Stefano De Martino will host Sanremo 2027 the announcement at Ariston

Stefano De Martino will host the 2027 Sanremo Festival. After days of rumors and indiscretions, the official announcement arrived during the final evening of the 2026 editionSaturday 28 February. The host of Your business joined Carlo Conti, at the helm of the last two editions of the singing festival, in the Ariston audience for the official announcement and for a symbolic passing of the batonsomething that has never happened in the long history of the Festival.

Stefano De Martino will host Sanremo 2027

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“Who will be at the helm of Sanremo 2027? You will find out this evening”, Conti anticipated in the press conference presenting the last evening of Sanremo 2026, confirming that he had received the green light from the company: “I had the authorization from the Rai top management to be able to say it only this evening. And we will say it not too late”, Conti continued, also hypothesizing his possible return for the sixth timedenied several times in recent days: “I could be there at the Sanremo Festival 2027, but I will say it this evening. It’s not nice to say it now”.

Stefano De Martino at Sanremo 2027, from rumors to officialdom

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The rumors had been circulating for weeks now. De Martino, Rai’s leading presenter for some years now, pole position was given like Antonella Clerici, who returned to the Ariston last year to co-host the first evening of the Festival together with Conti and Gerry Scotti 15 years after his solo Sanremo, in 2010. In the last few days, in view of this announcement on the Ariston stage, Behind the scenes we worked to close the agreements. De Martino will not only be the host of Sanremo 2027, but also the artistic director of the event, just like Carlo Conti for the last two editions.