After the controversy over the exclusion of Piotta's album from the top five candidates in the dialect album category, voting took place to determine the winners of the 2024 Targhe Tenco Awards.
With 62 votes, the best album overall is It's useless to talk about love by Paolo Benvegnù (our interview at this link), who beat Vasco Brondi (50 votes), Calcutta (45), Daniele Silvestri (44) and La Crus e (35).
The best album dialect or minority language spoken in Italy is Assamanu by Setak (74 votes). The top five also included Davide Van De Sfroos (53), Eleonora Bordonaro (47), Massimo Silverio (33) and Mesudì (9).
Best debut album is Heal my soul by Elisa Ridolfi, who received 64 votes, more than Lamante (54), Marta Del Grandi (50), Andrea Satta (43), Coanda (6).
The best interpreter album is instead Until forever Mercedes by Simona Molinari (60 votes), who beat the records of Perturbazione (56), Joe Barbieri (39), Chiara Raggi and Giovanna Famulari (31), Agnese Valle (29) and Alberto Patrucco (19).
The best single song, whose award goes to the authors, is with 83 preferences My land by Diodato. He beat The ocean by Paolo Benvegnù feat. Brunori Sas (59), The Man in the Lightning by Paolo Jannacci and Stefano Massini (40), The Promise of Happiness by Federico Sirianni (31) and The florist by Agnese Valle (17).
Finally, the best project album is I'll Be Frank – Unreleased Songs by Califano . He got 63 votes. The following are 17 Red Threads + 1 – Remembering Piazza Fontana(48), Freed Words Vol. 2(39), Shahida – Traces of Freedom(37),Seasons Tribute to Massimo Volume(30).
Voted by a jury of about 300 journalists and more, the Plaques will be awarded during the Tenco Prize 2024, which will be held on October 17, 18 and 19 at the Ariston in Sanremo. On that occasion, the Tenco Prize for Lifetime Achievement, the Prize for Cultural Operator and the Yorum Prize, in collaboration with Amnesty International, for those who fight for human rights and freedom of expression will also be awarded.