According to Gen Z, the Sanremo Festival’s winner is Geolier: that’s the result of an instant survey by Webboh

During the week for the 74th edition of the Sanremo Festival, Webboh, the first Italian community dedicated to Gen Z, asked its audience to vote for the competing singers and choose their favourite song, using an instant survey on its Instagram channel and produced by Webboh Lab, which more than 15,000 under 25s responded to in just 24 hours.

According to Gen Z, the undisputedwinning song of the 74th edition of the Italian Music Festival is "I p' me, tu p' te" by Geolier, a Neapolitan singer, a leading artist on the Italian rap scene, much loved by Gen Z with lyrics written and sung in his city's dialect, Neapolitan. The song is about the sweet feelings experienced after the end of a romance.

According to under 25s, this is the top five of the Sanremo Festival 2024:

1. Geolier - I p' me, tu p' te
2. Mahmood - Tuta Gold
3. Annalisa - Sinceramente
4. Alfa - Vai!
5. Irama - Tu no

AMADEUS BELOVED BY GEN Z: THEY WANT HIM BACK IN THE NEXT EDITION

Interesting data emerged from the instant survey, and not only on the musical tastes of young people: Amadeus' hosting is once again proving to be a winner for 96% of those interviewed, and 93% would like him to host the next edition of the Festival as well.

SANREMO ISN'T JUST THE ITALIAN FESTIVAL; IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DISCOVER NEW ARTISTS

Unexpectedly, 83% of young people followed the music event on television on RAI, and 60% considered it something special that they wanted to experience with friends and family, confirming that the music festival continues to be a great group event for Italians, who increasingly use the Festival to discover new artists(85%).

Webboh is the flagship media for Gen Z. Created in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It currently has a fanbase of 4 million followers across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, 70% of which are under 24. The website receives 3.7 million unique monthly users (source: Audicom November 2023). It is in the top ten most influential Italian media companies on social media, as well as the first targeting Generation Z for engagement and video views (source: Italian Top Media Rankings for First Communication made by Sensemakers). The topicality, authenticity and interest generated by the content is guaranteed by the bottom-up editorial model: the community is involved in every part of the creative process.

Webboh Lab, which came about after a meeting between Webboh (4 million followers on social media) and theSyllaresearch institute with Furio Camillo as its scientific director, is the first permanent observatory on Gen Z. Webboh Labs is committed to hearing the voice of the younger generation, investigating and exploring their issues and bringing them to the table of people making decisions for them, the adults of tomorrow.