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| Giorgia and Annalisa, winners of the 2025 Cover Night, performing on stage. |
Artistic director Carlo Conti has revealed the full line-up for the Cover Night of the 76th edition of the Festival di Sanremo. Together with global star Laura Pausini, he will lead the Italian festival, which kicks off on 24 February and runs throughout the week. A familiar face to the Italian music scene will also join the hosting duties for one evening.
The fourth night of Sanremo is the traditional ‘Cover Night’, during which all 30 competing artists will perform a cover of their choice, drawn from both the Italian and international repertoire, and originally released by 31 December 2025. RAI has now confirmed the guest performers each act will be partnered with. The duets are as follows:
| Artist | Duet partner | Cover song |
|---|---|---|
| Arisa | Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma | 'Quello che le donne non dicono' |
| Bambole di pezza | Cristina D’Avena | 'Occhi di gatto' |
| Chiello | Morgan | 'Mi sono innamorato di te' |
| Dargen D’Amico | Pupo and Fabrizio Bosso | 'Su di noi' |
| Ditonellapiaga | TonyPitony | 'The Lady Is A Tramp' |
| Eddie Brock | Fabrizio Moro | 'Portami via' |
| Elettra Lamborghini | Las Ketchup | 'Asereje' |
| Enrico Nigiotti | Alfa | 'En e Xanax' |
| Ermal Meta | Dardust | 'Golden Hour' |
| Fedez & Masini | Stjepan Hauser | 'Meravigliosa creatura' |
| Francesco Renga | Giusy Ferreri | 'Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola' |
| Fulminacci | Francesca Fagnani | 'Parole parole' |
| J-Ax | Ligera County Fam | 'E la vita, la vita' |
| LDA & Aka 7even | Tullio De Piscopo | 'Andamento lento' |
| Leo Gassmann | Aiello | 'Era gia’ tutto previsto' |
| Levante | Gaia | 'I maschi' |
| Luchè | Gianluca Grignani | 'Falco a meta' |
| Malika Ayane | Claudio Santamaria | 'Mi sei scoppiato dentro al cuore' |
| Mara Sattei | Mecna | 'L’ultimo bacio' |
| Maria Antonietta & Colombre | Brunori Sas | 'Il mondo' |
| Michele Bravi | Fiorella Mannoia | 'Domani e’ un altro giorno' |
| Nayt | Joan Thiele | 'La canzone dell’amore perduto' |
| Patty Pravo | Timofej Andrijashenko | 'Ti lascio una canzone' |
| Raf | The Kolors | 'The Riddle' |
| Sal Da Vinci | Michele Zarrillo | 'Cinque giorni' |
| Samurai Jay | Belen Rodriguez and Roy Paci | 'Baila Morena' |
| Sayf | Alex Britti and Mario Biondi | 'Hit The Road Jack' |
| Serena Brancale | Gregory Porter and Delia | 'Besame mucho' |
| Tommaso Paradiso | Stadio | 'L’ultima luna' |
| Tredici Pietro | Galeffi, Fudasca & Band | 'Vita' |
Voting during the ‘Cover Night’, scheduled for Friday, 27 February, will be split between the press jury (33%), the radio jury (33%) and the public televote (34%). As in previous editions, the results from this night will not affect the overall ranking, with no points carrying over into the grand final on the following evening.
Achille Lauro to co-host the Second Night of Sanremo 2026
San Marino’s 2022 representative will join Carlo Conti and Laura Pausini on stage for the second evening of the festival, taking place on Wednesday, 25 February.
After multiple appearances over the past few years, Achille Lauro returns to the Sanremo stage in a brand new role. The Italian singer most recently competed in 2025 with ‘Incoscienti giovani’, having previously taken part in 2019 with ‘Rolls Royce’, 2020 with ‘Me ne frego’ and 2022 with ‘Domenica’.
The Festival di Sanremo will take place from Tuesday, 24 February to Saturday, 28 February at the Teatro Ariston.
