San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country	San Marino
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selection date(s)	Artist: 16 May 2020; Song: 7 March 2021
Selected entrant	Senhit feat. Flo Rida
Selected song	"Adrenalina"
Selected songwriter(s)	Thomas Stengaard; Joy Deb; Linnea Deb; Jimmy Thörnfeldt; Kenny Silverdique; Suzi Pancenkov; Malou Linn Eloise Ruotsalainen; Chanel Tukia; Tramar Dillard; Senhit Zadik Zadik;
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (9th, 118 points)
Final result	22nd, 50 points
San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest

San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Sammarinese broadcaster San Marino RTV (SMRTV) internally selected Senhit as their representative with the song "Adrenalina" featuring Flo Rida. Senhit was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Freaky!" before the event's eventual cancellation and had also served as the nation's 2011 entrant. "Adrenalina" was written and composed by Thomas Stengaard, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Kenny Silverdique, Suzi Pancenkov, Malou Linn Eloise Ruotsalainen and Chanel Tukia, along with Senhit and Flo Rida themselves. While Flo Rida had provided vocals for the track, his participation in the performance of the song on the Eurovision stage was only confirmed on the day of the second semi-final due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions.

To promote the entry, a music video for the song was released and Senhit made appearances on Polish and Albanian television as well as at a Eurovision Party in Spain in the lead up to the contest. San Marino performed first in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, held on 20 May 2021, and placed 9th, receiving 118 points. The entry qualified for the final held two days later, where the nation placed 22nd with 50 points. This marked their second-best placing to this point and their third qualification for the final.