🇮🇹 Mahmood & Blanco to Fly Italian Flag at Eurovision

The 72^nd edition of the Sanremo Song Festival is now complete, with Mahmood & Blanco triumphing with ‘Brividi’. The duo also confirmed their participation at Eurovision this year.

A total of 25 acts competed over five nights. Each night, the acts were ranked by various forms of voting. In the final, the top three continued to the superfinal.

Here is the Top 3:

1. Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi
2. Elisa – O forse sei tu
3. Gianni Morandi – Apri tutte le porte

Here are the final rankings:

4. Irama – Ovunque sarai
5. Sangiovanni – Farfalle
6. Emma – Ogni volta è così
7. La Rappresentante di Lista – Ciao ciao
8. Massimo Ranieri – Lettera di là dal mare
9. Dargen D’Amico – Dove si balla
10. Michele Bravi – Inverno dei fiori
11. Matteo Romano – Virale
12. Fabrizio Moro – Sei tu
13. AKA 7even – Perfetta così
14. Achille Lauro feat. Harlem Gospel Choir – Domenica
15. Noemi – Ti amo non lo so dire
16. Ditonellapiaga con Rettore – Chimica
17. Rkomi – Insuperabile
18. Iva Zanicchi – Voglio amarti
19. Giovanni Truppi – Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia
20. Highsnob e Hu – Abbi cura di te
21. Yuman – Ora e qui
22. Le Vibrazioni – Tantissimo
23. Giusy Ferreri – Miele
24. Ana Mena – Duecentomila ore
25. Tananai – Sesso occasionale

All three of the superfinalists had previously won Sanremo, and both Mahmood and Gianni Morandi represented Italy at Eurovision. Mahmood previous competed in 2019 with the song ‘Soldi’, where he finished in second place.

The winners of Sanremo get first refusal of participation at Eurovision. Mahmood & Blanco accepted the opportunity, and will represent Italy on home soil this year.