Last night saw 15 of the 29 acts perform their entries for a second time. Once everything was wrapped up, and the radio jury and televote both had their say, we saw a top five (in random order) for the evening, which stood as follows:
Giorgia, Simone Cristicchi, Achille Lauro, and Lucio Corsi all featured in the press jury top five on Monday, so it’s safe to say that they’re in for a good placing on Saturday as it stands. However of the acts tonight, only Brunori Sas featured in night one’s top five, so we’re guaranteed at least four new entrants once the press and viewers at home have their say.
If you missed any of the performances last night, you can catch up on the action via Rai’s Youtube channel. With that, let’s look ahead to tonight.
Running order
14 acts have yet to perform for a second time, so we will see those on tonight’s show. Clara is set to open, and Gaia will close us out.
- Clara – ‘Febbre’ (Fever)
- Brunori Sas – ‘L’albero delle noci’ (The walnut tree)
- Sarah Toscano – ‘Amarcord’ (I remember)
- Massimo Ranieri – ‘Tra le mani un cuore’ (In the hands a heart)
- Joan Thiele – ‘Eco’ (Echo)
- Shablo with Guè, Joshua, and Tormento – ‘La mia parola’ (My word)
- Noemi – ‘Se t’innamori muoi’ (If you fall in love you’ll die)
- Olly – ‘Balorda nostalgia’ (Mischievous nostalgia)
- Coma_Cose – ‘Cuoricini’ (Little hearts)
- Modà – ‘Non ti dimentico’ (I won’t forget you)
- Tony Effe – ‘Damme ‘na mano’ (Give me a hand)
- Irama – ‘Lentamente’ (Slowly)
- Francesco Gabbani – ‘Vita la vita’ (Long life life)
- Gaia – ‘Chiamo io chiamo tu’ (I call you call)
Sanremo Giovani Final
Last night saw Alex Wyse and Settembre advance from their Sanremo Giovani duels, with their songs ‘Rockstar’ and ‘Vertebre’ respectively. Tonight, the final will take place. Who will be crowned the overall winner of Sanremo Giovani 2025?
The winner will be decided by the press jury and radio jury both contributing 33% of the vote, with the televote making up the last 34%.
Again, it must be stressed that these songs aren’t in contention to win the contest overall, and are therefore ineligible to represent Italy in Eurovision 2025. However, Sanremo Giovani has created some huge stars in the past and the present, and so it’s worth keeping an eye on both of these acts for the near future, as they may end up entering the main contest sooner or later.
Special guests
Actress and beauty queen Miriam Leone, TV personality and singer Elettra Lamborghini, and comedian and presenter Katia Follesa will host the show alongside Carlo Conti tonight. Duran Duran will perform their single ‘the Wild Boys’, joined by Victoria De Angelis of Måneskin (winners of Sanremo 2021 and Eurovision 2021). Sanremo 2018 winner and Eurovision 2018 5th placer Ermal Meta will perform on the Suzuki Stage in Piazza Colombo. Actor and filmmaker Dario D’Ambrosi will appear alongside the actors of the Teatro Patalogico. Singer-songwriter Edoardo Bennato will perform his single ‘Sono solo canzonette’ to promote the documentary of the same name. Finally, singer Iva Zanicchi will also appear to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Voting
Just like yesterday, 50% of the voting will be made by the radio jury, and 50% will come from the televote, both voting throughout the show. At the end of the evening, the artists in the top five will be revealed, but in a random order.
There we have our night three preview! The show can again be watched on Rai 1 or Rai Play, starting at 20:40 CET, and ending at 1:10 CET. Last night’s schedule was accurate, and the show has yet to overrun, so that timeframe should be correct. Afterwards, Alessandro Cattelan will host the Dopofestival if you’d like to see more, including exclusive interviews and performances.
Who has impressed you the most so far? Who are you looking forward to from tonight? Who do you think might win? Let us know!
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