Italy's much-loved Sanremo Song
Festival continued to do well on its fourth and penultimate
night on Friday, attracting an average of 11.893 million
viewers, a record 67.8% of the TV audience.
It is the highest audience share for a Friday that the festival
has registered since the Auditel committee started compiling the
viewer data in 1987.
Geolier came top of the standings on the fourth night, dedicated
to covers, with a medley featuring Guè, Luchè and Gigi
D'Alessio.
The rapper's victory in the night was greeted by boos in the
Ligurian city's Ariston theatre.
As expected, on Friday presenter Amadeus read out a statement by
farmers staging tractors protests in Sanremo, Rome and other
areas of Italy as part of Europe-wide demonstrations.
The message stressed that the farmers were not seeking
additional subsidies or handouts, but measures to make sure they
get a fair price for their produce, saying their revenues often
do not cover their production costs at the moment.
Excitement is high for the final night later on Saturday, when
all 30 artists in competition will perform their songs again and
the winner will be announced.
The victor gets to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song
Contest.
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