San Marino was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "11:11", performed by the Spanish band Megara. The song was written by Isra Dante Ramos Solomando, Roberto la Lueta Ruiz, and Sara Jiménez Moral. The nation's participating broadcaster, (SMRTV), organised the national final format in collaboration with Media Evolution S.r.l. to select its entry. Over 700 candidate entries from 31 countries were submitted for consideration to the event, which consisted of five semi-final rounds, a second chance round and a final round, all airing in February 2024.
Promotion of the entry consisted of a tour of a selection of nations participating in the contest, including Denmark, England, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands. San Marino was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the contest, which took place on 9 May 2024. Performing during the show at position 10 in the running order, "11:11" did not qualify to compete in the final. It placed 14th out of the 16 participating countries in its semi-final and received 16 points total.
Background
Prior to the 2024 contest, (SMRTV) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing San Marino 13 times since its first entry in . Its debut entry in the , "" performed by Miodio, failed to qualify for the final and placed last in the first semi-final. SMRTV subsequently did not participate in both the and contests, citing financial difficulties. It returned in with "Stand By" by Italian singer Senit, which also failed to take the country to the final. From 2012 to 2014, SMRTV sent Valentina Monetta to the contest on three consecutive occasions. Monetta's first two entries failed to qualify to the final, however in , she managed to bring San Marino to the final for the first time with "Maybe", which eventually placed 24th.
Following four consecutive non-qualifying years, San Marino qualified for the final for the second time at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, where "Say Na Na Na" by Serhat –representing San Marino for a second time– finished in 19th place. For the , "Freaky!" by Senhit was to represent the nation, though following the contest cancellation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, SMRTV re-selected Senhit for . Her 2021 song, "", performed alongside American rapper Flo Rida, qualified for the final, eventually placing 22nd. The Sammarinese and entries, "Stripper" by Achille Lauro and "Like an Animal" by Piqued Jacks, both failed to qualify for the final. Since the 2022 contest, SMRTV has used the televised national final-style event to select its entry, and in August 2023 it confirmed that the selection event would continue to be used for the 2024 contest.
Before Eurovision Una voce per San Marino
2024 was the third edition of the national selection format developed by SMRTV and Media Evolution S.r.l. to determine the Sammarinese entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of four semi-finals for foreign nationalsfollowed by a second chance roundand one semi-final reserved for Sammarinese nationals. All rounds took place at the Little Tony in Serravalle on 15 and 16 February 2024, and were hosted by Ilenia De Sena and Camilla Spinelli. They were then aired daily between 19 and 23 February, culminating with the final at the in Dogana on 24 February 2024, hosted by Fabrizio Biggio and , which saw eight established artists and eight newcomers (one being from San Marino) compete. A jury vote determined the qualifiers from the semi-finals and the winner of the final. Outside San Marino, the final was broadcast on GlitterBeam Radio in the United Kingdom.
Participant selection The selection of semi-finalists first consisted of an audition phase for emerging artists between 10 November 2023 and 23 January 2024, where 129 entries qualified for the semi-finals; applications were open between 10 October 2023 and 14 January 2024, by which date over 700 submissions had been received from at least 31 countries. There were no restrictions on the nationality of the performer or the language of the song. Established artists were instead directly invited to the final by Media Evolution S.r.l. Live auditions took place at San Marino Outlet Experience in four rounds: the first from 10 to 12 November 2023, the second from 1 to 3 December 2023, the third from 12 to 14 January 2024 and the fourth from 18 to 20 January 2024; an additional online round was held on 22 and 23 January 2024. A professional jury then selected the semi-finalists, and it was composed of music producers Domenico "Mimmo" Paganelli, Domenico "Mimmo" Gallotti and Nabuk. In addition to the regular selection process, SMRTV also launched a collaboration with London-based music tech startup Casperaki, named The San Marino Sessions, to determine an additional finalist. Starting on 19 November 2023 and until the final of 24 February 2024, SMRTV aired a 15-minute daily broadcast presenting the participating artists, hosted by rapper .
Semi-finals On 30 January 2024, SMRTV announced the names of the 129 acts that had been selected to progress to the semi-final stage, most being from Italy, as well as the semi-final they would take part in. The shows were filmed on 15 and 16 February 2024 and aired between 19 and 23 February 2024. One finalist was selected from each semi-final, and four acts from each semi-final were selected to move on to the second chance round.
Key: Finalist Second chance Absent +Semi-final 119 February 2024 Artist Song Result 1 Alabaster "" Eliminated 2 Aleph "" Eliminated 3 Alessandro Bruni "" Eliminated 4 Alis Ray "Flow of Love" Eliminated 5 Allegra "" Eliminated 6 Amanda "" Eliminated 7 Cabiria "Fable" Eliminated 8 Dafne "" Eliminated 9 Daudia "With You" Finalist 10 Ela "Parthenope" Eliminated 11 Elena "" Eliminated 12 "Weekend" Eliminated 13 Giada Fazi "Us" Eliminated 14 Héctor Mira "" Eliminated 15 Ilenia Suffredini "" Eliminated 16 "" Eliminated 17 Isotta "Coming Out" Eliminated 18 Itama "Chorizo" Second chance 19 Julia "" Eliminated 20 Kija "Disco Love" Eliminated 21 Loco BoomBox "" Eliminated 22 Lord Spark "Close to You" Eliminated 23 Mace "" Second chance 24 Masala and Foresta "Paranoia" Second chance 25 Miki Spire "" Eliminated 26 RanMa "Window" Eliminated 27 Sciaco "KO" Eliminated 28 Simon Evans "Anywhere to Go" Second chance 29 Tommaso Sangiorgi "" Eliminated 30 Venn Smyth "Jumper" Eliminated 31 Zaira "" Eliminated +Semi-final 220 February 2024 Artist Song Result 1 AaLE "All Black" Eliminated 2 Alessio De Cicco "" Eliminated 3 Alessio's Mind "We're Burning" Eliminated 4 Anthony "State of Mind (S.O.M)" Eliminated 5 Babols "" Eliminated 6 "Rhythm in the Rain" Second chance 7 Booom! "Dance like This" Finalist 8 Camellini "Patchwork" Second chance 9 "" Eliminated 10 Deschema "" Eliminated 11 Dia "The Greatest Love" Eliminated 12 Edoardo Brogi "" Second chance 13 Falling Giant "Show of the False" Eliminated 14 Feel "How Could I Know" Eliminated 15 Francesco Balasso "Eiffel" Eliminated 16 Guglielmo "" Eliminated 17 Haru "Kalimba" Eliminated 18 Jucaso "Hey Ciao!" Eliminated 19 La Bebae "Scanner" Eliminated 20 Lanona "" Eliminated 21 Lasties "Romantic Killer" Eliminated 22 Manuel Meroni "" Eliminated 23 Megara "11:11" Second chance 24 Nemo "" Eliminated 25 "" Eliminated 26 Sika & Lurose "" Eliminated 27 Sofia Villa "Just a Page" Eliminated 28 "Not Alone" Eliminated 29 Valerio Sgargi "" Eliminated 30 Will on Earth "Deep Inside the Heart of Men" Eliminated data-sort-value="31" Acousticouple — Absent +Semi-final 321 February 2024 Artist Song Result 1 Xada "Shell" Eliminated 2 and Guya Canino "" Eliminated 3 "" Eliminated 4 Atwood "Can't Stop Me" Eliminated 5 Camilla Rinaldi "" Eliminated 6 Camilla Ruffini "" Eliminated 7 Cinzia Paoletti "" Second chance 8 "" Second chance 9 Cristiano Cosa "" Eliminated 10 "Trauma" Eliminated 11 Eki & Katy "" Eliminated 12 Elina "" Eliminated 13 Emil Lindholm "Try My Luck" Eliminated 14 Fijord "" Eliminated 15 Ilyth "Love" Eliminated 16 Karma "" Eliminated 17 Lorenzo Postiglione "" Eliminated 18 Malvax "" Eliminated 19 Mark "Return" Eliminated 20 Mate "Big Mama" Finalist 21 Mhora "" Eliminated 22 Michela Baselice "" Eliminated 23 Noor "" Eliminated 24 Operapop "Like Angels" Eliminated 25 Ros-Aria "" Eliminated 26 The Atlantis "Heart of the Abyss" Eliminated 27 The Miss "" Eliminated 28 This Is Elle "Gold" Second chance 29 XGiove "" Second chance data-sort-value="30" Daniel Marin — Absent +Semi-final 422 February 2024 Artist Song Result 1 and Martelli "" Eliminated 2 Bluesy "" Eliminated 3 Brenda Novella "Where I Belong" Eliminated 4 Cainero "" Eliminated 5 Casino Moon "" Eliminated 6 Dəva "One Love" Second chance 7 Dez "Freedom" Finalist 8 Diego Federico "Drop It" Eliminated 9 Effemme "Half Full Glass" Second chance 10 Eklettika "" Eliminated 11 Elis "" Eliminated 12 Federubin "" Eliminated 13 Flat Bit "" Eliminated 14 "" Eliminated 15 Junaisinsane "Don't Care About" Eliminated 16 Known Physics "Call My Name" Eliminated 17 Mad "" Eliminated 18 Mirjam "" Eliminated 19 Myky "Coming Home" Eliminated 20 Nadine Randle "What's on Your Mind" Second chance 21 Only Sara "Drama Queen" Eliminated 22 "" Eliminated 23 Raffi "" Eliminated 24 Sandro Machado "" Second chance 25 Spiros "" Eliminated 26 Thea "Nordic Sages" Eliminated 27 Veronica and Faber "Strangers" Eliminated 28 Vincent "" Eliminated 29 Vitania "" Eliminated 30 "" Eliminated +Sammarinese semi-final23 February 2024 Artist Song Result 1 Alessia Felici "" Eliminated 2 Francesco Mariani "Breathe" Eliminated 3 Gynevra "" Eliminated 4 HBH Band "I Can Be Real" Eliminated 5 Kida "" Finalist 6 Why Xes "" Eliminated data-sort-value="7" Giulia B. — Absent
Second chance The second chance round was held on 16 February 2024 and aired on 23 February 2024, with three more artists advancing to the final. +Second chance round23 February 2024 Artist Song Result 1 "Rhythm in the Rain" Eliminated 2 Camellini "Patchwork" Eliminated 3 Cinzia Paoletti "" Eliminated 4 "" Eliminated 5 Dəva "One Love" Eliminated 6 Edoardo Brogi "" Eliminated 7 Effemme "Half Full Glass" Eliminated 8 Itama "Chorizo" Eliminated 9 Mace "" Eliminated 10 Masala and Foresta "Paranoia" Finalist 11 Megara "11:11" Finalist 12 Nadine Randle "What's on Your Mind" Eliminated 13 Sandro Machado "" Eliminated 14 Simon Evans "Anywhere to Go" Eliminated 15 This Is Elle "Gold" Eliminated 16 XGiove "" Finalist
The San Marino Sessions The San Marino Sessions was an experimental selection launched by SMRTV in collaboration with Casperaki to determine one of the finalists of 2024. From 27 November 2023 until January 2024, interested artists could submit anything from short recordings to complete compositions, with the dedicated platform, powered by artificial intelligence, helping to enhance them. By 9 January 2024, a committee selected the ten best suggestions to take part in a songwriting camp hosted by producers TommyD and Stefan Moessle in London between 18 and 21 January 2024, where they came down to four full compositions; the jury of , helped by feedback from the public, then selected one of these to qualify for the final, announced along the other pre-qualifiers on 19 February 2024.
+The San Marino Sessions finalists Artist Song Result Dana Gillespie "The Last Polar Bear" Qualified Marie Wegener "Dare to Dream" Eliminated Meg Birch "Neon Rain" Eliminated Nicole Silva "" Eliminated
Final The final of took place on 24 February 2024 and consisted of the eight competing established artists from the semi-finals and second chance round plus the San Marino Sessions qualifier, who had been announced on 19 February 2024 at a press conference in Milan. The winner of the final was Megara with the song "11:11", written by Isra Dante Ramos, Solomando, Roberto la Lueta Ruiz and