In November during Milan Music Week Carlo Conti announced various news relating to Sanremo 2025. Two in particular concern the Friday competition, the one traditionally dedicated to covers and duets. It will make a story of its own, that is, it will give rise to a winner of the evening, but unlike previous years, the result of the vote of the three juries will be irrelevant for the final victory of the festival. That is, a great cover will not allow a so-so unreleased song to place better in the rankings. «The singers» said Conti «will be able to experience that evening more lightly because it will not influence the journey».
Furthermore, for the first time it will be possible to organize duets between the competing singers, whereas in the past the guest was always out of the competition. With at least two objectives: to create interesting intersections for the television audience and to shorten the duration of an evening that is expected to be rather long with 30 big names competing, the guests and the final of the new proposals category. Another unspoken objective could be the containment of costs borne by record companies, which no longer have to host the artist protagonist of the feat who in the past was often more popular and therefore more demanding than the competitor with whom he duetted and to whom he lent his notoriety.
Apparently, however, this last path will not be followed by many singers. Both performers must have the perception of collaborating with an equal and not losing something in the duet. They must agree on a piece suitable for both voices and both styles. Recording and commercial needs must fit together, as well as any intersecting vetoes. With the result that it is possible that the few duets between competitors that will be heard will already be experienced in the past or in any case not surprising.
Among the rumors going around, after Gabriele Parpiglia's indiscretion, the most insistent is that Fedez, competing with a song in which depression is embodied by a woman, is trying Nice bitch with Marco Masini. Who said that the idea actually exists, but before saying yes he has to understand how the song will be interpreted.
In the podcast Pieces we talked about the performance of Brunori Sas with Riccardo Sinigallia and Dimartino, Adnkronos wrote about a duet between Tony Effe and Noemi on the notes of Everything else is boring by Franco Califano, davidemaggio.it he indicated the three from Volo as Clara's guests. It is said that the Ligurian Bresh could bring Cristiano De André back to the festival and that Rkomi will duet with Niccolò Fabi. Someone brought up Mahmood, who however will be co-host of that same evening with Geppi Cucciari.
The writers of the songs could join those who sing them. This is the case, for example, of Amara, co-author (and partner) of Simone Cristicchi. It wouldn't be bad to see Blanco return to the crime scene perhaps with Giorgia. His is one of the three songs that Blanco co-authored with Michelangelo, he has already duetted with Mina, he's up for it. The only international guest whose name has been mentioned so far is Toquinho with Gaia, perhaps with Watercolouran 80s hit in Italy.
The most curious duet among those talked about is Lucio Corsi with Topo Gigio, who also sang the Sanremo song three years ago Chills with Valerio Lundini a A patch. It's about rumors. Whoever lives will sing.