Watch: Tonight at 21:00 CET, The first semi-final of “San Marino Song Contest 2026” takes place. Five entries will secure their place in the final. A viewing link is provided.
The first semi-final of “San Marino Song Contest 2026,” will take place tonight at 21:00 CET. Out of 20 contestants, only five will secure their place in the Grand Final on March 6th. The winner will perform their song on May 12th, during the second half of the first semi-final of Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
The semi-finals are hosted by Simona Ventura and broadcast live on the public channel RTV. In total, 20 artists will compete in the Grand Final for the opportunity to represent San Marino at Eurovision 2026. Among the contestants, ten are classified as “established artists” and were revealed last week alongside the remaining ten acts selected through pre-recorded semi-final stages, airing on March 4th and 5th.
The first semi-final will begin at 21:00 and run until 23:30 CET.
To watch the first semi-final of “San Marino Song Contest 2026” – click here!
First Semi-Final Contestants and Songs:
- 4CALAMANO – “Twilight” – Italy
- Alien Cut feat. Tayma – “competing with song in progress” – Italy
- Anna Smith – “Bruised” – Switzerland
- Capabrò – “Lavorare fa schifo” – Italy
- DAUDIA – “Talk about it” – Italy
- ERISU – “Ghost of Ninive” – Italy
- Giacomo Voli – “Figaro” – Italy
- Lorenzo Bonfire – “Ode to Guilt” – Italy
- MATIAS FERREIRA – “PAURA” – Spain
- METIRIA – “Attention Seeker” – Italy
- MRTINA – “My Insanity” – Italy
- MYKY – “Outta Tune” – Italy
- N’ice Cream – “Not the winner” – Italy
- ORPHY – “Rise Again” – Czechia
- Pellegrina Pibigas – “Il Giorno Che” – Italy
- Ryan Song – “Break the Cage” – The Netherlands
- Samuele Di Nicolò – “Non ritorno più” – Italy
- Sheila – “Zemra e Tokes” – Albania
- Star Guy – “Star Shadez” – Norway
- Stefano – “Pesce rosso” – Italy
Among the Contestants in the First Semi-Final are Some Familiar Names:
- Sheila – Took part in this year’s “Festivali i Këngës”, and is competing with the same song – “Zemra e Tokes”.
- Star Guy – The brother of Emmy, who represented Ireland in Eurovision 2025 with the song “Laika Party”, and he appeared with her on stage.
How Will “San Marino Song Contest” Format Work?
All 240 participants were divided into eight heats, each featuring 30 contestants. From each heat, five artists will advance to the semi-finals – narrowing the list to just 40 acts.
Out of these, ten semi-finalists will qualify for the Grand Final. Ten additional “established” artists will join the finalists, who will be announced during a press conference held in Sanremo, Italy, on February 26th.
The winner of San Marino Song Contest 2026 will be chosen solely by a professional jury, as in previous years. The 2026 panel will feature five judges (one more than last year) including notable figures from the European music and radio industries.
“San Marino Song Contest 2026”: Key Dates
- Semi-final 1 – Wednesday, March 4th, 2026.
- Semi-final 2 – Thursday, March 5th, 2026.
- Grand Final – Friday, March 6th, 2026.
San Marino at Eurovision 2025
“Tutta L’Italia” (in English: “All of Italy”) is the song that Gabry Ponte has performed to represent San Marino at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. He finished 10th in the semi-final and qualified with 46 points, for the fourth time ever for San Marino. In the final, Ponte came 26th and last with 27 points only.
Eurovision 2026: This will be San Marino’s 16th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. San Marino joined the competition in 2008 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2019 when the singer Serhat finished in 19th place with the song “Say Na Na Na”.
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