240 artists (from 27 different countries) were chosen to compete in the Stage & Live Academy of “Dreaming San Marino 2026”.
The jury panel shortlisted 40 of them to take part in the semi-finals
The selection process for Eurovision 2026 will be composed of 2 main paths
- “Dreaming San Marino 2026” – Preliminary selection
- “San Marino Song Contest 2026” – Main selection
Semi-Final 1 Line-up:
- 4CALAMANO – Twilight (Italia)
- 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 (Czech Republic)
- Pellegrina Pibigas – Il Giorno Che (Italy)
- Ryan Song – Break the Cage (Netherlands)
- Samuele Di Nicolò – Non ritorno più (Italy)
- Sheila – Zemra e Tokes (Albania)
- Star Guy – Star Shadez (Norway)
- stefano – Pesce rosso (Italy)
Semi-Final 2 Line-up:
- Atwood – Midnight Alibi (Italy)
- DEVA – America Hurts Me (Italy)
- ELYSA – THE ALCHEMIST (Estonia)
- IlRed – Playlist in loop (Italy)
- IUNA – Freedom Calling (Italy)
- KLEM – OK RESPIRA (Italy)
- LUKA – Where It Ends (Slovenia)
- Luka Basi – CHICOLO (Slovenia)
- Lupi Mannaggia – Ignorantity (Italy)
- Magdalena Tul – I’ll Be Around (Poland)
- MARAAYA – ALU ALU (Slovenia)
- Marco Sbarbati – Pretty Little Secret (Italy)
- Maya Azucena – My Sin (United States)
- Nicolò Deori – You’ll Kill Me Forever (Italy)
- NovaBlue – I’m Starving (Italy)
- Paolo Martini – Fase REM (Italy)
- PARK – AMORE CHE SEI VERITA’ (Italy)
- Sezina Kelsey – You Raise Me High (Netherlands)
- UtopiaTwins and Valerie – Fake Smile (Italy)
- Xannova Xan – Unbreakable (United States / Greece)
“San Marino Song Contest 2026”
- The contest will feature 2 semi-finals and a grand final.
- The 40 qualifiers of “Dreaming San Marino 2026” will compete in the 2 semi-finals, which will be held on March 3rd and 4th, 2026.
- 20 artists will compete in each semi-final, and 5 of them will qualify for the final, based on the jury’s vote.
- 20 artists will compete in the final: 10 qualifiers from the semi-finals, and 10 established artists (who will automatically qualify for the final).
- The 10 established artists will be revealed at the end of February 2026
- The grand final of the “San Marino Song Contest 2026” will take place on Friday, March 6th, 2026.
San Marino will compete in semi-final 1 of Eurovision 2026 (May 12th, 2026).
The country will perform in the second half of the show
Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.
