San Marino’s biggest music event — the San Marino Song Contest 2025 —will take place this Saturday, March 8^th at the Teatro Nuovo in Dogana.

The five-member Critics’ Jury, features top Italian journalists:

• Stefano Mannucci (Il Fatto) [head juror]
• Angela Calvini (Avvenire)
• Antonella Nesi (AdnKronos)
• Carmen Guadalaxara (Il Tempo)
• Valerio Baroncini (Il Resto del Carlino)

This group will award the prestigious Critics’ Prize, based on song quality, composition, and live performance. They will also score each act from 1 to 10. Before the Final, jury members will preview the songs on March 4^th at Rai headquarters in Rome.

Hosts Flora Canto and Francesco Facchinetti will lead the show, airing live at 20:30 CET on San Marino RTV, Rai Radio2, RaiPlay, and TikTok.

A total of 20 artists from six European countries will compete to win the Contest and represent San Marino at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, and include:

• 🇮🇹 Angy Sciacqua – I
• 🇦🇱 Besa – Tiki Tiki
• 🇮🇹 Bianca Atzei – Testacoda
• 🇮🇹 Boosta – BTW
• 🇸🇪 CuRLi – Juliet
• 🇮🇹 Elasi – Lorella
• 🇮🇹 Gabry Ponte – Tutta l’Italia
• 🇮🇹 Giacomo Voli – Ave Maria
• 🇮🇹 Haymara – Tómame las manos
• 🇸🇮 KiNG FOO – The Edge of the World
• 🇮🇹 Luisa Corna – Il giorno giusto
• 🇮🇹 Marco Carta – Solo fantasia
• 🇸🇲 Paco – Until the End
• 🇮🇹 Pierdavide Carone – Ma vuoi sposare?
• 🇮🇹 Questo e Quello – Bella Balla
• 🇮🇹 Silvia Salemi – Coralli
• 🇮🇹 Taoma – NPC
• 🇺🇦 Teslenko – Storm
• 🇮🇹 The Rumpled – You Get Me So High
• 🇮🇹 Vincenzo Capua – Sei sempre tu

To top it off, Cristiano Malgioglio, La Rappresentante di Lista, and Senhit will perform as special guests, adding to the Eurovision party vibes.

Saturday’s winner will perform in the second half of Semi Final 1 for San Marino on Tuesday, May 13^th in Basel.

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Title image: RTVSMR/San Marino Song Contest