There second evening of the Sanremo Festival 2026 ended with the announcement of the five artists with the most votes among the 15 Bigs competing today, chosen through the combined system of public televoting (50%) and radio jury (50%). As per regulation, the ranking has been communicated without placing order, leaving the race open towards Saturday’s final.
After an evening that alternated highly anticipated returns, new sound proposals and emotionally intense performances, these are the names that convinced the public and juries the most, positioning themselves in the provisional top five:
Their songs thus become among the strongest of this phase of the Festival, even if the competition remains completely open: tomorrow it will be the turn of the other 15 Champions, and only in the next few evenings will a more defined ranking emerge.
A race still very open
This evening’s result represents only a first indicator of the preferences of the public and professionals. The votes of the next evenings, together with the cover evening and the final, could completely change the balance.
Sanremo 2026 thus comes to life, with the first favorites starting to emerge but without definitive certainties. The road to victory is still long, and every performance can make the difference.
