The Meeting Music Contest reaches its second edition, after the extraordinary success of the first with over 150 participants, and the first place assigned to singer-songwriter Mattia Stifanelli who is working, thanks to the success of his first album.
The title of this edition is "Passion for mankind", created by the Meeting for friendship among peoples of Rimini, the largest cultural and youth event in all of Europe and by the Mei-Meeting of independent labels in Faenza, the the most important national scouting platform on the independent and emerging Italian scene.
The artists are asked to present two songs: a cover and an original song that addresses the theme of the 2022 Meeting "A passion for mankind".
The 8 semifinalists perform on the Palco Piscine of the Rimini Fair on 21 and 22 August 2022 on the occasion of the 43rd edition of the Rimini Meeting.
The final is presented by Lorenzo Baglioni and takes place on 24 August 2022. The winner can perform at MEI 25 which is held in Faenza from 30 September to 2 October.
For the occasion, a Jury of Honor is composed by Grazia Di Michele, Lorenzo Baglioni and Hu, who also perform live, and other representatives of the recording and music sector, together with the coordinators Giordano Sangiorgi and Otello Cenci.