Miodio () is a band that consists of three Italian and two
Sammarinese
Sammarinese () are citizens and people of the Republic of San Marino.
Language
San Marino recognizes Italian as the official language. The indigenous language, known as Sammarinese, is a variety of Romagnol spoken by approximately 83 percent o ...
members. They represented
San Marino
San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...
in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcas ...
, performing the song
Complice. This was the first time San Marino had entered the competition. They preformed in the 5th position after Moldova and before Belgium. They however failed to get past the first semi-final on 20 May, only receiving 5 points and placing last of 19.
Miodio was founded in the winter of 2002, and they have published a mini-album with 5 tracks.
This album was produced by the label "Acanto" owned by the producer and composer Andrea Felli. In 2007 they entered into an exclusive contract with Opera Prima, a record label, releasing their first single "It's Ok", which is still played by more than a hundred national radio stations. The song has been also included in the soundtrack of the movie "Il Soffio dell'Anima" and is listed in the iTunes Store.
The group was selected by an internal jury, after applying through an open invitation for entrants to represent San Marino.
Miodio are the winners of the 17th edition of San Marino Festival as well as the winners of the prize 'Viva Music' and 'Best Original Song' at the 2006 Arts Festival in Bologna. They also represented San Marino at the 12th Biennial of Young Artists of Europe held in Naples, where the band presented a 30-minute filmshot, edited and produced by themselves and praised by an international jury.
The band was slated to record their first proper album containing eleven tracks, which was to be released in the summer of 2008, however nothing has materialised as yet.
In 2009 Miodio released the single
Evoluzione Genetica which they performed at Wind Music Awards 2009.
Late in 2009 they entered the revamped Newcomers' section of 2010
Festival della canzone italiana
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, with the new single called "Perdo contatto". (in English: "I lose contact").
In 2020, they formed a supergroup named San Marino United Artists with
Valentina Monetta
Valentina Monetta (born 1 March 1975) is a Sammarinese singer. She is best known for representing in the , , , and Eurovision Song Contests. She also announced the Sammarinese points at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. In the 2014 contest, Mo ...
,
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 ...
,
MC Irol, and more.
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
In 2008, Miodio was announced as
San Marino
San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...
's first participants at the
Eurovision Song Contest
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for the
2008 contest. They were selected internally by Sammarinese broadcaster
San Marino RTV
Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino, commonly known as San Marino RTV (abbreviated SMRTV), is the public service broadcaster of San Marino. On 13 June 2011, San Marino RTV changed its name to SMtv San Marino. In November 2013, the n ...
with their song
Complice, written by band members Francesco Sancisi and Nicola Della Valle. They participated in
Belgrade
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,
Serbia
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, at the first semi-final against 18 other countries. They, however, only received 5 points and finished last (19th) in the first semi-final. Following Eurovision Miodio went on to compete in the
Golden Stag Festival
The Golden Stag Festival ( ro, Cerbul de Aur) is the most popular Romanian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Braşov, Romania.
History
The Golden Stag was first held in 1968, but after 1971 it was banned by the Communist l ...
in
Romania
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, as well as the
Pjesma Mediterana
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contest in
Montenegro
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They also went on tour in Italy, San Marino and Moldova during the summer.
Members
*Nicola Della Valle, lead vocals
*Paolo Macina, guitars
*Andrea Marco Pollice, nicknamed "Polly", bass and programming
*Francesco "Sancho" Sancisi, keyboard and programming
*Alessandro Gobbi, drums
Songs by Miodio
*
Complice
*Idea
*It's Ok
*Neve Nera
*Credo
*Evoluzione Genetica
See also
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San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest
San Marino has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 12 times, debuting in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, 2008 contest, followed by participation from Eurovision Song Contest 2011, 2011 onward. The nation did not participate in 2009 or ...
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San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
San Marino debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, held in Belgrade, Serbia. The Sammarinese national broadcaster (SMRTV) officially confirmed San Marino's participation in the contest in November 2007 after deliberation amongst the broad ...
References
External links
Mi Odio represents San Marino! - Eurovision 2008 Official Site
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for San Marino
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2008
Sammarinese musical groups
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