(; ) is an Italian musical variety show originally broadcast by Rai 1 from 1958 to 1975, aired on Saturday evenings 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".
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. A reboot of the show has been airing since March 2026.
History
Originating in radio as a song tournament in 1956, with the title ("The songs of fortune"), it shortly gained great public success. The following year it was brought on television titled ("Voices and faces of fortune") and turned into a competition between amateurs from the various regions of Italy, with the participation of some professional singers, who competed in a separate group. In 1958, the variety took its definitive name , with exception of 1963–1967 when the broadcast bore different titles: , , , and .
The show consisted of a musical contest where singers were paired with some national lottery numbers and which followed elaborate rules, generally different from one edition to another; the competition was interspersed with dances and comedy sketches involving special guests.
The 1959 and 1970 editions contributed to the launch of the careers of Nino Manfredi and Raffaella Carrà, respectively. The 1962 edition, hosted by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, generated large political controversities due to some of Fo's satirical sketches being censored by RAI; the couple was eventually fired, and the scandal lead to a five-year interruption of their collaboration with the broadcaster.
In 2026, Rai announced a new edition of the popolar programme, hosted by Milly Carlucci.
Editions # Year Presenters Winner(s) 1956 Adriana Serra, Antonella Steni, Raffaele Pisu and Renato Turi "" (Nunzio Gallo) and "" (Gino Latilla) 1957 Enzo Tortora, Silvio Noto, Antonella Steni and Renato Turi "" (Aurelio Fierro) 1 1958 Renato Tagliani with Walter Chiari, Raimondo Vianello, Lauretta Masiero, Scilla Gabel and Corrado Pani "" (Nilla Pizzi) 2 1959 Delia Scala, Paolo Panelli and Nino Manfredi "" (Joe Sentieri) 3 1960 Alberto Lionello, Lauretta Masiero, Aroldo Tieri and Lilli Lembo "Romantica" (Tony Dallara) 4 1961 Sandra Mondaini, Enzo Garinei, Toni Ucci, Carletto Sposito and Anna Maria Gambineri, with Paolo Poli, Alberto Bonucci and Tino Buazzelli "" (Tony Dallara) 5 1962 Dario Fo and Franca Rame, then Tino Buazzelli, Sandra Mondaini and Corrado "" (Tony Renis) 1963 Various (one for each region of Italy) Sicily 1964 Nino Taranto and Nadia Gray " (Claudio Villa) 1965 Corrado with Walter Chiari and Kessler Twins "" (Gianni Morandi) 1966 Peppino De Filippo "Granada" (Claudio Villa) 1967 Alberto Lupo, Franco and Ciccio "Dan dan dan" (Dalida) 6 1968 Mina, Walter Chiari and Paolo Panelli "" (Gianni Morandi) 7 1969 Johnny Dorelli, Raimondo Vianello and Kessler Twins, with Sandra Mondaini and Paolo Villaggio "" (Gianni Morandi) 8 1970 Corrado and Raffaella Carrà "" (Massimo Ranieri) 9 1971 Corrado and Raffaella Carrà, with Alighiero Noschese "" (Nicola Di Bari) 10 1972 Pippo Baudo and Loretta Goggi "" (Massimo Ranieri) 11 1973 Pippo Baudo and Mita Medici "" (Gigliola Cinquetti) 12 1974 Raffaella Carrà, Cochi e Renato and Mike Bongiorno "" (Wess & Dori Ghezzi) 13 2026 Milly Carlucci "" (Fabrizio Moro)
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