Sanremo 2026: cover night duets announced, from Mannoia to Stadio, from Morgan to Grignani

The cover night at Sanremo 2026 is taking shape, and it's doing so through a series of unexpected pairings. Among the duets announced by Carlo Conti during the Tg1's 1:30pm bulletin, three meetings stand out as bound to spark debate: Samurai Jay with Belen Rodriguez, Fulminacci with Francesca Fagnani, and Chiello with Morgan. They will all take to the Ariston stage on Friday 27 February, during the traditional night devoted to cover versions.

Samurai Jay has gone for a disorienting combination, teaming up with Belen Rodriguez and Roy Paci for "Baila morena": an unabashedly pop move, built on media impact and a festive reinterpretation of the track. Fulminacci, on the other hand, is banking on irony and metatextual play, bringing in Francesca Fagnani for "Parole parole", a classic of Italian song that here takes on an almost performative dimension. Even more freighted with expectation is Chiello's duet with Morgan on "Mi sono innamorato di te", a pairing that sets two restless sensibilities and two different generations against each other, united by a shared expressive tension.

Here is the full list of duets and covers for Sanremo 2026 (27 February):

• Arisa with the Teatro Regio di Parma choir – "Quello che le donne non dicono"
• Bambole di Pezza with Cristina D'Avena – "Occhi di gatto"
• Chiello with Morgan – "Mi sono innamorato di te"
• Dargen D'Amico with Pupo and Fabrizio Bosso – "Su di noi"
• Ditonellapiaga with Tony Pitony – "The Lady Is A Tramp"
• Eddie Brock with Fabrizio Moro – "Portami via"
• Elettra Lamborghini with Las Ketchup – "Aserejé"
• Enrico Nigiotti with Alfa – "En e Xanax"
• Ermal Meta with Dardust – "Golden Hour"
• Fedez & Marco Masini with Stjepan Hauser – "Meravigliosa creatura"
• Francesco Renga with Giusy Ferreri – "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola"
• Fulminacci with Francesca Fagnani – "Parole parole"
• J-Ax with Ligera County Fam – "E la vita, la vita"
• Lda & Aka 7even with Tullio De Piscopo – "Andamento lento"
• Leo Gassmann with Aiello – "Era già tutto previsto"
• Levante with Gaia – "I maschi"
• Luchè with Gianluca Grignani – "Falco a metà"
• Malika Ayane with Claudio Santamaria – "Mi sei scoppiato dentro al cuore"
• Mara Sattei with Mecna – "L'ultimo bacio"
• Maria Antonietta & Colombre with Brunori Sas – "Il mondo"
• Michele Bravi with Fiorella Mannoia – "Domani è un altro giorno"
• Nayt with Joan Thiele – “La canzone dell’amore perduto”
• Patty Pravo with Timofej Andrijashenko – “Ti lascio una canzone”
• Raf with The Kolors – “The Riddle”
• Sal Da Vinci with Michele Zarrillo – “Cinque giorni”
• Samurai Jay with Belen Rodriguez and Roy Paci – "Baila morena"
• Sayf with Alex Britti and Mario Biondi – “Hit The Road Jack”
• Serena Brancale with Gregory Porter and Delia – “Besame mucho”
• Tommaso Paradiso with Stadio – "L'ultima luna"
• Tredici Pietro with Galeffi, Fudasca & band – "Vita"

The duets were announced live during the Rai news broadcast, with Conti stressing the varied nature of the evening: a mix of surprising choices, off-kilter collaborations and songs reinterpreted in unexpected ways. The artistic director described a night capable of "making people dance, reflect and feel moved", thanks to artistic pairings born precisely from the Big Artists' wish to step outside their usual boundaries.

The Festival will run from 24 to 28 February and will be hosted by Conti himself alongside Laura Pausini, present for every night. Achille Lauro will join them as co-host on the second night. Thirty Big Artists and four newcomers will be competing: an edition that, at least on paper, seems to be betting firmly on variety and on short-circuiting different worlds.

Here are the competing songs from the Big Artists:

• Raf – “Ora e per sempre”
• Tredici Pietro – “Uomo che cade”
• Tommaso Paradiso – “I romantici”
• Patty Pravo – “Opera”
• Fulminacci – "Stupida sfortuna"
• Luché – "Labirinto"
• Arisa – “Magica favola”
• Serena Brancale – “Qui con me”
• Enrico Nigiotti – "Ogni volta che non so volare"
• Lda & Aka 7even – "Poesie clandestine"
• Malika Ayane – "Animali notturni"
• Mara Sattei – "Le cose che non sai di me"
• Sayf – “Tu mi piaci tanto”
• J-Ax – "Italy starter pack"
• Fedez & Marco Masini – “Male necessario”
• Levante – "Sei tu"
• Samurai Jay – “Ossessione”
• Ermal Meta – "Stella stellina"
• Elettra Lamborghini – "Voilà"
• Eddie Brock – “Avvoltoi”
• Dargen D'Amico – "Ai ai"
• Nayt – “Prima che”
• Bambole di Pezza – “Resta con me”
• Leo Gassmann – "Naturale"
• Sal Da Vinci – “Per sempre sì”
• Maria Antonietta & Colombre – "La felicità e basta"
• Michele Bravi – "Prima o poi"
• Ditonellapiaga – “Che fastidio!”
• Chiello – “Ti penso sempre”
• Francesco Renga – "Il meglio di me"

And here are the songs from the newcomers

• Angelica Bove – “Mattone”
• Nicolò Filippucci – “Laguna”
• Mazzariello – "Manifestazione d'amore"
• Blind, El Ma and Soniko – "Nei miei DM"

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