Cristicchi won the 57th edition of the Sanremo music festival in 2007 . His song " Ti regalerò una rosa " won due to extremely high marks received from the festival staff ( 96/100 ) and popular vote . The lyrics to the song are taken from papers he found that were written by a man who was in a mental hospital for most of his life . It is a sad tale of the man 's struggle with being away from the woman he loves and being exiled for being mentally ill . The song has so far reached number 3 on the official Italian charts and number 1 on the official downloads chart going to become Cristicchi 's most successful song to date in the country
57th edition
Sanremo Music Festival 2007
Simone Cristicchi