After September, winner in the “New Proposals” category, the Festival of Sanremo awarded its second prize. At the end of the fourth and penultimate evening of the Ariston festival, dedicated to covers and duets, Giorgia and Annalisa were announced as the winners with their interpretation of Adele's “Skyfall”.
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The success of the artists is the result of a global vote that weighed 34% on the televoting, 33% on the press room, TV and web jury and 33% on the radio jury. Once all 29 competing artists had completed their performances, the televoting was closed and the ranking was processed. It is worth noting that, unlike the previous evenings, the result of this stage will not affect the final ranking of Sanremo 2025.
Carlo Conti, supported by co-hosts Geppi Cucciari and Mahmood, proclaimed Giorgia and Annalisa as winners, both already among the favorites for next year.
Cover Night Ranking
At the end of the evening, the first ten positions of the chart dedicated to covers and duets were announced:
1. Giorgia and Annalisa – Skyfall (Adele)
2. Lucio Corsi with Topo Gigio – In the blue painted in blue (Domenico Modugno)
3. Fedez with Marco Masini – Beautiful Bitch (Marco Masini)
4. Olly with Goran Bregovic and the Wedding & Funeral Band – The Fisherman (Fabrizio De André)
5. Brunori Sas with Dimartino and Riccardo Sinigallia – The Year to Come (Lucio Dalla)
6. Irama with Arisa – Say something (Christina Aguilera)
7. Rocco Hunt with Clementino – Yes I know my way (Pino Daniele)
8. Achille Lauro and Elodie – Tribute to Rome (Rino Gaetano)
9. Clara with Il Volo – The Sound of silence (Simon & Garfunkel)
10. The Kolors with Sal Da Vinci – Lipstick and Coffee (Sal Da Vinci)
The Grand Final
The grand final will take place tonight, with all 29 competing artists performing their unreleased songs. Also in this phase, the vote will be determined by three juries: televoting (34%), press room, TV and web jury (33%) and radio jury (33%). The votes collected in the first three evenings will influence the final ranking.
In the previous evenings, the most voted by the Press Room, TV and Web were Brunori Sas, Giorgia, Achille Lauro, Lucio Corsi and Simone Cristicchi. The following evening, the artists most appreciated by the public and the Radio jury were Giorgia, Achille Lauro, Lucio Corsi, Simone Cristicchi and Fedez. Finally, on Thursday evening, the favorites were Brunori Sas, Irama, Olly, Francesco Gabbani and Coma_Cose.
Article published on 15 February 2025 - 13:30
I found Giorgia and Annalisa's interpretation of Skyfall very interesting, but I wonder if this kind of song could be successful in the future. Were the juries balanced in their judgment or were there some preferences?