Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

The summer is ending even in Italy (maybe not weatherwise...) and people's favorite past time is here: gossip. And if it's about Sanremo even better. The first name given as certain to be participating in next year's festival is Gino Paoli. He's a youngster of 76. The winner of 2011 edition Roberto Vecchini (68) is a baby compared to him and he wouldn't figure out even among the Buranovskiye Babushki... This said the man has a remarkable career that covers already seven decades and one of his best known songs is from 1959, Il cielo in una stanza . Dozens of versions have been recorded ever since Mina made the song a hit until these days by Carla Bruni Sarkozy , Franco Battiato , Mike Patton of Faith No More and others. Another classic is  Sapore di sale .  This would be his sixth Sanremo following the participations of 1961, 1964, 1966, 1989 and 2002 where he came third with Un altro amore . His latest album is from 2009.  The names of ...

Paolo Bonolis is cooking up in a hurry the next Sanremo festival. His eternal TV partner Luca Laurenti will be there, too, which is good news. Last year's newcomer's winner Sonohra has said they will not participate, which is sad news. However, it seems almost sure that Real Rock will enter Teatro Ariston in the form of Afterhours ! Also Patty Pravo seems to be making yet another visit and so are Matia Bazar (who is their singer these days??). Lost , an Italian imitation of Tokyo Hotel is also given almost a sure thing, as well as reality show Amici winner Marco Carta (and many his fellow competitors are trying to make it throught to Proposte category!). Also 2006 winner Giuseppe Povia seems like returning as well as Pupo. Many names also in the hostess list (there should be a different hostess every night next to Bonolis): Wendy Windham, Angelina Jolie, Monica Bellucci, Carla Bruni Sarkozy and Luciana Littizzetto. I say: drop everybody and have La Littizzetto every night...