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Italy: Marco Mengoni is the winner of Sanremo 2023!

February 12, 2023/0 Comments/in Eurovision 2023, Italy/by Stella Loutsou

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.

Colla Zio – Non mi va

A performance with lots of energy, the band truly seem to enjoy themselves!

Mara Sattei – Duemilaminuti

An on spot performance as always, Sattei receives big applause from the audience.

Tananai – Tango

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.

Colapesce Dimartino – Splash

A performance with a lot of humor. The song is very retro and the audience clap to the rhythm.

Giorgia – Parole dette male

A very warm welcome for the famous singer. An excellent performance vocally.

Modà – Lasciami

Another great performance from the beloved pop-rock band.

Ultimo – Alba

Possibly his best and most moving performance in this year’s Sanremo. Vocally excellent and full of emotion and power.

Lazza – Cenere

A powerful performance with the audience singing along and cheering at the end.

Marco Mengoni – Due vite

The steady number one during the whole week delivers yet another excellent performance full of emotion.

Rosa Chemical – Made in Italy

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.

Cugini di Campagna – Lettera 22

A nostalgic song with a beautiful performance by the group who, despite their huge status, take part in Sanremo for the first time.

Madame – Il bene nel male

Another beautiful performance by the very emotional by the end Madame.

Ariete – Mare di guai

The young singer’s best performance who seems more comfortable on stage than in the previous nights.

Mr. Rain – Supereroi

The choir of children returns to the stage and the audience is moved. Another moving performance by the dark horse of this year’s Festival.

Paola e Chiara – Furore

A fun song and performance which takes us back to the dance music of the 00’s.

Levante – Vivo

A great performance by Levante who unfortunately is quite underrated this year.

LDA – Se poi domani

A good performance by the newcomer.

Coma_Cose – L’addio

The duet’s best performance.

Olly – Polvere

A satisfying, uplifting performance from the newcomer.

Articolo 31 – Un bel viaggio

Big applause for the hip-hop duo and their nostalgic song.

Will – Stupido

A satisfying performance from another newcomer. Amadeus congratulates all newcomers who take place in Sanremo for the first time this year.

Leo Gassmann – Terzo cuore

Lots of smiles and lots of energy from Leo, who seems to really be enjoying himself on stage! Probably his best performance as well.

Gianmaria – Mostro

Another energetic performance from the Sanremo Giovani winner.

Anna Oxa – Sali (Canto dell’anima)

A rather eccentric appearance from Sanremo legend Anna Oxa. Excellent vocally once again.

Shari – Egoista

Newcomer Shari seems a lot more comfortable on stage.

Gianluca Grignani – Quando ti manca il fiato

Full of passion, Grignani’s performance receives a big applause from the audience.

Sethu – Cause perse

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.

The results – first phase

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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Italy: The results of the third night of Sanremo 2023!

February 10, 2023/0 Comments/in Eurovision 2023, Italy/by Stella Loutsou

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!

Mara Sattei – Duemilaminuti

A beautiful ballad. Sattei, dressed in black, delivers a very emotional performance.

Rosa Chemical – Made in Italy

The eccentric singer dressed in purple and black performs his extremely uplifting and fun swing song. Biggest applause from the audience so far.

Gianluca Grignani – Quando ti manca il fiato

A ballad from the rock singer, a powerful performance.

Levante – Vivo

Levante performs her anthemic electropop song and seems to be living every moment of her performance!

Tananai – Tango

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.

Lazza – Cenere

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.

LDA – Se poi domani

Another ballad from the young artist.

Madame – Il bene nel male

Dressed in blue, Madame proves why she’s this high in the ranking so far, with an even more on point performance than yesterday’s.

Ultimo – Alba

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.

Elodie – Due

An admittedly stunning and classy performance from fan favorite Elodie, significantly better than last night’s.

Mr.Rain – Supereroi

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.

Giorgia – Parole dette male

A minimal appearance from Giorgia, who delivers excellent vocals.

Colla Zio – Non mi va

A funk song from the newcomer band, uplifting and different than any other entry.

Marco Mengoni – Due vite

The big favorite of this year’s Festival gives an excellent vocal performance of his power ballad, receiving a standing ovation at the end.

Colapesce Dimartino – Splash

We travel to the late 70’s with a retro song that’s already very loved by fans and voters.

Coma_Cose – L’addio

A love song that’s authentic to the duet.

Leo Gassmann – Terzo cuore

A midtempo song from the young singer who seems very happy to be on the Sanremo stage.

Cugini di Campagna – Lettera 22

A legendary italian band who, surprisingly, participates in Sanremo for the first time this year. The song is very nostalgic.

Olly – Polvere

A fast-paced uplifting pop song with heavy voice editing.

Anna Oxa – Sali (Canto dell’anima)

One of the artists with the most Sanremo participations. Her performance doesn’t really stand out today, however her voice remains powerful.

Articolo 31 – Un bel viaggio

Dressed in all red, the duo deliver a nostalgic hip-hop piece.

Ariete – Mare di guai

Sethu – Cause perse

Shari – Egoista

Dressed in red, the young singer is accompanied by the piano at the start, performing a song with a powerful climax.

gIANMARIA – Mostro

A dark song with a lot of emotion. The Sanremo Giovani winner gives a powerful performance.

Modà – Lasciami

The famous band with a lot of hits in the 2000’s returns this year with a nostalgic song.

Will – Stupido

The newcomer closes tonight’s show with a typical pop song.

The results

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

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Italy: The results of the first night of Sanremo 2023!

February 8, 2023/0 Comments/in Eurovision 2023, Italy/by Stella Loutsou

The Prima Serata of the 73rd Festival di Sanremo is here! We listened to the first 14 songs of this year’s Festival for the first time and, at the end of the evening, found out the jury of journalists‘ voting (i.e. print and TV journalists by 33%, website journalists by 33% and radio journalists by 33%).

Amadeus, together with Gianni Morandi and Chiara Ferragni, were the presenters of the first night. There were also several guest appearances, including Mahmood and Blanco, winners of last year’s Sanremo and representatives of Italy at the Eurovision 2022 contest in Turin.

The show started with a greeting by the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, followed by an appearance by legendary italian comedian Roberto Benigni.

The performances

Anna Oxa – Sali (Canto dell’anima)

A veteran of the Sanremo Festival, as this year it is her 15th participation! She won in 1989 and 1999. She also represented Italy in Eurovision 1989. This year she returns after 12 years with a dramatic song where she showcases her vocal skills. A very good start to the Festival!

gIANMARIA – Mostro

A very strong performance and an emotional song from the young singer, who won Sanremo Giovani and is making his Sanremo debut this year.

Mr.Rain – Superheroes

First appearance at the Festival for the rapper Mr. Rain with a rap ballad accompanied by the piano. A children’s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYu0qJ0EJM8choir makes an appearance during the song. Admittedly a very moving performance.

Marco Mengoni – Due vite

The winner of Sanremo 2013 and Italy’s representative in Eurovision 2013 with the song L’essenziale returns to the Festival this year. One of the big favorites to win this year as well, ten years after his win in 2013. The song Due vite is the singer’s third participation in Sanremo. A strong dramatic song and an excellent vocal performance shows that the singer is rightfully a favourite.

Ariete – Mare di guai

A vintage slow song with a romantic presentation by the young singer.

Ultimo – Alba

Winner of Sanremo Giovani 2018, runner-up at Sanremo 2019 and the second big favorite of this year’s Festival. The song is in the same style as the singer’s previous entries and the performance is, as his performances usually are, very strong and passionate.

Coma_Cose – L’addio

Second appearance for the duo at the Sanremo Festival after 2021. A touching song that tells a personal story of the duet.

Elodie – Due

Fan favorite Elodie returns to Sanremo with a dynamic song with funk elements. A demanding vocal performance, which the singer manages to pull off.

Leo Gassman – Terzo cuore

After his appearance at Sanremo Giovani 2019, the young singer returns with a more rhythmic pop song that seems to be a crowd pleaser.

I Cugini di Campagna – Lettera 22

First appearance at the Festival, surprisingly, for the group that already completes 53 years of career. The song is classic Italian pop with lots of retro elements.

Gianluca Grignani – Quando ti manca il fiato

Seventh participation in the Festival for the rock singer. A classic Italian pop rock piece with a strong performance.

Olly – Polvere

A very rhythmic song by another Sanremo Giovani finalist, in complete contrast to what we have heard so far.

Colla Zio – Non mi va

A boy band with a funky rhythmic song that manages to fill the stage.

Mara Sattei – Duemilaminuti

Her first appearance in Sanremo. A very classy and excellent vocal performance for the last song of the night.

The results

At the end of the night, we found out the journalist’s voting of the first set of this year’s songs. The results were the following:

Marco Mengoni
Elodie
Coma_Cose
Ultimo
Leo Gassman
Mara Sattei
Colla Zio
I Cugini di Campagna
Mr. Rain
Gianluca Grignani
Ariete
gIANMARIA
Olly
Anna Oxa

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Italy: The first betting odds of Sanremo 2023!

December 5, 2022/0 Comments/in Eurovision 2023, Italy/by Efthimis Megoulis

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!

Italy: The favourites to win Sanremo 2019 according to the odds one day before the final

February 8, 2019/0 Comments/in Eurovision 2019, Italy/by Giannis Argyriou

One day before tha grand final of Sanremo 2019, Ultimo remains the hot favourite to win the historic music festival and be the Italian representative in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Read more

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