Here you’ll find this year’s Sanremo’s stuff and news (I’ll be updating this post through all the week). The Festival will start on Tuesday February 24th at 8:30 pm, and end on Saturday February 28th, when the final will be broadcasted.
/ Official website / you can find loads of videos and interviews here + the latest news. You can already find the presentation videos of the songs made by the artists.
Rai’s website dedicated section (here) | youtube playlist | spotify playlist
TikTok official channel: @/sanremorai; @/sanremoesc
Instagram official: @/sanremorai
Twitter official: @/SanremoRAI; @/SanremoESC
Facebook: festivaldisanremo
Youtube: @/rai (to check also the latest interviews)
Each night from February 24th to February 28th, before the start of Sanremo at around 8:25 PM (GMT+1), on Raiuno will be broadcasted the usual PRIMAFESTIVAL. The hosts are: _________ (you can rewatch it on raiplay)
There’s gonna be the usual DOPOFESTIVAL, with Nicola Savino (tv host, deejay) starting right after the end of each Sanremo’s night (24th-27th Feb.) on Raiuno. Some of the guests are: ________
As every year, on the Sunday after Sanremo’s final (Feb. 28th 2026 this year) DOMENICA IN hosted by Mara Venier will take place in Sanremo: all the singers will get to perform their song once again and answer a few questions. It’ll be broadcasted on Raiuno starting from 2:00 PM (GMT+1). At around 8:35PM (GMT+1) always on Raiuno, DIETROFESTIVAL will show an hour of behind the scenes from Sanremo’s competition.
CasaSanremo- A website about Sanremo and all the artists who will take part, with more infos and interviews (also Italian places and food specialties will be shown). Follow them also on their Social Media Channels, usually they make live video/interviews/shows on FB for example.
On Sorrisi&Canzoni you will find also other infos about Sanremo and every lyrics’s explanation (ofc ask me if you need a translation)
“Il Podcast di Sorrisi a Sanremo” - the famous media outlet will host daily starting at 7 PM (GMT+1) from February 24th to February 28th on RealTime TV a podcast about Sanremo with _________ as guests, sharing infos and special bts of the competition. The hosts are _________ and the director of Sorrisi Aldo Vitali.
The # on this blog is #sanremo 2026, #sanremo, #sanremo2026 you can black any of these (the first one in particular) if you want.
Raiuno -> just click on the second video on the left, or here, to open the Raiuno streaming immediately (I added the whole Rai channels things in case you had troubles connecting directly and wanted to try from there). RAI’s geoblock is usually removed for Sanremo’s week, no need to create accounts or whatsoever to enjoy Sanremo online!! Remember you can rewatch the whole event and each performance on Raiplay few minutes after it has happened and for the whole week too (after the end of Sanremo, there will be only 1mins vids of each performance avaiable).
You can also follow the whole competition on Radio2.
FESTIVAL LIS - songs and whole exhibition explained in signs language
FANTASANREMO - this year as well you can play while enjoying your Sanremo! How does it work? Every person “buys” 5 artisti and marks one of them as a captain. As in the last years, artists will have to do or say something while on stage to help you gain points (and also classification will have a say).
I’ll try to write down some more infos/links through the week.
HOST & GUESTS & Other stuff
This years’ host will still be Carlo Conti (who choose the songs taking part into this Sanremo), a TV and radio host/deejay. He already hosted for 4 years (2015-2017 and 2025). He will be accompanied by a different co-host each night (check the schedule below). Together with them, as usual, during each night there will be different guests. Some will be announced only right before the start of the evening so keep an eye on the schedule.
There won’t just be the competition inside the Ariston: the Suzuki Stage will be held in Sanremo’s piazza Colombo and every night there will be live performances (they may show something during Sanremo as well). ________ will be the hosts, while the performers will be: ___________
There will be 30 singers in the ARTISTI (artists) section. There will be again 2 sections: BIG/CAMPIONI (already known artists) and NUOVE PROPOSTE (youngs). 30 artists of the BIG section were chosen by Carlo Conti, while the 4 of the NUOVE PROPOSTE are the finalists of Sanremo Giovani (held in December 2025) and Area Sanremo. The winner of the BIGs competition will represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest (12-16th May, 2026 in Vienna): if he/she/they won’t accept, the choice will be another artist, usually the 2nd classified or the next (the first one accepting).
This year we’re gonna listen to the 30 BIGs’ songs on the first night and get a top 5 rank at the end.
On the 2nd night we’ll get to listen to the 4 NUOVE PROPOSTE’s songs. The two with the most votes will perform again in the final on day 3: on that same night we’ll find out the winner of the category.
On day 2 and 3, we’ll also listen again to 14/15 BIGs’ songs and get another top 5 rank. People at home can vote for both sections.
On the 4th night there will be the usual “covers” night: the BIGs can choose any song published by the end of December 31st 2025, national or international, and will be accompanied by another artist. From this year, artists can also decide if to duet with another Sanremo’s contestant. We’ll get the winner of the covers’ night but the rank will be a separate rank from the one of the real competition. People at home can vote for both sections again.
On day 5, all the BIGs will perform again. At the beginning of the night we’ll get the general top 5 rank of the past days, and at the end of the night we’ll get the positions from 29th up to 6th. The first 5 will be not in order. Another vote will take place after which we’ll find out the first 5 positions order and Sanremo’s winner.
Day 1 - co-hosts:
Prob. guests:
We’ll listen to all the 30 songs (in order of performance: ).
Top5 rank (casual order):
Day 2 - co-hosts:
Prob. guests:
The 4 NUOVE PROPOSTE will compete (in order: ).
The 2 NUOVE PROPOSTE FINALISTS are:
We’ll listen to 15 BIG (in order of appearance: )
Top 5 rank (casual order):
Day 3 - co-hosts:
Prob. guests:
The remaining 15 BIG (in order of appearance: )
The NUOVE PROPOSTE WINNER is:
Top 5 rank (casual order):
Day 4 - co-hosts:
Prob. guests:
The 30 BIGs Covers’ list (in order of appearance):
Day 5 - co-hosts:
Prob. guests:
All the 30 BIGs will perform their songs (in order of appearance: ) and after midnight (prob. more like 1:30-2:30 am or later) we’ll know the competition’s final standings. The winner will go to the #ESC2026.
_______ will take part at the ESC 2026!
Other Awards:
- Premio della critica “Mia Martini” :
- Premio della sala stampa “Lucio Dalla” :
- Premio miglior testo “Sergio Bardotti” :
- Premio miglior composizione musicale “Giancarlo Bigazzi” :
- Premio alla carriera:
- Premio alla carriera:
- Premio Lunezia per Sanremo 2026:
- Premio Tim - La forza delle connessioni:
Elettra Lamborghini - "Voilà"
Enrico Nigiotti - "Ogni volta che non so volare"
Ermal Meta - "Stella stellina"
Fedez & Masini - "Male necessario"
Fulminacci - "Stupida sfortuna"
J-Ax - "Italia starter pack"
LDA & Aka 7even - "Poesie clandestine"
Malika Ayane - "Animali notturni"
Mara Sattei - "Le cose che non sai di me"
Maria Antonietta & Colombre
Samurai Jay - "Ossessione"
Sayf - "Tu mi piaci tanto"
Serena Brancale - "Qui con me"
Tommaso Paradiso - "I romantici"
Tredici Pietro - "Uomo che cade"
[more infos on the lyrics as on December 2025]
[all the lyrics can be found on this page]
(will edit with more updates, corrections and links as we get closer to the event)