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San Remo Music Festival 2024

The charming city of San Remo, which is tucked away in the heart of the Italian Riviera, is getting ready to host the prestigious San Remo Music Festival once more as the winter chill starts to melt. The 74th edition of this legendary event will light up the Teatro Ariston from February 6–10, 2024, extending its heritage as one of Italy’s most anticipated and respected musical festivities.

The San Remo Music Festival, officially known as the Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo, has been a cornerstone of Italian culture since its inception in 1951. Over the years, it has launched the careers of numerous Italian music legends and continues to be a platform for both established and emerging talents. The festival’s influence extends beyond Italy’s borders, having inspired the Eurovision Song Contest, where many San Remo winners have represented Italy on the international stage.

This year’s festival promises an eclectic mix of music, showcasing a diverse range of genres and artists. The lineup includes both new faces and seasoned performers, each bringing their unique style to the Ariston stage. The competition will unfold over five nights, with each artist presenting original songs, culminating in a grand finale where the winner will be crowned based on jury and public votes.

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Sanremo Music Festival 2023

Twenty-eight artists will compete over five nights from February 7–11, 2023, at the Teatro Ariston in San Remo for the title of Italy’s most popular song contest.

The Festival della canzone Italiana di Sanremo, the event’s official name, has taken place annually since 1951, making it the longest-running annual televised music competition at a national level in the world.
The Sanremo Festival, now in its 73rd year, served as the model for the Eurovision Song Contest, whose winner frequently represents Italy in the European contest, which was last year’s Sanremo, which took place on May 14 in Turin and was won by Ukraine.

Numerous Italian performers have began their careers at Sanremo over the years, including the 2021 winners, the now world-famous rock band Mäneskin, as well as Andrea Bocelli, Laura Pausini or Eros Ramazzotti. The song “Volare,” usually referred to as “Nel blu, dipinto di blu,” which Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno debuted at the 1958 Sanremo before going viral, may be the festival’s biggest claim to fame abroad.

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Sanremo Music Festival 2022

From February 1st to 5th, Italy stops to watch Sanremo Festival, one of the main shows of Italy and worldwide.

It is exciting to see again San Remo enveloped in the festive climate that livens up the entire city. Among the audience of Ariston theatre, walking around the shopping streets, on the boardwalk, at the Casino, parks or other areas that welcome the stars, singers, guests and tourists: the magical festive climate is back everywhere.

The Sanremo Music Festival, now in its 72nd edition, it is presented by the television showman Amadeus, with comedians Fiorello and Checco Zalone as hosts. There will be 25 top Italian singers, like Mahmood, Elisa, Massimo Ranieri, Gianni Morandi, Noemi and many others. Special guests will be the worldwide stars Laura Pausini, Måneskin, Meduza and other international guests that will be announced later on.

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Sanremo Music Festival 2019

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From February 5th to 9th, Italy stops to watch Sanremo Festival, one of the main shows of Italy and worldwide.

It is exciting to see it live, enveloped in the festive climate that livens up the entire city. Among the audience of Ariston theatre, walking around the shopping streets, on the boardwalk, at the Casino, parks or other areas that welcome the stars, singers, guests and tourists: the magical festive climate is everywhere.

On the stage, with Claudio Baglioni, Virginia Raffaele and Claudio Bisio as hosts, there will be 24 top Italian singers, like Il Volo, Nek, Patty Prato and many others. Special guests will be the worldwide stars Andrea Bocelli, Giorgia and Elisa. International surprise stars will be announced later on.

The final show on the 9th of February will see the election of the winner, who will have the right to represent Italy at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Israel.

The Festival will be on air and web streaming on Rai 1, Rai HD, Eurovision and Radio 1, Radio 2.

San Remo Music Festival 2016

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The SanRemo Festival lands in a colorful, amusing and floral city from February 9th.

Finally! The most awaited-for week for Italian music fans is here. From February 9th to 13th, Italy stops to watch Sanremo festival, one of the main shows of Italy and worldwide. It is amusing to watch it from home, live on the TV.

While it is exciting to see it live, enveloped in the festive climate that livens up the entire city. Among the audience of Ariston theatre, walking around the shopping streets, on the boardwalk, at the Casino, parks or other areas that welcome the stars, singers, guests and tourists: the magical festive climate is everywhere.

On the stage, with Carlo Conti, Virginia Raffaele, Madalina Ghenea e Gabriel Garko. And also the top Italian singers, with many stars like Elisa, Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Pausini. And the typical international surprise stars, from Ellie Goulding to Sir Elton John.

The final show on the 13th of February will see the election of the winner, who will have the right to represent Italy at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm.

The Festival will be on air on Rai 1, Rai HD, Eurovision and Radio 1, Radio 2.

San Remo Music Festival 2015

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The Festival is coming…!

From 10th to 14th February, the unmissable appointment with the festival of the Italian song comes back: the 65rd edition of San Remo Festival.

The song contest began in 1951 and has been held in Sanremo every year since. Well beloved in Italy and beyond, the Sanremo Music Festival even served as the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.

The festival has launched the careers of incredibly famous Italian singers, including Andrea Bocelli, Zucchero, Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Pausini and Massimo Ranieri. But Sanremo is almost as much about the host as the talented performances. Every year, eager audiences tune in to see who will present the show.

This year, the singing competition at Ariston Theatre will be hosted by Carlo Conti with Emma, Arisa and the spanish model Rocio Munoz Morales.

As the art director, Conti selected the 20 “Big” competitors who will participate in 2015 edition: Annalisa Scarrone, Malika Ayane, Marco Masini, Gianlua Grignani, Chiara Galiazzo, Nek, Nina Zilli, Alex Britti, Biggio-Mandelli, Moreno, Bianca Atzei, Raf, Lara Fabian, Grazia Di Michele e Mauro Coruzzi, Dear Jack, Il Volo, Anna Tatangelo, Nesli, Irene Grandi, Lorenzo Fragola (the latest winner of X-Factor Italy)

For the category of “Giovani” (young cometitors), who will sing just one song, we’ll see on the Ariston stage: Serena Brancale, Giovanni Caccamo, Kaligola, Kutso, Enrico Nigiotti, Rakele, Amara, Chanty.

The Italian and international guest stars who will climb on Sanremo’s stage will be: Biagio Antonacci, Gianna Nannini, Tiziano Ferro, Al Bano e Romina Power, Giovanni Allevi, Conchita Wurst, Imagine Dragons, Charlize Theron, Saint Motel, Will Smith, Margot Robbie, The Avener, Ed Sheeran.

The Festival will be on air on Rai 1, Rai HD, Eurovision and Radio 1, Radio 2.

In Sanremo, the City of Flowers, everything is ready to get this famous musical kermesse started, an event that every year for one week makes Sanremo the capital of music.