San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

San Marino
Member station	SMRTV
National selection events	Internal selection; 2013–2015
Participation summary
Appearances	3
First appearance	2013
Last appearance	2015
Best result	10th: 2013
External links
	San Marino's page at Eurovision.tv
	For the most recent participation see; San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

San Marino has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times since their debut in the 2013 contest.[1] San Marino RTV (SMRTV), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union, is responsible for San Marino's participation.

History

San Marino had previously attempted to participate in the contest in 2011, in Yerevan, Armenia, however the national broadcaster withdrew before the contest as they had not found a representative in time.[1] In 2013 and 2015, San Marino selected its entrant in an internally, while in 2014 it used "Vocine nuove Castrocaro" a selection.

San Marino made its debut in the contest in 2013 in Kyiv, Ukraine.[1] According to Giovanni, the announcer of the Sammarinese points in 2013, San Marino used a jury.

In 2015, Michele Perniola, Sammarinese representative in 2013, and Anita Simoncini, a member of girlband The Peppermints who participated in 2014, were chosen together to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. San Marino announced that they would not return to the contest in 2016.

Participation

Year	Artist	Song	Language	Place	Points
2013	Michele Perniola[2]	"O-o-O Sole intorno a me"	Italian	10	42
2014	The Peppermints[3]	"Breaking My Heart"	Italian, English	15	21
2015	Kamilla Ismailova	"Mirror"	Italian, English	14	36

Photogallery

Michele Perniola in Kyiv (2013)
Kamilla Ismailova in Sofia (2015)

Commentators and spokespersons

Year(s)	Commentator	Channel	Spokesperson	Ref.
2013	Lia Fiorio and Gilberto Gattei	SMRTV	Giovanni
2014			Clara
2015			Arianna Ulivi
2016–2020	No broadcast		Did not participate	N/A

References

Granger, Anthony (25 October 2013). "San Marino debuting at Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
Granger, Anthony (28 October 2013). "San Marino: It's Michele Perniola To Kiev". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
García, Belén (26 September 2014). "Junior Eurovision: The Peppermints band to represent San Marino!". Esc-plus. Retrieved 26 September 2014.

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[San_Marino-1] Granger, Anthony (25 October 2013). "San Marino debuting at Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.

[Michele_Perniola-2] Granger, Anthony (28 October 2013). "San Marino: It's Michele Perniola To Kiev". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

[The_Peppermints-3] García, Belén (26 September 2014). "Junior Eurovision: The Peppermints band to represent San Marino!". Esc-plus. Retrieved 26 September 2014.