Salvatore “Toto” Cutugno, the winner of Eurovision 1990 and Eurovision 1991 cohost, sadly passed away on August 22nd 2023. Cutugno’s musical career began as a drummer at the age of 19 when he founded his first band Toto e i Tati, and would also create the disco band Albatros a few years later with Lino Losito and Mario Limongelli. Alongside …

Rai has announced the rules for the 74th edition of Sanremo, the oldest and most popular song festival in Italy. The contest will take place from February 6th to 10th, 2024, at the Ariston Theatre. This year, 26 artists will participate, including the three winners from Sanremo Giovani 2023.   Some notable changes have been introduced to the contest: Firstly, …

There has been speculation over the last few months about whether Amadeus will return to host the Sanremo Musical Festival again next year, after four years as both host and creative director of the Italian musical showcase and unofficial national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Earlier this week, it was confirmed in Il Fatto Quotidiano that the 2024 contest will …

We have 26 songs in the final, we know what half they would all perform in, and now, we know the full running order! Where has each and every song been placed, when will they perform for the big final, that what we’ll see right now. 2023 Running order This is the exact order we’ll have for Saturday night: 🇦🇹 …

Liverpool, 08 May 2023 The dress rehearsals are finally upon us! Let’s go through all of them one by one and give you some more details about all of the performances! Germany, France and Italy also rehearsed, let’s break them down as well! Note: Images and videos will be added once they go online on the official channel.  Country: France …

In the wake of Eurovision national final season, when all participating countries finalize their songs and artist choices for the competition in May, a new period of artist promo and touring is about to begin — “pre-party season”! While Marco Mengoni has not yet confirmed if he will travel to the pre-parties in London, Madrid, or Amsterdam in April, Eurovoix …

While the Sanremo Music Festival often sends its winners to the Eurovision Song Contest each May, the show is not officially a national selection for the international contest. Instead, the winner gets the first right of refusal to compete at ESC, and if they turn down the opportunity it may go instead to the runner-up. But Marco Mengoni made clear in his …

After five nights and a six-hour-long final, the Sanremo Music Festival has concluded and Marco Mengoni was crowned the winner with the song “Due Vite” (Two lives)! Tonight’s final was composed of two rounds. First, all 28 acts performed again with a new running order for the public televote alone. Once these televotes were added to the provisional ranking from …

Tonight in Sanremo it was Covers Night! After three nights of hearing the original compositions of our 28 competitors, this evening was all about nostalgia and fun for the live audience. And it represented the unique opportunity for lower-scoring artists to rake in votes with a surprising or impressive cover performance, which could potentially boost their overall rankings. Tonight’s guest …

Tonight at Teatro Ariston, all 28 acts performed for the votes of the audience that matters most: the Italian public. Amadeus and Gianni Morandi were joined in hosting by superstar volleyball player Paola Egonu. 💥Manca pochissimo alla terza serata di @SanremoRai. Con #Amadeus e @morandi_g la stella della pallavolo mondiale ➡️ #PaolaEgonu#Sanremo2023 @RaiUno @RaiRadio2 @RaiPlay pic.twitter.com/B86Ij1EpCq — Ufficio Stampa Rai (@Raiofficialnews) …