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Malika Ayane Returns to Sanremo With 'Animali Notturni' as She Readies Album and Theater Tour

Her Sanremo return serves as a relaunch, with a Feb. 27 45 rpm single plus a high‑profile duet setting the tone.

Overview

  • The festival entry 'Animali notturni' is credited to Ayane with Edwyn Roberts and Stefano Marletta, composed with Giordano Cremona, Federico Mercuri and Luca Faraone, and produced by Itaca and Faraone.
  • A special 45 rpm arrives Feb. 27 featuring the Sanremo track on side A and a playful new version '(siamo tutti) animali notturni' on side B made with French trio Dov'è Liana.
  • For the cover night on Feb. 27, Ayane will perform Mina's 'Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore' with actor Claudio Santamaria.
  • She says her seventh album has been in the works for three years and is planned for autumn, with a theater tour opening Nov. 1 in Fermo.
  • Ayane criticizes the limited female presence at Sanremo, rejects calls to boycott Eurovision over Israel despite supporting the Palestinian cause, and cites Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show while arguing artists should not answer for governments.