Why Il Volo Were Almost Banned From Sanremo — The Untold Story

In 2015 Il Volo won Sanremo with one of the most decisive victories in the festival’s modern history. But what almost nobody knows is how close they came to never being there at all. In this video we tell the full story of what happened behind the closed doors of Italy’s most powerful music institution in the months before the greatest night of Il Volo’s career. The opposition that tried to block their entry. The procedural obstacles that were never officially acknowledged. The weeks of uncertainty when the question of whether they would even be allowed to compete was genuinely unresolved. And what happened when they finally walked onto that stage. This is the Sanremo story nobody has told. Until now. 🔔 Subscribe to Il Volo Echo for daily Il Volo content — stories, music, performances and everything in between. #IlVolo #IlVoloEcho #IlVoloSanremo #GrandeAmore #Sanremo2015 #GianlucaGinoble #PieroBarone #IgnazioBoschetto #IlVolo2026 #ClassicalCrossover #ItalianMusic #IlVoloUntold #IlVoloStory #Sanremo #ItalianMusicHistory