Sanremo Young

*Sanremo Young*
Sanremo Young
Genre	Talent show
Creative director	Gianmarco Mazzi
Presented by	Antonella Clerici
Judges	Mara Maionchi; Rocco Hunt; Iva Zanicchi; Marco Masini; Cristina D'Avena; Angelo Baiguini; Mietta; Elisabetta Canalis;
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
No. of seasons	2
Production
Production location	Teatro Ariston
Running time	180 minutes
Original release
Network	Rai 1
Release	February 16, 2018

Sanremo Young is a teen talent show, devoted for young singers aged between 14 and 17, which takes inspiration from Sanremo Music Festival. The show, presented by Antonella Clerici, is held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo and broadcast on Rai 1.^[1]

Format

The show is directed by Duccio Forzano and presented by Antonella Clerici, with the participation of various guests. The cast of young talents will be accompanied by the SanremoYoung Orchestra, entirely composed of musicians between the ages of 18 and 25, selected by Diego Basso. The choreographies are curated by Daniel Ezralow.^[2]

All the selected contestants will compete from the early evening, interpreting famous songs composed by great authors and performed by Italian and international artists. They will be judged by the Academy -a jury composed of different characters- and by the public televoting.^[1]

First season

The first season begins on February 16, 2018 and will last for five weeks.

Contestants

1,137 young singers participated in the selections, but only twelve were selected for the cast:^[2]

Matteo Markus Bok
Sharon Caroccia
Leonardo De Andreis
Zaira Angela Di Grazia
Ouiam El Mrieh
Luna Farina
Alessandro Franceschini
Elena Manuele
Bianca Moccia
Eleonora Pieri
Raffaele Renda
Rocco Scarano

References

^ ^a ^b "Sanremo Young: Il primo teen talent di musica live dal Teatro Ariston. Ecco i 12 giovani cantanti in gara". RAI (in Italian). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Chi saranno i protagonisti di Sanremo Young" (in Italian). AGI. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

[auto-1] "Sanremo Young: Il primo teen talent di musica live dal Teatro Ariston. Ecco i 12 giovani cantanti in gara". RAI (in Italian). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[auto1-2] "Chi saranno i protagonisti di Sanremo Young" (in Italian). AGI. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

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