Rimini is preparing to experience the days leading up to New Year's Eve with another musical event. Francesca Michielin will be the star of a special concert on 30 December in Piazza Malatesta, one of the most evocative settings in the historic centre, nestled between Castel Sismondo and the Galli Theatre.
This event is part of the two-evening preview calendar accompanying the city towards the new year, a programme dedicated to music in its most authentic form: the live performance.
One of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists on the current scene, Francesca Michielin continues to stand out for her sound research, sensitivity, and versatility. On 4 October, she took to the stage of the Verona Arena for the first time, treating the audience to a captivating concert and achieving a record of over 10,000 spectators. On that occasion, she performed "La voce che credevo di aver perso" live, a track that completes her new EP ANIME, released on 3 October (Columbia Records/Sony Music Italy).
The singer-songwriter will then return to the stage in Autumn 2026 with a tour of major Italian theatres, from Trento to Naples.
Following her debut at the Sanremo Festival in 2016 with "Nessun grado di separazione" – the song with which she represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest – and her participation in 2021 with "Chiamami per nome" alongside Fedez, and her unprecedented role as orchestra conductor in 2022, Francesca Michielin competed in the Sanremo Festival 2025 with the track "Fango in Paradiso."
In 2022, she celebrated her first ten years in music by debuting in fiction with the novel Il cuore è un organo, and as a host for Effetto Terra (Sky Nature) and X Factor, returning to the stage of her 2012 debut. She also conquered the silver screen with “Nei tuoi occhi,” the soundtrack for the film Marylin ha gli occhi neri, earning her a nomination for both the David di Donatello and the Nastri d’Argento awards.
Deeply connected to the live dimension - which she has explored in every form, from solo acoustic sets in clubs to festivals and theatres - Francesca Michielin will open the Rimini evening with a concert full of emotion and energy, performing the songs that have made her one of the most beloved voices in the Italian music scene. It will be an intense performance, meticulously crafted, where every note and every word becomes a bespoke gesture: intimate, authentic, and profoundly personal.