But how does Sanremo work? It may be a bit confusing affair for those who haven't been following it for years (and sometimes even for us who have!) I try to spell it out in a simple way.
The songs by Big will be first heard only when they are performed for the first time on stage in Teatro Ariston while the Newcomers songs will be played in Radio2 already in January to make people familiar with these new artists and voices. Only songs in Italian (or local dialects) are accepted fro Sanremo.
And if you thought staging Eurovision costs, RAI spends 16,5 euros for Sanremo 2015 but hey, that's down from last year's 18!
Five nights of votings by different groups and categories and nights of celebrations of old songs.... And don't forget countless guest stars each night; Italian and foreign singers, comedians, politicians and only Conti knows what. It all can get a bit confusing to all of us but ... And get ready for long nights, the timetables are only valid on paper, in live broadcast anything can happen (and does, remember the orchestra protesting about the results a few years back?). As it is all live on Raiuno every night. Hopefully next year they also get the webcast working abroad as so far it hasn't been the case.
Here's a simple guide to Sanremo 2015:
The songs by Big will be first heard only when they are performed for the first time on stage in Teatro Ariston while the Newcomers songs will be played in Radio2 already in January to make people familiar with these new artists and voices. Only songs in Italian (or local dialects) are accepted fro Sanremo.
And if you thought staging Eurovision costs, RAI spends 16,5 euros for Sanremo 2015 but hey, that's down from last year's 18!
Five nights of votings by different groups and categories and nights of celebrations of old songs.... And don't forget countless guest stars each night; Italian and foreign singers, comedians, politicians and only Conti knows what. It all can get a bit confusing to all of us but ... And get ready for long nights, the timetables are only valid on paper, in live broadcast anything can happen (and does, remember the orchestra protesting about the results a few years back?). As it is all live on Raiuno every night. Hopefully next year they also get the webcast working abroad as so far it hasn't been the case.
Here's a simple guide to Sanremo 2015:
There are two categories; Campioni aka Big, and Nuove proposte aka Newcomers. There are 16 Big and 8 Newcomers running for the victory in their categories.
First night - February 10, 2015
Eight of the Big will perform their songs. The voting is 50-50 by televote and by the journalists in the press center.
Four of the Newcomers will perform in two direct duels the winner going to the semifinal, the other being eliminated after 50-50 voting by televote and press center.
Second night - February 11, 2015
The remaining eight Big will perform their songs. The voting is again 50-50 by televote and press center.
Four of the Newcomers will perform in two direct duels the winner going to the semifinal, the other being eliminated after 50-50 voting by televote and press center.
Third night - February 12, 2015
The new songs are forgotten* by the Big for one night and they will sing covers, Italian or foreign but in Italian. They can invite Italian or foreign singers to join them on stage for this occasion. There is a voting 50-50 by televote and press center and a special award will be given to the winner of this night. (*they might sing a snippet of their entry but that's not sure yet... propably not as it would become a looooong night!)
The four Newcomers that qualified for the semifinal will meet each other in two direct duels with the 50-50 televote-press center voting. The winners will go to the final.
Fourth night - February 13, 2015 - THE NEWCOMERS FINAL
Big. This is when voting gets more complicated and things more interesting. The voting is in three parts: 40% televote, 30% expert jury, 30% demoscopic jury. All this is added to the votes of the First and the Second night and in the end four last placed songs will be eliminated, sending only 12 songs to the Grand Final.
The Newcomers final. The two artists will perform their songs and will be voted by the 3some (40% televote, 30% experts, 30% demoscopic) and the winner will be declared the winner.
Fifth night - February 14, 2015 - THE GRAND FINAL
The 12 songs that made it to the Grand Final will start from a zero, all previous votes have been cancelled. The voting is again a 3some: 40% televote, 30% expert jury and 30% demoscopic jury. The Top-3 will be announced only and these three songs will be reperformed, voting zeroed again and the already familiar 3some voting will take place with same percentages. In the end the ranking will be revealed and we will have a winner and hopefully the Italian entrant in Vienna!
Besides that various other awards will be handed out for the best composition, the best lyrics and so on. More the merrier!
We will know the names of the Newcomer artists and their song titles on December 9, 2014 and the Big on December 14, 2014.
Full rules (in Italian) here.
We will know the names of the Newcomer artists and their song titles on December 9, 2014 and the Big on December 14, 2014.
Full rules (in Italian) here.
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