The Sanremo Effect

A week on from the victory of Sal Da Vinci, we compare the monthly listener numbers of the 30 singers at Sanremo 2026 to find out who benefited most from the Festivàl effect… and whether that effect still exists at all.

The outsiders hit the jackpot: the Sanremo effect (almost) multiplies listener numbers by thirty

The most striking leaps forward belong to artists who started from a very modest listener base and saw exponential growth. The duo Maria Antonietta & Colombre lead this trend by far with a dizzying +2,774% increase, going from around 75,000 to over 2.1 million monthly listeners. Right behind them are Bambole di Pezza, who exploded with +2,526%, and the duo LDA & Aka 7even, who more than tenfold their numbers with a +1,175% rise, topping 4.5 million combined listens (adding together the individual artists' figures).

Another band of very strong growth, though below the tenfold threshold, includes artists who consolidated a strong moment of popularity. Ditonellapiaga posted an excellent +864%, coming close to 2.8 million listeners. Leo Gassman (+622%) and Levante (+459%) also saw their numbers multiply rapidly over the period in question: proof that the "Sanremo effect" is still crucial in shifting artists' streaming figures.

When it comes to the absolute top of the rankings in terms of volume, the percentage growth naturally drops, but it still translates into millions of new real listeners. Those who could already boast a substantial listener base, in other words, cannot expect to see their numbers multiply tenfold: it's fair to say there simply aren't enough users on Spotify — at least in Italy — to deliver such results for names that are already hugely popular, such as Luchè.

Fedez and Marco Masini, who top the overall chart, still more than doubled their audience with a +122% increase, adding almost 4 million listens: this is the result of the "Sanremo effect", but also of the distortion caused by the double-credited track, which leads to double-counting anyone who listens to their Ariston entry.

There were also excellent consolidating performances from Sayf (+235%), somewhat surprisingly, and of course from Sal Da Vinci (+265%), both now well past the 3 million mark. By contrast, artists such as Luchè (+36%), Raf (+58%) and Eddie Brock (+64%) show more modest growth.

If we look instead at absolute volumes — that is, the new listeners actually gained — the picture aligns much more closely with the Festivàl's final verdict. Sanremo's Top 5 (Sal Da Vinci, Sayf, Ditonellapiaga, Arisa, and Fedez and Marco Masini) matches perfectly with those who moved the biggest numbers on Spotify, all adding between 1.8 and almost 4 million listeners.

To dominate at the Ariston, a massive streaming push is now decisive: it's practically a prerequisite for victory. Yet a few "champions of the people" stand out: LDA & Aka 7even, the outright leaders in growth with over 4.1 million new listens but outside Sanremo's Top 10 (11th place), and Maria Antonietta & Colombre, who exploded with over 2 million net new listeners but were relegated to 21st place overall.

The two rankings are shown below.

Ranking of the 30 singers at Sanremo 2026 by monthly listeners (updated as of 08/03; compared with data from 23/02/2026)

1. Fedez and Marco Masini – 7,224,579 (up from 3,261,624 on 23/02, +121.50%)
2. LDA & Aka 7even – 4,537,530 (up from 355,807 on 23/02, +1,175.28%)
3. Luchè – 4,227,877 (up from 3,106,599 on 23/02, +36.09%)
4. Sayf – 3,642,540 (up from 1,086,803 on 23/02, +235.16%)
5. Samurai Jay – 3,501,948 (up from 1,316,836 on 23/02, +165.94%)
6. Sal Da Vinci – 3,479,008 (up from 952,061 on 23/02, +265.42%)
7. Tommaso Paradiso – 3,371,685 (was 2,052,198 on 23/02, +64.30%)
8. Arisa – 2,954,316 (up from 1,120,211 on 23/02, +163.73%)
9. Nayt – 2,900,912 (was 1,284,406 on 23/02, +125.86%)
10. Ditonellapiaga – 2,794,048 (up from 289,981 on 23/02, +863.53%)
11. J-Ax – 2,667,706 (up from 1,073,961 on 23/02, +148.40%)
12. Raf – 2,637,194 (up from 1,671,977 on 23/02, +57.73%)
13. Fulminacci – 2,582,364 (was 905,507 on 23/02, +185.18%)
14. Serena Brancale – 2,453,483 (up from 861,483 on 23/02, +184.80%)
15. Elettra Lamborghini – 2,375,870 (was 869,426 on 23/02, +173.27%)
16. Eddie Brock – 2,295,285 (up from 1,396,810 on 23/02, +64.32%)
17. Tredici Pietro – 2,263,738 (up from 938,868 on 23/02, +141.11%)
18. Mara Sattei – 2,206,284 (up from 1,157,326 on 23/02, +90.64%)
19. Maria Antonietta & Colombre – 2,162,456 (was 75,246 on 23/02, +2,773.85%)
20. Chiello – 1,920,930 (was 776,716 on 23/02, +147.31%)
21. Dargen D'Amico – 1,834,712 (was 604,548 on 23/02, +203.48%)
22. Enrico Nigiotti – 1,830,876 (was 742,054 on 23/02, +146.73%)
23. Ermal Meta – 1,824,793 (was 598,303 on 23/02, +205.00%)
24. Malika Ayane – 1,815,140 (was 640,372 on 23/02, +183.45%)
25. Michele Bravi – 1,777,159 (was 592,053 on 23/02, +200.17%)
26. Levante – 1,656,105 (was 296,024 on 23/02, +459.45%)
27. Bambole di Pezza – 1,611,749 (was 61,386 on 23/02, +2,525.60%)
28. Francesco Renga – 1,319,273 (was 469,723 on 23/02, +180.86%)
29. Leo Gassman – 1,253,136 (was 173,591 on 23/02, +621.89%)
30. Patty Pravo – 1,216,320 (was 536,446 on 23/02, +126.74%)

1. LDA & Aka 7even – +4,181,723
2. Fedez and Marco Masini – +3,962,955 
3. Sayf – +2,555,737 
4. Sal Da Vinci – +2,526,947
5. Ditonellapiaga – +2,504,067
6. Samurai Jay – +2,185,112
7. Maria Antonietta & Colombre – +2,087,210
8. Arisa – +1,834,105
9. Fulminacci – +1,676,857
10. Nayt – +1,616,506
11. J-Ax – +1,593,745
12. Serena Brancale – +1,592,000
13. Bambole di Pezza – +1,550,363
14. Elettra Lamborghini – +1,506,444
15. Levante – +1,360,081
16. Tredici Pietro – +1,324,870
17. Tommaso Paradiso – +1,319,487
18. Dargen D’Amico – +1,230,164
19. Ermal Meta – +1,226,490
20. Michele Bravi – +1,185,106
21. Malika Ayane – +1,174,768
22. Chiello – +1,144,214
23. Luchè – +1,121,278
24. Enrico Nigiotti – +1,088,822
25. Leo Gassman – +1,079,545
26. Mara Sattei – +1,048,958
27. Raf – +965,217
28. Eddie Brock – +898,475
29. Francesco Renga – +849,550
30. Patty Pravo – +679,874

Note: for duos, the monthly listener count is calculated as the sum of the figures for each individual artist.

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