Last year the San Marinese entry made a big splash during the promotional and introductory tours, not because of its quality, but because of its subject matter. The song, presented by Valentina Monetta, was initially titled the "Facebook Song," which after running into legal issues for calling out the social media giant's name. Valentina promptly reworked the title and stripped all specific references to Facebook from the lyrics. The Social Network Song went on to place 14th in the First Semi Final in Baku, continuing San Marino's slow and steady climb in the placings. This year Velentina Monetta is back to representing the Most Serene Republic with an Italian song Crisalide (Vola), with which she hopes to inch her way into the Malmo Final show. This entry is San Marino's strongest and could take San Marino to its first Eurovision Final (the country is guaranteed high marks from Italy, but will not be eligible for any from its neighbor in the Semi Final stage, since Italy drew to vote in the First Semi Final):
Saturday, April 20, 2013
San Marino
A tiny enclaved micro-state (it is entirely surrounded by Italy), officially known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, is a newbie to the Contest, debuting in Belgrade in 2008. After placing last in its Semi Final that year with Miodio's Complice (presented in Italian), San Marino pulled out of the Contest for the next few years, returning in 2011, along with its neighbor Italy. Though still not making it out of the Semi Final, the country's 16th place finish (with 34 points) was a vast improvement compared to its first Contest. The San Marinese entry in Dusseldorf was Senit's song Stand By, which should have fared much better against the eighteen other entries in the First Semi Final:
Last year the San Marinese entry made a big splash during the promotional and introductory tours, not because of its quality, but because of its subject matter. The song, presented by Valentina Monetta, was initially titled the "Facebook Song," which after running into legal issues for calling out the social media giant's name. Valentina promptly reworked the title and stripped all specific references to Facebook from the lyrics. The Social Network Song went on to place 14th in the First Semi Final in Baku, continuing San Marino's slow and steady climb in the placings. This year Velentina Monetta is back to representing the Most Serene Republic with an Italian song Crisalide (Vola), with which she hopes to inch her way into the Malmo Final show. This entry is San Marino's strongest and could take San Marino to its first Eurovision Final (the country is guaranteed high marks from Italy, but will not be eligible for any from its neighbor in the Semi Final stage, since Italy drew to vote in the First Semi Final):
Last year the San Marinese entry made a big splash during the promotional and introductory tours, not because of its quality, but because of its subject matter. The song, presented by Valentina Monetta, was initially titled the "Facebook Song," which after running into legal issues for calling out the social media giant's name. Valentina promptly reworked the title and stripped all specific references to Facebook from the lyrics. The Social Network Song went on to place 14th in the First Semi Final in Baku, continuing San Marino's slow and steady climb in the placings. This year Velentina Monetta is back to representing the Most Serene Republic with an Italian song Crisalide (Vola), with which she hopes to inch her way into the Malmo Final show. This entry is San Marino's strongest and could take San Marino to its first Eurovision Final (the country is guaranteed high marks from Italy, but will not be eligible for any from its neighbor in the Semi Final stage, since Italy drew to vote in the First Semi Final):
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