Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

The 76th Sanremo festival continues tonight. The Newcomers will kick of the evening with two duels with the winners going to the final. The voting is the holy threesome: Press, web and tv (33%), Radio (33%) and televote (34%). Half of the Big artists will perform again and are voted by Radio (50%) and televote (50%). Again the Top-5 will be announced in random order. Co-hosts are Pilar Fogliati, Achille Lauro and Lillo. Bresh will perform outside Teatro Ariston in Suzuki stage and Max Pezzali again on the cruise ship.. Apparently Eurovision veteran Fausto Leali will be present and receive a life time award. The first night was watched by 9,6 million viewers with share of 58% compared to last year's 12,6 million so 3 million viewers  were lost. The peak was 15.782.000 during the 105 year old lady's interview while the biggest share 64,5% during Leo Gassmann's performance. Laura Pausini did not sing last night but tonight this will change as she will be dueting (at least) wit...

The second Sanremo 2025 night will feature the Newcomers semifinals (or rather duels) and half of the Big will perform again. The Top-5 voted by the accredited press of the first night was Brunori Sas, Giorgia, Lucio Cordsi, Simone Cristicchi and Achille Lauro - in random order - pictured above. Tonight's co-hosts are supermodel Bianca Balti, celebrity personality Cristiano Malgioglio and actor/comedian Nino Frassica.  Update: Ma Bianca Balti è Michele Hunziger in disguise? Guest acts are Damiano David of Eurovision winner Måneskin fame, Big Mama and cast of movie Follemente and a fiction serie on Rai, Belcanto .  The Newcomers are voted by all three groups: Press, TV and web (33%), Radio (333%) and televote (34%) The Big are voted by Radio (50%) and televote (50%). The Top-5 of the evening will be announced in random order and then the votes are added to the first night's votes.  Tonight's running order: Newcomers: Alex Wyse - Rockstar Vs.  Vale LP e Lil Jolie - D...

Last night 15 acts performed and the voting was 50-50 by radios and televoters and the ranking went all upside down on the top: Geolier first, Irama second. Annalisa, Loredana Berté and Mahmood managed to keep their Top-5 going on.  The Fantasanremo thingy is getting very annoying as the artists are collecting points by wearing black, sunglasses, giving flowers to conductors, kissing people in the audience, taking the broom on stage and other stupid things that get very tiring in the end. Especially in the wardrobe as if I counted right 11 out of 15 wore black. Clara stands out even more so as the real beauty of elegance this year sporting another stunning gown last night. That was not black. Today's news is John Travolta didn't sign the permission to use the footage they have of his visit never ever anywhere again and totally understandably. It was ridiculous. As Fiorello admitted after it was probably the most stupid thing ever seen on Italian television. I don't think Tr...

Tonight the second Sanremo 2024 night takes place in Teatro Ariston. Next to Amadeus will be singer and Sanremo winner Giorgia who has the hard task of following Marco Mengoni who seems to have convinced everyone last night as a showman, comic and host besides singer. There's already a demand for his own show on Rai1 sometime i the future, or at least his presence every night this year in Sanremo. Poor Giorgia. The real reason for her presence is however to celebrate her Sanremo debut (7th among newcomers) with classic E poi... that turns 30 this year. She was back in Sanremo the year after and won. Then she came back as a reigning winner and placed 3rd. And then she returned again in 2001 and placed 2nd. She finally got back last year placing 6th. Tonight as there are only 15 songs to perform there are a lot of guests on stage and outside Teatro Ariston: John Travolta, Giovanni Allevi, Bob Sinclair. Rosa Chemical, Leo Gassmann, Matteo Bussola, the cast of Mare fuori tv-serie (that...

Oh wow, that's all what can be said about the viewing figures last night: the best since 1995 (when television was very, very different from today!) as an average of 10.757.000 viewers tuned in last night with an average of 14.160.000 watching the first part until midnight. Another 378.000 have watched the stream online, with an increase of 40%  to last year. Blanco's immature behavior caused a stir and enraged viewers and audience in the theater and infuriated also the Mayor and businesses of Sanremo. Flowers is their main business and they feel destroying them like that is not acceptable. This morning Blanco apologized Amadeus in person and published also on his social medias a kind of apology but that isn't enough, the Mayor demands an apology for the city and its people as well. Watch the Drama evolving here . Tonight the remaining entries will be revealed, among them Giorgia who has participated among Big three times and has finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Sadly she has als...