Sanremo Music Festival 1962
| Sanremo Music Festival 1962 | |
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| Dates and venue | |
| Semi-final 1 |
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| Semi-final 2 |
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| Semi-final 3 |
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| Final |
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| Venue | Sanremo Casino Sanremo, Italy |
| Organisation | |
| Broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) |
| Artistic director | Gianni Ravera |
| Presenters | Renato Tagliani and Laura Efrikian, Vicky Ludovisi |
| Vote | |
| Number of entries | 32 |
| Winner | Domenico Modugno and Claudio Villa "Addio, addio" |
The Sanremo Music Festival 1962 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1962), officially the 12th Italian Song Festival (12ยบ Festival della canzone italiana), was the 12th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 8 and 18 February 1962, and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by Renato Tagliani, assisted by actresses Laura Efrikian and Vicky Ludovisi. Gianni Ravera served as artistic director.
The final of the contest was also aired in Monaco's Radio Monte Carlo, broadcast a day later.
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 Domenico Modugno and Claudio Villa with the song "Addio, addio". Villa went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962.