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Italy: The stage for Sanremo 2024 has been revealed!

RAI has released the stage of Sanremo 2024, which is ready to welcome the 30 artists from February 6 to 10.

Set designers are Gaetano and Maria Chiara Castelli. The idea behind the design of the scene is for flowers to bloom.

This year we wanted to rely on organic shapes, taking inspiration from a flower like the orchid and its petals, exaggerating its shapes, to also softly design the two lateral stairs, desired by Amadeus, from which they will descend the competing artists. The central part, however, will be automated and can be raised to become the “door” for conductors and guests towards the stage, under which the orchestra will find space.

Sanremo 2024 will be held from 6 to 10 February, with the winner having the right to represent Italy at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates!

 

Italy: The ranking of Sanremo 2024 artists on social media!

A few weeks separate us from the 74th Sanremo Italian Music Festival, through which the artist and possibly the song that will represent the country at Eurovision 2024 will be announced. With perhaps the strongest line up of recent years, the 27 renowned artists who will be competing this year, have millions of followers on social media, who will also play their part in the outcome of the results, since televoting will largely determine the winner. So let’s look in detail at the dynamics of 27, on social media.

Emma Marone has more followers, by far, since she has almost 6.5 million followers on Instagram. Another lady of Italian pop, Alessandra Amoroso, follows with almost 4 million. The trio is rounded off by rapper Ghali with 2.7 million. The ranking of course changes, depending on the criteria we want to examine (such as follower interaction, reactions to posts, etc.).

We remind you that tomorrow, Monday 15/1, accredited journalists will listen for the first time to the 30 candidate songs that will compete in Sanremo 2024 and immediately after that they will publish their reviews, which as you understand will also affect the betting odds. A few hours before the publication of these reviews the rapper Goelier is the first favorite to win, with Alessandra Amoroso following and Annalisa in third place!

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates!

Source: digital.it

Italy: Sanremo 2024 ticket prices | Pre-sale begins!

Tickets for the Sanremo 2024 festival will go on sale online on January 23rd! As with Eurovision tickets, those interested will need a bit of luck to be able to secure one of these.

From 9am on January 23, tickets for all nights of the 74th Sanremo Italian Song Festival will be available on the Teatro Ariston website. Its prices vary. They start at 110 euros for the first four nights in the exterior and reach 760 euros for the finale in the theater’s main hall. In more detail:

110 euros – for the first 4 nights outside

200 euros – for the first 4 nights central hall

360 euros – final price

760 euros – final main hall

It is of course possible to buy a package for all five nights. There, of course, the prices increase quite a bit.

800 euros – for the exterior

1,530 euros – main hall

The rehearsals in Rome with the RAI orchestra continue until tomorrow, Friday 12/1, while on Monday 15/1 accredited journalists will have the opportunity to listen to the 30 candidate songs of this year’s festival and write their reviews. At the end of the month, the lyrics of the songs will be released.

We remind you that Sanremo 2024 will be held from the 6th to the 10th of February. The winner will have the opportunity to represent Italy at Eurovision 2024 if he so wishes. Otherwise, the festival’s organizing committee will choose, according to its own criteria, someone from another of the participating artists.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates!

Italy: Amadeus does not rule out staying on as host and artistic director at Sanremo 2025!

It is possible that Amadeus will remain in the position of presenter and artistic director of the Sanremo Festival in 2025 as well, according to what he stated in an interview with La Republicca.

The fifth festival of Sanremo is this year, in which Amadeus, in addition to the presentation, also has his artistic direction. Under his guidance, Sanremo not only achieved huge ratings, but produced countless hits, a winning song at the Eurovision Song Contest that became a global hit, and positively engaged the media as much as ever.

Italian public opinion unanimously would like Amadeus to remain in his position for many more years. He seems to no longer rule it out, saying that after the end of Sanremo 2024 he will discuss with RAI about the next festival.

As you read in our previous article, rehearsals have already started in Rome with the RAI orchestra and will last until next Friday.

The next important date is Monday, January 15, when part of the press will have the opportunity to listen exclusively to the 30 candidates of this year’s festival and then formulate their reviews. On January 30, the lyrics of the songs will be published.

In the bookies, rapper Goelier widens his lead over the rest of the artists, with Alessandra Amoroso firmly in second place and Annalisa in third place. We remind you that the festival will take place from the 6th to the 10th of February at the Teatro Ariston.

The winner of Sanremo 2024 is automatically considered the Italian entry for Eurovision 2024. In the event that does not accept to go to Eurovision, the Sanremo organizing committee will then choose the artist to represent Italy in Malmö according to its own criteria (meaning from those contestants who have filled in the Eurovision interest form).

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates regarding Sanremo 2024!

Italy: Rehearsals for Sanremo 2024 have begun!

With Sanremo 2024 just a month away, today the Italian media published pictures showing the RAI orchestra having started rehearsals in Rome for the upcoming festival of Italian song.

The members of the orchestra are already in Rome, while from tomorrow, Monday until Friday, January 12, the artists will go to the Italian capital to carry out their first rehearsals.

The next important date is Monday, January 15, when part of the press will have the opportunity to listen exclusively to the 30 candidates of this year’s festival and then post their reviews. On January 30, the lyrics of the songs will be published.

In the bookies, rapper Goelier widens his lead over the rest of the artists, with Alessandra Amoroso firmly in second place and Annalisa in third place. We remind you that the festival will take place from the 6th to the 10th of February at the Teatro Ariston.

The winner of Sanremo 2024 is automatically considered the Italian entry for Eurovision 2024. In the event that does not accept to go to Eurovision, the Sanremo organizing committee will then choose the artist to represent Italy in Malmö according to its own criteria (meaning from those contestants who have filled in the Eurovision interest form).

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updtates regarding Sanremo 2024!

Italy: World famous acts as guests in Sanremo 2024!

A little more than a month separates us from the 74th edition of the Sanremo Festival. Today, Amadeus has announced the guests who will perform on the floating stage of the ship Costa Smeralda.

The italian rapper Tedua is going to perform on the first and fifth nights. The world famous DJ Bob Sinclar is going to perform on the second night, while another rapper, Bresh will perform on the third night. Gigi D’Agostino, the hit maker of the 90s is going to perform on the fourth night.

The result announcement of Sanremo 2024

The Sanremo festival is a musical marathon, with different votings taking place each night and a fairly complex scoring system. In the press conference that preceded Sanremo Giovanni, Amadeus revealed that the results will be announced on each of the five nights of the festival.

  • At the end of the first night 6/2 the top10 will be revealed (all 30 artists will compete)
  • At the end of the second night 7/2 the top5 will be revealed (15 artists will compete)
  • At the end of the third night 8/2 the top5 will be revealed (15 artists will compete)
  • At the end of the fourth night 9/2 the top10 will be revealed (all 30 artists will compete)
  • At the end of the fifth night 10/2 the final scoreboard of all 30 artists will be revealed

The Program of Sanremo 2024

1ST DAY – TUESDAY, 6TH FEBRUARY 2024

The 30 songs will be performed for the first time, with the results of that day being 100% determined by the press, TV and web jury – no elimination

2ND DAY – WEDNESDAY, 7TH FEBRUARY 2024

The first 15 songs will be performed again, with the results of that day being determined by a dual voting: 50% televoting and 50% radio jury – no elimination

3RD DAY – THURSDAY, 8TH FEBRUARY 2024

The last 15 songs will be performed again, with the results of that day being determined by a dual voting: 50% televoting and 50% radio jury – no elimination

4TH DAY – FRIDAY, 9TH FEBRUARY 2024 – COVER DAY

The 30 acts will perform (alongside a guest act or acts of their choice) a cover version of either an italian or an non-italian song with the result of that day being determined a threesome voting: 34% televoting, 33% press, TV and web jury and 33% radio jury – no elimination

5TH DAY – SATURDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY 2024

The 30 songs will be performed again, with the results of that day being 100% determined by the televoting After that, the results of the day will join those of Sanremo 2024’s previous 4 days.

The sum of all those results will then determine the top-5 (even the 4th day will count, despite the fact the acts sing covers as opposed to their original songs) (Note that during each show, they reveal a part of the results from those days just before the end of the current show… and they show only a part of the provisory general results either just before the end of the current show or at the start of the following show) – The top-5 will either perform their entries again or a recap will be shown and then the winner will be determined by a threesome voting: 34% televoting, 33% press, TV and web jury and 33% radio jury

POST SANREMO 2024 – EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Any of the 30 acts (and its respective record labels) who are interested in going to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will have to fill a special form concerning ESC – The winning act of Sanremo 2024 is automatically considered to be the Eurovision 2024 act. The winning act also has first refusal on that matter, though – in case it doesn’t accept going to Eurovision at all, the show’s organizing committee will then pick the Eurovision 2024 act according to their own criteria (this is especially important to those who have filled the form that determines its interest in going to ESC)

Sanremo 2024, will have different hosts every night alongside Amadeus:

  • Marco Mengoni, the Italian representative for Eurovision 2023 will be the co-host of Night 1.
  • Giorgia, a well-known Italian singer who has participated in Sanremo four times and was crowned its winner in 1995, will be the co-host of Night 2.
  • Teressa Mannino, Italian actress and comedian, will co-host Night 3.
  • Lorella Cuccarini, Italian dancer, TV presenter, singer and actress, will co-host Night 4.
  • Fiorello, Italian actor, will co-host among with Amadeus the big night of the Festival’s Final.

So for those who are fans of the Italian music scene, are not bored of the endless TV shows and are ready for a week of night and day, we at Eurovisionfun will keep you the best company!

 

Italy: Alessandra Amoroso will compete in Sanremo 2024 with a ballad!

Undoubtedly, the biggest surprise that Sanremo organizers had been keeping for the audience was the participation of Alessandra Amoroso. Amoroso has been an insatiable desire for all Sanremo fans and her presence in the upcoming edition is far but unnoticed by both the Italian and international audience.

Hence, a question is raised regarding the music style of her first Sanremo participation. Well and as she personally disclosed during an exclusive interview in RaiPlay, she will participate in Sanremo with a ballad. “Fino a Qui” as her entry is titled will be circling around awareness, without giving as any more information.

https://twitter.com/AmorosoOFNews/status/1740875757524832645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1740875757524832645%7Ctwgr%5Ec69b9c1b7d9541d3b75a836bf7dda9b8ec57606f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Feurovisionfun.com%2F2023%2F12%2FCEB9CF84CEB1CEBBCEAFCEB1-CEBCCEB5-CEBCCF80CEB1CEBBCEACCEBDCF84CEB1-CEB8CEB1-CEB4CEB9CEB1CEB3CF89CEBDCEB9CF83CF84CEB5CEAF-CEB7-alessandra-am%2F

Moreover, she mentions that she is feeling really emotional as well as confused on her first participation at the legendary Sanremo festival. We remind you that Amoroso is currently the big favorite of winning Sanremo 2024, something she achieved in just a few days following the announcement of her participation,

Sanremo 2024

The 74th Fetsival di Sanremo will take place in Teatro Ariston, in the small city of Liguria, with 30 participants, rather than 23, as previously announced. From the 6th to the 10th of February, not only Italy, but all Europe, is focused on Sanremo, the small town that hosts this legendary festival. Amadeus, the presenter and artistic director of Sanremo, promised us the strongest line-up in history and no one can deny that he kept his promise.

The participants of Sanremo 2024 are the following:

  • Ghali – “Casa Mia” (My Home)
  • Alessandra Amoroso – “Fino a qui” (Until Here)
  • Gazzelle – “Tutto qui” (That’s All)
  • Ricchi e poveri – “Ma non tutta la vita” (But not the whole life)
  • Dargen D’amico – “Onda alta” (Big Waves)
  • Angelina Mango – “La Noia” (The Boredom)
  • Fred de Palma – “Il cielo non ci vuole” (Heaven doesn’t want Us)
  • Fiorella Mannoia – “Mariposa” (Butterfly)
  • Loredana Bertè – “Pazza” (Crazy)
  • Mr. Rain  “Due Altalene” (Two Swings)
  • Geolier  “I p’me, tu p’te” (Me for you, You for me)
  • Negramaro – “Ricominciamo Tutto” (Let’s Restart it All Again)
  • Rose Villian – “Click Boom!”
  • Mahmood – “Tuta gold” (Gold Costume)
  • Diodato – “Ti Muovi” (You Move)
  • Annalisa – “Sinceramente” (Sincerely)
  • Il Volo – “Capolavoro” (Masterpiece)
  • Emma – “Apnea” (Apnoea)
  • Renga & Nek – “Pazzo Di Te” (Crazy For You)
  • La Sad – “Autodistruttivo” (Self-Destructive)
  • Irama – “Tu No” (Not You)
  • Big Mama – “La Rabbia Non Ti Basta” (Rage is not enough for you)
  • The Kolors – “Un ragazzo, una ragazza” (A boy, a girl)
  • Sangiovanni – “Finiscimi” (End me)
  • Il Tre – “Fragili” (Fragile)
  • Alfa – “Vai!” (Go!)
  • Maninni – “Spettacolare” (Spectacular

Following the conclusion of the Giovani edition of Sanremo, three more artists are added to the list and these are the following:

  • Clara
  • Grenbaud
  • Santi Francesi

The winner of Sanremo 2023 and therefore the Italian representative in Malmö was Marco Mengoni with his song “Due Vite“. Marco finished fourth, marking the sixth consecutive year that Italy makes it into the top ten of the competition.

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

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Italy: The song titles of Sanremo 2024!

Amadeus is currently announing the titles of the songs competing in Sanremo 2024. During Sanremo Giovanni, through which three young artists will win the right to compete in the 74th Festival di Sanremo, in Teatro Ariston, alongside of course the 27 artists already announced.

The titles of the competing songs

During the night of Sanremo Giovanni, Amadeus reveales the titles of the song that will take part in Sanremo 2024.

  1. Ghali “Casa Mia” (My Home)
  2. Alessandra Amoroso“Fino a gui” (Until Here)
  3. Gazzelle“Tutto qui” (That’s All)
  4. Ricchi e poveri“Ma non tutta la vita” (But not the whole life)
  5. Dargen D’amico“Onda alta” (Big Waves)
  6. Angelina Mango “La Noia” (The Boredom)
  7. Fred de Palma“Il cielo non ci vuole” (Heaven doesn’t want Us)
  8. Fiorella Mannoia“Mariposa” (Butterfly)
  9. Loredana Bertè“Pazza” (Crazy)
  10. Mr. Rain  “Due Altalene” (Two Swings)
  11. Geolier  “I p’me, tu p’te” (Me for you, You for me)
  12. Negramaro “Ricominciamo Tutto” (Let’s Restart it All Again)
  13. Rose Villian “Click Boom!”
  14. Mahmood“Tuta gold” (Gold Costume)
  15. Diodato“Ti Muovi” (You Move)
  16. Annalisa“Sinceramente” (Sincerely)
  17. Il Volo“Capolavoro” (Masterpiece)
  18. Emma“Apnea” (Apnoea)
  19. Renga & Nek – “Pazzo Di Te” (Crazy For You)
  20. La Sad – “Autodistruttivo” (Self-Destructive)
  21. Irama – “Tu No” (Not You)
  22. Big Mama – “La Rabbia Non Ti Basta” (Rage is not enough for you)
  23. The Kolors – “Un ragazzo, una ragazza” (A boy, a girl)
  24. Sangiovanni – “Finiscimi” (End me)
  25. Il Tre – “Fragili” (Fragile)
  26. Alfa – “Vai!” (Go!)
  27. Maninni – “Spettacolare” (Spectacular )

The result announcement of Sanremo 2024

The Sanremo festival is a musical marathon, with different votings taking place each night and a fairly complex scoring system. In the press conference that preceded Sanremo Giovanni, Amadeus revealed that the results will be announced on each of the five nights of the festival.

  • At the end of the first night 6/2 the top10 will be revealed (all 30 artists will compete)
  • At the end of the second night 7/2 the top5 will be revealed (15 artists will compete)
  • At the end of the third night 8/2 the top5 will be revealed (15 artists will compete)
  • At the end of the fourth night 9/2 the top10 will be revealed (all 30 artists will compete)
  • At the end of the fifth night 10/2 the final scoreboard of all 30 artists will be revealed

The program of Sanremo 2024

1ST DAY – TUESDAY, 6TH FEBRUARY 2024

The 30 songs will be listened for the first time, with the results of that day being 100% determined by the press, TV and web jury – no elimination

2ND DAY – WEDNESDAY, 7TH FEBRUARY 2024

The first 15 songs will be listened again, with the results of that day being determined by a dual voting: 50% televoting and 50% radio jury – no elimination

3RD DAY – THURSDAY, 8TH FEBRUARY 2024

The last 15 songs will be listened again, with the results of that day being determined by a dual voting: 50% televoting and 50% radio jury – no elimination

4TH DAY – FRIDAY, 9TH FEBRUARY 2024 – COVER DAY

The 30 acts will perform (alongside a guest act or acts of their choice) a cover version of either an italian or an non-italian song with the result of that day being determined a threesome voting: 34% televoting, 33% press, TV and web jury and 33% radio jury – no elimination

5TH DAY – SATURDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY 2024

The 30 songs will be heard again, with the results of that day being 100% determined by the televoting After that, the results of the day will join those of Sanremo 2024’s previous 4 days.

The sum of all those results will then determine the top-5 (even the 4th day will count, despite the fact the acts sing covers as opposed to their original songs) (Note that during each show, they reveal a part of the results from those days just before the end of the current show… and they show only a part of the provisory general results either just before the end of the current show or at the start of the following show) – The top-5 will either perform their entries again or a recap will be shown and then the winner will be determined by a threesome voting: 34% televoting, 33% press, TV and web jury and 33% radio jury

POST SANREMO 2024 – EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Any of the 30 acts (and its respective record labels) who are interested in going to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will have to fill a special form concerning ESC – The winning act of Sanremo 2024 is automatically considered to be the Eurovision 2024 act. The winning act also has first refusal on that matter, though – in case it doesn’t accept going to Eurovision at all, the show’s organizing committee will then pick the Eurovision 2024 act according to their own criteria (this is especially important to those who have filled the form that determines its interest in going to ESC)

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

Italy: The press will listen to all the Sanremo songs on January 15!

On January 15th, several members of the press are going to listen to all the Sanremo 2024 songs! During that day, music journalists and music blogs will publish their initial reviews and reactions to all 30 songs that will compete in the 74th edition of the Italian music festival. 

The 74th Sanremo Music Festival will take place from February 6 to February 10. The songs will be performed live for the first time during the festival, but, like every year, members of the italian press will have the opportunity to listen to the songs and publish their reviews. The results of those reviews are usually very close to the final results, predicting both the winner and the songs that will finish high in the top 10.

The participants of Sanremo 2024

  • Fiorella Mannoia
  • Geolier
  • Dargen d’Amico
  • Emma (  ESC 2014)
  • Fred de Palma
  • Angelina Mango
  • La Sad
  • Diodato (  ESC 2020)
  • Il Tre
  • Francesco Renga & Nek
  • Sangiovanni
  • Alfa
  • Il Volo (  ESC 2015)
  • Alessandra Amoroso
  • Gazzelle
  • Negramaro
  • Irama
  • Rose Ville
  • Mahmood (  ESC 2019/2022)
  • Loredana Bertè
  • The Kolors
  • Big Mama
  • Ghali
  • Annalisa
  • Mr. Rain
  • Maninni
  • Ricchi e Poveri (  ESC 1978)

We remind you that the three winners of Sanremo Giovani, which is set to take place in December 19, will be added to this cast but with a whole new song.

The Program of Sanremo 2024

1ST DAY – TUESDAY, 6TH FEBRUARY 2024

The 30 songs will be performed for the first time, with the results of that day being 100% determined by the press, TV and web jury – no elimination

2ND DAY – WEDNESDAY, 7TH FEBRUARY 2024

The first 15 songs will be performed again, with the results of that day being determined by a dual voting: 50% televoting and 50% radio jury – no elimination

3RD DAY – THURSDAY, 8TH FEBRUARY 2024

The last 15 songs will be performed again, with the results of that day being determined by a dual voting: 50% televoting and 50% radio jury – no elimination

4TH DAY – FRIDAY, 9TH FEBRUARY 2024 – COVER DAY

The 30 acts will perform (alongside a guest act or acts of their choice) a cover version of either an italian or an non-italian song with the result of that day being determined a threesome voting: 34% televoting, 33% press, TV and web jury and 33% radio jury – no elimination

5TH DAY – SATURDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY 2024

The 30 songs will be performed again, with the results of that day being 100% determined by the televoting After that, the results of the day will join those of Sanremo 2024’s previous 4 days.

The sum of all those results will then determine the top-5 (even the 4th day will count, despite the fact the acts sing covers as opposed to their original songs) (Note that during each show, they reveal a part of the results from those days just before the end of the current show… and they show only a part of the provisory general results either just before the end of the current show or at the start of the following show) – The top-5 will either perform their entries again or a recap will be shown and then the winner will be determined by a threesome voting: 34% televoting, 33% press, TV and web jury and 33% radio jury

POST SANREMO 2024 – EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Any of the 30 acts (and its respective record labels) who are interested in going to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will have to fill a special form concerning ESC – The winning act of Sanremo 2024 is automatically considered to be the Eurovision 2024 act. The winning act also has first refusal on that matter, though – in case it doesn’t accept going to Eurovision at all, the show’s organizing committee will then pick the Eurovision 2024 act according to their own criteria (this is especially important to those who have filled the form that determines its interest in going to ESC)

Sanremo 2024, will have different hosts every night alongside Amadeus:

  • Marco Mengoni, the Italian representative for Eurovision 2023 will be the co-host of Night 1.
  • Giorgia, a well-known Italian singer who has participated in Sanremo four times and was crowned its winner in 1995, will be the co-host of Night 2.
  • Teressa Mannino, Italian actress and comedian, will co-host Night 3.
  • Lorella Cuccarini, Italian dancer, TV presenter, singer and actress, will co-host Night 4.
  • Fiorello, Italian actor, will co-host among with Amadeus the big night of the Festival’s Final.

So for those who are fans of the Italian music scene, are not bored of the endless TV shows and are ready for a week of night and day, we at Eurovisionfun will keep you the best company!

The previous winner of Sanremo and Italy’s representative at Eurovision 2024, was Marco Mengoni, with his song “Due Vite”, ending up in fourth place of the Grand Final with 350 points:

https://youtu.be/d6IiOSut_4M

What do you think of the finalists of Festival di Sanremo 2024? Write us in the comments below!

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

Italy: Tiziano Ferro supports Alessandra Amoroso for Sanremo 2024!

The Italian superstar and one of the country’s most commercial artists, both at home and abroad, Tiziano Ferro, with his public post expresses his clear support for Alessandra Amoroso for the upcoming Sanremo festival.

Wishing good luck for Alessandra Amoroso’s maiden participation, Tiziano Ferro wrote to her on Instagram:

Beautiful baby girl, go conquer everyone!

Tiziano Ferro since 2001 when his career began has sold more than 20 million records worldwide. He has sung in Italian as well as in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, covering many of his songs in these languages.

Although he and Alessandra Amoroso have been approached many times by all the artistic directors of Sanremo to take part in the festival, he has not participated so so far. He was invited on several occasions as a guest, but never as a contestant.

Alessandra Amoros, as we informed you in our previous article, is the big favorite to win, in what is surprising to everyone, her first participation in Sanremo. She said after announcing her participation:

I look forward to everything from here on out.
Like the first time on stage.
On stage for the first time.

 

Δείτε αυτή τη δημοσίευση στο Instagram.

 

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Alessandra Amoroso (@amorosoof)

Sanremo 2024 will take place from 6 to 10 February and its winner will have the right to represent Italy at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates regarding the Sanremo festival!