From Paolo Jannacci to Tosca: Meet the Participants of Sanremo 2020

This year marks the 70th edition of the prestigious Sanremo Song Festival in Italy, set to begin on February 4th. The 24 participants of this year’s contest were previously revealed by the Artistic Director, Amadeus and will feature a number of returning artists, as well as newcomers to the contest. Meet the participants in our…

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From Giordana Angi to Morgan & Bugo: Meet the Participants of Sanremo 2020

This year marks the 70th edition of the prestigious Sanremo Song Festival in Italy, set to begin on February 4th. The 24 participants of this year’s contest were previously revealed by the Artistic Director, Amadeus and will feature a number of returning artists, as well as newcomers to the contest. Meet the participants in our…

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From Achille Lauro to Francesco Gabbani: Meet the Participants of Sanremo 2020

This year marks the 70th edition of the prestigious Sanremo Song Festival in Italy, set to begin on February 4th. The 24 participants of this year’s contest were previously revealed by the Artistic Director, Amadeus and will feature a number of returning artists, as well as newcomers to the contest. Meet the participants in our…

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Raphael Gualazzi and Francesco Gabbani Return to Sanremo!

The 24 artists competing in the upcoming edition of Sanremo have been revealed, with the line-up featuring former Eurovision artists Raphael Gualazzi and Francesco Gabbani. The line-up sees a number of returning Sanremo participants, including Achille Lauro and Enrico Nigiotti, who participated in the 2019 edition of the contest. Other notable names in the line-up…

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Aftermath 2019: Italy a strong favourite across Jury and Televote

Since their return to the contest, Italy has remained a strong competitor at the contest, and more often than not, we see Italy somewhere within the Top 10. This year was no exception, with Mahmood finishing in 2nd place with his song, Soldi. This year Italy remained their authentic self at the contest, which led…

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Former Eurovision and National Final stars perform at Radio Italia Live!

The Italians are no strangers to live concerts and festivals, and with Summer in full swing, some of Italy’s best musicians have recently performed in a concert of epic proportions. Radio Italia Live featured two dates recently, the first in Milan on the 27th of May, while the second was on the 29th of June…

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2019 Eurovision Reviews – Italy

Since their return to the contest in 2011, Italy have proven to be a nation to keep an eye on, with more often than not, Top 10 finishes. Finishing in 5th place last year was more validation that Italy knows what works at the contest, and this year it seems that Italy could be heading…

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Album Review: Mahmood – Gioventù Bruciata

In the space of a short amount of time, Italian artist Mahmood shot out from the shadows to become one of the most talked about artists within the Italian music scene. This can be credited to his at the time controversial win of Sanremo Song Festival – the most prestigious song festival in Italy. We…

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Sanremo 2019 Concludes – Mahmood wins with ‘Soldi’

Over five nights, Italy showcased the best of Italian music through the iconic song festival, Sanremo. The show concluded on Saturday night, with the winner now crowned! The winner of the show also gets first rights to accept or decline the opportunity to represent the nation at Eurovision. There were 24 competitors and they were:…

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Italy: Sanremo Song Festival begins tonight!

Tonight marks the beginning of the 69th edition of Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo – or as we more commonly know it, the Sanremo Music Festival. Earlier in the national final season, the 24 artists were announced for the popular Italian music festival. The competitors will take to the stage tonight for the first…

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