Ti lascio una canzone
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Ti lascio una canzone is an Italian musical variety show
TV show (2008–present) that includes a competition between the most beloved songs in the history of Italian pop music.
The songs, which represent the true stars of the show, are “golden oldies”. They are symbolically “left” for us, in what amounts to a musical heritage, to be interpreted by the singers of tomorrow, in order to ensure that the melodies and lyrics which have provided the background music to past generations are not lost. The songs are performed by young singing talents, who interpret the best loved songs of Italian pop music during each broadcast.
Italian and international singing guests become part of “story” of the evening’s broadcast, enlarging the musical panorama covered by that particular episode.
The guests stars perform without taking part in the competition, singing their greatest hits and engaging in duets with the younger singers.
The show assembles a large group of children (e.g. 35 boys and girls aged 7 through 15 for the Fall 2010 season). The young singers are selected from among the leading students of today’s most prestigious music schools. They are assigned songs as solos, duets, and trios; they sing some songs all together as an ensemble. They may also perform with the show's guests. A 30-piece orchestra backs the performances.
The show is officially listed as part of "RAI Junior", but the audience includes not only young people but also their parents and grandparents who enjoy hearing these songs.
“TLUC” serves as a perfect link in the “musical chain” that connects the great sings of yesteryear with the magnificent voices of the performers of tomorrow.
Further enriching the program are anecdotes and little know facts on the songs in the competition, revealed by established singers, composers, actors and celebrities from the world of entertainment, with the additional contribution of commentary and filmed pieces from the period.
by RAI 1 in five episodes during April and early May 2008. The performers ranged in age from 10–16 years old. Guests included Liza Minelli, Paul Anka
, and Dionne Warwick
, as well as numerous Italian singing stars. Winning performance: ensemble singing "Il mio canto libero" by Lucio Battisti
.
The second season was broadcast live from the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo
in nine episodes in April and May 2009. The performers ranged in age from 8–16 years old. Winning performance: ensemble singing "I migliori anni della nostra vita" by Renato Zero
.
The third season was broadcast live from the RAI Auditorium in Naples
in nine weekly episodes beginning March 27, 2010. The performers ranged in age from 7–16 years old. Winning performance: ensemble singing "Girotondo intorno al mondo" di Sergio Endrigo
.
The fourth season began broadcasting live from the RAI Auditorium in Naples
on September 10, 2010 and is projected to have 11 episodes, with the last one to be "La Festa." Performers range from 7–15 years old.
, Giancarlo De Andreis, Fabrizio Berlincioni, Carlo Pistarino, Cecilia Tanturri, Simone De Rosa, Francesco Valitutti, Beppe Bosin. Photograph director: Ivan Pierri. The orchestra is conducted by Leonardo De Amicis.
The young singers are not competing with each other, but simply performing the songs in the competition. There are no eliminations. The young people who perform the songs are part of the show's regular cast.
A winning song is selected for each week's broadcast. The winning songs from the different weeks go up against each in a grand finale held during the last broadcast. The winning song for the whole series is selected from among these finalists.
There is also a Quality Jury that assigns a critics' award to one of the songs competing in each weekly broadcast.
The members of the home audience can vote their favourite songs as many times as they want. The song that receives the most votes wins that week’s broadcast and moves on to the final.
The critics’ prize, on the other hand, is awarded by the members of the Quality Jury to the song they most admitted, based, first and foremost, on the way in which the young singer interpreted it. Both awards are presented to the performer (or the performers) of the cast who sang the song.
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
TV show (2008–present) that includes a competition between the most beloved songs in the history of Italian pop music.
The songs, which represent the true stars of the show, are “golden oldies”. They are symbolically “left” for us, in what amounts to a musical heritage, to be interpreted by the singers of tomorrow, in order to ensure that the melodies and lyrics which have provided the background music to past generations are not lost. The songs are performed by young singing talents, who interpret the best loved songs of Italian pop music during each broadcast.
Italian and international singing guests become part of “story” of the evening’s broadcast, enlarging the musical panorama covered by that particular episode.
The guests stars perform without taking part in the competition, singing their greatest hits and engaging in duets with the younger singers.
The show assembles a large group of children (e.g. 35 boys and girls aged 7 through 15 for the Fall 2010 season). The young singers are selected from among the leading students of today’s most prestigious music schools. They are assigned songs as solos, duets, and trios; they sing some songs all together as an ensemble. They may also perform with the show's guests. A 30-piece orchestra backs the performances.
The show is officially listed as part of "RAI Junior", but the audience includes not only young people but also their parents and grandparents who enjoy hearing these songs.
“TLUC” serves as a perfect link in the “musical chain” that connects the great sings of yesteryear with the magnificent voices of the performers of tomorrow.
Further enriching the program are anecdotes and little know facts on the songs in the competition, revealed by established singers, composers, actors and celebrities from the world of entertainment, with the additional contribution of commentary and filmed pieces from the period.
Broadcast history
The first season was broadcast live from the Teatro Ariston in SanremoSanremo
Sanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival...
by RAI 1 in five episodes during April and early May 2008. The performers ranged in age from 10–16 years old. Guests included Liza Minelli, Paul Anka
Paul Anka
Paul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...
, and Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
, as well as numerous Italian singing stars. Winning performance: ensemble singing "Il mio canto libero" by Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti was an Italian singer-songwriter . He is considered to be one of the best-known and most influential musicians and authors in Italian pop/rock music history....
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The second season was broadcast live from the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo
Sanremo
Sanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival...
in nine episodes in April and May 2009. The performers ranged in age from 8–16 years old. Winning performance: ensemble singing "I migliori anni della nostra vita" by Renato Zero
Renato Zero
Renato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini , an Italian singer-songwriter and showman whose career spans a full 6 decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s....
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The third season was broadcast live from the RAI Auditorium in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
in nine weekly episodes beginning March 27, 2010. The performers ranged in age from 7–16 years old. Winning performance: ensemble singing "Girotondo intorno al mondo" di Sergio Endrigo
Sergio Endrigo
Sergio Endrigo was an Italian singer-songwriter.Born in Pola, Istria, Italy he has been often compared--for style and nature--to authors of the so called "Genoa school" like Gino Paoli, Fabrizio De André, Luigi Tenco, and Bruno Lauzi.He won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1968 with the song...
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The fourth season began broadcasting live from the RAI Auditorium in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
on September 10, 2010 and is projected to have 11 episodes, with the last one to be "La Festa." Performers range from 7–15 years old.
The program
The format was created by Roberto Cenci (director). Host: Antonella Clerici. Producers/writers are: Paolo CuccoPaolo Cucco
Paolo Cucco is a TV writer and producer who was born in Bergamo, . He is the creator of the final game of Raiuno’s trivia show "Il Gladiatore" . In this game, one contestant challenged fifty people in the audience to win a prize by answering fifty questions...
, Giancarlo De Andreis, Fabrizio Berlincioni, Carlo Pistarino, Cecilia Tanturri, Simone De Rosa, Francesco Valitutti, Beppe Bosin. Photograph director: Ivan Pierri. The orchestra is conducted by Leonardo De Amicis.
The mechanism of the competition
The competition is structured as follows: the home audience votes for their favourite song.The young singers are not competing with each other, but simply performing the songs in the competition. There are no eliminations. The young people who perform the songs are part of the show's regular cast.
A winning song is selected for each week's broadcast. The winning songs from the different weeks go up against each in a grand finale held during the last broadcast. The winning song for the whole series is selected from among these finalists.
There is also a Quality Jury that assigns a critics' award to one of the songs competing in each weekly broadcast.
The voting system
There are two voting systems, involving:- the home audience
- the critics' prize.
The members of the home audience can vote their favourite songs as many times as they want. The song that receives the most votes wins that week’s broadcast and moves on to the final.
The critics’ prize, on the other hand, is awarded by the members of the Quality Jury to the song they most admitted, based, first and foremost, on the way in which the young singer interpreted it. Both awards are presented to the performer (or the performers) of the cast who sang the song.