Sanremo 2026, the Top 5 ranking of the first evening

THEhe first evening of Sanremo 2026 passed in a general torpor in which the most adrenaline-filled moment was the technical problem with the microphone Thirteen Peter (it didn’t last long and was resolved immediately). A debut that was anything but “crunchy” in style Carlo Conti, between more or less successful gags between him and Laura Pausini, dutiful tributes to those who are no longer here (Pippo Baudo And Beppe Vessicchio), old ladies over one hundred years old and a face to face between the historian Sandokan and that 2.0 (i.e. Kabir Bedi vs Can Yaman).

Once all the Big 30 performances were over, at 1.28 we finally met Top 5 of the top 5 singersappointed by Carlo Conti in random order. Ranking which is the result of the votes of the jury of the press room, TV and web.

Sanremo 2026, the top 5 ranking of the first evening

Arisa, Fulminacci, Serena Brancale, Ditonellapiaga and Fedez & Masini: these are the press room’s favorite artists. And they all fall, Arisa aside, into the predictions not so much of the bookmakers but into the “algorithmic” ones of ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilotdespite all the limitations linked to the impossibility of truly intercepting the sentiment of the public.

The outsider Toe in the sore in fact, he appears in all three top 5 as a strong profile on the originality and critical front, while Serena Brancalealready favored by the odds, is even indicated as the winner by Gemini, which favors the balance between artistic quality and media weight (like, among others, Tommaso Paradiso and Fedez-Masini). AND Thunderbolts? Copilot imagined the most unpredictable top 5, with the Roman artist in the lead.

Arisa

Part bride and part Forties diva, very elegant Arisa he enchanted the Ariston with a total white look and his nightingale voice, while singing his own Magical fairy tale. The reaction of the audience was beautiful, supporting her with a choir.

Thunderbolts

After winning a Targa Tenco at just 20 years old, Thunderbolts brings out all his melancholy on the notes of Stupid lucka song written by the same singer-songwriter and Pietro Paroletti. The look is also nostalgic, in an oversized gray suit and a slightly subdued look.

Serena Brancale

Same choice of total white (as for Arisa) also for Serena Brancalevery elegant in a long, sleeveless dress that enhances the exuberant physicality of the singer, who thrilled the audience with Here with mea song dedicated to his deceased mother. The final applause from the audience was obvious and sincere.

Toe in the sore

First to perform, Toe in the sore broke the ice with a cartoon look (a “pirate” tutu) and a t-shirt bearing the title of his song, How annoyingbasically a list of all the things the singer hates most. A curiosity: his dancers are dressed like Fulminacci. A case?

Fedez & Masini

Bookmakers say they are winners (tied with Serena Brancale)and it was therefore obvious that they were in the Top 5 ranking. An artistic couple now proven after last year’s experiment in the duet evening, they prove to work, in this mix between the falsetto of Masini and the rap of Fedez. Effective song, Necessary evil unleashes the sincere enthusiasm of the audience.