Tonight will be the first night of the 70th annual festival of San Remo. Five nights, you are able to watch a show full of Italian music. On the fifth night, not only the winner but also Italy’s contestant for the Eurovision Song Contest (likely the winner) will be decided. 24 contestants participate in the ‘Sezione Big’, wellknown names in Italy and abroad. Eight artists will perform in the “Sezione Nuove Proposte”, those are newcomers. Tonight, 20:40 CET, the first half of both will present their songs. You can watch the show here. The performers of tonight are: Sezione Big Irene Grandi, “Finalmente io” Marco Masini, “Il confronto” Rita Pavone, “Niente (Resilienza 74)” Achille Lauro, “Me ne frego” Diodato, “Fai rumore” Le Vibrazioni, “Dov’é” Anastasio, “Rosso di rabbia” Elodie, “Andromeda” Bugo & Morgan, “Sincero” Alberto Urso, “Il sole ad est” Riki, “Lo sappiamo entrambi” Raphael Gualazzi, “Carioca” Raphael Gualazzi represented Italy in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest and became 2nd, being the winner of the expert jury. Sezione Nuove Proposte Eugenio In Via Di Gioia, “Tsunami” Tecla Insolia, “8 marzo” Fadi, “Due noi” Leo Gassmann, “Vai bene così”