eurovision 1957
Nunzio Gallo
Nunzio Gallo represented Italy at Eurovision 1957 in Frankfurt with “Corde della mia chitarra”, finishing 6th of 10.
- who
- Italian singer
- born
- 25 March 1928, Naples, Italy
- died
- 22 February 2008 (aged 79), Telese Terme, Italy
- contest
- 1957
- best result
- 6th, 1957
- music
- pop
- active
- from 1945
- sang for
- Italy
Biography
Nunzio Gallo, who died in 2008, was an Italian singer and actor from Naples who won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1957 alongside Claudio Villa. “Corde della mia chitarra” finished sixth in Frankfurt that year.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Nunzio Gallo”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1957 Frankfurt
“Corde della mia chitarra”
6th of 10 Finished 6th of 10, with 7 points.
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Giuseppe Fiorelli, Mario Ruccione
- Conductor
- Armando Trovajoli
- Running order
- 4th of 10
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Corry Brokken, “Net als toen”
The story of Eurovision 1957: The scoreboard arrives — and so does a five-minute song
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Sanremo Music Festival 1957
- Sanremo Music Festival 1962
Awards
- Sanremo Music Festival
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- 1957 The rule nobody enforced The rules that made the contest
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- 1957 The rule nobody enforced
Songs were supposed to last no more than about three and a half minutes. Italy's entry, sung by Nunzio Gallo, ran for five minutes and nine seconds. It remains the longest song ever performed at the contest. There were loud protests; it was not disqualified.
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