“We’re getting used to it” is the ironic and pleased comment of Damiano of Måneskin. Blanco and Mahmood win the Eurovision Best lyrics award, an award dedicated to the lyrics assigned by Eurostory, an online magazine dedicated to the event. Last year the same award was won by the Måneskin.

Winners of the Sanremo festival with their Chills, the two musicians are among this year’s favorites. The bookmakers indicate them as second on the podium, behind the very favorite Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra who performed last night. Our champions will go directly to the final on Saturday 14 as Italy, as well as a guest in Turin having won the competition last year, is also one of the five nations considered Big five (including France, Germany, England and Spain) that is the founders of the event.