Sanremo 2025: Carlo Conti is on the safe side

What does the cast of Sanremo 2025, revealed by Carlo Conti, tell us? Almost nothing, because to understand what Festival it will be, we will have to wait to hear the songs, see them performed on stage, and understand what type of show will be built around the music. The preventive comment, however, is part of the game: some initial considerations can be made. Starting from the fact that, on paper, it should be a Sanremo in total continuity with Amadeus. First of all on quantity: thirty big ones, to which are added four New Proposalswho will compete in a separate competition. In essence: even more songs from last year, when the young people were in the main competition. It will be another Festival that will end late at night, as with Amadeus, despite Conti having initially promised not to repeat the record durations of past years. Obviously, we cannot comment on the quality. But it is clear that

Carlo Conti plays it safewith few surprises (even if many names had never appeared in the totonomi of recent weeks).

Vhe wants to catch everyone, without displeasing (almost) anyone: there is an eye winking at the charts, at the world of authors, at the names at the center of gossip, but also at the glories of Italian songs which always work on TV. Furthermore, there are artists looking for a relaunch, others who want to broaden their audience base or try to fill stadiums and arenas already announced in 2025, whose sales are struggling to take off. The only flaw? The “name of the year” is missing, which at this time could have been Anna Pepe. Amadeus managed to collect them: they arrived at Ariston Blanco, Rkomi, Lazza and Geolierthat is, the artists who were at the top in their respective years of participation. He got it anyway Tony Effe and Gaiaauthors of the summer hit “Sesso e samba”, who arrive at the Ariston separately. In the competition, Fimi reports, there will be artists who have collected everything 585 Platinum records. The highest number ever, compared to 512 in 2024 and 341 in 2022.

In short, it’s a Ecumenical Sanremoas far as we know. And television: let’s remember that it’s in first a TV program, then a music festival, and that what was announced is a cast, not the line-up of an indie festival. The show, already at the starting line, served: Tony Effe and Fedez on the same stage after the disssing. And there are already those who dare that on the evening of the covers, when the competitors will also be able to duet with each other, the two will perform a reconciliation feat, shocking everyone and giving an injection of show within the show.

Achille Lauro, Noemi, Coma Cose, Irama they are among the numerous “aficionados”, the names that now, in recent years, seem to rhyme with the Sanremo Festival. Francesco Gabbani he couldn’t not be there, he is one of Conti’s “sons”: he won in 2017 with “Occidentali’s Karma”, his triumph was one of the first turning points of the event. Willie Peyote he participated in 2021 with “Mai dire mai (la locura)”, he always said that he went there to be a tourist, evidently he didn’t mind the trip. There is rap, but be careful because the rappers at the Ariston almost always present themselves with pop songs: Emis Killa he’ll take on the role of a good guy and he’s there too Shablomanager-artist competing with Gué, Joshua and Tormento, but at the same time also behind the scenes together with his clients Gaia, Irama and Rkomiwhich is looking for a revival. Fashion and Elodie they have a 2025 in the name of the stadiums, they arrive at the Festival to try to leave their mark. Artists like Clara, Gaia and Rose Villain they want to ride the waves of what they have already built. If we talk about returns, the list gets longer: Rocco Hunt, Francesca Michielin, The Kolors, Olly (present in 2023 after moving from Sanremo Giovani had said that the event was not in his plans this year).

Not to mention the classics Marcella Bella and Massimo Ranierithere is also room for Simone Cristicchiwhich Sanremo won in 2007 with “I’ll give you a rose”, and for Georgie who returns to music after hosting X Factor and participating in 2023 with “Parole dette male”.

The actual novelties are relatively few: there is a little more attention to a world of the most sought after song with the “first times” of Lucio Corsi, Brunori Sas and Joan Thiele. There is the talent quota with Sarah Toscano, which comes directly from Amici. Breshafter several attempts, he got on the boat, and then there is the “unexpected” altitude Of Serena Brancalewho had already moved on from Sanremo, but in the meantime relaunched her career thanks to the viral success of “Baccalà”.

In short, everything changes in order not to change. We’re waiting to hear the songs, to understand what the show will be like, but this year too there will be a lot to tell.

The complete list:

Achille Lauro
Gaia
Coma Things
Francesco Gabbani
Willie Peyote
Naomi
Rkomi
Fashion
Rose Villain
Brunori Sas
Irama
Clara

Massimo Ranieri
Emis Killa
Sarah Toscano
Fedez
Simone Cristicchi
Joan Thiele
The Kolors
Bresh
Marcella Bella
Tony Effe
Elodie
Olly
Francesca Michielin
Lucio Corsi
Shablo feat. Guè, Joshua and Torment
Serena Brancale
Rocco Hunt
Georgie