Sal Da Vinci Returns to Sanremo Competition After 17-Year Break

Neapolitan vocalist Sal Da Vinci has made a return to the main stage of the Sanremo Festival. After a seventeen-year break, the artist is competing again in the contest, presenting the song "Per sempre sì". His participation in the 76th edition of the event coincides with a special anniversary – it marks half a century since his first stage performance. For this occasion, the musician announced special concerts in his hometown. „L'amore è un mestiere e la musica non ha etichette” (Love is a profession, and music has no labels.) — Sal Da Vinci The Sanremo Music Festival, held since 1951, is the most important musical event in Italy, which for years has also served as the selection for Italy's Eurovision Song Contest representative. Its winners, such as Domenico Modugno or Eros Ramazzotti, have become icons of Italian culture.In interviews, Da Vinci emphasizes that faith in love is the key theme of his contest song. As he stated, a promise is a serious decision and lifestyle for him. The artist, who has recorded significant commercial success in the last two years, including record sales figures related to the brand "Rossetto e caffè", rejects the pressure to follow trends, however. He declares loyalty to his own style, describing himself as someone who does not try to pretend to be a "young old man". Sanremo is for him an opportunity to reach a wide audience, for whom listening is the most important judgment. [{"dataISO": "2026-09-25", "data": "25 September 2026", "wydarzenie": "Special anniversary concert in Naples"}, {"dataISO": "2026-09-26", "data": "26 September 2026", "wydarzenie": "Special anniversary concert in Naples"}, {"dataISO": "2026-10-07", "data": "7 October 2026", "wydarzenie": "Start of the 'Live Teatri 2026' tour in San Marino"}] In addition to contest performances, the artist is focusing on celebrating his long career. Two concerts at Arena Flegrea in Naples are intended to be a milestone of these celebrations. He then plans to embark on a theater tour, which underscores his commitment to direct contact with the audience. Thus, the return to Sanremo after such a long break is not only an artistic challenge but also a symbolic closing of one stage and the beginning of a new, anniversary chapter in the life of the 65-year-old performer.