Canzonissima
Sign in to save(; ) is an Italian musical variety show broadcast by Rai 1 from 1958 to 1975, aired on Saturday evenings except for the last two editions, which were aired on Sunday afternoon, and again from 2026. The program has been referred to as "the synthesis and paradigm of Italian television variety".
Key facts
- Television.image
- Panelli Scala Manfredi.jpg
- Television.caption
- Paolo Panelli, Delia Scala and Nino Manfredi hosting in 1959
- Television.genre
- Musical, variety show
- Television.country
- Italy
- Television.language
- Italian
- Television.num_seasons
- 13
- Television.num_episodes
- 158
- Television.company
- Rai
- Television.channel
- Rai 1 (Programma Nazionale until 1975)
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(; ) is an Italian musical variety show broadcast by Rai 1 from 1958 to 1975, aired on Saturday evenings except for the last two editions, which were aired on Sunday afternoon, and again from 2026. The program has been referred to as "the synthesis and paradigm of Italian television variety".
During its last six editions (1969–1974), the show constituted the national selection for the artist that would represent in the Eurovision Song Contest the following year.
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1950s Italian television series1958 Italian television series debuts1960s Italian television series1970s Italian television series1974 Italian television series endingsBlack-and-white television showsEurovision Song Contest selection eventsItalian music television seriesItaly in the Eurovision Song ContestRAI original programmingVariety television series