Ukrainian President Zelensky and the American group Black Eyed Peas have been announced as guests for Italy's Festival di Sanremo 2023.
Show producers, Amadeus and Rai have announced details about the guests and co-hosts that will appear at Festival di Sanremo 2023. One of those surprise announcements is that the President of Ukraine will appear during the grand final on Saturday, 11th February.
President Zelensky’s appearance has been confirmed by Bruno Vespa, who acted as an intermediary between Amadeus and the Ukrainian President. Also joining the show on Wednesday, 8th February will be American pop group The Black Eyed Peas.
The band is one of the most successful groups ever having received a staggering six Grammy’s, eight American Music Awards and six Billboard Music Awards to name but a few.
Alongside these guests, two co-hosts were also revealed today during the presentation. They are Chiara Francini, an actress, writer and presenter will co-host the contest Volleyball champion Paola Egonu across different days.
Festival di Sanremo 2023
Festival di Sanremo 2023 will be held from the 7th February to the 11th February 2023. The contest will feature twenty-five artists of which three will qualify for the contest through Sanremo Giovani. All 25 artists will be competing with songs that are not released until the night of the performances. A similar rule to that of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The fourth evening of the show will be dedicated to covers of Italian or international songs released between January 1, 1960 and December 31, 1999. The winner will go on represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 if they accept the offer to do so.
Two of Italy’s most popular young artists, Mahmood and BLANCO, represented the nation in their home country in Turin in 2022 and came 6th overall with the song "Brividi".
Image Source: RAI, BBC, Eurovision.tv & Billboard Italia Source: Eurofestival News
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