While on the one hand there are many emerging artists disappointed by the lowering of the age to participate in Sanremo Youngwanted by Charles Accountson the other hand, just as many are waiting for the regulation to participate in Area Sanremo 2024an event that also offers an opportunity to artists without a record company (and not only).
This year, Charles Accountswho took over the leadership of the event after five years of Amadeusseems to be behind in terms of regulations and, according to some, is currently focused on choosing the big names for the Sanremo Festival 2025.
If the rules for registering through a record company are Sanremo Giovani 2024 It was published on June 27th, with the last available date being October 8th (see here), as of September 19, 2024, the regulation of Area Sanremo 2024 and the registration procedures have not yet been made known.
However, it shouldn't be long now, given the mayor's announcement. Mager and of the president of the Foundation Orchestra Symphonic, Bioléwho have communicated that, as happened in the last editions signed Amadeus, Charles Accounts will also be the Artistic Director of Area Sanremo 2024.
The Municipality promises an edition full of novelties. The return to the formula, in force until 2021, which provides for the presence in the New Proposals category of at least one artist selected by Sanremo Area. There will therefore be two artists from Area Sanremo who will reach the final of Sanremo Giovani on 18 December 2024 and one of them will certainly be part of the New Proposals category at the Sanremo Festival 2025 alongside three finalists from those selected among the proposals sent by the record companies.
While waiting for the publication of the regulation, this is the first information received from the President Biolé:
“In the next few days the Foundation will be able to publish the rules and open registrations. We will see a renewed edition: there will be no less than 20 finalists. There will be 10 winners and they will have access to the audition with the Rai commission, which will choose the 2 participants in the final of Sanremo Giovani, live on Rai 1, in December. One of them will go directly to the Festival.”