The new Artistic director for Sanremo Stefano De Martino* has really changed some things in the annual festival with his co-director Fabrizio Ferraguzzo, some same old like dropping the Newcomers category in the festival, some new like replacing the Cover night with Eurovision night. But let's go on order.
No news about his co-hosts yet but the names Giulia Vecchio, Herbert Ballerina and Carlo Amleto, his current collaborators are considered very possible be in. Maria De Filippi might return as well.
The 77th Sanremo festival will take place in Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between February 16 and 20, 2027. Apparently there will be fewer songs this time around, 24 (instead of the 30 the past years). The Newcomers winner aka Sanremo Giovani winner will be added to the line up to compete among the Big and thus will have a chance to win it all and/or the Eurovision night and go to Eurovision as well. Just like Mahmood in 2018-19.
The Sanremo Giovani final will take place on December 18, 2026. Three artists for the final will come from Sarà Sanremo selection, another three from AreaSanremo selection. As mentioned the winner gets a ticket among the 24 Big in the festival in February. At the same time all Big artists will be present to reveal the title of their entry. How many shows Sará Sanremo will have before the final is yet unknown.
Update: Apparently the Newcomers selections start September 6 within Affari tuoi shows while the Big names would be announced already November 29.
Stefano De Martino also aims to bring back the international artists as guest stars in the festival. The talks are about Brumo Mars and Olivia Dean for example at the moment. Likes of Madonna, Whitney Houston, U2, Duran Duran, Ricky Martin, Queen, Shakira, Celine Dion, Spanday Ballet, David Bowir, One Direction, Kylie Minogue, Kate Berry, Dua Lipa etc have graced the Teatro Ariston stage over the years. Also Eurovision winners Måneskin should be there to do a comeback and relaunch their career as a band.
The format for the 2027 editions will have all the entries presented the first night while on the second and third half of them will re-perform. On the fourth night aka Friday all will perform their entry in Eurovision style which probably means added dancers, gimmicks, glitter and kitch - as much as the small Ariston stage allows - and that night's winner will get the ticket to Bulgaria 2027. On Saturday as usual the grand final with all entries and of course it could be the same entry wins both night (which would be ideal in sense of keeping the festival's legacy). This said it's quite clear that I am not in favor for this change until proven wrong. Italy has done better than any other country just by sticking to Sanremo winners. If and when they start picking a song Eurovision in mind there's a huge risk they get it all wrong as it's obvious a general public as a weird picture of Eurovision still. How the voting will work this edition is not clear yet. It could also be the Eurovision night has an expert jury rather than public voting (omfg....).
And of course the rumor mill of possible artist aiming to take part is already going wild. I suppose at this moment it's more like some wishful thinking and hoping but names like Mahmodd, Elodie, Emma Marrone, Blanco, Madame, Achille Lauro, Venerus and Tananai are mentioned along with Tiziano Ferro, Alessandra Amoroso, Nada, Paola Turci, Coez and California (ex Coma_Cose). Add Tedua, Kid Yugi, Geolier, Fred De Palma, Samurai Jay, Frah Quintale, Anna, Sarah Toscano, Settembre, Nicolò Filippucci, Clara, Gaia, The Kolors, Cristina D'Avena, Emma Nolde, Cleo, Nu Genea, Tamango.... Well, some of them just must be in if you throw in enough names!
But that's not all! Rai announces an European tour just a couple of days after Sanremo, meaning the artists (The winner, Eurovision night winner, the Newcomers winner along with other artists of class 2027 and previous Sanremo and Eurovision acts will board a private plane and fly to Paris (February 23), and over to Madrid (26th), Munich (March 1) and finally London (March 3). They are followed by journalists and media and... well, the winner takes the stage in Paris some 48 hours after winning in Paris and continues a week of this holabaloo. All this thought by Minister of Tourism Gianmarco Mazzi. I have only one question in mind: If Ebu didn't manage to sell tickets to that Eurovision tour this spring and had to cancel it all how could this go well? And who remembers those Eurovision winner's tours in late 2000's? Total flops. Then again Italian artists labeled Sanremo did tour in the 80's even in Finland and did well in Russia until the war. Yet, I don't know.
*(who is Eurovision veteran Emma Marrone's ex among other things, they met while being in Amici talrent show and were in item between 2009-12)
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