The final of the 76th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival is underway.
On stage will be co-host Giorgia Cardinaletti, a prominent figure on Tg1. The special guest is Andrea Bocelli, whose presence at the festival, seven years after his last appearance, ideally concludes the tribute to Baudo: it was Supergoofy, along with Caterina Caselli, who first believed in the young Tuscan talent, giving him the spotlight at the Festival and launching an extraordinary career.
It's impossible not to think of "Con te partirò," which premiered at Sanremo in 1995 and has become one of the most beloved and recognizable Italian songs in the world. Bocelli, who also represented Italy at the last Milan Cortina 2026 Games, will also be celebrating 30 years of Romanza in 2026, the best-selling album of all time, with over 20 million copies sold.
The 30 competing singers return to the stage: they will be judged by the public through televoting (34%), the Press Room, TV, and Web Jury (33%), and the Radio Jury (33%). The top five songs in the rankings are announced in no particular order, and the results are aggregated with those from the First Night's voting and the combined results from the Second and Third Nights, thus determining an overall ranking.
The top five songs are re-performed and submitted to the three juries for further judging. The results are combined with the overall results from the previous rounds, thus determining the final ranking and the winner of the 2026 Festival. The other four top five positions are also announced.
Yes, but who will win? According to the major betting agencies , the contenders for the win are Fedez & Masini, Sal Da Vinci, and Serena Brancale. The evening is open.
On the stage in Piazza Colombo, Pooh celebrate 60 years of music, emotion, and success.
And then? Carlo Conti passes the baton to Stefano De Martino, who will host in 2027 and also serve as artistic director.
The ladder
8:45 PM - Francesco Renga - The Best of Me
8.50pm - Chiello - I always think of you
8.58pm - Raf - Now and Forever
September 21 - Rag Dolls - Stay with Me
9.16pm - Leo Gassmann - Natural
21.22 - Malika Ayane - Nocturnal Animals
9.28pm - Tommaso Paradiso - The Romantics
9.34pm - J-Ax - Italy starter pack
9.44pm - LDA & Aka 7even - Clandestine poems
9.53pm - Serena Brancale - Here with me
22.03 - Patty Pravo - Opera
22.09 - Sal Da Vinci - Forever Yes
10.39pm - Elettra Lamborghini - Voilà
10.59pm - Ermal Meta - Stella, Stella, Stella
23.05 - Fingernail - What a nuisance!
23.13 - Nayt - Before that
23.22 - Arisa - Magical Fairytale
23.28 - Sayf - I like you so much
11.47pm - Levante - It's you
11:53 PM - Fedez & Masini - Necessary Evil
00.01 - Samurai Jay - Obsession
00.07 - Michele Bravi - Sooner or Later
00.19 - Fulminacci - Stupid Bad Luck
00.26 - Luchè - Labyrinth
00.42 - Thirteen Peters - Falling Man
00:48 - Mara Sattei - The Things You Don't Know About Me
00.59 - Dargen D'Amico - AI AI
01.05 - Enrico Nigiotti - Every Time I Don't Know How to Fly
01.10 - Maria Antonietta & Colombre - Happiness and that's it
01.16 - Eddie Brock - Vultures
