page_title: Sanremo Music Festival
section_title: Big Artists section and Newcomers section
hierarchical_section_title: Sanremo Music Festival / Critics Award "Mia Martini" / Big Artists section and Newcomers section
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Mia Martini ad un concerto a Caselle Landi (LO)
context_page_description: The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Liguria, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. Usually referred to as Festival di Sanremo, or outside Italy as Sanremo Music Festival, it was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.
  It is the music equivalent to the Premio Regia Televisiva for television, the Premio Ubu for stage performances, and the Premio David di Donatello for motion pictures.
  The first edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, held between 29 and 31 January 1951, was broadcast by RAI's radio station Rete Rossa, and its only three participants were Nilla Pizzi, Achille Togliani, and Duo Fasano. Starting from 1955, all editions of the festival have been broadcast live by the Italian TV station Rai 1.
  From 1951 to 1976, the Festival took place in the Sanremo Casino, but starting from 1977, all the following editions were held in the Teatro Ariston, except in 1990, which was held at the Nuovo Mercato dei Fiori.
caption: Mia Martini was the first winner of the Critics Award, in 1982. The Award was later dedicated to her memory.
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