the Muriel case shake the selection for Eurovision 2022
Singer Muriel in competition a A Voice for San Marinothe competition created to choose the artist who will have to represent the small Republic atEurovision Song Contest 2022, was disqualified.
The news was made known through the site All the music of Italy than in recent days had published an article about A Voice for San Marino raising determined critical issues as for the finalists.
The site’s complaint has generated a notable uproar around the affair, which is causing a lot of discussion. For our part, we limit ourselves to giving you an account, in summary, of what is happening, from a journalistic point of view. Everyone is free to form their own opinion.
What is happening
According to what emerged, some of the 60 finalists, in fact, undertake direct or indirect work ties with Media evolutionthe company that financed Una Voce per San Marino, or with one of the jurors.
Among these there was just MurielPerugian singer produced by Roberta Faccani (one of the jurors) e Giordano Tittarelli (partner of Astralmusic, a label that is part of Media Evolution). The same Muriel gave an interview to the same All the music of Italy in which she claimed to have been disqualified from the competition via an email without any valid request, then telling how things went step by step from her point of view.
The singer said that she had not received any official reason regarding the disqualification from the organization and the site then commented on this thing being linked to her relationship, known to the organizers, with some characters of the Media evolution.
The same then spoke of the amounts paid to Faccani and Tittarelli for the release of the single that would be used as a “credential” for access to the competition.
It must be said, again for the sake of completeness of information, that Muriel Mamusi in turn she is a manager and organizer of events and not so long ago was the protagonist of an unclear event relating to non-payments which Striscia la Notizia is interested in.
The issue of conflict of interest does not concern only Muriel, because All Music Italia has always selected direct or indirect relationships of some of the jurors with different artists in the competition, in particular: Camille Cabaltera, Marco Saltari, Operapop, To them, Nada and Sissi, Kimberly Genil, Elisa Del Prete And Gynevra Bencivenga.
Following these articles, one of the jurors, Emilio Munda communicated to the site that he had left the position of juror several months ago for professional reasons (but on the site his name still compare), while Roberta Faccani it was moved to the semifinal reserved for San Marino only.
Media evolutionafter a few days of silence he replied with the following note:
We remind competitors, and everyone, of the obligation of fairness, diligence and good faith to participate in the festival and in particular, it is excluded that a competitor from one phase to another on the basis of agreements with anyone: the phases must always be overcome only by merit. As per the Regulations, competitors are required to report to Media Evolution any illegitimate attempts by anyone, aimed at altering the correct course of the festival.
All that remains is to understand what will happen now, if there will be further disqualifications (apparently not and also the disqualification of Muriel would seem more linked to the statements made) and above all what will reserve the final on February 19 led by Senhit And Jonathan Kashanyan. At this point, surprises are not ruled out.
Obviously we will give you an account both of the developments of the story and of the outcome of the semifinals of the competition.
From Una Voce per San Marino to Eurovision 2022
As already mentioned, this Sunday will leave Una voce per San Marino, in which the emerging participants will compete in the semi-finals in progress in these days: of these only 16 will go to the Emerging Final on February 18.
Of the 16 emerging finalists, only the nine with the highest score will access the final on February 19th, in which they will compete with the ten big announced in the press conference last Tuesday. The first three classifications of the Emerging section will also get cash prizes (two thousand euros for the third place, two thousand for the second and seven thousand for the first).
Here are the 66 semi-finalists:
First semifinal | First semifinal | Second semifinal | Second semifinal | Third semifinal | Third semifinal | Semifinal of San Marino |
Aaron Sibley | Daniele Mincone | Jade Varaschin | Kurt Cassar | Martina Gaetano | Riccardo Foresi | Alibi |
Alessandra Simone | Daniela Pisciotta | Claudia F | Le Bebe | Company | Riccardo Guglielmi | Elisa Mazza |
Alessia Labate | Davide Rossi | Gisele Abramoff | Leonardo Frezzotti | Matilde Montanari | Sebastian Schmidt | Garon x Duan |
Alice Burani | Diego Federico | I Koko | Lorenza Rocchiccioli | Matteo Giannaccini Gravante | Snei Ap | Giada Pintori |
Allerija | Elena and Francesco Faggi | Jessica Anne Condon | Luca Cima | Muriel | Tommaso Grazioso | Geneva Bencivenga |
Anna Faragò | Elisa Del Prete | Joao Paulo and Miguel | Luca Veneri | Nada and Sissi | To them | Giulia Vitri |
ASHLEY | Elis Mraz | Joe Romano and TheStolenClipper | Blue Lights | Only Sara | Valentina Tioli | |
Brenda | Ellinora | Caterina Roselli | Crazy | Operapop | Vanja Vatle | |
Camille Cabaltera | Flourishing Love | Kimberly Genil | Marco Saltari | OXA | Veronica Liberati | |
Corinna Parodi | Frione | Kumi Watanabe | Maria Chiara Leoni | Raimondo Cataldo | Vina Rosa |
The ten Big that will compete on Saturday 19th February are the following:
- Achille Lauro
- Alessandro Coli & Burak Yeter
- Blind
- Cristina Ramos
- Francesco Mountain
- Ivana Spain
- Matteo Faustini
- Tony Cicco, Deshedus and Alberto Fortis
- Valerio Scanù
- Fabry & Labiuse with Miodio
One of the 19 of the final will be the representative of San Marino at theEurovision 2022 in Turin, and will perform in the second semifinal on 12 May (therefore it cannot be voted on by theItalywho instead will vote in the first semifinal).
San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eleven are the participations for the small and peaceful Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest, with ben three centered endings (more than any other microstate except Malta) in 2014, 2019 and 2021.
In 2019 for the first time ever San Marino entered the top 10 in one of the two final rankings, grabbing the tenth place in televoting with 65 points thanks to Serhat And Say Na Na Na.
At Eurovision 2021 San Marino came in twenty-second place with Senhit (already selected internally for 2020 with Capricious!) and featuring the American rapper Flo Rida and the song Adrenalinescrapping 50 points.