Rome, 5 Nov. (LaPresse) – Stefano De Martino announces the line-up in a surprise video on Tg1. The picture of Rai’s line-up for the 2027 Sanremo Festival is now complete. During the 8 pm edition of Tg1, it was announced that Gialappa’s Band will host the ControFestival, the programme set to replace the DopoFestival. They will take centre stage in a segment that will accompany viewers at the end of each Festival evening with the usual ironic and irreverent style that has characterised their television coverage for years. The announcement was made by Stefano De Martino, who starred in a video produced for the occasion in which he plays the role of a Tg1 journalist reporting the news of the ‘DopoFestival’s’ demise. A blend of fiction and self-deprecating humour, interrupted by the unmistakable voices of the Gialappa’s Band duo, accompanied the revelation of the final piece in the editorial line-up linked to the Festival. The announcement of the ControFestival thus brings the line-up of programmes linked to Sanremo 2027 full circle, completing a multi-platform, multi-programme narrative system designed to accompany the audience before, during and after the Festival evenings, highlighting its content, key figures and most significant moments. The presence of Gialappa’s Band at the helm of the ControFestival further enriches a programme that aims to engage diverse audiences, complementing the coverage of the competition with a light-hearted, original and contemporary take on the year’s most-watched television event.
Sanremo, De Martino: “A Gialappa’s-style counter-festival, no Dopofestival”
Rome, 5 Nov. (LaPresse) – Stefano De Martino announces the line-up in a surprise video on Tg1. The picture of Rai’s line-up for the 2027 Sanremo Festival is now complete. During the 8 pm edition of Tg1, it was announced that Gialappa’s Band will host the ControFestival, the programme set to replace the DopoFestival. They will take centre stage in a segment that will accompany viewers at the end of each Festival evening with the usual ironic and irreverent style that has characterised their television coverage for years. The announcement was made by Stefano De Martino, who starred in a video produced for the occasion in which he plays the role of a Tg1 journalist reporting the news of the ‘DopoFestival’s’ demise. A blend of fiction and self-deprecating humour, interrupted by the unmistakable voices of the Gialappa’s Band duo, accompanied the revelation of the final piece in the editorial line-up linked to the Festival. The announcement of the ControFestival thus brings the line-up of programmes linked to Sanremo 2027 full circle, completing a multi-platform, multi-programme narrative system designed to accompany the audience before, during and after the Festival evenings, highlighting its content, key figures and most significant moments. The presence of Gialappa’s Band at the helm of the ControFestival further enriches a programme that aims to engage diverse audiences, complementing the coverage of the competition with a light-hearted, original and contemporary take on the year’s most-watched television event.