Nothing to do for Marco Carta and Bianca Atzei. Gabry Ponte with "Tutta l'Italia", theme song of Sanremo 2025, wins the San Marino Song Contest and will represent the Republic of Titano at the Eurovision scheduled in Basel from 13 to 17 May . Second place for The Rumpled and their Celtic rock, third place for the Ukrainian Teslenko.
Carta from Cagliari, winner of Sanremo in 2009, came in twelfth with "Solo fantasia", sixteenth Atzei, originally from Siamanna, with "Testacoda". In addition to them, 18 other artists were competing, including the Italians Pierdavide Carone, Boosta, Luisa Corna, Silvia Salemi, but also from Belgium, Slovenia, Ukraine, Albania, Sweden.
No televoting, the winner was chosen by a "technical" jury of five members: Federica Gentile, Ema Stokholma, Luca De Gennaro, Marco Andrea Ettorre and Roberto Sergio. Fair hosting performance by Flora Canto and Francesco Facchinetti. Lifetime Achievement Award for Al Bano, guests included Cristiano Malgioglio and La Rappresentante Di Lista.
(Unioneonline/D)
