- San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
ESC National Year
Year = 2008
Country = SMR
Preselection = Internal Selection
Preselection date =11 March 2008
Entrant = Miodio
Song = "Complice "
SF result = "Failed to qualify" (19th)
Final result =San Marino debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "
Complice " by Miodio. The Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (San Marino RTV) annouced in November 2007 that they were considering entering the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2008, all depending of the share holders of San Marino RTV. [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/9599|title=San Marino planning 2008 entry|last=Viniker|first=Barry|date=2007-11-11|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=246|title=San Marino broadcaster interested in Eurovision|date=2007-06-23|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11] However half of the stock of San Marino RTV belong to Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), the Italian broadcaster that withdrew from the contest in 1997. However San Marino RTV officially announced their participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, held inBelgrade ,Serbia . [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/9694|title=Exclusive: San Marino in Belgrade confirmed|last=Hondal|first=Víctor|date=2007-11-21|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=1495|title=San Marino joins Eurovision; what about Italy?|last=Konstantopoulos|first=Fotis|date=2007-11-21|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11]ong selection
San Marino RTV announced that it would internally select the first Sammarinese entry through an internal selection process. A jury was appointed by San Marino RTV to select the entry from the songs submitted by those interested, headed by singer
Little Tony , with the deadline for entries set at25 February 2008 .cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10496|title=San Marino calls for songs - ends today!|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2008-02-25|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=2552|title=Song submission started in San Marino|last=van Tongeren|first=Mario|date=2008-02-12|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11] [cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=2514|title=Little Tony to head selection jury|last=Solloso|first=Jaime|date=2008-09-02|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11] When the deadline passed, fifty songs in total had been submitted to San Marino RTV from all across Europe. Many Italian artists wishing to enter Eurovision applied to San Marino RTV, including the Italian entry in theEurovision Song Contest 1997 ,Jalisse . [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10703|title=San Marino: Listen to Jalisse’s bid for Eurovision|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2008-02-29|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=2729|title=Italian artists to submit songs to the micro-nation|date=2008-02-26|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11] Other entries included Massimo Bertacci and Michele Imberti, as well as "If You Never Back" byElnur Hüseynov and "We Are One" by Alexa from the Azerbaijani and Moldovan national finals.cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10846|title=San Marino: More about Miodio|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2008-03-11|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10674|title=San Marino: Listen to Massimo Bertacci's bid for Eurovision|last=Lewis|first=Daniel|date=2008-03-03|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10773|title=San Marino: Michele Imberti's bid for Eurovision|last=Murray|first=Gavin|date=2008-03-06|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=2815|title=Michele Imberti bids for Eurovision|last=Solloso|first=Jaime|date=2008-03-07|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11]On 11 March 2008, the jury made its decision and selected the Italian-Sammarinese band Miodio to be the first Sammarinese entry, with the song "
Complice ", sung in theItalian language . [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10779|title=Exclusive: San Marino chooses song 11th March|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2008-03-06|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10842|title=San Marino: Miodio for debut Nation|last=Lewis|first=Daniel|date=2008-03-11|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=2861|title=Miodio represent San Marion in Eurovision 2008 debut|date=2008-03-11|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11] Miodio consists ofNicola Della Valle (vocals), Paolo Macina (guitar), Andrea Marco 'Polly' Pollice (bass), Francesco Sancisi (keyboard) and Alessandro Gobbi (drums). Upon the announcement of their participation, they stated that they are "a new way of thinking, born by anger and the will to react [to what] each individual carries in their ego".At Eurovision
Since San Marino debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, it was not guaranteed a spot in the final like those of the "Big Four" or winner of the previous year. So, on 28 January 2008, the EBU held a special draw to determine which semi-final San Marino would participate in. The 2008 contest featured a new system for semi-final allocation in order to reduce the problems of neighborly and diaspora voting that occurred in years past. San Marino was placed in "Pot 6" of 6 and that ultimately determined that it would be in the first semi-final, held on 20 May 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10310|title=The Eurovision Song Contest semi final draw|last=Viniker|first=Barry|date=2008-01-28|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-25] However San Marino RTV announced that they would air both semi-final of the contest in San Marino, allowing parts of Italy to watch the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in several years. [cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=2602|title=San Marino TV to air both semifinals|date=2008-02-17|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11]
It was announced in May 2008 that the Winner's Tour for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 would finish in San Marino after traveling through Europe. [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/11359|title=Eurovision 2008: Winner's Tour to Ireland and San Marino|last=Murray|first=Gavin|date=2008-05-12|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28]
emi-final
Miodio performed in the first semi-final on 20 May 2008, appearing fifth of nineteen countries. The performance included the band wearing black suits, but with each member wearing it in a different style."Eurovision Song Contest Semi-final 1, May 20, 2008,
San Marino RTV ." ] A blond female ballet dancer was also included to the performance and wore a long flowing white dress. [cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/11743|title=Eurovision 2008: The first Eurovision dress rehearsal|last=Viniker|first=Barry|date=2008-05-19|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-10-03] The background on the large television screens on stage was of a wavy light blue colour.Miodio's performance did not manage to inspire the crowd, and San Marino only managed to receive 5 points with its debut entry: 2 from
Andorra and 3 fromGreece , placing last of 19 entries. Each country is allowed to give a maximum of twelve points to a song. Placing last in the semi-final, San Marino did not qualify for the final and became the eighth country to debut in the contest with a last place finish. [cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/11998|title=Voting analysis (1): the first semi final|last=Klier|first=Marcus|date=2008-05-25|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-10-03]After Eurovision
After coming last in Eurovision Miodio went on to compete in the
Golden Stag Festival inRomania , as well as thePjesma Mediterana contest inMontenegro . [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12257|title=Golden Stag final|last=Yalcinkaya|first=Hakan|date=2008-09-06|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=3972|title=Miodio one week live in Romania|last=Costa|first=Nelson|date=2008-08-25|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11] [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12109|title=Boaz Mauda, Tamara and Miodio in Budva festival|last=Gudim|first=Laura|date=2008-06-24|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] Miodio also went on tour in Italy, San Marino and Moldova during the summer.cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=3597|title=Miodio tour in San Marino, Italy and Moldova|date=2008-06-08|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11]During the Winner's Tour the Sammarinese Minister of Youth stated that San Marino have "good hopes to return" in 2009. A final decision on San Marino's participation in the 2009 contest will be taken at the end of 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12078|title=San Marino: "We have good hopes to return"|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2008-06-10|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=3608|title=State television hopes to participate in 2009 as well|date=2008-06-10|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11] However there have still been artists announcing their want to represent San Marino at the contest, including Little Tony of the 2008 jury. [cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=3593|title=Little Tony wants to be representative in Russia|last=Solloso|first=Jaime|date=2008-06-08|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-10-11] [cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12071|title=San Marino: Little Tony wants to go to Russia|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2008-06-06|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-28]
ee also
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San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest
*Eurovision Song Contest 2008 References
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