With only a week to go until Italy’s largest music competition, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni magazine has, as per tradition, released the lyrics for the 30 songs from the artists vying to win the 74th Festival della Canzone Italiana on 10th February. Over the course of the day, the English-language Festival di Sanremo Twitter account has also been busy translating them.

As a reminder, the 30 acts at this year’s Sanremo festival, and their songs, are:

• Alessandra Amoroso – Fino a qui
• Alfa – Vai
• Angelina Mango – La noia
• Annalisa – Sinceramente
• BigMama – La rabbia non ti basta
• bnkr44 – Governo punk
• Clara – Diamanti grezzi
• Dargen D’Amico – Onda alta
• Diodato – Ti muovi
• Emma Marrone – Apnea
• Fiorella Mannoia – Mariposa
• Francesco Renga and Nek – Pazzo di te
• Fred De Palma – Il cielo non ci vuole
• Gazzelle – Tutto qui
• Geolier – I’ p’ me, tu p’ te
• Ghali – Casa mia
• Il Tre – Fragili
• Il Volo – Capolavoro
• Irama – Tu no
• La Sad – Autodistruttivo
• Loredana Bertè – Pazza
• Mahmood – Tuta gold
• Maninni – Spettacolare
• Mr. Rain – Due altalene
• Negramaro – Ricominciamo tutto
• Ricchi e Poveri – Ma non tutta la vita
• Rose Villain – Click Boom!
• Sangiovanni – Finiscimi
• Santi Francesi – L’amore in bocca
• The Kolors – Un ragazzo, una ragazza

This has been combined with a gradual reveal from artists as to who they’ll be performing with on the fourth night, dedicated to covers of Italian and international songs. The artists, their partners and the songs they will perform will go as follows:

• Alessandra Amoroso  – Boomdabash, Alessandra Amoroso medley
• Alfa Roberto – Vecchioni, Sogna ragazzo sogna
• Angelina Mango – Rome String Quartet, La rondine
• Annalisa – La Rappresentante di Lista & the Artemìa Choir,  Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
• BigMama – Gaia, La Niña & Sissi, Lady Marmalade
• bnkr44 – Pino D’Angiò, Ma quale idea
• Clara – Ivana Spagna & the Children’s Choir of the Turin Royal Theatre, Il cerchio della vita
• Dargen D’Amico – BabelNova Orchestra, Modigliani (based on The Legend of 1900)
• Diodato – Jack Savoretti, Amore che vieni, amore che vai
• Emma Marrone – Bresh, Tiziano Ferro medley
• Fiorella Mannoia – Francesco Gabbani, Che sia benedetta / Occidentali’s Karma
• Francesco Renga & Nek – no duet partner, Francesco Renga & Nek medley
• Fred De Palma – Eiffel 65, Eiffel 65 medley
• Gazzelle – Fulminacci, Notte prima degli esami
• Geolier – Guè, Luchè & Gigi D’Alessio, “Strade” medley
• Ghali – Ratchopper, “Italiano vero” medley
• Il Tre – Fabrizio Moro, Fabrizio Moro medley
• Il Volo – Stef Burns, Who Wants to Live Forever
• Irama – Riccardo Cocciante, Quando finisce un amore
• La Sad – Donatella Rettore, Lamette
• Loredana Bertè – Venerus, Ragazzo mio
• Mahmood – Tenores di Bitti, Come è profondo il mare
• Maninni – Ermal Meta, Non mi avete fatto niente
• Mr. Rain – Gemelli DiVersi, Mary
• Negramaro – Malika Ayane, La canzone del sole
• Ricchi e Poveri – Paola & Chiara, Sarà perché ti amo / Mamma Maria
• Rose Villain – Gianna Nannini, Rose Villain medley
• Sangiovanni – Aitana, Farfalle / Mariposas
• Santi Francesi – Skin, Hallelujah
• The Kolors – Umberto Tozzi, Umberto Tozzi medley

Eurofans will no doubt be spoilt by the number of returners, to Sanremo, Eurovision and other national finals, will be featured on the show throughout the week. Among the covers night performances are former Italian ESC entries Occidentali’s Karma, which will be performed by Fiorella Mannoia in a duet with Gabbani, who she came second to at the festival in 2017, and Non mi avete fatto niente, which Maninni will perform with Ermal Meta. Originally, this song won him Sanremo 2018 in duet with Fabrizio Moro, who will perform a medley of his own songs alongside Il Tre at the Ariston in 2024.

Among the competitors in the main competition are four former Italian Eurovision representatives: Emma Marrone (La mia città, 2014), Il Volo (Grande amore, 2015), Mahmood (Soldi, 2019, and Brividi, 2022, with Blanco) and Diodato (Fai rumore, 2020). However, following the release of the press reviews on 15th January, the momentum has been firmly behind Annalisa, whose sixth participation at Sanremo follows a hugely successful year for her on the Italian music scene, with the release of her No.1 album E poi siamo finiti nel vortice and No.1 summer hit Mon amour. She starts as the favourite with her song Sinceramente (Sincerely), along with veteran songstress Loredana Bertè, who topped the rankings at the press reviews with Pazza (Crazy).

This year, all acts will perform their songs on Night 1, next Tuesday on Rai 1, starting at 8:40pm CET. The next two nights will feature half of the competing acts, with Night 4 designated for everyone performing covers. On Night 5, a combination of all the votes from the week gone by will determine which 5 acts will go through to the Superfinal, with the winner getting first refusal to compete for Italy in Malmö at Eurovision 2024. This offer has been accepted by all but one winner since this format was introduced in 2013, and it’s highly likely this year’s winner will also oblige.

Italy’s recent run at Eurovision has been spectacular. Since returning in 2011, they’ve finished in the Top 10 on all but two occasions, the Top 3 on four occasions, and won once, in 2021, with Måneskin and Zitti e buoni. 2023 saw Marco Mengoni take to the stage for his home country for the second time in Liverpool, with Due vite. He came fourth with 350 points.

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