Canzonissima

Canzonissima
Paolo Panelli, Delia Scala and Nino Manfredi hosting Canzonissima in 1959
Genre	Variety show
Directed by	Antonello Falqui Mario Landi Eros Macchi Vito Molonari Romolo Siena
Presented by	Renato Tagliani Ugo Tognazzi Walter Chiari Gianni Agus Enza Soldi Lauretta Masiero Scilla Gabel Corrado Pani Delia Scala Paolo Panelli Nino Manfredi Don Lurio Alberto Lionello Aroldo Tieri Lilli Lembo Sandra Mondaini Enzo Garinei Toni Ucci Carlo Sposito Anna Maria Gambineri Paolo Poli Alberto Bonucci Tino Buazzelli Dario Fo Franca Rame Maria Grazia Picchetti Tino Buazzelli Corrado Mantoni Mina Johnny Dorelli Raimondo Vianello Alice Kessler Ellen Kessler Paolo Villaggio Raffaella Carrà Alighiero Noschese Pippo Baudo Loretta Goggi Vittorio Gassman Mita Medici Mike Bongiorno Cochi Ponzoni Renato Pozzetto Topo Gigio
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
No. of seasons	12
No. of episodes	158
Original release
Network	Rai 1
Release	22 October 1958 (1958-10-22) – 6 January 1975 (1975-01-06)
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Canzonissima (Italian pronunciation: [kantsoˈnissima]; transl. "[The] Utmost Song") was an Italian musical variety show broadcast by Rai 1 from 1958 to 1975, aired on Saturday evening except for the last two editions, which were aired on Sunday afternoon. The program has been referred to as "the synthesis and paradigm of Italian television variety".^[1]

During its last six editions (1969–1974), the show constituted the national selection for the artist that would represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest the following year.^[2]