Una Voce per San Marino 2023: Ronela Hajati among four second chance qualifiers

On Friday, the second chance show of Una Voce per San Marino 2023 took place. 16 artists from the previous four semi-finals were given another shot at fighting for the last four spots in Saturday’s grand final.

At the end of the show, fan-favourite and Albania’s Eurovision 2022 star Ronela Hajati was given one of the tickets to the grand final in Teatro Nuovo. The other three final tickets were given to Roy Paci, Mate and Edoardo Brogi.

They now join 18 other acts in the grand final of Una Voce per San Marino 2023 — the 16 acts who qualified from the semi-finals, plus Sammarinese acts Kida and Simone De Biagi, who were given a direct pass to the grand final for being the only local artists in the selection this year. That makes a 22-act grand final.

The grand final will take place at San Marino’s Teatro Nuovo in Dogana. The winner will be decided by a five person-jury, chaired by Italy’s two-time Eurovision star Al Bano. The winning act will represent San Marino in Liverpool at Eurovision 2023. We’ll be guided through the show by hosts Senhit and Jonathan, with the evening starting at 21:00 CET. You can watch via SMRTV’s livestream by clicking here.

Una Voce per San Marino: Grand final line-up 

• Kida – “Stessa Pelle” (pre-qualified Sammarinese singer)
• Simone De Biagi – “Catching Memories” (pre-qualified Sammarinese singer)
• Alfie Arcuri – “Collide”
• Deborah Iurato – “Out of Space”
• Deshedus – “Non basterà”
• E.E.F. – “Something for You”
• Eiffel 65 – “Movie Star”
• Ellynora – “Mama Told Me”
• Iole – “Sui Tetto Del Mondo”
• Le Deva – “Fiori Su Marte”
• Lorenzo Licitra – “Never Give Up”
• Mayu – “C’è qualcosa in me che non funziona”
• NeVRuZ – “L’alieno”
• Piqued Jacks – “Like An Animal”
• Thomas – “23:23”
• Tothem – “Sacro e profano”
• Vina Rose – “Oblivious”
• XGiove – “Fuoco e benzina”
• Ronela Hajati – “SALVAJE”
• Roy Paci – “Tromba”
• Mate – “Prisma”
• Edoardo Brogi – “Due Punti Sull’equatore”

Second chance show acts qualified for the final

Ronela Hajati – “SALVAJE”

The fan-favourite Albanian Eurovision star Ronela Hajati began performing in various singing and dancing competitions as a child before pursuing a career in music. She is noted for her versatility in music, style and interpretation. After winning the 60th edition of Festivali i Këngës in 2021 with the song “Sekret“, she was chosen as Albania’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Ronela performed “Sekret” in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2022 in Turin but failed to qualify for the final despite being a favourite, finishing in 12th place. After one year, she is now trying again to  reach Eurovision with the song “SALVAJE” – but this time for San Marino.

Roy Paci – “Tromba”

Roy Paci is an Italian trumpeter, singer, composer and arranger. Born in Sicily, Paci started playing the piano as a young child and picked up the trumpet at age 10. By 13, he was playing with traditional Sicilian jazz and performing in some of Italy’s most famous clubs.

In 2018, Paci participated at Sanremo in collaboration with Diodato, entering the song “Adesso” and finishing eigth overall.

Mate – “Prisma”

Mate (Maria Teresa Amato) is from Naples. When she was 13, she started to study opera singing. However, she turned to jazz and blues two years later. She has participated in several singing competitions such as SanremoLab, X Factor and The Voice of Italy. She has also served as a jury member on All Together Now and toured with actor Maurizio Casagrande in the theatre.

Mate also participated in last year’s Una Voce per San Marino with the song “DNA“, finishing 17th in the final.

Edoardo Brogi – “Due Punti Sull’equatore”

Edoardo Brogi is a young singer-songwriter of Tuscan origin. He was born on 22 August 1996 and spent his childhood in the province of Florence. He approached music at a very young age and this passion grew with him. Through his guitar he began to write and compose pieces of his own.

Edoardo was elected in December 2019 as the first “Final Future Legend of Italian music”, thus participating by right in Channel 5’s Capodanno in Musica live from Bari on New Year’s Eve. Edoardo performed among the big names of Italian music, with his single “Senza di te”, a song that a long time after its publication is still very much listened to and appreciated.

Are you happy about the results of the second chance round in Una Voce per San Marino 2023? Who do you think will represent San Marino at Eurovision 2023? Let us know in the comments below.