Sanremo 2026: third night lineup in order of appearance. The other 15 Big Artists competing, guests include Ramazzotti and Keys

Thursday 26 February, the third night of the 2026 Sanremo Festival. The “special guests” at the Ariston are Alicia Keys and Eros Ramazzotti, together live for the first time ever, in a world premiere following their duet in Italian and Spanish on “L’Aurora”, one of the most intimate tracks in the singer's repertoire, taken from his latest album, “Una storia importante”. It's a performance with the flavour of a homecoming: Alicia has Italian roots going back to her Sicilian grandparents, while Eros is marking 40 years since his Sanremo win with “Adesso tu”. On stage as co-hosts are Russian top model Irina Shayk and Ubaldo Pantani, in one of his most successful impersonations, Lapo Elkann.

The 15 Big Artists competing, in order of performance

On the third night, the 15 artists who didn't perform during the second night on February 25 take the stage. Scoring will be split evenly between the Televote (50%) and the Radio Jury (50%). At the end, a ranking of the 15 performed songs will be drawn up; only the top five positions will be revealed, without indicating their order.

Here are the 15 big names of the third night, in order of appearance according to the official lineup:

• Maria Antonietta & Colombre – La felicità e basta
• Leo Gassmann – Naturale
• Malika Ayane – Animali notturni
• Sal Da Vinci – Per sempre sì
• Tredici Pietro – Uomo che cade
• Raf – Ora e per sempre
• Francesco Renga – Il meglio di me
• Eddie Brock – Avvoltoi
• Serena Brancale – Qui con me
• Samurai Jay – Ossessione
• Arisa – Magica favola
• Michele Bravi – Prima o poi
• Luchè – Labirinto
• Mara Sattei – Le cose che non sai di me
• Sayf – Tu mi piaci tanto

Newcomers Final

The third night also hosts the concluding round of the Newcomers category. Competing in the final are:

• Angelica Bove – “Mattone”
• Nicolò Filippucci – “Laguna”

The two artists return to the stage accompanied by Gianluca Gazzoli.

The winner will be determined by the combined votes of the Televote, the TV and Web Press Room Jury, and the Radio Jury. The artist with the highest overall score will be crowned winner of the category.

Guests of the night

Among the announced guests are Eros Ramazzotti and Alicia Keys, set to perform live on the Ariston stage.

Outside the theater, in Piazza Colombo, there's room for a live set from The Kolors, bringing the Festival atmosphere to the city center.

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