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Carlo Conti Quashes 'Relative Ban' Talk After Morandi–Tredici Pietro Sanremo Duet

The festival director said there is no ban on relatives, attributing guest decisions to a programming choice about Rai fiction.

Overview

  • Gianni Morandi made an unannounced appearance to sing Vita with his son Tredici Pietro during Sanremo’s cover night, drawing an ovation after an embrace on stage.
  • Tredici Pietro refreshed the Morandi–Lucio Dalla classic with rap verses, and Carlo Conti told a visibly moved Morandi, “Gianni, this is your home.”
  • After the duet, Alessandro Gassmann posted that he had been told he could not appear because he is the parent of a contestant, noting he had planned to promote his upcoming Rai series.
  • Conti clarified that Sanremo rules allow family members on stage and said this year’s lineup avoided Rai fiction promotions due to scheduling and ad-break constraints, adding he would have welcomed a father–son duet with Leo Gassmann.
  • Alessandro Gassmann later said he had no quarrel with the Morandi performance and praised both artists, while Leo Gassmann lauded the duet and suggested some rules can feel unclear.