Coordinates	54°5′20″N18°25′10″N
name	Sanremo
official name	Città di Sanremo
image shield	Sanremo-Stemma.png
coordinates type	region:IT_type:city(56903)
coordinates display	title
region	Liguria
province	Imperia (IM)
frazioni	San Romolo, Poggio, Bussana, Bussana Vecchia, Coldirodi, Verezzo, San Bartolomeo, Gozo Superiore, Gozo Inferiore, Verezzo San Donato, Verezzo Sant'Antonio, San Giacomo, San Giovanni, Borello
adjcaentcomuni	Apricale, Bajardo, Ceriana, Ospedaletti, Perinaldo, Seborga, Taggia, Bordighera
mayor	Maurizio Zoccarato
area total km2	54.7
population total	56864
population as of	30 April 2009
population demonym	Sanremesi or Sanremaschi
elevation m	15
saint	Saint Romolo
day	October 13
postal code	18038
area code	0184
website
footnotes	}}

Sanremo or San Remo(''Sanrœmu'' in Ligurian) is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan – San Remo cycling classic. The city is widely accepted as the origin of the five-card stud variant ''telesina''.

Name

The name of the city is a phonetic contraction of ''Sant'Eremo di San Romolo'', which refers to Romulus of Genoa, the successor to Syrus of Genoa. In Ligurian, his name is ''San Rœmu''. The spelling ''San Remo'' is on all ancient maps of Liguria, the ancient Republic of Genoa, Italy in the Middle Ages, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Kingdom of Italy. It was used in 1924 in official documents during Fascism.

History

Once the Roman settlement of ''Matutia'''or ''Villa Matutiana'', Sanremo expanded in the Early Middle Ages when the population moved to the high grounds. The nobility built a castle and the walled village of La Pigna to protect the town from Saracen raids.

At first subjected to the countship of Ventimiglia, the community later passed under the dominion of the Genoese bishops. In 1297 they sold it to the Doria and De Mari families. It became a free town in the second half of the 15th century, after which it expanded to the Pigna hill and at Saint Syrus Cathedral. The almost perfectly preserved old village remains.

Sanremo remained independent from Genoa for a long time. In 1753, after 20 years of fierce conflicts, it rose against the hegemonical attempts of the Genoese Republic. At that time the latter polity built the fortress of Santa Tecla, situated on the beach near the port. The fortress was used as a prison until 2002. It is now being transformed into a museum.

After the French domination and the Savoy restoration (1814), Sanremo was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia. Since the middle of the 18th century, the town grew rapidly, in part due to the development of tourism: the first grand hotels were built and the town extended along the coast. Notable people, such as the Empress Elisabeth of Austria "Sissi", Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, Czar Nicholas II of Russia, Alfred Nobel, and the writer Italo Calvino stayed here.

Economy

Sanremo enjoys special weather conditions throughout the year due to its vicinity to the Mediterranean Sea and the presence of the Maritime Alps right behind the town. Monte Bignone, the highest peak, is some 1,300 m above the sea level. The town's climate is described as one of 'perpetual spring', with warm days and chilly nights and little variation of temperature around the year. These conditions make Sanremo one of the most attractive tourist destinations on the Italian Riviera. Numerous tourist attractions are open year-round; and it has numerous and well-equipped sports facilities, such as a golf course and a riding ground. The tourist harbours of Porto Vecchio and the modern Porto Sole accommodate tourist boats. Many boutiques and local shops are in the town centre. A market is held on Tuesday and Saturday mornings in Piazza Eroi Sanremesi.

The Municipal Casino, built in 1905, is an example of liberty style building. The Ariston Theatre offers annual series of concerts, operas and theater plays. The Symphony Orchestra is one of twelve symphony orchestras recognized by the state of Italy; et performs some 120 concerts throughout the year, most in the Municipal Casino's Opera Theater.

Besides tourism, the city is active in the production of extra virgin-grade olive oil, whose regional "designation of origin" is protected (D.O.P., ''Denominazione di Origine Protetta''). It is one of the agricultural commodities in western Liguria and in particular within the province of Imperia. Sanremo is known as the City of Flowers (''la Cittá dei Fiori''), this being another important aspect of the economy of the city. The nearby towns of Arma di Taggia, Bordighera and Ospedaletti are also involved in the cultivation of flowers for the international flower market of Sanremo.

Transportation

The city is connected to Genoa and to Ventimiglia, the border city with France, by the A10 motorway, whose last part is also known as the ''Autostrada dei Fiori'' ("Freeway of Flowers"). It has a large number of elevated sections with viaducts that give a panoramic view of the coast. The A10 Autostrada joins the French A8 autoroute at the border between Ventimiglia and Menton. Together these national routes are part of the European route E80. Both the French and Italian motorways are toll roads.

The closest airport to Sanremo is in France, the Côte d'Azur International Airport airport in Nice, 75 minutes away by car or train. The railway connects the city to the other Ligurian cities like Imperia, Genoa and to Nice, Milan, Turin and Rome.

The railway line used to be along the coast, running close to the sea, and providing a view for travelers. The line has been moved further north and underground, which allows for faster trains; Sanremo railway station was relocated next to the City Hall. The city is refurbishing the area once occupied by the railway and converting it into a biking route and pedestrian area.

Other roads of importance are the SS1, the "Aurelia Bis", which connects Sanremo to Taggia. This is a non-toll bypass route. The coast road is the via Aurelia or SS1 and follows the route of a Roman road. This can be heavily congested when it passes through towns, as it has only one lane in either direction for most of way around Sanremo. A trolleybus line along the via Aurelia links Sanremo with both Taggia and Ventimiglia.

Climate

Sanremo experiences a warm Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa'').

Culture

The Sanremo Music Festival

The Ariston Theater hosts the celebrated annual Sanremo Music Festival, a very popular song contest held in the city since 1951. This festival inspired the Eurovision Song Contest, which started in 1956, and for years the Sanremo festival selected the Italian entry. The internationally notable song ''"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu"'', also known as ''"Volare"'', was performed at this festival for the first time by Domenico Modugno in 1958. The festival is so popular amongst Italians that it is often referred to simply as "Il Festival" (''The'' Festival). Other events include the Tenco Prize (autumn), a song contest for authors dedicated to the memory of Luigi Tenco; the Flowers Parade in January/February in which every city of the Italian Riviera presents an original composition of flowers displayed on a Carnival/Mardi-Gras style moving car; and the summer Firework International Contest in the second week of July.

Sports

The Rallye Sanremo is a rally competition that was part of the FIA World Rally Championship from 1973 to 2003. It was replaced by Rally d'Italia Sardegna on the island of Sardinia, in hosting the Italian round of the WRC. Formerly a mixed surface event (tarmac and gravel), the rally has later been an all-tarmac event and takes place around the mountains. Sanremo is the finish of the classic Milan – San Remo cycle race (298 km), one of the five 'Monuments' of the cycling season. Milan – San Remo is traditionally held in March, and is one of the first major fixtures on the cycling season.

The local football club is the U.S. Sanremese Calcio 1904 that playing in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

Cuisine

The culinary specialties of Sanremo and environs include Sardenara, Focaccia, Focaccia alle Cipolle, Torta Verde, Farinata and Tallesca olives.

Notable people

The Venerable Giorgio Baldassarre Oppezzi, a monk who died in 1525, and whose body was later discovered to be incorrupt, is buried here in the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli.

Maria Alexandrovna, consort of Alexander II of Russia, spent the winter of 1874 in Sanremo and as a gift to the city she donated the palms along the seaside walk of Corso Imperatrice (Empress Avenue).

Italian-American mobster friend of Jimmy Burke, "Remo", whose name was derived from the city.

Alfred Nobel bought a villa in Sanremo in 1891 and died there in 1896. Since 2002 it has housed a permanent exhibit on the most important discoveries of the 19th century including the research interests of Nobel himself. Sanremo continues to maintain its ties with Nobel, long after his death. Each 10 December large quantities of flowers sent by the province of Imperia, the city of Sanremo and the Board for Tourist Promotion of the Riviera dei fiori adorn the annual Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and Banquet in Stockholm.

Italian writer Italo Calvino spent his youth in Sanremo and many of his novels, including Il Barone Rampante are reminiscent of his attachment to the city.

Edward Lear, artist, illustrator and writer known for his nonsense poetry and limericks, lived and died in Sanremo. His tombstone is in the Foce Cemetery.

The Italian actor and comedian Carlo Dapporto was born in Sanremo and became a household name in post-war Italy.

The Sicilian playwright and Nobel Prize winner Luigi Pirandello lived in Sanremo in 1933-34 and was appointed artistic director of the Casino.

The writer Tobias Smollett stayed a few days in Sanremo in 1765 and described it thus: "St. Remo is a pretty considerable town, well-built upon the declivity of a gently rolling hill...There is very little plain ground in this neighbourhood; but the hills are covered with oranges, lemons, pomegranates and olives....The women of St. Remo are much more handsome and better tempered than those of Provence." ''Travels through France and Italy ''(1766)

Italian director and cinematographer Mario Bava was born in Sanremo in 1914.

Italian-born sculptor Giuseppe Moretti lived in Sanremo in his final years and died here in February 1935. Moretti designed the world's largest cast iron statue, of the Roman god Vulcan (56 ft or 17 m), which stands atop Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama (USA). The statue is the symbol of the city.

Mehmed VI, the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, died in Sanremo on May 16, 1926.

Juan Manuel Fangio won his first European Grand Prix in Sanremo-Ospedaletti in 1949.

Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia from 1907 to 1909, died in Sanremo on April 5, 1925.

Notable events

The Sanremo conference, 19–26 April 1920, of the post-World War I Allied Supreme Council determined the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East by the victorious powers. The most notable of these was the British Mandate of Palestine.

Sanremo is the home of International Institute of Humanitarian Law, the most notable institute in courses about refugees and international humanitarian law.

Sanremo hosts an annual poker tournament as part of the European Poker Tour.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Sanremo is twinned with: Atami, Japan, since 1976 Helsingør, Denmark Karlskoga, Sweden Budva, Montenegro

See also

Sanremo railway station

U.S. Sanremese Calcio

Sanremo Festival

References

;Notes

External links

Sanremo official website Sanremo Festival Saint Sirus's Cathedral Video and events from Sanremo All about the events in Sanremo

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Coordinates	54°5′20″N18°25′10″N
name	Emma Marrone
background	solo_singer
birth name	Emmanuela Marrone
birth date	May 25, 1984
origin	Firenze, Italia
genre	PopPop rock
occupation	Singer
years active	2003–present
label	Universal (2003-2006, 2010-present)Dracma (2007)
associated acts	Lucky Star
website	emmamarrone.net }}

Emma Marrone (born 25 May 1984 in Florence, Italy) is an Italian singer.

Early life

Born in Florence, Marrone has always lived in Aradeo in the province of Lecce. She acquired her passion for music from her father Rosario, guitarist of a band from Aradeo called "Karadreon" which formed when Marrone was quite young (10–11 years old), performing in festivals and in clubs. She graduated from Classical High School.

''Lucky Star''

She started her professional musical career in 2003, when she took part in the second Italian edition of ''Popstars'' (renamed ''Superstar Tour''); Emma won the talent and with Laura Pisu and Colomba Pane she formed the Lucky Star. The group released a single in 2003 called ''Stile''. The single was released for Universal label and was good success. In 2006 the group recorded the soundtrack of the cartoon W.I.T.C.H and was released a dance album called ''LS3'', that was a commercial failure. The group disbanded after the failure of the album.

Mjur, Amici and first solo record ''Oltre''

In 2009, after that she released a second album with another group, the ''M.J.U.R.'', in 2008 for Dracma Records, she took part to another talent show, ''Amici di Maria De Filippi'', winning this competition too. In march 2010 Universal Music released her first EP, ''Oltre'', that was very successful in Italy, peaking number one for two weeks in the Italian album chart. In the same month was released her first single too, ''Calore'', that peaked at number one for two weeks too.

The EP has been certified triple platinum for its sales in Italy.

In June, she began her first concert-tour: ''Ahi ce sta passu tour''. She toured throughout Italy accompanied by her band, the tour is terminated at the end of summer. In the same month, she also took part to the ''Amici Tour 2010'' with all the contestants of the talent show. On July 2010 was released the second single from Oltre: ''Un Sogno A Costo Zero''. After the tour, she also released the video for the third single ''Sembra Strano''.

Second solo record: ''A me piace così''

On 24 September 2010 was released a new single called ''Con le nuvole''. On October 19 was released, also from Universal, her second solo record ''A me piace così'' which debuted at # 2 on the Italian chart and was certified platinum. Also in November was released the second single from the album: "Cullami".

On 30 November 2010 was released a special edition which include both the albums (''Oltre'' and ''A me piace così'') with two new songs: ''L'Amore Che Ho'' (written by Neffa) and ''(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay'' (duet with Craig David).

She finished second in Sanremo Festival 2011, where she sang the song ''Arriverà'', with the Italian group Modà. In 2011 she also opened the Italian Taylor Swift's date and she was nominated for the TRL Awards 2011 in the category ''"Best Talent Show Artist"''.

''Sarò libera''

On 20 September 2011 will release her third solo record, ''Sarò libera''.

Personal life

Emma Marrone began a relationship with the dancer Stefano De Martino at the end of 2009. Following a brief separation, Stefano announced in March 2011 that he and Emma are back together.

Emma was born in Florence, she's graduated in Aradeo, but now she lives in Frascati (near Rome).

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Position	Certified
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''A me piace così''

Singles

2003 - ''Stile'' (with ''Lucky Star'')

2010 - ''Calore''

2010 - ''Un sogno a costo zero''

2010 - ''Sembra strano''

2010 - ''Con le nuvole''

2010 - ''Cullami''

2011 - ''Arriverà'' (feat. Modà)

2011 - ''Io son per te l'amore''

Music Videos

!Year !

Title !! Director
2003	Stile	Gaetano Morbioli
rowspan="5"	2010	Calore
Un sogno a costo zero	Roberto Saku Cinardi
Sembra strano
Con le nuvole	Roberto Saku Cinardi
Cullami	Gaetano Morbioli
rowspan="2"	2011	Arriverà
Io son per te l'amore	Marco Salom

Other charted songs

!Year !

Title !! Main Act
2010	Meravigliosa	Emma Marrone

Other albums

!Year !

Title !! Main Act
2006	LS3	Lucky Star
2008	M.J.U.R.

Tour

Title !! Main Act
rowspan=2>2010	Amici Tour 2010	Emma Marrone and Amici's contestants
Ahi ce sta passu Tour	Emma Marrone

Awards

Reality Show Amici di Maria De Filippi Best Female Voice 2xPlatinum EP TRL Awards

Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result
2003	Superstar Tour	|	Herself
rowspan="3"	2010	|	Talent Show	Herself
Venice Music Awards	|	Herself
Wind Music Awards	|	Herself
2011	|	Best Talent Show Artist	Herself

Note

External links

Official Emma Marrone website

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Coordinates	54°5′20″N18°25′10″N
name	Chiara Civello
background	solo_singer
birth name	Chiara Civello
birth date	June 15, 1975
origin	Rome, Italy
instrument	VocalsPiano
genre	Jazz
occupation	VocalistPianist
notable instruments	}}

Chiara Civello (born on June 15, 1975 in Rome, Italy), is a singer-songwriter, and pianist. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music, she is currently based in New York City. She received the Boston Jazz Society Award and the Cleo Laine Award while still studying in Berklee.

Discography

2005 - Last Quarter Moon

2007 - The Space Between

2010 - 7752

Notes

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Coordinates	54°5′20″N18°25′10″N
name	Francesco Renga
background	solo_singer
birth date	June 12, 1968
origin	Udine, Italy
genre	Pop, Pop rock, Soft rock
occupation	Singer-songwriter
years active	1986–present
website	www.francescorenga.it }}

Pierfrancesco Renga (born June 12, 1968 in Udine, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He won the Sanremo Music Festival in 2005 with the song ''Angelo''.

Discography

Album

2001 ''Francesco Renga'' (ITA #46)

2002 ''Tracce'' (ITA #6 - Platinum 100,000+)

2004 ''Camere con vista'' (ITA #4 - 2X Platinum 200,000+)

2007 ''Ferro e cartone'' (ITA #1 - Platinum 120,000+)

2009 ''Orchestraevoce''(ITA #7 - Platinum - 100,000+)

2010 ''Un giorno bellissimo'' (ITA #7)

References

Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Italian male singers Category:Sanremo Music Festival winners Category:People from Udine

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Lucio Dalla (born March 4, 1943 in Bologna) is a popular Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He also plays clarinet and keyboards.

He is the composer of ''Caruso'' (1986), which has been covered by numerous international artists. A version of ''Caruso'' sung by Luciano Pavarotti sold over 9 million copies, and another version was a track on Andrea Bocelli's first international album Romanza, which later sold over 16 million copies worldwide. This piece is also on Josh Groban's album "Closer", which sold over 5 million copies in the United States alone. The song is a tribute to the emblematic opera tenor Enrico Caruso.

Biography

Beginnings

He began to play the clarinet at an early age, in a jazz band in Rome. The singer-songwriter Gino Paoli noticed Dalla's vocal qualities and suggested he attempt a solo career as an Italian soul singer. However, Dalla's debut at the Cantagiro festival in 1965 was unsuccessful probably due to his appearance and to his music, which was considered too experimental for the time. His first album, ''1999'', was released the following year. His next album, ''Terra di Gaibola '' (from the name of a suburb of Bologna), was released in 1970 and contained some early Dalla classics.

His first hit was "4 Marzo 1943", which garnered some success at the Sanremo Festival. Regardless of its title, the song became popularly known as "Gesù bambino". Also successful was "Piazza grande", which Dalla would sing again at Sanremo.

Albums with Roversi

At this point, Dalla made a decisive move in his career, starting a collaboration with the Bolognese poet Roberto Roversi. Roversi wrote the lyrics to Dalla's next three albums ''Il giorno aveva cinque teste'' (The Day Had Five Heads) (1973), ''Anidride solforosa'' (1975) and ''Automobili'' (Automobiles) (1976) Although these albums did not sell in large numbers, they were noted by critics for the unusual mix of Roversi's weird lyrics with Dalla's improvisatory, and sometimes experimental, compositional abilities.

The duo had already broken up by the time the concept album ''Automobili'' was released. Roversi, who had been against the album's release, chose the pseudonym "Norisso" when it was time to register the songs. The album, however, included one of Dalla's most popular songs, "Nuvolari", named after the famous 1930s Italian racer.

Singer-songwriter

Affected by the end of the collaboration, Dalla decided to write the lyrics of his next albums himself. This decision proved to be surprisingly good, and he soon emerged as one of the most intelligent and musically cultured of the Italian singer-songwriters. The first album of this new phase was ''Com'è profondo il mare'' (1977), in which Dalla was accompanied by some members of the future pop band Stadio. The title track or "Quale allegria" are today ranked among the best Italian songs.

Dalla's poetic inspiration was confirmed by the following albums, all entitled ''Lucio Dalla'' or ''Dalla'' and all best-sellers. They contain classics like "Anna e Marco", "L'anno che verrà", "Futura", and "Cara".

In 1979, his popularity was confirmed by the success of the ''Banana Republic'' tour and album of 1979 together with singer-songwriter Francesco De Gregori, his band, and his friend Ron.

The hit single ''Attenti al Lupo'' (1990) gave him wider success in Europe.

He was invited for duetting on Pavarotti and friends, singing his own hit "Caruso" with Luciano Pavarotti.

Albums

''1999 (1966)

''Terra di Gaibola ''(1970)

''Storie di casa mia'' (1970)

''Il giorno aveva cinque teste'' (1973)

''Quel fenomeno di Lucio Dalla'' (1973)

''L'album di... Lucio Dalla'' (1974)

''Anidride solforosa'' (1975)

''Automobili'' (1976)

''4 Marzo 1943'' (1976)

''Come è profondo il mare'' (1977)

''Lucio Dalla'' (1978)

''Banana Republic'' (1979, with Francesco De Gregori and Ron)

''Lucio Dalla'' (1980)

''Dalla'' (1980)

''Torino, Milano e dintorni'' (1981)

''Gli anni Settanta'' (1981)

''1983'' (1983)

''Viaggi organizzati'' (1984)

''Bugie'' (1985)

''The best of Lucio Dalla'' (1985)

''DallameriCaruso'' (1986)

''Dalla/Morandi'' (1988)

''Cambio'' (1990)

''Il motore del 2000'' (1990)

''Il primo Lucio Dalla'' (1990)

''Amen'' (1992)

''Henna'' (1993)

''Le origini'' (1996)

''Canzoni'' (1996)

''Ciao'' (1999)

''Luna Matana'' (2001)

''Live@RTSI - 20 dicembre 1978'' (2001)

''Dal vivo - Bologna 2 settembre 1974'' (2001)

''Caro amico ti scrivo... (Best of)'' (2002)

''Tosca. Amore disperato'' (2003)

''Lucio'' (2003)

''12000 Lune (Best of/Box Set)'' (2003)

''Il contrario di me'' (2007)

''Angoli nel cielo'' (2010)

DVD

''Live@RTSI - 20 dicembre 1978'' (2001)

''Retrospettiva'' (2003)

''In concerto'' (2004)

''Banana Republic'' (2006)

References

External links

Official website

Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:People from Bologna Category:Italian singer-songwriters Category:Italian composers

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