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Italy: Sanremo 2025 continues with huge success

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Despite criticism from some Gen Z users on social media, Sanremo 2025, under the artistic direction of Carlo Conti, continues to be a massive success. The second night achieved a 64.5% audience share, reaching 11.7 million viewers. This is the highest second-night share since 1995 and the largest viewership since 2000!

The night’s top five rankings remained almost unchanged from the first evening, with Achille Lauro, Lucio Corsi, Giorgia, and Simone Cristicchi holding their spots, while Fedez joined the list. Brunori Sas, who was also in the first night’s top five, will perform again tonight. If he manages to re-enter the top five—which is highly likely since all the favorites performed last night—it will take us into completely uncharted territory. Based on betting odds and streaming numbers, Brunori Sas is expected to be joined by Olly, Tony Effe, and Irama, while the battle for the fifth spot remains wide open.

Damiano David made a spectacular return to Teatro Ariston, first performing a song by Lucio Dalla and then his own hit, Born with a Broken Heart. Co-host Bianca Balti was all smiles throughout the evening—spontaneous, funny, and truly enjoying every moment alongside Carlo Conti, the always entertaining Nino Frassica, and the eccentric Malgiglio.

The Newcomers’ Semi-Final took place at the beginning of the night. The organization could have been better, but at least they received some exposure. As for the Big Artists, they all performed better than on the first night, appearing more relaxed.

The hottest topic of the day is the revelation that Amadeus had rejected Simone Cristicchi’s song for the past five years, and now it has become the frontrunner to win the festival—moving half of Italy to tears and creating emotional moments at Teatro Ariston. Some argue that it is more of a poetry recital than a song, which might explain why Amadeus initially turned it down. The lyrics, the poem, are undoubtedly powerful and touching, but as a song? I’m still undecided.

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Italy: The Results of the Seconda Serata of Sanremo 2025

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Fifteen out of the twenty-nine contestants of Sanremo 2025 performed their songs live for the second time tonight on the historic stage of Teatro Ariston. This time, the voting was in the hands of the television audience and radio representatives.

The Show

In the Seconda Serata, host and artistic director Carlo Conti was joined by Bianca Balti, Cristiano Malgioglio, and Nino Frassica.

Among the special guests at Ariston was Damiano David, frontman of Måneskin, who won the Sanremo Festival in 2021 and later that year triumphed at Eurovision in Rotterdam, representing Italy with the song Zitti e buoni. The Italian superstar performed Felicità by Lucio Dalla and his own hit Born With A Broken Heart.

 

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Also taking the stage were the cast of the film Follemente, the cast of the TV drama Belcanto, and Carolina Kostner, bronze medalist in figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. She appeared to promote the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics, which will take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo next February.

Meanwhile, at Piazza Colombo (via live connection), BigMama performed—one of today’s hottest names in the Italian music industry. She had participated in last year’s festival, skyrocketing her career ever since.

Tonight’s Schedule

Fifteen of the twenty-nine artists from the festival’s main category presented their entries for the second time. The television audience and radio representatives each contributed 50% to tonight’s voting results. The artists who performed were:

 

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The Results

At the end of the night, Carlo Conti announced, in random order, the five contestants who received the highest scores. They were:

  • Giorgia
  • Simone Cristicchi
  • Fedez
  • Achille Lauro
  • Lucio Corsi

What do you think of the results? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

Sanremo 2025 continues tomorrow, Thursday, February 13, with the remaining fourteen contestants of the main category. They will also perform their entries for the second time and be evaluated by the television audience and radio representatives.

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Italy: The running order for the Seconda Serata of Sanremo 2025!

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The 75th edition of Festival di Sanremo kicked off last night, marking the first appearance of all 29 contestants on the stage of Teatro Ariston. As the festival progresses, tonight will see half of the participants return for their second live performance, offering also the audience their first opportunity to vote for their favorite entries.

Seconda Serata – the running order

Just a while ago, RAI revealed the line-up of the contestants we will see performing live tonight along with the running order. In particular, 15 artists will perform tonight as follows:

  1. Rocco Hunt – “Mille vote ancora”
  2. Elodie – “Dimenticarsi alle 7″
  3. Lucio Corsi – “Volevo essere un duro”
  4. The Kolors – “Tu con chi fai l’amore?”
  5. Serena Brancale – “Anema e Core”
  6. Fedez – “Battito”
  7. Francesca Michielin – “Fango in paradiso”
  8. Simone Cristicchi – “Quando sarai piccola”
  9. Marcella Bella – “Pelle diamante”
  10. Bresh – “La tana del granchio”
  11. Achille Lauro – “Incoscienti giovani”
  12. Giorgia – “La cura per me”
  13. Rkomi – “Il ritmo delle cose”
  14. Rose Villain – “fuorilegge”
  15. Willie Peyote – “Grazie ma no grazie”

Seconda Serata

For the Seconda Serata, Conti will be joined by an exciting lineup of co-hosts: Bianca Balti, Cristiano Malgioglio, and Nino Frassica, each bringing their own flair to the stage.

One of the biggest highlights of the night is the return of Damiano David, the charismatic frontman of Måneskin! The rockstar led the band to victory at Sanremo 2021 with “Zitti e buoni”, which went on to win Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam, marking Italy’s triumphant return to the top after 31 years.

Also taking the stage are:

  • The cast of the film “Follemente”
  • The cast of the TV drama “Belcanto”
  • Carolina Kostner, the bronze medalist in figure skating at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, who will promote the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

Meanwhile, at Piazza Colombo, rising Italian rap star BigMama—who competed at Sanremo 2024—will perform live.

Tonight’s show will also feature a special showdown in the Nuove Proposte category. Two of the four emerging artists will battle it out, with the winner advancing to the final on Thursday.

Sanremo 2025 will be broadcast live on Rai 1 and available for streaming on RaiPlay from 20:40 CET (21:40 EET).

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Source: RAI

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.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for more Sanremo Song Festival!