Last night, the remaining 14 acts performed their entries for a second time, meaning now everyone has performed twice on the Ariston stage. At the end of the show, the radio jury and televote combined to present a top five for the evening, in no particular order, which was as follows:
As previously mentioned, Brunori Sas was the only artist to perform last night who also made the top five in night one, the last time he performed. Therefore, we can deduce that he is well liked by all voting demographics, and likely to get a good placing on Saturday. For everyone else, it may still be all to play for.
Furthermore, another result took place last night, as Sanremo Giovani reached its conclusion. After weeks of shows and duels between the artists, Settembre emerged victorious with his song ‘Vertebre‘, beating Alex Wyse into 2nd place with ‘Rockstar‘. Again, neither artist is eligible for Eurovision 2025 as Sanremo Giovani has been made a standalone contest this year, but it is worth keeping an eye on them for the near future, as no doubt they are destined for great careers.
If you missed any performances from last night or would like to rewatch any, they are all available for viewing on the Rai Youtube channel.
Onto tonight, it’s covers night! And in a change from other years, the results of tonight’s show will not be added to the overall score in the final, meaning covers night is entirely standalone. However, it is still worth watching, as the show promises to be great fun, providing a stress relief before tomorrow, and creating some iconic moments.
During the show, each act will perform either with each other, or with an Italian/international guest, covering an Italian/international song of their choice. Here’s what we can expect from this evening.
Running order
Rose Villain will open the show tonight, performing a cover of ‘Fiori rosa fiori di pesco’ by Lucio Battisti alongside Chiello, with Shablo, Guè, Joshua, and Tormento, and Neffa closing it out, performing ‘Aspettando il sole’ by Neffa, and ‘Amor de mi vida’, originally by Sottotono.
Notably to Eurovision fans, Il Volo (3rd in Eurovision 2015 with ‘Grande amore‘) will be making an appearance, performing 3rd with Clara.
- Rose Villain with Chiello – ‘Fiori rosa fiori di pesco’
- Modà with Francesco Renga – ‘Angelo’
- Clara with Il Volo – ‘The Sound of Silence’
- Tony Effe with Noemi – ‘Tutto il resto è noia’
- Francesca Michielin with Rkomi – ‘La nuova stella di Broadway’
- Lucio Corsi with Topo Gigio – ‘Nel blu dipinto di blu’
- Serena Brancale with Alessandra Amoroso – ‘If I Ain’t Got You’
- Irama with Arisa – ‘Say Something’
- Gaia with Toquinho – ‘La voglia, la pazzia’
- The Kolors with Sal Da Vinci – ‘Rossetto e caffè’
- Marcella Bella with the Violin Twins – ‘L’emozione non ha voce’
- Rocco Hunt with Clementino – ‘Yes I Know My Way’
- Francesco Gabbani with Tricarico – ‘Io sono Francesco’
- Giorgia with Annalisa – ‘Skyfall’
- Simone Cristicchi with Amara – ‘La cura’
- Sarah Toscano with Ofenbach – ‘Overdrive’
- Coma_Cose with Johnson Righeira – ‘L’estate sta finendo’
- Joan Thiele with Frah Quintale – ‘Che cosa c’è’
- Olly with Goran Bregović – ‘Il pescatore’
- Achille Lauro with Elodie – ‘A mano a mano’ and ‘Folle città ’
- Massimo Ranieri with Neri Per Caso – ‘Quando’
- Willie Peyote with Zampaglione and Ditonellapiaga – ‘Un tempo piccolo’
- Brunori Sas with Dimartino and Riccardo Sinigallia – ‘L’anno che verrà ’
- Fedez with Marco Masini – ‘Bella stronza’
- Bresh with Cristiano De André – ‘Creuza de mä’
- Shablo with Neffa – ‘Aspettando il sole’ and ‘Amor de mi vida’
Special guests
Two-time Sanremo winner, and Eurovision 2019 and 2022 Italian representative Mahmood co-hosts the show tonight, alongside comedian, actress, and presenter Geppi Cucciari, with the former giving a grand medley performance of his hits. Musical duo Benji & Fede will perform ‘Dove e quando’ on the Suzuki Stage in Piazza Colombo. Academy award winning actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director Roberto Benigni is also a guest for the evening. Actor Paolo Kessisoglu and his daughter Lunita Kessisoglu will perform a ‘Paura di me’ addressing youth issues, and footballer Edoardo Bove will also make an appearance.
Voting
Through the night, all three voting demographics will have their say, with the press jury and radio jury both contributing 33% each, and the televote making up the remaining 34%. At the end of the show, a ranking will be drawn up, and a winner will be presented. Again as a reminder, this ranking will not be added to the previous three going forward into tomorrow.
There we have our preview for the acclaimed covers night! You can watch the show on Rai 1 or Rai Play, from 20:40 CET to 1:30 CET. Again, the schedules have been fairly reliable so far thanks to Carlo Conti wanting to not overrun, so we can assume it is accurate tonight too. As always after the show, Alessandro Cattelan will host the Dopofestival if you’d like to continue watching.
Which cover are you most excited to hear tonight? Who is your current favourite to win overall? What are your predictions? Let us know!
You can keep up to date with Phoenix on Bluesky, X, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok for all the latest Eurovision 2025 news.
Our podcast, Instead We Made A Pod, is available to stream on all platforms.
