Italy: Sanremo Giovani 2022 auditions candidates revealed

• Italy's national broadcaster, RAI, has revealed the 43 candidates to be taking part in the auditions for Sanremo Giovani 2022. 

  Out of 714 submissions that reached to RAI for Sanremo Giovani festival 2022, RAI's special jury shorlisted 43 acts that will be taking part in the auditions set to take place in Rome on November 4, 2022. 

  Among the 43 candidates are 8 groups and 35 solo artists (12 female acts and 23 males) out of which 8 acts will be selected to advance to the final of Sanremo Giovani where the will join the four more acts from  Area Sanremo. 

  The acts in the first three placings of the results will be eligible to compete in Sanremo Festival 2023 and have the chance to compete for the right to represent Italy at Eurovision 2023, in Liverpool, UK.  

  Namely here are the candidates that will take part in the auditions stage for Sanremo Giovani 2022: 

  1. Aisha – DiscoBranda (Universal Music Italia)
  2. Alfa – 5 minuti (Arist First)
  3. Arms Around – Prenditi cura di me (Visory)
  4. Asteria – Profumo (Universal Music Italia)
  5. Bais – Vuoto bestiale (Sugar)
  6. BigMama – Malocchio (Sony Music Italy)
  7. Calma – Sabato Sera (Orangle Records)
  8. Capitolo Zerø – Devi starmi lontano (Milano Records)
  9. Caterina – Causa Affetto (OTRLIVE)
  10. Colletivo – Parole di notte (Pulp Entertainment)
  11. Dag – Lacrime addosso (Millenari)
  12. Enula – Questa Terra (che rumore fa) (Universal Music Italia)
  13. Gianmaria – La città che odi (Sony Music Italy)
  14. Giovanni Toscano – Arrogantissimo (Latrarma Records)
  15. Giuse The Lizia – Sincera (Maciste Dischi)
  16. GrenBaud – Estraneo (Universal Music Italia)
  17. Hal Quartièr – Aldilà (Sony Music Italy)
  18. Iride & KTB – Alba (Wild Cosmo)
  19. Kaze – Ultimo Tango a Parigi (Universal Music Italia)
  20. Klaus Noir – Mi fai sanguinare (Nikto)
  21. Malvax – Semafori rossi (Cello Communications Network)
  22. Maninni – Mille Porte (Sony Music Italy)
  23. Mida – Malditè (Believe Digital)
  24. Nicol – Uguali (Hokuto Empire)
  25. Nuvola – Come te (Warner Music Italy)
  26. Obi – Educati a farci male (Sound To Be)
  27. Olly – L’anima balla (Sony Music Italy)
  28. Pablo – Bilbao (Occhio per Occhio entertainment)
  29. Paulo – Ti odio (mi amor) (Sugar)
  30. Réclame – Cena di famiglia (Giungla Dischi)
  31. Samia – Tutto un fake (Leave Music)
  32. Sarai – Non mi piace (talentoliquido>)
  33. Sechi – Bugie nere (Musicantiere)
  34. Senza cuore – 48H (Il Branco Publishing)
  35. Sethu – Sottoterra (Carosello)
  36. Shari – Sotto Voce (Sony Music Italy)
  37. Simone Panetti – Una lettera alla paura (The Orchard)
  38. Sina – Coltello (Universal Music Italia)
  39. $uicide Gvng – Morirei x te (BeLite Italy)
  40. TES – Tutti Esageratamente Stronzi – Giovani di mezza età (EBIM RECORDS)
  41. UNO – Se Solo Fossi Di Piu (Aurora Dischi)
  42. Will – Le cose più importanti (Universal Music Italia)
  43. Yana C – Sola (All Entertainment)

   

  Italy in Eurovision 

  Italy has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 47 times since making its debut at the first contest in 1956.  After a 14-year absence from 1998 and on, the country returned to the contest in 2011. Italy has won the contest twice  in 1964 with Gigliola Cinquetti and her song “Non ho l’età”.  Italy’s second victory in the contest came in 1990 with Toto Cutugno and the song “Insieme: 1992”.

  Italy’s come back to the contest has proved to be very successful, the country having finished in the top ten in eight times of the last decade (2011–2021), with Raphael Gualazzi second in 2011, Nina Zilli ninth in 2012, Marco Mengoni seventh in 2013 and Il Volo third in 2015, Francesco Ghabbani 6th in Kiev. In 2018  the winners of Sanremo 2018 ,Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro, represented Italy in Eurovision in Lisbon with their song “Non mi avete fatto niente”. The Italian duo achieved an honorable 5th place in the Grand final with 308 points and a remarkable 3rd placing in the public voting.

  In 2019 , Mahmood, winner of Sanremo 2019 represented the country in Tel Aviv with his entry Soldi. The Italian representative kept the good results for Italy achieving a 2nd place in the Grand Final in Tel Aviv. In 2020 Diodato might have won the Sanremo festival with 'Fai Rumore' but unfortunately didn't have the chance to perform in Rotterdam as the contest was cancelled de to the coronavirus pandemic.

  In 2021  the rock band Maneskin won Saremo 2021 and went on representing the nation on Rotterdam where they triumphed with their song 'Zitti e Buoni' bringing the 2022 contest to Italy. 

  This year, the duo Mahmood and Blanco represented Italy in Turin on home soil with their song 'Brividi' which achieved a honorable 6th placing for the host country. 

   

  News Source/Image:  RAI

   

   

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