History
The creator of the festival, Fabrizio Venturi, first thought of creating the festival in 2019. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project was delayed and only brought to fruition in 2021, [2] [7] doing its first edition on 3 February 2022. [4] [8] In its first edition, the "Diolovuole Band" were welcomed as special guests. [9]
Throughout the years it was proposed by various individuals as a way as to select an hypothetical Vatican candidate for the Eurovision Song Contest. [10] [11] [12]
The 2024 edition saw christian musician Noel Robinson as a special guest. [13]
The festival gained increasing traction after its 2025 edition thanks to the help of Christian online groups, specifically ones on the social media platform Facebook. [14] The 2025 edition was dedicated to Pope Francis and the 2025 Jubilee. [11] It was also announced that in this edition the winner would recieve an authentic trophy made by Michele Affidato [ it ], the same goldsmith who makes the trophies for the Sanremo Music Festival, [15] this would continue in the other editions after it. [16]
The 2026 edition brought in numerous changes. Massimo Galfano, who previously had experiences as a talent scout for Area Sanremo, Sanremo Giovani, The Voice Senior , stated he had found new talents as candidates for the next edition. [6] This specific edition was dedicated to those "who operate peace". [17]
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