2026 Targhe Tenco: Caparezza and Carmen Consoli win

The winning works of the 2026 Targhe Tenco were announced today, Thursday 9 July:

Best album overall – Orbit Orbit by Caparezza;
Best album in dialect – Amuri Luci by Carmen Consoli;
Best debut album – Sta registrando audio… by Piji;
Best album by a performer – Avincola canta Carella by Avincola;
Best single song – Quello che deve essere sarà by Emma Nolde;
Best project album – 80 Buon compleanno Ivan (live in Teramo), produced by Filippo Graziani.

A record result in the run-off stage, with 245 voters taking part.
The prestigious Targhe Tenco award has been given out since 1984 to "the best albums of the year" of singer-songwriter music released during the year (for the 2026 Targhe, made available to the public in any form between 1 June 2025 and 31 May 2026).
The works by artists shortlisted for the Targhe are voted on by a large and knowledgeable jury made up of experts, journalists and industry insiders selected by Club Tenco, who cast their votes in the ways and within the timeframe communicated to them by the Association. The Club Tenco board is not part of this jury.
Information about the Targhe Tenco and the rules are available online on the Club Tenco website.
Targhe awarded to date: https://www.clubtenco.it/albo-doro/.
Rules: https://www.clubtenco.it/regolamento-targhe/.

Below is the number of votes received by each finalist of the 2026 Targhe Tenco, broken down into the 6 categories:

Caparezza, with the album Orbit Orbit (BMG), wins the award for best album overall with 57 votes.

The other finalists, in order of votes received, are:
Andrea Laszlo De Simone with Una lunghissima ombra (56 votes);
Madame with Disenchantment (46 votes);
Mauro Ermanno Giovanardi with E poi scegliere con cura le parole (46 votes);
Erica Boschiero with Un posto sulla terra (39 votes).

For the award for best album in dialect (or minority language spoken in Italy), the most acclaimed work is Amuri Luci (Narciso Records / ADA Music Italy) by Carmen Consoli, with 137 votes.

The other finalists, in order of votes received, are:
Daniele Sepe / Capitan Capitone & i Fratelli della Costa with 40N 14E (30 votes);
Francesca Incudine with Radica (29 votes);
Roberto Colella with Ce Sta Sempe Na Via (26 votes);
Chiara Raggi with Zénta (18 votes).

The album Sta registrando audio… (Azzurra Music) by Piji wins the award for best debut album (the artist's, singer-songwriter's or band's first full-length release) with 81 votes.

The other finalists, in order of votes received, are:
Francamente with Bitte Leben (43 votes);
Santamarea with Anime storte (42 votes);
Satantango with Satantango (37 votes);
Sara Gioielli with Gioielli Neri (23 votes).

For the award for best interpreter album, the most voted work is Avincola canta Carella (TotoSound / Akkasamia) by Avincola, with 96 votes.

The other finalists, in order of votes received, are:
Tosca with Feminae (59 votes);
Gnut & Alessandro D'Alessandro with Dduje paravise (51 votes);
Olden with Fanigliulo, l'artista (29 votes);
P.A.O. with Le radici e la luna (6 votes).

The award for best single song, given to the song's authors, goes to Quello che deve essere sarà (Carosello Records) by Emma Nolde, with 54 votes.

The other finalists, in order of votes received, are:
Ditonellapiaga with Che fastidio! (46 votes);
Mauro Ermanno Giovanardi with Anni Zero (44 votes);
Bianca d'Aponte with Straniero (36 votes).
Moni Ovadia, Giovanna Famulari, Michele Gazich with Palestina, terra di dolore (36 votes);
Tosca with Primavera (23 votes).

Finally, the award for best project album, given to the producer, goes to 80 Buon compleanno Ivan (live in Teramo) (Officine Pan Idler Tommy, distributed by Sony Music Italy / event of the same name curated by Imarts – International Music And Arts), produced by Filippo Graziani, with 70 votes.

The other finalist works, in order of votes received, are:
Noi, Piero – Collettivo Jambona (45 votes);
Pigri – Teramo suona Ivan (44 votes);
Il segreto di Penelope – Collettivo S.B.A.M. (31 votes);
Buon compleanno Elvis Covered (17 votes).

The 2026 Premio Tenco will be held on 22, 23 and 24 October at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo (Imperia). The festival dedicated to Italy's most prestigious and renowned singer-songwriter tradition, which has now passed the important milestone of 50 years, will once again this year honor one or more artists with the Premio Tenco, awarded by the Club Tenco's board to those who have made a significant contribution to singer-songwriter music worldwide.

The Club Tenco will also award the Premio Tenco for Cultural Operator and the Premio Yorum, established in collaboration with Amnesty International Italy in 2020 to give visibility to artists around the world who, often risking their lives, fight for human rights and freedom of expression.

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