Vvictory almost announced for this Sanremo Festival 2026: to triumph is Sal Da Vinci with his Forever yes. Second place for Sayf with I like you a lot. Bronze medal a Toe in the sore with How annoying. Fourth place for Arisa with Magical fairy tale. Fifth for Fedez & Masini with Necessary Evil.
«I don’t understand anything, thanks», says Sal Da Vinci as he collects the award, after having thrown himself on his knees on the Ariston stage. «This award I want to share it with my family who helped me so much to overcome every moment. AND I want to dedicate it to my city, Naples». The artist’s victory was not surprising, on the contrary: Sal managed to create strong engagement, both on social media and in person, thanks to a direct and very close contact with his audience. Who reciprocated by voting for him en masse.
Furthermore, the victory of the Sanremo Festival gives Da Vinci the pass to participate in theEurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, from 12 to 16 May 2026.
Sanremo 2026: the complete final ranking from first to 30th position
The top 5 places are:
1 Sal Da Vinci with Forever yes
2 Sayf with I like you a lot
3 Ditonellalapiga with What a nuisance!
4 Arisa with Magical fairy tale.
5 Fedez & Masini with Necessary Evil
Below is the remaining ranking, from sixth to thirtieth place
06 Nayt – Before
07 Lightning – Stupid bad luck
08 Ermal Meta – Little star
09 Serena Brancale – Here with me (roar and whistles, no)
10 Tommaso Paradiso – The romantics
11 LDA & Aka7even – Clandestine poems
12 Luchè – Labyrinth
13 Rag Dolls – Stay with me
14 Levante – It’s you
15 J-Ax – Italy Starter Pack
16 Thirteen Peter – Falling man
17 Samurai Jay – Obsession
18 Raf – Now and forever
19 Malika Ayane – Nocturnal animals
20 Enrico Nigiotti – Whenever I don’t know how to fly
21 Marie Antoinette & Colombre – Happiness and that’s it
22 Michele Bravi – Sooner or later
23 Francesco Renga – The best of me
24 Patty Pravo – Opera
25 Chiello – I always think of you
26 Elettra Lamborghini – Voila
27 Dargen D’Amico – AI AI
28 Leo Gassmann – Natural
29 Mara Sattei – The things you don’t know about me
30 Eddie Brock – Vultures
Sal Da Vinci, Sayf, Fedez, Marco Masini, Ditonellapiaga and Arisa, the 5 artists in the final Top 5. (Getty Images)
The other prizes awarded tonight
Before the announcement of Da Vinci’s victory, Serena Brancale was called by the host on stage to receive the TIM award, as the most voted among the artists competing on the My TIM App and on the Group’s social networks. The artist also wins the Lucio Dalla press room award.
Thunderbolts won the Critics’ Award Mia Martini with his Stupid Luck.
The prize Sergio Bardotti for the best text chosen by the authors it went to Necessary Evilsong by Fedez & Masini.
The prize Giancarlo Bigazzi for the best musical composition ends up in the hands of Toe in the sore (already winner of the cover evening) for How annoying.
Sal Da Vinci wins Sanremo 2026. (Getty Images)
The Sanremo 2026 votes
In this final, the Televoting by the public (34%), the TV and Web Press Room Jury (33%) and the Radio Jury (33%) they evaluated the performances of the Big 30 competing.
At the end of the voting, Carlo Conti proclaimed the ranking with the first five positions; the scores were then added to those obtained in the first three evenings. We remember that the cover evening on Friday, which saw Ditonellapiaga and Tony Pitony in first placedid not average for the final victory.
The five most voted artists have been announced in order of notational extraction and they ended up televoting again. The new votes, closed at 2 am, have decreed Sal Da Vinci the winner of this edition of Sanremo 2026.
See you next year, with Stefano De Martino – and this is the real news of the evening, confirmation of a gossip that has been around for some time – at the helm, how host and artistic director. The official handover by Carlo Conti took place: now he has a year to prepare. Now, Stefano, I’m… Your business.
