Adriano Celentano in Sanremo?
"It's a dream, a desire, but dreaming costs nothing. It's a dream of mine, of Fiorello and of millions of Italians. I don't feel like deluding myself, unfortunately I don't think so... but the doors are always open. If he ever decides to come, let's go out and pick him up at the toll booth on the highway".
Amadeus says it, in connection from Sanremo with Bruno Vespa for the episode of Porta a Porta on air, on the eve of the festival starting on 6 February.
"I invited him to come to Five Minutes", reveals Vespa.
"Silence, then he replies: but in five minutes I can only take a break...".
And Amadeus: "In five minutes it could set you an audience record."
"I told him: even the break is fine with me", comments the journalist.
After the announcement that Amadeus and Fiorello will be guests of Che tempo che fa sul Nove on Sunday 4 February, on the eve of the festival - as surprisingly announced on the social profile of the program by Fabio Fazio, who in recent weeks had complained about Rai's rules on appearances before and after Sanremo - Vespa scores a 'tie', also announcing that Amadeus will be a guest on Monday 12 February at Five minutes, Tuesday 13 at Porta a porta.
As for Fiorello, who will be with the glass of Viva Rai2!
away from the Ariston all week and then co-host of the final, "anything could happen", smiles the artistic director.
"For the whole week he will be able to enter the audience, but he will be forbidden to go on stage until Saturday."
"From the beginning - adds Amadeus - I said that this is our festival: I couldn't have done four festivals without having Fiorello with me.
He is extremely paternal towards me, despite being three years older than me, he's like a brother major. I'm calm when he's here. He'll arrive tomorrow: knowing I have him in the front room makes me calm, we can start the festival."
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