Sanremo 2023: list of potential contestants revealed!

There are still more than 5 months before the Sanremo Festival kicks of and we already have a list of potential candidates.  According to Recensiamo Musica, a music portal specialized on Italian music these are some of the names that may compete next year:

• Emma
• Michele Bravi
• Aka 7even
• Tananai
• Alessandra Amoroso
• Marco Mengoni
• Biagio Antonacci
• Girogia
• Tiziano Ferro
• Arisa
• Annalisa
• Levante
• Paola Turci
• Malika Ayane
• Diodato
• Pinguini Tattici Nucleari
• Modà
• Boomdabash
• Elodie
• Madame
• Margherita Vicario
• Mara Sattei
• Ariete
• Nina Zilli
• Chiara Galiazzo
• Enrico Nigiotti
• Albano
• Ivana Spagna
• Marcella Bella
• Fausto Leali
• Anna Oxa
• Gianluca Grignani

The list includes several well known names in the italian music scene and previous Sanremo participants such as Tiziano Ferro, Annalisa, Elodie and Ivana Spagna.  Moreover, we may see the return of some contestants that already wave the Italian flag in Eurovision like Marco Mengoni (2013), Nina Zilli (2012) and Albano (1976).  It must be noted the potential return of Sanremo winner Diodato set to represent Italy in 2020 before the festival was cancelled.  Diodato could perform as an interval act this year.

It’s time for the first #Sanremo2023 rumours! 👀

According to @RecensiamoMusic, these are some of the names that may be competing in Sanremo next year! 🎙💐 pic.twitter.com/Or0NWlmZwU

— Festival di Sanremo (en) (@sanremo_en) August 25, 2022

It must be noted that, according to Recensiamo Music nothing is official yet.  These are just names that are being mentioned.

Which acts would you like to see returning for Sanremo?  Stay tuned in Eurovisionfun for more updates on Sanremo and Italy in Eurovision!