Sanremo 2026: the Big names competing and Sanremo Giovani
- Dunya Fadili
- 5 days ago
- 4 min read
70 days s to go until the "Sanremo holy week"! While we wait, let’s discover together who the Big names are, their respective songs, and finally, who the Sanremo Giovani semifinalists are.
The Big names and the songs they will perform at Sanremo 2026:
Malika Ayane - Animali notturni“ Invisible animals are all of us. Night is a part of the day that is seen less.”
Eddie Brock - Avvoltoi “An intense love and the ability to recognize it.”
Serena Brancale - Qui con Me “I bring the most authentic part of myself. I need to tell a story. It is a letter to the most important person in my life, which will be discovered at the Ariston.”
Chiello - Ti penso sempre Ti penso sempre speaks of a mind suspended between the beginning and the end of something.
Sayf - Tu mi piaci tanto “It is dedicated to many people. I like to think of songs as photographs, and this one is a snapshot of my mood and of how I see society.”
Arisa - Magica favola Magica favola tells the story of a life that evolves, where things change, but at some point regains the genuineness of childhood and its innocence.
Bambole di Pezza - Resta con Me “We bring a bit of girl power. Resta con Me talks about the courage to stay united even in difficult moments, and our sisterhood proves it.”
Sal Da Vinci - Per sempre sì “It celebrates the greatest promise one can make in life: the ‘yes’ that binds two souls forever.”
Ditonellapiaga - Che fastidio Che fastidio will be sharp and highly ironic.
LDA & aka 7even - Poesie clandestine “A visceral, almost fugitive love. A song that can be dedicated to many people.”
Fulminacci - Stupida sfortunaIt tells of “a path full of obstacles, the search for someone through the memory of another person, a solitary walk.”
Leo Gassmann - Naturale “A cry of love and an invitation to go beyond appearances.”
Herman Meta - Stella stellina A song that is “very current but also full of hope and resilience. It tells the story of a little girl seen through the eyes of a stranger who, in truth, is also a bit hers.”
Maria Antonietta & Colombre - La felicità e basta “It is not a love song. Happiness is not a competition, not a prize. It is everyone’s right.”
J-Ax - Italia Starter Pack “The starter pack is the basic kit, what you need to get started in Italy.”
Nayt - Prima “Today we are increasingly distant despite the web, the masks we wear and the screens through which we speak.” The song expresses the desire “to truly meet and recognize one another.”
Elettra Lamborghini - Voilà What else to expect if not a crowd where “you dance, you move your bumbum, and you have to be happy in this life”?
Michele Bravi - Prima o poi It offers “a tender look at those who feel inadequate, at people who feel out of place.”
Enrico Nigiotti - Ogni volta che non so volare A “stream of consciousness that flows through life. It talks about moments when you hit rock bottom, which are essential to finding the strength to get back up.”
Tommaso Paradiso - I romantici “It is a simple love dedication to the people I love, that is, to romantics.”
Patty Pravo - Opera “It is a dream called Opera, because we are all works of art. And we are waiting for a great love.”
Raf - Ora e per sempreIt tells “the story of a love born at the end of the 1980s. Decades later, these two people are still together, facing a completely changed world. A love that endures through time.”
Francesco Renga - Il meglio di me Born from “an important reflection on personal growth, where I face my fragilities and talk about myself.”
Levante - Sei tu “The desire to express love, an endless list of physical sensations and the power that love makes you feel.”
Samurai Jay - Ossessione It talks about “the engine that moves everything: obsession with music, with love and with life. You have to run.”
Mara Sattei - Le cose che non sai di me “It is a love story I wrote for the person I love.”
Tredici Pietro - Uomo che cade “From what little I have understood about life, I think everything is in the journey, in the race and in the search. Human beings have the bad habit of never being satisfied. The song talks about this: falling and getting back up.”
Fedez & Marco Masini - Male necessario Male necessario is described as “a small mantra to remind us that the storms we face in life can also be opportunities.”
Luchè - Labirinto Labirinto is “a metaphor for obsessive thoughts I sometimes have as well, and it talks about being stuck in a toxic situation. The labyrinth represents the search for a way out.”
Dargen D’Amico - Ai Ai His song “draws inspiration from the biodiversity of regions to stimulate a biological kind of music that refuses to bend.”
¿Quiénes son los finalistas de Sanremo Giovani?
Between one challenge and the next, during Sarà Sanremo on December 14, Angelica Bove with Mattone and Nicolò Filippucci with Laguna advanced to the next round.They will be joined by the two artists selected through Area Sanremo: Mazzariello (Manifestazione d’amore) and Blind, El Ma & Soniko (Nei miei DM).
We can’t wait to enjoy the Sanremo atmosphere and sing the songs on repeat!
