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Festa Totale is a single by the Italian musical duo Paola & Chiara, released on May 24, 2024."

Description
Written by Paola and Chiara Iezzi in collaboration with Adel Al Kassem, Andrea Spigaroli, and Riccardo Scirè, who also produced it alongside Zef, the single incorporates eurodance and dance pop sounds, with musical reminiscences of the Seventies and the early 2000s.. In the production, the track echoes the sound of their single  'Furore' presented at Sanremo 2023, with samba references to their 2002 hit  'Festival'. The strings were recorded live at IMRSV Studio in Stockholm, as stated by Paola Iezzi herself shortly after the release of the track on her Instagram profile and during a promotional interview for the radio station RDS. The title of the song in english literally means 'Total Party'.

Paola & Chiara describe the track as a celebration of freedom of expression and inclusivity in all its forms.. "'Festa totale' is an inclusive invitation to party, a strong and free love cry to the world, an exhortation to any kind of 'outing,' like two modern heroes on a dance floor defying judgmental looks and exploding their joy in a dance that infects everyone and everything, to which no one can say no. A total celebration that reaches the heads, minds, and hearts of everyone like an unexpected wind that makes you dance."

Music Video
The music video for the song, directed by Paolo Santambrogio, was released simultaneously with the single on the duo's YouTube channel. The video was shot at Karaoke Ronin in Milan and also features the participation of drag queen Leila Yarn (previously a contestant on the 2023 edition of Drag Race Italia). The choreography was curated by Luca Tommassini (long-time choreographer for the Iezzi sisters since the early successes).

Track
Lyrics and music by Chiara Iezzi, Paola Iezzi, Adel Al Kassem, Andrea Spigaroli, Riccardo Scirè.

Critical reception
The track is chosen by Pepsi as the soundtrack for a radio and television commercial spot for the summer of 2024 for the Italian market.

A few days later, it is announced that the track will be part (in a special edition made for the occasion) of the soundtrack for the "Estate Italiana" schedule of Sky Sport Italia and for the matches of the UEFA EURO 2024 championships.