ITALY: SANREMO 2025. SERATA FINALE / FINAL NIGHT - WHO WINS AND WILL (S)HE GO TO EUROVISION?

The final night is finally here. Let's see who wins and gets the Italian ticket to the Eurovision song contest 2025 in Basel. As usual the winner does have the right to go and every artist must have signed a paper to agree should they win. If not, nothing to do, Rai will pick up someone else. The change this year is that will indeed go according the final results. If the winner says no the runner up goes. If the runner up says no the third one goes etc. Simple and clear.

Last night was another rating success: 13.187.000 viewers and 70,8% share, The peak was 17.494.000 at 21.47. The best share since ever calculated (or 41 years). As viewing numbers best since 1995 - when Giorgia won the first time btw.

Who is going to win is though wild open as there isn't one or two clear favorites (like Mahmood & Blanco, or Geolier Vs Angelina kind of situation). Considering the first two night's rankings Simone Cristicchi, Achille Lauro, Giorgia, Brunori Sas and Lucio Corsi have made the Top-5 both nights, Francesco Gabbani, Irama, Olly, Coma_Cose, Fedez once. Not knowing the results from 6th to 29th each nights really creates some suspense and tension! Even if the covers night doesn't contribute to the final result anymore we have Irama, Achille Lauro, Elodie, Giorgia, Olly, Brunori Sas, Clara, Lucio Corsi, Fedez, Rocco Hunt and The Kolors that made the Top-10 there hinting about their televote possibilities. But the main contenders seem to be in the end Giorgia - winning again after 30 years, Fedez - against all odds and everyone, Olly - cementing him as the Next Big Thing, Lucio Corsi - definition of an underdog. Or will tonight change it all?

Meanwhile in Spotify Olly claims back the #1 spot from Fedez who drops to second. Tony Effe #3, then Giorgia, Achille Lauro, Bresh, Rose Villain, Coma_Cose, Shablo & co and Elodie in Top-10 yesterday.

The odds are giving Giorgia as winner, folllowed by Olly, Simone Cristicchi, Fedez, Achille Lauro, Lucio Corsi, Brunori Sas, Irama, Coma_cose and Elodie completing the Top-10. And Eurovision fandom remember: Italians DO NOT vote for their Eurovision entry but for Sanremo winner. It's only a secondary fact that most people don't even remember or care. Carlo Conti mentioned that briefly the first night, let's see if he has 5 seconds to remind of that again at some point. Probably after the lines are closed already. If at all.

The heat is on when in the beginning of the evening a general ranking will be revealed.

Update: They didn't.... :-o

Tonight's co-hosts are tv-presenter Alessia Marcuzzi and Eurovision host Alessandro Cattelan.

The guest acts are Planet Funk, Tedua, Antonello Venditti who receives a life time award, and the fantastic actress Vanessa Scalera of Imma Tataranni fame, check her out if you don't know her already, absolutely fantastic!

As a surprise last minute twist Mahmood returns tonight to present his new song Sottomarini!

Among many special award to be awarded Simone Cristicchi has already brought home Premio Lunezia for the best lyrics.

All 29 artists will perform of course with the voting of Press, tv and web (33%), Radio (33%) and televote (34%). The votes of the three previous nights are counted together and the ranking will be revealed in the beginning of the evening. After tonight's votes have been added the final ranking will be announced from 29th place to 6th. A new voting with same method will take place for the Top-5 as super final.

Tonight's running order:

Francesca Michielin - Fango in paradiso

Willie Peyote - Grazie ma non grazie

Marcella Bella - Pelle diamante

Bresh - La tana del granchio

Modà - Non ti dimentico

Rose Villain - Fuorilegge

Tony Effe - Damme'na mano

Clara - Febbre

Serena Brancale - Anema e core

Brunori Sas - L'albero delle noci

Francesco Gabbani - Viva la vita

Noemi - Se t'innamori muori

Rocco Hunt - Mille vote ancora

The Kolors - Tu con chi fai l'amore

Olly - Balorda nostalgia

Achille Lauro - Incoscienti giovani

Coma_Cose - Cuoricini

Giorgia - La cura per me

Simone Cristicchi - Quando sarai piccola

Elodie - Dimenticarsi alle 7

Lucio Corsi - Volevo essere un duro

Irama - Lentamente

Fedez - Battito

Shablo feat Guè, Joshua, Tormento - La mia parola

Joan Thiele - Eco

Massimo Ranieri - Tra le mani un cuore

Gaia - Chiamo io, chiami tu

Rkomi - Il ritmo delle cose

Sarah Toscano - Amarcord

Tonight I will just sit back on sofa and enjoy the show and return to blogging after and tomorrow. Buona serata!

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