The 72 / o Sanremo Festival starts
: everything is ready at the Ariston for the first evening.
"I'm excited, more than other years", reveals Amadeus at a press conference, a few hours before the start of its third festival.
"The first year there was the unconsciousness of the beginning, last year there was a crazy situation; now there is great joy for a return to almost normalcy and great popular enthusiasm, as the green carpet testified".
The surprise of the eve is Matteo Berrettini
: the Roman tennis player, the only Italian to have played in the Wimbledon final, fresh from Melbourne, where he 'bowed' to Rafael Nadal in the semifinal of the Australian Open,
will be guest at the Ariston tonight
.
And
Maneskin
will also arrive , now the most sought after band in the world, and Meduza.
Co-host Ornella Muti.
The first 12 big names in competition:
Achille Lauro with Harlem Gospel Choir will open the first evening.
Following the order of exit includes: Yuman, Noemi, Gianni Morandi, The Representative of the List, Michele Bravi, Massimo Ranieri, Mahmood & Blanco, Ana Mena, Rkomi, Dargen D'Amico, Giusy Ferreri.
THE SANREMO SPECIAL