[OFF TOPIC] Eurovision Song Contest 2024

[Gianlu33 4,497]

Finally, today starts the Sanremo Festival, THE event of the year in Italy, as always. 30 singers (!!, a huge number), 5 nights, and each night will end around 2 am (the final even later).

 

And, as every year, Italy comes to a standstill to watch the festival. There's even a fantasy game with millions of players

[justony 451]

Not only in Italy, also here in Slovenia it is still quite popular, not as much as years ago, when they always broadcast final night on our national TV. 

 

Let us not forget, San Remo brought the idea for Eurovision. Just now, I am listening on Youtube previous winners. 

[ManuCHIL 140]

I like all the chosen entries so far, except france :D !

[rybak 3,167]

Festivali di San Remo started tonight and as always everything takes so long, first night started already three hours ago and we heard just 10 out of 30 competing songs 

 

Edit: Btw. I fall in love with Annalisa's song 

Edited February 6 by rybak

[Gianlu33 4,497]

12 hours ago, rybak said:

Festivali di San Remo started tonight and as always everything takes so long, first night started already three hours ago and we heard just 10 out of 30 competing songs 

 

Edit: Btw. I fall in love with Annalisa's song 

It ends at 2.20+we had the after festival, kill me

 

Btw, in the 1st night Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Federica Brignone was on the stage as guest

[Gianlu33 4,497]

According to Italian media, John Travolta this evening will be a Sanremo.

[justony 451]

And apparently Russell Crowe will appear on stage. 

[Gianlu33 4,497]

Apparently we pay hundreds and hundreds of euro for having John Travolta dancing a kid song

 

 

 

Edited February 7 by Gianlu33

[Gianlu33 4,497]

Like every year, Netflix has admitted to a drastic drop in viewership during the Sanremo week. This year, they decided to leverage it with marketing, creating an epic commercial and sending people dressed as Netflix icons throughout the city.

 

 

 

[Gianlu33 4,497]

There's a strong controversy in Italy regarding Gioiellier winning Sanremo, with significant media and radio mobilization (66% of the final result in tonight's superfinal at 2 a.m.) against him. Yesterday, he was brutally booed at the Ariston; it's a shame he's so high in the rankings