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(; ) was an Italian musical
Originating in radio as a song tournament in 1956, with the title ("The songs of fortune"), it shortly gained great public success. The following year it was brought on television titled ("Voices and faces of fortune") and turned into a competition between amateurs from the various regions of Italy, with the participation of some professional singers, who competed in a separate group.
In 1958, the variety took its definitive name , with exception of 1963–1967 when the broadcast bore different titles: , , , and .
The show consisted of a musical contest where singers were paired with some national lottery numbers and which followed elaborate rules, generally different from one edition to another; the competition was interspersed with dances and comedy sketches involving special guests.
The 1959 and 1970 editions contributed to the launch of the careers of Nino Manfredi and Raffaella CarrĂ , respectively.
The 1962 edition, hosted by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, generated large political controversities due to some of Fo's satirical sketches being censored by RAI; the couple was eventually fired, and the scandal lead to a five-year interruption of their collaboration with the broadcaster.
variety show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a compĂ ...
broadcast by Rai 1
Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's Flagship (broadcasting), flagship television channel and is known for broadcasting ...
from 1958 to 1975, aired on Saturday evenings except for the last two editions, which were aired on Sunday afternoon. 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 Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
the following year.
History
Originating in radio as a song tournament in 1956, with the title ("The songs of fortune"), it shortly gained great public success. The following year it was brought on television titled ("Voices and faces of fortune") and turned into a competition between amateurs from the various regions of Italy, with the participation of some professional singers, who competed in a separate group.
In 1958, the variety took its definitive name , with exception of 1963–1967 when the broadcast bore different titles: , , , and .
The show consisted of a musical contest where singers were paired with some national lottery numbers and which followed elaborate rules, generally different from one edition to another; the competition was interspersed with dances and comedy sketches involving special guests.
The 1959 and 1970 editions contributed to the launch of the careers of Nino Manfredi and Raffaella CarrĂ , respectively.
The 1962 edition, hosted by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, generated large political controversities due to some of Fo's satirical sketches being censored by RAI; the couple was eventually fired, and the scandal lead to a five-year interruption of their collaboration with the broadcaster.
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* 1958 Italian television series debuts 1974 Italian television series endings Italian music television series RAI original programming Black-and-white television shows 1950s Italian television series 1960s Italian television series 1970s Italian television series Variety television series Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest selection events {{Italy-tv-prog-stub