Buonasera Sanremo! The Italian coastal city is ready to welcome the 74th Sanremo Music Festival, Italy’s most important music competition, the inspiration for Eurovision. 30 contestants compete for glory, fame and a ticket to Malmö. Millions of Italians have been glued to their screens for over 28 hours of his live shows at the Ariston Theater.
tonight Italy start searching for a successor to Marco Mengoni. Who will win Sanremo and carve their name into the pantheon of Italian music?from Domenico Modugno to Giliola Cinquettifrom Iva Zanic to Al Bano and romina powerfrom Anna Oksa to mane skin, the list is long. Whoever lifts the trophy this Saturday night will enjoy fame, glory and a place in the history of Italian music. But what’s even more amazing is 74th Sanremo Festival She will be representing Belpa at the next Eurovision Song Contest. malmö, sweden.
The most ardent believers are waiting for five long nights.Organizer and Artistic Director once again and for the last time amadeus. This year, 30 contestants will participate. Selected from over 400 applications.
contestant
- Alessandra Amoroso – Fino a qui
- alpha – Vai!
- angelina mango – Lanoia
- Annalisa – sinceramente
- big mama – la labia non ti basta
- Bnkr44 – gaverno punk
- Clara – Diamanti Grezzi
- Dargen D’Amico – ondaalta
- Diodato – Ti Muovi
- emma – apnea
- Fiorella Mannoia – mariposa
- fred de palma – Il Cielo Non Si Voore
- gazelle – Tut Ki
- Giorie – I p’ me, tu p’ te
- Il Tre – Frazili
- Il Volo – Capolavolo
- Irama – with
- la sadade – automatic distribution
- Loredana Berthe – Pazza
- mahmud – Toota Gold
- Maninni – Spettacorale
- Mr. rain – Made by Altaren
- Negramaro – Rico Min Chamo Tutto
- brick and neck – Pazzo di Te
- Ricci and Poveri – Ma non tutta la vita
- rose villain – Click Dawn!
- San Giovanni – finishimi
- santi francesi – Bocca’s L’Amore
- colors – Ann Ragazzo Una Ragazza
The list also includes previous Eurovision participants. Ricci et Poveri (1978), emma (2014), Il Volo (2015), mahmud (2019, 2022) and Diodato (2020). Will any of them return to Europe’s most beloved contest? For the record, Mahmoud has participated in the Sanremo Festival twice and won both times. Will this be his first loss this year?
Night 1 – Tuesday 6th February
Opening night will be co-hosted by last year’s winner. Marco Mengoni. All 30 artists will perform on stage and be voted on by the judges and press. Amadeus will announce the top five at the end of the night.
Night 2 – Wednesday 7th February
The second night will be co-hosted. Giorgia. The winner of San Remo 1995 will be among his 15 contestants. Tonight’s vote will be determined by radio jurors (50%) and television voting (50%). Amadeus will announce the top 5 out of 15 performers.American actor, singer john travolta Announced that he will appear as a special guest along with internationally active pianists. Giovanni Allevi.
Night 3 – Thursday 8th February
Teresa Mannino will co-host the third night and introduce the second set of 15 contestants. Again, voting will be done by radio jury (50%) and television voting (50%). Amadeus will announce the top 5 of her 15 entries. Special guest: Russell Crowe, Paola & Chiara, Eros Ramazzotti.
Night 4 – Friday 9th February
On the fourth night, all 30 contestants return to the Ariston Theater, but this time they will perform a cover of a song of their choice, either Italian or international.These cover songs will be performed in duos with invited guests, including former Eurovision participants Umberto Tozzi (1987), francesco gabbani (2017), Fabrizio Moro and Hermal Meta (2018). Lorella Cuccarini will be co-hosted.
Tonight’s vote will be taken by radio jurors (33%), TV voting (34%) and press (33%). A preliminary ranking of all 30 artists will be compiled taking into account the results of the first three nights. Amadeus will only release the top 5 to the public.
Night 5 – Saturday February 10th
The final show will take place on Saturday, February 10th and is scheduled to last the usual six hours (or more?). All 30 contestants jump on stage once again to try to impress the audience and press. In a special appearance, fiorello Also active as co-host and ballet dancer Roberto Bolle Former Eurovision winner Giliola Cinquetti (Nonhoreta1964), that victory was exactly 60 years ago.
At the end of every performance, organizers will announce the top five. All votes previously cast will be removed and these five acts will take the stage one last time. The final winner of the 74th Sanremo Festival will be determined by the combined votes of the radio jury (33%), television voting (34%) and press (33%). According to the schedule, Amadeus will announce the winner near 03:00 Central European Time.
How to watch
Good luck to everyone planning to watch over 28 hours of live broadcasts from Sanremo.
The first four shows of Sanremo in 2024 are; 20:40 Central European Time, Saturday’s final begins at 20:30 (Central European Time). Eurofans can watch on the following channels:
italy at eurovision
Italy is one of the founding members of the Eurovision Song Contest, making its debut in the first contest in 1956. The country has won this event three times. Giliola Cinquetti (1964), Toto Cutugno (1990) and mane skin (2021). The contest was held at naples (1965), Rome (1991) and Turin (2022).
Italy withdrew from the competition in 1998, but returned to Eurovision in 2011 after 13 years. Since returning to the competition, the Italian has enjoyed great success in the competition, finishing in the top 10 of the scoreboard 10 times, including winning in 2021. The southern European country has appeared on Europe’s popular TV show 48 times.
in 2023 Marco Mengoni Singing for Italy at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest liverpool.his entry With a deadline I reached the very prestigious 4 hour mark in the Grand Final. Who will be next?