TV Sorrisi e Canzoni

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, the reference brand in the entertainment world, will star in a special episode, broadcast this evening at 9pm on HGTV – Home & Garden TV, the Warner Bros. Discovery channel, dedicated to the world of the home, and those who truly lives it (channel 56).

“Casa Sorrisi with Vanessa Pisk” will describe in detail the creation and concept – from the furnishings within each space to the design – of Casa Sorrisi a Sanremo, the glass box that TV Sorrisi e Canzoni set up during the Italian Song Festival. The special episode will also be available on demand on discovery+, and will cover the work of interior stylist Vanessa Pisk and the Studio Pisk team composed of Sofia Marella and Omar Radi.

The special episode will start from the researching of materials in Milan to the creation of the impressive glass box and next events inside it.
Spectators will also attend an editorial brief by the director of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, Aldo Vitali, and the Party for the opening of Sanremo week for the Mondadori Media brand.

Created by Interproject, with an interior design project designed by Studio Pisk, Casa Sorrisi was built inside the garden of the prestigious Hotel Miramare, next to Villa Emma. An impressive structure with two floors, measuring more than 500 square metres, consisting of 32 modules with windows. Thanks to its raised architecture, its transparency and proximity to the high street, the glass box allowed people to witness the arrival of all the Festival guests and follow the Sorrisi schedule live on external monitors.

“I can’t wait to show everyone the great work we undertook to create Casa Sorrisi. Shooting the special episode was difficult but fun at the same time – an incredible experience! Seeing all our work and passion transformed into a special episode that will air on TV will be very rewarding,” says interior stylist Vanessa Pisk.

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, the benchmark brand in the entertainment world, together with Interproject srl, kicks off the second edition of the Vertical Music Contest, the multimedia project designed to give emerging artists the opportunity to showcase their unreleased songs in vertical video format, like those seen on social media.

This TV Sorrisi e Canzoni initiative confirms itself as a brand capable of involving the most varied realities related to the world of music, offering everyone who has a passion for singing, a space to stand out, to let their talent shine and to dare to dream big.

“After the presentation of the project during the Sanremo Festival at Casa Sorrisi, we are thrilled to officially kick off the second edition of the Vertical Music Contest, a project that stands out for its ability to give space and visibility to new artists,” says Aldo Vitali, director of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni.

The Vertical Music Contest was born from an idea by Maurizio Ninfa who, through Interproject, a leader in the trade fair and events sector, has transformed this initiative into an extraordinary showcase of entertainment and innovation.

Open to amateur and professional artists, participation in the Contest involves creating an unpublished video clip with a minimum duration of 60 seconds and a maximum of 3 minutes, made in the vertical format typical of smartphones (9:16).
Registration will be open until 15 July at vertical music.com. Then, on the Sorrisi website (www.sorrisi.com), profiles selected by an exceptional jury composed of experts in the field, including representatives for SIAE, FIMI and ADA Music, will be published. The jury will evaluate the songs for the originality of their lyrics, the innovation behind the musical production, the accuracy and the quality of the shooting of the video clip.
Then, the online vote will open, and remain open until 20 September, when it will be decided who makes it through to the final.
The last stage of the Vertical Music Contest will take place in October: artists will perform at a major event in Milan, during which the winner will be announced and they will receive a distribution contract with ADA Music, a division of Warner Music Italy.

A Festival of big numbers for TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, the brand that is a point of reference for the world of entertainment, which, thanks to the initiatives devised during Sanremo week, has achieved extraordinary results on all channels.

THE SUCCESS OF CASA SORRISI
The new Casa Sorrisi, an imposing two-story glass box inside the garden of the prestigious Hotel Miramare The Palace, made a strong impact. It hosted the brand’s editorial staff, directed by Aldo Vitali, and welcomed the Festival’s competitors with a whole host of interviews.
Casa Sorrisi was also the set of three new successful television productions: from Real Time with Il Podcast di Sorrisi a Sanremo to Food Network with the format In cucina a Sanremo con Ruben with Chef Ruben Bondì, on air from Sunday 23 February at 3 pm. The location will be the protagonist of a special episode, coming soon on Home & Garden TV.
The glass box was also appreciated by the Sanremo audience: thanks to its elevated architecture, transparency and proximity to the pedestrian street, passers-by were able to watch the arrival of all the guests from the outside and follow the Sorrisi programme live through external monitors.

BIG EVENTS WITH SORRISI
Casa Sorrisi was also the hub of successful events during the Sanremo week, starting with the Opening Party on 9 February: an unforgettable evening with over 350 guests and attendees of the likes of Carlo Conti, competing singers, presenters of the Prima and DopoFestival and many personalities from the world of entertainment, inaugurated with a ribbon cutting by the artistic director and host of the Festival together with the two co-hosts of the first evening, Gerry Scotti and Antonella Clerici.
Casa Sorrisi also hosted the press presentation of Vertical Music on Wednesday 12 February, the vertical format music contest, of which Sorrisi is the promoter for the first time and which will give many amateur artists the opportunity to send their unreleased songs in vertical clips to be then evaluated by an exceptional jury.

A PODCAST THAT HAS CONQUERED EVERYONE
Hosted by Aldo Vitali, together with Lodovica Comello and Tommaso Cassissa, and broadcast from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 February on Real Time (and now available in video streaming on discovery+, on the TV Sorrisi e Canzoni YouTube channel and all main audio streaming platforms), the Sorrisi a Sanremo podcast was a huge success. The programme welcomed competing singers, including the winner Olly, Bresh, Clara, Marcella Bella, Rocco Hunt, Rose Villain and Tony Effe, as well as numerous guests and the hosts of PrimaFestival Gabriele Corsi and Bianca Guaccero, for exclusive interviews and to tell the behind-the-scenes of the Festival, reaching almost 900,000 net viewers, with a high concentration of a younger female audience (women aged 15-34), among whom the programme obtained a share above 2%.

BOOM IN VIEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The Sorrisi Instagram channel, with the publication of a lot of exclusive content, from the shooting of the iconic singers’ cover, to daily contributions from Casa Sorrisi, such as the traditional Caffè con il Direttore, video interviews with all singers in the competition, the social formats and the famous shot on the night of Saturday 15 February of the 3 artists on the podium, has led to a real boom in views: 30.6 million video views (+121% compared to 2024), added to which are the results of the new TikTok channel, started in January 2025, which managed to produce a further 18 million video views for a total of almost 50 million views between Instagram and TikTok.
Like every edition of the Festival, the website www.sorrisi.com was an indispensable guide for following the television event, thanks to the exclusive lyrics of the songs, the line-ups for each evening, and news directly from the press room, recording 27.2 million page views in the period from 9 to 16 February (+15% compared to 2024).
The Fantasanremo league of Tv Sorrisi e Canzoni was also a great success, with over 136,000 teams registered, more than doubling last year’s result.

PARTNERS
This year, numerous partners involved by Piemme, the exclusive concessionaire of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni and the Mondadori Media brands, have decided to support Sorrisi with tailor-made activities and projects, which were organised in its headquarters during the week.

Caffè Motta gave editorial staff and its guests moments of relaxation for the entire duration of the Festival; KIKO Milano created a beauty corner inside Casa Sorrisi, with two make-up stations to create exclusive looks and present the Dreamphoria spring collection as a world preview. Compagnia della Bellezza, in collaboration with L’Oréal Professionnel, was instead the Official Hair Partner of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni with a dedicated space inside Casa Sorrisi to assist artists and talents who were guests of the event. Dacia Italia, as the official car of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni at the festival, was at Sanremo with two Dacia Spring models, at Casa Sorrisi and on the move through the streets of Sanremo. Fabuloso gave an incredible explosion of fragrance to Sanremo with a branded glass box near the casino enriched by music, karaoke and many surprises that entertained over 400 people every day; for the entire duration of the Festival on the social channels of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, SisalTipster presented curiosities, statistics and analyses conducted by its experts on the event and its protagonists. Calligaris, Luceplan, Perdormire, SLIDE, Valentini, Twils and Qeeboo, provided furnishings including sofas, armchairs, chairs, tables and designer lights for Villa Emma and for the exclusive areas of the glass box; finally SLIDE, in addition to having supplied the iconic Amore bench, also provided a luminous modular structure Puzzle.

ActionAid, with whom Sorrisi has started a collaboration in support and awareness on the issues of the fight against poverty since November 2024, has set up two important initiatives during Sanremo week. Thanks to the support of the Mondadori Media brand, the NGO auctioned off many personal items of the competing singers on CharityStars, including Achille Lauro’s gold record, framed and signed, Massimo Ranieri’s autographed tie, Francesca Michielin’s top, a framed drawing by Simone Cristicchi and much more. At Casa Sorrisi the artists also signed and autographed the Puzzle design modules designed and supplied by SLIDE, who are also the protagonists of the auction currently online on the CharityStars website.

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni received event support from production company Left&Right, which has worked with the brand for years to help organise Sanremo week.

A very successful Opening Party, one with which TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, the leading brand in the entertainment world, kicked off a week full of emotions, music and entertainment together with the protagonists of the Sanremo Festival.

To celebrate the start of the most awaited singing competition in Italy, a group of more than 350 guests who accepted Sorrisi‘s invitation, including artistic director and conductor Carlo Conti, competing singers, the presenters of Prima e DopoFestival and many personalities from the world of entertainment. An unforgettable event that took place on Sunday 9 February, dedicated to music and exciting moments of sharing.

MORE THAN 350 EXCEPTIONAL GUESTS

The Festival’s unmissable participants: Achille Lauro , Bresh, Brunori Sas, Clara, Coma_Cose, Francesco Gabbani, Francesca Michielin, Gaia, Giorgia, Joan Thiele, Lucio Corsi, Marcella Bella, Noemi, Olly, Rkomi, Rose Villain, Rocco Hunt, Sarah Toscano, Shablo with Joshua and Tormento, Serena Brancale, Simone Cristicchi, Tony Effe, The Kolors, Willie Peyote.

Alongside them are many personalities from the world of entertainment, TV and music, including: the hosts of Prima e DopoFestival Bianca Guaccero, Mariasole Pollio, Gabriele Corsi, Alessandro Cattelan; Lodovica Comello and Tommaso Cassissa who, from Tuesday to Saturday, will be behind the microphones of the “Sorrisi a Sanremo Podcast” together with the director of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, Aldo Vitali.

There were many emotions during the Opening Party, which began with the ribbon cutting with which Aldo Vitali, together with Carlo Conti, Antonella Clerici and Gerry Scotti kicked off the evening and inaugurated Casa Sorrisi, which will host the editorial staff of the brand throughout the Sanremo week.

“It is a source of great satisfaction and pride for us at TV Sorrisi e Canzoni to be a point of reference not only for the public, but also for the many artists in the entertainment world who, every year, affectionately respond to our invitation and celebrate, with us, the music and energy that an extraordinary event like the Sanremo Festival brings with it,” said Aldo Vitali, director of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni.

This year TV Sorrisi e Canzoni will also offer its audience a front row seat to fully experience the new edition of the Sanremo Festival with exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes content and special content in the magazine, on the website and on social media channels.
Alongside the numerous editorial activities, there are many other great innovations, new formats and events, such as the exclusive Opening Party on Sunday 9 February, an unmissable event for all artists and leading figures in the entertainment world. Initiatives that confirm Sorrisi as the benchmark brand in the world of music and television, with 2.6 million readers, 3.8 million website users and 1.1 million fans.

“As every year, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni will be, with enthusiasm and passion, alongside all lovers of the Sanremo Festival. The new initiatives we present, from the Podcast to our presence on TikTok, are designed to involve an ever wider audience and to make the Sanremo experience even more unique and interactive. Thanks to our editorial team, exclusive content and special events, we want to continue to be a point of reference for our readers and viewers, offering them privileged access to the emotions of this edition of the Festival”, declared Aldo Vitali, director of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni.

BIG NEWS

The Sanremo Podcast arrives on tv on Real Time
After the success of the five episodes aired in January on the main streaming and video platforms, the Sanremo Podcast, dedicated to the history of the Festival, moves to the city of flowers, giving life to a TV programme broadcast on Real Time every day, from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 February, at 7pm. An unmissable event – hosted by Aldo Vitali, director of Sorrisi, Lodovica Comello, actress and presenter, and the actor and content creatorTommaso Cassissa– to stay up to date on all the oddities and don’t miss the previews, secrets and behind the scenes of the Italian Song Festival. From 7:30pm, each episode will be available via video streaming on discovery+ and on the TV Sorrisi e CanzoniYouTube channel and on all the main audio streaming platforms.

Vertical Music Contest
This year, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni will also be the official promoter in the area of Vertical Music, the 9:16 vertical format music contest that offers amateur artists a showcase in the world of music, giving them the chance to send their unreleased songs in vertical clips to be evaluated by an exceptional jury. On February 12 and 14, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, Casa Sorrisi, accompanied by Diletta Begali – Social Host and Content Creator – and Marco Capretti – author and television personality -, hosts of the Vertical evenings, will welcome winning artists from last season, telling their experiences, making their successes heard and launching the opportunity for the entire community to register for the 2025 edition.

A new glass box: “Casa Sorrisi in Sanremo”
The Sorrisi glass box, which last year hosted the brand’s various social activities, returns this year in a completely new version: inside the garden of the prestigious Hotel Miramare, next to Villa Emma, an imposing two-storey structure will be set up, measuring over 500 m² and composed of 32 glass modules, created by Interproject with an interior design project by Studio Pisk. Thanks to the elevated architecture, transparency its proximity to the pedestrian area, people will be able to watch the arrival of all the guests from outside and follow the Sorrisi programme live through external monitors. The set-up and furnishings of the glass box will be the subject of a special episode that will be broadcast on the Warner Bros. TV channel. Discovery Home & Garden TV, will cover the detailed story from the conception to the construction of a real home.
This year the brand will also be inside the Villaggio Radio e Editori in front of the Sanremo Casino with a second structure, set up in collaboration with Fabuloso, where interactive activities for the public will be organised every day, from Tuesday to Saturday, including a special karaoke stand and an exclusive photo booth .

Exclusive content from Sanremo on Instagram, YouTube and the new profile on TikTok
This year, Sorrisi‘s programming, in addition to being on the brand’s Instagram and YouTube channels, will also land on TikTok with its new profile, and will come to life right inside the glass box which includes a large space for interviews and social games, a living area for the inevitable Caffè con il Direttore, and a special recording studio which will host episodes of the Sanremo Podcast every day. Finally, there will be corners set up for make-up and hair stylists, powered by Kiko Milano and Compagnia della Bellezza, a coffee area with Caffè Motta and a food area, with Food Network, which will record In cucina a Sanremo con Ruben every day from Casa Sorrisi, with Chef Ruben Bondì, which will be broadcast on Food Network from 23 February at 3pm.
Finally, during Sanremo week the entire Sorrisi.com website will be dedicated to the singing competition, with song lyrics, insights, score cards, lineups, evening reports and many other surprises.

Three special edition issues for the Festival
To celebrate the Italian Song Festival, Sorrisi will publish, as per tradition, three special edition issues entirely dedicated to the competition, with a total print run of 1.5 million copies. The first issue – on newsstands from tomorrow, Tuesday 4 February – will exclusively contain all the lyrics of the competing songs, together with the iconic cover shot of the entire cast of Sanremo 2025. On Tuesday 11 February, to coincide with opening night, the second issue will be available, featuring presenter Carlo Conti on the cover and containing the evenings’ line-ups and song lyrics. Tuesday 18 February will be the turn of the special edition dedicated to the coverage of the Festival week, with the cover dedicated to the winner, taken in the Sorrisi editorial office on Saturday night immediately after the announcement.

The League of Sorrisi at Fantasanremo
The highly anticipated Fantasanremo is also back and, this year too, will host the league customised by Tv Sorrisi e Canzoni. The brand thus confirms itself as a point of reference for music enthusiasts, actively involving its audience in the singing contest.

Partners
This year, numerous companies, engaged by Piemme, the exclusive concessionaire of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni and Mondadori Media, have decided to support Sorrisi with personalised partnership projects and activities that will be organised at its headquarters during the week.

Caffè Motta will give the editorial staff and their guests moments of relaxation for the entire duration of the Festival, KiKo Milano and Compagnia della Bellezza, in their respective corners inside the glass box, will put on make-up and prepare the guests for interviews and evenings during the Festival; Dacia will exhibit its Dacia Spring, a protagonist of Casa Sorrisi; Fabuloso with its scents will entertain and make all Sanremo residents “smell that perfume!”; SisalTipster will be a partner of the initiative that will provide projections on the winners and other statistics related to the festival; Calligaris, Luceplan, Perdormire, Valentini, Twills and Queeboo, will provide furnishings including sofas, armchairs, chairs, tables and designer lights for Villa Emma and for the exclusive areas of the glass box; finally Slide studio will provide the Puzzle elements: a modular structure, also luminous, perfect for creating plays of light and colour that give a playful and magnetic look to any environment.

ActionAid, with whom Sorrisi has started to collaborate in support of and to bring awareness to the central issues of the association since November 2024, will see a series of important initiatives during Sanremo week. Thanks to the support of the brand and artists, ActionAid will auction personal objects of the competing singers on Charity Stars. The latter will also be invited to sign a piece of Puzzle – the design modules designed and supplied by Slide – which will form a large light installation inspired by the theme of education.

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni was supported in the creation of the event by events production company Left&Right, which has collaborated with the brand for years in the organisation of Sanremo week.

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni is the reference brand for TV and entertainment lovers that reaches 2.6 million readers every month (source Audipress 2024/II), 3.8 million website users (source Audiweb mid-Aug/Oct 2024) and 1.1 million fans (source social insights IG, FB, TikTok, X, YouTube) thanks to a multi-channel system that includes the magazine, the website, social media, events and collateral products.

There is only one way to stay updated on all the curiosities and not miss the previews, secrets and backstories of the Italian Song Festival: you have to follow “IL PODCAST DI SORRISI A SANREMO”, the new TV programme through which the brand that by definition “lives” the Sanremo festival every year like no one ever before, TV SORRISI E CANZONI arrives on REAL TIME for the first time.

“IL PODCAST DI SORRISI A SANREMO” will be broadcast on REAL TIME from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 February, at 7pm hosted by the director of Sorrisi Aldo Vitali with Lodovica Comello (presenter and actress) and Tommaso Cassissa (actor and content creator).
Then, from 7:30pm, each episode will be available via video streaming on Discovery+ and on the TV Sorrisi e Canzoni YouTube channel and on all main audio streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple and Amazon Music.

Together with the hosts there will be many guests who will recount the highlights of the event, and comment on the performances of competing artists and songs, revealing many curiosities. As always, there will be no lack of exclusive backstories, moods and behind-the-scenes of the Festival most loved and talked about by Italians.

The TV programme “IL PODCAST DI SORRISI A SANREMO”, produced by Mondadori Media, stems from the success of thepodcast event that TV Sorrisi e Canzoni has dedicated to all fans of the Festival  and which now moves to Sanremo, the City of Flowers, with a daily programme.
In four episodes, to be watched and listened to on YouTube and on all streaming platforms, the Sorrisi podcast tells the story of the most famous Italian singing competition thanks to a series of unique anecdotes and backstories shared with exceptional guests, such as Rettore, Coma_Cose, Francesca Michielin and Alessandra Amoroso, star of the fourth episode on air today.

Francesca Michielin is the star of the third episode of “Il Podcast di Sanremo”, the first event podcast dedicated to the history of the Festival, created by TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, a leader in the entertainment world.

The young singer-songwriter, competing this year, relived the highlights of Italy’s most famous singing competition from 1995, the year of its inception, to 2016 when she competed for the first time. She is joined by the usual presenters Aldo Vitali, director of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, Lodovica Comello, TV host and radio speaker, and actor and content creator Tommaso Cassissa.

Francesca Michielin shared her memories of the Festival both from her childhood, when she never missed a single edition, and from when she personally participated in it.
Her first appearance at the Ariston was in 2012 in the duet with Chiara Civello. Later, in 2016, when she was barely twenty-one, she competed for the first time with the song “Nessun grado di separazione,” accompanied by maestro Beppe Vessicchio. “When I found out I was in the top 3, I fainted,” Francesca shared on the Sorrisi podcast.

A few months later she took part in Eurovision, having finished in second place at the Festival behind Stadio, who decided not to participate. “That year I represented Italy at Eurovision in place of Stadio. The song had the right message, and I’m glad I got it out to a wider audience,” Michielin remarked.

In 2021 Francesca participated for the second time in Italy’s most famous singing competition, this time together with Fedez. A year later, she went on to conduct the orchestra during Emma Marrone’s performance in the 2022 edition of Sanremo. “Two days after the performance, I had to defend my dissertation,” Francesca recalled.

During the Sorrisi podcast episode, Francesca Michielin also made a proposal: “Why not have two different votes? One to win Sanremo and one to go to Eurovision.”

Next Tuesday, the Sorrisi podcast will again accompany listeners through the history of the Italian Song Festival from the 1950s to the present day, analyzing its secrets and revealing exclusive behind-the-scenes stories, along with a special guest who has left an indelible mark on the Italian music scene.
Starting today, you can listen to and watch the new episode of the Sorrisi podcast on YouTube and on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast and Amazon Music).

Coma_Cose were the stars of the second episode of ‘Il Podcast di Sanremo’, the first event podcast dedicated to the history of the Festival, created by TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, a leader in the entertainment world.

The indie pop duo, consisting of California and Fausto, is competing this year, and they relived highlights from the most famous singing competition in Italy from 1981 to 1996 along with presenters Aldo Vitali, director of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, Lodovica Comello, television host and radio speaker, and actor and content creator Tommaso Cassissa.

Coma_Cose shared personal memories and anecdotes with the public:
Fausto talked about his relationship with Sanremo, which started when he was little. ‘At my house, it was a classic. As with all Italian families, I have many childhood memories tied to the festival,’ including even more bizarre ones like the funny performance by the comedian Francesco Salvi or the unusual performance by the duo I Righeira and their unique looks.

‘In my family, however, we didn’t watch TV. So I decided to go there myself,’ California added with a smile.
The artist then talked about the great emotion he felt at their first Sanremo performance in 2021, followed by the duo’s participation in 2023 and the upcoming competition in the 2025 edition. ‘As I stood in front of the microphone, I tried to breathe and I couldn’t… something that had never happened to me before.’

The episode continued with many other curiosities, discussing the years when the record companies required that singers perform in playback, or when the festival moved from the Ariston Theatre to the Sanremo Flower Market, as well as incredible collaborations like the one between Totò Cutugno and Ray Charles.

On Tuesdays for another two weeks, the Sorrisi podcast will accompany listeners through the history of the Italian Song Festival from the 1950s to the present day, analysing its secrets and revealing exclusive behind-the-scenes stories, along with a special guest who has left an indelible mark on the Italian music scene.

The podcast will include entertaining quizzes and untold behind-the-scenes trivia, guaranteeing fun moments and plenty of memories to arrive well prepared for the new edition of the Italian Song Festival. Starting today, you can listen to and watch the Sorrisi podcast on YouTube and on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast and Amazon Music).

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TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, the leading brand in the entertainment world, launches “The Sanremo Podcast”, the first event podcast in four episodes dedicated to the history of the Sanremo Festival.
Together with the big names of Italian music, the podcast will relive the highlights of the Festival to better prepare for the new edition of Italy’s most famous singing competition.

Presented by Aldo Vitali, director of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, together with Lodovica Comello – TV presenter and radio speaker – and actor and content creator Tommaso Cassissa, the first podcast of Sorrisi will accompany listeners for four weeks through the history of the Italian Song Festival from the 1950s to the present day. Together they will discuss the pop moments that marked the event, analyzing its secrets and revealing some exclusive behind-the-scenes stories. Each episode, released on Tuesdays, will feature a special guest who has left an indelible stamp on the Italian music scene and will cover a historical time span of the Festival.

The star of the first episode, dedicated to the period from the inception of the Festival to the 1980s, is Rettore, an iconic artist on the Italian scene. She will share her memories associated with the Festival, recalling how she initially did not want to participate in her very first Sanremo and discussing her bombshell debut that was never broadcast on TV, her relationship, amid love and strife, with Marcella Bella (competing this year), and her affection for TV Sorrisi e Canzoni to which she presented her new album “Antidiva Putiferio” due out on January 10, 2025.

The podcast will include entertaining quizzes and untold behind-the-scenes trivia, guaranteeing fun moments and plenty of memories to arrive well prepared for the new edition of the Italian Song Festival.
Starting today, you can listen to and watch the Sorrisi podcast on YouTube and on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast and Amazon Music).

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni is the leading brand for TV and entertainment fans, reaching a total monthly audience of 2.6 million readers (source: Audipress 2024/I), 3.8 million users (source Audiweb media, August/October 2024) and over 1.1 million fans (source: social insights for IG, FB, TikTok, X, YouTube), thanks to a multi-channel system comprising the magazine, website, social media, and events and side products.

Tv Sorrisi e Canzoni, the leading brand in the entertainment world, renews and expands its collaboration with Cornetto Battiti Live, the travelling festival organised by Radio Norba in the most beautiful plazas of Southern Italy.

Building on last year’s success and having followed Battiti’s performances “on the road” in May, Sorrisi now accompanies the event’s new big evenings of music and entertainment in the most beautiful cities of Apulia, with even more exclusive live content in the magazine and on social media.

After the three-day event in Molfetta on 21–23 June, Sorrisi will also be in the front row at the Battiti stage in Otranto on 6 and 7 July, when the tour closes. For the first time, Cornetto Battiti Live will also be broadcast on Channel 5 in the early evening, with five dates hosted by Ilary Blasi – the star of this week’s Sorrisi cover story – and Alvin. This will start on Monday, 8 July.

The new Glass Box

Among the new features in this edition is the exclusive Glass Box located in the heart of Battiti next to the main stage: a customised space where there’ll be live accesswith presenter Rebecca Staffelli to interviews and games and where the Sorrisi editorial staff will broadcast unmissable content on the brand’s website and Instagram channel.

A special Telegatto for Battiti

For Cornetto Battiti Live 2024, Tv Sorrisi e Canzoni has created a new edition of the Telegatto, the prestigious award given to the most important personalities in show business. Throughout the tour, Sorrisi will hand out the statuette in its Glass Box to numerous artists, including Annalisa and Il Volo, who received the award during the first stop in Molfetta.

Vote for the summer hit

Finally, this year the Sorrisi audience will also be able to get involved with Battiti by crowning this year’s summer hit. Audiences can vote for their favourite song by visiting sorrisi.com. The winning entry will be awarded a special Telegatto.

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni is the leading brand for TV and entertainment fans, reaching a total monthly audience of 2.6 million readers (source: Audipress 2024/I), 3.4 million users (source Audiweb Media, March/April 2024) and over 1.1 million fans (source: Social Insights for IG, FB, Twitter, YouTube), thanks to a multi-channel system comprising the magazine, the website, the socials, and the events and side products.