Sanremo Music Festival 1962

The Sanremo Music Festival 1962 (Festival di Sanremo 1962), officially the 12th Italian Song Festival (12º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 12th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 8 and 18 February 1962. The show was presented by, assisted by actresses Laura Efrikian and. 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 Domenico Modugno and Claudio Villa with the song "Addio, addio". Villa went on to perform the song for at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962.