Sanremo Music Festival 1956
| Sanremo Music Festival 1956 | |
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| Dates and venue | |
| Semi-final 1 |
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| Semi-final 2 |
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| Final |
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| Venue | Sanremo Casino Sanremo, Italy |
| Organisation | |
| Broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) |
| Musical director | Cinico Angelini |
| Artistic director | Giulio Razzi |
| Presenters | Fausto Tommei, Maria Teresa Ruta |
| Vote | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Winner | "Aprite le finestre" Franca Raimondi |
The Sanremo Music Festival 1956 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1956), officially the 6th Italian Song Festival (6º Festival della canzone italiana), was the sixth annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 8 and 10 March 1956, and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by actor Fausto Tommei, assisted by television announcer Maria Teresa Ruta.
The winner of the festival was "Aprite le finestre", written by Virgilio Panzuti and Pinchi, and performed by Franca Raimondi; with "Amami se vuoi", written by Mario Panzeri and Vittorio Mascheroni, and performed by Tonina Torrielli, placing second; and "La vita è un paradiso di bugie", written by Nino Oliviero and Diego Calcagno, and performed by Luciana Gonzales, placing third.
The festival also inspired the international Eurovision Song Contest, which held its inaugural edition this year. The two first placed songs of this edition went on to represent Italy in the contest.