Anita Simoncini (born 14 April 1999) is a
Sammarinese singer who represented
San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as a member of the girl group The Peppermints with the song "
Breaking My Heart". She also represented
San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 along with
Michele Perniola
Michele Perniola (born 6 September 1998), known also as 3x3n, is an Italian singer, best known for representing San Marino at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with his song "O-o-O Sole Intorno a Me" (O-o-O Sunlight all around me). He also r ...
with the song "
Chain of Lights
San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, held in Vienna, Austria. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) internally selected Anita Simoncini and Michele Perniola with "C ...
".
Life and career
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014
On 26 September 2014, it was announced that The Peppermints would represent San Marino at the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 12th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place, for the first time, in Malta. This was the third time that the contest was hosted by the winning country. Maltese nationa ...
in
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
with the song "
Breaking My Heart".
The song along with themselves was presented to the public at a press conference in San Marino on 13 October 2014.
They performed third in the final, after
Krisia,
Hasan & Ibrahim from Bulgaria and before
Josie from Croatia. They placed fifteenth achieving 21 points.
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
On 27 November 2014, it was announced that Simoncini along with
Michele Perniola
Michele Perniola (born 6 September 1998), known also as 3x3n, is an Italian singer, best known for representing San Marino at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with his song "O-o-O Sole Intorno a Me" (O-o-O Sunlight all around me). He also r ...
(the brother of one of Simoncini's bandmates Raffaella Perniola) would represent San Marino at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...
in
Vienna
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singing a duet.
Their song, "
Chain of Lights
San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, held in Vienna, Austria. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) internally selected Anita Simoncini and Michele Perniola with "C ...
" was revealed on 13 March 2015.
Discography
Singles
With The Peppermints
Solo
See also
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San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014
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San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
References
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1999 births
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2015
Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrants
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for San Marino
Sammarinese child singers
Sammarinese women singers
Sammarinese pop singers
21st-century women singers