It’s that time of the year again – the Festival di Sanremo has returned to the Teatro Ariston for its 74th edition! The epic five-night competition to choose the best Italian song from a mix of established artists and emerging acts is not officially a national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, but the winner will get the first right …
On December 19, twelve up-and-coming Italian musical artists will compete in Sanremo Giovani for a place in the big Sanremo Music Festival in February. Eight of the finalists will be selected through live auditions that will take place this Sunday, November 12, in Rome. Out of 564 applications received this year, RAI has chosen 43 solo artists and 6 groups who …
Almost two months after winning the 2023 Festival di Sanremo, Marco Mengoni releases the Eurovision version of ‘Due Vite’. This new version is three minutes long and is the one that Marco Mengoni will sing in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 on May 13. The original version, which the Italian singer performed in the 73rd edition …
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 …
All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. Italy is dominating our culture right now. Everyone wants to go to Sicily because of White Lotus Season 2, where Christopher Moltisanti, Antonio Salieri, April Ludgate and Stiffler’s Mom had a grand …
Live from the Teatro Ariston, the Sanremo Music Festival began this evening! The epic five-night competition to choose the best Italian song from a mix of established artists and emerging acts is not officially a national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, but the winner will get the first right of refusal to participate in the contest in May. Our …
We have officially crossed into the month of November, which means it’s time to recap all 112 of the new singles and albums that have been released in the last 31 days. The month has featured releases from all across the globe, with a number of artists releasing new music for the first time in months like Enzo (France JESC …
Tonight, Mahmood and Blanco won the 72nd edition of the Festival di Sanremo with their intimate ballad ‘Brividi’. Taking home the golden lion statue, they are likely to represent Italy as the host entry at Eurovision 2022. After five long and exciting nights of Sanremo, tonight’s show concluded with all 25 participants performing their competing song one final time. Tonight, the …
