Dafter the announcement a Long live Rai2 from the presence of Russell Crowe in Sanremo 2024, this morning Amadeus – during the press preview of the 30 competing songs – revealed the arrival of two other special guests: Eros Ramazzotti (Thursday 8 February) e Gigliola Cinquetti (Saturday 10th). That they will perform their super classics Promised Land And I’m not old enough (to love you)songs that in 2024, they celebrate respectively 40 and 60 years since the victory on the Ariston stage.
Sanremo 2024: guests Eros Ramazzotti and Gigliola Cinquetti
After having racked up mind-boggling numbers with his monumental tour around the world, the Roman artist is preparing to return to the stage where it all began. Eros in fact, at just 21 years old, he won the New Proposals category in Sanremo in 1984 with Promised Land. Song that conquered not only Italy, but also the French-speaking and Hispanic markets.
Written by Ramazzotti himself, Alberto Salerno the lyricist (and husband of Mara Maionchi) and Renato Brioschi, Promised Land And one of the most loved songs still today of the singer-songwriter’s repertoire. First single from the album Troubled heartsthe song it sold over 400,000 copies in Italy alone.
Eros Ramazzotti at the Sanremo Festival in 1984: he sang “Terra Promessa” and won in the Youth category. The singer-songwriter became a star in Europe and Latin America within a few years.
The year was 1964 when, at just 16 years old, an unknown Gigliola Cinquetti surprisingly won the Sanremo Festival in 1964. Beating the competition of big names in the race such as Claudio Villa, Milva, Gino Paoli and Domenico Modugno.
In March of the same year, the song participated in Eurovisionreporting a true triumph. I’m not old enough (to love you) in fact he received 49 votes, almost three times as many as the second place.
Co-host Giorgia celebrates 30 years of And then
In the late evening of Wednesday 7 FebruaryGiorgia – at the Festival as co-host – will also celebrate a special moment by singing And then, his first recording success. Presented in Sanremo in the New Proposals category, the song only ranked seventh but, thanks to many radio broadcasts, it quickly became enormously successful. Ferrying Giorgia, the following year, into the Big Dove category won with How would I knowa song which also includes Eros Ramazzotti among the authors.
Again during the presentation of the songs to the press, Amadeus has denied the rumors of a guest appearance by Adriano Celentano to remember the recently deceased Toto Cutugno. Singer-songwriter who has marked the history of the musical event thanks to his well 15 participations.
«There is a desire on our part to celebrate Toto Cutugno and it doesn’t mean that anyone wants to do it in the cover night scheduled for Friday.” These are the statements of the presenter and artistic director.
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