San Remo Music Festival - San Remo Music Festival (English name)

Japanese: サン･レモ音楽祭 - サンレモおんがくさい（英語表記）Festival della Canzone di San Remo

This song festival is held in San Remo, a tourist destination in the northwest of Italy. It was founded in 1951 and has been held every year since then in late January or February. Like many song festivals, it is not a contest for singers but a contest for new songs, and since 1964, Italian and foreign singers sing the same song, which is broadcast on television by the national broadcasting station and the ranking is decided by tallying up viewer votes by telephone. Since Domenico Modugno's Volare (Nel blu di pinto di blu), which won the first place in 1958, became a worldwide hit, this music festival has attracted attention overseas as well.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

イタリア北西端の観光地サン･レモで行われる歌謡祭。1951年に発足し，以後毎年1月末か2月に開催されてきた。多くの歌謡祭と同様，歌手のコンテストではなく新作歌曲のコンテストで，64年からイタリア人と外国からの歌手とが同一曲を歌う形をとり，その歌唱を国立放送がテレビ中継し，視聴者の投票を電話で集計して順位を決める。58年に優勝したドメニコ･モドゥーニョ作《ボラーレNel blu dipinto di blu》が世界的にヒットして以来，この音楽祭が国外でも関心を集めるようになった。

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