Tonight the Italian Song Contest, Festival di Sanremo, came to the end and the trio Il Volo won the festival and with that the honor to represent Italy a the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austra. An expert jury (30%), a demoscopic jury (30%) and televoting (40%) picked their three favorite songs which moved on to the …
Italy: Sanremo Semi Final Results
The fourth night of the Italian Sanremo Festival has just ended. Tonight 16 ‘Campioni’ acts qualified to the grand final. Only 4 artists were eliminated. The winner will have the right to go to Eurovision – in case they decline, an expert jury will pick the ESC participant out of the remaining finalists instead. These are the 16 finalists: Annalisa …
Tonight: Super Saturday #2
Last week we had the first proper Super Saturday of the season – tonight it’s going to be even more intense. Iceland, Italy and Lithuania will make their song selections while Estonia, Finland, Hungary and Sweden will air semi finals. Here’s an overview on everything you need to know for tonight – Streams, participant lists & starting times! Lithuania: …
Italy: Sanremo 2015 Second Night
Another great night of Sanremo week is behind us. On the second night of Sanremo 2015 we were introduced with the first 4 acts in the Newcomers’ category. First duel featured punk rock band KuTso with song Elisa facing aspiring rapper Kaligola with Oltre il giardino while in the second duel participated singer-songwriter Enrico Nigiotti with his song Qualcosa da …
Italy: Sanremo 2015 First Night
The popular Italian music festival – Sanremo has started its 65th edition last night in Sanremo, Italy. As usual the event is held in infamous Teatro Ariston. Hosts of this edition are Costa Conti, popular Italian television presenter, as the main male host; with Emma Marrone, winner of Sanremo 2012; Arisa, winner of Sanremo 2014; and Rocío Muñoz Morales, Spanish actress, tv …
Conchita Wurst to perform in Sanremo 2015
Conchita Wurst is busy performing in multiple National Finals this year and now she has added Italy to her itinerary. The winner of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest is travelling all across the continent to attend National Finals and decided to add an extra stop and perform in the San Remo Festival which is held in Italy. The Sanremo …
Marco Mengoni (Italy 2013) releases “Se sei come sei”
Popular Italian artist Marco Mengoni has released a new single titled Se sei come sei. The 26-year-old singer is well-known to the Eurovision crowds as he represented Italy at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest where he finished seventh with the song L’essenziale. Mengoni said that his Eurovision experience left him “a little astonished” and that he would compete again “without a second thought.” …
39 countries represented in Eurovision 2015
The EBU has confirmed that 39 countries will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, hosted between 19-23 May in Vienna, Austria. The number is two up on last year, representing the first increase in participation since Germany’s hosting in 2011. Amongst the participants is a surprising return from Czech Republic, who will take part for the first time …
Italy: 20 candidates announced
The 20 established artists taking part in the Campioni section of San Remo 2015 have been announced. One of these acts – whichever artist wins San Remo 2015 – will be offered the chance by Italian broadcaster RAI to represent Italy at Eurovision 2015. Some familiar names crop up in the list of 20, including Italy’s 2012 singer Nina Zilli, …
Congratulations Italy
2014 saw the debut of three countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, participating against 13 past participating countries. One male lead singer in a flood of 15 female leads. Italy have triumphed on there debut, with the only male lead singer. Vincenzo Caniello, with his ballad ‘Tu Primo Grande Amore’ took this years’ title with 159 points, meaning that …