Italian singer Blanco destroys props on San Remo stage

Audience members at Sanremo’s opening night were taken aback when Blanco, who won last year’s edition of the completion alongside Mahmood, started destroying props live on stage after reporting inner ear issues.

The 19 year old started smashing floral sets on the Teatro Ariston stage, smashing flowers onto the ground in an apparent fit of rage, resulting in the audience booing the artist.

The singer’s justification of his actions to the festival host and artistic director Amadeus was that he was facing audio problems during the performance when singing his new single ‘L’isola delle rose’.

“I couldn’t hear myself in the headphones. But I had fun anyway” he said. Amadeus told off the singer for making a mess and, mistakingly calling him Salmo, offered him the chance of performing again later in the evening.

This was not appreciated by the audience however as they hurled insults and boos at the artist, leading to Blanco not reappearing on the stage.

Meanwhile, veteran Italian crooner and Sanremo co-host Gianni Morandi joined the clean up team after the outburst. The 78 year old was photographed sweeping the flowers, which later went viral.

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