ITALY: OVER 500 SUBMISSIONS FOR SANREMO GIOVANI 2025 - LISTEN TO THE ARTISTS (and 433 for AreaSanremo)

The Sanremo 2026 had launched the selection for the artists and the very first phase of Sanremo Giovani has got the 524 submissions to 34 who will now have a live audition in front of the jury who will pick up the 24 for the live five shows on Rai2 hosted by Gianluca Gazzoli from November 11, 2025. After three shows on December 9 there will be a semi-final where from only six will reach the final Sarà Sanremo on December 14, 2025. They will be joined by two lucky ones selected through Area Sanremo who will be selected in early December. Those two from Area Sanremo have already their ticket to Teatro Ariston in February at that point along with two selected in that final so in total the Newcomers section in Sanremo 2026 will have four artists. All clear and simple?

Among the names many familiar names from various talents shows like X Factor, Amici and even previous Sanremo selections Here are the 34:

Agèlo - Io distruggo

Alunno - Bonnie & Clyde

Amsi - Pizza Americana ****

Angelica Bove - Mattone ****

Antonia - Luoghi Perduti **

Axel - Laurearsi

Cainero - Nuntannamurà **

Caro Wow - Cupido **

cmqmartina - Radio Erotika ***

Cola Siel - Azzurro

Deddè - Ddoje Criature ****

Disco Club Paradiso - Mademoiselle ***

Eyeline - Finché dura ***

Jeson - Inizialmente Tu ****

Joseph - Fenomenale **

La Messa - Maria ****

Lea Gavino - Amico Lontano ***

M addalena - Senti menti

Marco Millie - Lonely Boy

Mimì - Sottovoce (from Mali) **

Nicolò Filippucci - Laguna ****

Nimsay - Ahavah

Occhi - Ullallà **

Petit - Un bel casino **

Principe - Mon Amour ****

Renato D'Amico - Bacio Piccolino ***

Rondine - Maleparole

Seltsam - Scusa mamma ***

Senza Cri - Spiagge ***

Soap - Buona Vita ****

Tära - Mezzaluna

Tenth Sky - Gimme 5

Welo - Emigrato ***

Xhovana - Ego (from Albania) **

*the videos may or may not be the artists in question. Most likely yes though :-)

Update November 6, 2025: Watch the videos of their songs here

and my first hearing ranking of the songs is up there, too, now :-)

And Nicolo will win I suspect. Or Petit.

In all very safe and traditional or even rather boring even if fine really. Nothing fresh and new and exciting a la Mahmood back in the days.

Update November 11, 2025 - First heat

Antonia - Luoghi perduti Vs. Joseph - Fenomenale

La Messa - Maria Vs Xhovana - Ego

Renato D'Amico - Bacio piccolino Vs Cmqmartina - Radio erotika

Update November 18, second heat

Amsi - Pizza americana Vs Angelica Bove - Mattone

Disco Club Paradiso - Mademoiselle Vs Soap - Buona vita (withdrawn 3.12.2025)

Lea Gavino - Amico lontano Vs Nicolò Filippucci - Laguna

Update November 25, third heat

Welo - Emigrato Vs. Cainero - Nuntannamurá

Caro Wow - Cupido Vs. Deddé - Ddoje criatura

Mimi - Sottovoce Vs. Petit - Un bel casino

Update December 2, 2025 fourth heat

Eyeline - Finche dura Vs. Principe - Mon amour

Seltsam - Scusa mamma Vs. Jeson - Inizialmente tu

SenzaCri - Spiagge Vs Occhi - Ullallà

Update December 2, 2025:

AreaSanremo selection kicks off, too. This selection received 433 submissions including many names from various talent shows and previous AreaSanremos. Originally aimed for the independent artists this selection has all of sudden become filled with artists with recording deals and experience already gained.... Hmmm.... The auditions take place from December 5 to 9 and 11. Two will make the cut.

Update December 9, 2025:

The qualifiers from semi-final are Nicolò Filippucci, Antonia, Seltsam, Welo, Senza Cri, Angelica Bove

Update December 11, 2025:

The AreaSanremo semi qualifiers were announced, they are cut to ten and two of them will make the cut:

Pasquale Ascanio, Enula Bareggi, Solo (Luigi Bellini), Andrea Heros, Alessandro Coli, Ayle & Didi, Bush (Andrea Gallo), Giuseppe Gobbi, Kris Yodo (Cristian Iodice), Albe (Alberto la Malta), Matsby (Matteo Martire), Antonio Mazzariello, Pablo Murphy, Nausica (Giordana Petralia), Matteo Alieno (Matteo Pierotti), Alessandra Rizzo, Soniko, Blind & El Ma, Niccolò Selmi, Filippo Spanio, Alessandro Tomasi, Luca Tribos, Equrantacinque

Update December 13, 2025:

The chosen ones are Mazzariello and Soniko, Blind & El Ma.

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