San Marino was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "", written and performed by Gabry Ponte, and , though vocals by Bonomo and Roberts were uncredited. The Sammarinese participating broadcaster, San Marino RTV (SMRTV), organised the national final format, San Marino Song Contest, to select its entry for the contest. Over 1,200 candidate entries from 48 countries were submitted for consideration to the event, which consisted of seven semi-final rounds and a second chance round—all airing in February 2025—culminating in a final round held on 8 March 2025.
San Marino was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the contest, which took place on 13 May 2025. Performed during the show at position 11 in the running order, "" placed tenth with 46 points. This qualified the nation to the final held four days later, where the entry was performed 25th in the running order and placed last out of the 26 finalists.
Background
Prior to the 2025 contest, San Marino RTV (SMRTV) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing San Marino 14 times since its first entry in . Its debut entry, "" performed by Miodio, failed to qualify for the final and placed last in the first semi-final. SMRTV subsequently did not participate in both the and contests, citing financial difficulties. It returned in with "Stand By" by Italian singer Senit, which also failed to take the country to the final. From 2012 to 2014, SMRTV sent Valentina Monetta to the contest on three consecutive occasions. Monetta's first two entries failed to qualify to the final, however in , she managed to bring San Marino to the final for the first time with "Maybe", which ultimately placed 24th. Following four consecutive non-qualifying years, San Marino qualified in with "Say Na Na Na" by Serhat and finished in 19th place. Senit, under her new stage name Senhit, was to return to represent the nation with "Freaky!" at the , however, following the contest's cancelation, SMRTV re-appointed Senhit for . Her 2021 song, "", performed alongside American rapper Flo Rida, qualified for the final, where it placing 22nd. The Sammarinese , , and entries, "Stripper" by Achille Lauro, "Like an Animal" by Piqued Jacks, and "11:11" by Megara, all failed to qualify for the final.
As part of its duties as a participating broadcaster, SMRTV organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since 2022, a competition titled ("A voice for San Marino") had been held to select the entry. In July 2024, SMRTV expressed their intent to participate in the 2025 contest and confirmed the fourth edition of for its entry selection process.
Before Eurovision San Marino Song Contest 2025
In late September, SMRTV posted the rules and regulations for the fourth edition of to select the Sammarinese entry, and set the date of the final round as 22 February 2025 at the Nuovo de Dogana. Semi-finals would be held between 17 and 21 February to select eleven finalists.
By December 2024, after a new investment plan for SMRTV was announced, the national final was rebranded as San Marino Song Contest 2025. As part of the rebrand, the selection event would receive a new logo, and an updated format and rules. Executive production was announced to be handled by Icona and Media Evolution, with Massino Bonelli as artistic director, and Cristiano D'Alisera as director.
San Marino Song Contest 2025 consisted of six semi-finals for foreign nationals—followed by a second chance round—and one semi-final reserved for Sammarinese nationals. The 20-participant final round of the event took place on 8 March 2025 and was hosted by Flora Canto and Francesco Facchinetti. Despite the official name change, the semi-finals were still broadcast under the old name .
Participant selection A submission window for interested artists and composers was opened in late September 2024, with a deadline of 31 December. Over 1,200 applicants from a total of 48 countries were received by the deadline, a 30% increase on submissions compared to the 2024 edition. SMRTV also confirmed that over 150 applications were received from artists in Spain, seen as an impact to both the Spanish band Megara winning the previous year's event, and the Spanish duo Nebulossa representing after previously competing in the .
The selection of semi-finalists first consisted of an audition phase, with live auditions held at San Marino Outlet Experience in Falciano in six rounds: the first on 26 and 27 September 2024, the second on 17 and 18 October 2024, the third from 14 to 16 November 2024, the fourth from 12 to 14 December 2023, the fifth from 9 to 11 January 2024 and the sixth from 23 to 25 January 2024. Artists not residing in San Marino, Italy or neighbouring countries were able to attend the auditions online instead of attending in person. In addition to the regular selection process, SMRTV also launched a collaboration with Tour Music Fest, a Sammarinese music competition for emerging artists, which provided the winner of Tour Music Fest direct entry into the first semi-final of the San Marino Song Contest.
Semi-finals The artists who progressed to the semi-finals were publicly announced by SMRTV over three days: the acts for the first and second semi-finals were revealed on 29 January 2025, followed by the artists competing in the third and fourth semi-finals on 30 January 2025, and the acts coming in the fifth and sixth semi-finals and the Sammarinese semi-final on 31 January 2025. The shows were filmed between 13 and 15 February 2025 and aired between 17 and 21 February 2025. One finalist was selected from each semi-final, and three acts from each semi-final were selected to move on to the second chance round.
Ahead of the semi-finals a total of thirteen artists subsequently withdrew their planned entries in the contest, including Serafín Zubiri who cited a scheduling conflict between his scheduled semi-final and a previously scheduled concert, and Grisana who cited a changed focus towards new music and upcoming projects. An additional ten artists were subsequently added to the line-up for the semi-finals to replace those withdrawn acts.
Key: Finalist Second chance Withdrawn/Absent +Semi-final 122 February 2025 Artist Country Song Place Result 1 Alessio's Mind "" – Eliminated 2 Vincenzo Bles "" – Eliminated 3 Vimoksha "Find You" – Eliminated 4 Atwood "Evil" – Eliminated 5 Valis & Polczi "Never Alone" – Eliminated 6 Timo "" – Eliminated 7 Carson Coma "Daddy Said No" 3 Second chance 8 Timea "Born to Be Free" – Eliminated 9 Catch the Giant! "Eclipse" – Eliminated 10 The Unknown Voices "My Name Was Hamilton" – Eliminated 11 Chazza "Protagonist" – Eliminated 12 Cecilia Herrera "" – Eliminated 13 The Leaf "I Ching" – Eliminated 14 Natalia "" – Eliminated 15 Cristina Macchiavelli Nymos "" – Eliminated 16 Narbera "" – Eliminated 17 Dramalove "Supernatural" – Eliminated 18 Max Lain "" – Eliminated 19 Edea "" – Eliminated 20 Marco Urbinati "" – Eliminated 21 Effemme "" 4 Second chance 22 & Andrea Brosio "I'm on Fire" – Eliminated 23 Evdokia Moisidou "A Dream Come True" – Eliminated 24 LeBlond "Di go go" – Eliminated 25 Fabio Imperatrice Cambra "" – Eliminated 26 Latente "" – Eliminated 27 Galen Borson "Medicine Man" – Eliminated 28 "The Edge of the World" 1 Finalist 29 Il Solito Dandy "Millennial" 2 Second chance 30 Kian Butler "If You Dare" – Eliminated 31 Iuna "" – Eliminated 32 Justine Mayer "Love Me" – Eliminated 33 Joanna "I Wish to Be Me" – Eliminated 34 Jannike "Goldylicious" – Eliminated — Alis Ray — – Absent — Barak — – Absent
+Semi-final 223 February 2025 Artist Country Song Place Result 1 Alexis Strum "If You Think I'm Too Much (You Should Go Find Less)" – Eliminated 2 Unico "Scusa se ti voglio amare" – Eliminated 3 Davide "Solo" – Eliminated 4 Tadeni "Quicksand" 4 Second chance 5 Artemis "Melody" – Eliminated 6 Sonia Nawri "Gato negro" – Eliminated 7 Asia "Magika" – Eliminated 8 Sofia Zaros "Broken Porcelain" – Eliminated 9 Astrid Nicole "Dancing Without My Shadow" 3 Second chance 10 Snap-Out "Noi diversi" – Eliminated 11 Beatriz Gouveia "The Voice" – Eliminated 12 Sergio Gómez "Mejor así" – Eliminated 13 "Mr. Guilty" – Eliminated 14 Salva Ortega "Solo por sus besos" – Eliminated 15 Claudia F "Still Here" – Eliminated 16 Romeo Zaharia "Ci troveremo ancora" – Eliminated 17 Curli "Juliet" 1 Finalist 18 Phera "Wild Woman" – Eliminated 19 Aniel "777" 2 Second chance 20 Myky "Walking on the Sea" – Eliminated 21 Deneb "Sing It Louder" – Eliminated 22 Miguel Escobar "Polaroid" – Eliminated 23 Mhora "Tornado" – Eliminated 24 ERISU "The Mighty Walls of Uruk" – Eliminated 25 Libra "Come ti pare" – Eliminated 26 Giovanni Brugnoli "Read Me" – Eliminated 27 Leonor "Fiori da ricostruire" – Eliminated 28 Giulia de Sisti "Strana" – Eliminated 29 Léon the Singer "When We'll Belong" – Eliminated 30 Giuliette Kris "Respiro" – Eliminated 31 LD (Le Distanze) "Nothing Could Be Better" – Eliminated 32 Ibla "Sangue degli dei" – Eliminated 33 Ines "Zero assoluto" – Eliminated 34 Artemiz "Por eso brillo" – Eliminated 35 Jack Costanzo "Musa" – Eliminated — Dima — – Absent
+Semi-final 325 February 2025 Artist Country Song Place Result 1 XSkull8 "Voices out of Silence" – Eliminated 2 Agnieszka Śpiewa "Destiny" – Eliminated 3 Vicky Navarro "Distopia" – Eliminated 4 Alien Cut Zighi "Vattene" – Eliminated 5 Ubi "Incoerente" – Eliminated 6 Aria "Life" – Eliminated 7 The Scurbats "Breakdown" – Eliminated 8 Angy Sciacqua "I" 1 Finalist 9 TBO & Co. "Musetta in sol minore" – Eliminated 10 Cucco "Meraviglia (Alice)" – Eliminated 11 Taoma "NPC" 4 Second chance 12 Delma & Mary Wild "El paraiso" – Eliminated 13 Superguepardo "Baila la la" – Eliminated 14 Eleonora Gangi "E' un attimo morire" – Eliminated 15 Stavros Salabasopoulos "Fire in My Heart" – Eliminated 16 Space Particles "Resta?" – Eliminated 17 Federico Martello "Voices of Freedom" – Eliminated 18 Sopratenore "Aria e musica" – Eliminated 19 Francesca De Braco "Saturday Night Show" – Eliminated 20 Silver Skorie "The Flow" – Eliminated 21 GiambattiSta "Tutta colpa della luna" – Eliminated 22 Sick N’ Beautiful "Hate Manifesto" – Eliminated 23 Kaotika "Ti guardo" – Eliminated 24 Questo e Quello "Bella balla" 2 Second chance 25 Magenta#9 "Vittoria" 3 Second chance 26 Polarnova "Alpha Road" – Eliminated 27 Mario Nucci "Mali di giugno" – Eliminated 28 Nicky Mushin Soda "Just Your Queen" – Eliminated 29 Mescalina "Eccezionale" – Eliminated 30 Naike "Who Am I?" – Eliminated 31 Milad Fatouleh "Humanity Calls" – Eliminated 32 Nadine Randle "Down" – Eliminated 33 Mmara "Impazzire" – Eliminated 34 Mr&Mrs "Altalena" – Eliminated 35 Ermal Demiri "Moonlight" – Eliminated — Adasat — – Absent — Carlotta — – Withdrawn — Emheart — – Withdrawn