The prestigious Italian music festival, Sanremo Festival, celebrates its 75th edition this year. Tonight marks the first round, featuring all 30 participants, followed by three more exciting shows leading up to the grand finale on Saturday.
Once again, the iconic Teatro Ariston in Sanremo will set the stage for this spectacular event, with Carlo Conti returning as host with various guest hosts e.g. Mahmood.
Great to see to welcome back former Italian Eurovision representatives among this year’s participants: Massimo Ranieri (“L’amore è Un Attimo”, Dublin 1971, 5th place and “Chi Sarà Con Te” , Luxembourg 1973, 13th place), Francesca Michielin (“No Degree Of Separation”, Stockholm 2016, 16th place) and Francesco Gabbani (“Occidentali’s Karma” , Kyiv 2017, 6th place).
The Sanremo Festival will take place over five exciting nights, each featuring different categories and voting systems:
Night 1 (Tuesday): All 30 participants in the main category will perform their festival songs. The press jury will cast their votes.
Night 2 (Wednesday): Half of the participants will perform again, with votes split between the radio jury (50%) and the public (50%). Additionally, two newcomers will debut, judged by the press jury (33%), radio jury (33%), and public vote (33%).
Night 3 (Thursday): The remaining half of the participants will take the stage under the same voting system as Night 2.
Night 4 (Friday): A special cover night, where all participants will perform duets with guest artists, such as Il Volo. The press jury, radio jury, and public vote will all contribute, and the results will influence the final outcome.
Final Night (Saturday): All contestants will once again present their festival songs. The press jury (33%), radio jury (33%), and public vote (33%) will determine the winner.
As always, the results remain a closely guarded secret until the big reveal. The winner will earn the right to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest, though participation is not mandatory.
You can watch tonight’s Sanremo Festival on the RAI Player at 20.40 CET.
Here you can watch the first short interviews with the performers (in Italian language):
1 Marcella Bella – “Pelle diamante”
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More Information2 Serena Brancale – “Anema e core”
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More Information3 Bresh – “La tana del granchio”
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More Information4 Brunori – “Sas L’albero delle noci”
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More Information5 Clara – “Febbre”
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More Information6 Coma_Cose – “Cuoricini”
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More Information7 Lucio Corsi – “Volevo essere un duro”
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More Information8 Simone Cristicchi – “Quando sarai piccola”
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More Information9 Elodie – “Dimenticarsi alle 7”
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More Information10 Emis Killa – “Demoni”
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More Information11 Fedez – “Battito”
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More Information12 Francesco Gabbani – “Viva la vita”
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More Information13 Gaia – “Chiamo io chiami tu”
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More Information14 Giorgia – “La cura per me”
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More Information15 Rocco Hunt – “Mille vote ancora”
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More Information16 Irama – “Lentamente”
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More Information17 Francesca Michielin – “Fango in paradiso”
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More Information18 Noemi – “Se t’innamori muori”
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More Information19 Willie Peyote – “Grazie, ma no grazie”
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More Information20 Rkomi – “Il ritmo delle cose”
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More Information21 Rose Villain – “Fuorilegge”
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More Information22 Achille Lauro – “Incoscienti giovani”
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More Information23 Massimo Ranieri – “Tra le mani un cuore”
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More Information24 Sarah Toscano – “Amarcord”
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More Information25 Modà – “Non ti dimentico”
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More Information26 Joan Thiele – “Eco”
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More Information27 The Kolors – “Tu con chi fai l’amore”
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More Information28 Tony Effe – “Damme ’na mano”
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More Information29 Olly – “Balorda nostalgia”
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More Information30 Shablo feat. Guè, Joshua, Tormento – “La mia parola”
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