At the annual Milan Music Week, the host of Sanremo 2023 (as well as the host of previous three editions of Sanremo) Amadeus has announced that he will reveal the artists on December 4th.
Artists to be revealed during TG1
For a few months now, we have been getting rumours of artists competing in next year’s Sanremo (some notable names are previous ESC representant Marco Mengoni, 2020 Sanremo winner Diodato or Elodie, who is currently one of the most popular artists in Italy) we are finally getting the confirmed list of artists. It will be announced on 4th of December at 13:30 during the news show TG1. Just a reminder, the festival this year starts on the 7th of February and ends on the 11th. The winner of the festival is offered a chance to represent Italy in Liverpool.
Italy’s Eurovision Journey
Italy have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since the very beginning and have always been considered a powerhouse in the contest. Italy have won the contest on three occasions in 1964, 1990 and 2021. Italy did withdraw for a while after 1997, returning again in 2011 with Raphael Gualazzi who sang ‘Madness Of Love’ Raphael placed second in the 2011 Eurovison Song Contest after scoring 189 points. Italy’s most recent entry in 2022 was “Brividi” by Mahmood and Blanco, performed on home soil after rock band Måneskin won the previous contest in 2021. At the close of voting, Italy scoring 268 points in the Eurovision 2022 Grand Final, placing 6th.
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News Source: Cinguetterai
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