"Perdere l'amore" is a 1988 song composed by Marcello Marrocchi and Giampiero Artegiani and performed by singer

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. The song won the 38th edition of the

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, and marked the return to music of Ranieri after a decade devoted to acting. The song had been already proposed by

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to the Sanremo Festival organizers in 1987, but had been rejected in the preliminary song selection. "Perdere l'amore" was covered by several artists, including

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, Pietro Ballo, Thiago Arancam. In 2020 Ranieri recorded a new version of the song in duet with

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, which was presented out of competition at the

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Track listing

* 7" single # "Perdere l'amore" (Marcello Marrocchi, Giampiero Artegiani) # "Dove sta il poeta" (Marcello Marrocchi, Giampiero Artegiani)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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* {{Sanremo Music Festival winners 1988 singles Italian songs 1988 songs Sanremo Music Festival songs of 1988 Number-one singles in Italy Massimo Ranieri songs Warner Music Group singles