Sanremo Music Festival 1963

Sanremo Music Festival 1963
Dates
Semi-final 1	7 February 1963
Semi-final 2	8 February 1963
Final	9 February 1963
Host
Venue	Sanremo Casino Sanremo, Liguria, Italy
Presenter(s)	Mike Bongiorno and Edy Campagnoli, Maria Giovannini, Rossana Armani, Giuliana Copreni
Artistic director	Gianni Ravera
Host broadcaster	Programma Nazionale
Vote
Number of entries	20
Winner	Tony Renis and Emilio Pericoli "Uno per tutte"

Left to right: Edy Campagnoli, Rossana Armani, Mike Bongiorno, Giuliana Copreni and Maria Giovannini at Sanremo 1963

The Sanremo Music Festival 1963 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1963), officially the 13th Italian Song Festival (13º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 13th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 7 and 9 February 1963. The show was presented by Mike Bongiorno, assisted by Edy Campagnoli, Maria Giovannini, Rossana Armani and Giuliana Copreni. Gianni Ravera served as artistic director.

According to the rules of this edition every song was performed in a double performance by a couple of singers or groups. The winners of the festival were Tony Renis and Emilio Pericoli with the song "Uno per tutte". Pericoli went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963.

Participants and results

Tony Renis (left) and Emilio Pericoli holding the first prize

Participants and results
Song, performing artist(s) and writer(s)	Rank
"Uno per tutte" – Tony Renis, Emilio Pericoli (Mogol, Alberto Testa, Tony Renis)	1
"Amor mon amour my love" – Claudio Villa, Eugenia Foligatti (Walter Malgoni, Pinchi, Bruno Pallesi)	2
"Giovane giovane" – Pino Donaggio, Cocky Mazzetti (Pino Donaggio, Alberto Testa)	3
"Non costa niente" – Wilma De Angelis, Johnny Dorelli (Giorgio Calabrese, Diego Calcagno, Eros Sciorilli)	4
"Ricorda" - Milva, Luciano Tajoli (Carlo Donida, Mogol)	5
"Perdonarsi in due" - Tonina Torrielli, Eugenia Foligatti (Giovanni D'Anzi, Pinchi)	6
"Occhi neri e cielo blu" - Aurelio Fierro, Claudio Villa (Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace)	7
"Sull'acqua" - Emilio Pericoli, Sergio Bruni (Mario Pagano, Franco Maresca)	8
"Tu venisti dal mare " – Aura D'Angelo, Arturo Testa (Furio Rendine, Pugliese)	9
"Non sapevo" - Milva, Gianni Lacommare (Pino Calvi, Bruno Pallesi)	10
"Com'è piccolo il cielo" - Gianni Lacommare, Tonina Torrielli (Signori, Garavaglia)	Eliminated
"Fermate il mondo" - Joe Sentieri, Johnny Dorelli (Bruno Canfora, Dino Verde)	Eliminated
"La ballata del pedone" - Ennio Sangiusto, Quartetto Radar (Pierantoni)	Eliminated
"Le voci" - Ennio Sangiusto, Luciano Tajoli (Gianni Fallabrino, Medici)	Eliminated
"Oggi non ho tempo" - Mario Abbate, Quartetto Radar (Corrado Lojacono, Nicola Salerno)	Eliminated
"Perché perché" -Tony Renis, Cocky Mazzetti (Gigi Cichellero)	Eliminated
"Quando ci si vuol bene... (come noi)" - Arturo Testa, Joe Sentieri (Elio Isola, Bruno Zambrini, Giorgio Calabrese)	Eliminated
"Se passerai di qui" - Wilma De Angelis, Flo Sandon's (Gian Carlo Testoni, Angelo Camis)	Eliminated
"Un cappotto rivoltato" - Aurelio Fierro, Sergio Bruni (Oronzo Leuzzi, Francesco Specchia)	Eliminated
"Vorrei fermare il tempo" - Mario Abbate, Flo Sandon's (Gino Redi, Franchini)	Eliminated