Italy: Tonight the Quarta Serata of the Sanremo Music Festival 2024!

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The 74th Sanremo Festival continues tonight at the Teatro Ariston, with Quarta Serata. 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. In Quarta Serata he will be joined by Lorella Cuccarini, one of the most famous actresses of the Italian television and theatrical scene.

Guests at the Ariston are the protagonists of the series Mameli shown on Italian public television. Arisa will perform in Piazza Colombo (online), while Gigi D’Agostino, famous DJ and producer, will appear on the Costa Smeralda (off Sanremo).

Tonight’s Program

Tonight, the fourth night of the 74th San Remo Festival is the most special of the five, as the 30 contestants will sing a cover of an Italian or a non-Italian song together with a guest from the Italian music scene. In detail, the 30 contestants are going to sing the following covers together with the following artists:

  • Alessandra Amoroso & BoomDaBash – Medley
  • Alfa & Roberto Vecchioni – Sogna ragazzo sogna by Roberto Vecchioni
  • Angelina Mango & Quartet of the Rome Symphony Orchestra – La rondine by Mango
  • Annalisa & La Rappresentante di Lista – Artemia Choir – Sweet dreams (Are made of this) by Eurythmics
  • BigMama & Gaia – La Niña – Sissi – Lady Marmalade by Labelle
  • Bnkr44 & Pino D’Angiò – Ma quale idea by Pino D’Angiò
  • Clara & Ivana Spagna – Children’s Choir of the Regio Theatre of Turin – Il cerchio della vita by Ivana Spagna
  • Dargen D’Amico & BabelNova Orchestra – Tribute to Ennio Morricone: Modigliani
  • Diodato & Jack Savoretti – Amore che vieni, amore che vai by Fabrizio De André
  • Emma & Bresh – Tribute to Tiziano Ferro
  • Fiorella Mannoia & Francesco Gabbani – Medley: Che sia benedetta by Fiorella Mannoia and Occidentali’s karma by Francesco Gabbani
  • Fred De Palma & Eiffel 65 – Medley: Eiffel 65
  • Gazzelle & Fulminacci – Notte prima degli esami by Antonello Venditti
  • Geolier & Guè – Luchè – Gigi D’Alessio – Medley titled Strade
  • Ghali & Ratchopper – Medley titled Italiano vero
  • Il Tre & Fabrizio Moro – Medley of Fabrizio Moro‘s hits
  • Il Volo & Stef Burns – Who wants to live forever by Queen
  • Irama & Riccardo Cocciante – Quando finisce un amore by Riccardo Cocciante
  • La Sad & Donatella Rettore – Lamette by Donatella Rettore
  • Loredana Bertè & Venerus – Ragazzo mio by Luigi Tenco (Ivano Fossati version)
  • Mahmood & Tenores di Bitti – Come è profondo il mare by Lucio Dalla
  • Maninni & Ermal Meta – Non mi avete fatto niente by Ermal Meta
  • Mr.Rain & Gemelli Diversi – Mary by Gemelli Diversi
  • Negramaro & Malika Ayane – La canzone del sole by Lucio Battisti
  • Renga Nek – Medley of their hits
  • Ricchi e Poveri & Paola & Chiara – Medley of Sarà perché ti amo and Mamma Maria by Ricchi e Poveri
  • Rose Villain & Gianna Nannini – Medley
  • Sangiovanni & Aitana – Medley of Farfalle and Mariposas by Sangiovanni
  • Santi Francesi & Skin – Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
  • The Kolors & Umberto Tozzi – Medley of Umberto Tozzi’s hits

Event Format

Sanremo 2024 introduces some changes compared to previous years. According to the festival rules, the event will unfold as follows:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 20:40 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!

For all the latest developments and news surrounding Eurovision, stay tuned to Eurovisionfun.

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

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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  • 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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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:

  1. Angelina Mango – “La noia”
  2. Ghali – “Casa mia”
  3. Alessandra Amoroso – “Fino a qui”
  4. Il Tre – “Fragili”
  5. 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!

Italy: The running order of the third night of Sanremo 2024!

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With the 74th Sanremo Music Festival continuing, the runnning order of artists for the third night has been announced.

A total of 30 songs are competing this year, with the big winner likely to be this year’s representative of Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

As on the second night, the 15 artists on the night will be presented in a special way. The artists who participated on the second night will present the artists who are participating today.

Running Order

The running order of the Terza Serata of the 74th San Remo Festival is as follows:

  1. Il Tre – “Fragili” (will be presented on stage by Loredana Berté)
  2. Maninni – “Spettacolare” (will be presented on stage by Alfa)
  3. Bnkr44 –“Governo punk”(will be presented on stage by Fred de Palma)
  4. Santi Francesi –“L’amore in bocca” (will be presented on stage by Clara)
  5. Mr. Rain  – “Due altalene” (will be presented on stage by Il Volo)
  6. Rose Villain – “Click Boom!” (will be presented on stage by Gazzelle)
  7. Alessandra Amoroso –“Fino a qui” (will be presented on stage by Dargen D’Amico)
  8. Ricchi e Poveri – “Ma non tutta la vita”(will be presented on stage by Big Mama)
  9. Angelina Mango – “La noia” (will be presented on stage by Irama)
  10. Diodato – “Ti muovi” (will be presented on stage by The Kolors)
  11. Ghali – “Casa mia” (will be presented on stage by Mahmood)
  12. Negramaro – “Ricominciamo tutto” (will be presented on stage by Emma)
  13. Fiorella Mannoia – “Mariposa” (will be presented on stage by Annalisa)
  14. Sangiovanni –“Finiscimi” (will be presented on stage by Francesco Renga and Nek)
  15. La Sad – “Autodistruttivo” (will be presented on stage by Geolier)

During the third night of Sanremo 2024, we will have the opportunity to listen for the second time to the songs of the remaining 15 of the 30 candidates of the Festival. The results will be determined by a double voting system: 50% tele-voting and 50% radio committee without exclusions.

On the Ariston stage, Amadeus won’t be alone. Each night, he will be joined by different co-hosts. In Terza Serata he will be joined by Teresa Mannino, one of the most famous actresses of the Italian television and theatrical scene.

Guests at the Ariston include Hollywood star Russell Crowe, who will be singing with his band. In addition to Russell Crowe, Sabrina Ferilli will appear to present the TV series “Gloria” and Edoardo Leo to present the TV fiction film “Il clandestino” which will soon be shown on Italian public television.

Of course, the surprises don’t stop there, as two of the most beloved figures of the Festival and of Italian music in general, Gianni Morandi and everyone’s favourite, Eros Ramazotti, will be on stage to perform the song “Terra promessa” 40 years after his first appearance at the Festival. Paola and Chiara will perform in Piazza Colombo (online), while Bresh will appear on the Costa Smeralda (off Sanremo).

 

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How to Watch Sanremo 2024

You can watch the Sanremo 2024 Festival live on Rai1 and on the RaiPlay website at 20:40 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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Italy: In the Fever of Sanremo! | Charts and Rankings

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With the 74th Sanremo Music Festival in full swing, the 30 participating songs have made a strong appearance.

On the Spotify Chart, all songs are in the top 30! The winner of the second night, Geolier, climbed to the top with the song I p’ me, tu p’ te, gathering over 2 million streams.

Here is the detailed ranking:

  • Geolier – I p’ me, tu p’ te (2,129,805)
  • Annalisa – Sinceramente (1,649,855)
  • Mahmood – Tuta gold (1,546,744)
  • Angelina Mango – La noia (1,528,918)
  • Irama – Tu no (1,349,987)
  • Gazzelle – Tutto qui (1,161,890)
  • The Kolors – Un ragazzo una ragazza (1,036,575)
  • Mr. Rain – Due altalene (982,046)
  • Ghali – Casa mia (979,834)
  • Emma – Apnea (909,034)
  • Loredana Bertè – Pazza (907,172)
  • Alessandra Amoroso – Fino a qui (875,831)
  • Alfa – Vai! (859,153)
  • Rose Villain – Click boom! (799,760)
  • LA SAD – Autodistruttivo (784,862)
  • Dargen D’Amico – Onda alta (784,636)
  • Il Tre – Fragili (774,896)
  • CLARA – Diamanti grezzi (682,615)
  • Negramaro – Ricominciamo tutto (636,832)
  • Diodato – Ti muovi (622,072)
  • Sangiovanni – Finiscimi (546,925)
  • bnkr44 – Governo punk (522,476)
  • Fred de Palma – Il cielo non ci vuole (511,471)
  • Santi Francesi – L’amore in bocca (483,014)
  • Fiorella Mannoia – Mariposa (454,132)
  • Il volo – Capolavoro (446,105)
  • BigMama – La rabbia non ti basta (434,598)
  • Ricchi e Poveri – Ma non tutta la vita (421,626)
  • Renga & Nek – Pazzo di te (379,540)
  • Maninni – Spettacolare (361,730)

The top five songs also made it to the Spotify Global Chart, at positions 47, 75, 79, 96, and 134.

A similar picture is seen on the Apple Music chart, with the rapper from Naples topping the list.

The top ten there are as follows:

  • Geolier – I P’ ME, TU P’ TE
  • Annalisa – Sinceramente
  • Mahmood – TUTA GOLD
  • Angelina Mango – La noia
  • Irama – Tu No
  • Gazzelle – Tutto Qui
  • Emma – APNEA
  • The Kolors – UN RAGAZZO UNA RAGAZZA
  • Αlessandra Amoroso – Fino a qui
  • Loredana Bertè – Pazza

Regarding YouTube views, Geolier‘s official video has reached around 1.6 million views and is trending at the top in Italy. Following is the live performance video of Angelina Mango with 1.9 million views, and in third place is Annalisa‘s official video with 1.4 million views.

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How to Watch Sanremo 2024

You can watch the Sanremo 2024 Festival live on Rai1 and on the RaiPlay website at 20:40 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!

For all the latest developments and news surrounding Eurovision, stay tuned to Eurovisionfun.

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Italy: Seconda Serata of Sanremo 2024 reached a viewership of 60.1%!

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The Seconda Serata of Sanremo 2024 was completed late at night yesterday, with somehow lower viewing figures, and Geolier being on top of the scoreboard!

10.361.000 viewers, watched the Seconda Serata of the festival, with 60.1% of the viewership, which has slightly fallen, in contrast with last year’s Seconda Serata, which had 10.545.000 viewers and 62.3% viewership.

Sanremo 2024 continues tonight, with the Terza Serata, where the rest 15 contestants will perform their songs for the second time, and will be evaluated by the public and the representatives of Italian radio, at a percentage of 50% each.

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

The 15 contestants that will perform tonight are:

How do you think the results will change agter tonight’s show? You can watch Sanremo 2024 live on TV through RAI1, and the website RaiPlay.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Italian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Italy: Tonight the Terza Serata of the Sanremo Music Festival 2024!

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The 74th Sanremo Festival continues tonight at the Teatro Ariston, with Terza Serata. 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. In Terza Serata he will be joined by Teresa Mannino, one of the most famous actresses of the Italian television and theatrical scene.

Guests at the Ariston include Hollywood star Russell Crowe, who will be singing with his band. In addition to Russell Crowe, Sabrina Ferilli will appear to present the TV series “Gloria” and Edoardo Leo to present the TV fiction film “Il clandestino” which will soon be shown on Italian public television.

Of course, the surprises don’t stop there, as two of the most beloved figures of the Festival and of Italian music in general, Gianni Morandi and everyone’s favourite, Eros Ramazotti, will be on stage to perform the song “Terra promessa” 40 years after his first appearance at the Festival. Paola and Chiara will perform in Piazza Colombo (online), while Bresh will appear on the Costa Smeralda (off Sanremo).

Tonight’s Program

During the third night of Sanremo 2024, we will have the opportunity to listen for the second time to the songs of the remaining 15 of the 30 candidates of the Festival. Until we find out their order of appearance, you can click on the song titles and recall their appearance in the Prima Serata of the 74th edition of the celebration of Italian music.

Event Format

Sanremo 2024 introduces some changes compared to previous years. According to the festival rules, the event will unfold as follows:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 20:40 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!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6IiOSut_4M

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

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Welcome back to the 74th edition of one of the most beloved shows in Europe, the Festival di Sanremo, or the Italian Song Festival 2024! After the magnificent and grand opening of the last First Night, during which the audience around Europe and the world had the opportunity to listen to all of the thirty (30) entrants for this year’s Festival, it is time for tonight’s Second Night, or for the Seconda Serata. Taking place in the coastal Italian town of Sanremo and held in the Teatro Ariston, the Festival di Sanremo offers to its winners the so called “right of first refusal” to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, only if they wish to do so. Alora, brace yourselves because the Second Night has officially begun!

Of course live on RAI Uno and RAI Play, the Teatro Ariston opened its gates for the Second Night of the Festival, while it became clear that almost 9 million viewers watched the First Night yesterday! Moreover, before the official opening of the Night, a few live interviews from BigMama, Angelina Mango and Negramaro were aired.

The presenters

The Serata opened by Ruggiero, who later was accompanied by Amadeus on stage. For once more, the famous Italian television and radio presenter, Amadeus, was, for his fifth and last year, not only the main host of the Night but also the artistic director of the whole Festival. Amadeus was welcomed firmly by the audience of Ariston. Right after, Amadeus welcomed back the audience of the theatre but also the millions of viewers all around the world. During each one of the Five Nights, Amadeus is not all alone on stage, but he is accompanied by a famous artist of the Italian music stage. Thus, during the Second Night, the famous Italian singer and songwriter Georgia was Amadeus’ co-host, who has already participated at the Festival di Sanremo four times, with the first one in 1995 being her winning one, while her last participation so far was last year, in 2023 with the song “Parole dette male”. After the first two performances, Georgia sang one of the most well known songs of her, “E Poi” which had first been presented in Sanremo 1994 in the “Nuove Proposte” section.

The Second Night’s format

In contrast to what happened during the First Night, in which all of the thrity (30) participants performed their songs for the very first time, during the Second Night only the half of them had to present again their entries, meaning the fifteen (15) of them. At the end of the Night, the fifteen entrants were judged not by the press jury this time but from a 50/50 split system between the public’s vote and the jury of the radio, where the latter has been detached from the press jury and has replaced the demoscopic jury from the previous years.

The Second Night’s performances

As it is already mentioned, during the Second Night half of the entrants had to perform once again their songs, meaning the fifteen (15) of them. All of the participants were introduced by Amadeus once more and were accompanied on stage by the rest fifteen (15) artists who will perform their entries during the Third Night. Remember that all of the Festival’s songs are accompanied by a live orchestra within the theatre. The lines opened for the public to vote right before the first performance and remained open during the whole time that the songs were performed. Thus, the first fifteen entrants who reperformed their songs were the following:

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

 

01) Fred De Palma – “Il cielo non ci vuole”

Fred was accompanied by Ghali on the Festival’s stage. Fred De Palma performed his song with much more confidence than the previous Night and initiated the Serata with a powerful presence; it’s a 7/10 by me.

 

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02) Francesco Renga and Nek – “Pazzo di te”

Francesco Renga and Nek were accompanied on stage by La Sad. Renga and Nek gave a passionate performance of their song, filled by emotion. However, personally I do not think that they will have a place in the Night’s final top five; it’s a 6/10 by me.

 

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Right after, Amadeus presented the official mascots for the Winter Olympic Games 2026, which are set to be held in Milano.

 

03) Alfa – “Vai!”

Alfa’ entry was presented by Mr. Rain. Alfa’s song “Vai!” seems to have been influenced enough by the sounds of the American band OneRepublic. Although a little bit stressed, Alfa seemed to enjoy his presence on stage; it’s a 6/10 by me.

 

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04) Dargen D’Amico – “Onda alta”

Dargen was accompanied by Diodato on stage. Dargen was totally confident while he performed his song among the audience and seemed to have a great time, which of course affected the viewers as well; it’s a 7/10 by me.

 

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05) Il Volo – “Capolavoro”

Rose Villain was the one who accompanied Il Volo on stage. Probably my personal favourite entry of this year’s Festival Il Volo appeared in totally different clothes than the First Night and performed their song with passion and confidence, being perfect vocally speaking; it’s a 10/10 by me! I really wish for a place at the Night’s top five.

 

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06) Gazelle – “Tutto qui”

Bnkr44 announced Gazzelle’s turn to perform. Gazelle’s performance was quite emotional, with him being respectable vocally; it’s a 7/10 by me.

 

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07) Emma – “Apnea”

Emma was accompanied by Santi Francesi on stage. The representative of Italy in Eurovision 2014, Emma Marrone was even better than she was yesterday and gave a quite energetic performance of her song; it’s a 6/10 by me.

 

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08) Mahmood – “Tuta gold”

Alessandra Amoroso was the one who presented Mahmood to the audience. In his third participation in the Festival di Sanremo, Mahmood is a favourite for this year, since he was at the top5 of the press jury at the end of the First Night. Personally I think that Mahmood is going to be present again at the Night’s final top5, since he delivered a very good performance of his song; it’s a 8/10 by me.

 

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09) BigMama – “La rabbia non ti basta”

Il Tre accompanied BigMama on Sanremo’s stage. BigMama performed her song dressed in black and red, sharing her anti-bullying message through a quite energetic performance; it’s a 6/10 by me.

 

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10) The Kolors – “Un ragazzo una ragazza”

The Kolors were announced by Angelina Mango. The band gave a vivid and lively performance of their song on stage, full of positive energy. it’s a 8/10 for me; plus the chorus is really catchy!

 

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11) Geolier – “I p’me, tu p’te”

Geolier was accompanied by Fiorella Manoia on stage. Geolier shared his performance with the audience and he was a little bit reserved in my opinion. However, the song has a catchy beat and rhythm; it’s a 7/10 by me.

 

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12) Loredana Bertè – “Pazza”

Sangiovanni was the one who welcomed Loredana Bertè on stage. A veteran of the Festival di Sanremo, Loredana Bertè came first at the voting of the press jury at the First Night. She shared her powerful and dynamic performance of her song “Pazza” and the audience seemed to enjoy the performance more than anyone else, since she received the loudest round of applause; I totally agree. It’s a 9/10 by me.

 

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13) Annalisa – “Sinceramente”

Maninni accompanied Annalisa on stage. Another most likely favourite to win is Annalisa who performed her song “Sinceramente” on stage; an extremely catchy song in Italian which the audience loves as well. I am 100% sure that Annalisa will end up at a high place, the question is which is going to be this place… It’s a 8/10 by me.

 

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14) Irama – “Tu no”

The duo of Ricchi e Poveri ushered Irama on stage. Although a little bit nervous, Irama was very good vocally at a very demanding ballad, which becomes even “greater” when it is performed live rather than in studion. It’s a 7/10 by me.

 

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15) Clara – “Diamanti grezzi”

Last but not least, Negramaro accompanied Clara on Sanremo’s stage for the final performance of the Second Night. Personally one of my favourites, the beautiful Clara performed her totally catchy song and thus she closed the Night’s running order. It’s a 9/10 by me.

 

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After a quick recap the lines closed for the public.

 

Special Guests

La Seconda Serata had even more special guests than the First Night, coming not only from Italy but also from the rest of the world. Among them was of course a world-wide icon of the American cinema, John Travolta, who made a surprising entrance and danced along with Amadeus. The guest list also included the French record producer and DJ Bob Sinclar aboard on the “Costa Smeralda”, the Italian pianist and composer Giovanni Allevi who shared a deeply emotional recitation and a piano recital with the audience, the Nuova Orchestra Santa Balera who performed the famous song “Romagna Mia“, the Italian rapper Rosa Chemical who sang his song “Made in Italy” and the whole cast of the Italian TV series “The Sea Beyond” or “Mare Fuori”, while one of the members of the cast had the Ukrainian flag on her bossom, expressing this way her support for the country. Also, the famous Italian painter and set designer Gaetano Castelli was a special guest. Finally, the Italian singer Leo Gassmann performed at the very end of the Second Night, after all the fifteen (15) entries had been presented.

The results

As it is already known this year’s Festival encountered some significant changes. Thus, the results of the Second Night were determined by a split system between televoting and the Jury of the radio, where the former held the 50% of the Night’s final result and the latter the rest 50%. For the first time, as it happened at the First Night as well, only the top entries of the Senond Night’s ranking were revealed, meaning the top five. So, these were the results of the Second Night:

  1. Geolier – “I p’me, tu p’te”
  2. Irama – “Tu no”
  3. Annalisa – “Sinceramente”
  4. Loredana Bertè – “Pazza”
  5. Mahmood – “Tuta gold”

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Italy: Watch the video clips of the San Remo 2024 songs!

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The first night of SanRemo 2024 festival reached its end, which means that all the participating songs are revieled!

In the following ariticle, you can watch the results of the first night, where only the Jury of the press room, TV and web had the ability to vote for the songs:

Italy: The results of the First Night of the Festival di Sanremo 2024! | Listen to the songs!

But, with the end of the Prima Serata of San remo 2024, we also had the official release of the songs’ videoclips!

You can watch the video clips down here:

  1. Clara – “Diamanti grezzi”
  2. Sangiovanni – “Finiscimi”
  3. Fiorella Mannoia – “Mariposa”
  4. La Sad – “Autodistruttivo”
  5. Irama – “Tu no”
  6. Ghali – “Casa mia”
  7. Negramaro – “Ricominciamo tutto”
  8. Annalisa – “Sinceramente”
  9. Mahmood – “Tuta gold”
  10. Diodato – “Ti muovi”
  11. Loredana Bertè – “Pazza”
  12. Geolier – “I p’ me, tu p’ te”
  13. Alessandra Amoroso – “Fino a qui”
  14. The Kolors – “Un ragazzo una ragazza”
  15. Angelina Mango – “La noia”
  16. Il Volo – “Capolavoro”
  17. BigMama – “La rabbia non ti basta”
  18. Ricchi e Poveri – “Ma non tutta la vita”
  19. Emma – “Apnea”
  20. Francesco Renga and Nek – “Pazzo di te”
  21. Mr. Rain – “Due altalene”
  22. Bnkr44 – “Governo punk”
  23. Gazzelle – “Tutto qui”
  24. Dargen D’Amico – “Onda alta”
  25. Rose Villain – “Click Boom!”
  26. Santi Francesi – “L’amore in bocca”
  27. Fred De Palma – “Il cielo non ci vuole”
  28. Maninni – “Spettacolare”
  29. Alfa – “Vai!”
  30. Il Tre – “Fragili” 

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Italy: Prima Serata of San Remo 2024 reached 65,1% viewership!

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Prima Sereta of San Remo 2024 reached its end, with the revieling of the competing songs!

Italy: The results of the First Night of the Festival di Sanremo 2024! | Listen to the songs!

Amadeus’ show managed to reach the terrific number of 65,1% of the ratings in Italy. This is the biggest record of viewership in the first night of the Festival, since 1995!

The overall number of people who watched the Prima Serata yesterday reached almost the 10.561.000 viewers. Most viewers have watched the performance of Annalisa, when the number of viewership reached the 16,5 million! Big Mama’ performance managed to reach the 70,1% of viewers for the night!

Overall, 15 million of people watched the first half of yesterday’s Show, while 6,5 million of people watched the secong half!

Beginning with such great success, San Remo 2024 continuous today with the Seconda Serata. In this show, 15 of the 30 participants will perform their songs again and they’re gonna be voted by the televoters (50%) and the representatives of the Italian radio (50%)!

The 15 participants for today are:

Who do you think is gonna win the Seconda Serata of SanRemo 2024? Tell us down in the comments!

Last year, Italy participated in Eurovision 2023 with Marco Mengoni and the song “Due Vite” which reached the remarkable 4th posistion in the Grand Final with 350 points!

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Italy: The running order of the Seconda Serata of Sanremo 2024!

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As the 74th Sanremo Song Festival continues, the running order of the artists for the second night has been announced.

A total of 30 songs are competing this year, with the big winner likely to be this year’s representative for Italy in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.

Tonight, the 15 artists who will participate in the Seconda Serata will be presented in a different way. The 15 artists who will be participating on Tuesday night will introduce the artists who will be participating on today’s night.

The second night of the Sanremo Festival will take place today, February 7, and the line-up is as follows:

  1. Fred De Palma – “Il cielo non ci vuole” (will be introduced by Ghali)
  2. Francesco Renga and Nek – “Pazzo di te” (will be introduced by La Sad)
  3. Alfa – “Vai!” (will be introduced by Mr. Rain)
  4. Dargen D’Amico – “Onda alta” (will be introduced by Diodato)
  5. Il Volo – “Capolavoro” (will be introduced by Rose Villain)
  6. Gazzelle – “Tutto qui” (will be introduced by Bnkr44)
  7. Emma – “Apnea” (will be introduced by Santi Francesi)
  8. Mahmood – “Tuta gold” (will be introduced by Alessandra Amoroso)
  9. BigMama – “La rabbia non ti basta” (will be introduced by Il Tre)
  10. The Kolors – “Un ragazzo una ragazza” (will be introduced by Angelina Mango)
  11. Geolier – “I p’ me, tu p’ te” (will be introduced by Fiorella Mannoia)
  12. Loredana Bertè – “Pazza” (will be introduced by  Sangiovanni)
  13. Annalisa – “Sinceramente” (will be introduced by Maninni)
  14. Irama – “Tu no” (will be introduced by Ricchi e Poveri)
  15. Clara – “Diamanti grezzi” (will be introduced by Negramaro)

The 15 songs will be heard for a second time tonight and the results will be determined by 50% televoting and 50% radio judging – with no exits.

The co-presenter of Amadeus for tonight will be the Italian singer, Giorgia, who also participated in last year’s Sanremo with the song “Parole dette male”.

Tonight’s Special Guest will be the one and only American actor, dancer and singer John Travolta.

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