SANREMO 2022: SECONDA SERATA - LIVE BLOGGING AND REVIEW

Ops, they did it again! Sanremo 2022 started with a bang: 54,7% share, an average of 10,9 million people watching, especially young folks (71% of 15-19 yrs old and still 65% of 15-34 yrs old) with peak of 16,5 million and the best start of these three Amadeus era Sanremos that have been highly successful in every sense. Last night's show even almost stayed in schedule and the flow was good, no dull moments but a steady flow of things happening and songs being performed. Well done!

Amadeus co-hostess tonight is Lorena Cesarini, Fiorello might be there or then not.

The Eurovision song contest hosts in Turin might be announced or then not. The rumor is they are Laura Pausini, Alessandro Cattelan and MIKA. At least MIKA has been spotted in Sanremo already yesterday.

But Arisa and Malika Ayane are there to launch the voting for the XXV Olympic Games anthem, and Laura Pausini anyways to present her new song Scatola.

Gaia Girace and Margherita Mazzucco are back to Teatro Ariston to promo their fantastic tv-series L'amica geniale's third season. Add comic Checco Zalone and Ermal Meta from the cruise boat with Orietta Berti and Rovazzi and tonight's script should be complete.

Tonight I'm most looking forward to Elisa.

Tonight's acts:

------ LIVE ------

20.52 Te Deum! Here we go again! With an homage to great Monica Vitti who passed away this morning.

21.00 Sangiovanni - Farfalle ***

I may be a bit old but I'm not a fan of the way these youngsters (Blanco, Rkomi etc) sing/pronounce and he's one of them. This said the song is quite nice, maybe a grower for me. Great arrangement at least live, I wonder how the studio is.

21.07 Giovanni Truppi - Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia ***

As expected this si something else. Also as a look. Still he's wearing more than Achille did. I kinda like this. Not sure how many times I will listen to this or if this will be the one I keep listening until summer? Now I'm enjoying this.

Lorena tells a story....... #racism. #socialmedia

21.30 Le Vibrazioni - Tantissimo **

I never liked their last year's succesful entry. This one's a bit better. But that's it. A pop rock, quite catchy. Sarcina may not be at top form vocally tonight I think.

21.37 Checcho Zalone comedy hour next .... (And the announced program is already changed from original and about ten minutes delayed.... Emma should have sung already.) I didn't know him beforehand but indeed, he was funny! A lot lost in translation or dialect for me but still funny!

22.00 Laura Pausini! Singing her latest, Scatola. Then a lot of talk about her new film, and then enters MIKA and Cattelan to belt out I have a dream by ABBA. Euroviison is true!

22.16 Emma - Ogni volta è cosi ****

The shows matured 2 hours 36 minutes and we have song number four..... But then we get as a bonus Francesca Michielin as director of the orchestra! The song is surprisingly slow until her voice exploses in the chorus. This needs a few further listenings.....She looks glamorous and clearly is having a good time just like she said that she's here to have fun and not to win (or go to Eurovision again) A hug between them in the end. Sweet.

22.29 Matteo Romano - Virale ***

Maybe better than I expected but that's maybe thanks to Faini? The stage took my attention as in this one and with la Pausini it showed its potential, so underused my many.

22.35 Iva Zanicchi - Voglio amarti ***

Her song sounds like it's her big hit decades ago, her voice maybe a bit rusty but she's giving it all. This year's Orietta Berti for me, a guilty pleasure.

Checco Zalone returns with a parody of this young "little rich" rappers from Milan . Those I just critized earlier a bit. Not very funny.

22.57 Ditonellapiega con Rettore - Chimica ***

Ok, very Rettore. Dito is nice. All this together... I don't know. Fun for one listen, maybe two. Or maybe more? Makes me think of Adrenalina of Rettore with Giuni Russo. Without Giuni's original talent. Everyone seems to get a *** tonight with the first hearing.....

23.03 Elisa - O forse sei tu ****

Ok, this sounds like Elisa's biggest hits/best songs and probably she's going to win tonight's heat and give Mahmood & Blanco run for their money. Love the piano, often present in her my favorite songs. Classic and beautiful perfection.

23.10 My brilliant friends aka Amica geniale stars. Can't wait! Love them!

23.13 Fabrizio Moro - Sei tu ****

If Elisa was 100% Elisa at her best so is Moro 100% Moro at his best. Beautiful ballad like he does when he's inspired, sings well with emotion as well. Could end up very high, too.

All of sudden we are back in schedule by a minute!

After that another comedy hour. This time around virologist. Al Bano-esque. Yawn.

And after that we go to the cruise boat with Orietta and Rovazzi. And Ermal Meta.

23.45 Tananai - Sesso occasionale *

Ok, this one's not for me. There's nothing I like about this one. Beforementioned bad singing/pronunciation, uninteresting melody. No.

23.51 Irama - Ovunque sarai ***

Last year he missed the festival being one of the favorites thanks to Covid-19 and watched his rehearsal video being shown. Now he's on stage and brings a typical standard Sanremo ballad. It can be only saved by his fandom from being midtable or even lower. If there's justice in this world.

23.57 Aka7even - Perfetta cosi ***

Fresh winner of MTV Music award, one of those new young artists I don't really know. Sounds like he sings better than all the rest and his song is pop rather than rap that I expected. My bad I guess. But still a *** again. I really need another listen to make any ranking of tonight's songs except those a couple of exceptions.....

00.01 Highsnob e Hu - Abbi cura di te **

This song says nothing to me, I'm afraid. One of those I need to hear the studio version I guess. This one doesn't keep my attention at all, but hey, we almost heard all the song before midnight again! Incredible but true!

00.15 Let's talk another big event happening in northern Italy soon besides Euroviison, the Olympics! Last year in Sanremo the voting was opened for the logo (see above the chosen one), this year we choose the anthem. Or present the two finalists, performed by Arisa and Malika Ayane for the occasion. The voting is open in the Olympics website.

Malika Ayanane - Un po' piú`in là.... Uo uo uo uo uoooo. Quite nice!

Arisa - Fino all'alba,,, wooo wooo woooo..... Maybe I prefer Malika's song, it did sound kinda Olympic.

Winner announced 22.2.22.

Anf tonights partial ranking by the various medias is:

1. Elisa

2.Emma

3. Ditonellapiega & rettore

4. Irama

5. Fanrizio Moro

6. Giovanni Truppi

7. Sangiovanni

8. Matteo Romani

9. Highsnob & Hu

10. Iva Zanicchi

11. Aka7even

12. Le Vibrazioni

13. Tananai

00.43 End the full ranking of the all 25 based on yesterday's and tonight's scores where from we start again tomorrow adding new votes and scores:

1. Elisa

2. Mahmood & Blanco

3, LRDL

4. Dargen D'Amico

5. Gianni Morandi

6. Emma

7. Ditonellapiaga & Rettore

8. Massimo Ranieri

9. Irama

10. Fabrizio Moro

11. Giovanni Truppi

12. Noemi

13. Sangiovanni

14. Michele Bravi

15. Rkomi

16. Achille Lauro

17. Matteo Romano

18. Highsnob & Hu

19. Giusy Ferreri

20. Iva Zanicchi

21. Aka 7even

22. Le Vibrazioni

23. Yuman

24. Tananai

25. Ana Mena

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