Posts by Giannis

Sanremo 2016 Final: Tonight, Italy picks its entry for Stockholm

The most successful Sanremo Music Festival of the last 11 years ends tonight with its Grand Final. After four nights of live performances, music, stand up comedy, and guests, The most popular selection in Europe comes to an end tonight in Teatro Ariston. In the end of the night we will find out who will be representing Italy in… Read more

Sanremo 2016 day 4: Semifinals results, finalists chosen

The most crucial night for the 66th Sanremo Music Festival was tonight. Campioni’s semifinal and Nuove Proposte’s final was held tonight in Teatro Ariston in the small city of Sanremo. We now know the 15 acts who will compete to be the next representative of Italy in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Read more

Sanremo 2016 day 3: Stadio wins the cover prize

It was a break from the Campioni competition tonight as all artists performed covers of famous Italian or foreign songs. The best cover performance, as chosen by an equal combination of votes from a press jury and a public televotes, were Stadio and were awarded a special prize. Read more

Sanremo 2016 day 2: The last Campioni artists performed their songs

Tonight, Sanremo 2016 continued. The other Big ten performed their songs and were selected by televotes/press jury, the same as yesterday. We also found out the provisional bottom-4 who faces elimination on Friday’s semifinal. Finally, we will have the first disqualifications amongst the Newcomers, who compete in the direct duels. Read more

Sanremo kicks off tonight, running order revealed

From today and until Saturday, the famous Italian music festival Sanremo will be held. Twenty artists in the Campioni Category will be compete for the victory and consequently have the right to represent Italy at Eurovision 2016. The running order for tonight’s show has just been revealed. Read more

Your guide to understanding Sanremo 2016

In two days Teatro Ariston will open its gates for the 66th annual Sanremo music festival. Festival di Sanremo will be used as the selection format for the Italian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest. Let’s take a look at this fascinating show, which is more complexed than any other national selection. Read more

Iceland 2016: first finalists of Söngvakeppnin revealed

Iceland’s national final kicked off tonight. Six artists fought for the three tickets for the final on the 20th of February, while, next Saturday, three more tickets will be given in the second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin 2016. The seventh finalist will be selected by the jury from the six remaining entries that failed to qualify from… Read more

Romania 2016: More candidates for Selecţia Naţionala

As we get closer to the 4th of March when the semifinal of Selecţia Naţionala 2016 will be held in Baia Mare, more artists who wants to represent Romania at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest confirms their participation at this year’s Romanian national selection. Let’s take a look at some of them. Read more