Michele Perniola (born 6 September 1998), known also as 3x3n, is an Italian singer, best known for representing San Marino at the

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with his song "O-o-O Sole Intorno a Me" (O-o-O Sunlight all around me). He also represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with

Anita Simoncini 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 Mari ...

. They performed 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 work

Michele Perniola was born on 6 September 1998 in

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, a small town in the province of

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Career

2012: ''Ti lascio una canzone''

In December 2012, Perniola won the sixth edition of the popular Italian TV series ''

Ti lascio una canzone ''Ti lascio una canzone'' (English: ''Leavin' you a song'') was an Italian music talent show for aspiring singers aged 7 to 15, all of whom were required to cover the most beloved songs in the history of Italian pop music. The songs covered in th ...

'', thus rising to fame. Ever since his victory, Perniola started having fans not only in Italy, but also in the

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and

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2013: Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Even though the rules of Junior Eurovision say that lead performers must be nationals or have lived in that country for at least two years, the EBU gave special permission to children aged 10–15 of either Sanmarinese or Italian nationality. Michele Perniola was internally selected to represent San Marino at the 11th

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on 30 November 2013 with his song "O-o-O Sole Intorno a Me". The song placed 10th in a field of 12 songs, scoring 42 points.

2014–present: Eurovision Song Contest

On 18 April 2014, it was announced that Perniola would read the points for San Marino at the 59th

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. Despite the fact that he was born in September 1998, the

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gave him special permission to be announcer of the votes for the

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. SMRTV revealed that Perniola and

would represent at the

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during a press conference on 27 November 2014. Perniola previously represented San Marino in the

while Simoncini represented the nation in the 2014 Junior Contest as part of the group The Peppermints. Perniola has said that he only learned he would be singing a duet with Simoncini while driving in the car to the press conference announcing it.

Discography

Singles

References

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