In terms of controversy, the recently concluded edition of the Sanremo Festival will be remembered for the sudden kisses exchanged on stage.
To make people talk and cause scandal, and which will remain in history, the kiss between Rosa Chemical and Fedez during the final. A short but intense lemon escaped at the end of the song 'Made in Italy. Fedez had just been dragged on stage. Even Fiorello jokingly on Instagram live shortly after he stated «I have to say it's a quiet episode tonight, nothing happens». Also Chiara Ferragni he has declared: "Can I say something? I'll also have a lemon bonus at this point».
Provocative kiss that comes at the end of the performance on the notes of 'American Woman' Three Elodie and Big Mama. Before leaving the stage, they first melted into a hug and then into a kiss.
Of a completely different tone the very tender kiss during the final of the Coma_Things given at the end of the performance 'The farewell'. The song, which won the Bardotti Award for the best lyrics, it's a heartbreaking song about breaking up and finding each other. Overwhelmed by emotion California, Francesca Mesiano, took the initiative and kissed her partner Fausto Lama, Fausto Zanardelli.
Still on the subject of couples, here it is the kiss between Gianni Morandi and his wife Anna Dan. For her, after years of 'honourable career' following her husband, it is time to receive a white stole on which is written «I would marry you again 100 times", dedication made by her husband over the years. To deliver the stole Clare Ferragni.
Stolen kiss, having fallen into error, that one between Amadeus and Rocìo Muñoz Morales. To promote the program 'All the dreams still in flight' together with Massimo Ranieri, the Spanish actress was a guest on the third evening. In a funny sketch, the Spanish actress and presenter asked Amadeus to be her “guinea pig” to illustrate the Italian greeting: a handshake plus a double kiss that often leads to moments of embarrassment when the heads go in the same direction. Turn your cheek to the right, turn your cheek to the left, and here comes the kiss.
Kisses have also been frequently present in the other 72 editions of the Festival.
In the far away 1980 Roberto Benigni, conductor, with his then girlfriend Olimpia Carlisi They gave the floor to their 30-second, lip-to-lip kiss.
Let's jump to the edition 2006 of Sanremo. Victoria Cabello, co-host that year, interviewed the man who had been called the most fascinating man on the globe, Orlando Bloom. Unable to resist his charm, she decided to welcome him with a nice kiss on the mouth.
It is the 2015 when on the Ariston stage with the song “I belong to you” sung half in Italian and half in English, they performed Eros Ramazzotti and Anastacia. At the end of the long-awaited performance, the kiss happens.
In 2017 guest of the edition hosted by Carlo Conti and Maria DeFilippi, is Robbie Williams. After the performance on stage of the song “I love my life“, he printed a kiss on Maria's mouth. A gesture that, it would seem, made her jealous Maurizio Costanzo.
At the 68th edition of the Festival, year 2018, between Skin and the frontman of Vibrazioni, Francesco Sarcina snaps the kiss.
In the edition conducted by Claudio Baglioni, 2019, here comes during the flower delivery to Loredana Bertè a kiss on the lips.
It is the 2020 when after days of misunderstandings Tiziano Ferro and Fiorello they made “peace” with a kiss which was preceded by a photo together with the hashtag: and have a laugh about it.
In a sketch that refers to the theme of gay marriage, dressed in wedding clothes to celebrate their love with a beautiful public kiss are Boss Doms, drummer and Achille Lauro. Repeated kiss in 2020 and 2021.
Always in the 2021 the kiss of the couple formed by arrives Claudio Santamaria and Francesca Barra, partners in private life and work. The kiss comes to celebrate love against all hate.
Il Festival of Sanremo it's more and more about the "kiss".
