🇮🇹 Sanremo 2023: Night 2 Recap

After an eventful first night on the Teatro Ariston stage, Sanremo returned to our screens once again this evening! Following the second night of the competition, we have now heard all 28 entries for the first time, and the first full set of results are in!

Sanremo 2023: Night 2 (Wednesday 8th February)

Running Order	Artist	Song Title	Translation	Songwriter(s)	Result (Night 2 only)
1.	Will	“Stupido”	“Stupid”	Andrea Pugliese, Simone Cremonini, William “Will” Busetti	12th
2.	Modà	“Lasciami”	“Leave Me”	Enrico “Kikko” Palmosi, Francesco “Kekko” Silvestre	10th
3.	Sethu	“Cause perse”	“Lost Causes”	Giorgio “Jiz” De Lauri, Marco “Sethu” De Lauri	14th
4.	Articolo 31	“Un bel viaggio”	“A Nice Trip”	Alessandro “J-Ax” Aleotti, Antonio Colangelo, Daniele Silvestri, Federica Abbate, Luca Paolo “Grido” Aleotti, Wladimiro “Wlady” Perrini	9th
5.	Lazza	“Cenere”	“Ash”	Dario “Dardust” Faini, Davide Petrella, Jacopo “Lazza” Lazzarini	4th
6.	Giorgia	“Parole dette male”	“Bad Words”	Alberto Bianco, Francesco Roccati, Massimiliano “Big Fish” Dagani, Mario Marco Gianclaudio Fracchiolla	5th
7.	Colapesce Dimartino	“Splash”	“Splash”	Antonio “Dimartino” Di Martino, Lorenzo “Colapesce” Urciullo	1st
8.	Shari	“Egoista”	“Selfish”	Luciano Fenudi, Maurizio “Salmo” Pisciottu, Riccardo Puddu, Shari Noioso	13th
9.	Madame	“Il bene nel male”	“The Good In The Bad”	Francesca “Madame” Calearo, Iacopo “Brail” Sinigaglia, Nicolas “Bias” Biasin	2nd
10.	Levante	“Vivo”	“I Live”	Claudia “Levante” Lagona	8th
11.	Tananai	“Tango”	“Tango”	Alberto “Tananai” Cotta Ramusino, Alessandro Raina, Davide Simonetta, Paolo Antonacci	3rd
12.	Rosa Chemical	“Made In Italy”	“Made In Italy”	Davide Simonetta, Manuel Franco “Rosa Chemical” Rocati, Oscar Inglese, Paolo Antonacci	6th
13.	LDA	“Se poi domani”	“If Then Tomorrow”	Alessandro Caiazza, Luca “LDA” D’Alessio	11th
14.	Paola & Chiara	“Furore”	“Fury”	Alessandro La Cava, Chiara Iezzi, Paola Iezzi, Eugenio Maimone, Federico “Merk” Mercuri, Giordano “Kremont” Cremona, Jacopo Ettore, Leonardo Grillotti	7th

The combined results: nights 1 and 2

Following tonight’s performances, we now have the first combined set of placements for all 28 songs. These points have been given by the press jury, which accounts for 33% of the final result. The press jury has ranked the entries overall as follows:

Artist	Song Title	Translation	Songwriter(s)	Result
Anna Oxa	“Sali (Canto dell’anima)”	“Ascend (Song of the Soul)”	Anna Hoxha, Fiorenzo “Fio” Zanotti, Francesco Bianconi, Giuseppe “Kaballà” Rinaldi	26th
Ariete	“Mare di guai”	“Sea of Troubles”	Arianna “Ariete” Del Giaccio, Dario “Dardust” Faini, Edoardo “Calcutta” D’Erme, Vincenzo Centrella	20th
Articolo 31	“Un bel viaggio”	“A Nice Trip”	Alessandro “J-Ax” Aleotti, Antonio Colangelo, Daniele Silvestri, Federica Abbate, Luca Paolo “Grido” Aleotti, Wladimiro “Wlady” Perrini	18th
Colapesce Dimartino	“Splash”	“Splash”	Antonio “Dimartino” Di Martino, Lorenzo “Colapesce” Urciullo	2nd
Colla Zio	“Non mi va”	“I Don’t Feel Like”	Andrea “Armo” Arminio, Andrea “Mala” Malatesta, Francesco “Glampo” Lamperti, Giorgio Pesenti, Tommaso “Berna” Bernasconi, Tommaso “Petta” Manzoni	13th
Coma_Cose	“L’addio”	“The Farewell”	Carlo Frigerio, Fabio Dalè, Fausto Zanardelli, Francesca “California” Mesiano	6th
Elodie	“Due”	“Two”	Elodie Di Patrizi, Federica Abbate, Francesco “Katoo” Catitti, Jacope Ettorre	5th
Gianluca Grignani	“Quando ti manca il fiato”	“When You’re Out Of Breath”	Enrico Melozzi, Gianluca Grignani	19th
gIANMARIA	“Mostro”	“Monster”	Antonio Filippelli, Gianmarco Manilardi, Gianmaria Volpato, Vincenzo Centrella, Vito Petrozzino	22nd
Giorgia	“Parole dette male”	“Bad Words”	Alberto Bianco, Francesco Roccati, Massimiliano “Big Fish” Dagani, Mario Marco Gianclaudio Fracchiolla	8th
I Cugini di Campagna	“Lettera 22”	“Letter 22”	Fabio Gargiulo, Dario Mangiaracina, Veronica Lucchesi	15th
Lazza	“Cenere”	“Ash”	Dario “Dardust” Faini, Davide Petrella, Jacopo “Lazza” Lazzarini	7th
LDA	“Se poi domani”	“If Then Tomorrow”	Alessandro Caiazza, Luca “LDA” D’Alessio	24th
Leo Gassmann	“Terzo cuore”	“Third Heart”	Giorgio Pesenti, Leonardo “Leo” Gassman, Marco Paganelli, Riccardo Zanotti	11th
Levante	“Vivo”	“I Live”	Claudia “Levante” Lagona	16th
Madame	“Il bene nel male”	“The Good in the Bad”	Francesca “Madame” Calearo, Iacopo “Brail” Sinigaglia, Nicolas “Bias” Biasin	3rd
Mara Sattei	“Duemilaminuti”	“Two Thousand Minutes”	Damiano David, Davide “Thasup” Mattei, Enrico Brun	12th
Marco Mengoni	“Due vite”	“Two Lives”	Davide Petrella, Davide Simonetta, Marco Mengoni	1st
Modà	“Lasciami”	“Leave Me”	Enrico “Kikko” Palmosi, Francesco “Kekko” Silvestre	21st
Mr. Rain	“Supereroi”	“Superheroes”	Federica Abbate, Lorenzo Vizzini Bisaccia, Mattia “Mr. Rain” Balardi	17th
Olly	“Polvere”	“Dust”	Emanuele Lovito, Federico “Olly” Olivieri, Julien “JVLI” Boverod	23rd
Paola & Chiara	“Furore”	“Fury”	Alessandro La Cava, Chiara Iezzi, Paola Iezzi, Eugenio Maimone, Federico “Merk” Mercuri, Giordano “Kremont” Cremona, Jacopo Ettore, Leonardo Grillotti	14th
Rosa Chemical	“Made In Italy”	“Made In Italy”	Davide Simonetta, Manuel Franco “Rosa Chemical” Rocati, Oscar Inglese, Paolo Antonacci	9th
Sethu	“Cause perse”	“Lost Causes”	Giorgio “Jiz” De Lauri, Marco “Sethu” De Lauri	28th
Shari	“Egoista”	“Selfish”	Luciano Fenudi, Maurizio “Salmo” Pisciottu, Riccardo Puddu, Shari Noioso	27th
Tananai	“Tango”	“Tango”	Alberto “Tananai” Cotta Ramusino, Alessandro Raina, Davide Simonetta, Paolo Antonacci	4th
Ultimo	“Alba”	“Sunrise”	Niccolò “Ultimo” Moriconi	10th
Will	“Stupido”	“Stupid”	Andrea Pugliese, Simone Cremonini, William “Will” Busetti	25th

What else happened tonight?

The second night of Sanremo 2023 was presented by Amadeus and Gianni Morandi, with journalist and presenter Francesca Fagnani as the guest host. Francesca’s monologue talked about the importance of education, and the divide between communities across Italy in opportunities for children and young people. Pegah and Drusilla also appeared as guests, passionately talking about the Iranian protests on women’s’ rights.

Guest performances were given by Al Bano, Massimo Ranieri and the Black Eyed Peas. Fedez performed from the Sanremo cruise ship floating stage, and Francesco Renga & Nek took to the Colombo Square stage just outside of the Ariston. Actor Francesco Arca also appeared, promoting his new show “Resta con me” alongside ten year-old co-star Mario di Leva. Figure skater Francesca Lollobrigida took part in the show, which also included the introduction of two pairs of potential mascots for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan!

What do we know about Sanremo 2023?

Festival di Sanremo 2023 will take place between 7th – 11th February. 28 artists will take part in the contest – 22 established artists and 6 selected through Sanremo Giovani for newcomer artists. The shows will take place from the Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, across the five nights.

Here’s a little guide as to how each night of the contest will work!

Night	What Happens?	Voting	Hosts	Guests
Night 1 (7th February)	14 artists will perform their competing entry.	The press jury votes on night 1	Amadeus Gianni Morandi Chiara Ferragini	Elena Sofia Ricci Mahmood & Blanco Pooh Salmo* Tribute to Lucio Battisti
Night 2 (8th February)	The remaining 14 artists will perform their competing entry.	The press jury votes on night 2 (and we receive a ranking of all 28 songs over the two nights)	Amadeus Gianni Morandi Francesca Fagnani	Al Bano Black Eyed Peas Fedez* Francesca Lollobrigida Francesco Arca Massimo Ranieri
Night 3 (9th February)	All 28 artists will perform their competing entry.	The demoscopic jury and public vote on night 3	Amadeus Gianni Morandi Paola Egonu	Alessandro Siani Angelo Duro Måneskin Peppino di Capri Takagi & Ketra*
Night 4 (10th February)	All 28 artists will perform a cover of a song from the 70s, 80s, 90s or 00s with an invited guest.	The press jury (33%), demoscopic jury (33%) and public (34%) vote on night 4	Amadeus Gianni Morandi Chiara Francini	Cast of “Mare Fuori” Guè* Tribute to Lucio Dalla
Night 5 (11th February)	All 28 artists will perform their competing entry, and the winner will be decided!	The public vote on night 5, with the top 5 artists across all five nights making it to the podium, and a final vote across all three juries, weighted in the same way as night 4, determines the winner from these	Amadeus Gianni Morandi Chiara Ferragini	Depeche Mode Gino Paoli Luisa Ranieri Ornella Vanoni Salmo* A speech written by Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Guests marked with an * will perform on the floating stage – a cruise ship! Additionally, other notable Italian acts including Piero Pelù (night 1), Francesco Renga & Nek (night 2), Annalisa (night 3), La Rappresentante di Lista (night 4) and Achille Lauro (night 5), alongside Gemelli di Guidonia, will perform live in the Colombo Square, near the Ariston Theatre, with clips of their performances broadcast during the live Sanremo shows.

Italy’s Eurovision Journey

Italy has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since the very beginning and has always been considered a powerhouse in the contest. Italy has won the contest on three occasions: in 1964, 1990 and 2021. After 1997, Italy withdrew for a while, returning again in 2011 with Raphael Gualazzi, who sang ‘Madness Of Love.’ Raphael placed second in the 2011 Eurovison Song Contest, 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 sixth.

What do you think of the songs from Sanremo this year? Who would you like to see represent Italy at Eurovision? As always, let us know your thoughts by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as we prepare for Eurovision 2023.

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