Road to Basel: San Marino
Road to Basel: San Marino! As the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel approaches, we continue our daily spotlight on this year’s contestants. Today, we focus on San Marino.
photo: SMRTV/Pier Costantini
Gabry Ponte
Gabriele “Gabry” Ponte is an Italian DJ, remixer, and record producer born on April 20, 1973, in Turin, Italy. He gained international fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Italian Eurodance group Eiffel 65, known for their hit “Blue (Da Ba Dee).” Over the years, Gabry Ponte has established a successful solo career, producing numerous dance hits and collaborating with various artists.
“Tutta l’Italia” (What does AI say?)
His Eurovision entry, “Tutta l’Italia,” is a dance track that combines electronic beats with elements of traditional Italian music, including instruments like the accordion and references to Italian pop culture. The song was co-written by Gabry Ponte, Andrea Bonomo, and Edwyn Roberts. Upon its release on January 31, 2025, “Tutta l’Italia” quickly gained popularity, reaching number fifteen on the Italian singles chart. The track was also used as the official theme song for the Sanremo Music Festival 2025.
San Marino Song Contest 2025
San Marino selected its Eurovision 2025 representative through the national competition San Marino Song Contest 2025. The final took place on March 8, 2025, at the Teatro Nuovo in Dogana, hosted by Flora Canto and Francesco Facchinetti. Twenty songs competed, with the winner determined by a jury. Gabry Ponte’s performance of “Tutta l’Italia” captivated the jury, securing his victory and the opportunity to represent San Marino in Basel.
These are the results of the final:
- Gabry Ponte, “Tutta L’Italia”
- The Rumpled, “You Get Me So High”
- Teslenko, “Storm”
- Elasi, “Lorella”
- Boosta, “BTW”
- Besa, “Tiki”
- CRL, “Juliet”
- Giacomo Voli, “Ave Maria”
- Questo e Quello, “Bella Bella”
- Paco, “Until the End”
- Pierdavide Carone, “Mi vuoi sposare?”
- Marco Carta, “Solo fantasia”
- Angy Sciacqua, “I”
- Haymara, “Tómame las manos”
- Silvia Salemi, “Coralli”
- Bianca Atzei, “Testacoda”
- Vincenzo Capua, “Sei sempre tu”
- King Foo, “The Edge Of The World”
- Taoma, “NPC”
- Luisa Corno, “Il giorno giusto”
San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest
San Marino has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2008. Despite being one of the smallest countries in the competition, it has made notable contributions, with its best result in 2019 when Serhat‘s “Say Na Na Na” finished 19th in the Grand Final. But when we talk about San Marino, we must not forget Valentina Monetta. She participated for her country on no less than four occasions. She was, in 2014, the first one to bring San Marino to the final.
Serhat in 2019
A Random San Marino Entry
Reflecting on San Marino’s Eurovision history, random.org chose the 2018 entry: Maltese Jessika Muscat and German Jenifer Brening. The song was co-written by Zoë Straub, who represented Austria in 2016. In the performance, there is a main role for robots. During the rehearsals, there was an inside joke: the robot held a paper with the text “Justice for Valentina!”.
Betting Odds
As of now, Gabry Ponte’s “Tutta l’Italia” is 15th in the odds in order to win the Eurovision Song Contest. In the odds for winning semifinal 1, the country is 10th. It is seriously possible that San Marino will have it’s best score ever in the Eurovision Song Contest. If that is really gonna happen? We will wait and see.
We eagerly await the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel and look forward to witnessing Gabry Ponte’s performance on the grand stage.
