Musicians kick up a row at the San Remo song festival
Posted by The Accidental Lyricist on 22 Feb 2010 at 1:30 pm | Tagged as: awards, events, protest
I’ve seen audiences get riled up about song contests, but rarely seen an orchestra almost run riot. Italy’s San Remo song contest is a prestigious event that celebrates the classic tradition of Italian canzone. What is surprising is that contestants have to face two juries: the orchestra playing behind the singers and the general public. The 2010 edition, which just closed, witnessed some incredible scenes, when the orchestra started throwing music sheets and booing when one of the contestants got through to the final three. TV presenter (and grandson of Italy’s last king) Emanuele Filiberto had given a comparatively poor vocal performance and should have been eliminated. But the popular vote got him through.
At the end of the day, however, the festival’s honour was saved when Valerio Scanu won the 2010 award, singing the ballad “Per tutte le volte che” (for all the times) written by Pierdavide Carone. The best man won this time at least.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t embed the scene of the musicians letting rip. But you can find a report on Euronews.
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Name of Valerio Scanu. Nice song in the canzone genre.