Artistic director(s) Tony Renis Broadcaster Rai 1 Critic's prize Mario Venuti
"Crudele" Dates 2 Mar 2004 – 6 Mar 2004 Venue Teatro Ariston | Orchestra leader Leonardo De Amicis Entries acts ( songs) Winner Marco Masini Date 2 March 2004 | |
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Presenter(s) Simona Ventura, Paola Cortellesi, Gene Gnocchi Location Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, Italy Presented by Simona Ventura, Paola Cortellesi, Gene Gnocchi Other Instances Sanremo Music Festival 2, Sanremo Music Festival 2, Sanremo Music Festival 2, Sanremo Music Festival 2, Sanremo Music Festival 2 | ||
The Sanremo Music Festival 2004 was the 54th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, between 2 and 6 March 2004 and broadcast by Rai 1.
The show was presented by Simona Ventura, supported by Paola Cortellesi and Gene Gnocchi. Composer Tony Renis served as the artistic director.
For the first time since 1984, in this edition there is not a division of the singers in two sections (Big Artists and Newcomers) but a single competition.
As was the case in 1975, due to disagreements between the organizer of the festival Tony Renis and the major record companies, the latter boycotted the festival not inserting their prominent names in the competition.
The winner of the competition was Marco Masini with the song "L'uomo volante". Mario Venuti won the critics prize with the song "Crudele".
In addition to musical guests, the guests of this edition also included Dustin Hoffman, Cirque du Soleil, Stefania Sandrelli, Rupert Everett, Raoul Bova, Roberto Bolle.
After every night, Bruno Vespa and Alba Parietti hosted a special edition of the talk show Porta a Porta with the participation of singers and journalists.