Today the 68th edition of the iconic Italian music festival will kick off in Sanremo. As in previous editions, the winner will get the right to represent Italy at Eurovision, who will follow the ‘dancing ape’s footsteps in Lisbon?
Twenty candidates will compete for five nights to get the big trophy and the chance to step on the Eurovision stage. Tonight all hopefuls will perform their original songs for the competition:
- Nina Zilli – Senza Apartenere
- Roby Facchinetti & Riccardo Fogli – Il Segreto Del Tempo
- The Kolors – Frida
- Diodato & Roy Paci – Adesso
- Mario Biondi – Rivederti
- Lucia Barbarossa – Passame Er Sale
- Lo Stato Sociale – Una Vita In Vacanza
- Annalisa – Il Mondo Prima Di Te
- Giovanni Caccamo – Eterno
- Enzo Avitabile & Peppe Servillo – Il Coraggio Di Ogni Giorno
- Ornella Vanoni, Bungaro & Pacifico – Imparare Ad Amarsi
- Renzo Rubino – Custodiare
- Noemi – Non Smettere Mai Di Cercarmi
- Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro – Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente
- Le Vibrazioni – Così Sbagliato
- Ron – Almeno Pensami
- Max Gazzè – La Leggenda Di Cristalda E Pizzomunno
- Decibel – Lettera Dal Duca
- Red Canzian Ognuno Ha Il Suo Racconto
- Elio E Le Storie Tese – Arrivedorci
A few months ago, RAI revealed some changes for the 68th edition of Sanremo Music Festival. This year, all 20 candidates will compete in the final night, so none of them won’t be eliminated in the previous shows. Whereas, the fourth evening will see all entrants perform duet songs with guest artists.
The winner of Sanremo 2018 will be decided by a combination of public televoting, an expert panel and press members.
Sanremo 2018 schedule:
- February 6 – First Night ( The 20 candidates perform their entries)
- February 7 – Second Night (10 candidates perform their entries)
- February 8 – Third Night (Another 10 candidates perform their entries)
- February 9 – Fourth Night (20 candidates perform songs with guest artists)
- February 10 – Final (20 candidates perform their entries and the winner is revealed)
You can watch the First Show of Sanremo 2018 hosted by Claudio Baglioni at 20.35 CET on our Live Feed.