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Sara Dall'Olio/Euro Pop Music Vision (Bucharest)

Sara Dall’Olio wins top prize at Euro Pop Music Vision (Bucharest)

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Sara Dall'Olio {copyright: Joe Giuliano/Facebook.com}
Sara Dall’Olio {copyright: Joe Giuliano/facebook.com}

Sara Dall’Olio has won the overall grand prix for Italy at the Euro Pop Music Vision (Bucharest) in Romania. She impressed with her version of the Beyoncé song, Listen. At the gala Sara performed Dimenticarmi di te and Caruso of Lucio Dalla.

Sara was a member of The Peppermints who represented San Marino at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Breaking My Heart. She has since gone on to much solo success and 2016 has got even better including winning a top award for best original song Dimenticarmi di te by L.Medri and A.Pepoli. Then Sara won a music award for her interpretation of Adagio at the Malta International Singer’s Festival – Euro Stars. She also won the top prize for her category at the International Youth Singing Contest Rising Stars in Petrich, Bulgaria.

Source: Sara Dall’Olio Fanclub/Facebook.com; ESC Covers

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Sara Dall’Olio {copyright: Sara Dall’Olio Fan Club/facebook.com}

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Sara Dall'Olio/2015 Stelline d'Italia

Sara Dall’Olio wins a top prize at 2016 Stelline d’Italia competition

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Sara Dall’Olio {copyright: Sara Dall’Olio/Facebook}

Sara Dall’Olio has won the top prize in the senior section of the 2016 Stelline d’Italia competition in Italy. It is a unique contest where participants are singers, dancers and models.  The contest is a ‘new star production’ of Paola Abile

There is a fashion competition involved in the Stelline d’Italia also where everybody has to wear sportswear, beachwear and smart clothes. Sara won prizes in some of the other sections too and also won the competition in 2014. She has participated each year since 2012 but was a special guest in 2015 having won the previous year. Sara is a very talented all round artist as not only a singer but a beautiful model.

Sara will sing in Romania in November this year where she will represent Italy again. She been successful in may competition in Italy and other countries.

Sara was a member of The Peppermints who represented San Marino at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Breaking My Heart.

Source: ESC Covers

 

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LONELY PLANET COMPETITION – ENTRY NUMBER FIFTEEN

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Thank you for your time by Luc Spencer-Gardner from Australia

I have been to 4 Eurovision Song Contests over the past 5 years.  The last two of these, Vienna and Stockholm, have been as a member of OGAE Rest of World.  My absolute favourite event to this date has to be this year, Stockholm 2016.  While it may sound cliché, this year Sweden really put on a show.  The purpose built “Euroclub/Euro Fan Café” provided a haven for us die-hard Eurovision fans, and by having both in the one venue, this made it easier to coordinate friends and fellow fan club members to meet with throughout the week.  But this was only one aspect.  Putting all the fans, delegations, press accredited persons, and the artists themselves in the one place made for the most integrated event.  Meeting people from fan clubs and media services throughout the whole of Europe was delightful, making many new friends and contacts.  Having the artists on site also allowed for impromptu stage performances, and random chance meetings.  Our very first night in Stockholm, we ran into the extremely engaging and charming Serhat, representing San Marino, and he was the loveliest man.  At 5am on Thursday morning, as the Wednesday night was coming to an end, we ran into two of the band members from Cyprus.  We spent a casual hour chatting and quite literally howling (at the sun however, not the moon).  We also met the band from Georgia, who I am a huge favourite of.  I literally ran into (my sincerest apologies again) Iveta from Armenia walking through the Euroclub.  We met and found many more of the artists throughout the entire week, at various events, and it was an absolutely unreal experience to be so close to them, and engaging in conversation.  The integration of the fans, delegations and press personnel this year was superb.

A quick note, we also availed ourselves to the fellow fan members in ROW and other fan clubs, and planned several meetings to ensure that the whole of our club and those from other clubs were able to integrate also.

I could not fault a thing this year.  The show, the hosts, the technology, the integration, and the fans.  Thank you for making 2016 Eurovision the best event yet!

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LONELY PLANET COMPETITION – ENTRY NUMBER FIVE

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The Journey to Eurovision

by Niall Drennan

 

June comes around, time to start

Earn your points, play your part

Vote, write, comment, create

Watch the deadlines, don’t be late

 

July or August, the host city unveiled

Time to start planning, everything detailed

Choose a hotel, book your flight

All is organised, just need to sit tight

 

November is here, the kids turn on stage

It’s Junior Eurovision, singers of a young age

A few weeks later, your code is sent

Buy the fan package, money well spent

 

January to March, national finals begin

Review all the entries, predict who will win

Rank each country, decide who is best

Who are the favourites and who is a mess

 

May is here, time to get going

Travel to the host city, excitement is showing

Check out the Village, attend the red carpet

Meet and greet and take selfies with artists

 

Dance at Euroclub, every night without fail

La La Love, Opa, She’s a Fairytale

Bed at dawn, a few hours sleep

Up early for sightseeing, Repeat, Repeat

 

Attend the semi’s, predict who goes through

Oh San Marino, you still have no clue

Good Evening Europe, it’s Grand Final time

Flags everywhere, the show is sublime

 

Europe start voting, the results come in

26 countries, which one will win

Votes are announced, the winner’s reprise

Was it predicted or perhaps a surprise

 

Depart the next day, pack up all your gear

Farewell to friends, see you next year

P.E.D. kicks in, back to the mundane

But not long to wait until we start over again

niall

Sara Dall'Olio

Sara Dall’Olio has success at international music festivals in Malta and Bulgaria

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Sara Dall'Olio {copyright: Ermes Tazzari}
Sara Dall’Olio {copyright: Ermes Tazzari}

Sara Dall’Olio is a 17 years old talented singer from Italy. She was a member of the Peppermints, who represented San Marino at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Malta, with the song Breaking My Heart. Sara has recently enjoyed big success at two international music festivals.

Sara won a music award in Malta in April where she was representing Italy. In May she followed this success with another first prize in a festival in Bulgaria. Sara will participate in an international festival in Romania later this year and next year she has big plans and will perform in an important contest in St. Petersburg in Russia and will also return to compete again in the festivals in Malta and Bulgaria.

Sara is no longer a member of the Peppermints and in 2015 recorded a couple of songs by Luca Medri and Alberto Pepoli. One song was a duet with Manuel Zamagni, Insieme a me, and also a solo artist the song Dimenticarmi di te, produced by Angelo Valsiglio. In February of 2016 Sara won an award in Monte Carlo, Monaco for Dimenticarmi di te.

Next up for Sara is a new song that she is working on with Luca Medri and Alberto Pepoli. So Sara is a busy girl and I am sure we will see a lot more of her in the future maybe on the Eurovision stage.

You can see Sara perform Dimenicarmi di te below.

Source: ESC Covers

 

Greta Doveri

Much success already for 16 years old Greta Doveri

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Greta Doveri
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Greta Doveri was part of the Peppermints group that represented San Marino in the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song Breaking My Heart. Greta is now a solo artist and is achieved a lot of success already at 16 years old. She is also a talented musician and play the electric guitar and piano. As a vocalist she has a talent for Soul, Blues, Jazz (scat) and even opera singing.

She has an impressive list of achievements including first prize at Oltrevoce Pontedera (2011), San Genesio (2011), Internazionale Tour Music Fest Piper Roma (2011), Cantabimbo Italia Giuria (2012), Stasera Canto Io (2012), Canta Beach (2012), Talent Busters 2013 (televisione: TVL e tour notti bianche), Grand Prix Sanremo Junior National (Casinò Sanremo) 2014, Fornaci in Canto (2014), Bibbona in Musica (2014), 23° Festivalmare Dicembre 2015 (borsa di studio + ospite in vari eventi), Una Canzone dal Cuore, Città di Scandicci Concorso Internazionale (2016).

Greta was also proud to take to the stage with the Peppermints at Notte Bianca Pontedera 2015 in Italy with Deborah Iurato and also Luca Barbarossa (1988 ESC Italy).

We will see if Greta will eventually take to the Eurovision stage again with Italy or even San Marino again in the future.

You can see Greta perform Io Domani at Da Serata Bigazzi below.

Source: ESC Covers

 

 

 

The Peppermints/relaunch

The Peppermints relaunch with some new members

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The Peppermints {copyright: thepeppermints.eu}

The Peppermints represented San Marino at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with their song Breaking My Heart. The group has now relaunched with original member Arianna Ulivi. She is joined by two new girls. They are Alixia Mistral and Sofia Casieri.

ESC Covers caught up with Arianna in Stockholm, where she was working in the Press Area at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. She is excited that the Peppermints will continue and is looking forward to working with Alixia and Sofia on new material. Arianna said she would also love the opportunity to sing at the Eurovision Song Contest in the future with the Peppermints for San Marino if and when the opportunity would arise.

Arianna said she still keeps in touch with the original members of the Peppermints – Rafaella Perniola, Sara Dall’Olio, Greta Doveri and Anita Simoncini. She said it is difficult to see them a lot because they all live in various parts of Italy. The girls are all working on solo activities just now. Of course, Anita represented San Marino at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest with Michele Perniola with the song Chain Of Lights.

Arianna also told ESC Covers that she enjoyed interviewing Francesca Michielin (2016 ESC Italy) at this year’s Eurovision. She said she a charming personality and had a great song in No Degree of Separation.

In the meantime we await the Peppermints brand new music very soon.

Source: ESC Covers

Arianna Ulivi {copyright: ESC Covers}
Arianna Ulivi {copyright: ESC Covers}

 

Results 2016

2016 RESULTS – SEMI FINAL ONE

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18 – Estonia = 24 points
17 – Moldova = 33 points
16 – Greece = 44 points
15 – Finland = 51 points
14 – Iceland = 51 points
13 – Montenegro = 60 points
12 – San Marino = 68 points
11 – Bosnia & Herzegovina = 104 points
10 – Croatia = 133 points
09 – The Czech republic = 161 points
08 – Cyprus = 164 points
07 – Austria = 170 points
06 – Azerbaijan = 185 points
05 – The Netherlands = 197 points
04 – Hungary = 197 points
03 – Malta = 209 points
02 – Armenia = 243 points
01 -Russia = 342 points

Serhat/I Didn't Know/disco version

Serhat changes to disco version of ‘I Didn’t Know’ for 2016 Eurovision Song Contest

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Serhat {copyright: SMRTV}
Serhat {copyright: SMRTV}

News that will please many fans has reached us that Serhat will now sing the disco version of I Didn’t Know for San Marino at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden in May. Various mixes were made available after the original presentation of the ballad version. The disco mix has proved popular with fans and SMRTV have decided to go along with that for the Eurovision in Stockholm.

You can hear the new version of I Didn’t Know below.

Source: www.escbubble.com; www.eurovision.tv; www.esccovers.com