The Sanremo Music Festival 1993 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1993), officially the 43rd Italian Song Festival (43º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 43rd annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 23 and 27 February 1993 and broadcast by Rai 1. The show was presented by Pippo Baudo and Lorella Cuccarini.[1][2]
The winner of the Big Artists section was Enrico Ruggeri with the rock-pop song "Mistero", while Cristiano De André ranked second and won the Critics Award with the ballad "Dietro la porta". Laura Pausini won the Newcomers section with the song "La solitudine".[1]
After every night Rai 1 broadcast DopoFestival, a talk show about the Festival with the participation of singers and journalists. It was hosted by Alba Parietti and Pippo Baudo with Giancarlo Magalli, Marta Marzotto and Roberto D'Agostino. The theme song of the talk show was "Papà" by Mino Reitano and Gianni Ippoliti.[1][2]