Italy: Sanremo 2016
1st night
Sanremo 2016 – 1st night
| Date | 9 February 2016, 20:45 CET |
| Location | Teatro Ariston |
| City | Sanremo |
| Hosts | Carlo Conti Virginia Raffaele Mădălina Diana Ghenea Gabriel Garko |
| Voting | 50% press jury 50% public voting |
2nd night
Sanremo 2016 – 2nd night
| Date | 10 February 2016, 20:45 CET |
| Location | Teatro Ariston |
| City | Sanremo |
| Hosts | Carlo Conti Virginia Raffaele Mădălina Diana Ghenea Gabriel Garko |
| Voting | 50% press jury 50% public voting |
3rd night
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Sanremo 2016 – 3rd night
| Date | 11 February 2016, 20:45 CET |
| Location | Teatro Ariston |
| City | Sanremo |
| Hosts | Carlo Conti Virginia Raffaele Mădălina Diana Ghenea Gabriel Garko |
| Voting | 50% press jury 50% public voting |
4th night
Elimination round
| Voting | 100% televoting |
Sanremo 2016 – 4th night
| Date | 12 February 2016, 20:45 CET |
| Location | Teatro Ariston |
| City | Sanremo |
| Hosts | Carlo Conti Virginia Raffaele Mădălina Diana Ghenea Gabriel Garko |
| Voting | 30% demoscopic poll 30% expert jury 40% public voting |
5th night
First round
Superfinal
The group Stadio won Sanremo 2016, but declined the opportunity to represent Italy at Eurovision 2016: "We would love to participate, but we have a tour already planned. If we were young men we'd just be happy".
The Sanremo 2016 runner-up Francesca Michielin was instead chosen to represent Italy at Eurovision 2016.
The Sanremo 2016 runner-up Francesca Michielin was instead chosen to represent Italy at Eurovision 2016.
Sanremo 2016 – 5th night
| Date | 13 February 2016, 20:35 CET |
| Location | Teatro Ariston |
| City | Sanremo |
| Hosts | Carlo Conti Virginia Raffaele Mădălina Diana Ghenea Gabriel Garko |
| Voting | 30% demoscopic poll 30% expert jury 40% public voting |
| Odds | Odds Sanremo 2016 (closed) |
