This year’s Sanremo has been and will continue to be talked about due to events during the performances of the participating artists and not only, with Blanco‘s guest appearance during the first night of the Festival being a prime example.
Blanco’s appearance made rounds on media inside and outside of Italy, as the artist, in a move that is still debated as to whether it was planned or not, destroyed the flower sets that had been placed as props for his performance, which resulted to damages on the Ariston stage.
Reactions to this move were not limited to the reaction of the public and fans but have now taken a dramatic turn, with the Prosecutor’s Office of Imperia investigating the case on the charge of destruction of property at a public event, a charge punishable by one to five years in prison. The case is expected to go to court in Imperia.
Aside from Blanco, a second legal case is unfolding starring Rosa Chemical and Fedez, over the kiss they shared during contestant Rosa Chemical’s appearance on the final night of the Festival.
Specifically, a representative of the organization Pro Vita & Famiglia (Pro-Life & Family)filed a complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office of Sanremo, arguing that
“(That of Rosa Chemical and Fedez) is a behavior of unprecedented gravity, which has led to a wave of general indignation for the shame, discomfort and revulsion caused by the vulgarity of behavior in the sexual sphere.”
The organization’s lawyer argues that the kiss between the two artists violates articles 529 and 527 of the Criminal Code regarding obscene acts and objects and obscene acts in a public place respectively. Added to the charges is the violation of laws on the protection of minors with regard to the material shown on television until 11 o’clock at night.
For all of the above, RAI seems to be at risk of a fine of up to 600 thousand euros, in the event that it is found guilty.
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After the Grand Final of Sanremo 2023 and the victory of Marco Mengoni, the detailed results for all the nights of the Festival have been published.
On the third night when we heard the 28 songs for the second time – the TV audience and the polling committee voted, where Ultimo was ranked first. The television audience had him first with a percentage of 18.83%, while the polling committee ranked him only 11th. The difference was also big for Giorgia, whom the polling committee had in 6th place, while the public only in 12th. Elodie did not impress the audience and was ranked 13th. Finally, LDA who was 9th in the audience, came 22nd in the panel. All this resulted in the two singers losing several places in the general ranking and LDA rising quite a bit.
On the night of the duets, a panel of polls and a panel of journalists gave first place to Giorgia. The audience, however, had a different opinion, ranking her 4th. Elodie also did better in the committees compared to the public. Mr Rain who came 5th in the audience was only 25th in the panel of journalists. Ariete was in last place on both committees, while in the TV audience she finished 7th.
This is how the demoscopic jury, the press jury and the televote (in %) voted on the fourth #Sanremo2023 night, the covers' night: pic.twitter.com/gcbGTKenns
As for the night of the final it seems that the TV audience was the one who deprived Giorgia of a place in the super final by ranking her 9th in the first round of voting. In the super final Marco Mengoni came first in both the TV audience and the committees, while Ultimo was second in the audience and last in the journalists’ committee.
Overall, the winner Marco Mengoni was favored by both the TV audience and the committees, something very important for a good result at the Sanremo Festival. Two other artists who achieved this were Lazza and Tananai.
Marco Mengoni has confirmed his participation in Eurovision 2023, now it remains to be seen whether he will go with Due Vite or change his song.
Stay tuned to EurovisionFun regarding all the developments of Eurovision Song Contest 2023!
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The 73rd Festival di Sanremo has come to an end, crowning Marco Mengoni winner with the song Due Vite.
Amadeus, along with Gianni Morandi and Chiara Ferragni, were tonight’s presenters. There were also a lot of guest appearances, including a message from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a performance by Depeche Mode.
During the first phase of the final we listened to all 28 songs again for the third time and, after a 100%televoting which was added to the rankings of the previous nights, the first 5 songs qualified to the next phase: the super final, in which voting restarted from zero, not taking into consideration any of the previous voting procedures of the whole week. In the super final, everyone had a say: televoting by 34%, demoscopic jury by 33% and jury of journalists also by 33%.
The performances
Elodie – Due
Elodie’s best performance in this year’s Sanremo. Her look is gorgeous and she’s very good vocally.
Tananai enters wearing a yellow and blue flower. His performance is really emotional and and the audience cheer. At the end, he thanks the Ukrainian protagonists of his music video.
An epic performance that everyone will remember for a long time. The singer takes Fedez from the audience, who’s sitting first row, brings him on stage and kisses him. The audience cheers.
The performances part of the final ends with Sethu! Despite coming steadily last in the ranking since the beginning, Sethu delivers a fun and energetic performance.
After Amadeus signaled the closing of the televote lines, he announced the official places 28-6 in the ranking:
6. Giorgia
7. Madame
8. Rosa Chemical
9. Elodie
10. Colapesce e Dimartino
11. Moda
12. Gianluca Grignani
13. Coma_Cose
14. Ariete
15. LDA
16. Articolo 31
17. Paola e Chiara
18. Leo Gassmann
19. Mara Sattei
20. Colla Zio
21. Cugini di Campagna
22. gIANMARIA
23. Levante
24. Olly
25. Anna Oxa
26. Will
27. Shari
28. Sethu
He then went on to announce the top 5 artists who made it to the super final in a random order. These 5 artists were the following:
Ultimo
Tananai
Lazza
Marco Mengoni
Mr.Rain
The special awards
Other than the big award of the overall winner, Sanremo gives out a set of extra awards every year, in a beautiful gesture of recognition of specific aspects of the songs, from best lyrics to best composition. The winners of these awards were the following:
Award Mia Martini (jury of critics): Colapesce e Dimartino
Award Sergio Bardotti (best lyrics): Coma_Cose
Award Lucio Dalla (jury of journalists): Colapesce e Dimartino
Award Giancarlo Bigazzi (best composition): Marco Mengoni
The results – second phase (super final)
The official top 5 is the following:
Marco Mengoni
Lazza
Mr.Rain
Ultimo
Tananai
Marco Mengoni is, therefore, the winner of Sanremo 2023 with the song “Due Vite”! We will be waiting for the press conference in a few hours, in which he will confirm whether he accepts to be the Italian representative in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. For now, you can enjoy his performance here:
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A few minutes ago, RAI, the public broadcaster of Italy, announced the running order of the last night of this year’s Festival di Sanremo, through the festival’s official Twitter account.
The running order of the 28 artits competing in Festival di Sanremo 2023 is:
The Grand Final of Sanremo 2023 will take place tonight at 21:00 CET and will last five hours. You can watch him through the official website of RAI, by clicking HERE.
So, those of you who are fans of Italian music and have patience in the Italian shows with many guests, endless sometimes dialogues and any other kind of interference that can make the show end even after 2 in the morning, tune in with us to the great celebration of Italian music, from which great international stars started their careers!
Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for the full coverage of the 73rd Sanremo Festival.
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The 73rd Sanremo Festival is about to come to an end. After four very successful nights in terms of viewership and more, the Festival concludes tonight with its grand final. The winner will have the right to represent Italy in May in Liverpool.
On the Ariston scene, Amadeus will not be alone. Each night, as we know, he has different co-hosts by his side. He will be joined on the last day by Chiara Ferragini and Gianni Morandi.
The big guest of tonight’s Sanremo final is the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Of course, apart from the Ukrainian President, the evening will also have a special musical color. The presence of Depeche Mode stands out, while Paoli & Ornella Vanoni, as well as Luisa Ranieri, will make their appearance on the Teatro Ariston stage.
Tonight’s program
During the final of Sanremo 2023, we will have the opportunity to listen to the songs of all 28 candidates of the Festival for the third time. These artists are:
There are two rounds of voting tonight. In the first round, only the television audience has the right to vote. The ranking of the audience will be taken into account and will be combined with the scores of the previous nights.
Then, positions 28 – 6 will be unveiled. The top five in the ranking, without their exact placing being revealed, will advance to the second round of voting.
In the second round, all previous voting for the top 3 artists from the previous nights and rankings will be canceled. The televote (34%), the journalists (33%) and the demoscopic jury (33%) will vote among the top 3 from scratch, in order to determine the winner.
Ranking
The rankings from the first four nights are combined. The standings so far after the first four nights of Sanremo 2023 are as follows:
Marco Mengoni
Ultimo
Lazza
Mr.Rain
Giorgia
Tananai
Madame
Rosa Chemical
Elodie
Colapesce Dimartino
Gianluca Grignani
Coma_Cose
Moda
Articolo 31
LDA
Leo Gassmann
Paola & Chiara
Ariete
Mara Sattei
Colla Zio
gIANMARIA
Cugini di Campagna
Levante
Olly
Anna Oxa
Will
Shari
Sethu
How to watch Sanremo 2023
The Grand Final of Sanremo 2023 will take place tonight at 21:00 CET and will last five hours. You can watch him through the official website of RAI, by clicking HERE.
So, those of you who are fans of Italian music and have patience in the Italian shows with many guests, endless sometimes dialogues and any other kind of interference that can make the show end even after 2 in the morning, tune in with us to the great celebration of Italian music, from which great international stars started their careers!
Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for the full coverage of the 73rd Sanremo Festival.
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The Terza Serata of the 73rd Festival di Sanremo has just been completed! Tonight, all 28 contestants performed their songs for the second time and, at the end of the evening, we found out the ranking of the demoscopic jury, as well as the televote. Amadeus, among Gianni Morandi and Paola Egonu, were tonight’s presenters. There were also a lot of guest appearances, including Måneskin.
The performances
Paola & Chiara – Furore
The two sisters are dressed in black and covered in glitter. The choreography is the same as yesterday. An uplifting start to the evening!
Last night’s surprise act comes to the stage for an equally moving performance of his anti-war ballad, proving that he’s returned to prove everyone wrong after his last place in last year’s Festival.
A really powerful performance of the rap song with the magical 90’s beat. At the end Lazza, clearly emotional, searches for his mother in the audience and gives her his flowers in a moving gesture.
Tonight Ultimo decides to be accompanied by his piano, performing a song that becomes more powerful by the second in his own unique way. Big applause from the audience.
A song that stood out from the first night. Mr.Rain is once again accompanied by a choir of children. One of the most moving songs and performances. Huge applause from the audience.
Tonight, it was the demoscopic jury‘s and tv audience‘s turn to vote. Having combined their votes with the votes of the jury of journalists from the two previous nights, the ranking is now as follows:
Marco Mengoni
Ultimo
Mr.Rain
Lazza
Tananai
Madame
Rosa Chemical
Colapesce Dimartino
Elodie
Giorgia
Coma_Cose
Gianluca Grignani
Moda
Paola & Chiara
LDA
Ariete
Articolo 31
Mara Sattei
Leo Gassmann
Colla Zio
Levante
Cugini di Campagna
gIANMARIA
Olly
Anna Oxa
Will
Shari
Sethu
Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Sanremo 2023 and the italian participation in Eurovision 2023!
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The Seconda Serata of the 73rd Festival diSanremo has ended and we have now officially listened to all the songs of this year’s Festival! At the end of the night, we found out the overall ranking of the jury of journalists (i.e. print and television journalists by 33%, website journalists by 33% and radio journalists by 33%).
Amadeus, along with Gianni Morandi and Francesca Fagnani were tonight’s presenters. We also had quite a few guests, including the Black Eyed Peas.
The contestants
Will – Stupido
Debut singer with a classic Italian ballad.
Modà – Lasciami
A well-known rock band appearing for the third time in Sanremo. Their previous entries have done very well, although their song this year is a bit predictable.
Sethu – Cause perse
Another debut artist with a rousing hyperpop song. The singer’s twin brother plays the guitar.
Articolo 31 – A beautiful trip
A classic Italian hip hop group that recently reunited. A nostalgic melody with rap verses.
Lazza – Cenere
A very special song, mixing rap with 90’s dance music. Very strong performance.
Giorgia – Parole dette male
Fifth participation of the singer in Sanremo who has never ended up outside of the top 3. A presentation with a lot of finesse.
Colapesce Dimartino – Splash
The duo that rocked 2021 with the hit Musica leggerissima is back again this year with yet another vintage disco hit that makes the audience cheer.
Shari – Egoista
A debutant singer and the third Sanremo Giovani finalist of the night, with a ballad accompanied by the piano.
Madame – Il bene nel male
Her second participation, Madame returns with a song as strong as Voce, if not stronger. Very interesting performance.
Levante – Vivo
The fan favorite singer returns after 2020 with an electropop hit, unlike 2020’s Tikibombom. Very uplifting song and performance.
Tananai – Tango
Second entry for the young artist who already has a large fanbase, after having gone viral despite his last place in Sanremo 2022. His entry is nothing like the one of last year, as he has returned with a typical italian ballad. Really good vocals, notably improved from last year.
Rosa Chemical – Made in Italy
A sensual performance of an extremely fun and original swing song altogether. This is the singer’s first Sanremo participation.
LDA – Se poi domani
Typical italian dramatic ballad for the debutant singer.
Paola e Chiara – Furore
Fifth entry for the female duet. The song is very danceable and accompanied by dancers.
The results
After we found out the jury of journalists’ voting for the first set of 14 songs last night, tonight the jury of journalists voted for the remaining 14. Their ranking of tonight’s songs was the following:
Colapesce e Dimartino
Madame
Tananai
Lazza
Giorgia
Rosa Chemical
Paola e Chiara
Levante
Articolo 31
Modà
LDA
Will
Shari
Sethu
The two rankings from the first two nights were then combined. This is the overall ranking of all 28 songs of the Festival, after the vote of the jury of journalists only:
Marco Mengoni
Colapesce e Dimartino
Madame
Tananai
Elodie
Coma_Cose
Lazza
Giorgia
Rosa Chemical
Ultimo
Leo Gassman
Mara Sattei
Colla Zio
Paola & Chiara
I Cugini di Campgna
Levante
Mr.Rain
Articolo 31
Gianluca Grignani
Ariete
Modà
gIANMARIA
Olly
LDA
Will
Anna Oxa
Shari
Sethu
What do you think of the way the journalists have voted? Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for the coverage of all Sanremo 2023 nights!
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He already represented Italy during the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö and he confirms he is open to represent his country one more time. Marco Mengoni is currently competing at the traditional Festival di Sanremo which is also the Italian national final.
It is worth mentioning that winning Sanremo does not automatically mean that the winner will go to Eurovision. However, in recent years the winner of Sanremo has accepted the invitation to represent Italy in the music contest.
When he talked with La Stampa newspaper, Marco Mengoni made it clear that he is not only ready to represent his country again but also, that he had good memories from his previous Eurovision experience
Sure and (the song) “Due Vite” would look good there too, it’s like the wind, it looks good everywhere. After the 2013 Sanremo victory and participating in Eurovision, I started traveling to half of Europe. I have a fan base outside Italy, their warmth reaches me every day. I would gladly return.
When Marco Mengoni represented Italy for the first time he was facing professional difficulties. In an interview for La Republicca he reflected about that period
In 2013 I didn’t expect to win, many already considered me finished, nobody believed in us, it seemed to me I was fighting against everyone and everything. I even thought about going back to university, music would always be part of my life but it wouldn’t be my job.
Marco Mengoni is one of the favourites to win Sanremo 2023 according to the betting predictions.
Marco Mengoni represented Italy for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song “L’essenziale”. He ended up in 7th place in the Grand Final
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According to information by Italian journalist Bruno Vespa, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed his desire to appear via video link at the Final of the Sanremo Festival, live from Kyiv.
The response of Amadeus, host and artistic director of the Sanremo Festival was, according to Vespa, the following:
“Dear president, we are waiting for you at the final night of Sanremo.”
We remind you that the Festival of Sanremo 2023 will take place from 7 to 11 February 2023, therefore Zelenskyy is expected to make his appearance on Saturday, 11 February.
Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Sanremo 2023!
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The official Festival di Sanremo facebook page has just announced that the Black Eyed Peas will be guests of this year’s 73rd edition of Sanremo!
On the second night of the Festival, which is on Wednesday, 8 February, the group that has won 6 Grammy awards will appear on stage with the energy that has always distinguished them and make the Ariston theater audience and those at home dance to their greatest hits!
Their latest album “Elevation”, released last November by Epic/Sony Music, contains the million-streamed hit “Simply The Best” with Anitta and El Alfa and is currently in the Top 10 of Italian radio. Also, the track “Don’t You Worry” with Shakira and David Guetta has over 200 million streams and reached the Top 3 of Radio Airplay, the Top 10 of European Radio Airplay and Shazam’s Global Chart.
We remind you that the Festival of Sanremo 2023 will take place from 7 to 11 February. You can check out the participants here.
Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Sanremo 2023!
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