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SANREMO 2015: THE COVERS NIGHT TONIGHT, ALL BIG ON STAGE

Tonight the Big category artists are taking a break from their own songs and will perform covers instead. Some very interesting ones to be heard, like Annalisa doing Matia Bazar's classic Ti sento (also covered by Lena Philipsson btw), Grazia Di Michele and Mauro Coruzzi who could be performing in his alter ego Platinette tonight taking a chance with Giuni Russo's Alghero and finally Anna Tatangelo performing Dio come ti amo, one of this bloggers favorite Sanremo songs ever, and Italy's only null pointer in Eurovision (1966). It seems Lara Fabian has changed her song as originally she was lited to sing Mia Martini's Almeno tu nell'universo....
Below a list of all artists and their chosen songs (and it's original performer). There will be 50-50 televote and the press center vote and the best one gets an award. 

Raf – Rose rosse (Massimo Ranieri) 1968
Irene Grandi – Se perdo te (Patty Pravo) 1967
Moreno – Una carezza in un pugno (Adriano Celentano) 1968
Anna Tatangelo – Dio come ti amo (Domenico Modugno – Gigliola Cinquetti) 1966

Biggio e Mandelli (I solidi idioti) – E la vita è la vita (Cochi e Renato) 1974
Chiara – Il volto della vita (Caterina Caselli) 1968
Nesli – Mare mare (Luca Carboni) 1992
Nek – Se telefonando (Mina) 1966

Dear Jack – Io che amo solo te (Sergio Endrigo) 1962
Grazia di Michele e Platinette – Alghero (Giuni Russo) 1986
Bianca Atzei – Ciao amore ciao (Luigi Tenco) 1967
Alex Britti – Io mi fermo qui (Dik Dik e Donatello) 1970

Lorenzo Fragola – Una città per cantare (Ron) 1980
Il Volo – Ancora (Edoardo De Crescenzo) 1981
Annalisa – Ti sento (Maria Bazar) 1985
Lara Fabian – Sto male (Ornella Vanoni) 1973

Gianluca Grignani – Vedrai vedrai (Luigi Tenco) 1967
Nina Zilli – Se bruciasse la città (Massimo Ranieri) 1969
Malika Ayane – Vivere (Vasco Rossi) 1993
Marco Masini – Sarà per te (Francesco Nuti) 1988


Besides that the Nuove proposte aka Newcomers selection continues with the remaining four singers. Two will be voted out, two will go on.

Amara - Credo Vs. Rakele - Io non so cos'è l'amore
Serena Brancale - Galleggiare Vs. Giovanni Caccamo - Ritornerò da te


Tonight's guests are Spandau Ballet (oh yes...), Saint Motel and comedians Luca & Paolo. We will also connect with space and Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. There's even Federico Paciotti, ex-Gazosa, the Newcomers winning group from 2000.

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