It seems that Valentina, San Marino’s Eurovision star and big fan favourite from 2012-2014, is expected to be a part of Eurovision for a record fourth year in a row… but as a spokesperson this time! According to Songfestivalweblog, the native Sanmarinese singer who took her country to the final last year will announce the all-important points from the …
Halloween Inspiration: Eurovision Style
It’s the most spooky time of the year: Halloween! Now we know it’s the big day today, but if you’re searching for a last minute costume, look no further: it’s the Eurovision Song Contest to the rescue. Every year, there’s always at least one act on the big Eurovision stage with costumes that are either hilarious or horrific–often both at …
San Marino say “Si Si Si”to Vienna
We’ve been waiting all day, but it seems that San Marino are in. SMRTV have confirmed that they will be in Vienna, and will be trying to match the result set by “Sammarinese Queen” Valentina Monetta who made it through to the Grand Final, after her third attempt. They debuted in 2008 before pulling out in 2010, but made the …
UPDATE: Eurovision 2014 stars release new music
It’s been over two months since the grand final of the 59th Eurovision Song Contest took place in Copenhagen in May. Which artists have come up with new material since then? ESC United will give you an overview of new singles and albums released by this year’s Eurovision stars! Finland: Softengine The indie rockers from Finland achieved a very decent …
Live from Copenhagen: Interview with Valentina Monetta (San Marino)
The wonderful and talented Valentina Monetta was kind enough to sit down with Olivia and talk about her life and music. Also watch for a very emotional moment at the end when we read a message to her from one of our readers. Valentina will perform in the first Semi next Tuesday and our fingers and toes are crossed. Please …
The 2014 “Expert” Panel – SAN MARINO
Every year our “Expert” Panel comes together to judge all entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and they’re back to take apart the 2014 entries and rank them accordingly. While their characters and comments may be wacky, the scores are dead serious. All 7 panelists will comment on the song and rank them accordingly giving it points using a scale …
San Marino: Listen to full versions of “Maybe” and “Forse”
As previously reported HERE, Amazon made the first snippets of Valentina Monetta’s alleged entry for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest available on Wednesday. While we don’t have the official word from the broadcaster, it is highly likely that San Marino is going to send “Forse” or “Maybe” to Copenhagen. It is the same song just in different languages (English vs …
Listen to Snippet of Valentina Monetta’s “Maybe” and/or “Forse”
Some of our members discovered this precious little link on AMAZON where you can pre-order Valentina Monetta’s much anticipated Eurovision entry starting March 14th. There is also a snippet available which may not be much but will give you an idea on what to expect. We don’t know if Valentina is going to perform the entry in English or Italian though …
Sailing the flag from Helsinki to Tallinn – The Eurovision Cruise
Every year around the end of August, thousands of Eurovision fans have successfully battled through a severe Post Eurovision Depression Syndrome, some have just been released from rehab, while others have made their first payment on the new liver they decided to purchase back in 2011 when they discovered they had to plan a trip to Azber…Azberbaja…Baku! To Baku! Yes, …
Three’s a charm – Valentina Monetta to represent San Marino in Denmark
The Sanmarinese broadcaster advised that Valentina Monetta has signed a pre-agreement to reprsent the small nation San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark. She is the first act to be confirmed for next year. This is the third time in a row that Valentina is trying her luck. Her first attempt was with “The Social Network Song” …