Angelina Mango Eyes a 2026 Sanremo Comeback After Time Out

The whispers from Italy’s music grapevine are getting louder: Angelina Mango may be planning a glittering return to the Sanremo Festival 2026 stage. The 2024 champion — who first captured the nation’s attention as an Amici di Maria De Filippi contestant — has been largely out of the spotlight following a much-publicised break from performing. Now, insiders claim she’s ready to trade her downtime for the bright lights of the Ariston Theatre.

From La noia to global fame

Angelina’s rise has been anything but dull — ironic, considering her winning song at Sanremo 2024 was called La noia. The daughter of acclaimed singer-songwriter Pino Mango and vocalist Laura Valente, she finished runner-up in Amici 22 before storming Sanremo and taking home the crown. Success snowballed: the release of Melodrama and the album Poké Melodrama made her one of the most recognisable young voices in Italian pop, and even led her to the Eurovision Song Contest, where she brought her signature style to a global audience.

A forced pause

Then came autumn 2024 — and with it, a very un-showbiz twist. Just as a European and Italian tour was about to begin, Angelina was diagnosed with acute rhinopharyngitis, leading to a complete cancellation of live dates. On social media, she posted a page from her diary explaining her decision to step back not just for physical recovery, but for her mental health too.

It wasn’t an unprecedented move: fellow Amici alum Sangiovanni had done the same earlier that year after his own Sanremo run. Still, in an industry addicted to momentum, a voluntary break can feel like career quicksand.

The comeback whispers

Now, gossip columnist Amedeo Venza has thrown petrol on the rumour fire. On Instagram, he hinted that Angelina Mango is preparing a brand-new song specifically for Sanremo 2026. If true, it’s a comeback story with all the right elements: a beloved past winner, a dramatic absence, and a return to the very stage that made her a household name.

Her pause may have been about self-care, but if she’s really heading back to Sanremo, you can expect her return to be anything but quiet. In the world of Italian music, the Ariston isn’t just a stage — it’s a battleground where careers are won, lost, and, sometimes, gloriously resurrected.

And if La noia was her way of making a mark in 2024, we can only imagine what she has planned for 2026. Hopefully, it’s not called La pausa.

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