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Alloracast! Daily News From Sanremo, Thursday 26th February Written by on February 26, 2026

Allora! Join James Stephenson and Dude Points in Italy every day this week as they enter the wild world of the Festival della Canzone Italiana to find out what’s going on in Sanremo. Add the RSS Feed to your favourite podcast application, or click here to follow us in iTunes and never miss an episode.

Ciao from Sanremo, this is Alloracast! James Stephenson and Dude Points are back to react to Night Two of the Festival della Canzone Italiana, and talk about how the contenders for the Golden Lion are shaping up.

On this episode, James and Dude look at last night’s Top 5 from the first batch of 15 performers, and see which songs surprised and which were surprise omissions. They’ll also look forward to tonight’s third show, where the other Sanremo contenders will perform again, along with Nicolo Fillipucci and Angelica Bove as they go head-to-head for the Newcomers prize. And there’s time to review Achille Lauro’s stunning performances in the Ariston – and Max Pezzelli’s surreal ones in The Boat.

Listen to Thursday’s episode of Alloracast now on your preferred podcast platform of choice, or live every evening at 20:00 GMT on Radio Six International, with new episodes every day during the festival. Allora!

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