Sanremo Festival, a good start while waiting for the new proposals.

The long-awaited first night passed between critical looks, songs, tears of emotion for the poetry brought on stage by Simone Cristicchi, dedicated to his mother, who, recovering from a cerebral hemorrhage, is as they say "back to being a child". «Remember that music, like life, can only be done in one way: together».

With the images and voice of Ezio Bosso, the composer and pianist who passed away in 2020 and who Carlo Conti hosted in his second Festival (the one in 2016), the 75th edition of the Sanremo Festival has started.

The musician's words join the melody of his "Following a bird". It didn't end very late like with Amadeus, but it was known so much that on social media the question "Now Carlo Conti will also ask the orchestra to play faster?" was bouncing around. High ratings, 12 million 600 thousand, with a share of 65.3 percent, the viewers who - according to the Total Audience released by Auditel - watched the first evening of the 75th Italian Song Festival.

The first part, from 21.15:23.26 p.m. to 16:200 p.m., was watched by 63.7 million people with a 23.30 share. The second part, from 1.20:8 p.m. to 300:69.3 a.m., was watched by 20.41 million viewers, equal to 21.10 percent. Sanremo Start, from 13:300 p.m. to 51.9:22.02 p.m., had a listening audience of 17 million with a share of 800. The peak of listening at 1.08:72 p.m. with 1.20 million, that of share at 1.59 with 2 percent. The first appointment with the Dopofestival, from 55.6 a.m. to 20.31 a.m., was watched by 21.40 million viewers with a 9 share. The Prima Festival, from 300pm to 40.6pm, had an audience of 2025 million, with XNUMX. Sanremo XNUMX, CEO Rossi and DG Sergio: “Serata Festival enters Rai history” “What aired last night is a new page of television that enters Rai history. From the Pope’s message to great Italian music, yesterday was a journey into our time. Our thanks go to Carlo Conti, to the women and men of Rai who, with unique professionalism, made this success possible, decreed by record ratings”. This is how Rai CEO Giampaolo Rossi and General Manager Roberto Sergio comment on the first evening of the Sanremo Festival 2025.

The ranking after the first evening of the Festival, in no particular order, sees:

• Brunori SAS – The Walnut Tree
• Giorgia – The cure for me
• Lucio Corsi – I Wanted to Be Tough
• Simone Cristicchi – When you're little
• Achille Lauro – Unconscious Youth

The singers of the second evening – Wednesday 12 February

• Rocco Hunt
• Elodie
• Lucio Corsi
• The Kolors
• Serena Brancale
• Fedez
• Francesca Michielin
• Simone Cristicchi
• Marcella Bella
• Bresh
• Achille Lauro
• Giorgia
• rkomi
• Rose Villain
• Willie Peyote

15 of the 29 contestants, with the new New Proposals, which the artistic director and host Carlo Conti has decided to reintroduce as a separate category after the elimination by Amadeus. At the Ariston Theater, Alex Wyse, Maria Tomba, Settembre and the duo Vale Lp and Lil Jolie, winners of the talent show Sarà Sanremo last December, will make their debut. Only two will get the pass to the final on Thursday 12 February, where the name of the champion will be known. Super guests: Damiano David. Bianca Balti, Cristiano Malgioglio and Nino Frassica co-hosts.