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Italy: The first betting odds for Sanremo 2025!

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Yesterday, Carlo Conti revealed the list of thirty artists who will compete in the prestigious big category of the 75th edition of the Festival di Sanremo. This diverse and star-studded lineup represents a broad spectrum of the Italian music scene and will perform on Italy’s most renowned musical stage, competing for the coveted Golden Lion.

As the names of the artists were announced, early betting odds have already begun to shape a picture of who might take home the top prize, even at this early stage of the competition.

Elodie leading the betting odds

Currently leading the betting odds is Elodie, who is widely regarded as the front-runner to win the Golden Lion. At the height of her career, Elodie has built a strong and dedicated fan base, and this will mark her fourth appearance at the festival. With her stellar voice and established track record, she is aiming to finally secure a spot on the podium after previously competing in 2017, 2020, and 2023.

 

In second place in the betting odds is Giorgia, one of Italy’s most renowned female artists with numerous chart-topping hits throughout her career. Giorgia, a four-time Sanremo participant (1995, 1996, 2001, 2023), is no stranger to success at the festival. She won the competition in 1995 with her song Come Saprei, a victory that remains a significant milestone in her career.

In third place is Achille Lauro, who returns to Sanremo for the third time after competing in 2019 and 2022. In 2022, after his Sanremo performance, Achille went on to win UVPSM, representing San Marino at Eurovision 2022. His loyal following make him a strong contender once again.

Other former Eurovision stars are also in the running, with Francesco Gabbani sitting in 7th place and Francesca Michielin at 12th. As it stands, the full betting odds are shaping up as follows:

It is essential to remember that the betting odds at this stage are based purely on the artists’ names and the initial impressions their participation has left on the Italian public. Since the official songs for the competition have yet to be released, these odds are likely to change as the festival progresses. Historically, betting odds at this stage have not always accurately predicted the outcome, as the songs themselves play a significant role in swaying both public opinion and the jury’s votes. In fact, it is not uncommon for an artist who initially receives little attention to emerge as the winner based on their performance.

Sanremo 2025 – the line-up 

The following artists will compete for the Golden Lion prize, furthermore aiming to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025:

  • Achille Lauro
  • Gaia
  • Coma_Cose
  • Francesco Gabbani
  • Willy Peyote
  • Noemi
  • Rkomi
  • Modà
  • Rose Villian
  • Brunori Sas
  • Irama
  • Clara
  • Masimo Ranieri
  • Emis Kilia
  • Sarah Toscano
  • Fedez
  • Simone Cristicchi
  • Joan Thiele
  • The Kolors
  • Bresh
  • Marcella Bella
  • Tony Effe
  • Elodie
  • Olly
  • Francesca Michielin
  • Lucio Corsi
  • Shablo ft. Guè, Joshua y Tormento
  • Serena Brancale
  • Rocco Hunt
  • Giorgia

The official line-up, which will showcase the very best of Italian music, includes a mix of veteran artists and rising stars, each bringing their unique sound and style to the stage. A first glimpse of each artist’s background:

Sanremo 2025: The Complete Line-Up and What to Expect!

The competition will be further enriched by the inclusion of additional artists, who will be chosen through the ongoing Sanremo Giovani 2024.

Sanremo 2025 – the schedule

  • First Evening: All the artists perform their competing song (top five is revealed in a random order)
  • Second Evening: Half the artists perform their song (top five revealed in random order)
  • Third Evening: The remaining half artists perform their song (top five revealed in random order)
  • Fourth Evening: Covers’ Night, the artists will perform in a duet. The results of this semifinal will NOT be included in the main competition
  • Final: All the artists will perform their competing song. The top five in the combined rankings of all semifinals advances in the Superfinal and gets to perform again. Juries and televote will vote again to decide the winner.

Italian representation in Eurovision 2025

If any of the 24 competitors (along with their respective record labels) want to compete in Eurovision 2025, they must complete a special form by the beginning of the festival’s final night on Saturday, February 15.

If the Sanremo 2025 winner has previously signed the interest form, he will be automatically considered Italy’s representative in the Eurovision 2025. Should he decide not to compete in Eurovision 2025, the festival’s organizing committee will select an artist from among those who have signed the interest form based on its own standards, which may or may not include the final score ranking.

Although originally scheduled from February 4 to February 8, eventually the festival was postponed, a week later. Therefore, it will take place from February 11 to February 15 in the small Ligurian town.

The winner of Sanremo’s Music Festival in 2024 was the debutant Angelina Mango with her song “La Noia“, who ultimately gained the right to represent Italy in Eurovision 2024, placing seventh in the Grand Final.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news! 

Bets: Italy is now the second-favorite to win Eurovision 2024 | Ukraine in the third place!

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When it comes to Eurovision 2024 betting odds, the surprises do not stop from coming. However, there is no clear favorite to win this year’s edition, as Croatia, which currently sits in the first place of the betting odds, has not reached yet Loreen’s winning chances.

Angelina Mango is now the second-favorite to win Eurovision 2024, behind Croatia and Baby Lasagna, after Italy managed to knock out Ukraine and Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil from the second place.

The country’s chances of winning Eurovision 2024 were enhanced by Angelina Mango’s performances on RAI, along with RAI’s decision to have their artist participate in a pre-party after years of absence. The aforementioned reflects the country’s strong interest in the competition.

The numerous changes we’ve seen this year at the betting odds indicate an exciting year in which we won’t know the winner right away, as we have in the previous two seasons. Given that, we’re probably in for a repeat of 2021, when things got clearer during rehearsals, as before there were three-four songs fighting in “equal terms” for the victory.

Angelina Mango is the Italian representative in Eurovision 2024 with her Sanremo-winning entry “La Noia“. Italy, as a member of the BIG FIVE, is automatically granted a spot in the Grand Final of May 11, while Angelina Mango will also present her entry during the second semi-final.

You can, also, watch EurovisionFun’s reaction video on “La Noia“, below:

Do you think Italy could achieve its second win in just three years? Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Sweden: The betting odds, just a few moments before the Melodifestivalen 2024 First Heat results!

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Melodifestivalen 2024 First Heat show will begin in a few moments, with the new competition format in place and will be aired on SVT and SVT Play.

Six contestants will have to compete against each other tonight, in order to secure one of the direct finalist places, or if not directly qualifying to the finals to remain in the competition, as their last chance in the hopes of competing at the finals.

Tonight’s contestants

  • “Supernatural” – Adam Woods
  • “Hela världen väntar” – Samir & Viktor
  • “Min melodi” – Melina Borglowe
  • “Forever Yours” – Elisa Lindström
  • “Awful Liar” – Lisa Ajax
  • “Heroes Are Calling” – Smash Into Pieces

The odds

The betting odds depend on many factors and as these factors are subject to changes anytime, the odds can still fluctuate, even last minute. Currently there seem to be two clear direct finalists and these are Smash Into Pieces and Adam Woods.

As for the two semi-final qualifiers, currently, in the third and fourth place of the betting odds we have Lisa Ajax and Samir & Viktor respectively.

Let’s see what is going to happen, we will get the chance to watch the actual heat live, on SVT and SVT Play and of course at EurovisionFun you will get the chance to be informed about the results as soon as they are announced on TV!

Which two of today’s competing artists do you think will be the direct finalists, that will be competing on the 9th of March, hoping to represent Sweden in Malmö, this year?

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Melodifestivalen 2024 and the Swedish entry for Eurovision 2024!

Source: Eurovision World

 

 

Italy: Alessandra Amoroso new favourite to win Sanremo 2024!

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The bookmakers have reformulated their odds and we have a clearer situation as to the favourites at the upcoming Sanremo festival, which is already attracting not only domestic music interest, but also from abroad. New big favorite for the victory is now the pop superstar Alessandra Amoroso, who in her first participation in the festival is of course aiming for the victory, which will give her not only the Golden Lion, but also the ticket to Malmö!

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Italy: The first betting odds for Sanremo 2024!

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Just a couple of hours before, the famous Italian TV presenter Amadeus announced all the 27 artists that are going to compete in “Festival di Sanremo 2024”, which is going to take place from the 6th of February up until to the 10th of February; the Festival’s winning artist will gain the right to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, as long as this is desired.

However and no matter the fact that the Festival di Sanremo 2024 is yet to come, the first betting odds have been released as you can see below:

https://twitter.com/sanremo_en/status/1731335089639026753

So according to the bookmakers and the first odds, the most favorite to win are the Negramaro with 5.00 betting performance, while in the second position are both Annalisa and Eurovision’s former runner up and participant Mahmood with 6.00 betting performance equally. They are followed by Altro, Diodato, Emma and Geolier, who fill in the first seven positions up until now.

Nevertheless, take a brief look at the artists who are going to participate in “Festival di Sanremo 2024”, until the release of the official results on February of 2024, by reading the following article:

Italy: Amadeus reveals the participants of Sanremo 2024!

Source: https://twitter.com/sanremo_en

What do you think about the first betting odds of “Festival di Sanremo 2024”? Let us know down in the comments’ section!

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for even more news!

Eurovision 2023: Who are the predicted SF1 qualifiers at the Press Centre?

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We are getting closer to know which countries will qualify to the Grand Final of Eurovision 2023.

Here in the press center the Eurovisionfun had some time to chat with some of the audience at the Press Centre and ask them which countries from the First Semi-Final will qualify.  In addition, we also asked them to predict which countries they think will be a shocking qualifier or a shocking non-qualifier.

Here are some of the answers:

Which countries are you expecting to see qualifying tonight?  Which would be a shocking qualifier/non qualifier for you?  Let us know in the comments!

Eurovision 2023: The betting odds for the Semi-Finals!

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After the official release of all 37 entries for Eurovision 2023, betting companies have opened for both semi-finals and the chances of qualifying for this year’s event!

For a long time now, through Eurovisionfun we have been informing you about the betting analysis for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, through your favorite column that will continue until the night of the grand final for 2023!

Eurovision 2023: Sweden comfortably at the top!

First Semifinal

The first and for many the most difficult semi-final, shows the clear lead of Scandinavia with an absolute probability of qualification, which exceeds 90%! The Netherlands and Croatia seem to have marginal qualification for the first semi-final, with Portugal, being a breath away from them. Unfortunately, in the last place of the betting companies seems to be Ireland with only a 19% chance of qualifying.

Second Semi-Final

The second semi-final, which for many is characterized as the easiest for this year’s competition, may be the one that will hide the most surprises! At the top for qualification from the second semi-final we see Austria, Armenia and Georgia with more than 80% chances of qualification. Belgium seems to have marginal qualification, as its odds are very close to those of Poland, which is currently in 11th place. In the last places, without being a particular surprise, we find San Marino and Romania with 25% and 24% chances of qualifying respectively.

source: eurovisionworld

Which countries do you think will manage to get the ticket for the Grand Final of Eurovision 2023?

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding the 67th Eurovision Song Contest!

Italy: The first betting odds of Sanremo 2023!

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The 73rd Sanremo Song Festival will be held in February, but the betting companies, shortly after the announcement of the competing artists, have already given the first odds on the winner, who will probably also be the representative of Italy in Eurovision 2023.

The big favorite seems to be Ultimo, who was also the favorite and came very close to the victory of Sanremo 2019. At that time he even won the televote in the final stage of the festival with a percentage of 49%, compared to only 21% collected by Mahmood, who however secured his victory thanks to the support of the juries.

The popular artist Marco Mengoni, winner of Sanremo and Italy’s representative at Eurovision 2013, follows with a small margin, while a victory seems also possible for the legend of the Italian music industry, Giorgia, and the fan favorites, Elodie and Madame.

See the betting odds in detail:

Of course, all of the above are subject to change, once the journalists exclusively listen and review the participating songs.

For the analysis of the participating artists in Sanremo 2023 you can read our article.

We remind you that Festival di Sanremo 2023 will be held from the 7th to the 11th of February. In addition to the above artists, the top six ranked artists in Sanremo Giovani, which will be held on December 12, will also win a place among the Big of Festival di Sanremo in February.

Last year’s winners of Festival di Sanremo, Mahmood & Blanco, went on to represent host country Italy at Eurovision 2022 with their song “Brividi”. They managed to bring their country to the top 10 of the Grand Final for the second year in a row, finishing in 6th place:

Who do you think will succeed Mahmood & Blanco and represent Italy in Liverpool in 2023? Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Sanremo 2023 and the Italian participation!

Eurovision 2023: Glasgow is bookies’ heavy favourite to host the Contest!

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Following the BBC’s announcement of the shortlist of cities on 12th August, one aspirant organising city has become bookies’ absolute favourite to host ESC. Glasgow, albeit being ahead of competition from the very beginning, has now managed to crystallise its position, according to the betting odds, securing an overwhelming 52% chance of holding the event!

Interestingly, Glasgow has more than doubled its chances to host ESC since August the 11th, a day before the official announcement of the shortlisted cities. Birmingham and Manchester are the bookies’ second and third favourite, with 17% and 11% chance of hosting ESC respectively, having no considerable fluctuations in the betting odds over the last three weeks.

However, the Host City bid race is far from over. The seven shortlisted cities have now entered the first stage of the two stage bidding process. In the second stage, the cities will be narrowed down to two, and one will prevail and take over hosting duties from Turin, ESC 2022 Host City.

Have the bookies correctly predicted the Eurovision 2023 Host City? Which other city could possibly intercept Glasgow’s victorious course? 

Sweden: The betting odds, just a few moments before the first Melodifestivalen 2022 semi-final results!

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Melodifestivalen 2022 has already began, with the first semi-final and the new competition and voting format in place, already being aired on SVT and SVT Play. Seven contestants will have to compete against each other tonight, in order to secure one of the direct finalist places, or if not directly qualifying to the finals, claiming their ticket for the fifth semi-final, as their last chance in the hopes of competing at the finals.

Tonight’s contestants

  1. Malou Prytz  - Bananas
  2. THEOZ  - Som du vill
  3. Shirley Clamp   - Let there be Angels 
  4. Omar Rudberg  - Moving Like That
  5. Danne Stråhed  - Hallabaloo
  6. Cornelia Jakobs  - Hold Me Closer
  7. Robin Bengtsson   - Innocent Love 

The odds

The betting odds depend on many factors and as these factors are subject to changes anytime, the odds can still fluctuate, even last minute. Currently there seem to be two clear direct finalists and these are Robin Bengtsson and Cornelia Jakobs.

 

As for the two fifth semi-final’s qualifiers, we might have quite a close combat between some of the artists. Currently, in the third and fourth place of the betting odds we have Theoz and Omar Rudberg.

This will not be a surprise at all, as these two young artists are massive influencers in Sweden and also Omar has had global success last summer in 2021, with him starring at the Netflix hit series “Young Royals“. Sadly, Malou Prytz is unlucky for one more year. Maybe she gets lucky and it happens sometime in the future.

Let’s see what is going to happen, we will get the chance to watch the actual semi final live, on SVT and SVT Play and of course at EurovisionFun you will get the chance to be informed about the results, as soon as they are announced on TV!

Which two of today’s competing artists do you think will be the direct finalists, on the 12th of March?

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Melodifestivalen 2022 and the Swedish entry for Eurovision 2022!

Source: Eurovision World