Achille Lauro presented this song at Sanremo 2025. Set in the Roman suburbs, the song tells the story of tormented young people who find their salvation in love.

This song, which competed at the 2025 Italian Song Festival in Sanremo, is a love dedication from a son to his mother. An exchange of roles marked by time and mutual love.

This song by young indie/pop singer Joan Thiele explores fear, insecurity and self-sabotage, inviting us to defend our ideas and follow our instincts.

Singer-songwriter Giorgia presented this single at the Festival of Italian Music, Sanremo 2025. She describes it like this: "'La cura' for me is a song that tells of a search through a very strong feeling, therefore also an awareness of the strength of this feeling and also moments of fear, moments of deep solitude." In short, we must be our own cure.

In his debut at Sanremo, Lucio Corsi paints an ironic self-portrait in which a mother's advice clashes with the disillusionment of real life. “I wanted to be a tough guy,” he says in the title, but he realizes he is fragile like so many others: "How hard the world is for normal people." The video presents the song in the context of the singer-songwriter as a kid bringing home a very bad report card. Fun fact: Lucio Corsi played a San Remo contestant in the TV series Vita da Carlo 3 (Life as Carlo). He will represent Italy to Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

Tozeur is a city in southwestern Tunisia, near the Algerian border. The train line referred to in the song was originally built for the king in the early 1900s when Tunisia was still a French protectorate. More info about the song here.

Here's a popular song from the past, all about spring: Mattinata fiorentina (Florentine morning)

Permeating the song are images of a Sicilian beach in the hot summer and the waves that could carry you out to sea.

Franco Battiato sings about love philosophically. It's useless to have regrets, since we can't go back in time.

This song is one side of a phone call made to someone after meeting her at a party. But is there anyone on the other end?

This song, by the Sicilian singer Levante, is in praise of diversity, of those who don't just follow the pack. Double meanings, rhymes, and opposites make the lyrics interesting for those learning Italian, whether or not the music is your cup of tea.

Ennio Morricone was best known for his unforgettable movie soundtracks. In fact his music was featured in over sixty prize-winning films.

The great Eros Ramazzotti sings Un'altra te (another you) written together with Piero Cassano and Adelio Cogliati. Italian actress Francesca Neri features in the video.

Fai rumore (you make noise) was written and performed by Italian singer-songwriter Diodato. He's trying to make some sense out of his life.

This single, Vento sulla Luna (Wind on the Moon) provides plenty of expressions and modi di dire (ways of saying things) to boost your vocabulary. It was written and is performed by Italian singer-songwriter Annalisa in collaboration with Rkomi.