The Sanremo Festival 2019 will be broadcasted on live national TV in prime time. There are 5 whole evenings of events with the participation of artists of all kinds and ages. Obviously, as always, a whole evening will be dedicated to the youth category and the right space will also be given to minor subcategories, with prizes and special mentions. Once presented on live TV, the songs participating in the festival can be regularly broadcast on the radio and will be part of what is the Italian winter music scene.
Sanremo Festival 2019: dates and where to watch it
The Sanremo Festival 2019 will be broadcast as every year on live TV. The issuing channel as usual will be the national RAI Network, and the festival will be held during 5 evenings, from February 5th to February 9th, 2019, with relative “after-festival”, dedicated to the behind the scenes of the event, which will be broadcast immediately after the end of the official live. The broadcasts all be in the early evening and can be seen on Rai 1 for residents in Italy and on Rai play, the official online streaming, for all those who do not own a TV or who will be forced to watch the festival from abroad.
Sanremo 2019: Categories and artists in the competition
At Sanremo 2019 we find the categories that have been reconfirmed consistently for years, namely the “Big” category and the “Young” category. Among the most talked-about names we find that of Daniele Silvestri, who will present his “Argento vivo” after an absence from the stage of over 4 years; The name of Einar, former winner of the young 2018 edition, Simone Cristicchi with “Abbi cura di me” and Irama, former competitor of the talent Show “Amici” who will present his highly anticipated “Ragazza con il cuore di latta”. Among the many names, also those of Anna Tatangelo, Loredana Bertè, Paola Turci, Ultimo, Motta, the Zen Circus and the former Otago.
Sanremo 2019: other rumours
As always, when we talk about the festival of Sanremo, one of the most talked about aspects by the gossip newspapers, is not only the schedule of artists in the competition but rather the long-awaited list of extraordinary guests. As well as the name of the presenters and the showgirls. The Sanremo Festival 2019 edition will host the famous Italian singer Claudio Baglioni, flanked by the two hilarious co-conductors Claudio Bisio and Virginia Raffaele, famous for their comic sketches. The After festival (held at the Casino Theatre) will be conducted by the comic actor Rocco Papaleo, while all the names of the guests are not yet known. For sure, during the evenings there will be names such as that of Andrea Bocelli (who is going to duet with his son Matteo), Italian singers Giorgia and Elisa and the comic Checco Zalone.
Tickets for the Sanremo festival: useful info
As always, the Sanremo Festival 2019 will be obviously held as in the ligurian città dei fiori, the beautiful Sanremo. All the useful information for the purchase of tickets can be found on the official website Sanremo Plus . The site has been designed to provide visitors with all the most interesting info about the Ligurian town. Inside you will find advice on how to get to the location, useful information about dates and times and also tips on where to stay and what to eat. How can you, in fact, go to Liguria and not be tempted by a good aperitif made with Olive taggiasche?
