Laura Pausiniโค Addresses Reports of Co-Hosting Role at Sanremo 2026,Demanding Equality
Rumors suggesting international superstar Laura Pausini is โฃin negotiationsโ too co-hostโ the 2026 Sanremo Music โFestival alongside Carlo Contiโ have ignited debate,prompting a โdirect responseโข from theโ singer herself.Pausini, who โขlaunched โher career by winning the festival โฃin 1993โ with “Loneliness,” is reportedly seeking โa โฃcondition for her participation: to be the sole female co-host. This demand underscores a broader conversation about representation โand gender equality within the historically โmale-dominated Italian music industry and the nation’s most-watched โฃtelevisionโ event.
theโข potential forโ Pausini’s โreturn to the Ariston theater – this time โคasโข a host rather than a performer – โฃhas generated โคsignificantโข excitement amongโ fans. However, reports from Today magazine indicated Pausini stipulated she would only accept the role if she were the only woman in a co-hosting capacity. Responding to the reports via social media, Pausini expressedโ frustration with the narrative, stating, “On the day I go out with โa duet with a woman then, โwhy doโข they โinvent โขall this evil?โข Why so many falsehoods โขabout me? What a strange nation Italy is.”
The Sanremo Music Festival, scheduled for February 24-28, 2026, remains a pivotal platform for Italian music and a โcultural touchstone for theโ country. Pausini’s potential involvement, and her insistence on โคequitable representation, has already become a central focus of pre-festivalโข discussion. The outcome of theseโค negotiations will likely set aโข precedent โขfor future editions of the festival and broader industry practices.