San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

San Marino is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Sammarinese broadcaster San Marino RTV (SMRTV) will organise the national final format Una voce per San Marino to select their representative.

Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country San Marino
National selection
Selection processUna voce per San Marino 2024
Selection date(s)
  • Final:
  • 2 March 2024
San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2023 • 2024

Background
Main article: San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2024 contest, San Marino has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its 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.[1] San Marino subsequently did not take part in both the 2009 and 2010 contests, returning in 2011 with Italian singer Senit performing "Stand By", which also failed to take the nation to the final.[1] Between 2012 and 2014, San Marino sent Valentina Monetta to the contest on three consecutive occasions. The singer only managed to qualify for the final in 2014 with "Maybe", ultimately placing 24th.[1] Following four consecutive non-qualifying years, San Marino qualified in 2019 with Serhat performing "Say Na Na Na" and finishing in 19th place.[1] For the 2020 contest Senit, now known as Senhit, and her song "Freaky!" were to represent the nation; following the cancellation of the event, San Marino re-selected Senhit for 2021.[2] Her 2021 song, "Adrenalina", performed alongside American rapper Flo Rida, qualified for the final, eventually placing 22nd.[1] The Sammarinese 2022 and 2023 entrants, Achille Lauro with "Stripper" and Piqued Jacks with"Like an Animal", both failed to qualify for the final.[1]

The Sammarinese national broadcaster, San Marino RTV (SMRTV), broadcasts the event within the country and organises the selection process for its entry. The country has internally selected its representatives for most of its history in the contest, with three exceptions: in 2018, the national final format 1in360 was used; in 2020, the entrant was selected internally but the song through an online poll;[3] since 2022, a competition titled Una voce per San Marino ("A voice for San Marino") has been held to select the country's entry.[4] In August 2023, it was confirmed that the selection event would continue to be used for the 2024 contest.[5]

Before Eurovision

Una voce per San Marino

Una voce per San Marino 2024 is set to be the third edition of the national selection format developed by SMRTV to determine the Sammarinese entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. The final will take place on 2 March 2024 at the Teatro Nuovo in Dogana and will see eight established artists and eight newcomers compete. A jury vote will determine the qualifiers from each phase of the competition and ultimately the winner.[6]

The selection will take place in three stages: an audition stage between 10 November 2023 and 20 January 2024, five semi-finals from 16 February 2024 followed a second chance round, and a final on 2 March 2024. Applications are open between 10 October 2023 and 14 January 2024 for emerging artists to take part in the audition phase, where about 80 entries will qualify to the semi-finals (one of which dedicated to Sammarinese artists), while established artists will be directly invited to the final by Media Evolution S.r.l. There are no restrictions on the nationality of the performer nor the language of the song.[6][7]

References
  1. "San Marino". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. Nava, Pablo (16 May 2020). "'See you next year!' – Senhit announces she will represent San Marino at Eurovision 2021". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. "Senhit to represent San Marino again!". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. Adams, Oliver (5 April 2021). "San Marino confirms Eurovision 2022 participation with new national final format 'Una voce per San Marino'". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. Salvatori, Luca (8 August 2023). "Pedini Amati sul turismo d'Agosto: 'Camere d'albergo piene al 90%, verso il tutto esaurito'" [Pedini Amati about tourism in August: "90% of hotel rooms booked, almost sold out"]. sanmarinortv.sm (in Italian). SMRTV. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. "Una voce per San Marino: al via le candidature per il Festival che premia con la partecipazione al prossimo Eurovision Song Contest dal 7 all'11 maggio 2024 a Malmö in Svezia" [A voice for San Marino: applications are now open for the Festival which rewards participation in the next Eurovision Song Contest from 7 to 11 May 2024 in Malmö, Sweden] (in Italian). San Marino Rtv. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. "Festival 'Una voce per San Marino' – The music contest linked to the Eurovision Song Contest 2023/2024" (PDF). State Secretariat of the Republic of San Marino for Tourism, Mail, Cooperation and Expo; San Marino RTV; Media Evolution S.r.l. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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