# Sanremo Music Festival 2025

The Sanremo Music Festival 2025 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 2025), officially the 75th Italian Song Festival (75º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 75th edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. It was held between 11 and 15 February 2025 and presented by Carlo Conti, who also served as the artistic director for the competition. The festival was won by Olly with "Balorda nostalgia", earning him the right of first refusal to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025; however, he ultimately declined the opportunity in favour of runner-up Lucio Corsi with "Volevo essere un duro".

## Format

RAI initially announced that the contest would be held from 4 to 8 February 2025. The dates were later changed to 11–15 February as they overlapped with the quarter-finals of Coppa Italia, broadcast on Mediaset channels.

### Presenters

In June 2023, Amadeus, Sanremo's host and artistic director from 2020, announced that he would step down from his position after 2024. Despite proposals by RAI to remain for 2025, Amadeus confirmed during a press conference on 5 February 2024 that the 2024 edition would be his final time in the role.
On 22 May 2024, RAI announced Carlo Conti – who had previously taken on the role in 2015, 2016 and 2017 – as the artistic director and main host of the 2025 and 2026 editions. In October 2024, Conti announced that the special DopoFestival broadcast after each of the shows would be hosted by Alessandro Cattelan. The following month, Cattelan was announced as one of the co-hosts of the final night of the festival. In mid-January 2025, the complete line-up of the hosts was announced, which includes: Antonella Clerici (2005 co-host and 2010 host) and Gerry Scotti on the first night; Bianca Balti, Cristiano Malgioglio and Nino Frassica on the second night; Miriam Leone, Elettra Lamborghini and Katia Follesa on the third night; Mahmood (2019 and 2022 winner) and Geppi Cucciari on the fourth night; Alessia Marcuzzi in addition to Cattelan on the final. In late December 2024, the hosts of PrimaFestival, the introductory segment aired before each of the nights and during the opening red carpet, were announced to be Bianca Guaccero, Gabriele Corsi and Mariasole Pollio; comedy duo I Sansoni was added to the cast on 3 February 2025.

### Stage design

In June 2024, it was announced that the Sanremo 2025 stage would be designed by Riccardo Bocchini, the same designer of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 editions.

### Theme music

The official musical theme of the festival, "Tutta l'Italia", was composed by Gabry Ponte and was released on 31 January 2025.

### Format changes

On 13 June 2024, Conti announced the first changes in the rules and the organisation of the contest: these include the reintroduction of the separate Newcomers' section, which was last featured in 2021, and that of DopoFestival, which would be reduced in length compared to previous editions; the "cover night" was retained, and once again none of the entries was eliminated before the final.
The complete rules were published on 20 August. It was initially confirmed that the number of entries would decrease from 30 to 24. As for the voting system, the results of the "cover night" would not be added to the score obtained on the other shows. On the final night, after the top five songs have been announced, there would be another round of voting, but unlike previous years, the results would then be added to the overall score. The song with the highest overall score would win the contest. In November, Conti announced that the number of entries would instead be higher than 24, as well as clarifying that competing artists would be able to duet with each other during the "cover night"; the entries were ultimately revealed to be 30 as in the previous edition.

### Voting

Voting occurred again through the combination of three methods:
* Public televoting, carried out via landline and mobile phone.
* Jury of the press room, TV and web.
* Jury of the radio.
Their voting was articulated as follows:
* First night: all of the entrants were judged by the jury of the press room, TV and web.
* Second night: half of the entrants were judged through a 50/50 split system by means of televoting and the jury of the radio, to be added up to the results of the first night. The four newcomers were judged by all three juries, determining the two finalist.
* Third night: the other half of the main entrants and the two newcomer finalists were judged as on the previous night, with the winner of the latter section being proclaimed.
* Fourth night: the covers were judged through a split system by means of the televoting (34%) and the two juries (33% each), determining the winner of the night.
* Fifth night: the entrants were judged through a split system by means of the televote (34%), and the two juries (33% each), to be added up to the results of the first three nights; ultimately, a final voting round (with the same split system) was held among the top five, which determined the winner.

## Selections
### Sanremo Giovani 2024

The four artists competing in the Newcomers' section were determined through the Sanremo Giovani format, with the contestants, aged 16 to 26, being selected via a standard selection and the separate Area Sanremo competition. The contest was held from 12 November to 18 December 2024, and took place in three stages:
* four weekly "challenges" on 12, 19, 26 November and 3 December, presented by Alessandro Cattelan and airing on Rai 2, each seeing six contestants, three of them advancing to the next stage based on the votes of the musical committee;
* a semi-final on 10 December, also presented by Cattelan and airing on Rai 2, where six of the remaining twelve contestants were eliminated by the musical committee;
* a final on 18 December 2024, titled Sarà Sanremo, held at the Sanremo Casino Theatre and presented by Carlo Conti, airing live on Rai 1; the six finalists competed for three spots in the festival, while another two, selected from Area Sanremo, competed for an additional place; the results were determined by the votes of the musical committee.

#### Standard selection

Online submissions for the standard selection were open between 10 July and 8 October 2024. On 17 October 2024, it was announced that 564 acts had applied, 46 of which were selected by a musical committee – composed of professionals Ema Stokholma [it; fr], Carolina Rey [it], Manola Moslehi, Enrico Cremonesi [it] and Daniele Battaglia, and chaired by the artistic director (Conti) with RAI director Claudio Fasulo [it] – to take part in an audition round in Rome on 23 October, where 24 artists were selected to compete. Their songs were released on 31 October 2024.
Selected entries :
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| Alex Wyse [it; de] | "Rockstar" | Alessandro RinaFrancesco FacchinettiMatteo Ieva |
| Angelica Bove | "La nostra malinconia" | Alessandro Raina [it]Davide Simonetta [it]Paolo Antonacci |
| Angie | "Scorpione" | Angelica Paola IbbaFabio PizzoliPietro CelonaPietro Posani |
| Arianna Rozzo | "J'adore" | Arianna RozzoFrancesco Dini |
| Bosnia | "Vengo dal sud" | Filippo BosniaGiuseppe La Rosa |
| Ciao sono Vale | "Una nuvola mi copre" | Manuel Franco RocatiNicolò BelloniValeria Fusarri |
| Cosmonauti Borghesi | "Aurora tropicale" | Alessandro MastropietroLeonardo ReseMarco Cestrone |
| Dea Culpa | "Nuda" | Alessandro FavaAlessia GerardiAnas El Hirech |
| Giin | "Tornare al mare" | Alessandro DonadeiGinevra De Tommasi |
| Grelmos | "Flashback" | Gabriele CocoGreta Jasmin El MoktadiPaolo MuscolinoRoberto Strano |
| Mazzariello | "Amarsi per lavoro" | Antonio MazzarielloMatteo Domenichelli |
| Mew | "Oh My God" | Francesco CatittiJacopo Ettorre [it]Paride SuraceValentina Turchetto |
| Moska Drunkard | "Trinacria" | Cristina RizzoMarco GiordanoSilvia Vavolo |
| Nicol | "Come mare" | Enrico BrunFrancesco AmatoMichael TenisciNicol CastagnaStefano Marletta |
| Orion | "Diamanti nel fango" | Dario Bovenzi |
| Questo e Quello | "Bella balla" | Francesco Mannella VardèLorenzo Di BlasiStefano D'Angelo |
| Rea | "Cielo aperto" | Federico Cimini [it]Maria Mircea |
| Sea John | "Se fossi felice" | Giovanni Maresca |
| Selmi | "Forse per sempre" | Davide De BlasioGianpiero GentileNiccolò SelmiRaffaele Esposito |
| Settembre | "Vertebre [it]" | Andrea SettembreLaura Di LenolaManuel Finotti |
| Sidy | "Tutte le volte" | David Anokye YeboahIacopo SinigagliaLorenzo Vizzini BisacciaSamuel BaliceSidy Lamine Casse |
| Synergy | "Fiamma" | Aurora Mina CortesLucia BattistiniMassimiliano Giorgetti |
| Tancredi [de] | "Standing Ovation" | Adel Al KassemGianmarco GrandeGiordano ColomboTancredi Cantù Rajnoldi |
| Vale LP [it] and Lil Jolie [it] | "Dimmi tu quando sei pronto per fare l'amore [it]" | Francesca CalearoValentina Sanseverino |

#### Area Sanremo 2024

The rules of the Area Sanremo selection, organised by the Municipality of Sanremo alongside the Sanremo Symphonic Orchestra Foundation, were released on 3 September 2024, with the opening of an online application platform lasting until 18 October 2024. The 336 submitting acts were auditioned by a musical committee between 16 and 21 November 2024 at the Sanremo Palafiori, with the 24 qualifiers from this phase attending a final round on 22 November; there, ten winners were proclaimed, among whom two Sanremo Giovani finalists were selected on 23 November. The choice was revealed on 10 December, during the semi-final.
Area Sanremo finalists (winning entries are marked in bold; selected Sanremo Giovani entrants are underlined) :
* Albe – "Finalmente"
* Aria
* Arianna
* Ascanio
* Bels
* Cartapesta – "Lamponi"
* Crytical – "L'ultimo istante"
* Daniel Posniak
* Djomi – "Il mio ultimo pregio"
* EJ
* Etra – "Spazio (tra le dita)"
* Gabriele Esposito
* Hanami – "Luci spente"
* Jore
* Kimono – "Fuori tempo"
* LB Prada
* Løvinne – "Iceberg"
* Maddalena
* Maria Tomba [it] – "Goodbye (Voglio good vibes)"
* Niveo
* Petr3sku
* Sara Russo
* Shori
* Sofia Sole – "Briciole"
Selected entries :
| Artist | Song | Songwriters |
| Etra | "Spazio (tra le dita)" | Alessio PipanDaniele DibiaggioAndrea Perna |
| Maria Tomba | "Goodbye (Voglio good vibes)" | Maria TombaAlfredo BrunoGiulia GuerraMirko GuerraSalvatore Mineo |

#### Challenges

First challenge night – 12 November 2024 :
| Challenge | Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| I | 1 | Synergy | "Fiamma" | Did not advance |
| I | 2 | Tancredi | "Standing Ovation" | Advanced |
| II | 3 | Mew | "Oh My God" | Advanced |
| II | 4 | Sidy | "Tutte le volte" | Did not advance |
| III | 5 | Angie | "Scorpione" | Did not advance |
| III | 6 | Mazzariello | "Amarsi per lavoro" | Advanced |
Second challenge night – 19 November 2024 :
| Challenge | Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| I | 1 | Grelmos | "Flashback" | Advanced |
| I | 2 | Rea | "Cielo aperto" | Did not advance |
| II | 3 | Settembre | "Vertebre" | Advanced |
| II | 4 | Moska Drunkard | "Trinacria" | Did not advance |
| III | 5 | Ciao sono Vale | "Una nuvola mi copre" | Did not advance |
| III | 6 | Selmi | "Forse per sempre" | Advanced |
Third challenge night – 26 November 2024 :
| Challenge | Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| I | 1 | Alex Wyse | "Rockstar" | Advanced |
| I | 2 | Nicol | "Come mare" | Did not advance |
| II | 3 | Cosmonauti Borghesi | "Aurora tropicale" | Did not advance |
| II | 4 | Bosnia | "Vengo dal sud" | Advanced |
| III | 5 | Giin | "Tornare al mare" | Did not advance |
| III | 6 | Arianna Rozzo | "J'adore" | Advanced |
Fourth challenge night – 3 December 2024 :
| Challenge | Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| I | 1 | Vale LP and Lil Jolie | "Dimmi tu quando sei pronto per fare l'amore" | Advanced |
| I | 2 | Orion | "Diamanti nel fango" | Did not advance |
| II | 3 | Angelica Bove | "La nostra malinconia" | Advanced |
| II | 4 | Sea John | "Se fossi felice" | Did not advance |
| III | 5 | Questo e Quello | "Bella balla" | Advanced |
| III | 6 | Dea Culpa | "Nuda" | Did not advance |

#### Semi-final

Semi-final – 10 December 2024 :
| Challenge | Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| I | 1 | Grelmos | "Flashback" | Eliminated |
| I | 2 | Settembre | "Vertebre" | Finalist |
| II | 3 | Vale LP and Lil Jolie | "Dimmi tu quando sei pronto per fare l'amore" | Finalist |
| II | 4 | Arianna Rozzo | "J'adore" | Eliminated |
| III | 5 | Tancredi | "Standing Ovation" | Eliminated |
| III | 6 | Alex Wyse | "Rockstar" | Finalist |
| IV | 7 | Mew | "Oh My God" | Finalist |
| IV | 8 | Questo e Quello | "Bella balla" | Eliminated |
| V | 9 | Angelica Bove | "La nostra malinconia" | Finalist |
| V | 10 | Mazzariello | "Amarsi per lavoro" | Eliminated |
| VI | 11 | Bosnia | "Vengo dal sud" | Eliminated |
| VI | 12 | Selmi | "Forse per sempre" | Finalist |

#### Final

Final – 18 December 2024 :
| Challenge | Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| I | 1 | Mew | "Oh My God" | Eliminated |
| I | 2 | Vale LP and Lil Jolie | "Dimmi tu quando sei pronto per fare l'amore" | Winner |
| II | 3 | Alex Wyse | "Rockstar" | Winner |
| II | 4 | Selmi | "Forse per sempre" | Eliminated |
| III | 5 | Angelica Bove | "La nostra malinconia" | Eliminated |
| III | 6 | Settembre | "Vertebre" | Winner |
| IV | 7 | Maria Tomba | "Goodbye (Voglio good vibes)" | Winner |
| IV | 8 | Etra | "Spazio (tra le dita)" | Eliminated |

## Competing entries

The contest features a Big Artists section and a Newcomers' section. The entries competing in the former were selected by the artistic director both from public submissions and by direct invitation, and were announced on 1 December 2024; the number of entries, originally planned to be 24, was later announced to be higher and finally revealed to be 30. Four acts, as determined through the Sanremo Giovani format, are competing in the latter section. The titles of the Big Artists' entries were announced during Sarà Sanremo, a special broadcast of 18 December 2024 in which the Sanremo Giovani final was included.
Upon the announcement of the new artistic director, Italian consumers association Codacons [it] issued a statement requesting that Conti establish a professional committee to select the competing entries, to ensure that they meet musical standards and that their selection is not based on the artists' "number of social media followers, web views or temporary fame deriving from their participation in singing talent shows", as well as the inclusion of a Codacons representative in each phase of the preparations in order to guarantee public transparency. However, this was not granted, and shortly before the announcement of the competing artists, Codacons filed a complaint to RAI over some of the rumoured participants, requesting that any songs featuring "wrong, miseducative or dangerous messages" be banned from the festival.
On 29 January 2025, Emis Killa, who was among the selected entrants with the song "Demoni [it]", announced his intention to withdraw from the competition due to legal issues. RAI stated that he would not be replaced.
Big Artists section :
| Artist(s) | Song | Songwriter(s) | Conductor | Rank | Awards |
| Achille Lauro | "Incoscienti giovani" | Lauro De MarinisPaolo AntonacciDavide Simonetta [it]Daniele NelliGregorio CalculliMatteo CiceroniSimon Pietro Manzari | Davide Rossi | 7 | — |
| Bresh | "La tana del granchio" | Andrea BrasiLuca Di BlasiGiorgio De LauriLuca Ghiazzi | Diego Calvetti [it] | 11 | — |
| Brunori Sas | "L'albero delle noci" | Dario Brunori | Stefano Amato | 3 | Musical commission's "Sergio Bardotti" Award for Best Lyrics |
| Clara | "Febbre" | Clara SocciniJacopo Ettorre [it]Francesca CalearoDario FainiFederica Abbate | Valeriano Chiaravalle [it] | 27 | — |
| Coma_Cose | "Cuoricini" | Fausto ZanardelliFrancesca MesianoAntonio FilippelliGianmarco Manilardi | Enrico Melozzi | 10 | — |
| Elodie | "Dimenticarsi alle 7" | Elodie Di PatriziDavide PetrellaDavide Simonetta | Davide Rossi | 12 | — |
| Fedez | "Battito" | Federico Leonardo LuciaAlessandro La Cava [it]Federica AbbateNicola Lazzarin | Valeriano Chiaravalle | 4 | — |
| Francesca Michielin | "Fango in paradiso" | Francesca MichielinDavide SimonettaAlessandro Raina [it] | Carmelo Patti | 21 | — |
| Francesco Gabbani | "Viva la vita" | Francesco GabbaniCarlo GabelloniLuigi De CrescenzoDavide SimonettaAndrea VittoriGiuseppe Zito | Fabio Gurian | 8 | — |
| Gaia | "Chiamo io chiami tu" | Gaia GozziDavide PetrellaStefano Tognini [it] | Riccardo Zangirolami | 26 | — |
| Giorgia | "La cura per me" | Giorgia TodraniRiccardo FabbriconiMichele Zocca | Enzo Campagnoli [it] | 6 | TIM Award for Most Voted Artist on TIM Media Platforms |
| Irama | "Lentamente" | Filippo Maria FantiRiccardo FabbriconiMichele ZoccaGiuseppe Colonnelli | Giulio Nenna | 9 | — |
| Joan Thiele | "Eco" | Alessandra Joan ThieleFederica AbbateSimone Benussi [it; de]Emanuele Triglia | Carmelo Patti | 20 | — |
| The Kolors | "Tu con chi fai l'amore" | Antonio FiordispinoDavide PetrellaEdoardo D'ErmeStefano Tognini | Valeriano Chiaravalle | 14 | — |
| Lucio Corsi | "Volevo essere un duro" | Lucio CorsiTommaso Sabatini | Davide Rossi | 2 | "Mia Martini" Critics Award Assomusica Award for Best Live Performance by an Emerging Artist |
| Marcella Bella | "Pelle diamante" | Marcella BellaSenatore CirengaAlessandro SimonciniPasquale MammaroMarco Rettani [it] | Fabio Gurian | 29 | — |
| Massimo Ranieri | "Tra le mani un cuore [it]" | Tiziano FerroFilippo NevianiGiulia Anania [it]Marta Venturini | Lucio Fabbri | 23 | — |
| Modà | "Non ti dimentico [it]" | Francesco Silvestre [it] | Andrea Benassai | 22 | — |
| Noemi | "Se t'innamori muori" | Alessandro MahmoudRiccardo FabbriconiMichele Zocca | Michele Zocca | 13 | — |
| Olly | "Balorda nostalgia" | Federico OlivieriJulien BoverodPierfrancesco Pasini | Giovanni Pallotti | 1 | Winner of the "Big Artists" section – Golden Lion |
| Rkomi | "Il ritmo delle cose" | Mirko MartoranaJacopo EttorreMatteo PierottiFrancesco CatittiLuca FaraonePablo Miguel Lombroni | Riccardo Zangirolami | 28 | — |
| Rocco Hunt | "Mille vote ancora" | Rocco PagliaruloGabriel RossiMarco SalvaderiDavide SimonettaStefano TogniniPaolo AntonacciLorenzo Santarelli | Enzo Campagnoli | 15 | — |
| Rose Villain | "Fuorilegge" | Rosa LuiniFederica AbbateNicola LazzarinAndrea Ferrara [it] | Davide Rossi | 19 | — |
| Sarah Toscano | "Amarcord" | Sarah ToscanoJacopo EttorreFederica AbbateFederico MercuriGiordano CremonaLeonardo GrillottiEugenio Maimone | Valeriano Chiaravalle | 17 | — |
| Serena Brancale | "Anema e core" | Serena BrancaleFederica AbbateJacopo EttorreManuel FinottiNicola Lazzarin | Nicole Brancale | 24 | — |
| Shablo feat. Guè, Joshua and Tormento | "La mia parola" | Pablo Miguel LombroniCosimo FiniJoshua BaleMassimiliano CellamaroEdoardo MediciLuca FaraoneRoberto LamannaErnesto Conocchia | Luca Faraone | 18 | — |
| Simone Cristicchi | "Quando sarai piccola" | Simone CristicchiErika Mineo [it; de]Nicola Brunialti | Valter Sivilotti | 5 | Orchestra's "Giancarlo Bigazzi" Award for Best Musical Composition Press room's "Lucio Dalla" Award Lunezia Award |
| Tony Effe | "Damme 'na mano" | Nicolò RapisardaLuca FaraoneDiego Vincenzo Vettraino [it] | Enzo Campagnoli | 25 | — |
| Willie Peyote | "Grazie ma no grazie [it]" | Guglielmo BrunoDaniel BestonzoLuca RomeoAlex Andrea Vella [it] | Daniel Bestonzo | 16 | — |
Newcomers' section :
| Artist(s) | Song | Songwriter(s) | Conductor | Rank | Awards |
| Alex Wyse [it; de] | "Rockstar" | Alessandro RinaFrancesco FacchinettiMatteo Ieva | Valeriano Chiaravalle | 2 | — |
| Maria Tomba [it] | "Goodbye (Voglio good vibes)" | Maria TombaAlfredo BrunoGiulia GuerraMirko GuerraSalvatore Mineo | Fabio Barnaba | 3 | — |
| Settembre | "Vertebre [it]" | Andrea SettembreLaura Di LenolaManuel Finotti | Fabio Barnaba | 1 | "Mia Martini" Critics Award Press room's "Lucio Dalla" Award Nuovo IMAIE "Enzo Jannacci" Award |
| Vale LP [it] and Lil Jolie [it] | "Dimmi tu quando sei pronto per fare l'amore [it]" | Valentina SanseverinoFrancesca Calearo | Carmelo Patti | 3 | — |

## Shows
### First night

All 29 artists performed their competing songs. The top 5 were announced in a random order.
First night – 11 February 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Press jury ranking |
| 1 | Gaia | "Chiamo io chiami tu" | 23 |
| 2 | Francesco Gabbani | "Viva la vita" | 10 |
| 3 | Rkomi | "Il ritmo delle cose" | 28 |
| 4 | Noemi | "Se t'innamori muori" | 7 |
| 5 | Irama | "Lentamente" | 26 |
| 6 | Coma_Cose | "Cuoricini" | 8 |
| 7 | Simone Cristicchi | "Quando sarai piccola" | 2 |
| 8 | Marcella Bella | "Pelle diamante" | 27 |
| 9 | Achille Lauro | "Incoscienti giovani" | 5 |
| 10 | Giorgia | "La cura per me" | 1 |
| 11 | Willie Peyote | "Grazie ma no grazie" | 14 |
| 12 | Rose Villain | "Fuorilegge" | 17 |
| 13 | Olly | "Balorda nostalgia" | 6 |
| 14 | Elodie | "Dimenticarsi alle 7" | 12 |
| 15 | Shablo feat. Guè, Joshua and Tormento | "La mia parola" | 18 |
| 16 | Massimo Ranieri | "Tra le mani un cuore" | 16 |
| 17 | Tony Effe | "Damme 'na mano" | 29 |
| 18 | Serena Brancale | "Anema e core" | 21 |
| 19 | Brunori Sas | "L'albero delle noci" | 3 |
| 20 | Modà | "Non ti dimentico" | 25 |
| 21 | Clara | "Febbre" | 24 |
| 22 | Lucio Corsi | "Volevo essere un duro" | 4 |
| 23 | Fedez | "Battito" | 11 |
| 24 | Bresh | "La tana del granchio" | 19 |
| 25 | Sarah Toscano | "Amarcord" | 22 |
| 26 | Joan Thiele | "Eco" | 15 |
| 27 | Rocco Hunt | "Mille vote ancora" | 20 |
| 28 | Francesca Michielin | "Fango in paradiso" | 13 |
| 29 | The Kolors | "Tu con chi fai l'amore" | 9 |

### Second night

Fifteen of the competing artists performed their competing songs for a second time. The top 5 were announced in a random order.
The night was opened by the Newcomers' semi-final.
Second night – 12 February 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Night rankings | Night rankings | Night rankings | Night rankings |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Radio jury | Televote | Televote | Total ranking |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Radio jury | % | Place | Total ranking |
| 1 | Rocco Hunt | "Mille vote ancora" | 15 | 5.93% | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | Elodie | "Dimenticarsi alle 7" | 9 | 5.20% | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Lucio Corsi | "Volevo essere un duro" | 4 | 10.66% | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | The Kolors | "Tu con chi fai l'amore" | 5 | 2.42% | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Serena Brancale | "Anema e core" | 13 | 1.62% | 12 | 13 |
| 6 | Fedez | "Battito" | 11 | 19.39% | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Francesca Michielin | "Fango in paradiso" | 10 | 1.60% | 13 | 12 |
| 8 | Simone Cristicchi | "Quando sarai piccola" | 2 | 20.49% | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Marcella Bella | "Pelle diamante" | 14 | 0.72% | 15 | 15 |
| 10 | Bresh | "La tana del granchio" | 8 | 6.02% | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Achille Lauro | "Incoscienti giovani" | 3 | 10.55% | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Giorgia | "La cura per me" | 1 | 9.79% | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | Rkomi | "Il ritmo delle cose" | 12 | 1.54% | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Rose Villain | "Fuorilegge" | 7 | 2.03% | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | Willie Peyote | "Grazie ma no grazie" | 6 | 2.05% | 10 | 10 |
Semi-final (Newcomers) – 12 February 2025 :
| Challenge | Draw | Artist | Song | Press jury | Radio jury | Televote | Televote | Result |
| Challenge | Draw | Artist | Song | Press jury | Radio jury | % | Place | Result |
| I | 1 | Alex Wyse | "Rockstar" | 1 | 1 | 86.96% | 1 | Finalist |
| I | 2 | Vale LP and Lil Jolie | "Dimmi tu quando sei pronto per fare l'amore" | 2 | 2 | 13.04% | 2 | Eliminated |
| II | 3 | Maria Tomba | "Goodbye (Voglio good vibes)" | 2 | 2 | 14.14% | 2 | Eliminated |
| II | 4 | Settembre | "Vertebre" | 1 | 1 | 85.86% | 1 | Finalist |

### Third night

The remaining fourteen artists performed their competing songs for a second time. The top 5 were announced in a random order.
The night was closed by the Newcomers' final.
Third night – 13 February 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Night rankings | Night rankings | Night rankings | Night rankings |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Radio jury | Televote | Televote | Total ranking |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Radio jury | % | Place | Total ranking |
| 1 | Clara | "Febbre" | 12 | 1.24% | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Brunori Sas | "L'albero delle noci" | 2 | 35.09% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Sarah Toscano | "Amarcord" | 10 | 3.72% | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | Massimo Ranieri | "Tra le mani un cuore" | 11 | 2.58% | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | Joan Thiele | "Eco" | 7 | 1.56% | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | Shablo feat. Guè, Joshua and Tormento | "La mia parola" | 9 | 2.85% | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | Noemi | "Se t'innamori muori" | 4 | 2.72% | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Olly | "Balorda nostalgia" | 3 | 26.22% | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Coma_Cose | "Cuoricini" | 1 | 2.07% | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | Modà | "Non ti dimentico" | 13 | 4.24% | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | Tony Effe | "Damme 'na mano" | 14 | 4.96% | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | Irama | "Lentamente" | 8 | 7.20% | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Francesco Gabbani | "Viva la vita" | 5 | 5.24% | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | Gaia | "Chiamo io chiami tu" | 6 | 1.32% | 13 | 13 |
Final (Newcomers) – 13 February 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Press jury | Radio jury | Televote | Televote | Total score | Place |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Press jury | Radio jury | % | Place | Total score | Place |
| 1 | Settembre | "Vertebre" | 1 | 1 | 49.03% | 2 | 52.5% | 1 |
| 2 | Alex Wyse | "Rockstar" | 2 | 2 | 50.97% | 1 | 47.5% | 2 |

### Fourth night

The artists each performed an Italian or international song from the past (or a medley thereof), duetting with each other or with one or more guest performers. A winner for the night was proclaimed, but, unlike previous years, the results for the night were not added to the overall score. During the night, only the top 10 were announced.
Fourth night – 14 February 2025 :
| Draw | Artist(s) | Guest artist(s) | Song | Rankings | Rankings | Rankings | Rankings | Rankings |
| Draw | Artist(s) | Guest artist(s) | Song | Radio jury | Press jury | Televote | Televote | Total ranking |
| Draw | Artist(s) | Guest artist(s) | Song | Radio jury | Press jury | % | Place | Total ranking |
| 1 | Rose Villain | Chiello | "Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco" | 25 | 25 | 1.07% | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | Modà | Francesco Renga | "Angelo" | 24 | 24 | 2.33% | 14 | 18 |
| 3 | Clara | Il Volo | "The Sound of Silence" | 13 | 18 | 5.11% | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Noemi and Tony Effe | — | "Tutto il resto è noia [it]" | 26 | 26 | 2.16% | 15 | 21 |
| 5 | Francesca Michielin and Rkomi | — | "La nuova stella di Broadway [it]" | 21 | 23 | 1.50% | 18 | 19 |
| 6 | Lucio Corsi | Topo Gigio | "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" | 2 | 2 | 11.66% | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Serena Brancale | Alessandra Amoroso | "If I Ain't Got You" | 3 | 4 | 2.69% | 13 | 13 |
| 8 | Irama | Arisa | "Say Something" | 8 | 10 | 6.44% | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Gaia | Toquinho | "La voglia, la pazzia" | 11 | 20 | 0.61% | 24 | 22 |
| 10 | The Kolors | Sal Da Vinci | "Rossetto e caffè" | 7 | 13 | 4.42% | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Marcella Bella | Twin Violins | "L'emozione non ha voce [it]" | 22 | 22 | 0.76% | 23 | 24 |
| 12 | Rocco Hunt | Clementino | "Yes I Know My Way [it]" | 10 | 7 | 5.73% | 7 | 7 |
| 13 | Francesco Gabbani | Tricarico | "Io sono Francesco [it]" | 23 | 17 | 1.69% | 16 | 15 |
| 14 | Giorgia | Annalisa | "Skyfall" | 1 | 1 | 14.27% | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Simone Cristicchi | Amara [it; de] | "La cura" | 4 | 8 | 3.49% | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | Sarah Toscano | Ofenbach | "Overdrive" / "Be Mine" | 20 | 16 | 1.59% | 17 | 14 |
| 17 | Coma_Cose | Johnson Righeira | "L'estate sta finendo" | 5 | 9 | 0.54% | 25 | 16 |
| 18 | Joan Thiele | Frah Quintale | "Che cosa c'è" | 19 | 21 | 0.81% | 21 | 23 |
| 19 | Olly | Goran Bregović and the Wedding & Funeral Band | "Il pescatore" | 16 | 15 | 7.34% | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | Achille Lauro and Elodie | — | "A mano a mano [it]" / "Folle città" | 6 | 3 | 4.98% | 9 | 8 |
| 21 | Massimo Ranieri | Neri per Caso | "Quando [it]" | 14 | 14 | 0.78% | 22 | 20 |
| 22 | Willie Peyote | Tiromancino and Ditonellapiaga | "Un tempo piccolo [it]" | 18 | 19 | 0.29% | 26 | 25 |
| 23 | Brunori Sas | Dimartino and Riccardo Sinigallia [it] | "L'anno che verrà" | 15 | 11 | 6.69% | 5 | 5 |
| 24 | Fedez | Marco Masini | "Bella stronza [it]" | 12 | 5 | 8.53% | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Bresh | Cristiano De André | "Crêuza de mä" | 9 | 6 | 3.61% | 11 | 12 |
| 26 | Shablo feat. Guè, Joshua and Tormento | Neffa | "Amor de mi vida [it]" / "Aspettando il sole [it]" | 17 | 12 | 0.93% | 20 | 17 |

### Fifth night

All 29 artists performed their competing songs. The top 5 artists of the combined rankings of this and the first three shows advanced to the superfinal, where the juries and televote determined the winner.
Final – 15 February 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Provisional ranking | Night rankings | Night rankings | Night rankings | Night rankings | Night rankings | Final ranking |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Provisional ranking | Radio jury | Press jury | Televote | Televote | Total ranking | Final ranking |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Provisional ranking | Radio jury | Press jury | % | Place | Total ranking | Final ranking |
| 1 | Francesca Michielin | "Fango in paradiso" | 25 | 19 | 21 | 0.58% | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| 2 | Willie Peyote | "Grazie ma no grazie" | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1.09% | 16 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 | Marcella Bella | "Pelle diamante" | 29 | 27 | 27 | 0.37% | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| 4 | Bresh | "La tana del granchio" | 9 | 14 | 17 | 2.15% | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 5 | Modà | "Non ti dimentico" | 17 | 28 | 28 | 1.29% | 13 | 26 | 22 |
| 6 | Rose Villain | "Fuorilegge" | 22 | 16 | 15 | 1.06% | 17 | 15 | 19 |
| 7 | Tony Effe | "Damme 'na mano" | 13 | 29 | 29 | 1.86% | 11 | 24 | 25 |
| 8 | Clara | "Febbre" | 28 | 24 | 26 | 0.49% | 25 | 28 | 27 |
| 9 | Serena Brancale | "Anema e core" | 26 | 20 | 16 | 0.87% | 20 | 19 | 24 |
| 10 | Brunori Sas | "L'albero delle noci" | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17.44% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Francesco Gabbani | "Viva la vita" | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2.38% | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | Noemi | "Se t'innamori muori" | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0.79% | 21 | 13 | 13 |
| 13 | Rocco Hunt | "Mille vote ancora" | 12 | 26 | 23 | 1.55% | 12 | 18 | 15 |
| 14 | The Kolors | "Tu con chi fai l'amore" | 18 | 10 | 18 | 0.71% | 22 | 17 | 14 |
| 15 | Olly | "Balorda nostalgia" | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16.26% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Achille Lauro | "Incoscienti giovani" | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8.54% | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 17 | Coma_Cose | "Cuoricini" | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1.24% | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| 18 | Giorgia | "La cura per me" | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8.03% | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | Simone Cristicchi | "Quando sarai piccola" | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3.75% | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 20 | Elodie | "Dimenticarsi alle 7" | 11 | 18 | 11 | 1.14% | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| 21 | Lucio Corsi | "Volevo essere un duro" | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12.31% | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Irama | "Lentamente" | 8 | 22 | 25 | 2.89% | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| 23 | Fedez | "Battito" | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9.65% | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 24 | Shablo feat. Guè, Joshua and Tormento | "La mia parola" | 19 | 17 | 13 | 0.90% | 19 | 16 | 18 |
| 25 | Joan Thiele | "Eco" | 23 | 11 | 14 | 0.38% | 27 | 21 | 20 |
| 26 | Massimo Ranieri | "Tra le mani un cuore" | 21 | 25 | 20 | 0.40% | 26 | 27 | 23 |
| 27 | Gaia | "Chiamo io chiami tu" | 24 | 15 | 22 | 0.33% | 29 | 23 | 26 |
| 28 | Rkomi | "Il ritmo delle cose" | 27 | 23 | 24 | 0.54% | 24 | 25 | 28 |
| 29 | Sarah Toscano | "Amarcord" | 16 | 21 | 19 | 0.99% | 18 | 20 | 17 |
Superfinal – 15 February 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Provisional ranking | Second round rankings | Second round rankings | Second round rankings | Second round rankings | Total score | Final ranking |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Provisional ranking | Radio jury | Press jury | Televote | Televote | | Total score | Final ranking |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Provisional ranking | Radio jury | Press jury | % | Place | Total score | Final ranking |
| 1 | Fedez | "Battito" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20.51% | 3 | 17.67% | 4 |
| 2 | Simone Cristicchi | "Quando sarai piccola" | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6.13% | 5 | 14.78% | 5 |
| 3 | Brunori Sas | "L'albero delle noci" | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16.61% | 4 | 20.32% | 3 |
| 4 | Lucio Corsi | "Volevo essere un duro" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25.70% | 2 | 23.39% | 2 |
| 5 | Olly | "Balorda nostalgia" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31.05% | 1 | 23.84% | 1 |

## Special guests and other acts

Special guests included:
* first night – Noa and Mira Awad (performing "Imagine"), Jovanotti with Rockin'1000, Gianmarco Tamberi, and Raf;
* second night – Damiano David, Alessandro Borghi, Francesco Del Gaudio, Alessandro Gervasi, BigMama, Edoardo Leo, Pilar Fogliati, Emanuela Fanelli, Maria Chiara Giannetta, Claudia Pandolfi, Vittoria Puccini, Marco Giallini, Maurizio Lastrico [it], Rocco Papaleo, Claudio Santamaria, Carolina Kostner, Carmine Recano, and Giacomo Giorgio [it];
* third night – Edoardo Bennato, Samuele Parodi, Dario D'Ambrosi with Teatro Patologico, the main cast of The Sea Beyond, Ermal Meta, and Duran Duran with Victoria De Angelis;
* fourth night – Roberto Benigni, Benji & Fede, and Paolo and Lunitta Kessisoglu;
* fifth night – Gabry Ponte, Alberto Angela, Tedua, Planet Funk, Edoardo Bove, Vanessa Scalera, Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner, Mahmood, and Bianca Balti.
In addition, special lifetime achievement awards were handed to Iva Zanicchi (a decades-long recurring contestant and three-time winner of the festival) and Antonello Venditti on the third and fifth night, respectively, and a tribute to late pianist Ezio Bosso was included in the opening night.

## Broadcasts and ratings
### Local broadcast

Rai 1 and Rai Radio 2 brought the official broadcasts of the festival in Italy – the latter with commentary by Gino Castaldo [it] and Ema Stokholma [it]. The five evenings were also streamed online via the broadcaster's official online platform RaiPlay.

### International broadcast

Outside Italy, RAI aired the festival on its international channel Rai Italia and made the RaiPlay broadcast available worldwide, including all member countries of the European Broadcasting Union; the festival, serving as the Italian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, was also broadcast on the Eurovision network.
International broadcasters of the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 :
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Channel(s) | Show(s) | Commentator(s) |
| Albania | RTSH | RTSH 2 | Nights 1–3 | Andri Xhahu |
| Albania | RTSH | RTSH 1 | Nights 4–5 | Andri Xhahu |
| Canada | ICI Télévision | ICI Télévision | All shows | — |
| Moldova | TRM | Moldova 1 | All shows | Un­known |
| Montenegro | RTCG | TVCG 2, Radio 98 | All shows | Nebojša Šofranac |
| Romania | TVR | TVR 1 | All shows | Bogdan Stănescu and Kyrie Mendél |
| Spain | RTVE | RTVE Play | Night 5 | Giuseppe di Bella, Irene Mahía and Mawot |
| United Kingdom | GlitterBeam Radio | GlitterBeam Radio | Night 5 | Eugenio Ceriello and Michael Walton-Dalzell |

### Ratings

| Live show | Timeslot (UTC+1) | Date | Start (8:40 pm – 9:15 pm) | Start (8:40 pm – 9:15 pm) | 1st time (9:15 pm – 11:30 pm) | 1st time (9:15 pm – 11:30 pm) | 2nd time (11:30 pm – 1:30 am) | 2nd time (11:30 pm – 1:30 am) | Overall audience | Overall audience | Ref(s) |
| Live show | Timeslot (UTC+1) | Date | Viewers (millions) | Share (%) | Viewers (millions) | Share (%) | Viewers (millions) | Share (%) | Viewers (millions) | Share (%) | Ref(s) |
| 1st | 8:40 pm | 11 February 2025 | 13.327 | 51.88 | 16.199 | 63.68 | 8.322 | 69.25 | 12.600 | 65.30 | |
| 2nd | 8:40 pm | 12 February 2025 | 12.244 | 50.37 | 14.848 | 63.62 | 7.577 | 67.14 | 11.700 | 64.50 | |
| 3rd | 8:40 pm | 13 February 2025 | 10.001 | 60.01 | 13.243 | 58.10 | 6.436 | 65 | 10.700 | 59.80 | |
| 4th | 8:40 pm | 14 February 2025 | 13.492 | 56.00 | 16.658 | 69.23 | 9.939 | 74.00 | 13.575 | 70.80 | |
| 5th | 8:40 pm | 15 February 2025 | 14.100 | 60.7 | 16.000 | 69.0 | 11.100 | 79.2 | 13.400 | 73.1 | |