It’s been a long journey for the small state of San Marino, so long that the best way to sum it all up is by mentioning the following: Audition, special rules, dropouts applying, delays, semi-final and final announced, semi-final and finals delays, name and branding change, over 200 semi-finalists, results spoiled ahead of time and such much more.
San Marino Song Contest
In the end, tonight saw the national final and journey come to an end, with San Marino finally making their decision. Tonight’s final featured a total of 20 songs, which came from both the audition rounds as well as specially invited participants.
To round it up, these were the 20 finalists of tonight:
- The Rumpled – “You Get Me So High”
- Besa – “Tiki”
- Angy Sciacqua – “I”
- Haymara – “Tómame Las Manos”
- CuRli – “Juliet”
- Elasi – “Lorella”
- Silvia Salemi – “Coralli”
- Giacomo Voli – “Ave Maria”
- Teslenko – “Storm”
- Vincenzo Capua – “Sei Sempre Tu”
- Marco Carta – “Solo Fantasia”
- Bianca Atzei – “Testacoda”
- King Foo – “The Edge of the World”
- Questo e Quello – “Bella Balla”
- Pierdavide Carone – “Mi Vuoi Sposare?”
- Gabry Ponte – “Tutta L’Italia”
- Luisa Corna – “Il Giorno Giusto”
- Boosta – “BTW”
- Paco – “Until The End”
- Taoma – “NPC”
Among the participants of the final, some of the most noticeable names among them would probably be Besa who represented Albania in the 2024 contest, Teslenko who were due to participate in this year’s Ukrainian national final and Gabry Ponte who were the man behind this year’s “Festival di Sanremo” jingle.
The show also saw Al Bano being awarded a “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the beginning of the show, as well as La Rappresentante di Lista performing as an interval act.
Results
Since we’re dealing with San Marino, this national final was purely decided by a special selected jury. All 20 finalists were revealed were they had finished, but without a final score, with just the placement being revealed.
In the end, the top 5 of the juries were as follow:
- Gabry Ponte – “Tutta L’Italia“
- The Rumpled – “You Get Me So High“
- Teslenko – “Storm“
- Elasi – “Lorella“
- Boosta – “BTW“
It will now be Gabry Ponte‘s task to bring San Marino back into the grand final, when he represents the small country in Basel, in the first semi-final, which will take place on the 13th of May 2025.
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Source(s): SanMarinoTV.sm (In Italian)
