Mhip just over a week to the start of Sanremo 2024 but the fever is already very high. Especially to find out who will win this one on Saturday 11 February 64th edition. Even because, It’s been exactly ten years since a woman won the musical event. The last one was Arisa in 2014 with her Against the wind. Will this year be the right time? There are 10 women competing against 20 male colleagues. While waiting to find out, here is a roundup of the winners of the last ten years. Among absolutes surprises and some winner already announced before the race. Do you remember them all?
The winners of the Sanremo Festival of the last ten years
2023: Marco Mengoni, Two lives
Extremely favored since the beginningMarco Mengoni returns to Sanremo ten years later from victory with The essential.
Two lives, classic ballad in which the singer-songwriter shows off all his vocal potential, it is a piece capable of declining the traditional melody in the present, with class and charisma.
Surprisingly, the emerging rapper Lazza takes second place with Ash While Mr. Rain and his Super heroes is placed on the lowest step of the podium thanks to a very high percentage of televoting.
2022: Mahmood and Blanco, Chills
With a perfect combination of the urban sound that has been popular in Italy in recent years, the two artists they mix their talents in a simple song but with a very strong emotional impact. Using different allegories for tell the crisis of a love relationship.
Between falsettos, almost breakcore inserts and splendid vocal harmonizationsthe two play for the final victory with Elisa, and his And maybe it’s you, and the evergreen Gianni Morandiunleashed on the notes of Open all doors, written by Jovanotti. Mahmood and Blanco, however, have their way they account for more than 50% of televotes from home and they win hands down.
Mahmood and Blanco winners at Sanremo 2022. (Getty Images)
2021: Måneskin, Shut up and good
The Måneskin phenomenon is born in Sanremo 2021, without anyone frankly expecting it. Exploded a X Factor, the Roman rock band arrives on the Ariston stage for the first time with a song that is la quintessence of their sound. Made of dirty guitars and the rough voice of sexy Damiano to shout out the discomfort of Gen Z.
Good guys next doordespite the clichés of the rock genre, Måneskin they defeat the highly favored Fedez-Francesca Michielin duetwith Call me by name, and the very romantic ballad A million things to tell you Of Ermal Meta. Three months later, they also triumph at the Eurovision Song Contest and the rest is history.
2020: Diodato, Make noise
Latest pre-Covid edition – and first hosted by Amadeus –, Sanremo 2020 is remembered for many reasons. From Bugo-Morgan “case”, disqualified for changing the lyrics of their song. A coup by Morgan against the unaware Bugo. But, despite the controversy, in that edition many quality songs stand out. As the ballad by Diodato, which comes first almost surprisingly given the lack of commercial success of his previous albums.
Make noise, which will become one of “symbolic” songs of the lockdownprecedes on the podium Vice versa Of Francesco Gabbani and another absolute revelation: the Bergamo people Nuclear Tactical Penguins with their unleashed Ringo Starr.
Diodato at Sanremo 2020. (Getty Images)
2019: Mahmood, Money
Against all oddsthe 2019 edition of the music event sees triumph the then unknown Mahmood. Winner in the Youth category two months earlier and practically a nobody to everyone. Despite the premises, the power of a song like Money defeats “very heavy” competitors like Ultimo with his ballad Your details And The flight with Music that remains.
A victory made possible above all thanks to the vote of the press room which, not without controversy and post-race tensions, overturned the preferences of televoters. Just remember the press conference, impetuous to say the least, by Ultimo who accused journalists of deliberately knocking him off the first place on the podium.
2018: Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro, You haven’t done anything to me
First edition from the Baglioni erathe song risks being disqualified before the race even begins. The song in fact is very similar to Silencea track presented (and then rejected) at the Sanremo Giovani 2016 selections and written by Andrea Febo. Also author of You haven’t done anything to me together with the two songwriters.
In the end the commission decides that it is not plagiarism and so the two compete regularly, with a song, against all forms of terrorism inspired by the true story of a father who lost a daughter in the Bataclan massacre. The song beat the competition, placing himself in front of A life on holiday of outsiders The Welfare State And The world before you Of Annalisa.
Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro winners at Sanremo 2018. (ANSA)
2017: Francesco Gabbani, Westerners’ Karma
Winner at Sanremo Giovani the year beforethe Tuscan Francesco Gabbani enters the Big squad without too many expectations. But, over the course of the evenings, his danceable, cultured song and at the same time of great simplicity it begins grind out positions in the rankings. And to become a catchphrase, accomplice a captivating performance with a monkey dancing to the tune of the piece.
Overturning every prediction, Gabbani wins by a landslide ahead of the highly favored Fiorella Mannoia and its ecumenism May she be blessed. Third, Ermal Meta with Forbidden to die. This year, at Sanremo 2024, Mannoia – competing in the Big – chose to duet with Gabbani in a medley made up of their two songs from that edition.
Francesco Gabbani winner at Sanremo 2017. (LaPresse)
2016: Stadium, One day you will tell me
Historic band from Bologna, always alongside Lucio DallaStadio, after decades of honored career, unexpectedly win Sanremo 2016 with One day you will tell me. Rock ballad that tells the bond between a father and a daughter and which moved the entire Ariston and the audience at home.
Second place goes to the then rookie Francesca Michielin and his No degree of separation, While the third was won (inexplicably) by the duo Giovanni Caccamo and Deborah Iurato with Get out of here. Stadio was too “old”, according to them, to participate in Eurovision that year they will give up their place to Francesca Michielin.
the winners of Sanremo 20216. (Olycom)
2015: Il Volo, Great love
First Sanremo hosted by Carlo Conti – two more will follow – brings together a heterogeneous and winning cast of artists. As predicted, the tenors of Il Volo have their way with kitsch Great love. Song hated by critics but highly rated by the public.
For many professionals (and others), it would have certainly deserved the paced victory Come forward love of Nek, who came second. Third place in the class of Malika Ayane and its refined Now and here (nostalgic present).
Il Volo at Sanremo 2015. (Getty Images)
2014: Arisa, Against the wind
Last edition conducted by Fazio and Littizzetto, the winner – the only woman in the last ten years – is Arisa with his ballad Against the wind. Written by her then partner Giuseppe Anastasi, the song has easy play in a selection that does not stand out for its excellent quality.
He takes second place Free or not by Raphael Gualazzi together The Bloody Beeroots while on the lowest step of the podium we find Now by singer-songwriter Renzo Rubino. Winner the year before at Sanremo Giovani.
2013: Marco Mengoni, The essential
The 2013 edition of Sanremo introduces something new, fortunately abandoned immediately afterwards. That is to say each Big brought two distinct pieces to the Ariston stage and one of these was selected with which the artist then continued the competition.
Of the two songs by Mengoni, who had just won two years earlier X Factor, passes The essentiala classic song with a wide harmonic scope which conquers audiences and critics.
By defeating the competition, not excellent to be honest, and placing first with a wide margin over Elio and Le Storie Tese with The monotonous song hey Fashion and their rock ride If you could not die.
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