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Sunday 13 december we come to know which artists take part in the annual Sanremo festival in the category C. The winner will have the opportunity to represent Italy in the Eurovision song contest in Sweden.

It is Carlo Conti, the artistic director of participating broadcaster RAI that the names of the candidates should make known around 2 pm . That will happen in the television program L’Arena on Rai Uno. It comes to the participants in the category C, those of Le Nuove Proposte were already announced.

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. There are already a lot of possible names, such as those of the round singing non Cristina (photo).