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We know the 20 participants in Sanremo 2016 in the important category C. The winner will have the opportunity to represent Italy in the Eurovision song contest in Sweden.

It was Carlo Conti, the artistic director of participating broadcaster RAI that the names of the candidates around 14.00 hours in dribs and drabs. There are some established names of Italian and international showbiz between.

The twenty candidates and their songs:

Deborah Iurato e Giovanni Caccamo – Via da qui
Noemi – La borsa di una donna
Alessio Bernabei – Noi siamo infinito
Enrico Ruggeri – Il primo amore non si scorda mai
Arisa – Guardano il cielo
Rocco Hunt – Wake up
Dear Jack – Mezzo respiro
Stadio – Un giorno mi dirai
Lorenzo Fragola – Infinite volte
Annalisa – Il “diluvio universale
Irene Fornaciari – Blu
Neffa – Sogni e nostalgia
Zero Assoluto – Di me e di te
Ora o mai più – Dolcenera
Clementino– Quando sono lontano
Patty Pravo (photo) – Ana immensi
Valerio Scanu – Finalmente piove
Morgan e i Bluvertigo – Semplicemente
Francesca Michielin – Nessun grado di separazione
Elio e le Storie Tese – Vincere l’odio

Patty Pravo is one of the most successful Italian singers ever and took part in the festival several times already. Enrico Ruggeri took part in the Eurovision song contest in 1993 for his homeland, while Arisa Sanremo in 2014 already knew to win.

The concept is the same as last year. Twenty artists take part in the festival in the category C. Who in this category may, for Italy to Sweden. A participation is not mandatory. The 66th edition will be held between Tuesday 9 and Saturday 13 February.