Levante Might Win Sanremo 2026… But Don’t Expect Her at Eurovision
Levante is returning to Sanremo with a smile, a ballad about emotional turbulence, and a level of inner calm that suggests she has very little left to prove.
She is also returning with something else: honesty. The kind that tends to complicate things in a competition built on polite vagueness.
The Italian singer-songwriter has confirmed that if she were to win Sanremo 2026, she would decline to represent Italy at Eurovision.
Not as a publicity stunt. Not as a bargaining chip. As a conscious choice.
And suddenly, her third trip to the Ariston feels far more interesting than a simple comeback.
A Song She Calls “An Emotional Surgeon”
Levante describes her competing entry, “Sei tu”, as “an Allegro Chirurgo of emotions”, a song that maps the physical sensations love causes in the body.
Which sounds like peak Levante: poetic, slightly surreal, and quietly intimate.
The track is a ballad about struggling to verbalise love, even when the feelings are overwhelming. Ironically, she admits that in real life she has the opposite problem. She tends to say everything.
That openness runs through her upcoming album, scheduled for 2026, which revolves entirely around unsuccessful love stories. Not bitter ones. Not tragic ones. Simply human ones.
Broken relationships. Almost-relationships. One-night connections. Summer crushes that never turned into anything.
Failure, in Levante’s world, is not an enemy. It is a narrative device.
Why Sanremo 2023 Still Hurts
Her last Sanremo appearance in 2023, with “Vivo”, is not remembered fondly by Levante herself.
Her daughter Alma Futura had been born only a year earlier, and she now recognises that she was navigating a psychologically fragile period.
She avoids labels. She avoids grand statements. But she admits she was overwhelmed by emotions she did not yet understand.
Looking back, she treats that version of herself with tenderness.
This time, she says she returns with awareness and with a conscious smile.
It shows.
Numbers, Charts and Placings? Not Her Obsession
Levante has never positioned herself as a chart-chasing artist, and she remains refreshingly consistent.
Streaming figures do not govern her creative choices. Rankings do not shape her sense of worth. Even Sanremo’s final placement is not something she plans to fixate on.
Which makes what she says next feel entirely on-brand.
The Eurovision Question… and a Clear Answer
Levante has openly stated that if she were to win Sanremo 2026, she would not take part in Eurovision.
Her reasoning is rooted in the continued participation of Israel in the contest.
In her view, Eurovision is far more politicised than many like to admit. And she does not feel comfortable ignoring what she describes as catastrophic humanitarian realities.
Levante has never been known for sitting quietly when she has an opinion. This is simply an extension of that trait.
Importantly, she is not trying to force change.
She is simply choosing where she personally stands.
Source: corriere della sera
