Italy: Tonight the Serata Finale of the Sanremo Music Festival 2024!
All good things must come to an end and so, tonight at the Teatro Ariston the 74th Sanremo Festival comes to a close, with the Serata Finale. Through Sanremo 2024, Italy will choose its representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, who will represent the country in three months in Malmö. Until Saturday, February 10, all eyes and ears across Europe will be on Sanremo!
The Show
Amadeus will serve as the host and artistic director for the festival for the fifth consecutive year, following his remarkable success in the past four editions. This year’s festival, barring unforeseen circumstances, will be his “swan song” in directing and hosting the event.
On the Ariston stage, Amadeus won’t be alone. Each night, he will be joined by different co-hosts. At the Serata Finale Amadeus’ dear friend and co-host of the 2020 and 2021 Festival, Rosario Fiorello, one of the most beloved personalities of Italian television, will be by his side.
Guests at Ariston are Luca Argentero and Claudio Gioè, stars of the series Màkari 3, which is shown on Italian public television. In addition, the guest of the last evening is the legendary Gigliola Cinquetti for the sixtieth anniversary of the timeless “Non ho l’età”, as well as the famous Italian dancer, Roberto Bolle. In Piazza Colombo, Tananai will perform, while on the Costa Smeralda (off Sanremo), famous rapper Tedua will perform.
Tonight’s Program
Tonight, the fifth and final night of the 74th San Remo Festival is the most crucial one of the five, as the 30 contestants will sing their songs for the third and final time. At the end of the competition piece, the overall ranking is to be announced, where the Top 5 will be announced and will “duel” for the Festival winner’s trophy after a second round of voting exclusively for the top five of the overall ranking.
Let’s recall once again the thirty songs that will appear tonight for one last time on the Teatro Ariston stage.
- Clara – “Diamanti grezzi”
- Sangiovanni – “Finiscimi”
- Fiorella Mannoia – “Mariposa”
- La Sad – “Autodistruttivo”
- Irama – “Tu no”
- Ghali – “Casa mia”
- Negramaro – “Ricominciamo tutto”
- Annalisa – “Sinceramente”
- Mahmood – “Tuta gold”
- Diodato – “Ti muovi”
- Loredana Bertè – “Pazza”
- Geolier – “I p’ me, tu p’ te”
- Alessandra Amoroso – “Fino a qui”
- The Kolors – “Un ragazzo una ragazza”
- Angelina Mango – “La noia”
- Il Volo – “Capolavoro”
- BigMama – “La rabbia non ti basta”
- Ricchi e Poveri – “Ma non tutta la vita”
- Emma – “Apnea”
- Francesco Renga and Nek – “Pazzo di te”
- Mr. Rain – “Due altalene”
- Bnkr44 – “Governo punk”
- Gazzelle – “Tutto qui”
- Dargen D’Amico – “Onda alta”
- Rose Villain – “Click Boom!”
- Santi Francesi – “L’amore in bocca”
- Fred De Palma – “Il cielo non ci vuole”
- Maninni – “Spettacolare”
- Alfa – “Vai!”
- Il Tre – “Fragili”
Event Format
Sanremo 2024 introduces some changes compared to previous years. According to the festival rules, the event will unfold as follows:
- First Day – Tuesday, February 6, 2024:
- All 30 songs will be heard for the first time, and the results of the day will be determined 100% by the press, the journalist committee of television, and internet without exclusions.
- Second Day – Wednesday, February 7, 2024:
- The first 15 songs will be heard again, and the results will be determined by a double voting system: 50% tele-voting and 50% radio committee without exclusions.
- Third Day – Thursday, February 8, 2024:
- The last 15 songs will be heard again, and the results will be determined by a double voting system: 50% tele-voting and 50% radio committee without exclusions.
- Fourth Day – Friday, February 9, 2024:
- Cover Day: The 30 participants will perform a cover of an Italian or non-Italian song with results determined by triple voting: 34% tele-voting, 33% television and internet critic committee, and 33% radio critic committee without exclusions.
- Fifth Day – Saturday, February 10, 2024:
- All 30 songs will be heard again, and the results will be determined 100% by tele-voting. The results of this day will then be combined with those of the previous 4 days. The sum of all these results will then determine the top 5.
After this, the results of the day will be added to those of the previous 4 days. The sum of all these results will then determine the top 5 (even the 4th day will count, despite the fact that the participants will perform covers instead of their original songs). During each broadcast, they reveal a part of the results from those days shortly before the end of the current broadcast, showing only a part of the provisional general results either shortly before the end of the current broadcast or at the beginning of the next broadcast.
Post Sanremo 2024 – Eurovision Song Contest
- Any of the 30 contestants (and their respective record labels) interested in participating in Eurovision 2024 must fill out a specific form for this purpose.
- The winner of Sanremo 2024 is automatically considered Italy’s representative in Eurovision 2024. In case the winner declines to go to Eurovision, the organizational committee of Sanremo will then choose the artist to represent Italy in Malmo according to its criteria from those contestants who have filled out the expression of interest form for Eurovision.
How to Watch Sanremo 2024
You can watch the Sanremo 2024 Festival live on Rai1 and on the RaiPlay website at 20:45 Central European Time. If you are a fan of Italian music, stay tuned to EurovisionFun for the most comprehensive coverage of the 74th Sanremo Festival.
Last year, Italy was proudly represented for the second time by Marco Mengoni, following his victory in Sanremo 2023 with the song “Due Vite.” The track, accumulating 350 points, secured an impressive fourth place in the grand final!
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