San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest

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San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest – a short overview

Participation
- San Marino has taken part 15 times since 2008, reaching the final four times.
- They did not compete in 2009 and 2010 due to financial difficulties.
- The best result to date is 19th place in 2019 with Serhat’s “Say Na Na Na.”
- San Marino first reached the final in 2014 with Valentina Monetta’s “Maybe.”
- In 2021, Senhit reached the final again with “Adrenalina” featuring Flo Rida.

Key artists and results
- Valentina Monetta represented in 2012, 2013, 2014 and again in 2017.
- Senhit represented in 2011 and 2021.
- Serhat represented in 2016 and 2019 (and was set to participate in 2020 before the contest was canceled).
- Other entrants include Anita Simoncini & Michele Perniola (2015), Jessika & Jenifer Brening (2018), Achille Lauro (2022), Piqued Jacks (2023), Megara (2024), and Gabry Ponte (2025).
- 2025: Gabry Ponte guided San Marino to the final, finishing 26th (last).

National selections
- SMRTV mostly uses internal selections, but has held national finals several times:
- 1in360 (2018)
- Digital Battle (2020)
- Una voce per San Marino (2022–2025)
- San Marino Song Contest (since 2025)

Voting and rules
- San Marino does not run a televote because of using Italy’s phone network and a small electorate; voting is based on the jury.
- From 2009 to 2015, jury and public votes were presented as one combined result.
- Since 2016, voting has involved separate jury and televoting; SMRTV raised concerns about the system.
- In 2022, San Marino’s jury voting had irregularities and substitute aggregated jury scores were used for the semi-finals and final.
- In 2023, full televoting was generally restored, with backup rules if needed.

Broadcast and commentary
- Local commentators provide language-specific coverage; in 2014 SMRTV offered an English streaming commentary, with John Kennedy O’Connor and Jamarie Milkovic; O’Connor continued for 2015–2016.

Note
- For the most recent participation details, see San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.