Sanremo 2015: Habemus Campioni!

Carlo Conti presented live on the Italian broadcaster, RAI, the 20 names which will compete next February in the “Campioni” (Champions) category.
They are (in alphabetical order):

1. Alex Britti – “Un Attimo Importante” (“An important moment”)
2. Anna Tatangelo – “Libera” (“Free”)
3. Annalisa – “Una Finestra tra le Stelle” (“A window among the stars”)
4. Bianca Atzei – “Il Solo al Mondo” (“The only one in the world”)
5. Biggio e Mandelli – “Vita d’Inferno” (“Hell life”)
6. Chiara – “Straordinario” (“Extraordinary”)
7. Dear Jack – “Il Mondo Esplode” (“The world explodes”)
8. Gianluca Grignani – “Sogni Infranti” (“Broken dreams”)
9. Grazia Di Michele E Mauro Coruzzi – “Io Sono Una Finestra” (“I am a window”)
10. Il Volo – “Grande Amore” (“Big love”)
11. Irene Grandi – “Un Vento Senza Nome” (“A wind with no name”)
12. Lara Fabian – “Voce” (“Voice”)
13. Lorenzo Fragola – “Siamo Uguali” (“We are the same”)
14. Malika Ayane – “Adesso e Qui” (“Now and here”)
15. Marco Masini – “Che Giorno E” (“What day is it”)
16. Moreno – “Oggi Ti Parlo Così” (“Today I talk to you like this”)
17. Nek – “Fatti Avanti Amore” (“Step forward love”)
18. Nesli – “Buona Fortuna Amore” (“Good luck love”)
19. Nina Zilli – “Sola” (“Alone”)
20. Raf – “Come Una Favola” (“Like a fairytale”)

From the list above, some names may (hopefully) ring a eurobell… Raf took part in the ESC in 1987, Lara Fabian in 1988 and, more recently, Nina Zilli in 2012.
    
On Friday 13 (beware all superstitious people!!!), the 20 entries will be presented and 16 will qualify to the final on Saturday 14 February (beware all anti-romantic people!!!). Each of the Campioni will compete with one song, instead of having two as it has been the case in the past.
Sanremo 2015 will be aired between 10-14 February , also including the Nuovi proposti category, with 8 new acts which were already announced on 11 December.