Anna Tatangelo is an Italian pop singer and television personality. At the age of 15, she became the youngest person to win the Newcomer's Award at the prestigious Sanremo Music Festival singing contest. Her repertoire consists mainly of pop music with slight influences of neo-melodic in some of the songs composed for her by singer Gigi D'Alessio, but also in the fifth fusion albums Progetto B. She confronted several social issues and current affairs, such as the empowerment of women, homophobia, anorexia and violence against women. Since 2007 she also wrote some songs. She participated in the Sanremo Music Festival six times in ten years, winning in 2002 with the song "Doppiamente fragile" and getting on the podium three more times: in 2005, when she came third in the category "Women" with "Ragazza di periferia", in 2006, when she came third overall and first in the women category with "Essere una donna" and in 2008, when, with the song "Il mio amico" she has reached the second position. The last was in 2011 with the song "Bastardo".
Loredana Bertè is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress. She has worked with prominent Italian songwriters such as Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Mango and Enrico Ruggeri, among others; her sister Mia Martini was also an acclaimed singer. She has experimented with different genres, from rock to reggae, from funk to pop. Bertè is known for the eccentric clothing she wears onstage for her performances.
Luigi "Gigi" D'Alessio is an Italian popular singer and singer-songwriter from Naples. In his career, he has sold over 30 million records. Camorra repentant Luigi Giuliano stated that D’Alessio success was initially funded by his clan.
Ricchi e Poveri is an Italian pop group formed in Genoa in 1967, originally consisting of Angela Brambati, Angelo Sotgiu, Franco Gatti and Marina Occhiena. Active since the late 1960s, they have sold over 20 million records.
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Italian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Italian broadcaster RAI. The artist was selected by a special committee from the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012 and the song selection was carried out by the artist. Nina Zilli represented Italy with the song "L'amore è femmina ", which placed 9th in the final, scoring 101 points.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2012, officially the 62nd Italian Song Festival, was the 62nd annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 14 and 18 February 2012, and broadcast by Rai 1. The show was presented by Gianni Morandi with Ivana Mrázová and Rocco Papaleo.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2008, officially the 58th Italian Song Festival, was the 58th Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo and broadcast by Rai 1. The first and the second night of the show were held on 25 and 26 February 2008, while the last three nights were held from 28 February and 1 March 2008. The contest was presented by Pippo Baudo and Piero Chiambretti with Bianca Guaccero and Andrea Osvárt.
The Voice of Italy is a reality singing competition and Italian version of the international syndication The Voice based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. The inaugural season was in 2013 with the first episode airing on Rai 2 on March 7, 2013, the series ended on June 7, 2019, after 6 seasons. The show was also broadcast via radio on Radio Rai and RTL 102.5. In the summer of 2020, Rai 1 announced a new version of the show, the format of The Voice Senior on air in autumn with Antonella Clerici as TV host.
Veronica Atzei – better known by her stage name Bianca Atzei – is an Italian singer and television personality.
Italy participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria after winning in its first appearance in the 2014 contest. They had initially selected their act through the national final Ti lascio una canzone on 12 September 2015, were Chiara and Martina Scarpari had won. However, on 17 September 2015, it was announced that there were technical issues in the voting, and the final would be re-run on 19 September 2015. The Scarpari sisters went on to win the re-run final, and would still represent Italy at the 2015 contest. Italy finished in 16th place during the contest with 34 points.
Unomattina is a long-running Italian morning television show, broadcast by Rai 1 since 22 December 1986, hosted by the journalist Daniela Ferolla, who is also the author of the program. The program is broadcast from studio 3 of the CPTV Rai in Saxa Rubra in Rome and is broadcast from Monday to Friday.
The Voice Kids is a Polish reality and talent show that premiered on January 1, 2018, on the TVP 2 television network. The Voice Kids is a part of the internationally syndicated show The Voice and based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands as The Voice Kids. The show was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol.
The Voice Senior is a Dutch talent-search television program produced by Talpa Productions which is broadcast on RTL 4. The show is based on the concept of The Voice of Holland and The Voice Kids, both of which were also created by John de Mol. However, participants must be older than sixty.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2020, officially the 70th Italian Song Festival, was the 70th edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo and organised and broadcast by RAI. The show was held between 4 and 8 February 2020 and was presented by Amadeus, who also served as the artistic director for the competition, alongside Fiorello.
The Voice Senior is an Italian reality singing competition for elders of more than 60 years old, and a senior version of The Voice of Italy. The series is produced by Rai 2 after acquiring the show from the original Holland version, making Italy the 12th country to start producing The Voice Senior. The show began airing on November 27, 2020.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2021, officially the 71st Italian Song Festival, was the 71st edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. The show was held between 2 and 6 March 2021. The show was presented by Amadeus, who also served as the artistic director for the competition. Fiorello returned as co-host after appearing as a regular guest in the previous edition.
The second season of the Italian singing competition The Voice Senior started to air on 26 November 2021, on Rai 1. All coaches from the previous season returned except for I Caricci. Orietta Berti was announced to be the new coach of the show, joining Loredana Bertè, Clementino and Gigi D'Alessio.
The second edition of The Voice Kids aired in prime time on Rai 1 from November 24 to December 22, 2023, for five episodes with the hosting of Antonella Clerici. New in this edition, in addition to the entry of the new coach Arisa, were two new tools, which could be used during the three episodes of Blind Auditions: the "Super Pass" and the "Super Block". The first guaranteed a competitor to go directly to the final, while the second was the classic "Block", which could only be used after the other coaches have turned around, allowing the prevention of another coach from choosing a competitor.
The first season of The Voice Kids premiered on Rai 1 on March 4, 2023, with the coaches from the third season of The Voice Senior, Ricchi e Poveri, Clementino, Gigi D'Alessio, and Loredana Bertè. The finale aired on March 11, 2023. The show was hosted by Antonella Clerici.
Italy participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Madrid, Spain, with "Pigiama party" performed by Simone Grande. The Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) internally selected the country's entry for the contest.
