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. Everybody’s Italian on St. Valentine’s Day! Is that how the saying goes? Well since Sanremo Music Festival 2023 is garnering a lot more interest than Ireland’s Eurosong 2023, it’s definitely …
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 …
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. February belongs to Italy. If they didn’t have a lock on the month before with their St. Valentine’s Day stirring the midwinter hearts and loins of lovers worldwide, they only …
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 …
The Sanremo Music Festival is back tonight for another evening of music and glamour! If you watched Night 1, then you have already been introduced to co-hosts Amadeus and Gianni Morandi. Tonight they were joined by journalist Francesca Fagnani. Dal @Tg1Rai è tutto, si corre verso la seconda puntata di @SanremoRai. Sul palco con #Amadeus e @morandi_g ➡️ @francescafagnan.Buon #Sanremo2023 …
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 …
This morning, RAI announced the 22 Big Artists who will compete at the Sanremo Music Festival in February. They also announced a change to the selection process for new artsts. Unlike last year when three winners of Sanremo Giovani joined the big artists on stage, this year six winners will advance to the big festival. This change marks an increased …
Italian broadcaster has announced the first eight finalists competing in Sanremo Giovani 2023, the newcomers section of the Festival di Sanremo that is known as a launchpad for up-and-coming Italian musicians. After auditioning 42 artists, a jury selected the following finalists to compete in February: gIANMARIA – La città che odi (Sony Music Italy) Giuse The Lizia – Sincera (Maciste …
