Everything is ready for the first evening of the 74th edition of the Sanremo Festival. Co-host Marco Mengoni, very emotional at the press conference: «I'm sweating, pressure, emotional and anxious, but I know how to pretend well and tonight you will have proof of that».

«I have studied these 74 years of Sanremo a lot – he said again -. I watched some Sanremos where I was a bit young, I had seen them live but I didn't understand the importance of characters and human beings from the past. I watched with great joy a Sanremo where Anna Marchesini was co-host, for me the absolute genius. She did a lot. With her I laugh until I cry, she inspired me a lot, even in the voices with which I will leave the stage very often tonight."

The singer originally from Ronciglione then spoke about a theme very dear to him, that of fragility : «Fragility is part of the human being and we must not reject it. I spend an hour a week with a therapist. Obviously you do the work, not the therapist, when your brain goes to rest and puts all your thoughts in line. But nothing should be rejected."

THE TRACTORS – As for the question of the tractor protest , after the invitation from Amadeus and the denial from Rai on ongoing negotiations Amadeus is not holding back: «Yesterday I opened the doors, I said it and I'm not going back. Now, depending on whether Rai is contacted, if there is someone who would like to be there I will welcome them. For my part there is no change of mind compared to yesterday."

THE PROGRAM – The jury from the press room, TV and web will vote this evening. At the end of the voting , a provisional ranking will be drawn up and the top five positions will be announced.

Special guest was the skier Federica Brignone , who at the height of the competitive season said yes to Amadeus' invitation also to promote her sport in the run-up to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics.

Then there will be Tedua , connected from the stage set up on the Costa Smeralda, and Lazza , who will perform on the Suzuki Stage in Piazza Colombo. There will be a connection with Fiorello, Fabrizio Biggio and Alessia Marcuzzi from the glass box of Viva Rai2!, located in front of the Ariston theatre.

THE LIST - Here is the exact order of performance of the thirty singers competing. Clara, Sangiovanni, Fiorella Mannoia, La Sad, Irama, Ghali, Negramaro, Annalisa, Mahmood, Diodato, Loredana Bertè, Geolier, Alessandra Amoroso, The Kolors, Angelina Mango, Il Volo, Big Mama, Ricchi e Poveri, Emma, Nek e Renga, Mr Rain, BNKR44, Gazzelle, Dargen D'Amico, Rose Villain, Santi Francesi, Fred De Palma, Maninni, Alfa, Il Tre.

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