Canzonissima was an Italian musical variety show broadcast by Rai 1 from 1958 to 1974, with an interruption between 1963 and 1967, aired on Saturday evening except for the last two editions in which it was aired on Sunday afternoon. The program was referred to as "the synthesis and the model of comparison of the Italian television variety". Editions include the 1959's, which contributed to launch the Nino Manfredi's career, and the 1970s, which launched the career of Raffaella Carrà.