Italy: Emis Killa Withdraws from “Sanremo 2025”

The most famous music festival in Italy “Sanremo 2025” is just 2 weeks away. As the preparations for the event unfold, stage work at the iconic Ariston Theatre is being completed with meticulous attention to detail (and looking stunning ) some shocking news broke in the media today regarding the show lineup.

Emis Killa has announced his withdrawal from the Sanremo Music Festival 2025. The rapper was scheduled to compete with the song “Demoni,” but has decided to pull out of the competition due to ongoing legal issues.

Killa released a statement on his social media explaining that he recently learned of an investigation involving him. While he states that he had only been notified of an administrative ban from attending football matches, he feels it’s important for the investigation to proceed without the “controversy or pressure” that his participation in Sanremo would bring.

There will be no replacement for Emis Killa in the festival lineup meaning we will have only 29 acts competing in “Sanremo 2025”.

1. Francesco Gabbani  – Viva la Vita (Eng: Life is Beautiful)
2. Clara  – Febbre (Eng: Fever)
3. Achille Lauro  – Incoscienti Giovani (Eng: Reackless Youth)
4. Brunori Sas  – L’albero delle Noci (Eng: The Walnut Tree)
5. Shablo f.t. Joshua, Gué and Tormento  – La mia parola (Eng: My Word)
6. Giorgia  – La Cura per me (Eng: The Cure For Me)
7. Marcella Bella  – Pelle di Diamante (Eng: Diamond Skin)
8. Gaia  – Chiamo io o Chiami tu (Eng: Am I Calling You or Are You Calling Me?)
9. Simone Cristicchi  – Quando Sarai Piccola (Eng: When You’re Young)
10. Irama  – Lentamente (Eng: Slowly)
11. Serena Brancale  – Anema e Core (Eng: Heart and Soul)
12. Olly – Balorda Nostalgia (Eng: Foolish Nostalgia)
13. Elodie – Dimenticarsi alle 7 (Eng: Forgetting at 7)
14. Massimo Ranieri – Tra le Mani un Cuore (Eng: A Hear Held in My Hands)
15. Tony Effe – Damme na Mano (Eng: Help Me Out)
16. Sarah Toscano– Amarcord (Eng: Nostalgic Memories)
17. Rocco Hunt – Mille Vote Ancora (Eng: Another Thousands Times)
18. Lucio Corsi – Volevo essere un duro (Eng: I Wanted To Be Tough)
19. Noemi – Se t’innamori, Muori (Eng: If You Fall in Love, You’ll Die)
20. Bresh – La Tana del Granchio (Eng: The Crab’s Lair)
21. Rose Villain – Fuori Legge (Eng: Outlaw)
22. Willie Peyote – Grazie ma No Grazie (Eng: Thanks, But No Thanks)
23. Modà – Non ti Dimentico (Eng: I Can’t Forget You)
24. Fedez – Battito (Eng: Heartbeat)
25. Francesca Michelin – Fango in Paradiso (Eng: Heart in Paradise)
26. Rkomi – Il ritmo delle Cose (Eng: The Rhythm of Things)
27. Coma_Come – Cuoricini (Eng: Little Hearts)
28. Joan Thiele – Eco (Eng: Echo)
29. The Kolors – Tu con chi fai L’Amore (Eng: Who Do You Have Sex With?)

4 acts that will preform as Sanremo Giovani category are:

1. Vale LP and Lil Jolie  – “Dimmi tu quando sei pronto per fare l’amore”
2. Alex Wyse  – “Rockstar”
3. Settembre  – “Vertebre”
4. Maria Tomba  – “Goodbye (voglio good vibes)”

Festival di Sanremo 2025 – All Known Details

1. The festival will last for 5 nights, starting on the 11th of February 2025 (Tuesday) and ending on the 15th of February 2025 (Saturday)
2. As always, 2 categories of artists will take part in the festival:
   • “Categoria Campioni” – The “Champions” (Big Artists) Category: will feature at least 25 artists.
   • “Categoria Nuove Proposte” – The “Newcomers” Category: will feature 4 finalists from “Sanremo Giovani 2024″
3. Night 1:
   • All the big artists (“Champions”) will perform their songs.
   • The results will be based on web and TV journalists
   • At the end of the night, the top 5 will be announced in a random order.
4. Night 2:
   • 15 of the big artists (“Champions”) will perform their songs
   • The results will be based on 50% public votes and 50% radio
   • The top 5 will be announced in random order.
   • In addition, 2 of the 4 “Newcomers” will perform their songs. One of them will qualify for the Newcomers” final.
5. Night 3:
   • The remaining 15 artists will perform their songs
   • The results will be based on 50% public votes and 50% radio
   • The top 5 will be announced in random order.
   • In addition, 2 of the 4 “Newcomers” will perform their songs. One of them will qualify for the Newcomers” final.
6. Night 4:
   • The artists will perform covers and/or duets.
   • The covered songs will be either Italian or international (as well as duet partners).
   • The results will be based on a 34% public vote, 33% professional jury vote, and a 33% radio jury vote
   • The night winner will be announced, but the results won’t impact the festival’s final results.
   • Furthermore, the 2 “Newcomers” finalists will perform their songs. One of them will be the category winner, based on a 34% public vote, a 33% professional jury vote, and a 33% radio jury vote. Check out the list of duets: below.
7. Night 5:
   • All participants will perform their songs.
   • The results will be based on the average ranking of the first 3 nights and the final night (based on 100% public votes)
   • The Top 5 artists (based on the combined ranking of nights 1-3 and night 5, based on jury and public) will advance to the super final.
   • Super-finalists will perform their songs again.
   • The results of the super-final will be based on a 34% public vote, a 33% professional jury vote, and a 33% radio jury vote.

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