Eurovision 2022, details of “A voice for San Marino” revealed
After the announcement arrived by the Secretary of State for Tourism of the Republic of San Marino, Federico Pedini Amati, during the presentation of the events of 2021 again last April, RTV, the state television, revealed the details of βA voice for San Marinoβ, It will show him that he will choose the representative at the next Eurovision 2022.
It is not the first time that San Marino has relied on a selection: in 2018 RTV had opted for “1in360 β³, a show he had seen winning Jessika and Jennifer Brening with the song Who we are after three evenings in which 11 participants competed, with no nationality constraint, chosen from 1050 candidates. The song at Eurovision, however, failed to reach the final.
It will also be without nationality restrictions A voice for San Marino. Federico Pedini Amati specifies:
From now on, strongly desired by the Secretariat of State for the Eurovision event, anyone in the world will be able to participate in the selection. For Italy whoever wins Sanremo takes part in Eurovision. For San Marino anyone from the world will be able to carry the flag of San Marino.
I hope the enthusiasm for this new form of selection for the Eurovision Song Contest will pass. Those who listen to us should know that from the street artist to the most famous artist, they have the possibility of being an artist from San Marino for the Eurovision Song Contest.
These are the words of the director Carlo Romeo:
We succeeded thanks to the contribution of the State Tourism Secretariat but also of specialists in the entertainment sector. Every year we have seen incredible things, such as San Marino reaching the final 3 times in the last nine years. I’m sure it will be a great issue
Also present of Valentina Monetta, Eurovision representative in 2012 with “The song of social networks “, in 2013 with “Chrysalis (Fly) “, in 2014 with “Perhaps (Perhaps)” and in 2017 with “Spirit of the night “ paired with Jimmie Wilson:
I think I told myself in full, even my inaccuracies were appreciated, the thing I didn’t tell is that I risked having a heart attack when they announced San Marino in the final.
It is then revealed that there will be wild cards for the candidacies of San Marino nationality with the invitation therefore to Valentina Monetta participation in the new selection.
Among the jurors there will be, Roberta Faccani, former voice of the Matia Bazar e Kelly Joyce, the French singer known worldwide for her success “Living the life” of 2001.
Vittorio Costa, Legal Business Affairs, reveals more details of the selection:
the emerging category will be without language and nationality limits, the piece must be unpublished; you must be at least 16 years old; you can bring a demo of them to the site; the experts will make evaluations. First phase of non-binding pre-selection of those who register: you can send an application analyzed by a team of experts, but this is not binding, you can submit the application.
Verification of eligibility
Period: from 26 September to 8 January 2022. Free web verification. A piece chosen by the competitor. Non-binding judgment of the expert for registration to the Festival.
Academy and Casting: Emerging Category
- Period: from 13 to 15/12/2021 and from 5 to 11/01/2022
- 2-day phase between Academy (training meeting) and Casting (selection phase through private audition)
- Place: Titano Theater
- Those who have completed the Eligibility Verification can register even if they have had a negative result. Registration fee: Euro 30 for those who register no later than 30/11/202, Euro 50.00 for those who register no later than 18/01/2022 Two pieces free choice of the Competitor with a duration not exceeding 3 minutes
- Judgment of the Jury who will identify the Competitors who will access the Semifinals
- Filming by RTV to make the program pills named “Waiting for the Festival-Una Voce per San Marino”
Semifinals: Emerging Category
- Period: from 9 to 13/02/2022
- Five Semifinals, 4 of which for Selection and one for Repechage (each Semifinal of Selection with 16 Competitors designates 3 Competitors who access the Final of the Category and so in total there will be 12 Competitors; from the 16 competitors of the Repechage Semifinal 4 Competitors are identified who access to the Category Final and in addition to the 12 Competitors identified by the Selection Semifinals: for a total of 16 Category Finalists)
- Place: Titano Theater
- Those who have had positive results from the Academy and Casting phase can register no later than 3 days from the evaluation
- Registration fee: Euro 50
- Two pieces with the obligation to present an unreleased one with a duration of no more than 3 minutes Live performance in front of the live music and the Jury (three members) that you identify
- Deferred RTV broadcast of the 5 Semifinals in 3 evenings with specials enriched by interviews with Competitors, Jury and Guests
Final: Emerging Category
- Period: 02/16/2022
- Place: Titano Theater
- 16 Category Finalists (3 Competitors identified by each of the 4 Selection Semifinals, then 12+ 4 Competitors identified by the Repechage Semifinals and thus in total 16 Finalists)
- An unreleased song with a duration of no more than 3 minutes. Live performance with a musical group in front of the public and the Jury (of at least 3 members) who will identify the 9 Competitors who will access the Grand Final and will decide the 1st, 2nd and 3rd classified who will receive a prize-budget of 7,000 respectively. euros, 2,000 euros and 1,000 euros
- Deferred RTV broadcast
FINAL: Emerging + Big Category.
- Period: 02/19/2022
- Place: Nuovo Dogana Theater
- 18 Finalists of which 9 in the Emerging Category and 9 Big (Big identification by 10/02/2022). Track: a free choice of the Finalist (for the Emerging Category the same as the Category Final)
- Live performance in front of the public and the Jury (5 members of which 2 from Media Evolution, 2 from RTV and 1 from the Secretariat of State) who will identify the Winner who will be able to access Eurovision upon registration by RTV
- Live RTV broadcast