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- Bookies make Marco Mengoni the 2/1 favourite to win Festival Di SanRemo
- Giorgia the biggest contender to Marco Mengoni in the betting at 5/2
- Ukraine remain the favourites to win Eurovision with Italy 17/2 fifth favourites
Bookies make Marco Mengoni the 2/1 favourite to win Festival Di SanRemo
The 2023 Festival Di SanRemo takes place this week with the first Semi-Final getting underway this evening and bookies are giving odds on who will win.
Marco Mengoni is 2/1 to win Festival Di SanRemo and represent Italy at Eurovision for the second time after previously being their entrant back in 2013.
Mengoni finished in 7th place that year and will be hoping to represent his country and go one better this year in the United Kingdom.
William Hill say there's a 33% chance that Mengoni wins Festival Di SanRemo with the final set to take place on Saturday.
| 2023 Festival Di SanRemo Winner
|
Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Mengoni
|
2/1 | 33.3% |
| Giorgia
|
5/2 | 28.6% |
| Ultimo
|
11/4 | 26.7% |
| Lazza
|
13/2 | 13.3% |
| Elodie
|
10/1 | 9.1% |
The top of the betting market is tight with probability of the top three in the market of winning ranging from 33% to 26%.
Giorgia the biggest contender to Marco Mengoni in the betting at 5/2
Giorgia Todrani is a hugely popular singer in Italy and returns to the Festival Di SanRemo after previously entering the song contest.
Giorgia has participated three times at Festival Di SanRemo in 1995, 1996 and 2001 finishing in first, third and second place respectively.
Back in 1995 though Italy turned down their invitation meaning that Giorgia didn't represent her country at Eurovision.
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Ukraine remain the favourites to win Eurovision with Italy 17/2 fifth favourites
Ukraine remain the outright favourites to win Eurovision as they have been since the betting market was introduced after last year's winning performance.
The country's inability to host the Song Contest due to the ongoing conflict with Russia means that the United Kingdom will host the award show.
There's a 26% chance of them winning Eurovision for the second year in a row according to the latest betting odds.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2023 winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 11/4 | 26.7% |
| Sweden | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Czech Republic | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Finland | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Italy | 17/2 | 10.5% |
| United Kingdom
|
10/1 | 9.1% |
