They returned to the Festival after 32 years in Christmas package version (very Pedro Almodóvar style). «The surprise is us. It’s a gift we gave ourselves and to our collaborators”, say i wonderful Rich and Poor at their press conference after the first evening in Sanremo, during which they presented the song But not for life. «An artist must put himself on the line». Angela Brambati and Angelo Sotgiu they are doing it more than many others with this piece that they publish with Carosello Rercords, thus closing a circle that they describe like this: «We had a contract in 1967. It had brought us the great Franco Califano, which gave us instant success. He became our manager and took us through three or four record companies until we found the right one for us in his opinion.”
Sanremo 2024, the second evening lineup (and who presents who)
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Angela continues: «The song immediately entertained us. She’s fresh, cheerful. You don’t always have to hit the highest note or scream to be good. They couldn’t wait to walk out on stage with that giant bow. This is our philosophy, which has kept us together until today. I was just worried that Angelo would trip: in that case I would have started laughing and walked away. We didn’t come here to win, but to participate. We feel happy and lucky.”
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Also the message is beautiful: you can’t wait. Indeed, “we hope that something happens quickly.” Something memorable is sure to happen on Friday night with duets and covers: «We chose to sing with Paola and Chiara because we feel in tune with themwho are a duo like us, but also bind us together the fun and light approach to music. We met and it was as if we had been seeing each other all our lives.” The songs on the program are legendary Maybe it’s because I love youwhich has undergone an incredible surge in streams in the last ten months, thus returning to life, and the mythological Mother Mary.
At the request for a reunion with Marina Occhiena they reply: «We also did it with Franco on the occasion of 50 years of The first beautiful Thingthen Covid arrived, the whole musical environment collapsed and, when it recovered, everyone already had other projects and other paths.”
And to those who ask a joke about Edoardo Vianello, who was expecting a thank you from Ricchi e Poveri for having made their debut in Sanremo for the first time, Angelo satisfies him: «He has become deaf. We are similar in age, but he doesn’t want to hear it, because we talked about him on television the other day.”
Sanremo 2024: the first evening ranking
Here is the provisional ranking of day one of the Festival (and we like it a lot)
We wrote it yesterday: li si amaand that’s that. Let’s also follow them on social media: «We have them recently and we have them managed by a team of young guys. Until now we had not yet felt this need and it was a mistake.” The important thing is to fix it. Without waiting a lifetime.