Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

After the boom in the 60's and 70's less and less cover versions have been made. Or rather cover versions of hit songs. However, Janna Raappana's Jos vain voisin has been a big radio hit the past few years but the original, Biagio Antonacci's Iris is unknown in Finland despite being a big hit in Italy.  Even with this version .

And the hits keep coming, Dove c'é musica , Un'emozione é per sempre and Stella gemella that was also reworked with Gemelli DiVersi .

Here are some Sanremo 2009 videos for you to enjoy: The newcomers winner Arisa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1RHx7bb8qI Third placed Sal Da Vinci: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2AkVdjnGAU Second placed Povia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8F3U-StM4Q Winner Marco Carta: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnsh3fpbkfE Gemelli DiVersi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kQmZsXlZUw Dolcenera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eVc6jaAco8 and a couple of favourites of mine from the newcomers: Irene "Zucchero's daughter" Fornaciari: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ_4UgQJq8M Malika Ayane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bDRLZPSsB0 In the Italian top-20 download charts Sanremo takes the lead: Arisa enters at #1, Marco Carta at #2, Povia at #3, Malika at #4, Dolcenera at #5 followed by Francesco Renga at #10!

The winner of Sanremo 2009, Marco Carta picked up a platinum disc for his album La forza mia after 4 days of sales. His debut album from 2008 has also sold platinum, and a live album also from 2008 gold. This is good news to Sanremo where most songs have no life afterwords, and have no place but Teatro Ariston. He was helped to win by his huge fanbase and who can blame him or them if he was against to nobody? This year the most radio-friendly songs were kicked out before the final (Dolcenera, Gemelli Diversi) and if Eurovision have managed to renew itself over the years and produces hits and follows the times, Sanremo seems to have stuck into its past. It is worth mentioning Carta was the youngest Artist this year (23) while Sal Da Vinci at 39 being the third youngest and Povia there in between. Several artists around 60-70 took part. When is Sanremo getting a facelift? Have again more than 1-3 songs that will make it in radio and sell records? Enjoy here some videos from Sanremo incl...

The rumours and speculations are running wild while waiting for the announcement of the artists in Sanremo 2009. The latest "sure" names are Paola Turci (winner of Emergenti category back in 1990), Dolcenera (winner of newcomers in 2003), Marco Masini (winner of newcomers in 1990 and winner of 2004), Francesco Renga ( winner of 2005) and Neri per Caso (winner of newcomers 1995). Also ex-Eurovision entrants Albano Carrisi (as Albano & Romina Power) and Antonella Ruggiero (as in Matia Bazar) are also given out as quite sure names. Other names include Mondo Marcio (or Rotten World ), who would bring something else to the stage of Teatro Ariston with his rap, and not so hard pop-rap by Gemelli Diversi . Also Velvet, Sugarfree, Nicky Nicolai & Stefano Di Battista and Anna Tatangelo circulate in rumours.