As the days go by, we move slowly toward next year’s Eurovision Song Contest and learn more and more details. Today, it is reported that, from the 17 candidate cities, only 5 remain in the race for hosting duties next year. The 5 candidates It’s important to point out that these are unconfirmed reports and are not yet fully confirmed …
We often hear that the interest is still rather low, when it comes to the Eurovision Song Contest in Italy, but it would seem that cities all around Italy are willing to deny that claim. The Eurovision Song Contest is 10 months away from taking place, and these 17 cities sure are willing to go all the way to make …
There seems to be no end in sight for Måneskin world domination, as the Eurovision winners have scored not one, but two top ten singles in the UK charts this week. Fan favourite I Wanna Be Your Slave has climbed to position 6 in the UK Official Singles Chart, while Måneskin’s cover of Beggin’, which was released in 2017, has …
The long-running drama between Sanremo 2020 contestants Bugo and Morgan has attained a legal character, with Bugo appearing to have secured an important victory as a Court in Milan ruled that Morgan can no longer modify the text of their Sanremo entry Sincero. During the fourth night of Sanremo 2020, Bugo famously abandoned the stage while performing Sincero, a song …
Italian broadcaster Rai confirmed yesterday that Sanremo 2022 will take place at the beginning of February 2022. During a press conference, Stefano Coletta, the director of Rai 1, announced that the 72nd edition of the music festival will take place in its traditional February slot, after the 2021 edition was postponed to March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Sanremo Giovani, …
Eurovision 2021 winners Måneskin have joined popular social media app TikTok, following a concerted campaign by fans asking them to do so. In the past few weeks, the hashtag #VogliamoIManeskin, meaning we want Måneskin in Italian, has been trending on TikTok. The hashtag totalled almost 64 million views, with fans decrying Måneskin’s absence on the app. In response, Måneskin have …
Eurovision 2019 runner-up Mahmood released his second album, ‘Ghettolimpo’, today. Ghettolimpo is the follow-up to Mahmood’s highly successful debut album, Gioventù Bruciata, and is described as made up of ‘modern tales of reality and myth, with pop and urbano inspiration’. In an interview with Rockol, Mahmood reveals that he started writing the album immediately after his Sanremo 2019 victory, linking …
Emma, who represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, has reflected on her Eurovision experience in anticipation of the release of her new album, ‘Best of Me’. In an interview with Il Corriere della Sera, Emma discusses double standards and the ‘sexism’ she experienced at Eurovision, with the media and the wider public focusing on her outfit rather …
On Sunday, we reported on the fact that four cities in Italy had already thrown their hat into the ring to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, following Måneskin’s victory at the weekend. Now, it seems that many more cities are hoping to get into the action and secure the contest for their community. Since it can be hard to …
Four Italian cities have already shown early interest in hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, following Italy’s third win in the contest last night. The competition will be heading to Italian soil for the first time since 1991 after the triumph of Roman rock band Måneskin in the 2021 contest, and the head of delegation Simona Martorelli has already confirmed …
