Sanremo Music Festival 1963
| Sanremo Music Festival 1963 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 7 February 1963 |
| Semi-final 2 | 8 February 1963 |
| Final | 9 February 1963 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Sanremo Casino Sanremo, Liguria, Italy |
| Presenter(s) | Mike Bongiorno and Edy Campagnoli, Maria Giovannini, Rossana Armani, Giuliana Copreni |
| Artistic director | Gianni Ravera |
| Host broadcaster | Programma Nazionale |
| Vote | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Winner | Tony Renis and Emilio Pericoli "Uno per tutte" |
The Sanremo Music Festival 1963 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1963), officially the 13th Italian Song Festival (13º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 13th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 7 and 9 February 1963, and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by Mike Bongiorno, assisted by Edy Campagnoli, Maria Giovannini, Rossana Armani and Giuliana Copreni. Gianni Ravera served as artistic director.
The recordings of the final was also broadcast in Germany's Deutsches Fernsehen on 26 February, and in the Netherlands on NTS, on 11 February (with commentary by Willem Duys).
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 Tony Renis and Emilio Pericoli with the song "Uno per tutte". Pericoli went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963.