Sanremo, Angelina Mango: «Dad would be proud of me». Geolier: «Streams don't count here, rightly so». Love the final goodbyes
Boom in ratings, the artistic director confirms that it is his last: «I feel that I have to think about other challenges»(Handle)
"It was the most extraordinary week of my life."
Angelina Mango, winner of Sanremo 2024 (first woman in ten years) does not hold back her emotion in the press conference: «I didn't expect any of this, I felt the affection of many people and the closeness of my family. I'm never alone, ever." Then he remembers his father Mango, who passed away ten years ago : «On Friday I paid him a respectful tribute. I am a polite person first and foremost, I think he would be proud of this first and foremost." And she says she is sincerely sorry for the tweet from Frankie hi-nrg, who wrote on got a paltry 16%, winning at the hands of a handful of members of a media caste, so maybe I would feel cheated." «I'm sorry because I respect him a lot», comments Angelina. And he confirms, as per direct application practice, that he will represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Geolier, who came second despite having won the televoting, has no regrets: "I'm happy like this." And on the record of streams that his song “I p' me, tu p' te” has achieved, he quickly dismisses the question: «Here streams don't count, and rightly so. It's a different race."
Annalisa third : «I congratulate these three guys, I'm happy that we all have songs that are rocking everywhere».
AMADEUS MOVED – Amadeus arrives at the press conference visibly moved. Faced with the openness of Rai CEO Roberto Sergio to a possible Sanremo six («We'll talk about it again in 15 days», he said) he takes a step back: «I thank CEO Sergio very much for making me work in total autonomy. Glimpses? I had already said in May that it would be my last Festival, no one believed me, but it's like this: I really feel that we absolutely have to stop and think about something else, about other challenges ."
THE CONTROVERSY – On the voting mechanism , Rai reiterates the weight of the three juries (televoting 34%, press room 33% and radio 33%) and , after the imbalance between Geolier and Mango, promises that it will "reflect" on the system.
RATINGS – The Sanremo final achieved record ratings. The evening of the Festival, broadcast from 9.27pm to 10.59pm on Rai 1, recorded a 74.1 share with 14 million 301 thousand viewers. The first part - from 9.27pm to 11.31pm - obtained a 70.8% share with 17 million 281 thousand spectators; the second from 11.34pm to 10.59pm 78.8% with 11 million 724 thousand spectators. The peak audience was recorded at 10.39pm with 18 million 259 thousand viewers (Fiorello/Roberto Bolle). The peak share with 85.3% (i.e. the reading of the final ranking).
THE NUMBERS – The amount raised by Rai Pubblicità during the Festival was 62 million and 182 thousand euros.
