Carlo Conti Reveals the Sanremo 2026 Line-up – and the Race to Vienna Officially Begins
There’s something almost ritualistic about waiting for the Sanremo line-up. People pretend they’re “not that bothered”, but the second the TG1 jingle plays, half of Italy forgets what they were doing. And today, in the 1.30pm bulletin, Carlo Conti finally put an end to the guessing game: he read out the list of 30 artists who will walk onto the Ariston stage this February.
No fireworks. No dramatic pause. Just the names, one after another, like a teacher taking attendance in a very chaotic classroom. But the effect? Immediate. Social media detonated before Conti even finished pronouncing “Patty Pravo”.
Thirty artists. Thirty styles. One rather shiny Leone d’Oro and, of course, that tempting route to Vienna for Eurovision.
Here they are.
The 30 artists competing in Sanremo 2025
- Tommaso Paradiso
- Chiello
- Serena Brancale
- Fulminacci
- Ditonellapiaga
- Fedez & Marco Masini
- Leo Gassmann
- Sayf
- Arisa
- Tredici Pietro
- Sal Da Vinci
- Samurai Jay
- Malika Ayane
- Luché
- Raf
- Bambole di Pezza
- Ermal Meta
- Nayt
- Elettra Lamborghini
- Michele Bravi
- J-Ax
- Enrico Nigiotti
- Maria Antonietta & Colombre
- Francesco Renga
- Mara Sattei
- LDA & Aka7Even
- Dargen D’Amico
- Levante
- Eddie Brock
- Patty Pravo
It’s hard to imagine another festival squeezing Arisa, J-Ax, Patty Pravo and Samurai Jay into the same week without starting a small cultural fire. But Sanremo thrives on that chaos. It always has.
Eurovision isn’t in the room… but it kind of is
Two names stand out for eurofans:
- Raf, who finished third in 1987 with Umberto Tozzi and the still-perfect Gente di mare.
- Ermal Meta, fifth in 2018 with Fabrizio Moro and their message-heavy Non mi avete fatto niente.
Neither is a stranger to pressure. If one of them ends up flying to Vienna, Italy will call it destiny rather than coincidence.
When is Sanremo 2025?
From 20 to 24 February, Italy basically shuts down. Every evening becomes a national appointment, complete with arguments about the orchestra, lighting choices, Conti’s jackets, and why the commercial breaks are longer than the songs.
Expect chaos. And don’t pretend you won’t be watching.
Source: TG1
