The Sanremo Music Festival 1990 (), officially the 40th Italian Song Festival (), was the 40th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Palafiori in Sanremo between 28 February and 3 March 1990 and broadcast by (RAI). The show was presented by Johnny Dorelli and Gabriella Carlucci (the former having won the festival in 1958 and 1959). Adriano Aragozzini served as artistic director. The venue was a provisional structure built in the area of the Sanremo flower market, since the Teatro Ariston, serving as the venue for the event since 1977, was undergoing renovation works.
According to the rules of this edition, each song of the Big Artists section was presented in a double performance by a non-Italian singer or group, and adapted in their foreign language. The winner of the Big Artists section was the band Pooh with the song "Uomini soli", while Mia Martini won the critics award with the song "La nevicata del '56". Marco Masini won the Newcomers section with the song "Disperato".
Participants and results Big Artists +Big Artists section Song Artist(s) Songwriter(s) Foreign version Foreign artist(s) Rank "" Pooh "Angel of the Night" Dee Dee Bridgewater1 "" Toto Cutugno "Good Love Gone Bad" Ray Charles2 "" Amedeo Minghi & Mietta "All for the Love" Nikka Costa3 "" Anna Oxa "" KaomaFinalist "" Marcella & Gianni Bella "You and Me" La Toya JacksonFinalist "" Mia Martini "" Manuel MijaresFinalist /Critics Award "" Paola Turci "" ToquinhoFinalist "" Milva Rosalino Cellamare "Deep Joy" Sandie ShawFinalist "" Grazia Di Michele Grazia Di Michele "Me and My Father" Nicolette LarsonFinalist "" Lena Biolcati "" Gilbert MontagnéFinalist "" Caterina Caselli "Give me a Reason" Miriam MakebaFinalist "" Mango "The Moth and the Flame" Leo SayerFinalist "" Riccardo Fogli "Speak to Me of Love" Sarah Jane MorrisFinalist "" Peppino di Capri "Nobody Does the Lambada Like My Mother and My Father" Kid Creole & The CoconutsFinalist "" Mino Reitano "" Valeria LynchFinalist "" Sandro Giacobbe "Last Two to Dance" AmericaFinalist "" Christian "" Eddie KendricksFinalist "" Francesco Salvi "A" Papa WinnieFinalist "" Ricchi e Poveri "" Jorge BenFinalist "" Eugenio Bennato & Tony Esposito "" MoncadaFinalist
Newcomers
+ Newcomers section Song Artist(s) Songwriter(s) Rank "" Marco Masini 1 /Critics Award "" Franco Fasano 2 "" Gianluca Guidi 3 "" Armando De Razza Finalist "" Rosalinda Celentano Finalist "" Dario Gai Dario GaiFinalist "" Silvia Mezzanotte Finalist "" Future Finalist "" Beppe De Francia & Bea Giannini Finalist "" Lijao Finalist "" Lipstick "" Rosè Crisci Enzo Gragnaniello "" Élite "" Proxima "" Maurizio Della Rosa "" Sergio Laccone Sergio Laccone
Guests +Guests Artist(s) Song(s) Liza Minnelli"Love Pains" "Losing My Mind" Rod Stewart"Downtown Train" Tina Turner "The Best" "Steamy Windows" Renato Pozzetto "Ho visto un re" Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence" The Mission"Butterfly on a Wheel"
Broadcasts Local broadcast All shows were broadcast on Italian Television beginning at 22:00 CET (21:00 UTC).
International broadcast Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
+International broadcasters of the Sanremo Music Festival 1990 Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) UCVTV UCV Televisión Canal 8 3sat
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