Gigliola Cinquitti - Si TopPop

“Sì“ (“Yes“) served as the Italian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, ultimately securing the second position, trailing behind the Swedish entry “Waterloo“ performed by ABBA. Gigliola Cinquetti, born on December 20, 1947, in Verona, Italy, gained national prominence at the age of 16. She, along with Patricia Carli, won the San Remo Festival in 1964 with “Non ho l’età.“ This victory made her the youngest Eurovision Song Contest participant at the time. Representing Italy in Copenhagen, she secured Italy’s first-ever win at Eurovision, earning nearly three times as many points as the runner-up. “Non ho l’età“ became a European hit, and Cinquetti recorded the song in multiple languages. In 1966, she returned to Sanremo as part of a duo with Domenico Modugno, winning again but not representing Italy at Eurovision. In 1974, Gigliola Cinquetti participated once again in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Sì.“ The Italian broadcaster RAI faced criticism for the choice of the song during a time when Italy was holding a referendum on the legalization of divorces. Due to the frequent use of the word “sì“ (yes) in the song, concerns arose that it could influence the referendum results. Despite the controversy, Cinquetti lost the competition to the Swedish band ABBA. Her English version of “Sì,“ titled “Go,“ achieved a top 10 position in the United Kingdom. Following Toto Cutugno’s Eurovision win in 1990, Gigliola Cinquetti co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 in Rome alongside Cutugno. In 2022, during the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Cinquetti performed her winning song from 1964. music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more.