Sanremo, in Liguria, is the city of flowers. Still, above all, it is the city of the "festival of the Italian song" that takes place every year in the prestigious setting of the Ariston Theater. Festival di Sanremo (Sanremo Music Festival) is not only a music competition: it is the most important annual event of music and costume on Italian television, which attracts enormous media interest.

Its 72nd edition will be broadcast live from Tuesday 1st to Saturday 5th February 2022 on RAI 1 (Italian national broadcasting TV), RaiPlay (RAI's video streaming platform), and radio channel Radio2. For months beforehand, the public has been looking for rumours about who will tread the prestigious stage.