The show continues. Tonight the remaining ten Big re-perform their songs, and the remaining four Newcomers as well. Tonight's guests include James Taylor with Giorgia, Negramaro, Danilo Rea, Gino Paoli for the music, and for the promotion of Rai fiction Claudia Pandolfi, Nino Frassica and Claudio Santamaria.
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I was afraid he would turn this into some circus on stage but no. He alone, elegant in a white lid simple stage. My favorite song by far among the Newcomers and at this point also in the whole festival. Could he do Gabbani?
Are we now into a fashion trend? After Mudimbi also Eva wears metallic fabric, grey this time with some sort of rubbish bag around her but she and her tattoos make it work. Good song, nicely performed. Tonight's Newcomers feature my favorites...
Half spoken song that builts up nicely and is pleasant, and yes, among my favorites. Shiny material continue, this time in Ultimo's bomber jacket. Black jeans complete his look. This could be espeecially critic's cup of tea really....
21.15 Tonight's partial votes come again from the demoscopic jury for the Newcomers... and the ranking is just as it should be :-)
Caccamo is wearing a light grey suit in red eternal love filled stage. This is maybe the most Sanremoish song, the true Italian menlody. This might work in Eurovision, who knows? Should he win he'd run to Lisbon and with this song. I like Caccamo and I'm liking this song more and more, too. **** Tomorrow he's dueting with Arisa! Something to look forward, too.
Light grey for them tonight, too, and singer's Voglio le coccole t-shirt fits like glove. Also they want to go to Lisbon, but this would bee easily labelled as a joke entry with it's dancing acrobatic granny.. I don't think Italy goes from gorilla to granny tho. Kinda ok song but... no. **
I'm falling big time for this. It's movie like, melodic, lovely... atmospheric... what can I say? I'm kinda waiting for the mandoline to appear but maybe that would make it a bit kitch. But this one grows and makes one dream. This would fit nicely in Lisbon. *****
We move down the Meriterranean sea from the alleys of Rome to Naples port. Makes me think of legendary duet Cu'mme by Roberto Murolo and Mia Martini but this is nowhere as great as that one was, but still very nice break from the usual pop rock. ***
Max sings better - like most everyone - tonight and seems more relaxed. His song is a fairytale like musical tune where the story is based in an ancient legend. He also continues the trend of shiny material and grey aka silver in his jacket. I'm liking this a lot more than the first night. ****
For me clearly the worst song this year. Better sung tonight but yet with some false notes. Tomorrow night with Giusy Ferreri. Now that will be interesting. *
The almost disqualified favorite. Should have performed last night but was suspended and finally today released from accusations. Let's see if it has some effect to the final outcome as this was flying to the top-3 easily.... The song has a lot of (important) lyrics and takes forever before it gets going but it's powerful and effective. But I must say I don't remember a thing afterwards. Is that a bad sign? ****
Noemi continues the trend of black dresses with a very, very low decoltée. Her song is as I said before tpical Noemi but doesn't do much for me.... ***
I'm warming to the idea of The Kolors in Lisbon. The song is catchy and entertaining, the staging eeven if simple with drums works. This could be a good product - eeven if sadly they would sing it in English but then again, the song was originally in English and translated in Italian only for the occasion.... ****
23.48 Baglioni at the piano trying to sing and being interrupted all the time, this time by "Tv-news reader".... Yawn...
Shiny material continue in Mario's greenish jacket. I don't quite warm up to this bosanova inspired Italian traditonal melody, well sung and lovely arrangement and generally I should like it, but ... No. **
Afteer a looooong sort of comedy act/promotion for a tv-series imcluding the death of Memo Remigi we might have the results..... Again partial ones, those of accredited press and in three groups....
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