daniele Silvestri 8 Grandi Animali Marini "" Francesco FerrariEliminated 9 Milva "" Giorgio Faletti 10 Jasmine "" Advanced 11 Simone Cristicchi "" Simone Cristicchi 12 Marco Baroni "" Advanced 13Nada "" Nada Malanima 14 Stefano Centomo "" Advanced 15Mango "" 16 Khorakhanè "" Eliminated 17 Leda Battisti ""
Guests and other performances At the beginning of the show, co-presenter Michelle Hunziker covered "Adesso tu". The song, originally performed by her ex-husband Eros Ramazzotti, won the contest in 1986. Italian comedian Antonio Cornacchione performed a piece of political satire. Hunziker performed a song from her musical theatre stage work Tutti insieme appassionatamente, an Italian adaptation of the film The Sound of Music. American pop group Scissor Sisters performed the hit "I Don't Feel Like Dancin". American singer-songwriter Norah Jones sang and played piano on her single "Thinking About You".
Second night
Big Artists and Newcomers section Key: – Contestant competing in the "Big Artists" section. – Contestant competing in the "Newcomer Artists" section.
+Performances of the contestants on the second night Artist(s) Song Songwriter(s) Result 1 Paolo Meneguzzi "" 2 Marcella Bella & Gianni Bella "Forever (Per sempre)" 3 Stadio "" 4 Sara Galimberti "" Advanced 5Tosca "" 6 Patrizio Baù "" Eliminated 7 Johnny Dorelli "" 8 Romina Falconi "" Advanced 9Albano "" 10 Fabrizio Moro "" Fabrizio MobriciAdvanced 11Paolo Rossi "" Rino Gaetano 12 FSC "" Eliminated 13 Amalia Grè "" 14 Pier Cortese "" Pier Vincenzo CorteseEliminated 15 Fabio Concato "" Fabio Concato 16 Elsa Lila "" Advanced 17 Velvet ""
Guests and other performances At the beginning of the night, Hunziker and Baudo performed the song "Non ho l'età", which won the competition 1964 being performed by Gigliola Cinquetti. Italian comedy duo Ficarra e Picone performed a piece in memory of Pino Puglisi, a priest who was killed by Sicilian Mafia after challenging the criminal syndicate itself. British boyband Take That was the first international guest of the night, performing their song "Shine". The band had previously performed as a guest during the Sanremo Music Festival 1996, a few days before splitting. American R&B singer-songwriter John Legend sang his single "Save Room", which was performed for the first time during a TV program. Legend also performed his hit "Ordinary People".
Third night
Big Artists section +Performances of the contestants on the third night Artist(s) Song Guest(s) 1 Daniele Silvestri"La paranza"Bungt Bangt 2 Milva"The Show Must Go On"Enrico Ruggeri 3 Leda Battisti"Senza me ti pentirai"Kledi Kadiu & Sabrina Amato 4 Simone Cristicchi"Ti regalerò una rosa"Sergio Cammariere 5 Fabio Concato"Oltre il giardino"Michele Zarrillo & Tullio De Piscopo 6 Piero Mazzocchetti"Schiavo d'amore"Amii Stewart 7 Mango"Chissà se nevica"Laura Valente 8 Stadio"Guardami"Teresa Salgueiro 9 Zero Assoluto"Appena prima di partire"Nelly Furtado & Tomislav Biserov 10 Tosca"Il terzo fuochista"Massimo Venturiello 11 Velvet"Tutto da rifare"Francesco Sarcina 12 Nada"Luna in piena"Cristina Donà 13 Antonella Ruggiero"Canzone fra le guerre"Coro Sant'Ilario & Coro Valle Laghi 14 Paolo Meneguzzi"Musica"Nate James 15 Albano"Nel perdono"Cosmos 16 Paolo Rossi"In Italia si sta male"Têtes des Bois 17 Johnny Dorelli"Meglio così"Stefano Bollani 18 Francesco Facchinetti & Roby Facchinetti"Vivere normale"Anggun 19 Amalia Grè"Amami per sempre"Mario Biondi 20 Marcella Bella & Gianni Bella"Forever (Per sempre)"The Supremes
Guests and other performances Spanish singer and actor Miguel Ángel Muñoz sang his single "Dirás que estoy loco", with a choreography performed by six dancers. Italian comedian Max Tortora impersonated Franco Califano, performing a satirical piece.
Fourth night
The running order of the contestants was decided by a drawing at the beginning of the night.
Newcomers section +Performances of the contestants on the fourth night Artist(s) Song Result 1 Marco Baroni"L'immagine che ho di te"Bottom five 2 Sara Galimberti"Amore ritrovato"Bottom five 3 Elsa Lila"Il senso della vita"Bottom five 4 Pquadro"Malinconiche sere" 5 Fabrizio Moro"Pensa" 6 Stefano Centono"Bivio" 7 Romina Falconi"Ama"Bottom five 8 Jasmine"La vita subito"Bottom five
Guests and other performances Spanish actress Penélope Cruz was interviewed by Pippo Baudo during the night. Franco Battiato performed his songs "La cura", "I giorni della monotonia" and "Il vuoto", together with Mab, a hard rock band produced by Battiato himself. Gigi D'Alessio performed a cover of Lucio Battisti's "Il nastro rosa". He also played piano while Lara Fabian sang Tomaso Albinoni's "Adagio". Finally, D'Alessio and Fabian duetted, performing Battisti's "Un cuore malato". Elisa performed her singles "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)", which won the contest in 2001, and "Eppure sentire", as well as a cover of Mia Martini's "Almeno tu nell'universo". Renato Zero tributed Italian singer-songwriters Luigi Tenco, Bruno Lauzi and Sergio Endrigo, performing a medley of "Ciao amore, ciao", "Ritornerai" and "Era d'estate". He also sang a medley of his hits "Il carrozzone", "Ave Maria" and "Il cielo". Gianna Nannini performed the songs "Dolente Pia" and "Mura Mura" from her musical Pia come la canto io, inspired by Pia de' Tolomei, a historical character also appearing in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Tiziano Ferro performed his songs "Ed ero contentissimo", "Ti scatterò una foto", "Sere nere" and "Non me lo so spiegare". Italian actor Neri Marcorè impersonated Luciano Ligabue, performing "L'IVA", a satirical cover of his song "Viva". Armando Trovajoli also appeared, receiving an award given by the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers.
Fifth night
Big Artists section +Performances of the contestants on the fifth night Artist(s) Song Result 1 Nada"Luna in piena"Bottom ten 2 Paolo Rossi"In Italia si sta male"Bottom ten 3 Velvet"Tutto da rifare"Bottom ten 4 Johnny Dorelli"Meglio così"Bottom ten 5 Albano"Nel perdono" 6 Amalia Gré"Amami per sempre"Bottom ten 7 Marcella Bella & Gianni Bella"Forever (per sempre)"Bottom ten 8 Mango"Chissà se nevica" 9 Tosca"Il terzo fuochista" 10 Fabio Concato"Oltre il giardino"Bottom ten 11 Francesco Facchinetti & Roby Facchinetti"Vivere normale" 12 Leda Battisti"Senza me ti pentirai"Bottom ten 13 Simone Cristicchi"Ti regalerò una rosa" 14 Stadio"Guardami"Bottom ten 15 Daniele Silvestri"La paranza" 16 Zero Assoluto"Appena prima di partire" 17 Milva"The Show Must Go On"Bottom ten 18 Piero Mazzocchetti"Schiavo d'amore" 19 Antonella Ruggiero"Canzone fra le guerre" 20 Paolo Meneguzzi"Musica"
Guests and other performances Italian television presenter Mike Bongiorno opened the show with Michelle Hunziker. Bongiorno presented the Sanremo Music Festival 11 times during the previous years. Since Baudo presented the show for the twelfth time in 2007, overtaking Bongiorno's record, Bongiorno was invited to tie Baudo's number of appearances during the contest. British singer Joss Stone performed her single "Tell Me 'bout It" and tributed Aretha Franklin covering "Respect". Mika also appeared during the final night, singing his hit "Grace Kelly". Italian TV presenter and actor Flavio Insinna was another guest of the show, performing some short comedy scenes with Pippo Baudo.
Other awards
Critics Award "Mia Martini"
Big Artists section +Points received by the "Big Artists" for the Critics Award Artist Song Points ResultSimone Cristicchi"Ti regalerò una rosa"62WinnerNada"Luna in piena"112nd placeTosca"Il terzo fuochista"103rd placeAlbano"Nel perdono"54th placeAntonella Ruggiero"Canzone fra le guerre"45th placeJohnny Dorelli"Meglio così"36th placePaolo Rossi"In Italia si sta male"Daniele Silvestri"La paranza"Milva"The Show Must Go On"29th placeMarcella Bella & Gianni Bella"Forever (Per sempre)"110th placeFabio Concato"Oltre il giardino"Piero Mazzocchetti"Schiavo d'amore"Paolo Meneguzzi"Musica"Velvet"Tutto da rifare"014th placeAmalia Gré"Amami per sempre"Mango"Chissà se nevica"Francesco Facchinetti & Roby Facchinetti"Vivere normale"Leda Battisti"Senza me ti pentirai"Stadio"Guardami"Zero Assoluto"Appena prima di partire"
Newcomers section +Points received by the "Newcomer Artists" for the Critics Award Artist Song Points ResultFabrizio Moro"Pensa"68WinnerKhorakhanè "La ballata di Gino"62nd placePquadro"Malinconiche sere"Romina Falconi"Ama"44th placeSara Galimberti"Amore ritrovato"FSC"Non piangere"36th placeMarco Baroni"L'immagine che ho di te"Stefano Centomo"Bivio"Elsa Lila"Il senso della vita"29th placeMariangela"Ninna nanna"Patrizio Baù"Peccati di gola"111th placeGrandi Animali Marini "Napoleone azzurro"Jasmine"La vita subito"Pier Cortese"Non ho tempo"014th place
Press, Radio & TV Award
Big Artists section +Points received by the "Big Artists" for the Press, Radio & TV Award Artist Song Points ResultSimone Cristicchi"Ti regalerò una rosa"20WinnerDaniele Silvestri"La paranza"92nd placeMango"Chissà se nevica"53rd placeMilva"The Show Must Go On"Zero Assoluto"Appena prima di partire"Piero Mazzocchetti"Schiavo d'amore"46th placeAlbano"Nel perdono"37th placeStadio"Guardami"Tosca"Il terzo fuochista"29th placePaolo Rossi"In Italia si sta male"Antonella Ruggiero"Canzone fra le guerre"Amalia Grè"Amami per sempre"112th placePaolo Meneguzzi"Musica"Johnny Dorelli"Meglio così"Leda Battisti"Senza me ti pentirai"Francesco Facchinetti & Roby Facchinetti"Vivere normale"Velvet"Tutto da rifare"Nada"Luna in piena"018th placeMarcella Bella & Gianni Bella"Forever (Per sempre)"Fabio Concato"Oltre il giardino"
Newcomers section +Points received by the "Newcomer Artists" for the Press, Radio & TV Award Artist Song Points ResultFabrizio Moro"Pensa"28WinnerPquadro"Malinconiche sere"132nd placeStefano Centomo"Bivio"73rd placeJasmine"La vita subito"44th placeSara Galimberti"Amore ritrovato"Romina Falconi"Ama"36th placeMarco Baroni"L'immagine che ho di te"27th placeKhorakhanè"La ballata di Gino"Grandi Animali Marini"Napoleone azzurro"19th placeElsa Lila"Il senso della vita"Pier Cortese"Non ho tempo"011th placePatrizio Baù"Peccati di gola"FSC"Non piangere"Mariangela"Ninna nanna"
Ratings Episode Date Viewers ShareNight 127 February 20079,760,00044.82%Night 228 February 20078,896,00046.37%Night 31 March 20078,945,00042.88%Night 42 March 20078,304,00045.86%Night 53 March 200710,580,00054.27%
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