Sanremo 2026, the final report cards

A piece that has little of the Natural about it. At the end of the song there escapes a: 'Down with war and tyrannies. Long live peace'.

We liked the dancefloor of the refrain on first listen. In the long run it annoys.

A lot of eighties nostalgia, but overall the song stands up.

Country about the (many) vices and (few) virtues of the Italian people. For the finale, cheerleaders on stage and all wearing cowboy hats in the orchestra.

'This music rises in the blood/carnal', sing Lda and Aka 7even. Instant catchphrase that tries to capitalise on the hype about Naples.

Challenging piece designed to win. The vocal performance in the final was not up to the standard of previous performances. Too bad. The Ariston audience, however, gave her a standing ovation.

The song, heard in the studio version, is very good. With the live performance it loses something.

The Ariston becomes a restaurant with a view of the Gulf. Only the cake and the sugared almonds are missing.

Winks are wasted in this danceable catchphrase.

A Middle Eastern pop fusion, the song is not entirely convincing but we save the underlying spirit - pacifist and anti-belligerent - that animates the operation.

A more postmodern Nuntereggae in a dance key. An experiment that proves to be fun.

A percussive rap without an ounce of self-irony that is really hard to digest.

Fairy-tale, Disney-like was Arisa's return to the Festival. But above all reassuring: sufficiency is in order.

Autobiography of the Nation Today, nice piece indeed. We forgive him the cleverness of getting his mother on stage again.

Too much refinement. In our taste, we would have put a little less.

The song stands up and the team-up with Marco Masini is very successful. Fedez's career reconstruction work can be said to be complete.

In this world gone mad, someone would have to put tariffs on reggaeton sooner or later. And even Samurai Jay got his mum on stage.

Pop ballad with a whole paraphernalia of assorted vocal virtuosity. A reference to the war in Iran in the finale is noteworthy.

Cute catchphrase with an eye on 1980s Italia pop. You hear it once and remember it.

Too buttoned-up this Luchè sanrem version. We would have expected something less pop.

The song is clever and he holds his own.

Once upon a time it would have been called a Sanremese piece. Sanremese to the point of boredom.

One of the funniest pieces of this edition, beautiful performance in the final. He finishes singing and utters the decisive phrase: 'I have dirty feet, but a clear conscience'.

Not a very convincing piece, good interpretation.

Happiness is the only possible end point, something to strive for. Always. "Happiness and peace are a collective work. And we are all responsible,' say Marie Antoinette and Colombre at the end of the performance. They are wrong.

We are self-citing: an attempt to recreate Olly's success in the laboratory with Nostalgia Bale.