Following the third evening of Italian entertainment on the Teatro Ariston stage, Sanremo returned to RAI 1 for the fourth night of the festival of music! Tonight was duets night. All 28 competing acts performed a cover of a song from the 70s, 80s, 90s or 00s alongside an invited guest, providing a showcase of music and musicians from Italy and beyond!
Votes for tonight’s performances came from the press jury, demoscopic jury and televote.
Sanremo 2023 Results: Night 4 (Friday 10th of February)
The songs that the 28 artists performed tonight, alongside their duet partners, are listed below. Following tonight’s performances, we now have the placements for all 28 songs based on the combined rankings of the votes of the public, demoscopic jury and press jury so far. At the end of the fourth night of Sanremo, the acts place as follows:
| Running Order | Artist & Duet Partner | Song (Translation) | Original Artist | Night Four Result (top 5 announced) | Current Placement (all nights combined) |
| 1 | Ariete & Sangiovanni | “Centro Di Gravità Permanente” (Permanent Center of Gravity) | Franco Battiato | 18th | |
| 2 | Will & Michele Zarrillo | “Cinque Giorni” (Five Days) | Will | 26th | |
| 3 | Elodie & BigMama | “American Woman” | Guess Who | 9th | |
| 4 | Olly & Lorella Cuccarini | “La Notte Vola” (The Night Flies) | Lorella Cuccarini | 24th | |
| 5 | Ultimo & Eros Ramazzotti | Medley | Eros Ramazzotti | 2nd | 2nd |
| 6 | Lazza & Emma Marrone | “La Fine” (The End) | Tiziano Ferro | 3rd | 3rd |
| 7 | Tananai & Don Joe, Biagio Antonacci | “Vorrei Cantare Come Biagio” (I Want To Sing With Biagio) | Simone Christicci | 6th | |
| 8 | Shari & Salmo | Medley | Zucchero | 27th | |
| 9 | Gianluca Grignani & Arisa | “Destinazione Paradiso” (Destination Paradise) | Gianluca Grigiani | 11th | |
| 10 | Leo Gassmann & Edoardo Bennato | Medley | Edoardo Bennato | 16th | |
| 11 | Articolo 31 & Fedez | Medley | Articolo 31 | 14th | |
| 12 | Giorgia & Elisa | “Luce”/”Di sole e d’azzurro” (Light/ | Elisa/Giorgia | 4th | 5th |
| 13 | Colapesce Dimartino & Carla Bruni | “Azzurro” (Blue) | Adriano Celentano | 10th | |
| 14 | I Cugini di Campagna & Paolo Vallesi | “Anima mia”/”La forza della vita” (My Soul/The Force Of Live) | I Cugini di Campagna/Paolo Vallesi | 22nd | |
| 15 | Marco Mengoni & Kingdom Choir | “Let It Be” | The Beatles | 1st | 1st |
| 16 | gIANMARIA & Manuel Agnelli | “Quello che non c’è” (What’s Not There) | Afterhours | 21st | |
| 17 | Mr. Rain & Fasma | “Qualcosa di grande” (Something Big) | Lunapop | 5th | 4th |
| 18 | Madame & Izi | “Via del Campo” | Fabrizio De André | 7th | |
| 19 | Coma_Cose & Baustelle | “Sarà perché ti amo” (It Will Be Because I Love You) | Ricchi e Poveri | 12th | |
| 20 | Rosa Chemical& Rose Villain | “America” | Gianna Nannini | 8th | |
| 21 | Modà & Le Vibrazioni | “Viene da me” (Come With Me) | Le Vibrazioni | 13th | |
| 22 | Levante & Renzo Rubio | “Vivere” (Live) | Vasco Rossi | 23rd | |
| 23 | Anna Oxa & Iliard Shava | “Un’emozione da poco” (A Little Bit of Emotion) | Anna Oxa | 25th | |
| 24 | Sethu & Bnkr44 | “Charlie fa surf” (Charlie Surfs) | Baustelle | 28th | |
| 25 | LDA & Alex Britti | “Oggi sono io” (Today I Am) | Alex Britti | 15th | |
| 26 | Mara Sattei & Noemi | “L’amour Toujours” (Love Always) | Gigi D’Agostino | 19th | |
| 27 | Paola & Chiara and Merk & Kremont | Medley | Paola & Chiara | 17th | |
| 28 | Colla Zio & Ditonellapiaga | “Salirò” (I Will Rise) | Daniele Silvestri | 20th |
What else happened tonight?
Night four of Sanremo 2023 was once again hosted by Amadeus and Gianni Morandi. Tonight’s co-host was Chiara Francini, who used her monologue to explore motherhood and parenting, and which featured a flamingo!
Interval acts tonight included Italian music legend Peppino di Capri, who celebrated 70 years of his career in the Italian music industry with a performance of his song “Champagne”. More recent Sanremo favourites La Rappresentante di Lista performed on the Colombo Square stage, with Takagi & Ketra performing on the Costa Smeralda, the cruise ship floating stage. The cast of Mare Fuori took to the Ariston stage to perform and promote the latest series of their show.
What do we know about Sanremo 2023?
Festival di Sanremo 2023 is taking place between 7th – 11th February. 28 artists are taking part in the contest – 22 established artists and six 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 |
| 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* Peppino di Capri Takagi & Ketra* 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.
Listen to all the Sanremo 2023 songs
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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