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Valentina Monetta
Valentina Monetta (born 1 March 1975) is a Sammarinese singer. She is best known for representing San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2017. In the 2014 contest, Monetta became the first entrant to qualify for the final for San Marino.
Valentina Monetta was born on 1 March 1975 in San Marino, to an Italian father and a Sammarinese mother. She is the youngest of two children. She studied piano and singing from an early age, and graduated from the Giovanni da Rimini school in Rimini, Italy.
She later studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna for two years, and completed a three-year jazz singing course at the Conservatorio di Musica Arturo Toscanini under the supervision of Martina Grossi.
She began her singing career in 1995 fronting the group Tiberio, and was subsequently involved with a number of bands including Parafunky, Harem-B, and My Funky Valentine. She competed in the 2001 edition of the televised singing competition Popstar. In 2006, she participated in the discography project 2black, releasing the single "Vai" with Papa Winnie.
In 2008, Monetta submitted the song "Se Non Ci Sei Tu" for the inaugural Sammarinese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, but was not selected to represent the country. In 2011, she released her first EP, Il mio gioco perferito, as part of the band My Funky Valentine.
On 14 March 2012, San Marino RTV announced that Monetta would represent San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Her entry, "Facebook, Uh, Oh, Oh (A Satirical Song)", was released two days later. On 18 March, the European Broadcasting Union deemed the song ineligible to compete, concluding that the song, which heavily featured the Facebook trademark, contained a commercial message that breaches contest rules. The broadcaster was given until 23 March at 12:00 CET to revise the song to remove the incriminating material, or to deliver a new song. On 22 March, the broadcaster presented a revised version of the song, titled "The Social Network Song (OH OH – Uh – OH OH)". Monetta was drawn to perform in 11th at the first semi-final, but failed to qualify to the grand final, placing 14th with a total of 31 points.
In August 2012, Monetta starred as the protagonist in the UNICEF-sponsored musical Camelia.
On 30 January 2013, it was revealed that Monetta would return to represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. Her entry, "Crisalide (Vola)", was released on 15 March. The song, which was composed by Ralph Siegel, was written during the summer prior and was selected by Monetta herself. Despite placing second in the annual OGAE poll, Monetta failed to advance to the grand final after competing in the second semi-final, finishing in 11th with 47 points. After the contest, she released her debut studio album, La storia di Valentina Monetta.
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Valentina Monetta
Valentina Monetta (born 1 March 1975) is a Sammarinese singer. She is best known for representing San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2017. In the 2014 contest, Monetta became the first entrant to qualify for the final for San Marino.
Valentina Monetta was born on 1 March 1975 in San Marino, to an Italian father and a Sammarinese mother. She is the youngest of two children. She studied piano and singing from an early age, and graduated from the Giovanni da Rimini school in Rimini, Italy.
She later studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna for two years, and completed a three-year jazz singing course at the Conservatorio di Musica Arturo Toscanini under the supervision of Martina Grossi.
She began her singing career in 1995 fronting the group Tiberio, and was subsequently involved with a number of bands including Parafunky, Harem-B, and My Funky Valentine. She competed in the 2001 edition of the televised singing competition Popstar. In 2006, she participated in the discography project 2black, releasing the single "Vai" with Papa Winnie.
In 2008, Monetta submitted the song "Se Non Ci Sei Tu" for the inaugural Sammarinese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, but was not selected to represent the country. In 2011, she released her first EP, Il mio gioco perferito, as part of the band My Funky Valentine.
On 14 March 2012, San Marino RTV announced that Monetta would represent San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Her entry, "Facebook, Uh, Oh, Oh (A Satirical Song)", was released two days later. On 18 March, the European Broadcasting Union deemed the song ineligible to compete, concluding that the song, which heavily featured the Facebook trademark, contained a commercial message that breaches contest rules. The broadcaster was given until 23 March at 12:00 CET to revise the song to remove the incriminating material, or to deliver a new song. On 22 March, the broadcaster presented a revised version of the song, titled "The Social Network Song (OH OH – Uh – OH OH)". Monetta was drawn to perform in 11th at the first semi-final, but failed to qualify to the grand final, placing 14th with a total of 31 points.
In August 2012, Monetta starred as the protagonist in the UNICEF-sponsored musical Camelia.
On 30 January 2013, it was revealed that Monetta would return to represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. Her entry, "Crisalide (Vola)", was released on 15 March. The song, which was composed by Ralph Siegel, was written during the summer prior and was selected by Monetta herself. Despite placing second in the annual OGAE poll, Monetta failed to advance to the grand final after competing in the second semi-final, finishing in 11th with 47 points. After the contest, she released her debut studio album, La storia di Valentina Monetta.