Here we go. As soon as the song titles and artists were confirmed for Sanremo 2012 problems were here. The song by Chiara Civelli, Al posto del mondo, was already presented for the newcomers selection two years ago sung by Daniele Magro. His manager prompted to put the song online now so Chiara's song is no longer a new one. And risks disqualification. But more attention is paid to the one Respirare by Gigi D'Alessio and Loredana Bertè. They both had a snippet of 30 seconds of the song online in their respective Facebook earlier this month for a moment before they were informed that actually they were accepted to Sanremo. So, in theory this is to be disqualified as well. This follows La Berté's previous Sanremo affair four years ago when she was disqualified with her Musica e parole as it was discovered during the festival the music of the song had already been released in 1988 with different lyrics. There's also a precedent for these 30 second snippets affairs. In 2005 Paola & Chiara's A modo mio had a similar fate but stayed in the contest and it is expected the two beforementioned songs will remain as well.
One of the nights the artists will sing with foreign artists Italian songs that have made it around the world. Great idea if you ask me, but Grazia Letizia, widow of Lucio Battisti, has a reason known only to herself to fight against anyone who wants to sing his classics and try to block them. This time it is both Emma and Noemi, who have chosen his classic Paradiso and Amarsi un po' as their songs. What's wrong with that woman?
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