Angelina Mango wins the 74th Sanremo Festival
Second Geolier, third Annalisa. In the top five Ghali and Irama, Mahmood sixth. The Amadeus era comes to an end, the exit in a carriage
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Angelina Mango wins the 74th Sanremo Festival. Second Geolier, third Annalisa. In the top five Ghali and Irama, Mahmood sixth, Best text to Mannoia, Best arrangement to Mango. The Amadeus era thus ends, amid booming ratings and aftermath of controversy.
After Mameli's anthem, the long musical marathon begins with the vote-from-home traffic already going crazy before ten in the evening. But Amadeus guarantees: no text message will be lost . «When the last artist finishes singing, the first is already on tour», jokes Fiorello, the lifelong friend that Amadeus wanted next to him on stage. The showman returns fully "co-co" with an entrance in grand style : a reinterpretation of the Man in a Tailcoat between Domenico Modugno and Billie Jean by Michael Jackson, with a bright costume with LED inserts and the dancers of the Ukrainian Hi Dance Company -tech from Kiev: «To do this number I was in office all afternoon».
AWARDS AND BOOSTS - Loredana Berté wins the Critics Award named after Mia Martini, Angelina Mango also wins the Lucio Dalla Press Room Award. But there are still boos at the announcement of the ranking based on the average of the previous four evenings : already the news of Geolier first, ahead of Angelina Mango and Annalisa, plunges the theater back into protest. But Amadeus doesn't agree this time: «I understand and it's right, it's part of the history of Sanremo. But I ask you to respect all 30 singers competing."
MAHMOOD - Loudly invoked on social media, it is finally "Gold tracksuit" for Mahmood. Tracksuit so to speak: the 31-year-old from Orosei appears on stage with a black anorak with stud details and cargo trousers embroidered with golden sequins designed for him by Pierpaolo Piccioli, Valentino's creative director. Then he goes wild surrounded by the dance troupe and thanks «all the artists who have given us their vision of the world in a totally free way on this stage. Long live differences and freedom of thought always and in any case."
THE COMPETITION - For the last performance the evening is dedicated to : BigMama «to all the insecure people, to those who feel ashamed: always believe in yourself, believe in your dreams and if you want to dance, dance». Gazelles to «Giovanna, a person I miss very much». Dargen D'Amico sings Onda Alta and then kisses Mara Venier. The Negramaros shout: «Long live music, long live freedom, long live peace». Ghali, a "true Italian", greets Baggio, his neighborhood in Milan, and his alien whispers in his ear: "Stop the genocide". Angelina Mango slips going up the stairs: «Excuse me, I'm going slowly». Geolier , after the controversy, goes down to the audience that had booed him. Emma dedicates her Sanremo to her father Rosario, who passed away a year ago. Stash of The Kolors to his family: «Giulia I love you», he shouts to his partner and mother of little Grace and Imagine. Mr. Rain places the flowers on the swing: "For all the people who feel empty inside." The freestyle with Fiore starts with Fred De Palma .
BUBBLES AND FOIBAS - Super guest Roberto Bolle enchants with the notes of Ravel's Bolero, Tananai and Tedua on the external stages while Gigliola Cinquetti celebrates the 60th anniversary of Non ho l'età: «Sanremo is everyone's home» . There is also space for the memory of the tragedy of the foibe. The orchestra plays Io che amo solo te by Sergio Endrigo: «He was born in Pola - says Amadeus - and in 1947, due to the transfer of Istria to Dalmatia, he was a refugee with his mother. A drama experienced by many compatriots. Tito's militias carried out a mass massacre."
AMA GOODBYE - This time it gets serious, Ama will leave the baton and leave the scene in a carriage. «You achieved a 67% share: you are no longer a party, you are a coalition alone. This one wins the European Championships and takes the Eurofestival, be careful", Fiorello mocks him, who also brings up his son Josè: "You've been there for five years, next year it's your turn to go to school". "I'm extremely happy with this week, with these five years, with my fantastic group," Amadeus said at the press conference. The results are sensational, «but one of the greatest reasons for pride is having brought so many young people to see Sanremo: it was my goal since the first festival». The numbers speak for themselves: the share has jumped to 81% among young people aged 15 to 24. Impressive figures in the multiplatform world, difficult to replicate in the future.
