Btw Annalisa hairstyles in music video are actually references to her previous works : Long brown hair : "Belissima" Short Black : "Mon Amour" Short white : "ragazza sola"
Idk why but Tuta Gold literally gave me chills. Like its just SOO strong. I always understood Mahmood's draw, and loved Soldi and Brividi but holy shit was this PEAK Mahmood.
The Kolors had a song out called Italodisco and it went viral in Poland, it was literally everywhere haha, so apparently Bejba being in this music video is a nod to the fans from Poland
Annalisa is my Sanremo 2024 Winner!🖤✨️ I am listening to "Sinceramente" on repeat all the time, no other song from this selection is keeping me as addicted as "Sinceramente", and I am absolutely in love with Annalisa's voice! You can already crown the queen now, it's not a competition for me anymore after listening to this danceable masterpiece! This is on an outstanding level!🙏🫶✨️🔥 And I say this as a person who usually listens to alternative music and not to pop - but an outstanding song is an outstanding song, no matter what genre.🖤✨️ This is a danceable masterpiece that has very typical Italian flavour while still being modern and melodically seductive!✨️
lol your reaction to Tuta Gold was the same as mine! It blew me away! I became such a stan for Mahmood 😂 this is definitely my favourite song he's entered. He looks so fine in the video too! I love his fashion
I looked up the meaning of Dargen’s song and it’s actually beautiful when you realize the story. And his outfit on the first night with the teddy bears to represent all the children lost at sea. 💔😢 I also think his is one song benefiting enormously from the orchestra.
I didn't like the song at all, I even muted it, but now I will look it up again cause it sounds like a great message... I'd wondered what the bears are about.
I put Dargen to my top. Song felt a bit messy at the first listening, but the performance is great (maybe not the live singing itsellä, but the energy and outfit). Mahmood was first my top, but the live performance lacks the same energy.
@@ESCTom In fairness to you, there’s no indication in the video. Both his video and live performance are very child appropriate but singing about a gruesome subject, not appropriate for children. It’s beautifully put together.
Don’t be surprised by Geolier topping the televote chart. There are a few situations that made this possible: 1. He presented a song in Neapolitan language, so he’s strongly backed by the televote in the South (and beyond, don’t forget he’s the most streamed artist in Italy in 2023 without even speaking Italian in his songs) 2. The chart was about just a half of the participants, so it is still difficult to understand the overall situation with the votes. 3. As a public, I’d say we Italians experience Sanremo differently. When we judge artists and songs, we value a deep range of elements that go from style and presentation to overall communication during the Festival, lyrics and musical variety, the willing to experiment and the consistency/innovation in comparison to previous Sanremo songs and their career. 4. We’re basically 0% ESC-oriented, and I think it would be and understatement to say that the pop/commercial/catchy element is not a factor in our choice. If anything, when it looks obvious that an artist is trying too hard to be radio-friendly, many Italians don’t like it. 5. Although Angelina may seem a pretty good entry for ESC, considering the above points and the fact that many perceive her as an industry plant, she’s not so strong in the televote as you would expect (plus, some perceive her song to be good but far too similar to her usual singles) 6. To us, it is an annual national phenomenon. There’s so much media attention, so the elements that contribute to the results are way more than the ones I could mention. Overall, we try to enjoy it as much as possible and we value it way more than the ESC (I’d say that basically no one cares about ESC, if compared to how many people follow Sanremo here). Just an example: international audience is complaining because of women not winning for a few years now, but to the national audience Geolier winning would be way more meaningful since his entry made the problem of southerners discrimination (one which is deeply felt since Italy was born) stand out.
The problem with Geolier is the quality of the song. While Mahmood (for instance) won for the sake of fluid people. he did it with great songs. If Geolier is going to win is just because the southern fanbase treat Sanremo like a football game, and they will vote whatever in their language. Rocco Hunt deserved to win back then, now Geolier doesn't. When it comes to music, there's no discrimination at all in Italy: southern singers are always big in Sanremo, I don't mind the fact that one should sing in Neapolitan, who cares about that, Neapolitan music is not about to die!
@@giovannimoriggi5833 To be fair, Mahmood won his first Sanremo thanks to the press votes, since he had no actual fanbase then. At the time, people complained that a nobody won and that televote should be considered more. By the way, right now televote is only 34% of the total votes, which means it’s not just a matter of fanbase. I also suggest to consider that while Geolier may be well voted in the South, northerners don’t even consider him Italian. I get it, football game mentality, but what is wrong or right in such a situation?
I don't get what is about Mahmood. I'm saying that people who vote just for fun (or for regional reasons) don't take right artistic choices. We are talking about Neapolitan music, which is perfectly lively and has no lack in presence. Please, don't dare to say Northerners don't consider as Italian a Neapolitan guy. It's the contrary indeed, when you feel the need to vote your language (and win over every other Italian city) just because that language it's yours: you are claiming you do have problem with your surroundings. When you root for your team, it's still up to the team. When you root for your language, you are going to televote him, and you are loosing the chance to decide with HONESTY. But the way, Geolier has a huge fanbase. When Maneskin won (thanks to the televote) I was upset, but I could see the uniqueness, and lately I've change my mind. The song by Geolier has not uniqueness, I'm sorry. Good but not enough. I don't mind the language. I think there are people in Sanremo who worked better than him who deserve more to be celebrated @@ki3rkeg4ard
@@giovannimoriggi5833 I agree about other participants being more valid in so many ways, but as a local it’s just not the way you pictured it. Neapolitan language was forbidden in Sanremo until this year, even though this dialect has an amazing artistic heritage behind it. Many people have been complaining about “Geolier singing in Arabic”, asking “Why did they let a non-Italian participate?”, that’s a sad but true reality in our country. Of course it is not a good reason from an artistic standpoint, but people voting him is way more political than just rooting for your team.
Neapolitan language was forbidden??! Everything but Italian language was forbidden (for many good reasons), but in your biased mind, only Neapolitan language need to be there… and what about Festival di Napoli?… Where do you see that amazing heritage in Geolier's song? N O W H E R E, it's just about rooting the language. There's *nothing* political, 99% of people JUST ROOT for their own language, you are just trying to defend a situation where many people in Naples call themselves Neo-borbonic and things like that, which is a real problem, not the jokes about arabic languages and whatever. In 1991 Italians chosen Peppino Di Capri with a song in Neapolitan language in order to represent Italy in the world. Prima di difendere certe cose fatti un ripasso di informazioni e un bagno di oggettività, perché hai torto marcio: si tratta di *_puro e ignorantissimo tifo_* @@ki3rkeg4ard
I know the most people dont want a male ballad again, but I'm obessed with Iramas Tu no. Shivers from the first seconds of the strings, I emmidiatly cried. His voice also just hits directly and the emtions, oh my goodness. And I dont even speak italian but it hit me totally. I love everything about it. To be fair I think Tu no is waaay stronger than Due Vite last year. The Strings, the melody even the emotions, which marco also had, but this is just magical. Because of songs like this I love eurovision. You are finding songs in other languages that literally makes you cry and obsesed about. Thank you Italy so much, from croatia ❤
Irama - Tu No is actually so much better live, his live singing is so powerful, he does not fail and it makes the song sound better. So emotional! Also the Sanremo orchestra version is better in my opinion, especially the start of the song with orchestra sounds like some anthem, super grandiose I love Mahmood and Annalisa as well!
Your face when you realised it's not any Blanka, it's BLANKA. Wheezing and dying! Personally, I'm obsessed with Annalisa, Clara, and Angelina Mango this year! It is a lovely year for women. FINALLY. For the ESC I want Angelina to go, such a dynamic song, so fun and unique, even folkish to a degree, and she is an incredible performer. I will not be mad if Annalisa wins, but if anyone else does - I'll be quite disappointed.
Yesss we want a part two! And by that I mean me :) Been looking forward to this video a lot so please bless me with another one. This year san remo is so great, very dancy this year.
@@ESCTom okay I’ll be patiently waiting haha. If you decide not to do a reaction to the whole 2nd half, maybe only a reaction to the favorite as of now Angelina Mango? Still hoping you do all songs though haha. Thanks for your hard work, enjoy all your videos a lot :)
I also wasn't the biggest fan of Brividi but I loved Soldi and I think I like Tuta gold even more! I know it would be his third time winning and I'll be happy if Annalisa or Angelina take it but damn, Mahmood has the best song in this year's Sanremo, I can;t stop listening to it!
My favs are :Annalisa , Irama and Angelina Mango(3rd night) Surprisingly I also like Geoglier's song , it might be not esc material , but c'mon it's definitely not 22nd place in poll
@@taliahnat8772 CAUTION.. he won HALF the televote. People were only voting on the acts from that night. We would have to see how it fits in tonights tallies.
I had the exact same reaction to Brividi (and I still don't really like that song) so Tuta Gold being such a banger is a relief! It's my favourite in Sanremo 2024 and nothing even comes close. Based on the voting results from each night so far I don't think he's gonna win the festival but him coming back to Eurovision again in such a short time would be iconic
Why is it harder for a female artist to win Sanremo? You're thinking historically? Annalisa has A LOT of youtube views already, compared to other Sanremo-songs. I feel like most of the favorites to win this year are female artist (Annalisa and Angelina Mango for example) :)
YT views are literally a untrustorthy, even foolish metric to try and judge the actual voting by. Many casual listeners will spam the video, many of them not even using the televote because they cant afford it; while the Press and Radio people will only watch it enough to form an opinion, and then move on. And remember the 3 way split of voting in this contest, none of which corresponds directly to the ESC type juries.
I don't know. Most televoters are male, and they're mostly ignoring female artists. And vice versa, I think that women are more eager to vote for male artists than vice versa. Plus, often, the non pop stuff in these selections, eg, rock, electronica, jazz driven sounds, ethno, latin, etc, is mostly male dominated as well, they're rarely putting women doing non pop stuff into their pre-selections, but those genres usually tend to do better with the televote than random pop stuff.
As an Italian, I wouldn’t say there’s a gender bias in the stats, we’re really about the songs and the artists overall. Sanremo is a competition and the songs are considered a pretty serious element in the mix, but outside of it pop female artists (Annalisa for instance, definitely in the last two years) tend to be way much popular among the casual listeners, which are the majority after all. That’s why I wouldn’t say there’s a trend, also because before this edition we didn’t even notice the streak of male winners.
Loredana is 73 years old and she is a rock icon in Italy. she had a very difficult life (crazy relationship with tennis star Björn Borg and divorce. Her sister Mia Martini, another amazing singer, passed away years ago. Mia was considered a person that brings bad luck and was subsequently barred from participating in any music and TV events, radio shows and concerts. This kept her away from the music scene for seven years). Loredana suffered a lot because of the treatment of her sister and the media liked to call Loredana a mad woman (pazza) because of her very modern style and music choices. This song is about her life. It's amazing.
It's actually quite cute that you are learning a bit of Italian and most likely other languages by following Eurovision song contenders! Your "mistake" in thinking "pazzo" means "footstep" put a smile to my face, because "footstep" is "passo", and the pronunciation is similar. The [zz] sound in "pazzo" is pronounced like the [t's] sound in "that's great", while the [ss] sound in "passo" is pronounced like the [ss] sound in "ass". Nice video :)
Dargen and Ghali used the most important and most seen stage in Italy to send messages of peace, against war and deaths at sea. Not caring about accusations and possible repercussions. They then sent strong messages such as "ceasefire", "stop the genocide", "if we have the courage to turn the other way let's use this courage to say ceasefire", "there are children undergoing surgery on the ground in light of a cellular and without anesthesia" etc etc. I'm not good at English, sorry for any mistakes. GHALI in his song says: "We are all zombies with the phone in our hands Dreams that are lost at sea, Children of a distant desert ,Shut up I can't talk about it" "My house, your house, what's the difference? There isn't But which is my house, But which is your house " "But how can you say that everything is normal here, To draw a border With imaginary lines bomb a hospital, For a piece of land or a piece of bread There is never peace ." DARGEN in his song says: "If a title is enough to make an entire people hate you. Don't you know Noah? No huh?" "The high wave is coming, the high wave is coming We stand still, we don't talk and we don't jump Feel the thrill I let you down ,I know We are more than life preservers on the boat. The high wave is coming The high wave is coming All we have to do is pray until it passes" "Hey hey baby This time you really made a mess, To the flak on a balloon. All this way to fill a fridge To feel alive. You only have one try " "Here we have everything but we lack feeling and we can no longer love each other " "There's a war of pillows But pillows are a bit heavy If the war is the children's fault It's everyone's fault " "Sailing sailing towards Malta, Without ever having swum in high water "
Clara is my favorite of the 30. The way she performed it live made it all the more better. Incredible vocals and intensity to the performance that made it really enjoyable. Also, she came from Sanremo Giovani, which is used to pick up and coming artists to be brought into Sanremo and I think that she really made the most of the appearance onstage. The experience for me was way different though, since she was the first one to perform on day 1. The Kolors brought something fun and Mahmood, with that phone dial tone in the hook, stood out as a cool entry too. I agree with you about Brividi. I wasn't really able to get into that song as much as a lot of the Eurofandom, but he definitely brought the fire with this one.
For geolier perhaps the fact you got nothing is because it was in neopolitan not italian. Re song should he win, marco last year said he needed time to consider whether he would send duo vite or something else, so hopefully if he wins geolier will select something else from his recent discography.
@@ESCTom I was about to write it to you, since you said you didn't know. In Italy each city and town has its own dialect, often very different from Italian. The Neapolitan title "I p'me, tu p'te" in Italian is "Io per me, tu per te" and in English "Me for me, you for you" (easier than it seemed)
@@ESCTom after 4 years of living in the western edge of Naples (military base), and spending all my free time out in the city and surroundings, and probably at least 40-50 Soccer matches at the San Paolo Stadium (now named after Maradona), I finally got the ear to hear and separate the words in Napoletano so I could mostly understand it - but no way in hell can one speak it unless they grew up with it. I would even go down to the locker room for the Maintenance/cleaning staff of the Naval hospital, who were all Neapolitans - and we would argue about that weeks match. One of my most precious, beloved memories of my time there - those men were all very emotional and nearly crying when I had to ship back to the states - they had never met an American like me, and were convinced I had been born in the wrong place - I was clearly one of them! LOL I can truly understand the groundswell of excitement for his number.
I was sceptical of Loredana Berté at first, since her voice isn't as steady as it was 40 years ago, but as a fan of more rock-driven songs 'Pazza' really stands out to me. I also enjoy the visuals, underlining the message of the song; it's not about being big and glorified, but in-your-face unapologetic self-acceptance. It seems this year you can either vote for a dance song, a pop ballad, or 'Pazza', so the lack of variation could work in her favor. Might not be the most popular choice for ESC, but it brings a smile to my face seeing a 73 year old pop queen with blue hair rocking a song in the style of Muse😄
Clara won Sanremo Giovani, brought a great song to Sanremo, and proceeded to get the worst luck possible by opening Night 1 and closing Night 2. I really hope she does well and comes back in the future, but I don't expect her to place that high this year.
As much as I understand wanting to see a woman win and wanting to see a new artist, I really really like Mahmoods song this year and it would be a shame to not send it. I feel conflicted.
yea but i think after last year, even having 1 woman or more in the top 5 feels like an improvement. like i dont want a woman to be given it. if mahmood has the best song, he should win. i just want a woman to be able to win when she has the best song, which it doesnt feel like in recent years
@@ESCTom Yes I agree, I honestly was more so conflicted over it being his 3rd time, but he deserves it 100%. I've actually had his song on repeat a lot and his song might be my favourite from all the countries this year.
Moo moo bitсh haha 😂 loved your reaction! I was not a fan of Brividi either, so I was somewhat skeptical about Tuta Gold. Now I can't stop listening to it. Sinceramente is alright, but -annoyingly- repetitive and predictable for my taste. I like it but I don't love it. But it's still better than all the other songs. Mahmood FTW!
@@lovemeamerica I wonder if poor Annalisa is going to get steamrolled by a mass solidarity vote from the entire Mezzogiorno for Giolier. Given that so much of it is pretty good singing, rather than just a noisy rap to music, that might win some people over who might have otherwise ignored it.
Regarding the rest of the songs, we have probably the most suitable song for ESC and a favourite to win: Angelina Mango..what a blast and what a live performance. Of course it is... it's produced by Dardust and Madame. Not everyone likes it though. Ricchi e Poveri was the biggest surprise for me. 2 dinosaurs (sorry to be mean) which came up with a very entertaining piece.
I feel SO CONFUSED this year. For me, Sanremo is now like every good song from any nf, crammed into one totally insane week of tv, where I can't pick a favourite. I do totally agree with you that Italian male ballads are getting repetitive, but it's also interesting that we're not getting any real competition in Sanremo in this genre from women either. Also, what do I know about it, there are 30 songs to chose from, haha.
Giolier is singing Napoletano, which is a separate language - not a dialect [I learned about that when living in Naples for 4 years]. Most westerners dont know that Standard Italian is a constructed language: upon unification in 1861 Many scholars/professors of languages met to construct a unifying language out of the several major regional languages across the peninsula: Piemontese, Lombard, Veneto, Florentine, Romano, Napoletano - those were the major ones used. Much of the south of the country is coalescing behind Giolier, especially metro Naples. THey are viewing his possible victory in the same light as last years Serie A championship - no joke! That sort of solidarity of the "Mezzogiorno", corresponding to most of the old Kingdom of Naples/2 Sicilies also happened for that football crusade, since ONLY Napoli has ever won the title from the entire southern half of the country - even the 2 teams form Rome only have 3 titles between them. Gioliwer is effectively a standard bearer for all those folk who feel disrespected/ignored by the Center and North.
ok wow, i absolutely did not realise that about Italian at all, that's actually fascinating. It also explains why he might get a huge televote too. its 33% televote this year though, so he still needs to do well with the juries
@@ESCTom the info given is not correct unfortunately. Standard Italian has a complex history but the language already existed in the XIV century and was used by the intelligentsia before the Renaissance in all of Italy. What is correct is that Neapolitan is a separate language. All Italian regional speeches are in fact separate languages (think English and Scots).
@@idraote fine call all my instuctors in Italy liars. Sorry, but I have no idea who you are - I'll trust in the professors who taught my Italian language development while I lived in Naples.
my faves so far are Annalisa "Sinceramente", Angelina Mango "La noia" and, to a lesser extent, Mahmood "Tuta Gold". interestingly enough, out of the three, it is my top fave "Sinceramente" that needs major "revamp" (or at least "remaster" because, most likely, there will be no major instrumental change) if it is brought to Eurovision, most likely only by reducing some parts or some repetitions within the song, because "Sinceramente" is the only one of the three whose length far exceeds the maximum 3-minute length limit per Eurovision rule. what about the other two? well, "La noia" only has 9 seconds over that is easier to omit, and "Tuta gold" already has perfect Eurovision length at 2;58.
my top 4 overall were in this first 15. Annalisa, Clara, Mahmood and BigMama. I’d be happy with any of them winning but non religiously praying for Annalisa
(italian here) the quality of the songs is not bad but I still feel there's a general flattening of the styles (this time around to dancey pop, let's say) thus I don't perceive much diversity; among the songs of this block I found Mahmood maybe the most interesting (but somehow lacking the final polish) and Annalisa maybe the most accomplished and her live performance was millimetrical (but rather flat in dynamics, that is always a big con for me) in the next block I found somewhat interesting Santi Francesi and Rose Villain, maybe a bit Ghali - but again, not particularly accomplished songs, while Angelina Mango (as I suspected; also collab with Madame and Dardust) is probably - to my ears - the best one overall: good performer, quite a bit of movement in the song - ironically, given that the song is called La Noia - The Boredom (or the Annoyance, depending on the context).
Yea I get what you mean about the style flattening, there were around 5-6 songs which had a very similar style. They were good songs, but the Kolors stood out from these 15 for being dancey but different
I don't know if I can keep supporting you if you don't like Brividi 😢 In Turin it was not technically good, but the Sanremo performance is probably in my top 5 eurovision-related performances of all time. The emotion was... O can't not cry. Jk, still love you. Mahmood's song is great this year, but it's not even close to Brividi (though it's such a different style we almost can't compare). It might be on same level as Soldi (or possibly even better, shh) Do we really want a third time Mahmood in the Eurovision?
haha yea it really is a different style, which is impressive it comes from the same person im curious if he would even want to go a third time I dont mind him going cos i really like the song and i know the performance would be amazing having seen the music video
Hey Tom, Im like you. Some years i really dont care for Sanremo, but this year im quite surprised at how many songs im really really enjoying. Im quite thrilled. My top 5 so far are: 5) Fred De Palma 4) Geolier 3) Mahmood 2) Alfa 1) Emma Personally, as much as im enjoying 'Tuta Gold', im over Mahmood coming back again. Its too soon for me and Im ready for someone else to represent Italy. Preferably a woman. The strongest for me is Emma.
So, their televote winner is just 22nd within the fandom? This once again proves that the fandom tends to agree more with the juries than with the public.
Mahmood and Angelina are my winners! i almost wish brividi hadn't gone to eurovision so mahmood could go this year and still feel fresh the "circus-y" part of annalisa's song is so irritating to me but i get why people like it Thanks for the video Tom keep up the good work!
Lol I totally get what you mean about Brividi cos I can already feel the “can he go a third time?” conversations, whereas that wouldn’t have been an issue if he hadn’t of won with that
I'm not usually in favor of former Eurovision artists coming back; I'd prefer more people got a chance. However - I really did like Mahmood's song, WAY more than Brividi, which I couldn't get into at all. Maybe he needs to have something where he can be tough, and that inspires something better musically. *shrugs* Also liked The Kolors and Annalisa.
Ooh please do the other 15 songs too! Don't worry if you don't understand Geolier he sings in Napolitan and I can't understand him either and I live in Italy😂. My favorite in this group is Annalisa. I don't like ballads either but Irama's interpretation is really moving, it's the best ballad this year. I hope finally a woman wins, and hopefully a 'pop'song too, Eurovision is probably getting sick of Italian ballads.
Sinceramente by Annalisa is the first song this year that gives me winner vibes. Perhaps I’m totally delusional but I could see it winning Eurovision. It’s very classy, elegant, catchy, easy lyrics to remember and yet it also epic in moments. Plus Annalisa is so good live. I also love Angelina Mango and Mahmood. I think both could finish top 5 in Eurovision.
Thank you! Our taste overlap again (loved Serbia 2023, Norway 2022, and Switzerland 2021). However, I'm prepared to be heart-broken with the Italian choice this year. Even though I love Mahmood's song, something tells me that Italy will send somebody else which is a pity. I think this is Mahmood's best song.
Emma looking younger now than in her Eurovision appearance is a testament to the power of long hair. Now as far as songs go, Sinceramente and Diamanti Grezzi have been going on repeat in my earphones since Night 1, I realize Clara is a longshot to win but if Annalisa gets overlooked for another male Sanremo win, I will be annoyed.
Btw just found Mahmood's second performance of the song. It's really good! And the way they styled him, dang. The first performance was okay, but he didn't seem very confident, vocal-wise especially.
What is it you keep saying before you play the videos? Want to know my secret pan? What’s in your secret pan? Chips? If so, I wanna know all about them!
Ahhhhh! This has been baffling me for months, but now you’ve explained, I get it! Thanks for replying so promptly! By the way, great video. Annalisa to win!!
The reason why you are not understanding a word of Italian in Geolier’s song is because it is not He is singing in Neapolitan Even i find it hard to understand him
Before I watched this, I'd only seen 'Tuta gold' performed live (twice) at Sanremo, and I thought it was just okay. The music video has given me a much better impression of it; if I he wins Sanremo, I hope he brings what this video has to Malmö.
i wonder if he'd want to go again. i def think he'd prefer to go on his own. i dont know why, but i had the impression that Blanco was a bit immature and that it possibly bothered Mahmood
@@ESCTom Btw when you see 'Sinceramente' live, I think you'll be impressed by how well Annalisa does up on stage all by herself. With dancers & LEDs, I think this would be outstanding at the ESC. It would all be elevated & make a great impression.
Out of these 15 songs, it's easier to tell the ones I didn't like: Emma, Gazelle, Renga e Nek, Il Volo and Loredana Bertè. Enjoyed the other 10. Biggest disappointment is Gazzelle. Great and quite popular singer in Italy. That was just too bland. Don't have strong favourites. Annalisa, Clara, Dargent D'Amico, Mahmood and Geolier above the rest. Agree the last one is not good for ESC but has great production quality imo. A bit repetitive but hooks me in its entirety. He's from Napoli and represents that part of Italy (including the language which is a dialect, quite different from mainstream Italian). Not usually a fan but I enjoyed this one
Sinceramente is great, but... it's inferior to Madame's "Il Bene nel Male" in my opinion. It drags more and is less special. But Madame was more controversial, so Annalisa probably finishes higher.
I think I will never forgive you for not liking "Brividi". It's true that they sang it badly at ESC but the song still has a special place in my heart. Geolier is big, but he's also very local. He's very well loved by people originating from his area (Campania, Naples) and he sells tons but on a national level he is not that important. That's probably what they are trying to change with this participation. Personally I find him entirely uninteresting (and I understand Neapolitan well, so that's not a factor for me). Should he win, I have no idea how he would fare in ESC. As for Bertè, my impression is that they are giving her hype to try and have her on the podium, as an acknowledgement to her career. In the 70/80s she used to be one of the greatest voices in Italian music. She was also beautiful, a stunning woman. Later on, several problems sidetracked her career into irrelevance which was a sad loss. Irama lacks focus... he bases his songs on his own ability to sing/scream/scratch them intensely but they often lack a compelling melody. Mahmood surprised me again with a song that wouldn't usually be my cup of tea and still manages to interest me. And the boy is hot... and has a fashion sense... that said, this year should really go to Annalisa. The music video makes the song soud polished and innocuous but it really isn't and it is perfect sung live. If you do the second video, you will discover Angelina who also has a spectacular song.
@@ESCTomOh, sorry. Thank you👍le tue reazioni sono ben fatte e aiutano a capire la parte degli stranieri, come possa arriva una canzone diversamente da noi che capiamo i testi. 👃.. Purtroppo a Sanremo abbiamo la barriera della lingua, ma poi realizzo che mi sono innamorata di molti artisti inglesi senza sapere la lingua, perché se un cantante è valido arriva e trasmette anche senza capirlo ho provato emozioni con molte canzoni in lingua inglese. ma le tue reazioni sono utili e interessanti.
Btw Annalisa hairstyles in music video are actually references to her previous works :
Long brown hair : "Belissima"
Short Black : "Mon Amour"
Short white : "ragazza sola"
Aaaaah cool . Even without knowing that, they already looked really cool
Idk why but Tuta Gold literally gave me chills. Like its just SOO strong. I always understood Mahmood's draw, and loved Soldi and Brividi but holy shit was this PEAK Mahmood.
The Kolors had a song out called Italodisco and it went viral in Poland, it was literally everywhere haha, so apparently Bejba being in this music video is a nod to the fans from Poland
also they're both from Warner Music
Plus, maybe many Italian televoters loved Poland last year as well @@gecss9007
Annalisa is my Sanremo 2024 Winner!🖤✨️ I am listening to "Sinceramente" on repeat all the time, no other song from this selection is keeping me as addicted as "Sinceramente", and I am absolutely in love with Annalisa's voice! You can already crown the queen now, it's not a competition for me anymore after listening to this danceable masterpiece! This is on an outstanding level!🙏🫶✨️🔥 And I say this as a person who usually listens to alternative music and not to pop - but an outstanding song is an outstanding song, no matter what genre.🖤✨️ This is a danceable masterpiece that has very typical Italian flavour while still being modern and melodically seductive!✨️
lol your reaction to Tuta Gold was the same as mine! It blew me away! I became such a stan for Mahmood 😂 this is definitely my favourite song he's entered.
He looks so fine in the video too! I love his fashion
I was so wary after having my heart murdered in 2022, but he totally delivered
I looked up the meaning of Dargen’s song and it’s actually beautiful when you realize the story. And his outfit on the first night with the teddy bears to represent all the children lost at sea. 💔😢
I also think his is one song benefiting enormously from the orchestra.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh omg, i didnt realise it was about that. ah wow yea that's a very poignant theme 😢
I didn't like the song at all, I even muted it, but now I will look it up again cause it sounds like a great message... I'd wondered what the bears are about.
I put Dargen to my top. Song felt a bit messy at the first listening, but the performance is great (maybe not the live singing itsellä, but the energy and outfit). Mahmood was first my top, but the live performance lacks the same energy.
@@riffleod Yeah, I love Mahmood songs and singing but I always find him so dead pan on stage. I’m glad you appreciate Dargen.
@@ESCTom In fairness to you, there’s no indication in the video.
Both his video and live performance are very child appropriate but singing about a gruesome subject, not appropriate for children. It’s beautifully put together.
Don’t be surprised by Geolier topping the televote chart. There are a few situations that made this possible:
1. He presented a song in Neapolitan language, so he’s strongly backed by the televote in the South (and beyond, don’t forget he’s the most streamed artist in Italy in 2023 without even speaking Italian in his songs)
2. The chart was about just a half of the participants, so it is still difficult to understand the overall situation with the votes.
3. As a public, I’d say we Italians experience Sanremo differently. When we judge artists and songs, we value a deep range of elements that go from style and presentation to overall communication during the Festival, lyrics and musical variety, the willing to experiment and the consistency/innovation in comparison to previous Sanremo songs and their career.
4. We’re basically 0% ESC-oriented, and I think it would be and understatement to say that the pop/commercial/catchy element is not a factor in our choice. If anything, when it looks obvious that an artist is trying too hard to be radio-friendly, many Italians don’t like it.
5. Although Angelina may seem a pretty good entry for ESC, considering the above points and the fact that many perceive her as an industry plant, she’s not so strong in the televote as you would expect (plus, some perceive her song to be good but far too similar to her usual singles)
6. To us, it is an annual national phenomenon. There’s so much media attention, so the elements that contribute to the results are way more than the ones I could mention. Overall, we try to enjoy it as much as possible and we value it way more than the ESC (I’d say that basically no one cares about ESC, if compared to how many people follow Sanremo here). Just an example: international audience is complaining because of women not winning for a few years now, but to the national audience Geolier winning would be way more meaningful since his entry made the problem of southerners discrimination (one which is deeply felt since Italy was born) stand out.
The problem with Geolier is the quality of the song. While Mahmood (for instance) won for the sake of fluid people. he did it with great songs. If Geolier is going to win is just because the southern fanbase treat Sanremo like a football game, and they will vote whatever in their language. Rocco Hunt deserved to win back then, now Geolier doesn't. When it comes to music, there's no discrimination at all in Italy: southern singers are always big in Sanremo, I don't mind the fact that one should sing in Neapolitan, who cares about that, Neapolitan music is not about to die!
@@giovannimoriggi5833 To be fair, Mahmood won his first Sanremo thanks to the press votes, since he had no actual fanbase then. At the time, people complained that a nobody won and that televote should be considered more. By the way, right now televote is only 34% of the total votes, which means it’s not just a matter of fanbase. I also suggest to consider that while Geolier may be well voted in the South, northerners don’t even consider him Italian. I get it, football game mentality, but what is wrong or right in such a situation?
I don't get what is about Mahmood. I'm saying that people who vote just for fun (or for regional reasons) don't take right artistic choices. We are talking about Neapolitan music, which is perfectly lively and has no lack in presence.
Please, don't dare to say Northerners don't consider as Italian a Neapolitan guy. It's the contrary indeed, when you feel the need to vote your language (and win over every other Italian city) just because that language it's yours: you are claiming you do have problem with your surroundings.
When you root for your team, it's still up to the team. When you root for your language, you are going to televote him, and you are loosing the chance to decide with HONESTY. But the way, Geolier has a huge fanbase. When Maneskin won (thanks to the televote) I was upset, but I could see the uniqueness, and lately I've change my mind. The song by Geolier has not uniqueness, I'm sorry. Good but not enough.
I don't mind the language. I think there are people in Sanremo who worked better than him who deserve more to be celebrated
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@@giovannimoriggi5833 I agree about other participants being more valid in so many ways, but as a local it’s just not the way you pictured it. Neapolitan language was forbidden in Sanremo until this year, even though this dialect has an amazing artistic heritage behind it. Many people have been complaining about “Geolier singing in Arabic”, asking “Why did they let a non-Italian participate?”, that’s a sad but true reality in our country. Of course it is not a good reason from an artistic standpoint, but people voting him is way more political than just rooting for your team.
Neapolitan language was forbidden??! Everything but Italian language was forbidden (for many good reasons), but in your biased mind, only Neapolitan language need to be there… and what about Festival di Napoli?…
Where do you see that amazing heritage in Geolier's song? N O W H E R E, it's just about rooting the language.
There's *nothing* political, 99% of people JUST ROOT for their own language, you are just trying to defend a situation where many people in Naples call themselves Neo-borbonic and things like that, which is a real problem, not the jokes about arabic languages and whatever.
In 1991 Italians chosen Peppino Di Capri with a song in Neapolitan language in order to represent Italy in the world.
Prima di difendere certe cose fatti un ripasso di informazioni e un bagno di oggettività, perché hai torto marcio: si tratta di *_puro e ignorantissimo tifo_*
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Annalisa is almost 39 years old, can you believe that?!?
oh wow, i honestly would not have guessed that 😱
Mahmood is my winner again
I know the most people dont want a male ballad again, but I'm obessed with Iramas Tu no. Shivers from the first seconds of the strings, I emmidiatly cried. His voice also just hits directly and the emtions, oh my goodness. And I dont even speak italian but it hit me totally. I love everything about it. To be fair I think Tu no is waaay stronger than Due Vite last year. The Strings, the melody even the emotions, which marco also had, but this is just magical. Because of songs like this I love eurovision. You are finding songs in other languages that literally makes you cry and obsesed about. Thank you Italy so much, from croatia ❤
Irama - Tu No is actually so much better live, his live singing is so powerful, he does not fail and it makes the song sound better. So emotional!
Also the Sanremo orchestra version is better in my opinion, especially the start of the song with orchestra sounds like some anthem, super grandiose
I love Mahmood and Annalisa as well!
I must admit Irama is great...not my type but deserves his spot
Your face when you realised it's not any Blanka, it's BLANKA. Wheezing and dying! Personally, I'm obsessed with Annalisa, Clara, and Angelina Mango this year! It is a lovely year for women. FINALLY. For the ESC I want Angelina to go, such a dynamic song, so fun and unique, even folkish to a degree, and she is an incredible performer. I will not be mad if Annalisa wins, but if anyone else does - I'll be quite disappointed.
I think I was thinking "have i been watching so much Eurovision that im going crazy?!", but then i was like, "no, thats blanka!!!!!"
Yep good old cheated-to-get-to-EUrovision-even-tho-she-sucks-at-singing Blanka.
My favourite is Mahmood. I have to say that this edition of Sanremo is really really good. Good luck Italy! 🇷🇴❤️🇮🇹
Yesss we want a part two! And by that I mean me :) Been looking forward to this video a lot so please bless me with another one. This year san remo is so great, very dancy this year.
ill see how it goes, the numbers are very low right now,but hopefully its because Sanremo is currently on
@@ESCTom okay I’ll be patiently waiting haha. If you decide not to do a reaction to the whole 2nd half, maybe only a reaction to the favorite as of now Angelina Mango? Still hoping you do all songs though haha. Thanks for your hard work, enjoy all your videos a lot :)
Annalisa for the win! 🥇😍👏
Tu No is my favourite this year + it took me a few listens to get Sinceramente but wow now I think it's absolutely brilliant
I also wasn't the biggest fan of Brividi but I loved Soldi and I think I like Tuta gold even more! I know it would be his third time winning and I'll be happy if Annalisa or Angelina take it but damn, Mahmood has the best song in this year's Sanremo, I can;t stop listening to it!
My favorites are Irama (SO good live), Mahmood and Dargen D’Amico. I also really enjoy Angelina Mango and Annalisa 😊
It actually sounds so cool how you added the echo/reverb to the music. Thanks for the reaction!
"passo" - step
"pazzo" - crazy
So you are not that wrong :D
ok lol so i wasnt going crazy then 😂
My favs are :Annalisa , Irama and Angelina Mango(3rd night)
Surprisingly I also like Geoglier's song , it might be not esc material , but c'mon it's definitely not 22nd place in poll
It’s not massively surprising it’s so low in the poll. Rap songs usually don’t do as well, and even more so male rap songs
Agreed with the 3 faves!✅
@@ESCTom actually he won the televote.. and probably will at the final too
@@taliahnat8772 CAUTION.. he won HALF the televote. People were only voting on the acts from that night. We would have to see how it fits in tonights tallies.
Onda Alta (Dargen D’Amico), a high wave indeed, speaks mainly about children who die in wars or coming to Europe by sea
Irama , Annalisa , Rose Villain What voices, incredible!!!!
You should watch Mahmood's 2nd performance at Sanremo...he looked stunning...said from an heterosexual (doubting my sexuality here haha)
Im watching all the lives for the first time on Saturday
Agree, he really looked absolutely incredible, like a Michelangelo statue
if you manage a date with him, your heterosexuality will be excused for the evening 😆
@@deadzoo he also redeemed himself after the 1st night where he wasn't great at all.
I had the exact same reaction to Brividi (and I still don't really like that song) so Tuta Gold being such a banger is a relief! It's my favourite in Sanremo 2024 and nothing even comes close. Based on the voting results from each night so far I don't think he's gonna win the festival but him coming back to Eurovision again in such a short time would be iconic
Why is it harder for a female artist to win Sanremo? You're thinking historically? Annalisa has A LOT of youtube views already, compared to other Sanremo-songs. I feel like most of the favorites to win this year are female artist (Annalisa and Angelina Mango for example) :)
Recently it seems the women don’t do well in the televote
YT views are literally a untrustorthy, even foolish metric to try and judge the actual voting by. Many casual listeners will spam the video, many of them not even using the televote because they cant afford it; while the Press and Radio people will only watch it enough to form an opinion, and then move on. And remember the 3 way split of voting in this contest, none of which corresponds directly to the ESC type juries.
I don't know. Most televoters are male, and they're mostly ignoring female artists. And vice versa, I think that women are more eager to vote for male artists than vice versa. Plus, often, the non pop stuff in these selections, eg, rock, electronica, jazz driven sounds, ethno, latin, etc, is mostly male dominated as well, they're rarely putting women doing non pop stuff into their pre-selections, but those genres usually tend to do better with the televote than random pop stuff.
As an Italian, I wouldn’t say there’s a gender bias in the stats, we’re really about the songs and the artists overall. Sanremo is a competition and the songs are considered a pretty serious element in the mix, but outside of it pop female artists (Annalisa for instance, definitely in the last two years) tend to be way much popular among the casual listeners, which are the majority after all. That’s why I wouldn’t say there’s a trend, also because before this edition we didn’t even notice the streak of male winners.
Don't be obsessed with gender guys. Vote always for songs in this case
Clara 🤝 Filip Balos
Using the same sample
Oh, and Irama deserved to win in his year with "Genesi del tuo Cuore".
Loredana is 73 years old and she is a rock icon in Italy. she had a very difficult life (crazy relationship with tennis star Björn Borg and divorce. Her sister Mia Martini, another amazing singer, passed away years ago. Mia was considered a person that brings bad luck and was subsequently barred from participating in any music and TV events, radio shows and concerts. This kept her away from the music scene for seven years). Loredana suffered a lot because of the treatment of her sister and the media liked to call Loredana a mad woman (pazza) because of her very modern style and music choices. This song is about her life. It's amazing.
Yes ......
Female winner. So pleased with Italy. Great choice.
You're always so respectful and well informed about what you review👏🏻
It's actually quite cute that you are learning a bit of Italian and most likely other languages by following Eurovision song contenders! Your "mistake" in thinking "pazzo" means "footstep" put a smile to my face, because "footstep" is "passo", and the pronunciation is similar. The [zz] sound in "pazzo" is pronounced like the [t's] sound in "that's great", while the [ss] sound in "passo" is pronounced like the [ss] sound in "ass". Nice video :)
Dargen and Ghali used the most important and most seen stage in Italy to send messages of peace, against war and deaths at sea. Not caring about accusations and possible repercussions. They then sent strong messages such as "ceasefire", "stop the genocide", "if we have the courage to turn the other way let's use this courage to say ceasefire", "there are children undergoing surgery on the ground in light of a cellular and without anesthesia" etc etc.
I'm not good at English, sorry for any mistakes.
GHALI in his song says:
"We are all zombies with the phone in our hands Dreams that are lost at sea, Children of a distant desert ,Shut up I can't talk about it"
"My house, your house, what's the difference? There isn't But which is my house, But which is your house "
"But how can you say that everything is normal here, To draw a border With imaginary lines bomb a hospital, For a piece of land or a piece of bread There is never peace ."
DARGEN in his song says:
"If a title is enough to make an entire people hate you. Don't you know Noah? No huh?"
"The high wave is coming, the high wave is coming We stand still, we don't talk and we don't jump Feel the thrill I let you down ,I know We are more than life preservers on the boat.
The high wave is coming The high wave is coming All we have to do is pray until it passes"
"Hey hey baby This time you really made a mess, To the flak on a balloon. All this way to fill a fridge To feel alive. You only have one try "
"Here we have everything but we lack feeling and we can no longer love each other "
"There's a war of pillows But pillows are a bit heavy If the war is the children's fault It's everyone's fault "
"Sailing sailing towards Malta, Without ever having swum in high water "
Clara is my favorite of the 30. The way she performed it live made it all the more better. Incredible vocals and intensity to the performance that made it really enjoyable. Also, she came from Sanremo Giovani, which is used to pick up and coming artists to be brought into Sanremo and I think that she really made the most of the appearance onstage. The experience for me was way different though, since she was the first one to perform on day 1.
The Kolors brought something fun and Mahmood, with that phone dial tone in the hook, stood out as a cool entry too. I agree with you about Brividi. I wasn't really able to get into that song as much as a lot of the Eurofandom, but he definitely brought the fire with this one.
Gazzelle's stage name is inspired by the Gazelle shoes produced by Adidas.
He Italianized the name by adding a Z.
25:35 HAHAHAHAHAHAA THE SAME REACTION
For geolier perhaps the fact you got nothing is because it was in neopolitan not italian. Re song should he win, marco last year said he needed time to consider whether he would send duo vite or something else, so hopefully if he wins geolier will select something else from his recent discography.
Yea I didn’t even know there was a Neapolitan language, that’s genuinely the first time I’ve ever heard of it
@@ESCTom I was about to write it to you, since you said you didn't know. In Italy each city and town has its own dialect, often very different from Italian.
The Neapolitan title "I p'me, tu p'te" in Italian is "Io per me, tu per te" and in English "Me for me, you for you" (easier than it seemed)
@@ESCTom after 4 years of living in the western edge of Naples (military base), and spending all my free time out in the city and surroundings, and probably at least 40-50 Soccer matches at the San Paolo Stadium (now named after Maradona), I finally got the ear to hear and separate the words in Napoletano so I could mostly understand it - but no way in hell can one speak it unless they grew up with it. I would even go down to the locker room for the Maintenance/cleaning staff of the Naval hospital, who were all Neapolitans - and we would argue about that weeks match. One of my most precious, beloved memories of my time there - those men were all very emotional and nearly crying when I had to ship back to the states - they had never met an American like me, and were convinced I had been born in the wrong place - I was clearly one of them! LOL
I can truly understand the groundswell of excitement for his number.
Minunată melodia, minunată Annalisa! Nu mă satur să ascult melodia!
I was sceptical of Loredana Berté at first, since her voice isn't as steady as it was 40 years ago, but as a fan of more rock-driven songs 'Pazza' really stands out to me. I also enjoy the visuals, underlining the message of the song; it's not about being big and glorified, but in-your-face unapologetic self-acceptance. It seems this year you can either vote for a dance song, a pop ballad, or 'Pazza', so the lack of variation could work in her favor. Might not be the most popular choice for ESC, but it brings a smile to my face seeing a 73 year old pop queen with blue hair rocking a song in the style of Muse😄
Clara won Sanremo Giovani, brought a great song to Sanremo, and proceeded to get the worst luck possible by opening Night 1 and closing Night 2. I really hope she does well and comes back in the future, but I don't expect her to place that high this year.
As much as I understand wanting to see a woman win and wanting to see a new artist, I really really like Mahmoods song this year and it would be a shame to not send it. I feel conflicted.
yea but i think after last year, even having 1 woman or more in the top 5 feels like an improvement.
like i dont want a woman to be given it. if mahmood has the best song, he should win. i just want a woman to be able to win when she has the best song, which it doesnt feel like in recent years
@@ESCTom Yes I agree, I honestly was more so conflicted over it being his 3rd time, but he deserves it 100%. I've actually had his song on repeat a lot and his song might be my favourite from all the countries this year.
Moo moo bitсh haha 😂 loved your reaction! I was not a fan of Brividi either, so I was somewhat skeptical about Tuta Gold. Now I can't stop listening to it. Sinceramente is alright, but -annoyingly- repetitive and predictable for my taste. I like it but I don't love it. But it's still better than all the other songs. Mahmood FTW!
Its been 8 years, is it time for a woman to win Sanremo?
I still need to check out Angelina and alessandra from the other semi
It's actually been 10 years, since Francesca didn't actually win Sanremo 🥲
Mahmoud sorry
@@lovemeamerica and Emma didnt win 2014, but Arisa did. That was a confusing year.
@@lovemeamerica I wonder if poor Annalisa is going to get steamrolled by a mass solidarity vote from the entire Mezzogiorno for Giolier. Given that so much of it is pretty good singing, rather than just a noisy rap to music, that might win some people over who might have otherwise ignored it.
I’m gonna go really left field and predict that a man will win Sanremo … extremely unlikely I know
very dangerous prediction
Great video, Tom : Annalisa, Irama, Fred de Palma and Clara for me. - Mahmood, not so much.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Regarding the rest of the songs, we have probably the most suitable song for ESC and a favourite to win: Angelina Mango..what a blast and what a live performance. Of course it is... it's produced by Dardust and Madame. Not everyone likes it though.
Ricchi e Poveri was the biggest surprise for me. 2 dinosaurs (sorry to be mean) which came up with a very entertaining piece.
"I should probably not guess any more titles"
No, please do: it's entertaining for me as an Italian! 😅
I feel SO CONFUSED this year. For me, Sanremo is now like every good song from any nf, crammed into one totally insane week of tv, where I can't pick a favourite.
I do totally agree with you that Italian male ballads are getting repetitive, but it's also interesting that we're not getting any real competition in Sanremo in this genre from women either. Also, what do I know about it, there are 30 songs to chose from, haha.
Giolier is singing Napoletano, which is a separate language - not a dialect [I learned about that when living in Naples for 4 years]. Most westerners dont know that Standard Italian is a constructed language: upon unification in 1861 Many scholars/professors of languages met to construct a unifying language out of the several major regional languages across the peninsula: Piemontese, Lombard, Veneto, Florentine, Romano, Napoletano - those were the major ones used. Much of the south of the country is coalescing behind Giolier, especially metro Naples. THey are viewing his possible victory in the same light as last years Serie A championship - no joke! That sort of solidarity of the "Mezzogiorno", corresponding to most of the old Kingdom of Naples/2 Sicilies also happened for that football crusade, since ONLY Napoli has ever won the title from the entire southern half of the country - even the 2 teams form Rome only have 3 titles between them. Gioliwer is effectively a standard bearer for all those folk who feel disrespected/ignored by the Center and North.
ok wow, i absolutely did not realise that about Italian at all, that's actually fascinating.
It also explains why he might get a huge televote too. its 33% televote this year though, so he still needs to do well with the juries
@@ESCTom the info given is not correct unfortunately.
Standard Italian has a complex history but the language already existed in the XIV century and was used by the intelligentsia before the Renaissance in all of Italy.
What is correct is that Neapolitan is a separate language. All Italian regional speeches are in fact separate languages (think English and Scots).
@@idraote fine call all my instuctors in Italy liars. Sorry, but I have no idea who you are - I'll trust in the professors who taught my Italian language development while I lived in Naples.
Your reaction to Blanka being in The Kolors' music video was absolutely hilarious. And it IS a super strong year
I’m so glad you were as blown away by Mahmood as I was. I’m still reeling from that music video.
Part 2, Part 2, Part 2. Thanks.
my faves so far are Annalisa "Sinceramente", Angelina Mango "La noia" and, to a lesser extent, Mahmood "Tuta Gold". interestingly enough, out of the three, it is my top fave "Sinceramente" that needs major "revamp" (or at least "remaster" because, most likely, there will be no major instrumental change) if it is brought to Eurovision, most likely only by reducing some parts or some repetitions within the song, because "Sinceramente" is the only one of the three whose length far exceeds the maximum 3-minute length limit per Eurovision rule. what about the other two? well, "La noia" only has 9 seconds over that is easier to omit, and "Tuta gold" already has perfect Eurovision length at 2;58.
my top 4 overall were in this first 15. Annalisa, Clara, Mahmood and BigMama. I’d be happy with any of them winning but non religiously praying for Annalisa
I think you have to watch Clara on stage. She has stage presence and class. Prefer the song on stage vs the music video.
I’m going to watch everyone live for the first time on Saturday night
Grazie! Conosci benissimo la musica italiana!! Davvero competente e simpatico.
🙏🏻 Grazie
40:46 He can, he's good live.
(italian here) the quality of the songs is not bad but I still feel there's a general flattening of the styles (this time around to dancey pop, let's say) thus I don't perceive much diversity; among the songs of this block I found Mahmood maybe the most interesting (but somehow lacking the final polish) and Annalisa maybe the most accomplished and her live performance was millimetrical (but rather flat in dynamics, that is always a big con for me)
in the next block I found somewhat interesting Santi Francesi and Rose Villain, maybe a bit Ghali - but again, not particularly accomplished songs, while Angelina Mango (as I suspected; also collab with Madame and Dardust) is probably - to my ears - the best one overall: good performer, quite a bit of movement in the song - ironically, given that the song is called La Noia - The Boredom (or the Annoyance, depending on the context).
Yea I get what you mean about the style flattening, there were around 5-6 songs which had a very similar style. They were good songs, but the Kolors stood out from these 15 for being dancey but different
@@ESCTom yup I agree - and I think they also performed quite well live
The random Bejba appearance 😂
SO random
Tom + Mahmood = Get a room! 😂 "Bitch" made me LMAO
Also, listen to the intro of Clara - Diamanti Grezzi and Filip Balos - Duga je noc 😂
I don't know if I can keep supporting you if you don't like Brividi 😢 In Turin it was not technically good, but the Sanremo performance is probably in my top 5 eurovision-related performances of all time. The emotion was... O can't not cry.
Jk, still love you. Mahmood's song is great this year, but it's not even close to Brividi (though it's such a different style we almost can't compare). It might be on same level as Soldi (or possibly even better, shh)
Do we really want a third time Mahmood in the Eurovision?
haha yea it really is a different style, which is impressive it comes from the same person
im curious if he would even want to go a third time
I dont mind him going cos i really like the song and i know the performance would be amazing having seen the music video
Hey Tom,
Im like you. Some years i really dont care for Sanremo, but this year im quite surprised at how many songs im really really enjoying. Im quite thrilled.
My top 5 so far are:
5) Fred De Palma
4) Geolier
3) Mahmood
2) Alfa
1) Emma
Personally, as much as im enjoying 'Tuta Gold', im over Mahmood coming back again. Its too soon for me and Im ready for someone else to represent Italy. Preferably a woman. The strongest for me is Emma.
aaaaaah awesome, you liked alfa too!
i ddint really get Emma, but ill be seeing it live on saturday, so will give it another chance then
Yeah I loved Alfa! I also love Kolors and loads of others. I'm honestly made up that there are so many songs that I love in Sanremo this year 😊
Hope you do the second half! Even though this half is better, there is still some great songs in the other half as well.
So, their televote winner is just 22nd within the fandom? This once again proves that the fandom tends to agree more with the juries than with the public.
Mahmood and Angelina are my winners! i almost wish brividi hadn't gone to eurovision so mahmood could go this year and still feel fresh
the "circus-y" part of annalisa's song is so irritating to me but i get why people like it
Thanks for the video Tom keep up the good work!
Lol I totally get what you mean about Brividi cos I can already feel the “can he go a third time?” conversations, whereas that wouldn’t have been an issue if he hadn’t of won with that
I'm not usually in favor of former Eurovision artists coming back; I'd prefer more people got a chance. However - I really did like Mahmood's song, WAY more than Brividi, which I couldn't get into at all. Maybe he needs to have something where he can be tough, and that inspires something better musically. *shrugs* Also liked The Kolors and Annalisa.
has he even said if he wants to go a third time if he won?
Ooh please do the other 15 songs too! Don't worry if you don't understand Geolier he sings in Napolitan and I can't understand him either and I live in Italy😂. My favorite in this group is Annalisa. I don't like ballads either but Irama's interpretation is really moving, it's the best ballad this year. I hope finally a woman wins, and hopefully a 'pop'song too, Eurovision is probably getting sick of Italian ballads.
It’s currently uploading, but it just got pulled for copyright because of one of the songs
Irama and Bertè top 🎉 you should translate and understand lyrics😂😂😂
Mahmood or Angelina Mango ❤
I NEED "SINCERAMENTE" TO WIN SO BAAADLY, BEEN WAITING FOR A FEMALE BOY FROM ITALY FOR SO MANY YEARS 😭😭😭
I like Annalisa and Mahmood and I have nothing against Loredana Berté or Kolors either. The second half will have fantastic Alessandra Mango.
Sinceramente by Annalisa is the first song this year that gives me winner vibes. Perhaps I’m totally delusional but I could see it winning Eurovision.
It’s very classy, elegant, catchy, easy lyrics to remember and yet it also epic in moments. Plus Annalisa is so good live.
I also love Angelina Mango and Mahmood. I think both could finish top 5 in Eurovision.
Thank you! Our taste overlap again (loved Serbia 2023, Norway 2022, and Switzerland 2021). However, I'm prepared to be heart-broken with the Italian choice this year. Even though I love Mahmood's song, something tells me that Italy will send somebody else which is a pity. I think this is Mahmood's best song.
We do not choose for Esc and that is actually a strength judging the results of last years
I love Mahmood hes my no 1 then Angelina Mango then Annalisa. Enjoy your coffee 😊
Thank you Katie ☕️🙏🏻🤩❤️
Irama ❤
Emma looking younger now than in her Eurovision appearance is a testament to the power of long hair.
Now as far as songs go, Sinceramente and Diamanti Grezzi have been going on repeat in my earphones since Night 1, I realize Clara is a longshot to win but if Annalisa gets overlooked for another male Sanremo win, I will be annoyed.
"Pazzo" means crazy but "passo" means footstep so you weren't that far off :)
Mahmood never miss
I need to see you listen to Angellina Mango!
Im trying to upload it but its a nightmare!!!!!
Btw just found Mahmood's second performance of the song. It's really good! And the way they styled him, dang. The first performance was okay, but he didn't seem very confident, vocal-wise especially.
Irama is to listen live, so much better
Whoa you're doing Sanremo? This is such a huge show 😵💫
im doing half, i havent decided if im doing the second half
@@ESCTom It's a beast! Just make sure you save time to sleep 😅
What is it you keep saying before you play the videos? Want to know my secret pan? What’s in your secret pan? Chips? If so, I wanna know all about them!
"Wanna know my secret, bang" - its from ukraine 2019
Ahhhhh! This has been baffling me for months, but now you’ve explained, I get it! Thanks for replying so promptly! By the way, great video. Annalisa to win!!
The reason why you are not understanding a word of Italian in Geolier’s song is because it is not
He is singing in Neapolitan
Even i find it hard to understand him
Your favourite is my favourite. Sorry for the girls, but Mahmood got in the way.
I hope Angelina or Mahmood to win
Hugs from Italy ~
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Mahmood please!! The best!!
Before I watched this, I'd only seen 'Tuta gold' performed live (twice) at Sanremo, and I thought it was just okay. The music video has given me a much better impression of it; if I he wins Sanremo, I hope he brings what this video has to Malmö.
i wonder if he'd want to go again. i def think he'd prefer to go on his own. i dont know why, but i had the impression that Blanco was a bit immature and that it possibly bothered Mahmood
@@ESCTom Btw when you see 'Sinceramente' live, I think you'll be impressed by how well Annalisa does up on stage all by herself. With dancers & LEDs, I think this would be outstanding at the ESC. It would all be elevated & make a great impression.
Why do you keep calling him MaKmood?
Annalisa or bust.
Out of these 15 songs, it's easier to tell the ones I didn't like: Emma, Gazelle, Renga e Nek, Il Volo and Loredana Bertè. Enjoyed the other 10.
Biggest disappointment is Gazzelle. Great and quite popular singer in Italy. That was just too bland.
Don't have strong favourites. Annalisa, Clara, Dargent D'Amico, Mahmood and Geolier above the rest. Agree the last one is not good for ESC but has great production quality imo. A bit repetitive but hooks me in its entirety. He's from Napoli and represents that part of Italy (including the language which is a dialect, quite different from mainstream Italian). Not usually a fan but I enjoyed this one
Hope Annalisa wins ❤! I am bored with one more Mahmoods song in ESC 😢
Sinceramente is great, but... it's inferior to Madame's "Il Bene nel Male" in my opinion. It drags more and is less special. But Madame was more controversial, so Annalisa probably finishes higher.
Mahmood forever ❤❤❤
I think I will never forgive you for not liking "Brividi". It's true that they sang it badly at ESC but the song still has a special place in my heart.
Geolier is big, but he's also very local. He's very well loved by people originating from his area (Campania, Naples) and he sells tons but on a national level he is not that important. That's probably what they are trying to change with this participation. Personally I find him entirely uninteresting (and I understand Neapolitan well, so that's not a factor for me). Should he win, I have no idea how he would fare in ESC.
As for Bertè, my impression is that they are giving her hype to try and have her on the podium, as an acknowledgement to her career. In the 70/80s she used to be one of the greatest voices in Italian music. She was also beautiful, a stunning woman. Later on, several problems sidetracked her career into irrelevance which was a sad loss.
Irama lacks focus... he bases his songs on his own ability to sing/scream/scratch them intensely but they often lack a compelling melody.
Mahmood surprised me again with a song that wouldn't usually be my cup of tea and still manages to interest me. And the boy is hot... and has a fashion sense... that said, this year should really go to Annalisa. The music video makes the song soud polished and innocuous but it really isn't and it is perfect sung live. If you do the second video, you will discover Angelina who also has a spectacular song.
I hope Angelina Mango the WINNER 🏆 ❤
Queen Bejba
Ma dove è Angelina Mango con la noia??
these are the songs from Night 2, Angelina is in Night 3
@@ESCTomOh, sorry. Thank you👍le tue reazioni sono ben fatte e aiutano a capire la parte degli stranieri, come possa arriva una canzone diversamente da noi che capiamo i testi. 👃.. Purtroppo a Sanremo abbiamo la barriera della lingua, ma poi realizzo che mi sono innamorata di molti artisti inglesi senza sapere la lingua, perché se un cantante è valido arriva e trasmette anche senza capirlo ho provato emozioni con molte canzoni in lingua inglese. ma le tue reazioni sono utili e interessanti.
Too much of the same. Mahmood is the best one for me