Earlier this month, 40 artists were chosen to participate in the semi-final of “San Marino Song Contest 2026”.
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
Today, the national broadcaster San Marino RTV revealed the list of 10 established artists who secured their place in the grand final of “San Marino Song Contest 2026”:
The Big Artists
- Andreas Habibi ft. AURA – “All We Need Is Love” (UAE)
- Dolcenera – “My Love” (Italy)
- Edward Maya ft. William Imola – “Ball” (Romania and Italy)
- Inis Neziri – “Aurora” (Albania)
- Kelly Joyce – “Oh Là Là” (France)
- L’Orchestraccia – “Cara Madre Mia”
- Molella ft. Maxè – “Fever”
- Paolo Belli – “Bellissima”
- Rosa Chemical – “Mammamì”
- Senhit ft. Boy George – “Superstar”
Among them, we can recognize:
- Boy George, who was the lead singer of “Culture Club”. He is a British singer-songwriter and DJ, who released many worldwide hits.
- Senhit, who represented San Marino in Eurovision 2011, 2020, and 2021.
- Rosa Chemical, who participated in “Festival di Sanremo 2023”
- Inis Neziri, who participated in “Festivali i Këngës” in 2017. 2019 and 2025.
“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 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.
