San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

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Eurovision Song Contest 2022
CountryFlag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
National selection
Selection processUna voce per San Marino
Selection date(s)Emerging acts semi-finals:
13–15 February 2022
Sammarinese artists final:
16 February 2022
Second chance:
17 February 2022
Emerging acts final:
18 February 2022
Final:
19 February 2022
Selected entrant Achille Lauro
Selected song"Stripper"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Daniele Dezi
  • Daniele Mungai
  • Davide Petrella
  • Federico De Marinis
  • Francesco Viscovo
  • Gregorio Calculli
  • Lauro De Marinis
  • Marco Lanciotti
  • Matteo Ciceroni
  • Mattia Cutolo
  • Simon Pietro Manzari
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (14th)
San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest
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San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Stripper" performed by Achille Lauro. The Sammarinese broadcaster, San Marino RTV (SMRTV), organised a new national final concept entitled Una voce per San Marino ("A voice for San Marino") to decide their representative. The event consisted of 299 emerging and nine established artists competing over a three month period from December 2021 through February 2022 for the opportunity to represent the nation at the contest. The winning entry "Stripper" was written by Lauro, Daniele Dezi, Daniele Mungai, Davide Petrella, Federico De Marinis, Francesco Viscovo, Gregorio Calculli, Marco Lanciotti, Matteo Ciceroni, Mattia Cutolo and Simon Pietro Manzari.

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To promote the entry, Lauro released the song as a digital download, lyric video and a music video consisting of the performance of the entry at Una voce per San Marino. A promotional tour was initially scheduled, but appearances were subsequently canceled due to the rise in COVID-19 cases occurring at the time. San Marino was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 which took place on 12 May 2022. Performing during the show seventh in the running order, "Stripper" was not announced among the top 10 entries of its semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that San Marino placed 14th out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 50 points.

Background

Prior to the 2022 contest, San Marino had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 11 times since their first entry in 2008. [1] The nation's debut entry in the 2008 contest, "Complice" performed by Miodio, failed to qualify for the final and placed last in the semi-final it competed in. [1] San Marino subsequently did not participate in both the 2009 and 2010 contests, citing financial difficulties. [2] [3] They returned in 2011 with Italian singer Senit performing "Stand By", which also failed to take the nation to the final. [1] From 2012 to 2014, San Marino sent Valentina Monetta to the contest on three consecutive occasions, which made her the first singer to participate in three consecutive contests since Udo Jürgens, who competed in 1964, 1965 and 1966 for Austria. [4] Monetta's first two entries failed to qualify San Marino to the final, however in 2014, she managed to bring the nation to the final for the first time with "Maybe", placing 24th. Following four consecutive non-qualifying years, San Marino qualified for the final for its second time in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, where Serhat represented the nation for his second time and finished in 19th place in the final with "Say Na Na Na". [1] For the 2020 contest, Senhit and her song "Freaky!" were to represent the nation, though following its cancelation, San Marino re-selected Senhit for 2021. [5] Her song, " Adrenalina ", which she performed alongside American rapper Flo Rida, qualified for the final, eventually placing 22nd out of the 26 entries. [1] San Marino RTV (SMRTV) confirmed the nation's participation in the 2022 contest on 5 April 2021, at the same time also revealing that they intended to select their entry through a national final entitled Una voce per San Marino. [6]

Before Eurovision

Una voce per San Marino

On 5 April 2021, as part of the release of a 2021–2022 tourism events calendar introduced by the government of San Marino, SMRTV confirmed the nation's participation in the 2022 contest and the introduction of Una voce per San Marino ("A voice for San Marino"), a new national final format to select the nation's entry. This marked the second time that the nation had opted to select their entry with a national final format, the first time being in 2018 with 1in360. [6]

Una voce per San Marino was held between December 2021 and February 2022. Interested artists could apply to partake in the event through the official Una voce per San Marino website, [7] which was open for submissions until 8 January 2022. [8] There were no restrictions on the nationality of the performer nor the language of the song, though all artists and songs had to comply with the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest as set by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). At the close of the application window, all selected artists were divided into two categories: Emerging and Established. Emerging artists attended an academy in the Teatro Titano in the City of San Marino from 13 to 17 December 2021 and 3–11 January 2022, acting as preliminary castings. Then, from 13 to 17 February 2022, a series of semi-finals decided the nine Emerging acts that moved on to the final. Established artists, numbering nine in total as well, were directly invited to the final by Media Evolution SRL. [7] Aside from the first place act becoming the Sammarinese representative at Eurovision, the first, second and third placings of the final were also awarded 7000, €2000 and €1000, respectively. [9]

Roberta Faccani was one of the seven members of the jury of Una voce per San Marino. Roberta Faccani.jpg
Roberta Faccani was one of the seven members of the jury of Una voce per San Marino.

Voting for the Emerging artists shows was performed by a seven member jury. [10] The first four members of the jury for this category, announced on 16 November 2021, were Emilio Munda, Roberta Faccani, Roberto Costa  [ it ] and Steve Lyon. [11] The remaining three jury members for the category were announced on 31 December 2021, and were Maurizio Raimo, Nabuk and Mimmo Paganelli. [10]

Emerging acts auditions

A submission period was opened by SMRTV on 22 September 2021 for emerging artists and composers to submit their entries. By 16 November 2021, the broadcaster announced it had received over 200 applications, particularly from Germany, Russia and Sweden, but also from other European countries, the United States and Australia. [12] [13] Near the close of the submission period, SMRTV reported that they had received 585 applications overall, out of which 299 were selected to take part in the emerging acts round. [14] [15] The emerging acts auditions took place between 13 and 17 December 2021 and 3–11 January 2022. From December and over the course of two months, the 299 participants took part in the auditions (though only 282 were listed). [15] [16] From the emerging acts round, 60 international entrants and six Sammarinese had qualified for the semi-finals and they were revealed on 17 January 2022. [9] [17] Highlights from the auditions were then broadcast on San Marino RTV over three consecutive Fridays from 14 January to 28 January 2022. [18]

The six Sammarinese acts selected from the auditions were Alibi, Elisa Mazza, Garon × Duan, Giada Pintori, Ginevra Bencivenga and Giulia Vitri. The 60 international emerging acts and their country of origin were as follows: [17]

  • Aaron Sibley (United Kingdom)
  • Alessandra Simone (Italy)
  • Alessia Labate (Italy)
  • Alice Burani (Italy)
  • Allerija (Italy)
  • Anna Faragò (Italy)
  • Ashley (Italy)
  • Brenda (Italy)
  • Camille Cabaltera (Italy)
  • Corinna Parodi (Italy)
  • Daniel Mincone (Italy)
  • Daniela Pisciotta (Italy)
  • Davide Rossi (Italy)
  • Diego Federico (Austria)
  • Elena & Francesco Faggi (Italy)
  • Elisa Del Prete (Italy)
  • Eliska Mrázová (Czech Republic)
  • Ellynora (Italy)
  • Florent Amare (France)
  • Frio (Italy)
  • Giada Varaschin (Italy)
  • Giorgio Borghes (Claudia F) (United Kingdom)
  • Gisele Abramoff (Brazil)
  • I Koko (Italy)
  • Jessica Anne Condon (United Kingdom)
  • João Paulo & Miguel (Portugal)
  • Joe Romano & TheStolenClipper (Italy)
  • Katrin Roselli (Italy)
  • Kimberly Genil (Italy)
  • Kumi Watanabe (Italy)
  • Kurt Cassar (Malta)
  • Le Bebae (Italy)
  • Leonardo Frezzotti (Italy)
  • Lorenza Rocchiccioli (Italy)
  • Luca Cima (Italy)
  • Luca Veneri (Italy)
  • Luci Blu (Italy)
  • Mad (Italy)
  • Marco Saltari (Italy)
  • Maria Chiara Leoni (Italy)
  • Martina Gaetano (Italy)
  • Mate (Italy)
  • Matilde Montanari (Italy)
  • Matteo Giannaccini Gravante (Italy)
  • Muriel (Italy)
  • Nada e Sissi (Italy)
  • OnlySara (Italy)
  • Operapop (Italy)
  • Oxa Sia (Germany)
  • Raimondo Cataldo (Italy)
  • Riccardo Foresi (Italy)
  • Riccardo Guglielmi (Italy)
  • Sebastian Schimdt (Germany)
  • Snei Ap (Italy)
  • Thomas Grazioso (Italy)
  • Tothem (Italy)
  • Valentina Tioli (Italy)
  • Vanja Vatle (Norway)
  • Veronica Liberati (Italy)
  • Vina Rose (Italy)

Semi-finals

The 60 international emerging acts competed across three semi-finals from 13 February to 15 February 2022 and three acts qualified to the final from each respective semi-final. The next day, a fourth semi-final consisting of the six Sammarinese artists took place, with an additional three acts qualifying to the final. A second-chance round on 17 February 2022 allowed a further four of the previously eliminated emerging artists to qualify. A final for the emerging artists was held on 18 February 2022, where 9 of the 16 qualified acts proceeded to the final. All of these events took place at the Teatro Titano in the City of San Marino. [19]

Of the emerging acts participants, Muriel was announced to have been disqualified from the competition on 10 February 2022 for unspecified reasons. [20] Additionally, Allerija, Corinna Parodi and Diego Federico had been announced as participants in the semi-final, but were absent from the show without explanation. [21]

Key:  Finalist   Second Chance   Absent

Semi-final 1 – 13 February 2022 [21]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Aaron Sibley"Pressure"Finalist
2Alessandra Simone"A rabbia e favole"Eliminated
3Alessia Labate"World Falls Down"Second chance
4Alice Burani"Mezzanotte e ventidue"Eliminated
5Anna Faragò"Randagia"Second chance
6Ashley"In My Mind"Eliminated
7Brenda"Occhi di uranio"Eliminated
8Camille Cabaltera"Move 'Em Like You Never Did"Finalist
9Daniel Mincone"In This World"Eliminated
10Isa J"Tic Tac"Second chance
11Davide Rossi"Wasted Love"Eliminated
12Elena & Francesco Faggi"Nothing Can Blow Me Out"Finalist
13Elisa Del Prete"Labirinto senza fine"Eliminated
14Ellynora"Cuerpo"Eliminated
15Florent Amare"Libre"Eliminated
16Frio"A noite toda"Second chance
17Elis Mraz"Imma Be"Second chance
AllerijaAbsent
Corinna ParodiAbsent
Diego FedericoAbsent
Semi-final 2 – 14 February 2022 [22]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Giada Varaschin"W.A.T. (What a Tragedy)"Second chance
2Giorgio Borghes (Claudia F)"Time is Ticking"Eliminated
3Gisele Abramoff"Higher Than Before"Second chance
4I Koko"Born to the River"Eliminated
5Jessica Anne Condon"Water on the Ground"Eliminated
6João Paulo and Miguel"Amore, infinito amore"Eliminated
7Joe Romano and TheStolenClipper"Hallelujah"Eliminated
8Artika"If You Love Me"Finalist
9Kimberly Genil"Pink Skies"Eliminated
10Kumi"Freedom"Second chance
11Kurt Cassar"Tears of Gold"Finalist
12Le Bebae"Fuori di te"Eliminated
13Fritz"Blessing"Eliminated
14Lorenza Rocchiccioli"Non mi batte mai neanche il cuore"Finalist
15Arkadia"Feed the Flies"Eliminated
16Luca Veneri"Dreams and Beliefs"Eliminated
17Luci Blu"Bla Bla"Eliminated
18Mad"Gitana"Second chance
19Marco Saltari"Settembre (e poi ciao)"Eliminated
20MeriCler"Tiramisù"Second chance
Semi-final 3 – 15 February 2022 [23]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Martina Gaetano"Coffee"Second chance
2Mate"DNA"Finalist
3Matilde Montanari"Diventerà realtà"Eliminated
4Matteo Giannaccini Gravante"Read My Mind"Eliminated
5Nada & Sissi"Mala Way"Second chance
6OnlySara"Rubik"Eliminated
7Operapop"Acqua nel deserto"Eliminated
8Oxa Sia"Purple Sky"Eliminated
9Raymond"Feelin' Broken"Finalist
10Riccardo Foresi"Fino al mattino"Eliminated
11Herré"Petali"Eliminated
12Basti"Running"Second chance
13Thomas Grazioso"Dance"Eliminated
14Snei Ap"Viaggio"Second chance
15Tothem"Celebrate"Eliminated
16Valentina Tioli"Never Looking Back"Eliminated
17Vanja V"Hymn of Hope"Second chance
18Veronica Liberati"Once More a Little Smile"Eliminated
19Vina Rose"Sweet Denial"Finalist
MurielAbsent

Sammarinese artists final

The final for the competing entrants from San Marino took place on 16 February 2022. Six artists took part, with three advancing to the final. [19]

Sammarinese artists final – 16 February 2022 [19] [24]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Alibi"Cambiamento"Eliminated
2Elisa Mazza"Gonna Do Me"Eliminated
3Garon × Duan"Power"Finalist
4Giada Pintori"Luce e tenebre"Finalist
5Ginevra Bencivenga"Calma apparente"Eliminated
6Giulia Vitri"Father and Son"Finalist

Second chance

The second chance round took place on 17 February 2022 and featured the fifteen acts that finished in 4th to 8th place in the first three semi-finals. Five of the fifteen acts qualified for the Emerging acts final.

Second chance round – 17 February 2022 [25]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Alessia Labate"World Falls Down"Finalist
2Anna Faragò"Randagia"Eliminated
3Daniela Pisciotta"Tic Tac"Eliminated
4Elis Mraz"Imma Be"Eliminated
5Frio"A noite toda"Finalist
6Giada Varaschin"W.A.T. (What a Tragedy)"Eliminated
7Gisele Abramoff"Higher Than Before"Eliminated
8Kumi"Freedom"Finalist
9Mad"Gitana"Eliminated
10MeriCler"Tiramisù"Finalist
11Martina Gaetano"Coffee"Eliminated
12Nada & Sissi"Mala Way"Eliminated
13Basti"Running"Finalist
14Snei Ap"Viaggio"Eliminated
15Vanja V"Hymn of Hope"Eliminated

Emerging acts final

The Emerging acts final took place on 18 February 2022 and featured the 17 qualifying acts from the previous four shows. Nine of the 17 acts qualified for a place in the final. [19]

Emerging acts final – 18 February 2022 [26]
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Aaron Sibley"Pressure"461
2Alessia Labate"World Falls Down"425
3Camille Cabaltera"Move 'Em Like You Never Did"442
4Elena & Francesco Faggi"Nothing Can Blow Me Out"408
5Frio"A noite toda"3316
6Garon × Duan"Power"3812
7Giada Pintori"Luce e tenebre"3415
8Giulia Vitri"Father and Son"2917
9Artika"If You Love Me"4010
10Kumi"Freedom"3613
11Kurt Cassar"Tears of Gold"417
12Lorenza Rocchiccioli"Non mi batte mai neanche il cuore"3614
13MeriCler"Tiramisù"426
14Mate"DNA"409
15Raymond"Feelin' Broken"3911
16Basti"Running"443
17Vina Rose"Sweet Denial"434

Established artists

On 8 February 2022, SMRTV announced the identity of the ten established artists that qualified automatically for the final in their category. [27] One day before the final, it was announced that established participant Blind had withdrawn for health reasons. [28]

Established artists [27] [28]

Final

The final took place on 19 February 2022 at the Teatro Nuovo in Dogana, and was hosted by Senhit and Jonathan Kashanian. [27] A total of 18 artists participated, nine from the Emerging section and nine from the Established section. [29] A five-member jury decided the top three, with the winner going on to represent the country at Eurovision 2022. Each jury member assigned points to the entries ranging from one to ten based on their personal preferences, with the winner being the entry with the highest point total. [30] The jury consisted of: Mogol (songwriter; jury president), Simon Lee (conductor, composer and arranger), Clarissa Martinelli (radio presenter), Susanne Georgi (2009 Andorran representative) and Dino Stewart (managing director at BMG Italy). [31] Faccani, who had been a member of the emerging artists jury earlier in the process, opted to not continue in that role for the final. [32] Italian singer Al Bano (who represented his country at Eurovision in 1976 and 1985), Senhit (representative of San Marino in 2011 and 2021) and Valentina Monetta (representative of San Marino in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017) performed as guests during the final. [33] The winner of the event was Achille Lauro with the song "Stripper", marking the fourth time that an Italian artist had been selected to represent San Marino. [34] "Stripper" was written by Lauro, Daniele Dezi, Daniele Mungai, Davide Petrella, Federico De Marinis. Francesco Viscovo, Gregorio Calculli, Marco Lanciotti, Matteo Ciceroni, Mattia Cutolo and Simon Pietro Manzari. [35]

Final – 19 February 2022 [30] [36]
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Elena & Francesco Faggi"Nothing Can Blow Me Out"3111
2Matteo Faustini"L'ultima parola"355
3Aaron Sibley"Pressure"393
4 Ivana Spagna "Seriously in Love"374
5Vina Rose"Sweet Denial"347
6Cristina Ramos"Heartless Game"3111
7Alessia Labate"World Falls Down"2717
8 Achille Lauro "Stripper"411
9Mate"DNA"2717
10 Tony Cicco, Deshedus & Alberto Fortis "Sono un uomo"339
11Basti"Running"3111
12Francesco Monte"Mi ricordo di te (Adrenalina)"355
13Kurt Cassar"Tears of Gold"3016
14 Valerio Scanu "Io credo"3111
15MeriCler"Tiramisù"339
16 Burak Yeter ft. Alessandro Coli"More Than You"402
17Camille Cabaltera"Move 'Em Like You Never Did"347
18Fabry & Labiuse ft. Miodio "Blu"3111

Promotion

To promote "Stripper" as the entry for San Marino, the song was released on all digital platforms on 4 March 2022, coinciding with the release of a lyric video. [37] A promotional music video of the performance during the final Una voce per San Marino had previously been released on the YouTube channel of the Eurovision Song Contest on 23 February. [34] The song was due to be performed at the 26 March Eurovision Party in Barcelona, but was unable to after members of the band contracted COVID-19. Lauro indicated that due to the inability to use playbacks, he would be unable to perform without the band. [38] The next day, SMRTV announced that they had opted to not have the singer perform at the Eurovision in Concert event on 9 April in Amsterdam either or at any other live pre-Eurovision events, citing the rise in COVID-19 cases occurring at the time. [38] [39]

A free "Meet & Greet" for fans was scheduled for 23 April at Teatro Concordia in Borgo Maggiore, San Marino, [40] however, the event was postponed shortly after its announcement, with staff citing the entrant's rehearsal schedule and security as being factors. [41] A previously announced press conference on 22 April, the day before, did take place at the Palazzo Pubblico, where Lauro spoke about the link Eurovision creates between countries. [42] [43]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 took place at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, Italy, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 10 and 12 May and the final on 14 May 2022. [44] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final; the top 10 countries from their respective semi-finals progress to the final. [45] Prior to the semi-final allocation draw, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests as determined by the contest's televoting partner Digame, with the aim of reducing the chance of neighbourly voting between countries while also increasing suspense during the voting process. [46] On 25 January 2022, an allocation draw was held at Palazzo Madama in Turin, which placed each nation into one of the two semi-finals and determined which half of the show they would perform in. [46] Therein, it was announced that San Marino was scheduled to perform in the first half of the second semi-final of the contest, to be held on 12 May. [47] Once all the competing entries for the 2022 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the producers of the contest to prevent similar songs from being placed next to each other. [48] San Marino was set to perform seventh, following the entry from the Malta and before the entry from Australia. [49] In San Marino, the two semi-finals and the final were broadcast on San Marino RTV and Radio San Marino with commentary by Lia Fiorio and Gigi Restivo. [50]

Performances

Achille Lauro performing "Stripper" at the contest in Turin. Eurovision 2022 - Semi-final 2 - San Marino - Achille Lauro (01).jpg
Achille Lauro performing "Stripper" at the contest in Turin.

Achille took part in rehearsals on 2 and 5 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May 2022. [51] This included the jury show where the five-member juries of eighteen of the participating countries, responsible for 50 percent of each country's respective vote, watched and voted on the competing entries of the second semi-final. [52] [53] The performance of "Stripper" saw Lauro dressed in a sheer bodysuit wearing a fur boa and cowboy hat. Two members of his band were in cages, while the guitarist interacted with Lauro throughout the performance, including kissing the singer. [54] [55] At one point, Lauro rides a velvet pink mechanical bull in the performance, which also featured fireworks. [56] Many media outlets noted the positive response to the same sex kiss as a historic moment in Eurovision. [54] [55] [57] At the end of the voting phase for the second semi-final, San Marino was not announced as a qualifier for the final. [58] It was later revealed that the nation placed 14th out of the 18 competing nations in the second semi-final with a total of 50 points. [59]

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1–8, 10 and 12: one from their expert jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. The jury judged each entry based on vocal capacity, the stage performance, the song's composition and originality and the overall impression by the act. No member of a national jury was permitted to be connected in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. [60] Labiuse served as the Sammarinese spokesperson, announcing the votes awarded by the Sammarinese jury during the final. [61] Below is a breakdown of points awarded to San Marino and awarded by San Marino in both the second semi-final and the final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows.

Points awarded to San Marino

Points awarded to San Marino (Semi-final 2) [59]
ScoreTelevoteJury
12 pointsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
10 points
8 pointsFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
7 points
6 points
5 pointsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
4 points
3 points
2 pointsFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
1 point

Points awarded by San Marino

Jury vote issues

In a statement released during the broadcast of the final, the EBU revealed that six countries, including San Marino, were found to have irregular jury voting patterns during the second semi-final. Consequently, these countries were given substitute aggregated jury scores for both the second semi-final and the final (shown above), calculated from the corresponding jury scores of countries with historically similar voting patterns as determined by the pots for the semi-final allocation draw held in January. [63] [64] As such, San Marino's jury votes were determined based on those from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Portugal. [65] Their televoting scores were unaffected. The Flemish broadcaster VRT later reported that the juries involved had made agreements to vote for each others' entries to secure qualification to the final. [66]

On 19 May, the EBU released a further statement clarifying the irregularities in voting patterns. This confirmed that the six countries involved had consistently scored each others' entries disproportionately highly in the second semi-final: the Sammarinese jury, as well as the juries from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Romania, had each ranked the other five countries' entries as their top five, proving beyond statistical coincidence that they had colluded to achieve a higher placing. This prompted the suspension of San Marino's intended jury scores (shown below) in favour of the EBU's calculated aggregate scores, presented above. [67]

San Marino's suspended jury results (Semi-final 2) [67]
ScoreCountry
12 pointsFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
10 pointsFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
8 pointsFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
7 pointsFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
6 pointsFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
5 pointsFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
4 pointsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
3 pointsFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2 pointsFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
1 pointFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Detailed voting results of San Marino's suspended vote (Semi-final 2) [67]
DrawCountryJuror 1Juror 2Juror 3Juror 4Juror 5RankPoints
01Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 141210161715
02Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1551151092
03Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 7314936 5
04Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 5991556
05Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 82141210
06Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 161716101116
07Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
08Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 28127874
09Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1710812913
10Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 91313131314
11Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 131417141617
12Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 61161512101
13Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 11336112
14Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10422438
15Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 3676247
16Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11154171411
17Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 12758783
18Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 41615111512

Detailed final results

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San Marino RTV is a Sammarinese free-to-air television channel owned and operated by public broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV). It is the company's flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting news bulletins and self-produced entertainment programming.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) confirmed the country's second participation in the contest on 22 November 2010, marking their return after not participating in 2009 and 2010. Italian singer Senhit Zadik Zadik, under the stage name Senit, was internally selected by SMRTV to represent San Marino with the song "Stand By". The entry was promoted through the creation of a music video, a promotional tour throughout Europe and an interview to the press in the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. San Marino performed 12th in the first semi-final, held on 10 May 2011, and placed 16th, receiving 34 points and failing to qualify for the final.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) internally selected Valentina Monetta with "The Social Network Song" to represent the nation in the contest. SMRTV had initially proposed a different version of the song, titled "Facebook Uh, Oh, Oh", but was instructed to modify or replace the entry due to concerns relating to commercial messaging. The entry was promoted through the creation of a music video, a promotional tour throughout Europe and interviews to the press in the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. San Marino performed 11th in the first semi-final, held on 22 May 2012, and placed 14th, receiving 31 points and failing to qualify for the grand final. This marked their best placing in the contest to this point.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, held in Malmö, Sweden. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) internally selected Valentina Monetta with "Crisalide (Vola)" to represent the nation in the contest. Monetta had previously represented San Marino at the 2012 contest, placing 14th in the semi-finals. The 2013 entry was promoted through the creation of a music video, a promotional tour that included stops in London and Amsterdam, and interviews to the press in the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. San Marino performed second in the second semi-final, held on 16 May 2013, and placed 11th, receiving 47 points and failing to qualify for the grand final. However, this marked the nation's best placing to this point.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) internally selected Valentina Monetta with "Maybe" to represent the nation in the contest. Monetta had previously represented San Marino in both the 2012 and 2013 contests, though both entries failed to qualify for the grand final. The 2014 entry was promoted through the creation of music videos in both English and Italian, and a promotional tour that included stops in Amsterdam, Moscow and London. San Marino performed 12th in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, held on 6 May 2014, and placed 10th, receiving 40 points. The entry qualified for the grand final held four days later, where the nation placed 24th with 14 points. This marked their best placing to this point.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, held in Vienna, Austria. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) internally selected Anita Simoncini and Michele Perniola with "Chain of Lights" to represent the nation in the contest. Both Simoncini and Perniola had previously represented San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest on separate occasions. The 2015 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest was promoted through the creation of a music video, a tour that included a stop in Moscow and a contest on social media that awarded prizes to winning participants. San Marino performed third in the second semi-final, held on 21 May 2015, and placed 16th with 11 points, failing to qualify for the final.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, held in Stockholm, Sweden. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) internally selected Turkish singer Serhat with "I Didn't Know" to represent the nation in the contest. The song was written by Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz and Nektarios Tyrakis and was presented to the public on 9 March 2016 alongside its music video. While initially a ballad version had been selected, SMRTV subsequently opted to use the disco version of the song for the contest based on feedback from the public. To promote the entry, Serhat embarked on a promotional tour across Europe in the lead up the Eurovision Song Contest. San Marino performed eighth in the first semi-final, held on 10 May 2016, and placed 12th with 68 points, failing to qualify for the final.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, held in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) internally selected Sammarinese singer Valentina Monetta and American singer Jimmie Wilson with "Spirit of the Night" to represent the nation in the contest. Monetta had previously represented San Marino as a solo artist on three previous occasions. The 2017 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest was promoted through the creation of a music video and promotional performances in Tel Aviv, Amsterdam and Madrid. San Marino performed 10th in the second semi-final, held on 11 May 2017, and placed 18th with one point, failing to qualify for the final.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, held in Lisbon, Portugal. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) partnered with the London-based company 1in360 to stage an online search for their entrant, marking the first time the nation did not select their representative internally. The process, entitled 1in360, culminated in an 11-participant final with acts chosen from three wildcard selection processes and two 11-act showcase events. The winner of 1in360 was "Who We Are" performed by Jessika featuring Jenifer Brening. The 2018 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest was promoted through performances in London, Amsterdam, Madrid and Lisbon as well as a 10-week anti-bullying campaign to raise money for the Diana Award. San Marino performed fourth in the second semi-final, held on 10 May 2018, and placed 17th with 28 points, failing to qualify for the final.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, held in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Sammarinese broadcaster San Marino RTV (SMRTV) confirmed that a second season of 1in360 would not take place to select the entry. In January 2019, they announced that Serhat had been internally selected to represent the nation in the contest with the song "Say Na Na Na", co-written by himself and Mary Susan Applegate. Serhat had previously represented San Marino in 2016 but failed to qualify for the final. To promote the entry, a music video for the song was released and Serhat made appearances at Eurovision parties in Amsterdam and Madrid in the lead up to the contest. San Marino performed last (17th) in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, held on 14 May 2019, and placed 8th, receiving 150 points. The entry qualified for the final held four days later, where the nation placed 19th with 77 points. This marked their best placing to this point and their second final qualification.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eurovision Song Contest 2022</span> International song competition

The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the 2021 contest with the song "Zitti e buoni" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), the contest was held at the PalaOlimpico, and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2022. The three live shows were presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British-French singer Mika.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Sammarinese broadcaster San Marino RTV (SMRTV) internally selected Senhit as their representative with the song "Adrenalina" featuring Flo Rida. Senhit was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Freaky!" before the event's eventual cancellation and had also served as the nation's 2011 entrant. "Adrenalina" was written and composed by Thomas Stengaard, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Kenny Silverdique, Suzi Pancenkov, Malou Linn Eloise Ruotsalainen and Chanel Tukia, along with Senhit and Flo Rida themselves. While Flo Rida had provided vocals for the track, his participation in the performance of the song on the Eurovision stage was only confirmed on the day of the second semi-final due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stripper (song)</span> 2022 single by Achille Lauro

"Stripper" is a song by Italian rapper and singer Achille Lauro. The song represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, after winning Una voce per San Marino, the Sammarinese national final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Breathe (Vladana song)</span> 2022 song by Vladana Vučinić

"Breathe" is a song by Montenegrin singer Vladana Vučinić. The song represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy after being internally selected by Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG), Montenegro's broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with the song "Like an Animal" performed by Piqued Jacks. The Sammarinese broadcaster San Marino RTV (SMRTV) organised the national final concept entitled Una voce per San Marino to decide their representative. The event consisted of over 1,000 emerging and 32 established artists competing over a five-month period from October 2022 through February 2023 for the opportunity to represent the nation at the contest. The winning entry "Like an Animal" was written by Andrea Lazzeretti, Francesco Bini, Marco Sgaramella, and Tommaso Oliveri.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Like an Animal (Piqued Jacks song)</span> 2023 single by Piqued Jacks

"Like an Animal" is a song by Italian alternative rock band Piqued Jacks, released as a single on 5 April 2023. The song represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning Una voce per San Marino, the Sammarinese national final for that year's Eurovision Song Contest.

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "11:11" performed by Megara. The Sammarinese broadcaster San Marino RTV (SMRTV) organised the national final format Una voce per San Marino in collaboration with Media Evolution S.r.l. to select the country's representative.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">11:11 (Megara song)</span> 2024 song by Megara

"11:11" is a song by Spanish alternative rock band Megara, written and produced by Issa Dante Ramos Solomando, Roberto la Lueta Ruiz, and Sara Jiménez Moral, and released on 15 February 2024 by Indica Entertainment. "11:11" was the Sammarinese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, held in Malmö.

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