San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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Eurovision Song Contest 2023
CountryFlag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
National selection
Selection processUna voce per San Marino 2023
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
20 February 2023
21 February 2023
22 February 2023
23 February 2023
Second chance:
24 February 2023
Final:
25 February 2023
Selected entrant Piqued Jacks
Selected song"Like an Animal"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Andrea Lazzeretti
  • Francesco Bini
  • Marco Sgaramella
  • Tommaso Oliveri
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (16th)
San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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 ("A voice for 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.

Contents

Promotion of the entry consisted of the release of a music video as well as a tour of a selection of nations participating in the contest, including England, Israel, Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands. San Marino was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the contest, which took place on 11 May 2023. Performing during the show at position 12 in the running order, "Like an Animal" did not qualify to compete in the final. It placed last out of the 16 participating countries in its semi-final, with no points awarded to the nation for the first time in its Eurovision history.

Background

Prior to the 2023 contest, San Marino had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 12 times since its 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] It 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. [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", which eventually placed 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 with "Say Na Na Na". [1] For the 2020 contest, Senhit and her song "Freaky!" were to represent the nation, though following its cancellation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, San Marino re-selected Senhit for 2021. [5] Her 2021 song, " Adrenalina ", which she performed alongside American rapper Flo Rida, qualified for the final, eventually placing 22nd out of the 26 entries. [1] For the 2022 contest, a competition titled Una voce per San Marino ("A voice for San Marino") was held to select the country's entry. [6] Its selected entrant Achille Lauro and the song "Stripper" failed to qualify for the final. [1] In February 2022, SMRTV confirmed the return of the selection event for the 2023 contest. [7]

Before Eurovision

Una voce per San Marino

Una voce per San Marino returned for a second edition to select the Sammarinese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. [8] This marked the third time that the nation had opted to select their entry with a national final format, the first time being in 2018 with 1in360. [9]

Auditions for Una voce per San Marino were held between October 2022 and February 2023. Interested artists could apply to partake in the event through the official Una voce per San Marino website. 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). Artists who proceeded to the next round attended an academy in the Teatro Titano in the City of San Marino from 28 October 2022 and 16 February 2023, acting as preliminary castings. From 20 to 24 February 2023, a series of semi-finals decided the 22 acts that moved on to the final. Established artists were directly invited to the semi-final stage by Media Evolution SRL. [10] As the end of the auditions period approached, a special in-depth show, narrated by Maria Letizia Camparsi and focused on introducing and recapping Una voce per San Marino, was aired on RTV on 24 January 2023. [11] [12]

Emerging acts auditions

A submission period was opened by SMRTV on 20 August 2022 for emerging artists and composers to submit their entries. [13] By 14 October 2022, the broadcaster announced it had received over 400 applications, particularly from Spain, Germany and Norway, but also from other European countries, Canada, the United States and Australia. [14] Near the close of the submission period, SMRTV reported that they had received over 1,000 applications overall from 31 different countries, out of which 299 were selected to take part in the emerging acts round. [15] [16] The emerging acts auditions took place during scheduled dates between 28 October 2022 and 27 January 2023. [10]

As the only Sammarinese acts in the selection, Kida and Simone De Biagi were granted a direct pass to the final. [17] The 104 international emerging acts, including both auditionees and established artists who got automatic passes to participate in the semi-finals following their auditions, and their country of origin were as follows: [18]

Emerging artists
  • Acousticouple (Italy)
  • Alabaster (Italy)
  • Andry (Italy)
  • Angel Dell (Finland)
  • Aria (Italy)
  • Aristea (Italy)
  • Atwood (Italy)
  • Blonde Brothers (Italy)
  • Brandon Parasole (Spain)
  • Camilla (Italy)
  • Christina (Italy)
  • Christopher (Germany)
  • Con Amore (United Kingdom)
  • Daniel Schuhmacher (Germany)
  • Daudia (Italy)
  • DƏVA (Italy)
  • Dionysian (Italy)
  • E.E.F. (Italy)
  • Edoardo Brogi (Italy)
  • Eleonora Alì (Italy)
  • Ellynora (Italy)
  • Erna Hrönn (Iceland)
  • Florin Răduță (Belgium)
  • Francesca Monte and Kevan (Italy)
  • Francesco Balasso (Italy)
  • Francesco Da Vinci (Italy)
  • FreakyBea (Italy)
  • Gelida (Italy)
  • Gisele Abramoff (Germany)
  • Ice Eye (Finland)
  • Ilenya (Italy)
  • Iole (Italy)
  • Jenny & Me (Switzerland)
  • Jenny May (Latvia)
  • Kiara D.V. feat. Pamela Ivonne Cole (United Kingdom)
  • Leonor (Italy)
  • Lodia (Italy)
  • Lola (Croatia)
  • Lost City feat Emerique (Italy)
  • Luca Minnelli (Italy)
  • Luciano Carlino (Italy)
  • Luna Palumbo (Italy)
  • Morgana (Italy)
  • Nevruz (Italy)
  • Nicole Hammett (Malta)
  • Noe (Italy)
  • Norah (Italy)
  • Only Sara (Italy)
  • Ophelio (Italy)
  • Out Offline (Italy)
  • Piqued Jacks (Italy)
  • Pjero (Italy)
  • Raim (Italy)
  • Ruggero Ricci (Italy)
  • Santo (Italy)
  • Sara (Italy)
  • Silver (Italy)
  • Sophia (Italy)
  • Surama Tsu (Italy)
  • TES – Tutti Esageratamente Stronzi (Italy)
  • Tothem (Italy)
  • Veronica Howle (Italy)
  • Verónica Romero (Spain)
  • Vian (Italy)
  • Victor Arbelo (Spain)
  • Vina Rose (United Kingdom)
  • Viviana (Italy)
  • Viviana Milioti (Germany)
  • Xada (Italy)
  • XGiove (Italy)
Established artists
  • Alessandro Coli (Italy)
  • Alfie Arcuri (Australia)
  • Camille Cabaltera (Italy)
  • Ciro De Luca (Romania)
  • Deborah Iurato (Italy)
  • Deshedus (Italy)
  • DramaLove (United Kingdom)
  • Eiffel 65 (Italy)
  • Ferrán Faba (Spain)
  • Flexx (Italy)
  • Francesco Monte (Italy)
  • Ginny Vee (Italy)
  • Kurt Cassar (Malta)
  • Laïoung feat. Marzio (Italy)
  • Le Deva (Italy)
  • Lorenzo Licitra (Italy)
  • Manuel Aspidi (Italy)
  • Massimo Di Cataldo and Andrea Agresti (Italy)
  • Mate (Italy)
  • Matilde (Italy)
  • Mayu (Switzerland)
  • MeriCler (Italy)
  • Moreno (Italy)
  • Neja and Luca Guadagnini Band (Italy)
  • Rawstrings (Italy)
  • Ronela (Albania)
  • Rouges (Italy)
  • Roy Paci (Italy)
  • Selina Albright (United States)
  • Sofia Mae (Italy)
  • Stefano d'Orazio (Italy)
  • Thomas (Italy)

Semi-finals

On 20 February 2023, SMRTV announced the names of the 106 acts that had been selected to progress to the semi-final stage. In each semi-final, four artists advanced immediately to the final. A further four artists in each semi-final were chosen to advance to the second chance round. In total, 22 acts were to compete in the final: 16 artists chosen from the semi-finals, four from the second chance round, and the two Sammarinese artists that had automatically advanced to the final. All of these events took place at the Teatro Nuovo in Dogana. [19]

Key:  Finalist   Second chance   Absent

Semi-final 1 – 20 February 2023 [20]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Acousticouple"Hell Rider"Eliminated
2 Alfie Arcuri "Collide"Finalist
3Alabaster"Ambrosia"Eliminated
4Andry"Superboom"Eliminated
5Alessandro Coli"Afterglow"Eliminated
6Angel Dell"Hard to Be an Angel"Eliminated
7Aria"Una"Eliminated
8Aristea"Dentro una bolla"Eliminated
9Atwood"Dangerous"Eliminated
10Blonde Brothers"Da che parte stai"Eliminated
11Brandon Parasole"Affare"Eliminated
12Camilla"It's Not You, It's Me"Second chance
13Camille Cabaltera"Mental"Second chance
14Christina"Complicated"Eliminated
15Christopher Grev"Stars in the Sky"Eliminated
16 Ciro De Luca "L'amore universale"Eliminated
17Con Amore"Perfect Sight"Eliminated
18 Daniel Schuhmacher "Skin I'm In"Eliminated
19Daudia"What If"Second chance
20 Deborah Iurato "Out of Space"Finalist
21Deshedus"Non basterà"Finalist
22Dəva"Malaise"Eliminated
23Dionysian"Steps of the Way"Eliminated
24DramaLove"Thunder"Eliminated
25E.E.F."Something for You"Finalist
26Edoardo Brogi"Due punti sull'equatore"Second chance
Semi-final 2 – 21 February 2023 [21]
DrawArtistSongResult
1 Eiffel 65 "Movie Star"Finalist
2Eleonora Alì"Fade Out"Eliminated
3Ellynora"Mama Told Me"Finalist
4Erna Hrönn"Your Voice"Eliminated
5Ferrán Faba"Cita en el Metaverso"Eliminated
6Leonor"Una parola sola"Eliminated
7Flexx"GOK (God Only Knows)"Second chance
8Florin Răduță"My Mind"Second chance
9Francesca Monte and Kevan"Holding on to You"Eliminated
10Francesco Balasso"Chi sono"Eliminated
11Francesco Da Vinci"Prumess"Eliminated
12Francesco Monte"Eklissi"Eliminated
13FreakyBea"Fiori"Eliminated
14Gelida"Frena"Eliminated
15Ginny Vee"Haunted"Eliminated
16 Gisele Abramoff "Playlist"Eliminated
17Ice Eye"Raging Storm"Eliminated
18Ilenya"Japan"Eliminated
19Iole"Sul tetto del mondo"Finalist
20Jenny & Me"Portami nel cuore"Eliminated
21Jenny May"When the World Awakens"Eliminated
22Kiara D.V. feat. Pamela Ivonne Cole"My Time"Second chance
23Kurt Cassar"Hurdles"Eliminated
24La Bebae"Tocco il fondo"Second chance
25Laïoung feat. Marzio"12 Hours"Eliminated
26Le Deva"Fiori su Marte"Finalist
27Lodia"Fine del mondo"Eliminated
Semi-final 3 – 22 February 2023 [22]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Lola"Imperio"Eliminated
2Lorenza Rocchiccioli"I Am Worthy"Eliminated
3Lorenzo Licitra"Never Give Up"Finalist
4Lost City feat. Emerique"Titan"Second chance
5Luca Minnelli"Lucky Love"Eliminated
6Luciano Carlino"Hiroshima's Dreams"Eliminated
7Luna Palumbo"Batticuore"Second chance
8Manuel Aspidi"Fading Out the Silence"Eliminated
9 Massimo Di Cataldo and Andrea Agresti"Una canzone brutta"Eliminated
10Mate"Prisma"Second chance
11Matilde"Come fanno i gatti"Eliminated
12Mayu"C'è qualcosa in me che non fuziona"Finalist
13MeriCler"Souvenirs"Eliminated
14 Moreno "Vieni via con me"Eliminated
15Morgana"A Lonely Night in Shanghai"Second chance
16 Neja and Luca Guadagnini Band"Questione di fortuna"Eliminated
17Nevruz"L'alieno"Finalist
18Nicole Hammett"Giochi strategici"Eliminated
19Noe"Sottosopra"Eliminated
20Only Sara"Bleach"Eliminated
21Ophelio"Rubber"Eliminated
22Out Offline"Endless Loop"Eliminated
23 Piqued Jacks "Like an Animal"Finalist
—Norah—Absent
Semi-final 4 – 23 February 2023 [23]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Pjero"Spiderman"Second chance
2Raim"All Alone"Second chance
3Rawstrings"Pardonne-moi mon enfant"Eliminated
4 Ronela "Salvaje"Second chance
5Rouges"All'alba del mio amore"Eliminated
6 Roy Paci "Tromba"Second chance
7Ruggero Ricci"Firework"Eliminated
8Santo"Torna presto"Eliminated
9Sara"Tutto bene"Eliminated
10Selina Albright"Did I Ever"Eliminated
11Silver"Get You Back"Eliminated
12Sofia Mae"Dentro questa musica"Eliminated
13Sophia"Skybreaker"Eliminated
14Stefano d'Orazio"Si fa così"Eliminated
15Surama Tsu"Tre tavole"Eliminated
16TES – Tutti Esageratamente Stronzi"Giovani di mezza età"Eliminated
17Thomas"23:23"Finalist
18Tothem"Sacro e profano"Finalist
19Veronica Howle"Che"Eliminated
20Verónica Romero"Army of One"Eliminated
21Vian"Wicca"Eliminated
22Vina Rose"Oblivious"Finalist
23Viviana"Prigioniera nera"Eliminated
24Viviana Milioti"Seraphina's Lullaby"Eliminated
25Xada"Come nei film"Eliminated
26XGiove"Fuoco e benzina"Finalist
—Victor Arbelo—Absent

Second chance

Before the second chance round, Pjero was initially confirmed among the contestants with the song "Spiderman", but he was later disqualified from the competition as his song had already been released two years earlier on digital platforms, in conflict with the contest rules. Selina Albright was initially selected as an alternate, but dropped out due to logistical reasons; thus, TES – Tutti Esageratamente Stronzi were subsequently selected to compete. [24]

Key:  Finalist   Absent

Second chance round – 24 February 2023 [23] [25]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Camilla"It's Not You, It's Me"Eliminated
2Camille Cabaltera"Mental"Eliminated
3Daudia"What If"Eliminated
4Edoardo Brogi"Due punti sull'equatore"Finalist
5Flexx"GOK (God Only Knows)"Eliminated
6Florin Raduța"My Mind"Eliminated
7Kiara D.V. feat. Pamela Ivonne Cole"My Time"Eliminated
8La Bebae"Tocco il fondo"Eliminated
9Lost City feat. Emerique"Titan"Eliminated
10Luna Palumbo"Batticuore"Eliminated
11Mate"Prisma"Finalist
12Morgana"A Lonely Night in Shanghai"Eliminated
13Raim"All Alone"Eliminated
14 Ronela "Salvaje"Finalist
15 Roy Paci "Tromba"Finalist
16TES – Tutti Esageratamente Stronzi"Giovani di mezza età"Eliminated
—Pjero"Spiderman"Disqualified

Final

The final took place on 25 February 2023 and was hosted by Jonathan Kashanian and Senhit. Twenty-two participants were scheduled to take part, however Simone De Biagi withdrew himself from consideration due to throat issues. [26] Interval acts included 2022's Sammarinese entrant Achille Lauro and 2008's Miodio, who marked 15 years since their performance for the nation's Eurovision debut. At the end of the event, Piqued Jacks were declared the winners with their song "Like an Animal". The result was determined by a six-member jury panel consisting of Al Bano (jury president and Italy's 1976 and 1985 Eurovision entrant), Charlotte Davis (British television producer), Steve Lyon (British sound engineer), Clarissa Martinelli (journalist), Antonio Rospini (musician and artistic consultant), and Dino Steward (managing director of BMG Italy). [26] [27] Only the placements of the top 10 acts were revealed. [26] The band Piqued Jacks consisted of Francesco Bini (bass), Andrea Lazzeretti (vocals), Tommaso Olivieri (drums), and Marco Sgaramella (guitar). [28]

Key:   Winner   Second place   Third place   Absent

Final – 25 February 2023 [27]
DrawArtistSongPlace
1 Roy Paci "Tromba"–
2Vina Rose"Oblivious"10
3Deshedus"Non basterà"–
4Kida"Stessa pelle"–
5Thomas"23:23"–
6 Piqued Jacks "Like an Animal"1
7E.E.F."Something for You"9
8Iole"Sul tetto del mondo"–
9 Deborah Iurato "Out of Space"–
10Nevruz"L'alieno"–
11 Eiffel 65 "Movie Star"5
12Le Deva"Fiori su Marte"2
13Mayu"C'è qualcosa in me che non fuziona"4
14Lorenzo Licitra"Never Give Up"–
15Mate"Prisma"–
16Tothem"Sacro e profano"8
17Edoardo Brogi"Due punti sull'equatore"6
18Ellynora"Mama Told Me"7
19 Alfie Arcuri "Collide"–
20 Ronela "Salvaje"–
21XGiove"Fuoco e benzina"3
—Simone De Biagi"Catching Memories"—

Promotion

"Like an Animal" was the last of 2023's Eurovision entries to be released to streaming services, with only live versions being available until its studio version release on 5 April. [29] [30] A music video of the song was later released on 27 April and featured the group dressed in 90s-inspired outfits with "flashmob-style choreography". [31]

Piqued Jacks' first live performance of "Like an Animal" following their selection took place on 25 March at an event held in Barcelona at the Palau Sant Jordi. The occasion included past and present Eurovision winners and participants. [32] Other promotional appearances took place in London, Tel Aviv, Madrid, Amsterdam, and Warsaw, the latter of which Piqued Jacks were joined by previous San Marino representative Senhit. [32] [33] The group also appeared in print media, having been interviewed about their participation and Eurovision journey by the Italian edition of Rolling Stone . [34]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 took place at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool, United Kingdom, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 9 and 11 May and the final on 13 May 2023. [35] 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. [36] The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into five different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in. San Marino was placed into the 11 May second semi-final, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. [37] Once all the competing songs for the 2023 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. San Marino was set to perform in position 12, following the entry from Georgia and before the entry from Austria. [38] 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. [39]

Performances

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Piqued Jacks performing in Liverpool during a dress rehearsal for the second semi-final.

Piqued Jacks took part in technical rehearsals in Liverpool on 2 and 5 May, and dress rehearsals on 10 May. [40] The latter included the jury show where the professional back-up juries of each country watched and voted in a result used if any issues with public televoting occurred. [41] Greek creative director, choreographer and dancer Nick Marianos led the Piqued Jacks' creative team responsible for the group's stage presence, having previously served in that role for San Marino in 2019 for Serhat's "Say Na Na Na". [42] The group appeared on stage in all black with red details and were surrounded by red screens that at times showed lips and eyes. [28] The group's outfits for several promotional events as well as the contest itself were handled by Tuscan designer Noell Maggini. [42]

At the end of the 11 May second semi-final, San Marino was not among the 10 countries announced as qualifiers for the final. [43] It was later revealed that the nation had placed last in its semi-final, receiving no points. [44]

Voting

Voting during the shows involved each country awarding sets of points from 1–8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting in the final vote, while the semi-final vote was based entirely on the vote of the public. [45] As San Marino shares its telephone system with Italy, televoting results from the nation were instead produced by jury votes. [46] [47] Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. [48] The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the final; the individual results from each jury member were released in an anonymised form. The Sammarinese jury consisted of Francesco Stefanelli, Lewis Busignani, Luca Zucchi, Barbara Andreini, and Sabrina Minguzzi. [49]

In the second semi-final, San Marino finished in last place out of 16 entries and did not receive any points. Romania also did not receive any points, but placed 15th according to the tie-breaking rules, placing it ahead of San Marino. This marked the first time that San Marino had received no points at Eurovision. [50] [51] Over the course of the contest, the nation awarded its top 12 points to Lithuania in the second semi-final and to Italy (jury) and Finland (televote) in the final. [44] [52] John Kennedy O'Connor served as the Sammarinese spokesperson, announcing the votes awarded by the Sammarinese jury during the final. [53]

Points awarded to San Marino

In the semi-final, San Marino did not receive any points in the televote. [44]

Points awarded by San Marino

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Sammarinese jury: [49]

  • Francesco Stefanelli
  • Lewis Busignani
  • Luca Zucchi
  • Barbara Andreini
  • Sabrina Minguzzi
Detailed voting results from San Marino (Semi-final 2) [44]
DrawCountryJury
RankPoints
01Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 14
02Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 74
03Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 15
04Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 210
05Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 65
06Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 101
07Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 47
08Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11
09Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 92
10Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 13
11Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 83
12Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
13Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 38
14Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 12
15Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 112
16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 56
Detailed voting results from San Marino (Final) [52]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror 1Juror 2Juror 3Juror 4Juror 5RankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11132555617
02Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 23201814102026
03Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 20192321222515
04Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8158151314101
05Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 22262419112124
06Flag of France.svg  France 2510207171611
07Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 13913991365
08Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1421412199221
09Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 12312687438
10Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 517713121118
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1131111247
12Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 21662221025
13Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 242526242426112
14Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 17141910181919
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 71851136523
16Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38116144714
17Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 157151861212
18Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 441017218383
19Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1962220161756
20Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1021174710174
21Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 26222522152420
22Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 654343892
23Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9112182015210
24Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1612926251822
25Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 21231125262216
26Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 18241623232313

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to San Marino's inability to provide a televoting result, its backup jury votes were used.

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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">Say Na Na Na</span> 2019 song by Serhat

"Say Na Na Na" is a 2019 single by Turkish singer Serhat. The song represented San Marino after being internally selected by Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV), the Sanmarinese national broadcaster. The song was released on 7 March 2019. It finished 19th in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

San Marino planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was scheduled to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Italian singer Senhit was chosen to represent the nation with her song "Freaky!". Sammarinese broadcaster San Marino RTV (SMRTV) internally selected the singer, while her song was selected through a national final entitled Digital Battle. Senhit previously represented San Marino in the 2011 contest, but failed to qualify for the final. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe during 2020, the Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled in mid-March 2020. "Freaky!" was subsequently an entry for several replacement events including Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light, Der kleine Song Contest and Sveriges 12:a. Senhit announced during the former of the three that she would return to represent the nation at the 2021 contest the following year.

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.

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 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.

<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">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 is set to participate 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 their 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. It was written and produced by Issa Dante Ramos Solomando, Roberto la Lueta Ruiz, and Sara Jiménez Moral. The song was released on 15 February 2024 by Indica Entertainment. "11:11" is set to be the Sammarinese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, to be held in Malmö, Sweden.

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