Festival

Sanremo 2026, third night report cards: Maria Antonietta and Colombre, (our) happiness and that's it

Our votes and ratings for the New Entries final and the performances of the other 15 Bigs

by Francesco Prisco

Maria Antonietta & Colombre aprono la terza serata di Sanremo 2026

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2' min read

Translated by AI
Versione italiana

The third night of the 76th Sanremo Festival, which awarded the first prize of this edition, the prize for New Entries, hosts the performances of the last 15 of the 30 Bigs in the competition. Here are the report cards and our ratings for all the performances.

Angelica Bove, "Brick" 6

Coldplayian piano arpeggio and interpretation in the manner of one who meditates on the mysteries of the universe while bearing its weight for Angelica Bove. The song called Mattone doesn't blow us away, but it is the best that passes for this final of Sanremo's Nuove proposte.

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Nicolo Filippucci, 'Laguna' 5

Pop that would like to be contemporary. You wait for something to happen, but in the end nothing happens. Apart from the awarding of the prize for the New Entries, which, had it been up to us, we would have sent elsewhere.

Maria Antoinette and Colombre, "Happiness is enough" 8

What can one aspire to in order to fight against the wear and tear of modern life and come out alive? Just happiness, one of the best things about this transitional festival. Or rather: just (our) happiness.

Leo Gassmann, "Natural" 3

We understood everything about this song except the title: Natural. What's natural about it?

Malika Ayane, "Animali notturni" 6

All in all, Malika Ayane's dancefloor turn was pleasant, a dress she had never worn before at Sanremo.

Sal Da Vinci, "Forever Yes" 4.5

A great Neapolitan humanist, Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, wrote De amore coniugali, a eulogy of the institution of marriage that, with its elegance, enamoured the courts of the 15th century. It certainly sounded quite different from Sal Da Vinci's marriage hit that has the Ariston going crazy.

Thirteen Peter, "Falling Man" 5

He is a nice guy. Averaging the verse (ugly) and the chorus, the grade is 5.

Raf, "Now and Forever" 4.5

This song opens a dimensional gateway that takes us back to Sanremo in 1986. Revival evening effect.

Francesco Renga, "Il meglio di me" 5-

Another Polaroid out of the time capsule, reminding us that twenty years ago or so we were younger and fitter. But at the end of the day we were shouting.

Eddie Brock, "Vultures" 5

It cannot be said that he sings badly, on the contrary. But he annoys with this scholastic songwriting applied to teenage love affairs.

Serena Brancale, "Qui con me" 7.5

There is more than one indication that this song will finish high in the Sanremo 2026 rankings.

Samurai Jay, "Obsession" 3

Reggaeton is not exactly our cup of tea. But between Samurai Jay and that thing he did Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl half-time show there would be endless worlds, countless possibilities to explore, so many things you could do. A bit sad to stop at the first stop. Nothing adds to the playback cameo by Belèn Rodriguez.

Arisa, "Magica favola" 6

Arisa's fairy-tale turn is not for everyone, but the sufficiency is there.

Michele Bravi, "Prima o poi" 4.5

We do not like the piece and the interpretation is not accurate.

Luchè, "Labyrinth" 5-

Certain things Luchè only knows how to do. At Sanremo, however, it is not clear why he wants to do the same as everyone else.

Mara Sattei, "The things you don't know about me" 4.5

Half a mark more for the Beatlesian Mellotron. Everything else is boredom.

Sayf, "I like you so much" 6-

We like the piece a lot. A pity that the artist slipped at the beginning of the interpretation.

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