by Roy Moreno Comment Closed




The Italian national broadcaster RAI announced today that it will reveal the participants in the Italian Eurovision national final “Festival di Sanremo 2025” on December 2nd.

RAI, the Italian national broadcaster, announced today that the list of contestants for the 75th edition of the Italian Eurovision national final “Festival di Sanremo 2025” will be revealed on December 2nd by the artistic director and festival host, Carlo Conti. The festival will take place from February 11-15, featuring 24 artists competing for the opportunity to represent Italy at Eurovision 2025. If the winner declines to represent Italy in the competition, RAI will select its Eurovision representative from among the Sanremo contestants.

 




Potential Returning Eurovision Stars at Sanremo 2025

While the official list of Sanremo participants has not yet been released, recent leaks suggest that several former Italian Eurovision representatives are expected to return to the festival. These include:

  • Francesco Gabbani (Italy, Eurovision 2017)
  • Achille Lauro (San Marino, Eurovision 2022)
  • Blanco (Italy, Eurovision 2022 with Mahmood)
  • Emma (Italy, Eurovision 2014)
  • Albano & Romina (Italy, Eurovision 1976 and 1985)
  • Jalisse (Italy, Eurovision 1997)
  • Nina Zilli (Italy, Eurovision 2012)

New Leaked List of Potential Sanremo 2025 Participants

A new list of artists expected to participate in the festival has been leaked, including:

• Elodie
• Alex Britti
• Anna
• Bresh
• Alban
• Caparezza
• Olly
• Arisa
• Nina Zilli
• Rocco Hunt
• Thomas Paradise
• Tropic
• Brunori Sas

Many of these names are familiar to Sanremo audiences:




Sanremo Festival 2025: Format and Schedule

The festival will span five nights, organized as follows:

Night 1 (Tuesday, 11/02/2025): All 24 artists will perform their competing songs. A jury composed of professional journalists from television and internet media will vote on all songs. RAI (the Italian national broadcaster) will then announce the top five songs that received the most votes, in random order.

Night 2 (Wednesday, 12/02/2025): 12 artists will perform their competing songs again. This time, the voting will be split between the public (50%) and a jury of radio broadcasters (50%). The top five will be announced in random order.

Night 3 (Thursday, 13/02/2025): The remaining 12 artists will perform their competing songs. As in the second night, the songs will be voted on by the public (50%) and a jury of radio broadcasters (50%). The top five will be announced in random order.

Night 4 (Friday, 14/02/2025): The competing artists will perform cover versions of existing songs in Italian, English, or any other language. The artists will have the opportunity to perform with a guest artist. The songs will be voted on by the public (34%), a professional jury of journalists (33%), and a professional jury of radio broadcasters (33%). The results from this night will not be added to the overall score.

Night 5 (Saturday, 15/02/2025): All 24 artists will perform their competing songs again, with only the public voting. The combination of public votes from this evening and the scores from previous nights will determine which five artists advance to the superfinal. These top five songs will be performed again and will be chosen by the public (34%), the professional jury of journalists (33%), and the professional jury of radio broadcasters (33%). After this, the song with the most votes will be declared the festival winner.

Additionally, on the second and third evenings, four young artists will present their songs in the “Nuove Proposte” (Newcomers) category as part of the festival. One artist from each evening will advance to the final, while on the fourth night, a jury composed of the public (34%), journalists (33%), and radio broadcasters (33%) will determine the winner in the Newcomers category.




Italy in Eurovision 2024

“La noia” is the song performed by singer Angelina Mango in the grand final of Eurovision 2024. The song was selected at the Italian Sanremo Festival 2024. In the Eurovision final, the song placed 7th with 268 points. Italy has successfully ranked in the top 10 for eight consecutive years.

Source: Cinguetterai , Angollo Delle notizie.

Eurovision 2025: This will be Italy’s 50th participation in Eurovision. Italy joined the contest in 1956, was one of the seven founding countries, and has won three times over the years. Italy’s most recent victory was at Eurovision 2021 with the song “Zitti e buoni” performed by the band Måneskin.