Sanremo 2026, the lineup for the third evening

The third evening of the 2026 Sanremo Festival this evening, Thursday 26 February, will feature the 15 competing singers who did not perform last night. Before the entry of the 15 big names there will be the final of the Nuove Proposte between Angelica Bove, who presented the song “Mattone”, and Nicolò Filippucci, competing with “Laguna”, which they beat in the semi-final which took place last night – Wednesday 25 February – respectively Mazzariello and his “Manifestazione d’amore” and Blind, El Ma and Soniko competing with “Nei mie DM”.

The performances will be voted by the jury in the press room, TV and Web (33%), by the radio jury (33%) and by the public at home via televoting (34%).

During the evening, the co-host of the festival, Laura Pausini, together with the Piccolo Coro dell’Antoniano will sing the song “Heal the world” by Michael Jackson, while Eros Ramazzotti and Alicia Keys will sing “L’aurora” for the first time in Italian.

This performance will be a sort of return to her origins for the American musician who boasts Italian roots that date back to her Sicilian grandparents. In this regard, 45-year-old Alicia Augello Cook, this is her real name, declared: “Singing in Italian on this iconic stage has another level of magic. I have never done it before! I have always proudly carried my Italian heritage and being here in Sanremo today will allow me to sing it out loud. It will be a special occasion to proudly honor my roots, my Sicilian grandparents and the great power of music that knows no borders! I am sure it will be an evening unforgettable!”.

Here are the 15 big names competing tonight, in alphabetical order:

Arisa – Magical fairy tale

Eddie Brock – Vultures

Francesco Renga – The best of me

Leo Gassmann – Natural

Luchè – Labyrinth

Malika Ayane – Nocturnal animals

Mara Sattei – The things you don’t know about me

Maria Antonietta & Colombre – Happiness and that’s it

Michele Bravi – Sooner or later

Raf – Now and forever

Sayf – I like you a lot

Sal Da Vinci – Forever yes

Samurai Jay – Obsession

Serena Brancale – Here with me

Thirteen Peter – Falling Man

The public will vote on the performances through Televoting and the Radio Jury. A partial ranking of the 15 songs will then be drawn up, with the public receiving notification of the top 5 positions, in no order of placement. Televoting will have a weight of 50%, the remaining 50% will be from the Radio Jury.