Ti lascio una canzone
Ti lascio una canzone (English: Leavin' you a song) was an Italian music talent show for aspiring singers aged 7 to 15, all of whom were required to cover the most beloved songs in the history of Italian pop music.
Ti lascio una canzone
many dubbers
Italy
Italian
8
Ballandi Entertainment
Teatro Ariston
Auditorium Rai di Napoli
Ivan Pierri
160 minutes
5 April 2008 –
28 November 2015
The songs covered in the program, 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 covered 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 to 15 for the autumn 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 covered 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[edit]
The first season was broadcast live from the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo 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 Minnelli, 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 ranging in age from 8 to 16 years old. This was the season when producer Roberto Cenci put 14- to 15-year-old boys Gianluca Ginoble, Piero Barone, and Ignazio Boschetto together for the first time. This trio would later become IL VOLO, now popular tenor/baritone operatic-pop singers worldwide. Winning performance:
April: Gianluca Ginoble (of Il Volo) singing "Il mare calmo della sera" by Andrea Bocelli.
May: 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 on 27 March 2010. The performers ranged in age from 7 to 16 years old. Winning performance: ensemble singing "Girotondo intorno al mondo" by Sergio Endrigo.
The fourth season began broadcasting live from the RAI Auditorium in Naples on 10 September 2010 and is projected to have 11 episodes, with the last one to be "La Festa". Performers ranged from 7 to 15 years old.
In July 2015, it was announced that season 8 would be the last.[1]