Eurovision in Malmö is now less than two month away. In the lead-up to the start of rehearsals, we will get to know a bit more about this year’s artists, their discography, and their Eurovision 2024 journey so far. Next up, we will preview San Marino’s 2024 representatives, MEGARA.
MEGARA’s Eurovision Journey So Far…
MEGARA were selected to represent San Marino at Eurovision 2024 after winning the national final, Una Voce per San Marino. San Marino will be represented with the song “11:11”. It was later announced that MEGARA will perform 10th in the second semi-final on May 9th.
Ahead of the contest MEGARA attended many pre-parties they first attended Pre-Party ES in Madrid in late March. In the first weekend of April they then took part in the Barcelona Eurovision Party and the London Eurovision Party. Later on in the month they then took part in Eurovision in Concert and the Nordic Eurovision Party.
What do we think of “11:11”
The team at That Eurovision Site have reacted to San Marino’s entry for Malmö. Tim gave his thoughts on “11:11”, which you can check out below, you can also check out our written review here:
Who are MEGARA?
MEGARA are a four piece rock band from Madrid in Spain. The band consists of members Kenzy Loevett, Vitti Crocutta, Tio Rober Bueno, and Raphaela Tache. MEGARA first formed as a band in 2015. In the same year MEGARA went on to release their first ever EP, which was entitled “Muérase quien pueda”. The band then followed up their first EP with their first album in 2016 which was entitled “Siete”. In their career, MEGARA have performed at many festivals including the famous Download Festival in 2019.
Since their first album, MEGARA have gone on to release a further two albums. In 2022 they released the album “Truco o trato”. This third album contained the single “Arcadia”, which was when MEGARA’s journey with Eurovision began. In 2023, MEGARA took part in Spanish national final Benidorm Fest, the group made it all the way to the final, placing in fourth overall. Following this, MEGARA then started the journey towards representing San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024.
MEGARA’s Eurovision 2024 song “11:11” was written by the members of the band.
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 13 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”.
Italian band Piqued Jacks represented San Marino in 2023 in Liverpool with the song “Like An Animal”. The band performed in the second semi-final, but unfortunately didn’t qualify for the Grand Final. Overall, San Marino placed joint-last, receiving 0 points from the televote.
What do you think about MEGARA? How do you think they will do in Malmö? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky for all things Eurovision 2024!
News Source – MEGARA / That Eurovision Site
Photo Credit: Javier Bragado
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