Last Tuesday, the third heat of the competition for young, upcoming Italian artists to secure a place at “Festival di Sanremo 2026” in the newcomers’ category.
6 hopefuls tried their luck to proceed to the semi-finals stage of Sanremo Giovani 2025.
What is Sanremo Giovani ?
Sanremo Giovani is a six-week competition that decides the artists taking part at Festival di Sanremo 2026 in the newcomers’ category. The 24 contestants are grouped in battles, at a pace of three battles per heat, where a studio jury decides who wins each battle and advances to the semi-final. The heats are hosted by the music journalist and radio presenter Gianluca Gazzoli.
The members of the jury are the same as last year: Ema Stokholma, Carolina Rey, Manola Moslehi, Enrico Cremonesi and Daniele Battaglia.

The 3rd heat participants are:
- Welo – ” Emigrato”
- Cainero – “Nuntannamurà ”
- Caro Wow – ” Cupido”
- Deddè – ” Ddoje criature”
- Mimì – “Sottovoce”
- Petit – ” Un bel casino”
Heat 3 Results: 3 artists qualified to the semi-final
Welo – ” Emigrato”:
Caro Wow – ” Cupido”:
Petit – ” Un bel casino”
Next week, the next 6 hopefuls will duel with each other, and the winner of each duel will move forward to the semi-final stage.
Where to watch?
Rai 2 (RaiPlay is only available in Italy)
Livestream Link 1 (Available for the rest of the world)
Livestream Link 2 (Available for the rest of the world)
Playlist:
Listen to SanremoGiovani 2025 on your favorite platform

Spotify
AppleMusic
YouTube
Lucio Corsi represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with his song ”Volevo Essere Un Duro”×¥
He finished in 5th place with 256 points.
Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.

