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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RAI announces full line-up for Sanremo 2019!

Eurovision news is coming in hot, and the next nation to announce their national final line-up is Italy! The Festival di Sanremo is a national tradition, and has more recently been used to determine who will represent Italy at Eurovision. This year there has been a format change to Sanremo with the competition comprising of…

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Italy: RAI announces changes to Sanremo format

The Sanremo Song Festival is a cornerstone of Italian culture, annually featuring the best of Italian music. It was the contest that inspired Eurovision, and just like Eurovision it has seen various format changes over the years. Italian broadcaster RAI have announced that there will be changes to the 2019 contest. Recently we have seen…

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