Carlo Conti and Rai have changed the date on which the final of the new proposals of Sanremo 2025 will be held. The two clash that will lead to the designation of the winner of the “Minor” festival, the race that the artistic director wanted to return to that of the Samples, it was scheduled for Friday, during the cover evening. It was moved to Thursday.
In doing so, the designation of the winner will have more importance since the attention “eaten” from the cover of the covers, which this year will in turn will in turn separate from the main one, will not contribute to the definition of the absolute winner of the Festival. With the move to Thursday, the final of the new proposals will not take away space in the long evening of Friday, where 26 covers and duets will be heard.
The modification to the regulation also provides that, contrary to the provisions, the two direct challenges of the semifinal of the new proposals are held on the same evening, that of Wednesday 12 February. The two winning songs will compete the next evening. They will be voted by the three juries with the following weights: televoting 34%; jury of the press room, TV and web 33%; Jury of Radio 33%.
The competitors of the new proposals of this year are Alex Wyse, Maria Tomba, September and the couple Vale Lp & Lil Jolie. They do not bring an unpublished in the race, but the piece already listened to during Sanremo Giovani 2024, respectively Rockstar, Goodbye (I want good vibes), Vertebrae And Tell me when you're ready to make love.
Another variation made to the regulation refers to the method of access to Eurovision Song Contest. “The winning artist will have to respect the criteria indicated by Ebu/Esc”, reads a press release, “and in the event of the absence of requirements, Rai will be able to indicate an artist according to the Festival's classification order”. A reference in particular to the code of conduct of competitors and delegations has been added.
As is known, after yesterday's defection of Emis Killa, the competitors in the samples section are 29. Rai and artistic director decided, less than two weeks after the start of the festival, not to proceed with a replacement.