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