San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
San Marino debuted at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Kiev, Ukraine.[1] San Marino RTV (SMRTV) a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union was responsible for the selection process of their first participant.
San Marino | |
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Member station | SMRTV |
National selection events | Internal Selection 2013–2015 |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 3 |
First appearance | 2013 |
Last appearance | 2015 |
Best result | 10th: 2013 |
Worst result | 15th: 2014 |
External links | |
San Marino's page at Eurovision.tv | |
San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
History
San Marino had previously tried to take part in the contest back in 2011, in the Armenian capital Yerevan, however the national broadcaster pulled out before the contest as they had not found a representative in time.[1] In 2013 and 2015, San Marino selected its entrant in an internally, while in 2014 it used "Vocine nuove Castrocaro" a selection.
According to Giovanni, the announcer of the Sammarinese points 2013, San Marino has a jury.
In 2015, Michele Perniola, representative of 2013, and Anita Simoncini, a member of girlband The Peppermints who sang in 2014, were chosen together to perform in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. San Marino announced that they would withdraw from the contest in 2016.
Participation
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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Michele Perniola[2] | "O-o-O Sole intorno a me" | Italian | 10 | 42 | |
The Peppermints[3] | "Breaking My Heart" | Italian, English | 15 | 21 | |
Kamilla Ismailova | "Mirror" | Italian, English | 14 | 36 |
Photogallery
Commentators and spokespersons
Year(s) | Commentator | Spokesperson | Channel |
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2013 | Lia Fiorio and Gilberto Gattei | Giovanni | SMRTV |
2014 | Clara | ||
2015 | Arianna Ulivi | ||
Did not participate between 2016 to 2019 | |||
References
- Granger, Anthony (25 October 2013). "San Marino debuting at Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- Granger, Anthony (28 October 2013). "San Marino: It's Michele Perniola To Kiev". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- García, Belén (26 September 2014). "Junior Eurovision: The Peppermints band to represent San Marino!". Esc-plus. Retrieved 26 September 2014.