Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Area Sanremo is the selection that will bring two of the eight Sanremo Giovani finalists to the festival (five come from Sanremo Giovani selection and one from Sanremo Young competition held earlier this year, or Tecla Insolia ). Since 1997 from here have jumped to the festival names like Anna Tatangelo , Arisa , Renzo Rubino , Roberto Amadé and Mahmood . This year there were 850 submissions, then 65 passed the auditions, now only eight are left. And they will be only two in the end.  Jaqueline Branciforte – Game over Matteo Faustini – Nel bene e nel male Gabriella Martinelli e Lula – Il gigante d’acciaio Alessia Gerardi – Atipica  Leo Alex – A cuore fermo Camilla Magli – Eterno rosso Arianna Manca – Andarsi bene  Messya (Andrea Riso)   – T.S.O.

Sanremo Giovani returns to Treatro Ariston next February after one year's absence when only two tickets were given to the festival, but among the Big and the rest is history. Mahmood won it all. That won't happen again next year. Now it's back to basics and the youngsters compete among themselves and have to wait at least a year to make it among the Big, like Francesco Gabbani and Ermal Meta in recent years. Out of the names below, 20 will be selected in live auditions to perform in television in Marco Liorni's show Italia Sí . The 20 will become first 10 , then five . The five chosen ones will meet in Sanremo the two from AreaSanremo selection, and one from Sanremo Young, or the winner 15-year-old Tecla Insolia.  Among the names several familiar names from various talent shows or previous editions: Federica Abbate, and Giulia Mutti with Icaro aka Antonello Carozza. Leo Gassman, Matteo Costanzo and Nico Arezzo already have X Factor experience, while Samuel P...