San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
| Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
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| Country |  San Marino | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Una voce per San Marino | |||
| Selection date(s) | Emerging acts round: 13–17 December 2021 3–11 January 2022 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" | |||
| San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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San Marino is scheduled to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with "Stripper" performed by Achille Lauro. The Sammarinese broadcaster, San Marino RTV (SMRTV), organised the new national final Una voce per San Marino ("A voice for San Marino") to decide their representative.
Background[]
Prior to the 2022 contest, San Marino has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 11 times since their first entry in 2008.[1] The nation's debut entry, "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] In 2014, Valentina Monetta represented San Marino for the third year in a row,[4] and managed to bring the nation to the final for the first time with "Maybe", placing 24th.
The second time San Marino qualified for the final, and the country's best result to date, was in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, where Serhat represented San Marino for the second time and finished in 19th place in the final, singing "Say Na Na Na".[1] After planning to take part in the 2020 contest with Senhit and her song "Freaky!" before it was cancelled, San Marino re-selected Senhit for 2021 with a new song, "Adrenalina". For the first time ever, the nation qualified for the final two times in a row. In the final, Senhit (accompanied by rapper Flo Rida) achieved 22nd place.
Before Eurovision[]
Una voce per San Marino[]
On 5 April 2021, SMRTV confirmed the participation of San Marino 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 as a part of a 2021–2022 tourism events calendar introduced by the government of San Marino.[5]
In February 2022, following the success of the first edition, the Sammarinese Secretary of State for Tourism, Postal Services, Economic Cooperation and the World Expo Federico Pedini Amati announced that the format had been confirmed for 2023.[6]
Format[]
On 22 September 2021, SMRTV revealed that the event would be held between December 2021 and February 2022. All competing artists were initially divided into two categories: Emerging and Established. Emerging artists were invited to attend 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. Established artists, also nine in total, were directly invited to the final by Media Evolution SRL. From 13 to 17 February 2022, a series of semi-finals decided the nine Emerging acts that moved on to the Grand Final to join the ten already-selected Established artists, with the top three of the Grand Final also being awarded €1000, €2000 and €7000, respectively.[7] The first four members of the jury for this category, announced on 16 November 2021, are Emilio Munda, Roberta Faccani, and Steve Lyon.[8][9] The remaining three jury members for the category were announced on 31 December 2021, and are Maurizio Raimo, Nabuk and Mimmo Paganelli.[10]
Competing entries[]
SMRTV opened a submission period on 22 September 2021 for emerging artists and composers to submit their entries. On 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 US, and Australia.[11][12] It was later confirmed that there had been 585 applications received overall, out of which 299 were selected to take part in the Emerging acts round.[13]
Established artists[]
On 8 February 2022, SMRTV announced the identity of the ten Established artists that qualified automatically for the final in their category.[14] One day before the final, it was announced that established participant Blind would withdraw due to health reasons.[15]
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Emerging acts auditions[]
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, a total of 299 participants were announced to be taking part in the auditions, despite only 282 being listed.[16][13] From the Emerging acts round, it was confirmed that 60 entrants had qualified. They were revealed on 17 January 2022.[7] Highlights from the auditions were broadcast on San Marino RTV over three consecutive Fridays from 14 January to 28 January 2022.[17]
On 10 February 2022 it was announced that Muriel had been disqualified from the competition for unspecified reasons.[18]
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Semi-finals[]
On 17 January 2022, the sixty international semi-finalists were announced by SMRTV, along with six Sammarinese artists. The sixty international artists competed across three semi-finals from 13 February to 15 February 2022. Three acts qualified from each semi-final, along with a further three Sammarinese artists on 16 February 2022. A second-chance round on 17 February 2022 allowed a further four of the previously eliminated international 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 grand final.[19]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Sibley | "Pressure" | Finalist |
| 2 | Alessandra Simone | "A rabbia e favole" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Alessia Labate | "World Falls Down" | Second chance |
| 4 | Alice Burani | "Mezzanotte e ventidue" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Anna Faragò | "Randagia" | Second chance |
| 6 | Ashley | "In My Mind" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Brenda | "Occhi di uranio" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Camille Cabaltera | "Move 'Em Like You Never Did" | Finalist |
| 9 | Daniel Mincone | "In This World" | Eliminated |
| 10 | Isa J | "Tic Tac" | Second chance |
| 11 | Davide Rossi | "Wasted Love" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Elena & Francesco Faggi | "Nothing Can Blow Me Out" | Finalist |
| 13 | Elisa Del Prete | "Labirinto senza fine" | Eliminated |
| 14 | Ellynora | "Cuerpo" | Eliminated |
| 15 | Florent Amare | "Libre" | Eliminated |
| 16 | Frio | "A noite toda" | Second chance |
| 17 | Elis Mraz | "Imma Be" | Second chance |
| — | — | Eliminated | |
| — | Eliminated | ||
| — | Eliminated |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giada Varaschin | "W.A.T. (What a Tragedy)" | Second chance |
| 2 | Giorgio Borghes aka Claudia F | "Time is Ticking" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Gisele Abramoff | "Higher Than Before" | Second chance |
| 4 | I Koko | "Born to the River" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Jessica Anne Condon | "Water on the Ground" | Eliminated |
| 6 | João Paulo and Miguel | "Amore, infinito amore" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Joe Romano and TheStolenClipper | "Hallelujah" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Artika | "If You Love Me" | Finalist |
| 9 | Kimberly Genil | "Pink Skies" | Eliminated |
| 10 | Kumi Watanabe | "Freedom" | Second chance |
| 11 | Kurt Cassar | "Tears of Gold" | Finalist |
| 12 | Le Bebae | "Fuori di te" | Eliminated |
| 13 | Fritz | "Blessing" | Eliminated |
| 14 | Lorenza Rocchiccioli | "Non mi batte mai neanche il cuore" | Finalist |
| 15 | Arkadia | "Feed the Flies" | Eliminated |
| 16 | Luca Veneri | "Dreams and Beliefs" | Eliminated |
| 17 | Luci Blu | "Bla Bla" | Eliminated |
| 18 | Mad | "Gitana" | Second chance |
| 19 | Marco Saltari | "Settembre (e poi ciao)" | Eliminated |
| 20 | MeriCler | "Tiramisù" | Second chance |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martina Gaetano | "Coffee" | Second chance |
| 2 | Mate | "DNA" | Finalist |
| 3 | Matilde Montanari | "Diventerà realtà" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Matteo Giannaccini Gravante | "Read My Mind" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Nada & Sissi | "Malware" | Second chance |
| 6 | OnlySara | "Rubik" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Operapop | "Acqua nel deserto" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Oxa Sia | "Purple Sky" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Raymond | "Feelin' Broken" | Finalist |
| 10 | Riccardo Foresi | "Fino al mattino" | Eliminated |
| 11 | Riccardo Gugliemi | "Petali" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Basti | "Running" | Second chance |
| 13 | Thomas Grazioso | "Dance" | Eliminated |
| 14 | Snei Ap | "Viaggio" | Second chance |
| 15 | Tothem | "Celebrate" | Eliminated |
| 16 | Valentina Tioli | "Never Looking Back" | Eliminated |
| 17 | Vanja V | "Hymn of Hope" | Second chance |
| 18 | Veronica Liberati | "Once More a Little Smile" | Eliminated |
| 19 | Vina Rose | "Sweet Denial" | Finalist |
| — | — | Eliminated |
- ^ Disqualified
Sammarinese artists final[]
The final for the competing entrants from San Marino took place on 16 February 2022.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibi | "Cambiamento" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Elisa Mazza | "Gonna Do Me" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Garon × Duan | "Power" | Finalist |
| 4 | Giada Pintori | "Luce e tenebre" | Finalist |
| 5 | Ginevra Bencivenga | "Calma apparente" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Giulia 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.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessia Labate | "World Falls Down" | Finalist |
| 2 | Anna Faragò | "Randagia" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Daniela Pisciotta | "Tic Tac" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Elis Mraz | "Imma Be" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Frio | "A noite toda" | Finalist |
| 6 | Giada Varaschin | "W.A.T. (What a Tragedy)" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Gisele Abramoff | "Higher Than Before" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Kumi Watanabe | "Freedom" | Finalist |
| 9 | Mad | "Gitana" | Eliminated |
| 10 | MeriCler | "Tiramisù" | Finalist |
| 11 | Martina Gaetano | "Coffee" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Nada & Sissi | "Malware" | Eliminated |
| 13 | Basti | "Running" | Finalist |
| 14 | Snei Ap | "Viaggio" | Eliminated |
| 15 | Vanja V | "Hymn of Hope" | Eliminated |
Emerging acts final[]
The Emerging acts final took place on 18 February 2022 and featured the seventeen qualifying acts from the previous four shows. Nine of the seventeen acts qualified for a place in the final.[19]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Sibley | "Pressure" | 46 | 1 |
| 2 | Alessia Labate | "World Falls Down" | 42 | 5 |
| 3 | Camille Cabaltera | "Move 'Em Like You Never Did" | 44 | 2 |
| 4 | Elena & Francesco Faggi | "Nothing Can Blow Me Out" | 40 | 8 |
| 5 | Frio | "A noite toda" | 33 | 16 |
| 6 | Garon × Duan | "Power" | 38 | 12 |
| 7 | Giada Pintori | "Luce e tenebre" | 34 | 15 |
| 8 | Giulia Vitri | "Father and Son" | 29 | 17 |
| 9 | Artika | "If You Love Me" | 40 | 10 |
| 10 | Kumi Watanabe | "Freedom" | 36 | 13 |
| 11 | Kurt Cassar | "Tears of Gold" | 41 | 7 |
| 12 | Lorenza Rocchiccioli | "Non mi batte mai neanche il cuore" | 36 | 14 |
| 13 | MeriCler | "Tiramisù" | 42 | 6 |
| 14 | Mate | "DNA" | 40 | 9 |
| 15 | Raymond | "Feelin' Broken" | 39 | 11 |
| 16 | Basti | "Running" | 44 | 3 |
| 17 | Vina Rose | "Sweet Denial" | 43 | 4 |
Final[]
The Grand Final took place on 19 February 2022 at the Teatro Nuovo in Dogana, and was hosted by Senhit and Jonathan Kashanian.[26] A total of 18 artists participated, nine from the Emerging section and nine from the Big section.[27] A jury decided the top three, with the winner going on to represent the country at Eurovision 2022. 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).[28]
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.[29]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena & Francesco Faggi | "Nothing Can Blow Me Out" | 31 | 11 |
| 2 | Matteo Faustini | "L'ultima parola" | 35 | 5 |
| 3 | Aaron Sibley | "Pressure" | 39 | 3 |
| 4 | Ivana Spagna | "Seriously in Love" | 37 | 4 |
| 5 | Vina Rose | "Sweet Denial" | 34 | 7 |
| 6 | Cristina Ramos | "Heartless Game" | 31 | 11 |
| 7 | Alessia Labate | "World Falls Down" | 27 | 17 |
| 8 | Achille Lauro | "Stripper" | 41 | 1 |
| 9 | Mate | "DNA" | 27 | 17 |
| 10 | Tony Cicco, Deshedus & Alberto Fortis | "Sono un uomo" | 33 | 9 |
| 11 | Basti | "Running" | 31 | 11 |
| 12 | Francesco Monte | "Mi ricordo di te (Adrenalina)" | 35 | 5 |
| 13 | Kurt Cassar | "Tears of Gold" | 30 | 16 |
| 14 | Valerio Scanu | "Io credo" | 31 | 11 |
| 15 | MeriCler | "Tiramisù" | 33 | 9 |
| 16 | Burak Yeter ft. Alessandro Coli | "More Than You" | 40 | 2 |
| 17 | Camille Cabaltera | "Move 'Em Like You Never Did" | 34 | 7 |
| 18 | Fabry & Labiuse ft. Miodio | "Blu" | 31 | 11 |
At Eurovision[]
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 25 January 2022, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. San Marino has been placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2022, and has been scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[32]
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