Italy: The results of the Third Night of the Festival di Sanremo 2024!

Hello Eurovision fans! During this week of February, the most beloved show of Italy and one of the most favourite ones of Europe and of the rest of the world is taking place, lasting for five consecutive Nights long. It is the 74th Festival di Sanremo, or the Italian Song Festival 2024, of course, which after the completion of the first two magnificent Nights, celebrated tonight its Third Night, or La Treza Serata, during which all the viewers across the world had the opportunity to listen to the rest of the fifteen (15) candidate entries of this year’s Festival. Remember that the winners of Sanremo 2024 will earn automatically the so called “right of first refusal”, meaning the right to represent Italy to the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2024, only if they wish to do so. Taking place of course at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, the Third Night of the Festival di Sanremo 2024 is here!

Live on RAI Uno and on RAI Play, the Teatron Ariston opened for once more its gates and welcomed the whole world to join the Festival and enjoy the Night. A few moments before the official opening of the Third Night, viewers were lucky enough to watch a few interviews from this year Festival’s participants, specifically from Loredana Bertè and Dargen D’Amico.

The presenters

For his fifth and final year, the famous Italian television and radio presenter Amadeus was the main host and artistic director of the Night, who welcomed firmly the audience and invited them to join the show. Nevertheless, Amadeus was not all alone during the whole Night but also the famous and beloved Italian comedian and actress Teresa Mannino was at his side, since Amadeus is joined by a different Italian artist on stage each Night of the Festival. Right before the start of the performances, Amadeus reminded the audience of the Second Night’s results.

The Third Night’s format

During the Second Night yesterday, all of the viewers had the opportunity to listen again to the first half of the total thirty (30) entrants of this year’s Festival di Sanremo, meaning the fifteen (15) of them. Thus, it was time for the rest of the fifteen (15) artists to perform once more their songs during La Terza Serata. As it happened during the Second Night with the first fifteen (15) entries, as far as the voting procedure is conserned, the exact same happened during the Third Night, meaning that the rest fifteen (15) participants were judged by a split system between the public, who held the 50% of the Night’s final result, and by the Jury of the press, who determined the rest of it.

The Third Night’s performances

All of the fifteen (15) candidates were introduced and presented not only by Amadeus and Teresa Mannino, but also by the Second Night’s performers, just like how it was done yesterday, while the Third Night’s participants appeared on stage according to the official running order that had been released a few hours ago. All of the songs were accompanied by a live orchestra with a different conductor each time and the lines opened for the public to vote right before the first performance. Thus the rest of the fifteen (15) entrants who performed their songs were the following:

(You can listen to the Night’s live performances by clicking on the songs’ titles)

01) Il Tre – “Fragili”

Il Tre was presented by last Night’s fourth place, Loredana Bertè. The audience seemed to enjoy more the presence of Bertè rather than Il Tre’s, since everyone in the audience sang her song. However, Il Tre gave an absolute worthy performance of his song and seemed to enjoy it up until the last second. It’s a 6/10 by me.

02) Maninni – “Spettacolare”

Maninni was presented on stage by Alfa. Alfa managed to pronounce correctly the Greek name of one of the song’s composers; good for him. Maninni gave a very beautiful performance of a really catchy ballad. It’s a 8/10 by me.

03) Bnkr44 – “Governo punk”

Bnkr44 were presented by Fred de Palma. The band gave a quite adequate performance of their entry, although it is not my personal cup of tea. So it’s a 5/10 by me.

Right after the commercial break, the famous chorus “Va, pensiero” from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Nabucco” was beautifully performed by the Orchestra di Verona.

04) Santi Francesi – “L’amore in bocca”

Santi Francesi were presented by Clara. They delivered a satisfying and fulfilling performance of their song with some very good vocals; it’s a 6/10 by me.

05) Mr. Rain – “Due altalene”

Il Volo actually presented Mr. Rain on stage. Accompamied by his lovely swings on stage, Mr. Rain gave a quite sentimental performance, however personally I do not finf his song as catchy as some others, although the message behind of it is extremely touching talking about a father who lost both of his children, hence the two swings (= due altalene). It’s a 7/10 by me.

06) Rose Villain – “Click Boom”

Rose Villain was accompanied by Gazelle on stage. Her song has a very interesting buildup for me, since its verse is completely different from the chorus in terms of rhythm. Rose Villain gave an excellent performance vocally speaking. It’s a 7/10 for me.

07) Alessandra Amoroso – “Fino a qui”

Alessandra Amoroso was accompanied by Dargen D’Amico on stage. The audience totally enjoied Amoroso’s performance. Her song “Fino a qui” is a powerful ballad which was performed very well, vocally speaking, by the singer. It’s a 7/10 by me.

08) Ricchi e Poveri – “Ma non tutta la vita”

BigMama presented Ricchi e Poveri. The duo that represented Italy in Eurovision 1978, gave a fully energetic performance of their song, giving some 70s vibes both musically and aesthetically speaking; it was quite fun I have to say, thus I give a 7/10.

09) Angelina Mango – “La noia”

Angelina Mango was accompanied by Irama. Probalbly the Third Night’s biggest favourite, Angelina performed her song with full energy and she received the loudest round of applause. In my opinion she was a little bit stressed, but that was following since she is considered the Night’s favourite. Plus her chorus is really an earworm, TO.TAL! It’s a 8/10 by me.

10) Diodato – “Ti muovi”

The Kolors presented Diodato on stage. My namesake Antonio Diodato was the next one to perform his song “Ti muovi”. The almost represantive of Italy in Eurovision 2020 gave an amazing performance, although I believe that his song is not at the same laevel with the unbeatable and insuperable “Fai rumore”. Nevertheless, it’s a 7/10 on my behalf.

11) Ghali – “Casa mia”

Ghali was presented by Mahmood. Ghali performed his song, while he was totally influenced by Michael Jackson aesthetically. His song “Casa mia” though is not my cup of tea at all; it’s a 4/10 by me.

12) Negramaro – “Ricominciamo tutto”

Negramaro were presented by Emma. Although they were better than their previous performance at the First Night, personally I do not think that they will reach the final top ten. It’s a 4/10 for me.

13) Forella Mannoia – “Mariposa”

Annalisa accompanied Fiorella Mannoia on stage. Her song touches the topic of female empowerment and the audience seemed to have a great time. I am not sure whether Fiorella Mannoia will make make it to the top five or not, however she seemed to have fun on stage. It’s a 6/10 by me.

14) Sangiovanni – “Finiscimi”

Francesco Renga and Nek presented Sangiovanni on stage. Although he performed quite well, personally I found his song quite monotonous, thus it’s a 3/10 by me.

15) La Sad – “Autodistruttivo”

And last but not least, last Night’s winner and Napolitano Geolier presented La Sad. Thus, the Night ended with a note of a punk aesthetic influenced by the mid 00s a bit. La Sad’s performance was full of energy and a nice stage presence; it’s a 6/10 by me.

In my personal opinion, the Third Night was not close enough to the Second Night’s performances, since only a few of the favourites were performed tonight. What do you think? Write down below at the comment section!

After a quick recap, the lines were closed for the public.

Special Guests

La Treza Serata had to offer an impressive guest list, just like the two previous ones. Among the famous artists present at the Teatro Ariston, the worldwide known American actor and an Academy Award winner, Russell Crowe was the absolute special guest star of the Night, who performed along with his band. Moreover, the famous Italian rapper Bresh performed aboard on the Costa Smeralda, the legendary Italian pop singer and actor Gianni Morandi was also present and the best selling Italian pop music duo of all time “Paola&Chiara” gave an amazing performance of their song “Furore“. The famous Italian actress Sabrina Ferilli and the famous actor Edoardo Leo promoted the upcoming TV series “Gloria” and the TV film “Il Clandestino” respectively. Moreover, the Italian playwriter and a Tony award winner Stefano Massini performed along with the Italian singer, composer and pianist Paolo Jannacci the unreleased dialogue song “L’uomo nel lampo” giving an extremely moving and touching performance that had the whole audience in tears. Of course, the one and only beloved Eros Ramazzotti performed the song “Terra Promessa” which Ramazotti had won the Newcomers section with, forty years ago, in Festival di Sanremo 1984.

The results

The results of the rest fifteen (15) entrants of the Third Night were determined by a split system between televoting and the Jury of the radio, in which the former held the 50% of the Night’s final result and the latter the rest 50%. For the first time, only the top entries of the Night’s ranking were revealed, meaning the top five. Thus, the results of La Treza Serata were the following:

Angelina Mango – “La noia”
Ghali – “Casa mia”
Alessandra Amoroso – “Fino a qui”
Il Tre – “Fragili”
Mr. Rain – “Due altanele”

Source: RAIPlay

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun for even more news regarding the Festival di Sanremo 2024 and do not miss at any case the special Quarta Serata of the Festival!