San Marino: this is how the semifinals and the emerging final of “Una Voce per San Marino” will take place
The Cinderella of Eurovision 2022 is approaching the new phase of its selection, in fact in February in San Marino it will be time for the semifinals! I 66 emerging artists announced about 10 days ago are ready for this new step, it will be very important for them to convince the jury.
Here are the dates of the semifinals and the final emerging category:
- 12 February – First Semifinal
- 13 February – Second Semifinal
- February 14 – Third Semifinal
- February 15 – Fourth Semifinal (reserved for San Marino artists)
- February 16 – Repechage semi-final
- 17 February – Emerging Category Final
All the emerging youngsters were divided into their respective semifinals in alphabetical order, consequently no draw was made for the subdivision. The regulation also specifies that anyone who does not show up on the established dates it will not be replaced from another.
A simplified scheme with the path that the 66 emerging February7 from 12 to 12:
The first three semi-finals are organized in the same way: 20 artists divided into 4 groups of 5 singers each according to an alphabetical order. Only the first 2 pass to the second phase, while the remaining three of each group are permanently eliminated. In the second phase, the young emerging players must sing the second song that they brought for the selection, among the 8 survivors of the respective semifinals the first three classified will qualify for the emerging final, the other 5 will go to the repechage semifinal.
Once the first 3 semifinals with the highest number of participants have concluded, the situation will be as follows:
- 9 artists sure of the emerging final;
- 15 artists sure of the repechage semifinal;
- 36 artists eliminated
Another 3 finalists are added on February 15th, when i 6 San Marino artists they will compete against each other, i three winners of each challenge a place is resolved for the final on February 17th, the three losers are eliminated.
On February 16th during the repechage semifinal i 15 artists will be divided into three groups by 5 artists each. The jury will send the second phase the 2 most convincing of each group for a total of 6 artists, while the remaining 9 will be definitively eliminated. In the second phase the 6 competitors will sing, in alphabetical order, the second piece brought to the selection, the jury will decide the 4 competitors who will access the emerging final, the last due will be eliminated definitely.
The 16 emerging finalists will perform on February 17th, in alphabetical order, with only the unreleased track brought. At the end of each performance the jury will draw up a ranking and i 9 artists who control the highest scores enter the Grand Final (along with the 9 Big still secret). As regulation, the first, second and third classified in the emerging final will receive the expected prize.
The summary of the number of artists who will reach directly in the final and who will have to pass from the repechage:
A week of fire is expected for San Marino, a truly unpredictable selection that could prove to be a pleasant surprise for the future as well. Do not get confused by the various steps, all the artists will be ready on stage, they will fight until the end for a place in the final.
Are you ready to follow all the semifinals of the emerging players? Who will be the Big 9 already qualified for the final on February 19th?