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1. Irama: the best and most impactful song. He could go the way of "Fai Rumore": hated in the preseason but loved by everyone afterwards. Among the ballads and crazy songs of 2024 he can stand out thanks to a voice with a melodic-Rock flavor.

2. Mahmood: the most original song and which in some moments gave me the same vibrations as "Soldi". I saw the official video and I liked the criminal atmosphere mixed with an autobiography (it talks about the difficult integration and, if I understood correctly, about those who attacked him for his homosexuality). In Malmö it could remain equally original and powerful amidst a hurricane of crazy songs. It could become an anthem, a Gold Suit where we can all hide and protect ourselves.

3. Angelina Mango: the real queen of the evening. I loved his charisma, commitment and dangerous panther charm. At first I was surprised. Electronic music... a singer who winks at Trap... Colombian Cumbia in Sanremo?! Destabilizing. Ingenious construction. It could conquer both the Latin market and explode with full force on the Malmö stage. Let's hope she doesn't get hit and tied to Nina Zilli's position.

This Sanremo does not have, like the other editions, any rare gems that stand out in the group. It has a uniform high quality. Pleasant on one side and painful on the other. Painful because until the end we had the desire to be quenched but nothing captured us. There are no definitive answers that reassure us but the race will be fought.

Last night, saddened by the late hour, I said that I wouldn't see Sanremo tonight but now I'm already feeling the withdrawal symptoms. It's a drug! 😂
 

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Looks like a two way fight between Annalisa and Angelino for the trophy,both should be televote gold.The interesting part will be the podium to see where the press vote then splits.I cannot see anyone else getting in front of them.
 

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I was thinking, the votes in the press room favored both Angelina and Annalisa. Irama could probably recover (a little) in the jury vote. We are talking about a hypothetical gap of 8 positions from A&A. The clear monster vote from Annalisa's fandom would decree her victory but there are some unknowns:
  • Annalisa is not the only one with a high fandom.
  • Angelina Mango could put a spoke in her wheels. This battle between queens could allow others to catch up.
  • The vote of the public not the fandom.
  • The vote of the elderly public that you will lean towards Diodato, Irama and Il Volo.
Especially the fight between Angelina and Annalisa gives me hope, although after the jury votes position is critical for Irama. There is a saying "Between two litigants, the third enjoys" :devilish:
 

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I'll say this as an Italy stan:

Yes, this year's level of songs was fairly enjoyable, I didn't hate any single entry at all.
But for the first time, I felt like I could be like BorisBubbles and not care about Sanremo for a year, and I would barely even notice that it's going.
I'm just saying that I miss my witty clever songs with hypnotizing rhythm like "Mai dire mai (la locura)", my soul-wrenching ballads like "Tango", my emotional 'songs that are as fragile as an ex•hi•bit in an art museum' like "Inverno dei fiori", my unexpectedly spiritually-soothing songs like "Rose viola". This year barely had any of that archetype. Well, there were some very kick-ass uptempos like the ones by Geolier and Mahmood, the unexpected ones Clara and Ricchi e Poveri (well I did expect the latter, just not to follow through that fact that it's actually banger-y banger-y xD), the underrated one of Fiorella Mannoia and the catchy one of Ghali. But maaaaaan, some of the people I rooted for far too much broke me and now I have to tell everyone that I ranked my favourite act of the year mid-table. :censored: But that's their fault for showing up with something just this decent in a year full of solid bangers. Maybe they deserve to be in bottom 5 like all Sanremo Giovani qualifiers do. Eh well at least they're hot xd

It'll be a year where I wouldn't mind just about anyone winning. Except Irama. Because I know his fanbase are just going to overrate this man with his second-least deserving-to-win-Sanremo song (the least being "Ovunque sarai" which would've barely kicked out Elisa off the podium, in a way), and because the "terminally online" Twitterdom just need yet another excuse to avoid Eurovision 2024 like a plague.

So Geolier ftw. Neapolitans, you win. Now work your SIMcards
 

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It seems it’s between Angelina and Annalisa. Both interesting songs, not particularly generic and not particularly melodic in the traditional sense. Annalisa’s song is slightly annoying which tends to be a good thing in terms of song contests.

(But what’s going on with male singers - not many of them in Eurovision so far this year!)
 

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Once again I fell in love with songs that have no chance of winning. I am totally in love with two songs:

Santi Francesi - L'amore in bocca
Il Tre "Fragili"

Now I also adore Loredana Berté - Pazza, but in the studio version!

Diodates "Fai rumore" is one of my alltime favorites, so I was first a bit disappointed about "Ti muovi", but at second listening, I loved it very much!

Now to Annalisa - Sinceramente
For me it would have been a fantastic song, if these "quando" wouldn't have been part of the song. It kind of get on my nerves, but the song is still a positive earworm.

My top 6
:12: Santi Francesi - L'amore in bocca
:12: Il Tre - Fragili
:10: Loredana Berté - Pazza
:10: Annalisa - Sinceramente
:10: Diodato - Ti muovi
:10: Irama - Tu no
 

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I'm impressed by how many good songs there are this year, specifically Eurovision appropriate songs. It was an exhausting evening, but now that the dust is settled, I'm pleased with everything.
Unfortunate for Clara and Filip from Serbia that they songs begin with an identical sample. What a coincidence.
 

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If it's between 2 women then I guess Diodato is winning /s /unmanifest (he has a very nice song actually)

I like Mahmood's entry as well, but I'm getting tired of Eurovision acts trying to return only after 2-3 years.

Why do Filip Baloś's 'Duga je noc' and DIAMANTI GREZZI start the exact same way. Am I missing a reference?
 

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Running order for the 2nd night

Fred De Palma
Renga Nek
Alfa
Dargen D'Amico
Il Volo
Gazzelle
Emma
Mahmood
BigMama
The Kolors
Geolier
Loredana Bertè
Annalisa
Irama
Clara
 

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If it's between 2 women then I guess Diodato is winning /s /unmanifest (he has a very nice song actually)

I like Mahmood's entry as well, but I'm getting tired of Eurovision acts trying to return only after 2-3 years.

Why do Filip Baloś's 'Duga je noc' and DIAMANTI GREZZI start the exact same way. Am I missing a reference?

I posted it yesterday but they bought the same sample and used it in their songs at the same place.

Also this song from Portugal 2022.
 

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I posted it yesterday but they bought the same sample and used it in their songs at the same place.

Also this song from Portugal 2022.
Musical instruments have a specific number, there are seven notes, musical genres are defined, although always in an evolutionary phase. To these add the randomness and stylistic influences that an artist brings in his trunk (for example, many rock punkers were inspired by T.S.O.L. or David Bowie "stole" many elements from Lou Reed and Iggy Pop or even the first John Lennon and Freddy Mercury drew heavily from the myth of Elvis). It is normal that some songs may have traits in common. We cannot talk about plagiarism. To be considered plagiarism it must be determined by a pool of experts and a jury whether or not the song in question exceeds a certain percentage. If the percentage is not exceeded it cannot be considered plagiarism.
 

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Well. I think for now Geolier is the big favourite to win; he's landsliding with social interactions and he has a big fandom (the whole Campania). Second best is Annalisa but I think she's far from him. Angelina could be the outsider. Il Volo will finish top 5, maybe even top 3
 

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Well. I think for now Geolier is the big favourite to win; he's landsliding with social interactions and he has a big fandom (the whole Campania). Second best is Annalisa but I think she's far from him. Angelina could be the outsider. Il Volo will finish top 5, maybe even top 3

Unpopular: I don't like Geolier song, at all. It would be the worst entry from us in ESC since "Magic, oh magic!"
 

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My top 15 songs currently:

01. BigMama - La rabbia non ti basta
02. The Kolors - Un ragazzo una ragazza
03. Clara - Diamanti grezzi
04. Dargen D'Amico - Onda alta
05. Ghali - Casa mia
06. Santi Francesi - L'amore in bocca
07. Ricchi e Poveri - Ma non tutta la vita
08. Fred De Palma - Il cielo non ci vuole
09. Alessandra Amoroso - Fino a qui
10. Fiorella Mannoia - Mariposa
11. Gazzelle - Tutto qui
12. Emma - Apnea
13. Il Volo - Capolavoro
14. Annalisa - Sinceramente
15. Angelina Mango - La noia

I haven't really ranked the other 15 so that's why they're not here.
 
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Musical instruments have a specific number, there are seven notes, musical genres are defined, although always in an evolutionary phase. To these add the randomness and stylistic influences that an artist brings in his trunk (for example, many rock punkers were inspired by T.S.O.L. or David Bowie "stole" many elements from Lou Reed and Iggy Pop or even the first John Lennon and Freddy Mercury drew heavily from the myth of Elvis). It is normal that some songs may have traits in common. We cannot talk about plagiarism. To be considered plagiarism it must be determined by a pool of experts and a jury whether or not the song in question exceeds a certain percentage. If the percentage is not exceeded it cannot be considered plagiarism.

Exactly that. And I'll add that if nobody accused Piero Pelú for plagiarism of The Rasmus "Keep your heart broken" back in 2020, except some diehard fans of The Rasmus which were quite popular here in Italy in early 2000's, I think Clara Is safe here... And I think it was more than clear that Pelú took inspiration by that Song for the chorus of "Gigante" since their genres are similar.
 

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We are all talking about that and that other artist but no one takes into consideration that Il Volo with their "Capolavoro" are a dangerous dark horse xthink
 

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Musical instruments have a specific number, there are seven notes, musical genres are defined, although always in an evolutionary phase. To these add the randomness and stylistic influences that an artist brings in his trunk (for example, many rock punkers were inspired by T.S.O.L. or David Bowie "stole" many elements from Lou Reed and Iggy Pop or even the first John Lennon and Freddy Mercury drew heavily from the myth of Elvis). It is normal that some songs may have traits in common. We cannot talk about plagiarism. To be considered plagiarism it must be determined by a pool of experts and a jury whether or not the song in question exceeds a certain percentage. If the percentage is not exceeded it cannot be considered plagiarism.

Exactly that. And I'll add that if nobody accused Piero Pelú for plagiarism of The Rasmus "Keep your heart broken" back in 2020, except some diehard fans of The Rasmus which were quite popular here in Italy in early 2000's, I think Clara Is safe here... And I think it was more than clear that Pelú took inspiration by that Song for the chorus of "Gigante" since their genres are similar.

What are you two talking about? Nobody is accusing them. I've never said plagiarism. They bought the SAME sample, identical. From the same site. It is allowed to buy samples and use them. I haven't said a single word about plagiarism. It's the same sample. There's no disputing that. Did you press play? You'd hear that it's the same sample then.
Filip even addressed it.
 

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My thoughts about the first night: this Is the year when a woman can, must and WILL win Sanremo, imo: there is only Mahmood between Angelina or Annalisa and the trophy.

Mahmood delivered once again and this may become my favourite of his Sanremo entries (yes, even above Soldi), I know It will compete 'til the end for his hat-trick but I hope he does not win this time.

Annalisa's song is not her best song, which does not mean is bad by any means. Btw, this would make at risk her sixth attempt to win: a pity, because her vocal performance was, once again, the strongest of the night.

Angelina Is really good! I called it, because I was talking about her enthusiastically when she was still one of the "Amici" alumni. She is the future of Italian pop, has lots of charisma and seems a really nice person. If she nails his late father masterpiece "La Rondine" on Friday night, she will represent us in Mälmo.

Those are the three big favourites and three of my first night favourites too. That said, Loredana may have some podium aspirations: being the favourite of the press Is a great start. The song seems radio-friendly enough to be supported by the radio stations too, but I don't know if she will be so high with the televoters: "Cosa vuoi da me" had a rougher chorus which displayed better what this woman Is capable of with her voice. Irama is rising in the odds aswell, and I'm not surprised either: year after year he developed a very powerful voice and I personally don't mind him presenting powerful ballads in Sanremo, because his songs in Sanremo are usually good. Negramaro are Negramaro, some will love them, some will not. But damn: Giuliano has such a voice! He really is a performer, he Is Born to be on the stage. They won't win, but I can see them compete for the podium if one of the three aforementioned favourites will fall. Fiorella Mannoia, is Fiorella Mannoia: a strong personality, a unique voice and always brings quality to that stage. She will definitely earn another top 10 or top 5 finish, you know that and I know that.

The surprises of the night were Clara and Big Mama. Clara Is not really a big surprises actually, since her duet with Mr Rain in "Un milione di notti" already spoiled her vocal abilities. But for being a debut, I must say it's a very promising one. The song is really good aswell. The real surprise of the night, for me, is Big Mama: never heard of her before Sanremo, but I think I will After, because she has something to tell us.

Now, the delusions or sort of, starting with Diodato: unfortunately his song didn't capture the way "Adesso" and expecially "Fai Rumore" did, but I must say I expected this because It was not and easy task. His vocal performance Is out of question, but the song in my opinion doesn't work the way I hoped. Underwhelmed by Emma aswell, because she is a really experienced artist and I think this song is too tame for her Sanremo standards to be competitive. The slow version of Sangiovanni didn't captured me either: I prefer when he songs uptempos apparently. And then Alessandra Amoroso and Geolier, but this has nothing to do with the songs: let's Say I'm not particularly fond of their works and this Sanremo hasn't changed my mind after the first night.
 
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