Sanmarino Song Contest: wins Gabry Ponte and goes to the Eurovision
All as per predictions: Gabry Ponte will represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with “All Italy”. The Torinese DJ won Tonight Sanmarino Song Contest, the event with which the microstat chose – among 20 artists – its representative to the Eurofestival, scheduled from 13 to 17 May in Basel, Switzerland: in addition to the former Eiffel 65 there were also Marco Carta, Pierdavide Carone, Luisa Corna, Bianca Atzei, Boosta dei Subsonica, Silvia Salemi.
Gabry Ponte was the favorite on the eve, with the song already chosen by Carlo Conti as the abbreviation of the last Sanremo Festival: “Thanks to Carlo Conti, who was the first supporter of this piece: it is thanks to him if I am here on this stage tonight,” he commented, after the proclamation. The jury made up of Luca De Gennaro, Roberto Sergio (general manager Rai and – to Interim – of San Marino RTV), Federica Gentile, Andrea Ettorre (director of Siae) and Ema Stokholma, crowns him. In second place The Rumpleds with “You Get Me So High”, on the third the Ukrainian Teslenko with “Storm”. Critical Award to Pierdavide Carone.
This is the complete ranking:
1. Gabry Ponte (Italy) – All of Italy
2. The rumpled (Italy) – You get me so high
3. Teslenko (Ukraine) – Storm
4. Elasi (Italy) – Lorella
5. Boosta (Italy) – by the way
6. Besa (Albania) – Tiki Tiki
7. Crl (Sweden) – Juliet
8. Giacomo Flights (Italy) – Ave Maria
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This is that (Italy) – Beautiful dances.
10. Paco (San Marino) – Until the End
11. Pierdavide Carone (Italy) – Do you want to marry me?
12. Marco Carta (Italy) – Fantasy only
13. Angry Sciaqua (Belgium) – “I” (ex aequo)
14. Haymara (Italy) – Tómame Las Manos (ex aequo)
15. Silvia Salemi (Italy) – Coralli
16. Bianca Atzei (Italy) – Testacoda
17. Vincenzo Capua (Italy) – It is always you
18. King Foo (Slovenia) – The Edge of the World
19. Taoma (Italy) – NPC
20. Luisa Corna (Italy) – the right day