In the first evening everyone performed. 30 songsa little more singers counting bands and duets. The Sanremo Festival 2026 has begun: the debut was seen by 9.6 million spectators. And so the predictions began. The five artists most voted by the press room are Arisa, Thunderbolts, Serena Brancale, Toe in the sore and the duo Fedez and Masini. The order is random. From now to the final evening there is still a long way to go but we tried to understand if something can already be predicted.
To look into the crystal ball it was necessary to use artificial intelligence. It is an exercise that serves to show how the mechanisms work behind these algorithms: we do not recommend using these instructions to bet the house on the Sanremo podium. Even if on some occasions artificial intelligence she managed to snatch something from the future: in 2024 he predicted Angelina Mango’s victory with Boredom.
The model we used this time is Gemini 3one of the latest made available by Google. The search was quite simple. Starting from the name of the singers Gemini analyzed everything buzzthe background noise that has been created these days. He took the lyrics of the songs, the opinions of the critics and everything that was needed to write a ranking.
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The final podium of Sanremo according to Gemini
Gemini proposes a podium with two safer positions and some places a little more dubious. Not only that. At the end of the comment Gemini also explained that there is a loose cannon. We leave you his opinion here:
1st Place (The Super Favorite): Serena Brancale. With his Qui con me, he is currently at the top of all bookmakers’ boards (quoted around 3.00). Her crazy voice, the emotional impact of the song and the excellent feedback from the juries make her the number one candidate for the final victory.
2nd Place: Fedez & Marco Masini. They are the real televoting powerhouse this year. The union between two such different and gigantic fan bases, combined with the very intimate lyrics of Necessary Male, pushes them straight to the top (priced around 5.00/6.00).
The 3rd Place (Balanced between two worlds): Sayf or Tommaso Paradiso. There is a good fight for the bronze medal. On the one hand there is Sayf with Tu mi piaci tanto, considered the true outsider of this edition and very strong among the youngest; on the other there is the debutant (at Ariston) Tommaso Paradiso with I romantici, who brings the classic pop song perfect for the radio and to sing at the top of your lungs.
Beware of the loose cannon: Totonellapiaga. Its prices are rising dramatically, its How annoying! it’s viral and could make the silent climb that defeats everyone.
Who will be the winner of the critics’ award?
When we go on the Critics Award Gemini loses some confidence. Here it does not define a certain winner but a selection of singers. The selected ones are: Ermal Half, Thunderbolts, Toe in the sore, Mary Antoinette & Colombre. Even if reading the reasons for the judgments mixes the Press Room Award a bit Lucio Dalla and the Critics’ Award Mia Martini.
