1950 (Amedeo Minghi song)

1950 1950 (Amedeo Mighi song).jpg single Amedeo Minghi 1950 Sottomarino 1983 4:36 RCA Amedeo Minghi Gaio Chiocchio Qualcuno 1981 Flash back 1984 audio YHleABBQh6g "1950" single "1950" (also spelled by its Italian reading "Millenovecentocinquanta") is a 1983 song composed by Gaio Chiocchio (lyrics) and Amedeo Minghi (music) and performed by Amedeo Minghi. Background The song was Amedeo Minghi's entry for the 33th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, where it was eliminated; its exclusion from the finals led the festival artistic director Gianni Ravera to publicly complain about the voting mechanism (which was eventually changed the following year) and to suggest the possible re-introduction of a recovery commission for high-quality eliminated songs (as it existed in the 1960s).Anselmi, Eddy Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana Panini 2009 8863462291 335 Despite its poor outcome at the festival, "1950" received critical acclaim and during the years proved to be one of Minghi's signature songs.Castaldo Gino Il dizionario della canzone italiana. Le canzoni 2003 Curcio 978-88-97508-31-1 258 Millenovecentocinquanta (1950)Costabile Ilaria Il significato di 1950, cavallo di battaglia di Amedeo Minghi a Sanremo 1983 https://music.fanpage.it/la-storia-di-1950-cavallo-di-battaglia-di-amedeo-minghi-a-sanremo-1983/ 1 December 2024 Fanpage.it 3 February 2020 itSalvatori, Dario Dizionario delle canzoni italiane Elle U 8888169016 309 2009 1950Pistone Federico √ "1950" di Minghi/Chiocchio disco d'oro... più di 40 anni dopo https://www.rockol.it/news-745285/1950-di-minghi-chiocchio-certificatdisco-d-oro-piu-di-40-anni-dopo 1 December 2024 Rockol 20 June 2024 it The popularity of the song was reinforced by the cover version recorded by Gianni Morandi as B-side of his 1985 single "Uno su mille". The song, a love story set immediately after World War II in newly liberated Rome, has been described as "the best song of the year", "a masterpiece of refined beauty"Belli Fabio 1950 di Amedeo Minghi a Sanremo 2020/ Testo, è un inno alla speranza https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/1950-di-amedeo-minghi-a-sanremo-2020-un-inno-alla-speranza/1979930/ 1 December 2024 Il Sussidiario 6 February 2020 it-IT characterized by "a great delicacy of poetic tones [...] that strike the heart with elegance" and "the intensity of a classically romantic melody". Track listing 1950 Chiocchio, Minghi 4:36 Sottomarino Chiocchio, Minghi 3:32 Certifications Italy single Gold 1983 2024 22 April 2024 1 12731 Sales from 2009 true true true References External links 6004568 Category:1983 singles Category:Italian songs Category:Italian-language songs Category:1983 songs Category:RCA Records singles Category:Sanremo Music Festival songs of 1983