| San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | San Marino RTV (SMRTV) | |||
| Country |  San Marino | |||
| Selection process | San Marino Song Contest 2026 | |||
| Selection date | 6 March 2026 | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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San Marino is set to be represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The Sammarinese participating broadcaster, San Marino RTV (SMRTV), will organise the national final format San Marino Song Contest to select its entry for the contest.
Prior to the 2026 contest, San Marino RTV (SMRTV) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing San Marino 15 times since its first entry in 2008. [1] Its debut entry, "Complice" performed by Miodio, failed to qualify for the final and placed last in the first semi-final. [1] SMRTV subsequently did not participate in both the 2009 and 2010 contests, citing financial difficulties. [2] [3] It returned in 2011 with "Stand By" by Italian singer Senit, which also failed to take the country to the final. [1] From 2012 to 2014, SMRTV sent Valentina Monetta to the contest on three consecutive occasions. [4] Monetta's first two entries failed to qualify to the final, however in 2014, she managed to bring San Marino to the final for the first time with "Maybe", which ultimately placed 24th. [1] Following four consecutive non-qualifying years, San Marino qualified in 2019 with "Say Na Na Na" by Serhat and finished in 19th place. [1] Senit, under her new stage name Senhit, was to return to represent the nation with "Freaky!" at the 2020 contest, however, following the contest's cancelation, SMRTV re-appointed Senhit for 2021. [5] Her 2021 song, " Adrenalina ", performed alongside American rapper Flo Rida, qualified for the final, where it placed 22nd. [1] The Sammarinese entries from 2022 to 2024 all failed to qualify, until " Tutta l'Italia " by Gabry Ponte qualified in 2025, ultimately getting last place in the final. [1] San Marino confirmed its participation in the 2026 contest on 8 September 2025. [6]
In September 2025, a format revamp to the San Marino Song Contest was announced. [7] Unlike last year, there are now two semi-finals instead of eight, which will still result in 20 finalists. Participants had to apply through the "Dreaming San Marino Song Contest", later moving onto the "Stage & Live Academy" part, and then the semi-final. 10 finalists will be selected this way, with the other ten being established acts that are pre-qualified. [8]
| Artist | Country of Origin | Song | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4CALAMANO |  Italy | "Twilight" | Upcoming | |
| Alien Cut feat. Tayma | Italy | "Etherina" | ||
| Anna Smith |  Switzerland | "Bruised" | ||
| Capabrò | Italy | "Lavorare fa schifo" | ||
| DAUDIA | Italy | "Talk About It" | ||
| ERISU | Italy | "Ghost of Ninive" | ||
| Giacomo Voli | Italy | "Figaro" | ||
| Lorenzo Bonfire | Italy | "Ode to Guilt" | ||
| Matias Ferreira |  Spain | "PAURA" | ||
| METIRIA | Italy | "Attention Seeker" | ||
| MRTINA | Italy | "My Insanity" | ||
| MYKY | Italy | "Outta Tune" | ||
| N'ice Cream | Italy | "Not the Winner" | ||
| ORPHY |  Czechia | "Rise Again" | ||
| Pellegrina Pibigas | Italy | "Il giorno che" | ||
| Ryan Song |  Netherlands | "Break the Cage" | ||
| Sheila |  Albania | "Zemra e Tokes" | ||
| Star Guy |  Norway | "Star Shadez" | ||
| Stefano | Italy | "Pesce rosso" | ||
| Yume | Italy | "Paura di Amare" | ||
| Artist | Country of Origin | Song | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwood | Italy | "Midnight Alibi" | Upcoming | |
| Ciro Maddaluno | Italy | "DISTRATTO" | ||
| DEVA | Italy | "Mi fa male l’America" | ||
| ELYSA |  Estonia | "The Alchemist" | ||
| IlRed | Italy | "Playlist in Loop" | ||
| IUNA | Italy | "Freedom Calling" | ||
| KLEM | Italy | "OK RESPIRA" | ||
| LUKA |  Slovenia | "Where It Ends" | ||
| Luka Basi | Slovenia | "CHICOLO" | ||
| Lupi Mannaggia | Italy | "Ignorantità" | ||
| Magdalena Tul |  Poland | "I'll Be Around" | ||
| Maraaya | Slovenia | "ALU ALU" | ||
| Marco Sbarbati | Italy | "Pretty Little Secret" | ||
| Maya Azucena |  United States | "My Sin" | ||
| Nicolò Deori | Italy | "Mi ucciderai per sempre" | ||
| NovaBlue | Italy | "Muoio di fame" | ||
| Paolo Martini | Italy | "Fase REM" | ||
| Sezina Kelsey | Netherlands | "You Raise Me High" | ||
| UtopiaTwins e Valerie | Italy | "Fake Smile" | ||
| Xannova Xan | United States | "Unbreakable" | ||
| Artist | Country | Song | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Habibi feat. Aura |  United Arab Emirates | "All We Need Is Love" | Upcoming | |
| Dolcenera | Italy | "My Love" | ||
| Edward Maya feat. William Imola |  Romania | "Ball" | ||
| Inis Neziri | Albania | "In My Head" | ||
| Kelly Joyce |  France | "Oh Là Là" | ||
| L'Orchestraccia | Italy | "Cara Madre Mia" | ||
| Molella feat. Maxè | Italy | "Fever" | ||
| Paolo Belli | Italy | "Bellissima" | ||
| Rosa Chemical | Italy | "Mammamì" | ||
| Senhit feat. Boy George | Italy | "Superstar" | ||
| TBD 4 and 5 March 2026 | ||||
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2026. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 12 January 2026, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. [11] San Marino was scheduled for the second half of the first semi-final. [12]