Italy’s traditional Sanremo music festival is set to start tomorrow, where the first 13 acts from the “Big” category are going to present their participating songs, as well as four newcomers. The remaining 13 acts from the “Big” category as well as the remaining four newcomers  will then be presented on the second evening of Sanremo, on the 3rd of March.

We can now confirm the full split of acts per shows as follows (the lists are not in the actual running order of the shows):

First evening – 2nd of March

• Aiello – Ora
• Annalisa – Dieci
• Arisa – Potevi fare di più
• Colapesce & Dimartino – Musica leggerissima
• Coma_Cose – Fiamme negli occhi
• Fasma – Parlami
• Francesca Michielin & Fedez – Chiamami per nome
• Francesco Renga – Quando trovo te
• Ghemon – Momento perfetto
• Irama – La genesi del tuo colore
• Madame – Voce
• Måneskin – Zitti e buoni
• Max Gazzè – Il farmacista

The four newcomers presenting their entries will be:

• Avincola – Goal!
• Elena Faggi – Che ne so
• Folcast – Scopriti
• Gaudiano – Polvere da sparo

Second evening – 3rd of March

• Bugo – E invece sì
• Ermal Meta – Un milione di cose da dirti
• Extraliscio & Davide Toffolo – Bianca luce nera
• Fulminacci – Santa Marinella
• Gaia – Cuore amaro
• Gio Evan – Arnica
• La Rappresentatnte di Lista – Amare
• Lo Stato Sociale – Combat Pop
• Malika Ayane – Ti piaci così
• Noemi – Glicine
• Orietta Berti – Quando ti sei innamorato
• Random – Torno a te
• Willie Peyote – Mai dire mai (La locura)

The four newcomers presenting their songs will be:

• Davide Shorty – Regina
• Dellai – Io sono Luca
• Greta Zuccoli – Ogni cosa sa di te
• Wrongtoyou – Lezioni di volo

Special guests

The special guests during the first night include last year’s winner Diodato, as well as Loredana Bertè, Matilda De Angelis, Alessia Bonari, Banda della Polizia di Stato with Stefano di Battista and Olga, whilst in the second evening the special guests include Laura Pausini, Negramaro, Gigliola Cinquetti, Fausto Leali, as well as Marcella Bella.

Sanremo music festival starts tomorrow at 20:40 CET, and ESCBubble will of course cover the entire event live. The winner of Sanremo will also win the right to represent Italy in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Rotterdam this May.