ITALY: THE 69 FOR SANREMO GIOVANI

ITALY: THE 69 FOR SANREMO GIOVANI - AND EUROVISION?

The new formula of Sanremo Giovani has been a success at least in submissions: a record 677. The jury has now cut those to 69 (instead of planned 60) for the live auditions on November 12, where from the 24 finalists for the televised shows on December 20 and 21, 2018. Each night will have a winner and those two will enter the main festival in February among the Big artists.

Among the hopefuls also familiar names like Mahmood (Sanremo Giovani 16, 4th after Francesco Gabbani, Chiara Dello Iacovo and Ermal Meta), Federica Abbate (co-writer of Nessun grado di separazione (ESC16), Andrea Vigentini (Italian backing singer in ESC18 and long collaborator of Ermal Meta), Icaro aka Antonello Carozza (co-writer of two Italian Jesc entries), La Rua, Einar Ortiz (from Amici), Federico Angelucci (from Tale e quale show), Nyvinne (Sanremo Giovani 18)..... Other names from Amici are Federico Baroni, Zic, Michele Merlo aka Mike Bird. From X Factor Ros, Diego Conti, Andrea Biagoni, Morgan Ics. And we also have The Voice of Italy winner Maryam Tancredi.

It's worth remembering the eventual Sanremo winner and Italian Eurovision song contest entrant could be among these artist.

Albert - Libertà

Andrea Vigentini - Magari

Andrea Biagioni - Alba piena

Argento - Mescolare

Banda Rulli Frulli - L'imitazione del male

Cannella - Nei miei ricordi

Chiara Scalisi - Voglio smettere di fare musica

Cimini - Anime impazzite

Ciuffi Rossi - Ti dedico tutto

Cobalto - Fuorigioco

Cordio - La nostra vita

Cristiano Turrini - Irrazionale

David - Padre

Diego Conti - 3 gradi

Easy Funk - Lobotomia

Ego - Sembrava facile

Einar Ortiz - Centomila volte

Fabio De Vincente - Come nelle favole

Federica Abbate - Finalmente

Federico Angelucci - L'uomo che verrà

Federico Baroni - Non pensarci

Filo Vals - Occasionale

Flo - Se move

Fm 93 - Lara (Ho fatto un pezzo indie)

Forlenzo - Non canto jazz

Fosco17 - Dicembre

Frances Alina - Forse mi va

Giacomo Eva - Errore bellissimo (withdrawn)*

Giacomo Voli - Senza l'autotiun

Giada D'Auria - Sola si sta bene

Giulia Mutti - Almeno tre

Icaro - Vivo sopra un'astronave (A Mina)

Jole - La turista e il gondoliere nelle sfere di vetro con neve

La Rua - Alla mia età si vola

La Zero - Nina è brava

Laura Ciriaco - L'inizio

Le Larve - Semplice

Le Ore - La mia felpa è come me

Liberementi - Datemi spazio

Libero - Anime a gas

Lilian More - Antieroi

Loomy - Coriandoli

Luce - Uguale a te

Mahmood - Gioventù bruciata

Maria (winner of Festival di Castrocaro 2018) - L'amore non si cancella

Marte Marasco - Nella mia testa

Maryam Tancredi - Con te dovunque al mondo

Michele Merlo - Non mi manchi più

Miriam Masala - Ops

Molla - 21 orizzontale

Morgan Ics - Io sono Alessandro

Nico Arezzo - Gorilla

Nomercy Blake - Che noia

Nyvinne - Io ti penso

Orler - Qualcosa di unico

Raphael - Figli delle lacrime

Rasmo & Jsnow - Sotto le mie suole

Ros - Incendio

Samuel Pietrasanta - Deja vu (disq.)*

Sarah Dietrich - Per venirti a cercare

Seba - Cuore bomba innescata

Symo - Paura di amare

Tr3ntan9ve - Low cost

Valentina Astolfi - A volte

Valentina Tioli - Giungla

Vittorio Sisto - Oltre

Wepro - Stop/Replay

Ylenia Lucisano - Il destino delle cose inutili

Zic - Torta

*replacements
Lelio Morra
Laurino

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