Preselection: Song Festival

Sanremo Giovani is an Italian music competition held in Sanremo since 1993. The contest is designed to showcase young singers, giving them the chance to be selected for the following year’s prestigious Festival di Sanremo. Over the years, the selection process has changed, but the aim remains the same: to discover and promote new musical talent.

Four live episodes will air on 12, 19, 26 November, and 3 December, with six artists performing each night. Only three will advance, leading to a semifinal on 10 December. The finale, broadcast live on Rai 1 from the Sanremo Casino on 18 December, will determine the four who will earn a spot in the Nuove Proposte (Newcomers) category at Sanremo 2025.

The Sanremo Music Festival 2025 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2025), officially the 75th Italian Song Festival (75º Festival della canzone italiana), is set to be the 75th edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. It is scheduled to be held between 11 and 15 February 2025 and presented by Carlo Conti, who will also serve as the artistic director for the competition.

As has been the case since 2015, the winner of the festival will earn the right of first refusal to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

What’s happening tonight?

All 24 artists will perform their competing songs. The top 5 will be announced in a random order

Voting

• Public televoting, carried out via landline and mobile phone.
• Jury of the press room, TV and web.
• Jury of the radio.

Night by night…

• First night: all of the entrants were judged by the jury of the press room, TV and web.
• Second night: half of the entrants will be judged through a 50/50 split system by means of televoting and the jury of the radio, to be added up to the results of the first night. Two of the four newcomers will be judged by all three juries, determining the first finalist.
• Third night: the other half of the entrants of both sections will be judged as on the previous night.
• Fourth night: the covers will be judged through a split system by means of the televoting (34%) and the two juries (33% each), determining the winner of the night. The winner of the Newcomers’ section will be determined by the same system.
• Fifth night: the entrants will be judged by televoting alone, to be added up to the results of the first three nights; ultimately, a final voting round (again a sum of televoting at 34% and the two juries at 33% each) will be held among the top five, which will determine the winner

The Sanremo Music Festival 2025 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2025), officially the 75th Italian Song Festival (75º Festival della canzone italiana), is set to be the 75th edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. It is scheduled to be held between 11 and 15 February 2025 and presented by Carlo Conti, who will also serve as the artistic director for the competition.

As has been the case since 2015, the winner of the festival will earn the right of first refusal to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

What’s happening tonight?

Twelve of the competing artists will perform their competing songs for a second time. The top 5 will be announced in a random order

Voting

• Public televoting, carried out via landline and mobile phone.
• Jury of the press room, TV and web.
• Jury of the radio.

Night by night…

• First night: all of the entrants were judged by the jury of the press room, TV and web.
• Second night: half of the entrants will be judged through a 50/50 split system by means of televoting and the jury of the radio, to be added up to the results of the first night. Two of the four newcomers will be judged by all three juries, determining the first finalist.
• Third night: the other half of the entrants of both sections will be judged as on the previous night.
• Fourth night: the covers will be judged through a split system by means of the televoting (34%) and the two juries (33% each), determining the winner of the night. The winner of the Newcomers’ section will be determined by the same system.
• Fifth night: the entrants will be judged by televoting alone, to be added up to the results of the first three nights; ultimately, a final voting round (again a sum of televoting at 34% and the two juries at 33% each) will be held among the top five, which will determine the winner

The Sanremo Music Festival 2025 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2025), officially the 75th Italian Song Festival (75º Festival della canzone italiana), is set to be the 75th edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. It is scheduled to be held between 11 and 15 February 2025 and presented by Carlo Conti, who will also serve as the artistic director for the competition.

As has been the case since 2015, the winner of the festival will earn the right of first refusal to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

What’s happening tonight?

The remaining twelve artists will perform their competing songs for a second time. The top 5 will be announced in a random order.

Voting

• Public televoting, carried out via landline and mobile phone.
• Jury of the press room, TV and web.
• Jury of the radio.

Night by night…

• First night: all of the entrants were judged by the jury of the press room, TV and web.
• Second night: half of the entrants will be judged through a 50/50 split system by means of televoting and the jury of the radio, to be added up to the results of the first night. Two of the four newcomers will be judged by all three juries, determining the first finalist.
• Third night: the other half of the entrants of both sections will be judged as on the previous night.
• Fourth night: the covers will be judged through a split system by means of the televoting (34%) and the two juries (33% each), determining the winner of the night. The winner of the Newcomers’ section will be determined by the same system.
• Fifth night: the entrants will be judged by televoting alone, to be added up to the results of the first three nights; ultimately, a final voting round (again a sum of televoting at 34% and the two juries at 33% each) will be held among the top five, which will determine the winner

The Sanremo Music Festival 2025 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2025), officially the 75th Italian Song Festival (75º Festival della canzone italiana), is set to be the 75th edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. It is scheduled to be held between 11 and 15 February 2025 and presented by Carlo Conti, who will also serve as the artistic director for the competition.

As has been the case since 2015, the winner of the festival will earn the right of first refusal to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

What’s happening tonight?

The artists each will perform an Italian or international song from the past (or a medley thereof), duetting with one or more guest performers. The winner of the night will be proclaimed, but unlike previous years, the results for that night will not be added to the overall score.

Voting

• Public televoting, carried out via landline and mobile phone.
• Jury of the press room, TV and web.
• Jury of the radio.

Night by night…

• First night: all of the entrants were judged by the jury of the press room, TV and web.
• Second night: half of the entrants will be judged through a 50/50 split system by means of televoting and the jury of the radio, to be added up to the results of the first night. Two of the four newcomers will be judged by all three juries, determining the first finalist.
• Third night: the other half of the entrants of both sections will be judged as on the previous night.
• Fourth night: the covers will be judged through a split system by means of the televoting (34%) and the two juries (33% each), determining the winner of the night. The winner of the Newcomers’ section will be determined by the same system.
• Fifth night: the entrants will be judged by televoting alone, to be added up to the results of the first three nights; ultimately, a final voting round (again a sum of televoting at 34% and the two juries at 33% each) will be held among the top five, which will determine the winner

The Sanremo Music Festival 2025 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2025), officially the 75th Italian Song Festival (75º Festival della canzone italiana), is set to be the 75th edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. It is scheduled to be held between 11 and 15 February 2025 and presented by Carlo Conti, who will also serve as the artistic director for the competition.

As has been the case since 2015, the winner of the festival will earn the right of first refusal to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

What’s happening tonight?

All 24 artists will perform their competing songs. The top 5 artists of the combined rankings of this and the first three shows will advance to the superfinal. Here they will get to perform their song for a second time, while juries and televote will vote to determine the winner.

Voting

• Public televoting, carried out via landline and mobile phone.
• Jury of the press room, TV and web.
• Jury of the radio.

Night by night…

• First night: all of the entrants were judged by the jury of the press room, TV and web.
• Second night: half of the entrants will be judged through a 50/50 split system by means of televoting and the jury of the radio, to be added up to the results of the first night. Two of the four newcomers will be judged by all three juries, determining the first finalist.
• Third night: the other half of the entrants of both sections will be judged as on the previous night.
• Fourth night: the covers will be judged through a split system by means of the televoting (34%) and the two juries (33% each), determining the winner of the night. The winner of the Newcomers’ section will be determined by the same system.
• Fifth night: the entrants will be judged by televoting alone, to be added up to the results of the first three nights; ultimately, a final voting round (again a sum of televoting at 34% and the two juries at 33% each) will be held among the top five, which will determine the winner