The first night of “Sanremo Festival 2022″ was held last night.
The main host was Amadeus

While the co-host was Ornella Muti
Besides the 12 performances, some special guests took the stage:
Eurovision 2021 winners Måneskin:
They performed the song “ZITTI E BUONI“:
And also the song “Coraline“:
Another special guest was the professional tennis player Matteo Berrettini:
12 artists performed on the first night:

- Achille Lauro – Domenica
- Yuman – Ora e qui
- Noemi – Ti amo non lo so dire
- Gianni Morandi – Apri tutte le porte
- La Rappresentante di Lista – Ciao ciao
- Michele Bravi – Inverno dei fiori
- Massimo Ranieri – Lettera di là dal mare
- Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi
- Ana Mena – Duecentomila ore
- Rkomi – Insuperabile
- Dargen D’Amico – Dove si balla
- Giusy Ferreri – Miele
The results are based on 3 different components with equal weights: jury from the press and TV, jury from the radio and jury from the web.

However, no eliminations took place.
The derived ranking will be part of the final results later on.
The results of the first night are:
You can find live performances on our platlist:
YouTube
Rai Website
25 artists are participating in the the festival this year: 22 established Italian artists and 3 new-comers (“Giovani category“).
Tonight, the remaining 13 artists will perform in the festival.
The winner will be announced on Saturday late night and will receive the right to represent Italy at Eurovision 2022.
As one of the big5 (and a host country as well), Italy has already guaranteed its place in the grand final. Italy will participate in the grand final of Eurovision 2022 that will be held on the 14th of May 2022.
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