Several artists close to the host have already written to him, as if offering themselves for participation in the Festival: who are they? The public is not happy.
Carlo Conti in Sanremo (spetteguless.it)
Only two days have passed since the official announcement: Carlo Conti will lead Sanremo both in 2025 and 2026, for a two-year adventure that will lead him to almost equal Amadeus’ record. Yet, many already miss the host who migrated to Nove: one of the biggest reasons for concern, say users on the web, is the choice of singers in the race which, in Conti’s hands, could bring back to Ariston names that are now “old” and close to him, but above all never seen again in Sanremo since Amadeus was at the helm. And it seems that someone has already come forward…
Carlo Conti at Sanremo 2025: “I don’t have to prove anything”
If up until the end there were those who hoped with all their might, in a wave of positivity, that Rai could finally take a step forward towards modernitywas unfortunately disappointed.
The faint glow on the horizon that seemed to promise a possible conduction of Alessandro Cattelan in Sanremo, in fact, it quickly faded away: as announced by the Rai top management in a statement read on TG1, Carlo Conti will be the new host and artistic director for 2025 and 2026.
A double which, added to the three years, from 2015 to 2017, in which Conti has already hosted the Festival, will allow him to equal the record of Amadeus, even if not fully: the beloved host of Affari Tuoi, in fact, hosted 5 of the Sanremo Festival, but in a row. And, many sigh, it could even have continued, if it hadn’t been for the decision to move to Nove.
Carlo Conti, however, will have to put his soul at peace: from now on, the comparison with its predecessor it will be continuous and at times ruthless, given the great affection that all the public had for Amadeus.
Carlo Conti (spetteguless.it)
Yet, it seems that this does not affect him, at least apparently: “I don’t have to prove anything, neither to the public nor to Rai”, said the host in an interview after the confirmation, and then added “Amadeus? The aging process I started it”. Not exactly modest words, which do not represent the only example of a certain presumption on Conti’s part in approaching Sanremo: the impression is that the host, in recent years, has felt darkened from the shadow of Amadeus and was just waiting for an opportunity to emerge.
The audience trembles: the singers we could see competing with Carlo Conti
Despite the great reservations that the majority of the public has about the new host of the Festival, there is someone who, under his Instagram post confirming the happy news, did not take long to show his support: and why precisely artists close to him or competing in his editions of Sanremo?
Virginio, Pamela PratiFausto Leali, Nina Zilli, Bianca Atzei, Marco Carta, Antonino, Giulia Luzi, Lidia Schillaci: all names of artists who have been missing from Sanremo for years (the last one since 2018), and who, despite presenting songs to Amadeus in preparation for the latest editions, have received sound nos. But above all, all singers who are close to Carlo Conti for having participated in his most famous show of recent years: Such and Such Show.
That the messages left on social media represent a sort of self-nomination, along the lines of “Carlo, remember us?”. At the mere idea of a competition with a similar tenor, the people of the web tremble: a change of management will be enough to lose all the progress made by Amadeus on the subject of modernity? Let’s hope not, but until proven otherwise we will continue to be on the lookout.
