Sanremo Standings: Marco Mengoni takes the Ariston Theatre. A standing ovation for him, who closes the third night of the Sanremo Festival still at the top of the standings, albeit provisionally. Ultimo, who was in tenth place last night (according to the press room vote), climbs back up to place, for the moment, second. Surprisingly, Mr. Rain places third. Between the sketches between Gianni Morandi and Paola Egonu, Amadeus's Instagram Lives, and the Fantasanremo points, the third night flies by with all 28 big names competing. Paola and Chiara open with "Furore" and Will closes with "Stupido." Fifty percent of the voting is based on televoting and the other half on the opinion poll. Everyone at the Ariston stands for special guests Meneskin. The rock band ignites the crowd with a wild medley: "I Wanna Be Your Slave," "Zitti e Buoni," "The Loneliest," and "Gossip," featuring guitarist Tom Morello. "We're back home," they later wrote on social media. The Roman band, who took first place on the Ariston stage two years ago, received the City of Sanremo Award. The entire Ariston dances when Sangiovanni joins Gianni Morandi to sing "Fatti (ri)mandare dalla mamma" in a truly original version.
There is also room for some “unscheduled” moments. Gianluca Grignani interrupts his performance. “Sorry, I can’t hear anymore. I let my voice go too low,” he says. Then a “dig” at Blanco. “At 20 I wouldn’t have been able to handle the situation, now at 50 I do…”. On social media Grignani is also accused of blaspheming. “I don’t know who made this up, I said ‘I’ll take it away’ taking the flowers, I didn’t say anything else,” he explains. The appointment is this evening for the performance of the 28 big names in duets and covers. Among the most anticipated is that of Giorgia with Elisa who on the Ariston stage will re-propose the songs of their respective victories at Sanremo.
Here is the complete ranking according to the indications of the telephoto and the opinion poll:
Marco Mengoni,
Last,
Mr. Rain,
Lazza,
Tananai,
Madam,
Pink Chemical,
Colapesce Dimartino,
Elodie,
george,
coma_things,
Gianluca Grignani,
Fashion',
Paula and Clare,
LDA,
Aries,
Article 31,
Mara Sattei,
Leo Gassman,
With Uncle,
Levant,
Countryside cousins,
gianmaria,
olly,
Anna Oxa,
will,
Shari,
Seth.
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