Italian broadcaster RAI has confirmed the lineup of competing artists who will take to the stage during the second and third evenings of the Festival di Sanremo 2026.
Night Two (February 25)
| Bambole di pezza | “Resta Con Me” |
| Chiello | “Ti Penso Sempre” |
| Dargen D’Amico | “AI AI” |
| Ditonellapiaga | “Che Fastidio!” |
| Elettra Lamborghini | “Voilà” |
| Enrico Nigiotti | “Ogni Volta Che Non So Volare” |
| Ermal Meta | “Stella Stellina” |
| Fedez & Masini | “Male Necessario” |
| Fulminacci | “Stupida Sfortuna” |
| J-Ax | “Italia Starter Pack” |
| LDA & Aka 7even | “Poesie Clandestine” |
| Levante | “Sei Tu” |
| Nayt | “Prima Che” |
| Patty Pravo | “Opera” |
| Tommaso Paradiso | “I Romantici” |
Night Three (February 26)
| Arisa | “Magica Favola” |
| Eddie Brock | “Avvoltoi” |
| Francesco Renga | “Il Meglio di Me” |
| Leo Gassmann | “Naturale” |
| Luchè | “Labirinto” |
| Malika Ayane | “Animali Notturni” |
| Mara Sattei | “Le Cose Che Non Sai di Me” |
| Maria Antonietta & Colombre | “La Felicità e Basta” |
| Michele Bravi | “Prima o Poi” |
| Raf | “Ora e per Sempre” |
| Sal Da Vinci | “Per Sempre Sì” |
| Samurai Jay | “Ossessione” |
| Sayf | “Tu Mi Piaci Tanto” |
| Serena Brancale | “Qui Con Me” |
| Tredici Pietro | “Uomo Che Cade” |
During these shows, half of the competing acts will perform on Night Two, with the remaining artists appearing on Night Three.
How Sanremo 2026 will work
Sanremo 2026 keeps its classic five-night format:
- Night 2 (Wednesday):
Half of the lineup returns to the stage. The remaining 15 perform the next night. Nuove Proposte battles begin.
- Night 3 (Thursday):
The other 15 artists perform while the Nuove Proposte final happens.
- Night 4 – Cover Night (Friday):
Each artist performs an Italian or international cover released before 31 December 2025, joined by a guest performer. The Cover Night does not influence the final ranking.
- Night 5 – Final (Saturday):
All 30 big artists perform again, the ranking narrows to a Superfinal, and the overall winner of Sanremo 2026 is crowned!
As confirmed in the Festival rulebook, the studio versions of all songs will be released on 25 February at 00:00 CET, right after every artist has performed their entry during the first night.
About San Remo
Italy’s renowned Festival di Sanremo is, in many ways, the original Eurovision–the contest we know and love was modelled 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 revitalise 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 2025 was “Volevo essere un duro” by Lucio Corsi. At the close of voting, Italy scored a total of 256 points in the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final, placing 5th. Of these, 159 points came from the juries, whilst the remaining 97 points came from the televote.
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Source: Rai
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