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Amici returns with sports disciplines and faculty changes
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Amici talent show format changes returns with sports disciplines and host influence claims faculty changes
The 26th edition of the Italian talent show Amici is scheduled to return returned to Canale 5 on October 11, 2026. To revitalize viewership, the program is undergoing 2026, featuring a structural revolution by expanding revolution. The program expanded beyond its traditional singing and dancing categories to include three new sports disciplines: boxing, judo, and roller figure artistic skating. A major update for the To support these new season includes categories, the introduction of show introduced specialized technical commissioners to evaluate students in these new disciplines, with commissioners. While Amadeus was confirmed as a participant. participant, recent broadcasts have featured Claudio Santamaria judging singing and Anbeta Toromani judging dance. World champion Luca Lucaroni joined the studio to present the skating jersey for the roller skating discipline. The current roster of students includes athletes Gabriele (boxing) and India (judo), alongside artistic students such as Kashmere, Tìaso, and Nicolò. The faculty underwent significant transitions. While Alessandra Celentano, Rudy Zerbi, and Lorella Cuccarini are were expected to remain, the teaching staff is in transition following Emanuel Lo and Veronica Peparini reportedly departed. Ambra Angiolini was also linked to the departure of Anna Pettinelli. cast as a potential singing coach. Internal dynamics have come under scrutiny remain a point of interest following allegations from former acting teacher Patrick Rossi Gastaldi. After eight years on the program, Gastaldi claimed in an interview that host Maria De Filippi often determines the winner by the season's midpoint and suggested that professors were sometimes instructed to “align their grading with her preferences.” Amidst these changes, former participants from the show’s early years, when it was known as ‘Saranno Famosi’, have used social media to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the program’s debut. Additionally, former contestant Emiliano Fiasco recently expressed gratitude to De Filippi via official social media channels, noting the program was instrumental in his decision to study at the Pôle National Supérieur de Danse Rosella Hightower in France.
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- 2026-10-18 06:42 UTC Amici returns with sports disciplines and faculty changes
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