He also co-wrote the song "Adesso e qui (nostalgico presente)", performed by Malika Ayane, which received the Critics' Award in the Big Artists section.

During the press conference following the end of the Sanremo Music Festival 2014, rumours emerged suggesting Carlo Conti as a possible successor of Fabio Fazio as the show's presenter.

[4] In December 2014, following several rumours, singers Arisa and Emma, winners of the contest in 2014 with "Controvento" and in 2012 with "Non è l'inferno", respectively, were confirmed as the show's co-presenters.

[5] In January 2015, a third female co-presenter, Spanish actress Rocío Muñoz Morales, was announced by Conti, during a pre-festival press conference.

[7] Carlo Conti, Ivana Sabatini, Leopoldo Siano, Emanuele Giovannini, Martino Clericetti, Max Novaresi, Riccardo Cassini and Mario D'Amico were chosen as the show's writers.

[56] Later during the night, Italian singer Albano Carrisi reunited with former wife and longtime stage partner Romina Power, performing their hits "Cara terra mia", "Ci sarà" and "Felicità".

[55] Comedian Francesco Cicchella imitated Canadian singer Michael Bublé, and finally, co-presenters Arisa and Emma dueted on Renato Zero's "Il carrozzone".

For each challenge, the winning entry, determined by combining televotes with the points awarded by journalists in the press room, was admitted to the semi-final of the contest, while the remaining one was eliminated.

During the night, the ten competing artists which did not appear during the previous episode sang their entries, and were voted by public and journalists, resulting in a partial ranking.

Pino Donaggio appeared on stage to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the song "Io che non vivo", launched during the Sanremo Music Festival 1965.

After interviewing former footballer Javier Zanetti, Carlo Conti introduced the last guest of the night, Marlon Roudette, who sang "When the Beat Drops Out".

Based on public votes and on points awarded by the quality jury, Giovanni Caccamo and Amara advanced to the next stage of te competition, while Serena Brancale and Rakele were eliminated.