The 36-year-old took over the baton from Carlo Conti during the final evening of Sanremo 2026
As widely anticipated by the rumors and then confirmed on the Ariston stage on Saturday 28 February, Stefano De Martino will be the new host and artistic director of Sanremo Festival 2027. A complex assignment that the host of Torre Annunziata, face of Your business, he intends to complete it in the best possible way. “I’m already starting to pedal,” De Martino told Giorgia Cardinaletti during Tg1. “I bought all the encyclopedias on the Festival to understand all the changes experienced over the years.”
Stefano De Martino at Sanremo 2027
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“The emotion took over me unexpectedly“, Stefano De Martino confided, “when Carlo approached me, partly with his paternal gaze and partly with Ariston’s affection, the emotion took me a little by surprise. I thank Carlo: this is a gesture of generosity that I will always carry in my heart.”
Preparations for Sanremo 2027
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“That’s the most interesting part, which is the studying part,” added the 36-year-old. “In these 76 years we have seen a cross-section of Italy. And it is nice to see all the changes that the Festival has undergone over the years. To write a new page, you need to know all the previous ones”. And again: She’s beautiful responsibility that I take up with energy. I’m making the first decisions on things that have a longer gestation. We’re pedaling.”
The new choreography for your business
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And up Your business: “We, who are the Italians’ playlist every evening, have included all the songs from Sanremo. We are developing the choreography with Sal Da Vinci and Forever yes: It’ll be here in a few days.”
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