{"id":361216,"date":"2026-11-08T19:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T18:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italien.news\/uncategorized\/le-mille-bolle-blu-mina\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T19:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T18:39:05","slug":"le-mille-bolle-blu-mina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/le-mille-bolle-blu-mina\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb by Mina: meaning &#038; lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/le-mille-bolle-blu-mina\/#Wie_entstand_%C2%ABLe_mille_bolle_blu%C2%BB\" >How did \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb come about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/le-mille-bolle-blu-mina\/#Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABLe_mille_bolle_blu%C2%BB\" >What is \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/le-mille-bolle-blu-mina\/#Der_Text_Strophe_fur_Strophe\" >The Lyrics, Verse by Verse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/le-mille-bolle-blu-mina\/#Warum_wirkte_das_Lied_1961_so_modern\" >Why did the song sound so modern in 1961?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/le-mille-bolle-blu-mina\/#%C2%ABLe_mille_bolle_blu%C2%BB_im_Video\" >\u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb in the video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/le-mille-bolle-blu-mina\/#Hor_genau_auf_das_eine_Wort\" >Listen closely to that one word<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/le-mille-bolle-blu-mina\/#Wer_hat_%C2%ABLe_mille_bolle_blu%C2%BB_gecovert\" >Who has covered \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/le-mille-bolle-blu-mina\/#Sanremo_die_Buhne_der_blauen_Blasen\" >Sanremo: the stage of the blue bubbles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/le-mille-bolle-blu-mina\/#Fazit_ein_Kuss_ein_Wort_ein_Klassiker\" >Conclusion: a kiss, a word, a classic<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>\nA kiss, closed eyes and suddenly a thousand blue soap bubbles rise: \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb needs no more plot than that. Mina, the singer from Cremona who was 20 at the time, performed it at the 1961 Sanremo Festival and released it as an Italdisc single the same year. The title means \u201cThe thousand blue bubbles\u201d, and that image carries the whole song.<\/p>\n<p>It came only 5th in the contest, but \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb went straight to the top of Italians' memories. One small gesture in particular made the song unforgettable: on every long <em>blu<\/em> Mina placed a finger against her lips. More than sixty years later, it remains one of her best-known recordings.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-card\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #F3F6FA 0%, #FBFCFE 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2B3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #16263F; margin: 0 0 12px;\">AT A GLANCE<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"inw-h\">\u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb by Mina: facts and figures<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #16263F; margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">A festival entry, two writers and an orchestra leader: the key facts about Mina's 1961 Sanremo song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-tiles\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: #E3E7EC; border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; overflow: hidden; margin: 22px 0 0;\">\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6B747E;\">PUBLISHED<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263F; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">1961<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6B747E;\">Single, Italdisc<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6B747E;\">SANREMO<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263F; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">Number 5<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6B747E;\">1961 festival<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6B747E;\">MINA<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263F; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">20 years<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6B747E;\">old at the festival<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6B747E;\">MOVIE<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263F; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">1993<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6B747E;\">Directed by Leone Pompucci<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tablewrap\" style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table class=\"inw-table inw-table--spec\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; min-width: 480px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"width: 36%;\">Feature<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"width: 64%;\">Information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Performer<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Mina, alternating with Jenny Luna at the festival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Lyrics and Music<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Lyrics Vito Pallavicini, music Carlo Alberto Rossi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Arrangement<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Tony De Vita and his orchestra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Single<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Italdisc 1961, B-side \u00abChe freddo\u00bb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Album<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\u00abDue note\u00bb, 1961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Festival<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">11th Sanremo Festival in 1961, 5th place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inw-source\" style=\"font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #6B747E; border-top: 1px solid #E3E7EC; padding-top: 14px; margin: 26px 0 0;\">As of November 2026 \u00b7 Information from Wikipedia, Sorrisi e Canzoni TV and il Resto del Carlino.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wie_entstand_%C2%ABLe_mille_bolle_blu%C2%BB\"><\/span>How did \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb come about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mina Mazzini was born on 25 March 1940 in Busto Arsizio, an industrial town in the province of Varese, and grew up in Cremona, the violin-making city on the Po. In 1960, she appeared on the Sanremo stage for the first time, at Italy's most important song contest. A year later, she returned with two songs: \u00abIo amo, tu ami\u00bb and \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Vito Pallavicini, a lyricist from Vigevano in Lombardy, wrote the words; this was his first major success. The music was by Carlo Alberto Rossi, the pianist and composer from Rimini. Tony De Vita arranged the song and also accompanied Mina with his orchestra on the record.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, each festival song had two versions. Mina shared \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb with singer Jenny Luna; Betty Curtis and Luciano Tajoli won with \u00abAl di l\u00e0\u00bb. The song was considered a favourite but finished 5th, while \u00abIo amo, tu ami\u00bb took 4th place. Mina was so disappointed that she never entered the Sanremo contest again.<\/p>\n<p>The single was released by Italdisc in 1961, with \u00abChe freddo\u00bb on the B-side. That song had been composed by Edoardo Vianello, the Roman singer who later defined summer with <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/pinne-fucile-ed-occhiali-vianello-meaning-lyrics\/\">\u00abPinne, fucile ed occhiali\u00bb<\/a> . \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb also appeared on Mina's album \u00abDue note\u00bb and was successful in Spain and Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABLe_mille_bolle_blu%C2%BB\"><\/span>What is \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb expresses the feeling of a kiss through an image: close your eyes and see a thousand blue bubbles rising. It is not about fidelity, farewell or jealousy, but one happy moment that sweeps you off your feet.<\/p>\n<p>That lightness made the song unusual in 1961. Many festival entries still told stories of grand love with grand gestures. Pallavicini, by contrast, writes about falling in love as though it were a dizzy spell, playfully and almost like a child, and Mina sings with a wink.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Der_Text_Strophe_fur_Strophe\"><\/span>The Lyrics, Verse by Verse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can find the full lyrics on Spotify and Apple Music; here we focus on their imagery. The first verse begins with a kiss and closed eyes. Instead of darkness, the singer sees countless blue bubbles rising around her.<\/p>\n<p>The chorus quite literally revolves around this image. The <em>bolle<\/em>, the bubbles, fly around the singer and she feels rocked by them as if on a swing. The repetition of the word <em>blu<\/em> is more sound than meaning: Mina draws it out until it seems to float like a bubble itself.<\/p>\n<p>In the second verse, the image becomes a dream. The singer dances above the clouds, harps sound inside her, and every new kiss brings new, almost wild images. In the end, the bubbles seem to call to her and drift higher on the wind until they disappear into the sky. The song ends not with a punchline, but with that floating sensation.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-note\">\n<div class=\"inw-note-label\">GOOD TO KNOW<\/div>\n<p>Vito Pallavicini, the lyricist behind the blue bubbles, later helped write some of Italy's best-known songs. He wrote the words for <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/azzurro-adriano-celentano\/\">\u00abAzzurro\u00bb<\/a>, composed by Paolo Conte for Adriano Celentano, and for <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/nostalgia-canaglia-al-bano-romina-power\/\">\u00abNostalgia canaglia\u00bb<\/a> by Al Bano and Romina Power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Warum_wirkte_das_Lied_1961_so_modern\"><\/span>Why did the song sound so modern in 1961?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Sanremo audience was used to traditional melodies and did not immediately recognise the modernity of \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb. The initial response was rather subdued; only later did it become one of Mina's signature songs. Her voice turned it into a symbol of the changing times.<\/p>\n<p>Much of that was down to the way she sang. Mina plays with the word <em>blu<\/em>, stretching it out and making it vibrate as if she were blowing bubbles. She also put a finger to her lips and wore a white dress with pale blue dots. At the time, the gesture was seen as a cheeky jab at the polite festival audience. That image has endured far more strongly than the placing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%ABLe_mille_bolle_blu%C2%BB_im_Video\"><\/span>\u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb in the video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the top of this article is Mina's recording of \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb on her official YouTube channel. Below, you can hear the version by Lodovica Comello, the singer and actress from San Daniele del Friuli who became known through the Disney series \u00abVioletta\u00bb. She sang the song on the cover night of the 2017 Sanremo Festival, turning it into a modern pop song.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"Lodovica Comello - Le mille bolle blu - Sanremo 2017 (Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Df5fkG5RPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Available for listening on streaming services:<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-btnrow\"><a class=\"inw-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/search\/Mina%20Le%20mille%20bolle%20blu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Spotify<\/a> <a class=\"inw-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/de\/search?term=Mina%20Le%20mille%20bolle%20blu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Apple Music<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-card inw-card--warm\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ECE6DC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #FBF8F3 0%, #FFFEFC 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2B3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8A6B41; margin: 0 0 12px;\">EDITOR'S INSIDER TIP<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hor_genau_auf_das_eine_Wort\"><\/span>Listen closely to that one word<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #8A6B41; margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">Play Mina's recording above first and listen only to the <em>blu<\/em> in the chorus. How long she holds it, how it trembles and lifts off again: that is the real hook.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">Then switch to Lodovica Comello's version. She sings the same word briefly and crisply, with the rhythm carrying it instead. The direct comparison shows how much of the song lies not in the score but in Mina's voice alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wer_hat_%C2%ABLe_mille_bolle_blu%C2%BB_gecovert\"><\/span>Who has covered \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several rival recordings appeared as early as 1961, as was common then. Jenny Luna recorded her festival version for Juke Box, singer Germana Caroli made one for Durium, and in Germany the Jo Chapman Orchestra recorded the song for RCA. Dalida, the French singer of Italian heritage born in Cairo, and Argentine singer Violeta Rivas have also sung it.<\/p>\n<p>The best-known recent version is by Lodovica Comello. In 2017, she said she would arrange the song as though it belonged to a modern pop artist. That brought it to a young audience who had never seen Mina on stage.<\/p>\n<p>The title lived on beyond music, too. Advertisements for household goods, record collections and television programmes borrowed it, while Rai 1 broadcast a show called \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb from 1983 to 1984. In 1993, Leone Pompucci directed the film \u00abMille bolle blu\u00bb, set during the summer of 1961 in an apartment building in Rome's Prati district. It won him the David di Donatello, Italy's leading film award, for best new director.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sanremo-stadt-und-kueste-luftbild-pexels-25696459.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Aerial view of Sanremo with red-tiled roofs, houses on the hills and the Ligurian Sea behind them.\" title=\"Aerial view of Sanremo on the Flower Riviera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sanremo-stadt-und-kueste-luftbild-pexels-25696459.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sanremo-stadt-und-kueste-luftbild-pexels-25696459-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sanremo-stadt-und-kueste-luftbild-pexels-25696459-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sanremo-stadt-und-kueste-luftbild-pexels-25696459-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sanremo-stadt-und-kueste-luftbild-pexels-25696459-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sanremo-stadt-und-kueste-luftbild-pexels-25696459-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sanremo-stadt-und-kueste-luftbild-pexels-25696459-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Aerial view of Sanremo on the Flower Riviera \u00b7 \u00a9 pexels.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sanremo_die_Buhne_der_blauen_Blasen\"><\/span>Sanremo: the stage of the blue bubbles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It all began in Sanremo, the flower city on the Ligurian Riviera near the French border. In 1961, the festival was still held in the Casin\u00f2 di Sanremo, the white Art Nouveau building in the centre. A recording of Mina's performance there on 28 January 1961 survives today on a Rai DVD.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the festival moves into the Teatro Ariston every February, and the whole city celebrates. If you want to explore the palm-lined promenade, the winding old town of La Pigna and the seaside gardens, our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/liguria\/city-of-flowers-sanremo-riviera\/\">Flower city Sanremo<\/a>can help. You can find ticket information and an explanation of the contest in our article about the <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/liguria\/imperia\/sanremo-festival\/\">Sanremo Music Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div  class=\"jeg_postblock_3 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module__0_6af1c726093d6  jeg_pb_boxed    with-format-icon\" data-unique=\"jnews_module__0_6af1c726093d6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_block_container\">\n                \n                <div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_load_more_flag\">\n                <article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_2 format-standard\">\n                <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                    \n                    <a 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class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fazit_ein_Kuss_ein_Wort_ein_Klassiker\"><\/span>Conclusion: a kiss, a word, a classic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb lost at Sanremo in 1961 yet still won a place in Italian culture: Mina turned a playful love song into a performance people still imitate. To hear more of her voice, listen next to <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/se-telefonando-mina-meaning-lyrics\/\">\u00abSe telefonando\u00bb<\/a> or her duet <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/parole-parole-mina-alberto-lupo\/\">\u00abParole parole\u00bb<\/a> with Alberto Lupo. You can find all our song profiles in our overview of <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/italian-music\/\">Italian music<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div  class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_6 jeg_alignleft jnews_module__1_6af1c7260c5e6\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>FAQ: Frequently asked questions about \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div><div  class='jnews-faq-wrapper jnews_module__2_6af1c7260c793 style-4'>\n\t\t\t\t    \n        <div class=\"list-wrapper expand\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: What does \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb mean in English?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What does \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb mean in English?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\">\n                <p>Literally, the title means \u201cThe thousand blue bubbles\u201d. They are soap bubbles that stand for the floating feeling of a kiss in the song.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: How do you pronounce \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">How do you pronounce \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Approximately \u201cleh meel-leh bol-leh bloo\u201d. The double l is held longer in Italian; the u in blu sounds like the oo in \u201cblue\u201d.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Where did \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb place at Sanremo?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Where did \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb place at Sanremo?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>At the 1961 Sanremo Festival, the song finished 5th although it was considered a favourite. Mina was 20 at the time and never entered the contest again.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Who wrote \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who wrote \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Vito Pallavicini wrote the lyrics and Carlo Alberto Rossi the music. Tony De Vita arranged the song, and Italdisc released the single in 1961.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Is there a film based on \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Is there a film based on \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Yes. Leone Pompucci's film \u00abMille bolle blu\u00bb came out in 1993. It is set in Rome in summer 1961 and won the director a David di Donatello for best new director.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Which other Mina songs should you know?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Which other Mina songs should you know?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Besides \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb, above all \u00abSe telefonando\u00bb, the duet \u00abParole parole\u00bb with Alberto Lupo, and \u00abIo amo, tu ami\u00bb, her other Sanremo entry from 1961.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Does Mina still perform live?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Does Mina still perform live?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>No. Mina's last public concert was on 23 August 1978 at Bussoladomani, a venue in Lido di Camaiore on the Tuscan coast. She has held Swiss citizenship since 1989.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<details class=\"inw-sources\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 20px 24px;\">\n<summary style=\"font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6B747E; cursor: pointer;\">Sources and Further Information<\/summary>\n<ol style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #6B747E; margin: 0; padding-left: 18px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Le_mille_bolle_blu\/Che_freddo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia (Italian): Le mille bolle blu\/Che freddo<\/a> (accessed November 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Le_mille_bolle_blu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia (English): Le mille bolle blu<\/a> (accessed November 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sorrisi.com\/musica\/buon-compleanno-mina-le-canzoni-che-lhanno-resa-una-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sorrisi e Canzoni TV: The songs that made Mina a star<\/a> (accessed November 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sorrisi.com\/musica\/sanremo\/lodovica-comello-cover-le-mille-bolle-blu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sorrisi e Canzoni TV: Lodovica Comello sings \u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb<\/a> (accessed November 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilrestodelcarlino.it\/rimini\/cronaca\/carlo-alberto-rossi-e-sanremo-61a34dd0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">il Resto del Carlino: Carlo Alberto Rossi and Sanremo<\/a> (accessed November 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mille_bolle_blu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia (English): Mille bolle blu (film, 1993)<\/a> (accessed November 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00abLe mille bolle blu\u00bb by Mina (1961): how the Sanremo song came about, what its lyrics mean and who has sung it, from Dalida to Lodovica Comello.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":361207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"inwp_podcast_mp3":"","inwp_podcast_apple":"","inwp_podcast_spotify":"","inwp_podcast_youtube":"","inw_restaurant_url":"","inw_restaurant_lat":"","inw_restaurant_lng":"","in_event_type":"","in_event_featured":"","in_event_teaser":"","in_event_name":"","in_event_address":"","in_event_status":"","in_event_turnus":"","inw_hotel_email":"","inw_hotel_type":"","inw_hotel_name":"","inw_hotel_street":"","inw_hotel_zip":"","inw_hotel_city":"","inw_hotel_region":"","inw_hotel_country":"","inw_hotel_phone":"","inw_hotel_url":"","inw_hotel_lat":"","inw_hotel_lng":"","inw_hotel_pricerange":"","inw_hotel_stars":"","inw_hotel_amenities":"","in_event_start":"","in_event_end":"","in_event_time":"","in_event_time_end":"","in_event_location":"","in_event_city":"","in_event_region":"","in_event_price":"","in_event_organizer":"","in_event_url":"","in_event_sort":"","in_event_sort_end":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"Mina sang 1961 in Sanremo von tausend blauen Seifenblasen und kam nur auf Platz 5. 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