The Giorgio Armani shirt and bow tie worn by Gianni Morandi at Sanremo 2022.

On the stage of the Ariston Gianni Morandi performed the song "Apri tutte le porte", finishing in third place.

He has also been a songwriter and composer for other artists. He's considered a stalwart of Italian pop music, with over 50 million records sold all over the world.

He presented the Italian Song Festival for two editions, 2011 and 2012, winning the event in 1987.

He competed in the Sanremo 2022 Festival, 22 years after his last appearance as a competitor, with the song "Apri tutte le porte", written by Jovanotti. The song won third place in the final standings of the event, also winning the Lucio Dalla award assigned by the Press Room. In the same edition Morandi won the cover evening with a medley sung with Jovanotti.