The long wait to find out who will participate at Sanremo 2025 is over, as Italy’s Rai has revealed the acts that could potentially represent Italy at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel.
Sanremo 2025 artists
The announcement came on Tg1; the premier new show for Rai. The Italian broadcaster has announced that 30 acts will participate at Sanremo 2025. The show’s director Carlo Conti had previously stated that he toyed heavily over the number of acts participating, even mulling over as many as 40 entries.
| Sanremo 2025 Big Artists |
| Achille Lauro |
| Gaia |
| Coma_Cose |
| Francesco Gabbani |
| Willie Peyote |
| Noemi |
| Rkomi |
| Moda |
| Rose Villain |
| Brunori Sas |
| Irama |
| Clara |
| Massimo Ranieri |
| Emis Killa |
| Sarah Toscano |
| Fedez |
| Simone Cristicchi |
| Joan Thiele |
| The Kolors |
| Bresh |
| Marcella Bella |
| Tony Effe |
| Elodie |
| Olly |
| Francesca Michielin |
| Lucio Corsi |
| Shablo ft. Guè, Joshua, Tormento |
| Serena Brancale |
| Rocco Hunt |
| Giorgia |
What’s still to come?
Sanremo’s sister contest Sanremo Giovani is still ongoing, with the two winners of the show set to perform during next year’s Sanremo. The show is set to take place between the 11th and 15th of February, with director Carlo Conti hosting. He will be joined by former Eurovision host, and host of this year’s Sanremo Giovani, Allessanro Cattelan for the final night.
What is Sanremo?
Italy’s renowned Festival di Sanremo is, in many ways, the original Eurovision–the contest we know and love was modeled after it, after all! First broadcast in 1951, it is the longest-running annual TV music competition in the world. Sanremo was developed as a way to revitalize the city of Sanremo’s economy and reputation after the Second World War, and has since split into two smaller contests: the “Big Artists” section, whose winner gets first refusal to represent Italy in Eurovision, and the “Newcomers” section, first included in 1984. Scores are determined through public voting and two groups of juries, and the festival takes place across five nights.
Italy’s Eurovision Journey
Italy has 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 Eurovision Song Contest after scoring 189 points.
Italy’s most recent entry in 2024 was “La Noia” by Angelina Mango. At the close of voting, Italy scored a total of 268 points in the Eurovision 2024 Grand Final, placing 7th. Of these, 164 points came from the juries, whilst the remaining 104 points came from the televote.
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Source: Rai
Rory Gannon 
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