Italy | Mahmood wins Sanremo 2019 with 'Soldi'

Mahmood wins Sanremo and the chance to go to Tel Aviv! He has won the 69th Sanremo festival with the song 'Soldi'!
Give it a listen here:
The winner of Sanremo has the right to represent Italy at Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, and it is yet to be announced if he would accept the chance to fly the Italian Flag in Tel Aviv.
Tonight we watched the grand final of Sanremo, internationally acclaimed Italian music festival, and the Italian way of choosing their Eurovision representative.
We saw 24 candidates in the race for Sanremo trophy, including Eurofans favourite operatic trio Il Volo. The best three advanced to the super final: Mahmood, Il Volo and Ultimo.
The winner was decided by televoting, press voting and expert jury deliberation.
1st place: Mahmood
2nd place: Ultimo
3rd place: Il Volo
Here was the full lineup:
1. Paola Turci – L’ultimo ostacolo
2. Simone Cristicchi – Abbi cura di me
3. Zen Circus – L’amore è una dittatura
4. Anna Tatangelo – Le nostre anime di notte
5. Loredana Bertè – Cosa ti aspetti da me
6. Irama – La ragazza col cuore di latta
7. Ultimo – I tuoi particolari
8. Nek – Mi farò trovare pronto
9. Motta – Dov’è l’Italia
10. Il Volo – Musica che resta
11. Ghemon – Rose viola
12. Federica Carta e Shade – Senza farlo apposta
13. Patty Pravo e Briga – Un po’ come la vita
14. Negrita – I ragazzi stanno bene
15. Daniele Silvestri – Argento vivo
16. Ex Otago – Solo una canzone
17. Achille Lauro – Rolls Royce
18. Arisa – Mi sento bene
19. Francesco Renga – Aspetto che torni
20. Boomdabash – Per un milione
21. Enrico Nigiotti – Nonno Hollywood
22. Nino D’Angelo e Livio Cori – Un’altra luce
23. Einar – Parole nuove
24. Mahmood- Soldi
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