Last night was covers night, and after an evening of watching each artist show their capabilities and have fun, a top ten was presented. All three voting groups (the press jury, the radio jury, and the televote) had their say, and combined the results stood as such:
Giorgia alongside Annalisa took home the gold with their cover of ‘Skyfall’ by Adele. Although it must be stressed that unlike previous years, the votes will not be combined to count towards tonight’s final.
However, although mainly voted on based on their covers, given all three voting groups being involved, we can paint a clearer picture of who might stand a good chance (or not) tonight. For example, Giorgia seems a solid favourite to win having been liked my all demographics even before last night, yet Simone Cristicchi, despite being a top contender after night one, seems to have diminished interest. These results are something to think about at least.
You can catch any performances you might have missed on the Rai YouTube channel. Now onto tonight, it’s the grand final! All 29 acts will be competing for the win, and the chance to represent Italy in Eurovision 2025. Let’s take a look at what we can expect.
Running order
Francesca Michielin will open the show tonight with ‘Fango in paradiso’, and Sarah Toscano will close us out with ‘Amarcord’.
- Francesca Michielin – ‘Fango in paradiso’ (Mud in heaven)
- Willie Peyote – ‘Grazie ma no grazie’ (Thanks but no thanks)
- Marcella Bella – ‘Pelle diamante’ (Diamond skin)
- Bresh – ‘La tana del granchio’ (The crab’s den)
- Modà – ‘Non ti dimentico’ (I won’t forget you)
- Rose Villain – ‘Fuorilegge’ (Outlaw)
- Tony Effe – ‘Damme ‘na mano’ (Give me a hand)
- Clara – ‘Febbre’ (Fever)
- Serena Brancale – ‘Anema e core’ (Heart and soul)
- Brunori Sas – ‘L’albero delle noci’ (The walnut tree)
- Francesco Gabbani – ‘Viva la vita’ (Long live life)
- Noemi – ‘Se t’innamori muori’ (If you fall in love you’ll die)
- Rocco Hunt – ‘Mille vote ancora’ (A thousand times more)
- The Kolors – ‘Tu con chi fai l’amore’ (Who are you making love with)
- Olly – ‘Balorda nostalgia’ (Mischievous nostaglia)
- Achille Lauro – ‘Inconscienti giovani’ (Reckless youth)
- Coma_Cose – ‘Cuoricini’ (Little hearts)
- Giorgia – ‘La cura per me’ (The cure for me)
- Simone Cristicchi – ‘Quando sarai piccola’ (When you’ll be young)
- Elodie – ‘Dimenticarsi alle 7’ (Forget at 7)
- Lucio Corsi – ‘Volevo essere un duro’ (I wanted to be a tough guy)
- Irama – ‘Lentamente’ (Slowly)
- Fedez – ‘Battito’ (Beating)
- Shablo with Guè, Joshua, and Tormento – ‘La mia parola’ (My word)
- Joan Thiele – ‘Eco’ (Echo)
- Massimo Ranieri – ‘Tra le mani un cuore’ (In the hands a heart)
- Gaia – ‘Chiamo io chiami tu’ (I call you call)
- Rkomi – ‘Il ritmo delle cose’ (The rhythm of things)
- Sarah Toscano – ‘Amarcord’ (I remember)
Special guests
Tonight’s final will be co-hosted by presenter, actress, and model Alessia Marcuzzi, and presenter (who you may recognise from hosting Eurovision 2022) Alessandro Cattelan. Musician and DJ Gabry Ponte will open the show with ‘Tutta l’Italia’, the song played multiple times throughout each show so far. Palaeontologist and journalist Alberto Angela, and supermodel (who previously co-hosted night two) Bianca Balti will be making appearances. Eurovision 2019 and 2022’s Mahmood will also debut his new single ‘Sottomarini’. Music group Planet Funk will perform ‘Nights in White Satin’ from the Costa Toscana cruise ship, and musician and actor Tedua will perform ‘Bagagli’ on the Suzuki Stage in Piazza Colombo. Singer-songwriter and musician Antonello Venditti will perform and accept a lifetime achievement award, and actress Vanessa Scalera will promote the newest season of the series Imma Tataranni – Sostituto procuratore.
Voting
All 29 acts will perform tonight, with all voting demographics having their say. During the performances, everyone will put forth their votes for the evening. The press and radio juries will account for 33% of the vote each, and the televote will account for the remaining 34%. At the end of the performances, a definitive ranking from 29th-6th will be decided made up of an average of tonight’s votes, and those from the first three nights, with the top five going forward to the superfinal. Once again the press jury, radio jury, and televote will vote (33%, 33%, and 34% respectively), and at the end of the show the final ranking will be revealed, with a winner being declared.
There we have it! You can watch the final tonight on Rai 1 or Rai Play. It is scheduled to start at 20:45 CET, and end at 2:00 CET. Shortly after the show, the winner’s press conference is expected to take place, with the artist confirming or denying if they accept their ticket to Basel as Italy’s representative. If not, Rai will then take it upon themselves to confirm another artist from the lineup.
Who do you want to win tonight? What are your predictions? Do you think there could be any upsets? Let us know!
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