The talents who did not arrive at Ariston

What are the singers of Excluding friends from the Festival Of Sanremo More known? After the article on the participations in this, we will discover who the former students who attempted to tread the Ariston stage are, but have been rejected despite their proposals, often of value.

Over the years, many singers of Friends were excluded from Festival Of Sanremo, And they have often tried to find visibility through other ways, such as concerts and television programs from Such & which to Now or never.

Friends and festivals of Sanremo: the first to have made it

Since 2001, the year of debut of talent in Italy, until 2009, the combination of Friends excluded from Festival Of Sanremo And the Ariston stage seemed almost impossible. The boys who left the program were considered 'too famous' for the young category and 'too little known' for that of the big names. Still, some have tried us anyway.

In recent days Paolo Bonolisinterviewed in a podcast, he remembered that he was the first to clear the world of talent shows on the Festival stage, bringing to the race Marco Carta In 2009. The artist, we remember, triumphed with My strength. Among other things, that year the ariston, among the new proposals, also reached the second classified of the sixth edition, Karima.

The participation of Paper officially opened the doors of the Italian Song Festival To the competitors of the talent of Maria De Filippieven if they have never been missing questionable logics in the division between big and new proposals (see Sarah Toscano or Elodie immediately among the big names, while Alex Wyse And Lele They were “relegated” among young people, just to give some examples).

Since then, the presence of former students of Friends It has become a constant, with four active victories: Marco Carta (2009), Valerio Scanu (2010), Emma (2012) e Angelina Mango (2024).

But to be honest, Marco Carta It was only the first winner to succeed. In this article you can find out who did it before him among the former students of the talent show.

The singers of friends excluded from the Sanremo Festival: the best known cases

In recent months we have often talked about artists excluded from Festival Of Sanremoalso deepening the cases of the former winners of the category New Proposals. But today we focus on another category of artists: those coming from Friends of Maria De Filippiwhich have always chased the Ariston dream.

For many former students, Sanremo It represents a concrete hope for not seeing the media exposure obtained in the talent. It is no coincidence: the path inside the school often stops abruptly, and the festival thus becomes an opportunity to reaffirm.

Friends and Sanremo before 2009: because it didn't work

Since 2001, the year of debut of talent in Italy, until 2009, the combination of Friends And Sanremo It seemed almost impossible. The boys who left the program were considered “too famous” for the young and “too little known” category for that of the big names.

Yet the attempts were not lacking. Here are the main names:

• Dennis Fantinafirst winner of will be famous, he tried several times including in 2005 with You just just need.
• Giulia Ottonellosecond edition winner, she immediately tried in 2003 but did not go. Many attempts over the years (here We talked about the last of the delusion, in 2022).
• Antoninowinner of the fourth edition, one of the most powerful voices that came out of the program, has tried numerous times, even with duet proposals, without success.
• Eleonora Crupi touched the entrance in the race four times via Sanremo area: his song It was enougheliminated at the last from Gianni Morandi And Gianmarco Mazziwas then engraved by Laura Pausini.
• Federico Angelucciwinner of the sixth edition, also attempted in 2018 with The man who will come managing to get to the television final of Sanremo Young.
• Simonetta SpiritBetween Area Sanremo And Sanremo Giovani There were several attempts including two in particular, with and then kill me and a km from God, who saw her close to making it.
• Loredana Mistakethe second classified of the ninth edition managed to get to Ariston as a guest of Anna Tatangelo But never in the race.
• Pierdavide CuteRace singer -songwriter, at the Festival he participated in the big thank you, also, in Lucio Dalla, his producer of the time. After that year many no, including the much discussed one of Baglioni When, paired with i Dear JackCarone presented Candiesand the recent one of Amadeus with I don't have it with youunpublished presented this year to Now or never
• Virginiowinner of the tenth edition, before the talent, in 2006, had participated among the new proposals, after the victory ad Friends He was no longer able to return to the race despite the attempts.
• There Ruaalready in 2012 – well before Friends – they had touched access to the Festival through Area Sanremo. After the talent, in 2016, they arrive at the television phase of the finals of Sanremo Young with All life this lifebut are eliminated between the dissent of the public. The song therefore becomes the acronym of the afterfestival. Another known attempt dates back to 2018, paired with Federica Paper.
• Michele Blackbird, Michele has tried several times in vain to access the new proposals to the Festival Of Sanremo before his tragic disappearance
• Thomasseveral attempts also for the artist twice gold disc in a year with two different albums. Thomas He arrived close to us in 2019 losing a Sanremo Young the challenge with what would then be the category winner, Leo Gassmann.
• Petitthe rapper launched by the 2023/2024 edition attempted to access the Festival without succeeding

Over the years there have been many artists from Friends to take part in the program, even among the non -winners. Note that, since 2016, all the winners who have presented a song – Sergio Sylvestre, Irama, Alberto Urso, Gaia, Sangiovanni, Angelina Mango And Sarah Tuscan – were chosen to participate among the big names of Festival Of Sanremowith the exception of Luigi Strangis.

Ex students friends towards Sanremo, a list still open

From 2001 to today, the relationship between Friends and the Sanremo Festival He saw great successes but also numerous exclusions. Some talents managed to conquer the stage, others instead remained out despite the quality of the proposals.

But who of Friends was excluded from Sanremo And could it still deserve a chance? The list remains long and open.

All the former friends who participated in Sanremo

You want to find out who, among the talents of Friendshe managed to really get on the stage of the Sanremo Festival? You can find them in This item.