It’s for “Stella Stellina” by Ermal Meta the prize “People & Planet Lab – Sustainable Song”, within the scope of People & Planet Labthe initiative promoted by ASviS, Rai Radio and TIM with a multimedia space which, a few steps from the Ariston theater for six days from 23 to 28 February, accompanied the Sanremo Festival with a real “sustainability marathon”, confirming the commitment of the public service in promoting the themes of the 2030 Agenda through the language of music.
On February 28th at 4.10pm, in the Ariston press room, the meeting took place press conference for the delivery of the recognition, followed by an assessment of this first edition of the People & Planet Lab. The award, a wooden work, with a musical note that integrates the ring of the 2030 Agenda created by the sculptor Ferdinando Codognotto, was awarded to the singer by Giulio Lo IaconoSecretary General of ASviS, e Mariano Tredicini, Responsabile of Social Platform and & Analysis di TIM.
The jury of sustainability experts selected Ermal Meta’s song “Stella Stellina” “for the ability to give voice to the most vulnerable, pay attention to the new generations, spread a universal message of peace, in line with Objective 16 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda ‘Peace, justice and solid institutions’”. In the lyrics of the song, the singer-songwriter – declared the organizers – in fact, he wanted to address the drama of the conflict in Gaza and the impact of the war on the little ones, intoning: “I also thought about running away, from a land that doesn’t want us, but I don’t know where to go, I can’t stay between walls and the sea”.
Also echoing the opinion of the special “mini-jury”, composed of boys and girls from the Istituto Comprensivo Centro Levante school of Sanremo, which they have assigned a special mention to the song “I like you a lot” Of Sayf because “it is close to the life we live every day at school, where we always meet new people of different nationalities. The music is electrifying, catchy and beautiful to dance to”. The children appreciated it also Ermal Meta because the text recalls a lullaby, but then “it talks about a little girl who no longer exists due to the war waged by adults: children are defenseless and are always the ones who suffer the most”.
During the week, the girls and boys of the school were involved, as part of the People & Planet Lab project, in recording the second edition podcast “Sustainability notes”, created by Rai Radio and ASviS, created by Giulia Giovannelliinstitutional and social manager of Rai Radio, after the success of the first edition of the podcast in 2025, which entered the shortlist of the Prix Italia 2025. At the forefront, again this year, the children’s interviews with 24 singers and protagonists who took part in the Sanremo Festival, carried out over five days on the themes of Planet, Health, Artificial Intelligence, Gender Equality and Inclusion. The podcast will be published on RaiPlay Sound on the occasion of Sustainable Development Festival promoted by ASviS from 6 to 22 May, but previews in brief of the interviews carried out by the children were already published on the Rai News website: Ermal Meta; Toe in the sore; Sal Da Vinci; Francesco Renga; Fabio De Luigi; Virginia Raffaele; Naomi; Nicolò Filippucci; Uelo; Fru and Fabio of The Jackal; the Dry Cleaners; Leo Gassmann; Tommaso Paradiso; Federico Basso; Luca Barbarossa; Alina Ascione and the Social Band; Eddie Brock; Carolina Rey; Davide Spadolà; Daniele Condotta; Malika Ayane; Angelica Bove.
