Sanremo Music Festival 2013 ( '' 63 ° Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo 2013 '' ) was the 63rd annual Sanremo Music Festival , a televised song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo , Liguria , between 12 and 16 February 2013 and broadcast by Rai 1 . The show , presented by Fabio Fazio with Italian comedy actress Luciana Littizzetto , featured two different competitions . The Big Artists section included 14 established Italian artists , competing with two songs each . During the semi-finals , a song for each artist was eliminated as a result of votes received by public and journalists . On 16 February 2013 , Marco Mengoni , based on a combination of televotes and points awarded by a jury , was announced the winner of the competition , with his song " L'essenziale " . The Newcomers ' section featured eight songs performed by debuting or little known artists . On 13 and 14 February 2013 , music journalists and televotes determined the four finalists of the competition . The final winner of the Newcomers ' section , Antonio Maggio with the song " Mi servirebbe sapere " , was announced on 15 February 2013 , based on points awarded by a jury and on televotes
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Sanremo Music Festival 2013