Sanremo Music Festival 1970

Sanremo Music Festival 1970
Dates and venue
Semi-final 1
  • 26 February 1970
Semi-final 2
  • 27 February 1970
Final
  • 28 February 1970
VenueSanremo Casino
Sanremo, Italy
Organisation
BroadcasterRadiotelevisione italiana (RAI)
Artistic directorGianni Ravera, Ezio Radaelli
PresentersNuccio Costa
and Enrico Maria Salerno, Princess Ira von Fürstenberg
Vote
Number of entries26
WinnerAdriano Celentano and Claudia Mori
"Chi non lavora non fa l'amore"

The Sanremo Music Festival 1970 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1970), officially the 20th Italian Song Festival (20º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 20th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 26 and 28 February 1970, and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by Nuccio Costa, assisted by the actors Enrico Maria Salerno and Princess Ira von Fürstenberg.

The final night was broadcast by Programma Nazionale, while the first two nights were broadcast live only by radio. 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 Adriano Celentano and Claudia Mori with the song "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore".