Italy held the 3rd night of its traditional “Festivali di Sanremo”
Alicia Keys, Eros Ramazzotti, Virginia Raffaele, and Fabio De Luigi performed as special guests.
The Songs
The second half of the established artists performed in the following running order:
- Maria Antonietta & Colombre – La felicità e basta (Eng: Happiness and That’s It)
- Leo Gassmann – Naturale (Eng: Natural)
- Malika Ayane – Animali notturni (Eng: Nocturnal Animals)
- Sal Da Vinci – Per sempre si (Eng: Forever Yes)
- Tredici Pietro – Uomo che cade (Eng: Falling Man)
- Raf – Ora e per sempre (Eng: Now and Forever)
- Francesco Renga – Il meglio di me (Eng: The Best of Me)
- Eddie Brock – Avvoltoi (Eng: Vultures)
- Serena Brancale – Qui con me (Eng: Here With Me)
- Samurai Jay – Ossessione (Eng: Obsession)
- Arisa – Magica favola (Eng: Magical Fairy Tale)
- Michele Bravi – Prima o poi (Eng: Sooner or Later)
- Luchè – Labirinto (Eng: Labyrinth)
- Mara Sattei – Le cose che non sai di me (Eng: The Things You Don’t Know About Me)
- Sayf – Tu mi piaci tanto (Eng: I Like You So Much)
YouTube Playlist
YouTube Playlist (Live Performances)
The Results
The results were based on a 50% public votes and a 50% radio jury votes. The top 5 will be announced in a random order at the end of the night:
- Arisa – Magica favola (Eng: Magical Fairy Tale)
- Sayf – Tu mi piaci tanto (Eng: I Like You So Much)
- Luchè – Labirinto (Eng: Labyrinth)
- Serena Brancale – Qui con me (Eng: Here With Me)
- Sal Da Vinci – Per sempre si (Eng: Forever Yes)
In addition, the final of “Nuove Proposte” (The newcomers category) took place
The 2 finalists were:
- Nicolò Filippucci – “Laguna”
- Angelica Bove – “Mattone”
Nicolò Filippucci won the “Nuove Proposte” category
He performed the song “Laguna”
Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.

