Tonight the 2024 edition of Sanremo kicked off. As a break from tradition tonight all 30 acts performed their songs on the Sanremo stage. This breaks from the songs being performed for the first time across the first two nights.
The running order for Sanremo 2024 Night One was as follows….
Clara opened tonight’s show, while Il Tre closed tonight’s proceedings. The rest of the running order was as follows:
| Running Order | Artist | Song-Title |
| 1 | Clara | “Diamanti grezzi” |
| 2 | Sangiovanni | “Finiscimi” |
| 3 | Fiorella Mannoia | “Mariposa” |
| 4 | La Sad | “Autodistruttivo” |
| 5 | Irama | “Tu no” |
| 6 | Ghali | “Casa Mia” |
| 7 | Negramaro | “Ricominciamo tutto” |
| 8 | Annalisa | “Sinceramente” |
| 9 | Mahmood | “Tuta gold” |
| 10 | Diodato | “Ti muovi” |
| 11 | Loredana Bertè | ”Pazza” |
| 12 | Geolier | “I’ p’ me, tu p’ te” |
| 13 | Alessandra Amoroso | “Fino a qui” |
| 14 | The Kolors | “Un ragazzo, una ragazza” |
| 15 | Angelina Mango | “La noia” |
| 16 | Il Volo | “Capolavoro” |
| 17 | BigMama | “La rabbia non ti basta” |
| 18 | Ricchi e Poveri | “Ma non tutta la vita” |
| 19 | Emma | ”Apena” |
| 20 | Renga & Nek | “Pazzo di te” |
| 21 | Mr. Rain | “Due altalene” |
| 22 | Bnkr44 | “Governo Punk” |
| 23 | Gazzelle | “Tutto qui” |
| 24 | Dargen D’Amico | “Onda alta” |
| 25 | Rose Villain | “Click Boom!” |
| 26 | Santi Francesi | “L’amore in bocca” |
| 27 | Fred De Palma | “Il cielo non ci vuole” |
| 28 | Maninni | “Spettacolare” |
| 29 | Alfa | “Vai!” |
| 30 | Il Tre | “Fragili” |
Interval acts in tonight’s show included 2023 Sanremo runner-up Lazza, hip-hop rapper Tedula also performed during tonight’s show. The guest presenter tonight was 2023 Sanremo winner Marco Mengoni, who joined main host and Sanremo director Amadeus for tonight’s show.
Special guests tonight included footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović. There was also a special tribute to Sanremo and Eurovision 1990 winner Toto Cutugno. Marco Mengoni also performed his 2023 Sanremo winner “Due Vite”.
Sanremo 2024 Night One results
Another break from tradition tonight was that only the top 5 from tonight’s show were revealed to the audience rather than the full 30 songs ranked. Tonight the press voted for their favourites, this consists of journalists from the web, tv and magazines. The top 5 tonight were as follows
| Position | Artist | Song-Title |
| 5 | Mahmood | “Tuta gold |
| 4 | Diodato | “Ti muovi |
| 3 | Annalisa | “Sinceramente” |
| 2 | Angelina Mango | “La noia” |
| 1 | Lorenda Berté | “Pazza” |
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. The country has won the contest on three occasions in 1964, 1990 and 2021. Italy withdrew 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 2023 was “Due Vite” by Marco Mengoni. At the close of voting, Italy scored a total of 350 points in the Eurovision 2023 Grand Final, placing 4th. Of these, 176 points came from the juries, whilst the remaining 174 points came from the televote.
What do you make of the Sanremo 2024 entries? Which song would you like to see in Malmö? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky as we start looking ahead to Eurovision 2024!
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