Sette (magazine)

Sette, also known as Corriere della Sera Sette, is an Italian language news, political and lifestyle magazine based in Milan, Italy. The magazine is the weekly supplement of the daily newspaper Corriere della Sera. It is the first colour supplement distributed with a daily paper in Italy.

History and profile

Sette was established in September 1987. The owner of the magazine is RCS Media Group and the publisher is RCS MediaGroup SPA. The magazine has its headquarters in Milan. The magazine was sold weekly with the Thursday edition of Corriere della Sera. In October 1987 it began to be distributed with the Friday edition of the paper.

Andrea Monti served as the editor of Sette. Pier Luigi Vercesi is the editor of the weekly which features articles on politics, news, fashion, art, leisure, culture, entertainment and lifestyle.

In May 2004 the title of the magazine switched from Corriere della Sera Sette to Corriere della Sera magazine. On 26 November 2009 the name was again changed and the original title began to be used, Corriere della Sera Sette.

Zecchino d'Oro

Zecchino d'Oro (Italian pronunciation: [dzekˈkiːno ˈdɔːro; tsek-]; meaning "Golden Sequin") is an international children's song festival that has taken place every year since 1959. It is broadcast by Rai 1.

It was started by Cino Tortorella, and the first two festivals were held in Milan. In 1961, the festival was taken up by the Antoniano Institute and moved to Bologna. In 2009, Cino Tortorella left Zecchino d'Oro.

In 1963, Mariele Ventre, a conductor and director of young performers, created the Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano Children's Choir (called Piccolo Coro "Mariele Ventre" dell'Antoniano after her death in 1995, and directed by Sabrina Simoni). From 1976 the festival took on an international perspective - each year seven Italian songs and seven foreign songs are sung by children and voted for by a children's jury. The winning song is rewarded with the Zecchino d'Oro award.

As has been regularly stated during the event, the winners of the Zecchino d'Oro and Zecchino d'Argento are the writers and composers of the songs, not the children who interpret them. This rule applies to all editions.