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Ermal Meta Centers Gaza’s Children at Sanremo With ‘Stella Stellina’

He frames a lullaby as a plea for child victims, punctuating each night with the name of a Palestinian child.

Overview

  • The singer performed 'Stella Stellina' at the 76th Festival di Sanremo as a dedication to children harmed in the IsraelHamas war in Gaza.
  • He appeared with 'Amal'—Arabic for hope—embroidered on his collar and said he will present a Palestinian child's name onstage each night.
  • Lyrics evoke displacement and confinement, including lines about fleeing a land that rejects them and being trapped between walls and sea.
  • Host Carlo Conti handed Meta the bouquet and remarked that flowers should celebrate life rather than rest on the graves of children.
  • 'Stella Stellina' was inspired by Meta’s young daughter and features on his album 'Funzioni Vitali,' set for release on February 27.