It’s Day 5 of 6 for Una Voce per San Marino, the national final selection for San Marino for the Eurovision Song Contest. Today not only did the Sammarinese Semi-Final air, where artists from San Marino compete for a spot in their own country’s national selection, but we also got the Second Chance round. By the end of the day, we will have our complete list of entries that will compete in the final on Saturday, 24 February to become the Sammarinese entry.
Below is the list of the Sammarinese artists and their songs that were shown today in running order:
1. Alessia Felici – “Non conviene mai”
2. Francesco Mariani – “Breathe”
3. Gynevra – “Il mio nome”
4. HBH Band – “I Can Be Real”
5. Kida – “Invincibile”
6. Why Xes – “Fatti a musica”
Giulia B. was listed as one of the participants, but was absent from the final broadcast.
After these six songs, it was announced that Kida advanced to the final. No other Sammarinese acts advanced to the Second Chance Round. Speaking of, we got reprisals from all 16 Second Chance entries soon after. The running order for the Second Chance Round was as follows:
1. Basti – “Rhythm in the Rain”
2. Camellini – “Patchwork”
3. Cinzia Paoletti – “Tallone d’Achille”
4. Corde Libere – “Deserti in viaggio”
5. DÉ™va – “One Love”
6. Edoardo Brogi – “Magari subito”
7. Effemme – “Half Full Glass”
8. Itama – “Chorizo”
9. Mace – “Vivimi”
10. Masala and Foresta – “Paranoia”
11. Megara – “11:11”
12. Nadine Randle – “What’s on Your Mind”
13. Sandro Machado – “Mi sangas sen vi”
14. Simon Evans – “Anywhere to Go”
15. This is Elle – “Gold”
16. Xgiove – “Nostalgia”
You can watch the the full semi-final production here:
After the final ad break, it was revealed that only the top three acts would receive qualifier spots. After crowding everyone onto the stage in Serravalle, Masala and Foresta, Xgiove, and Megara were all announced as the qualifiers, taking the last 3 spots to the final.
That concludes all 5 semi-finals and the Second Chance Round, which means our final roster of songs is complete. The following 17 artists and songs will perform tomorrow in Dogana:
Aaron Sibley – “Human”
Aimie Atkinson – “A Dare for Love”
Booom! – “Dance Like This”
Dana Gillespie – “The Last Polar Bear”
Daudia – “With You”
Dez – “Freedom”
Jalisse – “Il paradiso è qui”
Kida – “Invincibile”
La Rua – “Governo del cuore”
Loredana Bertè – “Pazza”
Marcella Bella – “Chi siamo davvero”
Masala and Foresta – “Paranoia”
Mate – “Big Mama”
Megara – “11:11”
Pago – “Il protagonista”
Wlady, DJ Jad, Corona, and Ice MC – “Questa volte”
Xgiove – “Nostalgia”
Una Voce per San Marino returns tomorrow with the final, where one entry will beat all the rest and represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. San Marino will perform in the second half of the second semi-final on 9 May.
Are #YOU watching Una Voce per San Marino? Do you think the right entries qualified today? Which act are you rooting for to represent the Serene Republic? Let us know on social media @ESCUnited, on our discord, or on our forum page!
