Sanremo Music Festival 2017 | |
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Tutti cantano Sanremo | |
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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, Liguria, 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" |
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, between 7 and 11 February 2017, organised and broadcast by RAI. 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 earned the right to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Lele received first prize in the Newcomers' section, with his song "Ora mai".