Tonight the 2025 edition of Sanremo kicked off, the first edition where Carlo Conti takes over as Artistic Director and Host from Amadeus. All of the 29 acts participating in this year’s festival have performed their entry for the first time.
The running order for Sanremo 2025 Night One was as follows….
Gaia opened tonight’s show, whilst The Kolors closed tonight’s proceedings. The rest of the running order was as follows:
| Order | Artist | Entry |
| 1 | Gaia | “Chiamo Io Chiami Tu” |
| 2 | Francesco Gabbani | “Viva La Vita” |
| 3 | Rkomi | “Il Ritmo Delle Cose” |
| 4 | Noemi | “Se T’innamori Muori” |
| 5 | Irama | “Lentamente” |
| 6 | Coma_Cose | “Cuoricini” |
| 7 | Simone Cristicchi | “Quando Sarai Piccola” |
| 8 | Marcella Bella | “Pelle Diamante” |
| 9 | Achille Lauro | “Incoscienti Giovani” |
| 10 | Giorgia | “La Cura Per Me” |
| 11 | Willie Peyote | “Grazie Ma No Grazie” |
| 12 | Rose Villain | “Fuorilegge” |
| 13 | Olly | “Balorda Nostalgia” |
| 14 | Elodie | “Dimenticarsi Alle 7” |
| 15 | Shablo feat. Guè, Joshua and Tormento | “La Mia Parola” |
| 16 | Massimo Ranieri | “Tra Le Mani Un Cuore” |
| 17 | Tony Effe | “Damme ‘na Mano” |
| 18 | Serena Brancale | “Anema E Core” |
| 19 | Brunori Sas | “L’Albero Delle Noci” |
| 20 | Modà | “Non Ti Dimentico” |
| 21 | Clara | “Febbre” |
| 22 | Lucio Corsi | “Volevo Essere Un Duro” |
| 23 | Fedez | “Battito” |
| 24 | Bresh | “La Tana del granchio” |
| 25 | Sarah Toscano | “Amarcord” |
| 26 | Joan Thiele | “Eco” |
| 27 | Rocco Hunt | “Mille Vote Ancora” |
| 28 | Francesca Michielin | “Fango In Paradiso” |
| 29 | The Kolors | “Tu Con Chi Fai L’amore” |
In addition, the top 5 from tonight’s show were revealed to the audience The press voted for their favourites, with the vote consisting of journalists from the web, tv, and magazines. The top 5 tonight were as follows:
| Artist | Entry |
| Simone Cristicchi | “Quando Sarai Piccola” |
| Achille Lauro | “Incoscienti Giovani” |
| Giorgia | “La Cura Per Me” |
| Brunori Sas | “L’Albero Delle Noci” |
| Lucio Corsi | “Volevo Essere Un Duro” |
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.
What do you make of the Sanremo 2025 entries? Which song would you like to see in Basel? 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 2025!
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