Angelina Mango will represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest after winning Sanremo 2024

Angelina Mango won Sanremo 2024 on Saturday (February 10) with the song “La Noia” (“The Boredom”). She is the first female artist to triumph in Italy's historic song contest in 10 years. The previous one was Arisa in 2014 with her song “Controvento”. Therefore, Mango will represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.

After Mango, in the top five of the final ranking were the rapper Geolier (with his song “I p' me, tu p' te”, sung in the Neapolitan dialect), the pop singer Annalisa (with “Semlicemente”), trapper Ghali (with “Casa Mia”), and singer-songwriter Irama (“Tu No”).

Mango's victory was determined mainly by the vote of the accredited press, which overturned the preferences of the general public. In televoting, the Sanremo 2024 winner received only 16.1% of the vote, while Geolier took 60% (Annalisa 8%, Ghali 8.3%, Irama 7.5%).

“I'll be honest, I didn't expect anything from what happened,” Mango said at a press conference on Sunday (February 11), the day after the final. “I was able to live every moment without too much pressure. I received a lot of strength from people and had the best week of my life.”

“La Noia” is a cumbia-style song that subverts the common perception of boredom, inviting listeners to consider precious time for themselves.

Angelina Mango is the daughter of the late Italian singer and songwriter Giuseppe Mango, known simply as Mango. He died in 2014 of cardiac arrest after interrupting a concert where he was performing one of his most famous songs, 'Oro'. Before arriving in Sanremo, Angelina had won the music category of the popular Italian talent show Amici in 2023.

Here is the full Sanremo 2024 standings: