The artists that will take in the Italian Sanremo Festival have been announced. On the list are notable names like Il Volo (Eurovision 2015) and NEK (Sanremo 1997 and 2015).
Ecco i Campioni di #Sanremo2019
Ci vediamo a febbraio su @RaiUno pic.twitter.com/xyT8fGtFPs— Festival di Sanremo (@SanremoRai) December 21, 2018
Also on the list of the lucky 22 acts is Nino D’Angelo, who sang for Germany in 1989. The 2019 Sanremo Song Festival will be running from 05-09 February with the Grand Finale scheduled to be held on Saturday 9 February.
The candidates
Paola Turci – L’ultimo ostacolo
Simone Cristicchi – Abbi cura di me
Zen Circus – L’amore è una dittatura
Anna Tatangelo – Le nostre anime di notte
Loredana Bertè – Cosa ti aspetti da me
Irama – La ragazza col cuore di latta
Ultimo – I tuoi particolari
Nek – Mi farò trovare pronto
Motta – Dov’è l’Italia
Il Volo – Musica che resta
Ghemon – Rose viola
Federica Carta e Shade – Senza farlo apposta
Patty Pravo e Briga – Un po’ come la vita
Negrita – I ragazzi stanno bene
Daniele Silvestri – Argento vivo
Ex Otago – Solo una canzone
Achille Lauro – Rolls Royce
Arisa – Mi sento bene
Francesco Renga – Aspetto che torni
Boomdabash – Per un milione
Enrico Nigiotti – Nonno Hollywood
Nino D’Angelo e Livio Cori – Un’altra luce
Einar (Sanremo Giovanni winner)-
Mahmood ( Sanremo Giovani winner)-
The winner of Sanremo 2019 will be allowed to represent Italy at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. If the winner declines to go to Eurovision, the decision who will be the 2019 Italian Eurovision representative, will lie in the hands of broadcaster RAI.
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