The third night of Sanremo 2026 saw the remaining 15 Campioni take to the Teatro Ariston stage, while the winner of the Nuove Proposte category was officially crowned
Who performed tonight ?
As with last year, 15 artists performed their entries again last night and Nuove Proposte began. Tonight, the remaining 15 artists their entries once again, with the running order as follows:
| Order | Artist | Entry |
| 1 | Maria Antonietta & Colombre | La felicità e basta |
| 2 | Leo Gassmann | Naturale |
| 3 | Malika Ayane | Animali notturni |
| 4 | Sal da Vinci | Per sempre sì |
| 5 | Tredici Pietro | Uomo che cade |
| 6 | Raf | Ora e per sempre |
| 7 | Francesco Renga | Il meglio di me |
| 8 | Eddie Brock | Avvoltoi |
| 9 | Serena Brancale | Qui con me |
| 10 | Samurai Jay | Ossessione |
| 11 | Arisa | Magica favola |
| 12 | Michele Bravi | Prima o poi |
| 13 | Luchè | Labirinto |
| 14 | Mara Sattei | Le cose che non sai di me |
| 15 | Sayf | Tu mi piaci tanto |
At the end of the evening, the provisional results were revealed. The vote for the Big artists once again consisted of 50% televote and 50% radio jury. As per Festival rules, only the Top 5 were announced in random order.
The Top 5 of the third night were as follows (in random order):
| Artist | Entry |
| Serena Brancale | Qui con me |
| Arisa | Magica favola |
| Sayf | Tu mi piaci tanto |
| Sal Da Vinci | Per sempre sì |
| Luchè | Labirinto |
Nuove Proposte final
In addition to the Big Artists performing their entries, tonight’s show also featured the newcomer’s Final, with Nicolò Filippucci winning the title.
| Order | Artist | Song | Final position |
| 1 | Angelica Bove | Mattone | 2 |
| 2 | Nicolò Filippucci | Laguna | 1 |
Co-hosts and guests
Carlo Conti once again hosted the evening alongside Laura Pausini. They were joined by co-hosts Irina Shayk and Ubaldo Pantani.
The third serata featured Eros Ramazzotti and Alicia Keys, who performed together live for the first time.
Outside the Ariston, The Kolors performed from the Suzuki Stage in Piazza Colombo and Max Pezzali, once again, appeared from the Costa Toscana.
Italy’s Eurovision History
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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News source : RAI
Photo credits : RAI
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