Sanremo Music Festival 1969
The Sanremo Music Festival 1969, officially the 19th Italian Song Festival, was the 19th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 30 January and 1 February 1969, and broadcast by RAI. The show was presented by Nuccio Costa and Gabriella Farinon.
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 Bobby Solo and Iva Zanicchi with the song "Zingara". Zanicchi was thus selected to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, with "Due grosse lacrime bianche".