Sanremo, Clara opens prime time, Il Tre closes. Marco Mengoni, as co-host, tiptoes into Sanremo.
Rai president Marinella Soldi: 'It's my last festival, Rai needs unity' The performance order of the 30 singers (ANSA) is as follows: Clara, Sangiovanni, Fiorella Mannoia, La Sad, Irama, Ghali, Negramaro, Annalisa, Mahmood, Diodato.