Mahmood and Blanco, with “Broglie”, win the 72nd edition of the Sanremo Festival. Second Elisa with “Or maybe it's you”, third Gianni Morandi with “Open all doors”.
For the 29-year-old of Sardinian origins (mother from Orosei and father from Egypt) it is the second victory after “Soldi” in 2019. The duet with Blanco, from Brescia, 19 years old in a few days, was the super favorite of the eve. And it did not disappoint: “Broglie” is in the top ten of Spotify's world rankings and will now represent Italy at the next Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. “We are twice as happy, precisely because it will be held in Turin”, say the winners at the press conference after the triumph.
Some of the most beautiful lines of the song, such as those “diamond bikes” that brought the stage to the final, “I wrote them in Sardinia”, reveals Mahmood, aka Alessandro Mahmoud. Mom was one of the first to listen to the song, which she started working on in July, and to grasp the beauty of the text. “He told me that he could reach many people and to think of Sanremo,” he adds, hinting at his Sardinian accent.
"Power of parents, they are never wrong", jokes the younger of the two, who immediately after the announcement of the victory, dedicated to his girlfriend Giulia, went down to the audience to run to hug his mom and dad. "As a child I made them damn, but today it is a satisfaction to see them cry for happiness".
Their collaboration started a bit by chance, when Blanco went to the recording studio where Mahmood was working, to meet him. "And from there, with the piano in front of us, 'Shivers' was born", says Blanco. "Now we don't have a tour or a record together in mind. Chills remains unique for now", explain the two who already have live dates set for individual tours and hope to do full capacity as it was at Ariston. "We hope so for us, but also for music in general. On a social level it would mean a lot, even if with the green pass, with masks: the important thing is to open".
THE OTHER AWARDS - The “Mia Martini” critics prize went to Massimo Ranieri, and Gianni Morandi from the “Lucio Dalla” press room. For the best text Fabrizio Moro won the “Sergio Bardotti” award. Elisa also received the “Giancarlo Bigazzi” award for the best musical composition.
(Unioneonline / D)
