Italian National Final 1956

The Italian entries for the ESC were chosen in the San Remo Festival which was held on March 8th & 10th in San Remo, hosted by Fausto Tommei and Maria Teresa Ruta. The songs are presented below in alphabetical order, as the order of presentation is not known.

A/ATitleEnglishArtistRankPointsMedia
1Albero cadutoFallen treeUgo Molinari7th76 
2Amami se vuoiLove me if you wantTonina Torielli2nd163
3Aprite le finestreOpen the windowsFranca Raimondi1st171 
4Due teste sul cuscinoTwo heads on the cushionUgo Molinari10th20 
5Il bosco innamoratoThe forest in loveTonina Torielli6th77 
6Il cantico del cieloThe sky’s canticleTonina Torielli4th92 
7La colpa fu…The blame was…Ugo Molinari5th88 
8La vita è un paradiso di bugieLife is a heaven of liesLucia Gonzales3rd153 
9MusettoSmall muzzleGianni Mazzocchi8th41 
10Nota per notaNote by noteUgo Molinari9th24 

Songs that were eliminated before the final evening were:

A/ATitleEnglishArtistRankMedia
1Anima gemellaSoul mateGianni Mazzocchi & Clara Vincenzi 
2E’ belloIt’s niceLuciana Gonzales 
3Ho detto al soleI told the sunGianni Mazzocchi 
4Il trenino del destinoDestiny’s small trainFranca Raimondi 
5Il trenino di latta verdeThe small green tin trainClara Vincenzi 
6Lucia e TobiaLucia and TobiaGianni Mazzocchi & Franca Raimondi
7Lui e leiHim and herClara Vincenzi  
8Parole e musicaWords and musicLuciana Gonzales  none-available
9Qualcosa è rimastoSomething has remainedTonina Torrielli
10Sogni d’orGolden dreamsFranca Raimondi & Clara Vincenzi