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San Marino: The running order for the Grand Final of UVPSM 2024 | The five-member jury revealed!

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Tonight, it is San Marino’s turn to select its Eurovision 2024 entry. Una Voce per San Marino will serve as the selection method for the contest’s smallest country for the third year in a row. Following, an extensive castings’ stage and six semi-finals in total, it is time for San Marino to select its Eurovision 2024 act.

Live from Teatro Nuovo di Dogana, seventeen acts will fight for the Sanmarinese representation in Malmö. Eight of them are “emerging” artists, while the remaining nine are established artists that were invited by RTV San Marino to participate in UVPSM 2024. The seventeen competing acts will perform tonight in the following running order:

  1. Pago – “Il Protagonista”
  2. Daudia – ‘With You”
  3. XGIOVE – “Nostalgia“
  4. Aimie Atkinson – “A Dare For Love”
  5. DEZ – “Freedom”
  6. Marcella Bella – “Chi siamo davvero”
  7. Aaron Sibley – “Human”
  8. Wlady, DJ Jad, Corona & Ice MC – “Questa volta“
  9. Loredana Bertè – “Pazza”
  10. KIDA – “Invincibile”
  11. BOOOM! – “Dance Like This”
  12. Jalisse – “Il Paradiso E’ Qui”
  13. Mate – “Big Mama”
  14. Masala e Foresta – “Paranoia”
  15. La Rua – “Governo del cuore“
  16. Dana Gillespie – The Last Polar Bear 
  17. MEGARA – “11:11”

The experts’ committee of UVPSM 2024

The winner of the selection and therefore the Sanmarinese representative in Eurovision 2024 will be decided exclusively by a five– member jury, which will consist of the following:

  • Celso Valli (Head of the committee of Una Voce per San Marino 2024, composer and conductor)
  • Anna Bischi (Musician)
  • Clarissa Martinelli (Journalist)
  • John Vignola (Journalist)
  • Steve Lyon (Musical Producer)

Tonight’s show will be hosted by Fabrizio Biggio and Melissa Greta Marchetto and will begin in a couple of hours.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: RTV San Marino

San Marino: The “Academy and Casting” phase is over | The semi-finalists soon to be announced!

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The “Academy and Casting” phase of Una Voce per San Marino 2024, the Sanmarinese selection format for Eurovision 2024, has just come to an end.

During its two-months run, over seven-hundred artists from all over the world auditioned in order to receive a golden ticket for the microstate’s national final. Diversity was more than present, while the competing artists’ music genres varied from pop to rock and from fifty’s influenced music to rap.

We remind you that the third and final round of “Academy and Casting” commenced on January 12 and was concluded just a few hours ago at the San Marino Outlet Exprerience.

Semi-Finalists to be announced soon

An expert committee has reviewed and evaluated all the performers during the three rounds of auditions. The jury will soon come to a decision and will therefore reveal the eighty -expected- finalists who will advance to UVPSM 2024 semi-finals.

What’s next for UVPSM 2024

Following the conclusion of the “Academy and Casting” phase the semi-finals will take place. The exact number of semi-finals has not been revealed. However, the regulations of UVPSM attached to the competition’s website, without prejudice as they may change, state the following:

  • Four semi-finals will take place in order for the committee to select the artists who will directly advance to the Grand Final as well as those who will advance to the second-chance semi-final(fifth semi-final). The artists participating in the second-chance semi-final will also fight for a spot at the selection’s Grand Final. During these five semi-finals, approximately seven finalists will be decided.
  • Moreover, a sixth semi-final will be held between Sanmarinese contestants. Out of this semi-final, only one contestant will be directly advanced to the Grand Final.
Grand Final

Among 16 participants, the winner of UVPSM 2024 will be decided by a five-member jury. Eight will be the participants who will derive from the “emerging artists” category, while the remaining eight will be selected and invited by RTV as established artists.

The Grand Final of UVPSM 2024 will take place on February 24 at Teatro Nuovo di Dogana and the winner of the selection will therefore have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö in terms of meeting the criteria of eligibility of RTV.

Despite this marathon session of a national selection, Piqued Jacks, UVPSM 2023 winners, did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final, finishing dead least with nul points.

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Source: sanmarinortv

San Marino: The third round of Una Voce per San Marino Auditions commences today!

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As we have previously informed you, today, January 12, marks the day that the third and final round of “Academy and Casting” stage of UVPSM 2024 commences.

San Marino’s broadcaster, RTV, has announced that the third round of the casting stage will be concluded on Saturday, November 20 and will be held at rhe San Marino Outlet Experience.

The competing artists in the “Academy and Casting” third round

January 12
  1. Andrea Licciardo
  2. CaTa
  3. BAOM (Blues Ash of Manatthan)
  4. Alabaster
  5. Simon Evans
  6. MERI LU JACKET
  7. Francesco Balasso
  8. Timea Göghova
  9. OMAR CORCOS
  10. DIAMOND
  11. Alessandro e Guya Canino
  12. Filippo Ferrante
  13. Francesca Bernardini
  14. Malema
  15. Vitania
  16. LaFlamme
  17. Made
  18. MATE
  19. La bebae
  20. Uragano
  21. Blonde Brothers
  22. Framenti
  23. Crisalide
  24. Missing Ink
  25. Aurora Borealo & Martelli
  26. Kevin
  27. Francesco Mariani
  28. HBH Band
  29. Papillon
  30. Kija
  31. Piera
January 13
  1. Cristiano Cosa
  2. Mr&Mrs
  3. Veronica
  4. Diego Federico
  5. FAMASONGS
  6. Vee Jack
  7. Camilla
  8. Dalilah
  9. LUMIED
  10. Atwood
  11. Sinforosa
  12. Babols
  13. RanMa
  14. Effemme
  15. MARK
  16. ABA
  17. GreZma
  18. Tommaso Sangiorgi
  19. Why Xes
  20. Lasties
  21. Dr. Myine
  22. FEEL
  23. CHIARA TROTTA
  24. Mace
  25. CAINERO
  26. Senza volto
January 14
  1. Gynevra
  2. Mangodream
  3. Clairet
  4. Marcolisa feat Johanna e gli HGM
  5. Sounds of Liberty
  6. DE MO
  7. Vincenzo Ferraro
  8. Nicole
  9. Jestar’s
  10. Fjord
  11. RAFFI
  12. Junaisinsane
  13. Manuel Meroni
  14. Elena
  15. Glorya
  16. The Miss
  17. Ego Meco
  18. UMAS
  19. Lanona
  20. Sarah Naldi
  21. Alessandro Orlando Graziano
  22. ILENIA SUFFREDINI
  23. Cristina Macchiavelli
  24. Miriam
  25. DIA
  26. Möly & Nicole Bullet
  27. Pandora’s Box
January 18
  1. Alessio Gandolfi
  2. Alessandra Cossu
  3. Elis
  4. Alessia
  5. Leonor and Enea
  6. Pierangelo
  7. Nemo
  8. ZELENA
  9. ITAMA
  10. Richard Wolf
  11. LUCA BREUZA
  12. DIDI
  13. Eda Marì
  14. Kimono
  15. NOOR
  16. Edoardo Brogi
  17. Known Physics
  18. Edoardo Tischer
  19. DAVA
January 19
  1. Nicola Squillace
  2. Sofia Villa
  3. ELLESD
  4. Side74
January 20
  1. Alessandro Monteleone
  2. Raspa
  3. Lasersight
  4. Rita Esse
  5. Ssd project feat Azzurra
  6. OUT OFFLINE
  7. AMANDA
  8. Stefan Quinto
  9. Sylvia Meritano
  10. Vane
  11. Marco Nicolai
  12. Camellini
  13. Cabiria
  14. Elisa Giraudo
  15. Lord oF ThE TrippyMonkeys

“Academy and Casting” in depth

The “Academy and Casting” phase of UVPSM 2024 focuses on emerging artists, with eight of them ultimately competing for Sanmarinese representation in the competition’s Grand Final. During this stage, registered artists receive masterclasses from professionals in the music industry, such as:

  • Domenico “Mimmo” Paganelli – “Do you want to sing “inside the records”?”
  • Domenico “Mimmo” Gallotti – “The collection of rights in music”
  • Diego Locanto – “Mental Coaching”
  • Ruggero Ricci – “The Eurovision Song Contest”
  • Vanessa Chiappa – “The voice at the service of interpretation”
  • Andrea Fresu – “Law and music”

What’s next for UVPSM 2024?

Following the conclusion of the “Academy and Casting” phase, Una Voce per San Marino 2024 the semi-finals will take place. The exact number of semi-finals has not been revealed. However, the regulations of UVPSM attached to the competition’s website, without prejudice as they may change, state the following:

  • Four semi-finals will take place in order for the committee to select the artists who will directly advance to the Grand Final as well as those who will advance to the second-chance semi-final(fifth semi-final). The artists participating in the second-chance semi-final will also fight for a spot at the selection’s Grand Final. During these five semi-finals, approximately seven finalists will be decided.
  • Moreover, a sixth semi-final will be held between Sanmarinese contestants. Out of this semi-final, only one contestant will be directly advanced to the Grand Final.
Grand Final

Between 16 participants, the winner of UVPSM 2024 will be decided by a five-member jury. The winner of the selection will therefore have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö in terms of meeting the criteria of eligibility of RTV.

Despite this marathon session of a national selection, Piqued Jacks, UVPSM 2023 winners, did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final, finishing dead least with nul points.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: RTV San Marino

San Marino: The semi-finals of Una Voce Per San Marino 2024 will take place on February 15 and 16!

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Una Voce per San Marino will be used as the microstate’s national selection format for the third consecutive year.

While today, January 10, is the last day that the submissions’ window is open, the  “Academy and Casting” phase will soon be completed after beginning two months ago. The aforementioned stage of the competition will determine which artists will advance to the semi-finals.

As this preliminary stage nears its conclusion, RTV San Marino has revealed that the UVPSM 2024 semi-finals will take place on February 15 and 16, with the Grand Final airing a week later on February 24 at Teatro Nuova Dogana.

“Academy and Casting” in depth

The “Academy and Casting” phase of UVPSM 2024 focuses on emerging artists, with eight of them ultimately competing for Sanmarinese representation in the competition’s Grand Final. During this stage, registered artists receive masterclasses from professionals in the music industry, such as:

  • Domenico “Mimmo” Paganelli – “Do you want to sing “inside the records”?”
  • Domenico “Mimmo” Gallotti – “The collection of rights in music”
  • Diego Locanto – “Mental Coaching”
  • Ruggero Ricci – “The Eurovision Song Contest”
  • Vanessa Chiappa – “The voice at the service of interpretation”
  • Andrea Fresu – “Law and music”

The “Academy and Casting” stage reaches its final phase from January 12-14 and from January 18-21 and takes place at the San Marino Outlet Experience.

What’s next?

Following the conclusion of the “Academy and Casting” phase, Una Voce per San Marino 2024 the semi-finals will take place. The exact number of semi-finals has not been revealed. However, the regulations of UVPSM attached to the competition’s website without prejudice, as they may change, state the following:

  • Four semi-finals will take place in order for the committee to select the artists who will directly advance to the Grand Final as well as those who will advance to the second-chance semi-final(fifth semi-final). The artists participating in the second-chance semi-final will also fight for a spot at the selection’s Grand Final. During these five semi-finals, approximately seven finalists will be decided.
  • Moreover, a sixth semi-final will be held between Sanmarinese contestants. Out of this semi-final, only one contestant will be directly advanced to the Grand Final.
Grand Final

Between 16 participants, the winner of UVPSM 2024 will be decided by a five-member jury. The winner of the selection will therefore have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö in terms of meeting the criteria of eligibility of RTV.

Despite this marathon session of a national selection, Piqued Jacks, UVPSM 2023 winners, did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final, finishing dead least with nul points.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: sanmarinotv

San Marino: Megara are contenders for Una Voce per San Marino 2024!

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Although, we expected them to compete in the Spanish national selection, Benidorm Fest, where we first met them, the Spanish group Megara appears to spread their wings elsewhere in Europe.

We first met the eccentric group, Megara, at Benidorm Fest 2023, Spain’s national final for Eurovision, where they finished at the much respectable fourth place.

Megara consider their participation in Eurovision to be a milestone in their career. Hence, following their first try at Benidorm Fest 2022, where they did not qualify to the galas, they also participated in 2023 with their song “Arcadia“. Regardless not winning the ticket for Liverpool, their groundbreaking performance and their style were praised last year.

The third time is the charm, they say, so this year, they were planning their next participation, aiming to win and represent their country in Malmö. Ultimately, they failed to make it to the 16 participants of Benidorm Fest 2024. However, Megara doesn’t seem to be giving up!

Megara to Una Voce Per San Marino 2024

The Sanmarinese national television , SMRTV, published the list of the names of the artists selected through online casting in Una Voce per San Marino 2024. Based on this list, the Spanish band Megara will compete for a place in the final of the festival and will have the right to represent the small country in May in Sweden.

UVPSM 2024: the entire procedure

As far as it was known, 16 participants will compete in UVPSM 2024 Grand Final.

  • 8 of them would be “emerging artists”
  • and the remaining 8 would be established

The established artists will be selected by RTV without having to participate at any of the following stages of the competition.

Well, the updated UVPSM 2024 regulations give us more insight regarding the emerging artists selection, which will compete at the semi-finals

Semi-finals

Following the conclusion of the “Academy and Casting” phase, Una Voce per San Marino 2024 will consist of six semi-finals in total.

  • Four semi-finals will take place in order for the committee to select the artists who will directly advance to the Grand Final as well as those who will advance to the second-chance semi-final(fifth semi-final). The artists participating in the second-chance semi-final will also fight for a spot at the selection’s Grand Final. During these five semi-finals, approximately seven finalists will be decided.
  • Moreover, a sixth semi-final will be held between Sanmarinese contestants. Out of this semi-final, only one contestant will be directly advanced to the Grand Final.
Grand Final

Between 16 participants, the winner of UVPSM 2024 will be decided by a five-member jury. The winner of the selection will therefore have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö in terms of meeting the criteria of eligibility of RTV.

Despite this marathon session of a national selection, Piqued Jacks, UVPSM 2023 winners, did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final, finishing dead least with nul points.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: unavocepersanmarino.com

San Marino: The Grand Final of “Una Voce per San Marino 2024” will ultimately be held on February 24!

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New information and changes do not stop from coming from the Sanmarinese Eurovision 2024 delegation. Following the reveal of the collaboration between RTV and the London-based startup Casperaki with the aim to bring the first AI Eurovision entry, new regulations regarding UVPSM 2024 were released.

According to the new information, it seems that the Grand Final of UVPSM 2024 is rescheduled and will then be held a week earlier, on February 24, 2024. The regulations also do not rule out another possible reschedule.

The Grand Final of UVPSM will be held at Teatro Nuovo di Dogana, the same venue that has been hosting the selection since 2022.

UVPSM 2024: the entire procedure

As far as it was known, 16 participants will compete in UVPSM 2024 Grand Final.

  • 8 of them would be “emerging artists”
  • and the remaining 8 would be established

The established artists will be selected by RTV without having to participate at any of the following stages of the competition.

Well, the updated UVPSM 2024 regulations give us more insight regarding the emerging artists selection, which will compete at the semi-finals

Semi-finals

Following the conclusion of the “Academy and Casting” phase, Una Voce per San Marino 2024 will consist of six semi-finals in total.

  • Four semi-finals will take place in order for the committee to select the artists who will directly advance to the Grand Final as well as those who will advance to the second-chance semi-final(fifth semi-final). The artists participating in the second-chance semi-final will also fight for a spot at the selection’s Grand Final. During these five semi-finals, approximately seven finalists will be decided.
  • Moreover, a sixth semi-final will be held between Sanmarinese contestants. Out of this semi-final, only one contestant will be directly advanced to the Grand Final.
Grand Final

Between 16 participants, the winner of UVPSM 2024 will be decided by a five-member jury. The winner of the selection will therefore have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö in terms of meeting the criteria of eligibility of RTV.

Despite this marathon session of a national selection, Piqued Jacks, UVPSM 2023 winners, did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final, finishing dead least with nul points.

Source:unavocepersanmarino.com

San Marino: Una Voce per San Marino 2024 will include an AI produced entry!

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It has now become a reality. AI, namely Artificial Intelligence, is ready to compete on the Eurovision stage for the first time in history, and San Marino might be the first to do so.

RTV, the Sanmarinese broadcaster, will join forces with the Casperaki startup, in order to produce a song that will take part in UVPSM.

The procedure

According to the London-based startup, everyone who considers himself creative, even without the musical expertise, can apply and create a song that may be the one to represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö.

  • As of yesterday, November 27, the applications at Casperaki Studio are open. The applicants can work the mixing consoles with Casperaki, Sugar Tunez, Flowmaster, and Albert Einstein and submit entries until January 15, 2024. Those interested can submit as many entries as they want.
  • The applications are also open for singers, who shall send their applications via email and include a link to a YouTube video showing them perform.
  • Out of all the submitted entries, a committee representing both Casperaki and San Marino will review and select the best entries, making a shortlist.
  • On January 2024, a songwriting camp will take place in London, where the shortlisted “songwriters” will be able to work with industry pros to refine their submissions and record the versions presented to San Marino.
  • The announcement of the top contenders will happen in early February 2024.
  • Finally, the first AI produced entry participating at a national final will be announced mid February 2024.

Una Voce per San Marino 2024

In the Grand Final of UVPSM 2024, 16 participants will compete, 8 from each category(established – emerging artists). Both “established” and “emerging” artists will be able to sing only one of their songs in the Grand Final.

The Grand Final of Una Voce per San Marino is scheduled for March 2 2024. It will be held in Teatro Nuovo di Dogana, the same venue that hosted the selection in 2022 and 2023. The winner will be decided by a qualified jury.

The idea behind this AI initiative is that anyone can be an artist and that our shared creativity does not have to be translated into musical experience. Who else but San Marino would have carried out the aforementioned initiative, given that it is a country that loves to experiment and is always open to new ideas.

What’s left to see is how will the EBU react to the now possible scenario of an AI produced Eurovision entry, a topic highly debatable among the executives.

Piqued Jacks, UVPSM 2023 winners, represented San Marino in Eurovision 2023 but did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final, finishing dead least with nul points.

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San Marino: 270 entries have been submitted so far for Una Voce per San Marino 2024!

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“Una Voce Per San Marino” will remain as the country’s national selection for Eurovision 2024. The submission window has been opened for almost a month now and will remain open till the 10th of January 2024.

To date, as the official account of the competition has announced via social media, 270 entries have been submitted. The submitted artists are not only of Sanmarinese or Italian origin, but come from every little corner of the planet.

Specifically entries have been submitted so far by artists originated from:

  • Argentina
  • Belgium
  • Croatia
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Malta
  • Mauritania
  • Norway
  • Russia
  • San Marino
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • and the United States of America

 

All those artists aiming to represent the micro-state at the Eurovision stage in Malmö, will also have to get through the next phase of the competition, the castings’ stage.

Castings’ stage

As it was revealed at an earlier stage, starting from November 10, the “Academy and Casting” phase will commence.

In fact and as announced by RTV, the first stage of the casting’s phase will start on Friday 10th of November to Sunday 12th at the San Marino Outlet Experience.

What else to expect from UVPSM?

The 2024 edition will include both “emerging” and “big” artists, as in 2022.

  • The applications for the “emerging artists” category have opened and will remain open until the 10th of January 2024. Those who are interested can register on the “Una Voce per San Marino” registration website. The “Academy and Casting” phase will finish ten days after the deadline, on January 20. The casting sessions can be held online for those not living near Italy. After this procedure, 80 artists will proceed to the semifinals.
  • Regarding the “big artists” category, invitations will be sent by the Sanmarinese broadcaster.

In the Grand Final, 16 participants will compete, 8 from each category. Both “big” and “emerging” artists will be able to sing only one of their songs in the Grand Final.

There are no other specific rules regarding the submitted acts. There is a freedom of language, music style and territoriality.

The Grand Final of Una Voce per San Marino is scheduled for March 2 2024. It will be held in Teatro Nuovo di Dogana, the same venue that hosted the selection in 2022 and 2023. The winner will be decided by a qualified jury.

Despite this marathon session of a national selection, Piqued Jacks, UVPSM 2023 winners, did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final, finishing dead least with nul points.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all news!

San Marino: The Grand Final of “Una Voce per San Marino” will take place on March 2!

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San Marino has confirmed since August that “Una Voce per San Marino” will remain as the country’s selection format for Eurovision 2024.

The return of “Una Voce per San Marino” marks the fourth time in San Marino’s Eurovision history that a national selection is being used and the third time that this specific format is chosen.

A press release by the Sanmarinese national broadcaster gave us more details about the 2024 national selection.

The selection of UVPSM 2024 participants

The 2024 edition will include both “emerging” and “big” artists, as in 2022.

  • The applications for the “emerging artists” category have now opened and will remain open until the 10th of January 2024. Those who are interested can register on the “Una Voce per San Marino” registration website. The “Academy and Casting” phase will start on November 10th and will finish ten days after the deadline, on January 20. The casting sessions can be held online for those not living near Italy. After this procedure, 80 artists will proceed to the semifinals.
  • Regarding the “big artists” category, invitations will be sent by the Sanmarinese broadcaster.

In the Grand Final, 16 participants will compete, 8 from each category. Both “big” and “emerging” artists will be able to sing only one of their songs in the Grand Final.

There are no other specific rules regarding the submitted acts. There is a freedom of language, music style and territoriality.

The Grand Final of Una Voce per San Marino is scheduled for March 2 2024. It will be held in Teatro Nuovo di Dogana, the same venue that hosted the selection in 2022 and 2023. The winner will be decided by a qualified jury.

Despite this marathon session of a national selection, Piqued Jacks, UVPSM 2023 winners, did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final, finishing dead least with nul points.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all news!

Source: RTV San Marino