How Will San Marino Choose Their Entry For Eurovision 2022?

The tiny country of San Marino changes direction towards Eurovision 2022.
So far, the country has qualified for the final on 3 occasions, tho of them if the 2 last years.
This year, San Marino will hold a national selection named “Una voce per San Marino“.

The new national selection will have 2 different paths. One for new artists and one for established artists.

New Artists Path

1. New artists can submit their participation from the 26th of September 2021 until the 8th of January 2022
2. a special committee will choose several applicants to qualify for the semi-finals.
3. In the months of January – February, the San Marinian broadcaster will host the semi-finals of the “New Artists” category.
4. Top 9 new artists in the “New Artists” category will get a spot in the grand final of the national selection.
5. There’s no language on nationality restrictions regarding this category.
6. Candidates will have to go through 2 days music camp and private auditions.
7. The grand final of the “Newcomers” category will be held on the 16th of February 2022.
8. Registration Fee – 30$ for those who will apply until the 30th of November 2021, 50$ for those who will register later.
9. Submissions will be available here

Established Artists Path

1. The San Marinian broadcaster will invite 9 established artists to take part in the selection
2. At the moment, it seems like there’s no country restriction regarding the established artists category
3. The 9 finalists of the established category will be revealed on the 10th of February 2022

One artist that might get a proposal to participate as an established one is Valentina (who has already represented the country in 2012 – 2014 and 2017):

“Una voce per San Marino” – The Grand Final

1. The San Marinian Television will hold a grand final show of the selection on Saturday, the 19th of February 2022.
2. The grand final will take place at Teatro Titano
3. 18 artists will take part in the final: 9 established artists alongside 9 new artists.
4. Artists will perform their intended songs for Eurovision 2022
5. Jury panel of 8 members will rank the performances and determine who will represent San Marino at Eurovision 2022!

The last time San Marino held a national selection was in 2018 with the “1 in 360” competition

Italian singer Senhit and American rapper Flo Rida represented the country at Eurovision 2021. Despite being a fan favorite, they ended up 22nd in the grand final.
They performed the song “ Adrenalina“:

We currently  have 33 countries that have been confirmed for Eurovision 2022 and these are:

Albania:
Australia:
Azerbaijan:
Belgium:Jérémie Makiese
Bulgaria:
Croatia:
Czech Republic:
Denmark:
Estonia:
Finland:
France:
Georgia:
Germany:
Greece:
Iceland:
Ireland:
Israel:
Italy (Host City):
Latvia:
Lithuania:
Malta:
Netherlands:
Norway:
Poland:
Portugal:
Romania:
San Marino:
Serbia:
Slovenia:
Spain:
Sweden:
Switzerland:
Ukraine: