After recently participating at the Sanremo Song Festival, Achille Lauro will now represent San Marino at Eurovision this year. The Italian singer won the Sammarinese Eurovision selection, Una Voce Per San Marino with the song βStripperβ.
The result was decided entirely with jury vote. The jury was as follows:
- Mogol β President of the Jury
- Simon Lee β conductor, composer, arranger
- Clarissa Martinelli β Presenter at Radio Bruno
- Susanne Georgi β Singer at Eurovision 2009 for Andorra
- Dino Stewart β Managing Director at BMG Italy
Here are the competing acts:
- Elena & Francesco Faggi βNothing Can Blow Me Outβ
- Matteo Faustini βLβultima parolaβ
- Aaron Sibley βPressureβ
- Ivana Spagna βSeriously in Loveβ
- Vina Rose βSweet Denialβ
- Cristina Ramos βHeartless Gameβ
- Alessia Labate βWorld Falls Downβ
- Achille Lauro βStripperβ
- Mate βDNAβ
- Tony Cicco, Deshedus & Alberto Fortis βSono un uomoβ
- Basti βRunningβ
- Francesco Monte βMi ricordo di te (Adrenalina)β
- Kurt Cassar βTears of Goldβ
- Valerio Scanu βIo credoβ
- MeriCler βTiramisΓΉβ
- Burak Yeter ft. Alessandro Coli βMore Than Youβ
- Camille Cabaltera βMove βEm Like You Never Didβ
- Fabry & Labiuse ft. Miodio βBluβ
The top three were as follows:
- Achille Lauro βStripperβ
- Burak Yeter ft. Alessandro Coli βMore Than Youβ
- Aaron Sibley βPressureβ
Achille Lauro will compete in the first half of the second semi-final on May 12.