🇸🇲 106 semi-finalists for Una Voce Per San Marino 2023 revealed

The semi-final broadcasts for Una Voce Per San Marino 2023 begin tonight! 106 artists took part in five semi-finals across the 18th, 19th and 20th February 2023. Through the uniquely international casting process, all are vying for the opportunity to represent San Marino at Eurovision in Liverpool this May.

SMRTV has now announced the 106 artists who took part in the semi-finals. Approximately 20 will be selected for the grand final on the 25th February 2023, which will be broadcast live.

The semi-finalists for UVPSM are:

18th February 2023: Semi-Final One

Artist	Country
Acousticouple	Italy
Alabaster	Italy
Alessandro Coli	Italy
Alfie Arcuri	Australia
Andry	Italy
Angel Dell	Finland
ARIA	Italy
Aristea	Italy
Atwood	Italy
Blonde Brothers	Italy
Brandon Parasole	Spain
Camilla	Italy
Camille Cabaltera	Italy
Christina	Italy
CHRISTOPHER	Germany
Ciro De Luca	Romania
Con Amore	United Kingdom
Daniel Schuhmacher	Germany
Daudia	Italy
Deborah Iurato	Italy
Deshedus	Italy
DƏVA	Italy
Dionysian	Italy
DramaLove	United Kingdom
E.E.F.	Italy
Edoardo Brogi	Italy

18th February 2023: Semi-Final Two

Artist	Country
EIFFEL 65	Italy
Eleonora Alì	Italy
Ellynora	Italy
Erna Hrönn	Iceland
Ferrán Faba	Spain
FLEXX (Eliza G_Saintpaul_D.D.S._Palmè)	Italy
FLORIN RADUTA	Belgium
Francesca Monte & Kevan	Italy
Francesco Balasso	Italy
Francesco Da Vinci	Italy
Francesco Monte	Italy
FreakyBea	Italy
Gelida	Italy
GINNY VEE	Italy
Gisele Abramoff	Germany
Ice Eye	Finland
Ilenya	Italy
Iole	Italy
JENNY & ME	Switzerland
Jenny May	Latvia
KIARA D.V. ft. PAMELA IVONNE COLE	United Kingdom
Kurt Cassar	Malta
La Bebae	Italy
Laioung ft. Marzio	United States
Le Deva	Italy
Leonor	Italy
LODIA	Italy

19th February 2023: Semi-Final Three

Artist	Country
Lola	Croatia
Lorenza Rocchiccioli	Italy
Lorenzo Licitra	Italy
Lost City ft. Emerique	Italy
Luca Minnelli	Italy
Luciano Carlino	Italy
Luna Palumbo	Italy
Manuel Aspidi	Italy
Massimo Di Cataldo e Andrea Agresti	Italy
MATE	Italy
Matilde	Italy
MAYU	Switzerland
MeriCler	Italy
Moreno	Italy
Morgana	Italy
Neja & Luca Guadagnini Band	Italy
NeVRuZ	Italy
Nicole Hammett	Malta
Noe	Italy
Norah	Italy
Only Sara	Italy
Ophelia	Italy
Out Offline	Italy
Piqued Jacks	Italy

19th February 2023: Semi-Final Four

Artist	Country
Pjero	Italy
Raim	Italy
RAWSTRINGS	Italy
Ronela	Albania
Rouges	Italy
Roy Paci	Italy
Ruggero Ricci	Italy
Santo	Italy
SARA	Italy
Selina Albright	United States
Silver	Italy
Sofia Mae	Italy
Sophia	Italy
Stefano d’Orazo	Italy
Surama Tsu	Italy
TES – Tutti Esageratamente Stronzi	Italy
Thomas	Italy
Tothem	Italy
Veronica Howle	Italy
Veronica Romero	Spain
Vian	Italy
Victor Arbelo	Spain
Vina Rose	United Kingdom
Viviana	Italy
Viviana Milioti	Germany
Xada	Italy
XGIOVE	Italy

20th February 2023: Semi-Final Five

Artist	Country
Kida	San Marino
Simone	San Marino

A multi-stage process:

SMRTV are undertaking multiple stages to select this year’s representative for San Marino! The competition works as follows:

1. Online registration, where interested artists are able to register their interest and verify their eligibility to compete. Artists are able to submit a recording of themselves performing an original song or cover, be given an opinion by one of the UVSPM experts, and can then choose to enrol in the rest of the process.
2. Academy and casting, which began in October 2022 and will continue until 27th January 2023. This stage invites all artists who have enrolled to San Marino’s Sala Polivalente to learn more about UVPSM and the music industry, and then audition in front of UVPSM’s casting experts.
3. Semi-finals, where (about) 60 106 artists from the casting process will perform live for the UVPSM selection panel. It is possible for some established artists to skip the previous stages of the casting process and advance directly to the semi-finals. At this stage, artists should be able to perform their proposed, unreleased entry. There will also be a repechage round specifically for Sammarinese artists. The semi-finals will be broadcast with a delay on SMRTV.
4. Grand final, which will consist of (about) 20 artists and will take place on 25th February 2023. A jury of five members will select the winning act who will represent San Marino at Eurovision 2023!

The full rules of Una Voce Per San Marino are here.

What else do we know about Una Voce Per San Marino 2023?

Una Voce Per San Marino returns for its second year as San Marino’s Eurovision selection. The semi-finals will take place on 18th, 19th and 20th February, and the grand final will be held on 25th February. The grand final will be held at the Teatro Nuovo in Dogana. Senhit, who represented the country in 2011, 2020 and 2021, will present the shows. She will host alongside Jonathan Kashanian. San Marino’s 2022 Eurovision representative Achille Lauro will also perform during the national final.

San Marino’s Eurovision Journey

As one of the smallest countries in Europe, San Marino made its debut in the competition in 2008 with Miodio and the song “Complice”. Since then they have participated in the competition 12 times (3 of which where they qualified for the Grand Final), and their best result was in 2019, with Serhat and “Say Na Na Na”.This year Italian star Achille Lauro won the national selection in San Marino and represented the country in Turin with ‘Stripper’ in the second semi-final but failed to qualify for the final, coming 14th with 50 points.

Who are you most looking forward to seeing in UVPSM? Who could represent San Marino at Eurovision 2023? Let us know in the comments or on social media. Be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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