Following months of preparation, the twenty-seven “big” participants in the Festival di Sanremo 2024 have been revealed this morning.
Amadeus has revealed the twenty-seven Campioni artists that will be competing in Festival di Sanremo 2024. These artists will be joined by three singers from Sanremo Giovani 2023. In order of announcement, the participants are:
- Fiorella Mannoia
- Geolier
- Dargen D’Amico
- Emma
- Fred De Palma
- Angelina Mango
- La Sad
- Diodato
- Il Tre
- Renga & NEK
- Sangiovanni
- Alfa
- Il Volo
- Alessandra Amoroso
- Gazzelle
- Negramaro
- Irama
- Rose Villain
- Mahmood
- Loredana Bertè
- The Kolors
- Big Mama
- Ghali
- Annalisa
- Mr Rain
- Maninni
- Ricchi e Poveri
Several of the artists have represented Italy at Eurovision before. Emma represented Italy in 2014. Diodato was due to represent Italy in 2020 before the contest was cancelled. Il Volo represented Italy in 2015. Mahmood represented Italy in 2019 as a solo artist and in 2022 on home ground in Turin alongside Blanco. Ricchi e Poveri represented Italy in 1978.
Festival di Sanremo 2024 will be held from February 6 to 10. Earlier this week the co-hosts for each night of Festival di Sanremo 2024 were announced:
- Tuesday February 6 – Marco Mengoni
- Wednesday February 7 – Giorgia
- Thursday February 8 – Teresa Mannino
- Friday February 9 – Lorella Cuccarini
- Saturday February 10 – Fiorello
The way in which the winner of the Festival di Sanremo 2024 is chosen remains the same as in recent years. The winner of the Festival di Sanremo 2024 will be given the chance to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.
Marco Mengoni represented Italy for the first time in 2013, two years after the country’s return to the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “L’essenziale”, obtaining 7th place. Italy was represented again by him at Eurovision 2023 with his song “Due Vite”, which finished in 4th place with 350 points. Italy received 12 points from the juries of San Marino, Austria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia, with 12 points from the public in Albania and Malta.
Image source: EBU | Source: RAI
Italy debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 and has participated a total of 42 times to date. Italy returned to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 having last participated in the contest in 1997, the country has withdrawn from the contest on a number of occasions in the past. Italy has won the contest three times, the first time being in 1964 and the latest being in 2021. Italy’s hosting of the contest in 1991 has been remembered as one of the most chaotic contests to date. Since their return in 2011 Italy has finished in the top 10 on ten occasions.
