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Italy made us wait for its decision this year, but finally, we know that the one who will fly to Eurovision 2025 in Basel this spring is Lucio Corsi, with his rock ballad “Volevo Essere Un Duro.” Is Lucio Corsi a tough guy? We will find out with the next 10 facts. Festival di Sanremo, the iconic Italian festival through which Italy also decides its...

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There are 29 big-name artists competing in 2025 Sanremo Festival, scheduled to take place from February 11 to 15, 2025. Initially, there were 30 contestants, but the number dropped by one after Emis Killa withdrew. The 29 song lyrics in the competition contain a total of 9,505 words, but each word is repeated at least five times, meaning there are...

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The Sanremo Festival 2025 will kick off Tuesday February 11. The first edition of the Festival was in 1951, and since 1955 Rai has been broadcasting the event live. But yesterday Rai's lawyers have filed an appeal against the ruling of the Liguria Regional Administrative Court, which had ruled that the direct entrustment of the organization of the...

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Sanremo Music Festival is a cultural phenomenon in Italy - spanning five nights and is the selection process for Italy's Eurovision participant for 2025. This year marks the 75th edition of the famed event. The festival will run nightly from February 11 to 15, at approximately 9pm CET locally. RAI (Radiotelevisione italiana) is the Italian broadcas...

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There'll be some semisesquicentennial celebrations happening in the city of Sanremo in February, as Italy marks three-quarters of a century of its beloved song competition Festival di Sanremo. Rai has now confirmed that for the 2025 edition of the contest, some slight changes to the format are being ushered in alongside Carlo Conti's return to Sanr...

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Sanremo sits on Italy's northwest coast, a standout spot on the Italian Riviera. It's not just a pretty face; it's a cultural powerhouse, home to the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan–San Remo bike race. Forget the myth of Saint Remus; the name really comes from "Sant'Eremo di San Romolo," nodding to Romulus of Genoa. Historical Overview Long ag...

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“Boredom” may not be the most typical sentiment of a winning Sanremo tune or a tormentone estivo (a summer earworm — which most winning Sanremo tunes go on to be). But in 2024, the feeling was resonant enough for 22-year-old Angelina Mango’s “La noia” (Boredom) to take home top honors at the 74th edition of Italy’s longest-running music competition...

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Italian singer Angelina Mango won the 2024 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, Italy's biggest song contest, with her song La Noia. Mango, 22, was declared the winner of the famed festival on Saturday night, coming ahead of Geolier in second place, Annalisa in third, Ghali in fourth and Irama in fifth. Mango's triumph at the 74th edition of Sanr...

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With the arrival of February, the countdown to the Festival has officially begun but the surprises are not over yet. Indeed. Amadeus keeps making new announcements about the upcoming edition. And the latest news concerns John Travolta himself: the movie star will be the host of Sanremo 2024 on the second night, Wednesday, February 7. The artistic d...

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Sanremo, in Liguria, is the city of flowers. Still, above all, it is the city of the "festival of the Italian song" that takes place every year in the prestigious setting of the Ariston Theater. Festival di Sanremo (Sanremo Music Festival) is not only a music competition: it is the most important annual event of music and costume on Italian televis...

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