La terza notte è finita!
The 15 acts who didn’t take the stage yesterday evening were seen tonight performing their songs. Like last night, the top 5 for tonight only was uncovered at the end of the night in a random order:
- Arisa – Magica favola
- Sayf – Tu mi piaci tanto
- Luchè – Labirinto
- Serena Brancale – Qui con me
- Sal Da Vinci – Per sempre sì
Voting to determine tonight’s results was the same was last night, an even 50/50 split between televote and radio jury.
Irina Shayk and Lapo Elkann joined the hosting duties today alongside Carlo Conti and Laura Pausini.
Tonight’s show started with the final of the Nuove Proposte section taking place. Nicolò Filippucci and Angelica Bove won their duels last night and took to the stage again with their songs. After the votes were counted, it was announced that Nicolò Filippucci takes the Nuove Proposte section victory with ‘Laguna‘.
For Night 3, there were plenty of wonderful interval acts to showcase the versatility of Italian music.
Laura Pausini sung a heartfelt tribute of Michael Jackson’s ‘Heal the World’ while accompanied by Bologna’s Antonian Children’s Choir.
Eros Ramazzotti performed his Sanremo 1996 winning song ‘Adesso tu‘ to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its release. Alicia Keys joins Eros Ramazzotti on stage after to perform a duet of their song ‘L’aurora‘ in a breathtaking performance. Following that, Alicia Keys played a short rendition, including the chorus of ‘Empire State of Mind’, while honoring Sanremo in the performance.
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Taking the Suzuki Stage tonight is The Kolors, giving us an electric and funk inspired medley of two of their previous Sanremo hits, ‘Un ragazzo una ragazza‘ and ‘Tu con chi fai l’amore‘.
The Costa Toscana stage brings us another upbeat and lively performance by Max Pezzali, who had the crowd dancing once again.
Tomorrow is the highly anticipated Cover Night! All 30 acts will take the stage performing a cover of a song alongside a special guest. Results for Cover Night will be revealed at the end of the night, with the song winning Cover Night to be announced. The results from Cover Night are separate from the other nights and do not have any effect on who will win Sanremo 2026.
This year marks the 76th edition of Festival di Sanremo. There will be five shows across five nights, all hosted by Artistic Director Carlo Conti, alongside Laura Pausini from the Teatro Artison in Sanremo, Liguria, Italy. 30 songs are taking part in Sanremo 2026.
Night 1 – Tuesday, 24 February:
All 30 acts took the stage to perform their song. The top 5 of Night 1 was released in a random order. Vote determined via 100% press jury (TV, online media). Co-host: Can Yaman.
Night 2 – Wednesday, 25 February:
15 artists performed their songs again. The top 5 of Night 2 was revealed in a random order. Vote determined via 50% radio jury, 50% televote. Co-host: Achille Lauro
Night 3 – Thursday, 26 February:
The remaining 15 artists performed their songs again. The top 5 of Night 3 was revealed in a random order. Vote determined via 50% radio jury, 50% televote.
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Night 4 – Friday, 27 February:
Cover Night! All 30 artists will perform a cover of their choice, either solo or alongside another singer. The winning cover song will be announced at the end of the night (results separate from actual Sanremo winner). Vote determined via 33% radio jury, 33% press jury (TV, online media), 34% televote.
Night 5 – Saturday, 28 February:
L’ultima notte! All 30 acts perform again with the top 5 (totaled from Nights 1, 2, 3, & 5) will advance to the Superfinal. One of the acts in the Superfinal will take home the Sanremo 2026 crown, and the opportunity to represent Italy at Eurovision 2026. Vote determined via 33% radio jury, 33% press jury (TV, online media), 34% televote.
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest Italy 1958: Domenico Modugno – “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu”
Italy has participated in 50 Eurovision contests. They have won three times:
Their worst result came in 1966, when they finished last.
Italy’s most well-known song is “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu,” better known as “Volare” from 1958. It is also the most covered Eurovision Song Contest song ever. The song has been covered by famous stars such as Dean Martin, Cliff Richard, David Bowie and many more.
Italy took a long pause from the Eurovision Song Contest between 1998 and 2010. Since then, Italy has been a “Big-5” country, which means they don’t have to go through the Semi-final round and are automatically qualified for the Grand Final.