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Sanremo 2026 Final Takes the Stage With Conti and Pausini as Bocelli Headlines Guest Lineup

Italy’s Eurovision act will be chosen tonight through a weighted vote split between televoters, the press and radio juries.

Overview

  • Co-conductors Giorgia Cardinaletti and Nino Frassica join Carlo Conti and Laura Pausini, with the Pooh performing from Piazza Colombo and Max Pezzali in link from a cruise ship.
  • The final uses a three-way system—televote 34%, press/TV/web jury 33%, radio jury 33%—with a top five sing-off and the overall winner designated for Eurovision unless they decline.
  • Ditonellapiaga with TonyPitony won the cover/duets night, which drew 10.789 million viewers and a 65.6% share according to Auditel’s Total Audience data.
  • Rai scheduled a segment with Gino Cecchettin to address violence against women during the broadcast.
  • Media coverage highlights unconfirmed backstage tensions—including a rumor that two acts considered withdrawing—and separately reports that Stefano De Martino is being tipped as a potential 2027 host.