The Festival di Sanremo 2026 came to an end this Saturday evening, 28 February, with Sal Da Vinci emerging as the winner of the 76th edition of the Italian festival.
Across five nights at the Teatro Ariston, thirty artists competed with their entries before returning to the stage for the Grand Final, hosted by Carlo Conti alongside Laura Pausini. The final result took into account the votes from the previous nights and a new round of voting on Saturday, split between the press jury representing print, TV and web media (33%), the radio jury (33%), and the public televote (34%).
At the end of the voting, Sal Da Vinci topped the final ranking ahead of Sayf and Ditonellapiaga, earning the traditional Golden Lion trophy and securing his victory at Sanremo 2026. The top five acts advanced to the Superfinal.
1. Sal Da Vinci – ‘Per sempre sì’ (22,2%)
2. Sayf – ‘Tu mi piaci tanto’ (21,9%)
3. Ditonellapiaga – ‘Che fastidio!’ (20,6%)
4. Arisa – ‘Magica favola’ (18,9%)
5. Fedez & Masini – ‘Male necessario’ (16,5%)
Results throughout the week
Across the first three nights, the top five acts were revealed in random order.
First night
All thirty artists presented their songs, with voting decided entirely by the press jury.
Ditonellapiaga – ‘Che fastidio!’
Arisa – ‘Magica favola’
Fulminacci – ‘Stupida sfortuna’
Fedez & Masini – ‘Male necessario’
Serena Brancale – ‘Qui con me’
Arisa – ‘Magica favola’
Fulminacci – ‘Stupida sfortuna’
Fedez & Masini – ‘Male necessario’
Serena Brancale – ‘Qui con me’
Second night
Fifteen artists performed again, with voting split equally between the radio jury and the televote.
LDA & Aka 7even – ‘Poesie clandestine’
Tommaso Paradiso – ‘I romantici’
Ermal Meta – ‘Stella stellina’
Nayt – ‘Prima che’
Fedez & Masini – ‘Male necessario’
Tommaso Paradiso – ‘I romantici’
Ermal Meta – ‘Stella stellina’
Nayt – ‘Prima che’
Fedez & Masini – ‘Male necessario’
Third night
The remaining fifteen artists performed under the same voting combination.
Sal Da Vinci – ‘Per sempre sì’
Serena Brancale – ‘Qui con me’
Arisa – ‘Magica favola’
Luchè – ‘Labirinto’
Sayf – ‘Tu mi piaci tanto’
Serena Brancale – ‘Qui con me’
Arisa – ‘Magica favola’
Luchè – ‘Labirinto’
Sayf – ‘Tu mi piaci tanto’
Cover Night
During the traditional Cover Night, artists performed a song of their choice from either the Italian or international repertoire. Voting combined the televote (34%), press jury (33%) and radio jury (33%). The top ten were:
1. Ditonellapiaga (with Tony Pitony) – ‘The Lady Is a Tramp’
2. Sayf (with Alex Britti & Mario Biondi) – ‘Hit the Road Jack’
3. Arisa (with the Choir of the Regio Theatre of Parma) – ‘Quello che le donne non dicono’
4. Bambole di Pezza (with Cristina D’Avena) – ‘Occhi di gatto’
5. Tredici Pietro (with Galeffi, Fudasca & band) – ‘Vita’
6. Sal Da Vinci (with Michele Zarrillo) – ‘Cinque giorni’
7. LDA & Aka 7even (with Tullio De Piscopo) – ‘Andamento lento’
8. Nayt (with Joan Thiele) – ‘La canzone dell’amore perduto’
9. Dargen D’Amico (with Pupo & Fabrizio Bosso) – ‘Su di noi’
10. Luchè (with Gianluca Grignani) – ‘Falco a metà’
Fifth night (final ranking)
1. Sal Da Vinci – ‘Per sempre sì’
2. Sayf – ‘Tu mi piaci tanto’
3. Ditonellapiaga – ‘Che fastidio!’
4. Arisa – ‘Magica favola’
5. Fedez & Masini – ‘Male necessario’
6. Nayt – ‘Prima che’
7. Fulminacci – ‘Stupida sfortuna’
8. Ermal Meta – ‘Stella stellina’
9. Serena Brancale – ‘Qui con me’
10. Tommaso Paradiso – ‘I romantici’
11. LDA & Aka 7even – ‘Poesie clandestine’
12. Luchè – ‘Labirinto’
13. Bambole di Pezza – ‘Resta con me’
14. Levante – ‘Sei tu’
15. J-Ax – ‘Italia Starter Pack’
16. Tredici Pietro – ‘Uomo che cade’
17. Samurai Jay – ‘Ossessione’
18. Raf – ‘Ora e per sempre’
19. Malika Ayane – ‘Animali notturni’
20. Enrico Nigiotti – ‘Ogni volta che non so volare’
21. Maria Antonietta & Colombre – ‘La felicità e basta’
22. Michele Bravi – ‘Prima o poi’
23. Francesco Renga – ‘Il meglio di me’
24. Patty Pravo – ‘Opera’
25. Chiello – ‘Ti penso sempre’
26.Elettra Lamborghini – ‘Voilà’
27.Dargen D’Amico – ‘Al al’
28. Leo Gassmann – ‘Naturale’
29. Mara Sattei – ‘Le cose che non sai di me’
30. Eddie Brock – ‘Avvoltoi’
