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Amici talent show format changes

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2026-07-27 07:08 UTC → 2026-07-28 11:14 UTC · added removed

In mid‑July the Italian talent show *Amici* announced July 2026 Maria De Filippi confirmed a major revamp for the addition upcoming autumn season of sports disciplines to its daytime schedule, alongside its traditional singing and dancing segments. Amici. The announcement coincided with dancer and choreographer Emanuel Lo’s 47th‑birthday celebration on social media and noted that professor Anna Pettinelli was expected to leave the programme for another TV project. By late July, press reports expanded the overhaul, suggesting that Ambra Angiolini and presenter Amadeus might join the teaching staff and that the long‑standing long‑running panel of professors could will be replaced phased out by “technical commissioners.” Rumours also mentioned the possible introduction of boxing, potentially led 2027 and replaced by former MMA fighter Alessio Sakara, while confirming a technical commission that existing teachers such as Alessandra Celentano, Rudy Zerbi, Lorella Cuccarini will steer artistic strategy and Emanuel Lo would stay on. contestant preparation. Veteran teacher Anna Pettinelli’s departure was again highlighted, linking her exit to confirmed, and former contestant Giordana Angi is reported as a move possible addition to Carlo Conti’s *Tale e Quale Show*. A July 24 report reiterated the coaching staff. The daytime portion that Maria De Filippi was considering Angiolini and Amadeus for professorial roles, pending Angiolini’s theatre commitments, previously showed contestants’ daily lives will be scrapped and reiterated substituted with brief informational segments, shifting the shift cast focus toward technical commissioners and more seasoned performers rather than raw newcomers. The changes are presented as a sports‑focused curriculum. On July 26 it was announced that the upcoming season, Amici 26, will retire the professor judges by 2027 and install technical commissioners response to direct artistic strategy and contestant preparation. The revamp also adds a recent ratings decline of about three audience‑share points, roughly 600,000 fewer viewers. A new sports discipline will be introduced to the curriculum and broadens casting to include curriculum, with former fighter Alessio Sakara mentioned as a potential overseer. Casting has also been opened to established Sanremo Festival artists such as Shari, Will and Matteo Romano, aiming to recover falling boost audience figures. interest. The overhaul seeks to modernise Amici while retaining its core identity of music and dance competition.

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  1. 2026-07-28 11:14 UTC Amici talent show format changes
  2. 2026-07-27 07:08 UTC Amici talent show format changes

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