Sanremo 2026, here are the 30 big names competing at the next Festival

Sanremo 2026, here are the 30 big names competing at the next Festival

ByJohn

Because Sanremo is Sanremo. And this time too, the wait around the announcement of the big names in the race was felt, amidst rumours, hypotheses and toto-names. As per tradition, the artistic director Carlo Conti announces the names of the 30 competitors at the Festival on Tg1 at 1.30 pm.

The titles of the competing songs will arrive on December 14th, on the occasion of the Sanremo Giovani final. During the evening, we will also discover the four young artists who will gain access to the New Proposals category of the 2026 Sanremo Festival. The next edition will take place from 24 to 28 February.

Here are the big names competing at the Sanremo Festival 2026:

  • Thomas Paradise
  • Chiello
  • Serena Brancale
  • Thunderbolts
  • Toe in the sore
  • Fedez and Marco Masini
  • Leo Gassmann
  • Sayf
  • Arisa
  • Thirteen Peter
  • Sal Da Vinci
  • Samurai Jay
  • Malika Ayane
  • Luchè
  • Raf
  • Rag dolls
  • Ermal Meta
  • Nayt
  • Elettra Lamborghini
  • Michele Bravi
  • J-Ax
  • Enrico Nigiotti
  • Marie Antoinette and Colombre
  • Francesco Renga
  • Mara Sattei
  • LDA and Aka 7even
  • Dargen D’Amico
  • Levant
  • Eddie Brock
  • Patty Pravo

After receiving over 300 songs, these are the names selected by Conti for the 76th edition of the Sanremo Festival: “The 76th edition of the Festival also starts with everything in order to represent an important part of the vast Italian musical production, with significant debuts and with artists returning to the Ariston stage”.

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