The 76th edition of the traditional Italian music festival: “Festival di Sanremo” will be held between February 24th and 28th, 2026.
Carlo Conti, the artistic director of the festival, appeared on TG1’s news program at 13:00 CET.
There, he announced the list of 30 artists who will take part in the Big Artists category in “Sanremo 2026”.
Later on, they will be joined by 2 finalists of “Sanremo Giovani 2025”.
The Big Artists
- Tommaso Paradiso
- Chiello
- Serena Brancale
- Filminacci
- Ditonellapiaga
- Fedez & Masini
- Leo Gassman
- Sayf
- Arisa
- Tredicipietro
- Sal da vinci
- Samurai Jay
- Malika Ayane
- Luchè
- Raf
- Bambole di Pezza
- Ermal Meta
- Nayt
- Elettra Lamoborghini
- Michele Bravi
- J-Ax
- Enrico Nigiotti
- Maria Antonietta & Colombre
- Francesco Renga
- Mara Sattei
- LDA & Aka 7even
- Dargen D’Amico
- Levante
- Eddie Brock
- Patty Pravo
In 2025, Olly won the festival.
However, he rejected the invitation for Eurovision 2025.
At the end, Lucio Corsi represented Italy in Eurovision 2025.
He performed “Volevo essere un duro” and ended in 5th place with 256 points:
Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.
