Eurovision, after the announcement of the big players in the final, San Marino is a big hit on social media. And there is no lack of criticism
A lot of praise and some controversy on the web after the announcement of the “big names” in the final to represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
From late yesterday morning, on the most popular social platforms – Instagram, Facebook and Twitter -, many users are expressing their opinion on the participation of some big names in Italian and international music in the final of “Una Voce per San Marino”the talent organized by San Marino Rtv, Media Evolution and the secretariat of state for tourism to choose the representative of the oldest Republic in the world at2022 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
When the organizers of the international singing competition announced the names of the finalists from Milan – Achille Lauro; Cristina Ramos; Francesco Mountain; Valerio Scanù; Burak Yeter and Alessandro Coli; Blind; Ivana Spain; Matteo Faustini; Tony Cicco, Deshedus and Alberto Fortis; Fabry & Labiuse ft. My God -, there are those who immediately rushed to the VivaTicket website for buy tickets for sale online for the final of “A voice for San Marino”, all sold out within a few hoursand those who wanted to immediately express their contentment on social media.
Here are some of the lots of enthusiastic comments present on the web: “No, but beautiful of the aunt you know we have to do, right ?! By now #UnaVocePerSanMarino has become the natural extension of # Sanremo… Other than #Eurovision, here we will have to tune in and gossipp a little more eh, I love everything, I’m trash! “; “Love for the #Patria is important but, with such representation, I can only feel an unusual desire to belong to #SanMarino”; “In reality, we people abstinent from # Sanremo2022 are already doing the countdown for #UnaVocePerSanMarino”.
Always regarding the virtual opinions on “Una Voce per San Marino”, so as to allow numerous possibilities to place themselves together with the musical event in San Marino at the top of the most discussed topics (“trending topics”) on Twitterhowever, there was no lack of criticisms and the fooling around following the decision to involve Lauro, Spagna, Scanu, Monte, etc. at the final of the event.
Here are some examples: “#UnaVocePerSanMarino does separate waste collection. Symbol of recycling for Italy, San Marino artists should all apply for Italian citizenship to have a chance “; “This story of Eurovision and the Italian participants for San Marino is a bit like those who, after failing the medical test in Italy, went to Bulgaria and then returned”; “So from #SanMarino a new entry point for # Eurovision2022… I know a lot of paraculata from repechage”; “Gentlemen of San Marino, there are more than 33 thousand people, isn’t there really a person among you who can sing better than Francesco Monte and Valerio Scanu? (With all due respect eh) “.
But the San Marino citizens also raised some controversy. Among them is the lead singer of the Titan Blacksmithsthat he will share with Labiusa ei My God the stage of the Teatro Nuovo di Dogana on the evening of February 19, 2022. The group was included by the organizers in the final as a “jolly” as they are the only local musicians in the competition.
“Personally I have nothing against Achille Lauro – wrote the singer – on the contrary, he also has something that I like and if he wants to participate in the selections of San Marino that too (the regulation allows it), but one thing I do not understand, all this enthusiasm. That is, he comes here to ‘compete’ (perhaps) with the song that made him reach only 14th place in Sanremo, then rejected by Italy for the Eurovision Song Contest which by right goes to the winners, namely Blanco and Mahmood. But we for our representation must always collect what is not wanted by others!.
A veiled criticism has also arrived Monica Collinawell-known San Marino singer as well as backing vocalist of Laura Pausini and Eros Ramazzotti, who wanted to have his say with a very short post on Facebook: “San Marino Eurovision application. How awful? Nothing, that’s it. Which is better”.
Finally, it appears that Lisapseudonym of Anna Lisa Panetta, refused to participate in the grand final of “A voice for San Marino”: “Oops! I guess I’m the only one who rejected the #unavocepersanmarino hypothesis when I was contacted two days ago to take part … “said on Twitter the Italian singer who finished in 3rd place in the “Big” category and in 2nd place in the “Young” category at the 1998 edition of the Sanremo Festival.
Oops! I guess I’m the only one who has ruled out the hypothesis #unavocepersanmarino when 2 days ago I was contacted to take part …#San Marino #Eurovision # sanremo22 # festivaldisanremo2022 #lisa #music # festivalsanremo2022 #EUROVISION pic.twitter.com/x2EyBf8I7V
– Lisa Panetta Officer (@LisaPOfficial) February 8, 2022
Certainly never more than this year has San Marino’s participation in Eurovision sparked the feelings of the public.
ANDREA LATTANZI