SANREMO 2022: TERZA SERATA WITH ALL THE SONGS - WHILE BRIVIDI HITS GLOBAL TOP-5

Sanremo's incredible success continues even without Fiorello as it hits the highest second night score since 2005 with 55,8% or 11,3 million viewers, all time high with a peak of 16,2 million and it's also the first time the second night beats the first night! The figures include 72% among those of 15-24 year old so they will surely mess up the ranking with televoting.

Tonight enter the demoscopic jury (50%) and televote (50%) and be ready for the ranking to have a major changes by some artists for sure. The young people are up and watching this year more than ever! RaiPlay had more than one million viewers (up 50% from last year but then again they lifted the geoblock this year), on demand grew 60% and with over 6 million interactions on social media last night was the most commented second night ever.

Another interesting piece of news is Brividi has almost 3,3 million streams in Italy along that pushes it to Spotify's Global Top-5! That clearly means it is already #1 hit in Italy. That is also the highest debut ever for an Italian artist in number of streams.

Tonight Amadeus has Drusilla Foer at his side. She is an alter ego of actor and photographer Gianluca Gori; a noble woman, singer, actress, writer and all around artist from Florence.

Tonight's guests are writer Roberto Saviano, singer Cesare Cremonini, actress Anna Valle doing promo for another Rai fiction, carabiniere Martina Pigliapoco while Orietta Berti and Rovazzi will host Gaia in their love boat.

Tonight's running order - all 25 will perform voted by demoscopic and televote (50/50):

Giusy Ferreri - Miele

How come she looked so sad or bored tonight?

Highsnob & Hu - Abbi cura di te

I'm warming up to this. A bit.

Fabrizio Moro - Sei tu

Solid and handsome.

Aka7even - Perfetta cosi

So far all in black and a bit of white but here he comes again in colors. Tonight pink and white.

Perfect that way. And he's giving it all tonight. And deserves a huge applause from Ariston.

Massimo Ranieri - Lettera al di lá del mare

A moment to daydream and sway with the music.....

Dargen D'Amico - Dove si balla

Well now, that's a busy wardrobe. My eyes! I kinda wanted to dislike this with passion but it's ... quite nice. Not one for the win or for Eurovision if you ask me, but a nice addition to the line up.

By now it's evident that even the artists are more relaxed tonight compared to the first performance.

Irama - Ovunque sarai

He's back to black after wearing granny's laced table cloth the first time. The lyrics are a good repeat of some Italian verbs grammar lessons. A grower.

Ditonellapiaga & Rettore - Chimica

It's a question of chemistry. Indeed. Fun. And a crazy veteran and a young talent.

Michele Bravi - Inverno dei fiori

Last time he asked to stay away from his diary of errors, a wonderful text. Now he asks to teach how to learn to be happy. Touching. I have a soft spot for him.

Rkomi - Insuperabile

Thank goodness he got rid of that jacket! And that's about all there is to tell positive.

Mahmood & Blanco - Brividi

OMG did they just top their first performance? Very intense yet goofy and youthful. Real.

Gianni Morandi - Apri tutte le porte

I guess this is heading to top-5, even top-3.... This has also played in my head today, nothing I can do about it....

Tananai - Sesso occasionale

My am I thinking of some unidentifued Pet Shop Boys song?! The melody. But that's about the only thing I like .....

Elisa - O forse sei tu

Elisa continues in white, juts like when she did in 2001 with Luce (a missed Eurovision winner IMHO). I'm torn between this and Mahmood/Blanco as the winner and Eurovision. Maybe MB win and Elisa second and let her do Torino? Hmmm.... Or the other way round?

La Rappresentante di lista - Ciao ciao

I have a sort of love/hate situation going on with this song. I didn't want to like them, and I kinda still don't but this has been playing in my head all day. A new look again, this time full early 80's pink/black compo, like Carola winning Melfest 1983.....

Iva Zanicchi - Voglio amarti

Like I said before this sounds like a true classic from her past, fits perfectly into her greatest hits album and no one thinks it's a new song. But then again, this is a very old song dusted off only now for the occasion. And I'm not ashamed to say I really like this :-) More relaxed and composed performance from her, too. After standing ovation the first night she said she already got all she wanted and could just go home happy. And no, she wouldn't do Eurovision again should she win.

Achille Lauro - Domenica

Achille found a jacket for tonight and the Harlem mamas are all in black tonight. A lot of cheaky posing and almost strip tease in the end. Clearly tongue in cheek just to piss some people off. Why do I like this so much?

Matteo Romano - Virale

Can't help but think how this would be sung by Mahmood, some vocals seem to recall his way of singing, but Matteo hasn't got a voice like that. Job well done though. And again much better than the first performance.

Ana Mena - Duecentonila ora

She really isn't the greatest live vocalist, especially at the beginning, the first night wasn't exception. I can't help but thinking likes of Orietta Berti belting this one out......

Sangiovanni - Farfalle

Like Aka7even he's wearing a pink suit. Pink is back! The weak point of the song and performance is Sangiovanni, kinda like the beat, melody and especially the arrangement... But also he does better than the first performance.

Emma - Ogni volta é cosi

Very convincing, more composed performance. Top-5 in sight?

Yuman - Ora e qui

Not much to say this time, sways away slowly without trace.....

Le Vibrazioni - Tantissimo

I may have been a bit too harsh with first hearing. This is quite nice, quite like The Rasmus in UMK. back to past leaving with a question Is this good today? Better performance however than the first one by far.

Giovanni Truppi - Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia

This needs some concentration but when you jump into the song you are hooked.

Noemi - Ti amo non lo so dire

I really like the verses but the chorus and uptempo bits don't convince me that much in the end.... Shame, I had high hopes for this one!

And the ranking including the votes from the first three nights by both media (and how it was yesterday thanks to them)

1. (2.) Mahmood & Blanco

2. (1.) Elisa

3. (5) Gianni Morandi

4. (9) Irama

5. (13) Sangiovanni

6.(6.) Emma

7. (8.) Massimo Ranieri

8. (10.) Fabrizio Moro

9. (3.) LRDL

10. (4.) Dargen D'Amico

11. (14.) Michele Bravi

12. (7.) Ditonellapiaga & Rettore

13. (21.) Aka7even

14. (16.) Achille Lauro

15. (12.) Noemi

16. (15.) Rkomi

17. (17.) Matteo Romano

18. (20.) Iva Zanicchi

19. (11.) Giovanni Truppi

20. (18.) Highsnob & Hu

21. (19.) Giusy Ferreri

22. (23.) Le Vibrazioni

23. (23.) Yuman

24. (25.) Ana Mena

25. (24.) Tananai

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