Valentina Monetta
Valentina Monetta | |
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Jazz | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Jupiter Records |
Spouse(s) | Sbura King-Siso (m. 2023) |
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.
Early life and education
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.[1] She studied piano and singing from an early age, and graduated from the Giovanni da Rimini school in Rimini, Italy.[2]
She later studied at the
Career
1995–2011: Career beginnings
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.[5] She competed in the 2001 edition of the televised singing competition Popstar .[6] In 2006, she participated in the discography project 2black, releasing the single "Vai" with Papa Winnie.[7]
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.[8] In 2011, she released her first EP, Il mio gioco perferito, as part of the band My Funky Valentine.[5][9]
2012–2017: Eurovision Song Contest
On 14 March 2012,
In August 2012, Monetta starred as the protagonist in the UNICEF-sponsored musical Camelia.[15]
On 30 January 2013, it was revealed that Monetta would return to represent
Following her participation in the
On 2 February 2015, rumours began circulating that Monetta would act as the Sammarinese spokesperson for the 2015 contest.[29] She debunked the story, stating that she had not been approached by San Marino RTV, but was later revealed to be the Sammarinese spokesperson.[30][31]
On 12 March 2017, it was announced that Monetta would once again return to represent
2019–present: After Eurovision
In 2020, she participated in the Rai 5 documentary "L'isola di San Marino".[35] On 6 March 2021, Monetta joined Radio San Marino, where she began co-presenting Saturday Morning Live weekly alongside Federico Vespa.[36]
On 13 February 2022, in celebration of San Marino National Day at the Expo 2020, Monetta performed at the Al Wasl Plaza at the Dubai Exhibition Centre.[37]
Personal life
In September 2023, Monetta married her long-time boyfriend Sbura King-Siso.[citation needed]
Discography
Albums
Title | Details |
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Il mio gioco preferito |
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La storia di Valentina Monetta[38] |
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Sensibilità (Sensibility)[39] |
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Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Sensibilità[40] |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"The Social Network Song (Oh Oh-Uh-Oh-Oh)" | 2012 | La storia di Valentina Monetta |
" Crisalide (Vola) "
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2013 | |
" Maybe (Forse) "
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2014 | Sensibilità (Sensibility) |
" Spirit of the Night" )
(with Jimmie Wilson |
2017 | TBA |
Promotional singles
Year | Title | Album |
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2002 | "Sharp" | Non-album singles |
2008 | "Se Non Ci Sei Tu" | |
2011 | "Una Giornata Bellissima" | La storia di Valentina Monetta |
2012 | "I'll Follow the Sunshine" | |
2013 | "L'amore Verrà" | |
"A Kiss" | Sensibilità (Sensibility) | |
2014 | "Sensibilità" |
References
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- ^ "Valentina Monetta representa a San Marino en Eurovisión 2013 con la canción 'Crisalide'" [Valentina Monetta represents San Marino at Eurovision 2013 with the song 'Crisalide']. RTVE (in Spanish). 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Aderemi, Deban (3 August 2014). "Exclusive: Valentina Monetta takes us inside her San Marino home". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Urrea, Isaac; Adell, Daniel; Rico, Vicente (17 April 2014). "Valentina Monetta: "Tengo la esperanza de poder estar por fin en la final"" [Valentina Monetta: “I hope to finally be in the final”]. eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Valentina Monetta". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Istituti Culturali: Valentina Monetta in Questa donna insopportabile" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Uluçay, Serkan (14 March 2012). "Valentina Monetta to Represent San Marino in Baku – Song Presentation is Tomorrow". EuroVisionary. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b "It's Valentina Monetta again for San Marino". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Review: Valentina Monetta – Crisalide: La Storia di Valentina Monetta". EuroVisionary. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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- ^ "Unicef: alla Cava dei Balestrieri "Camelia" il due agosto con Valentina Monetta" [Unicef: at the Cava dei Balestrieri "Camelia" on August 2nd with Valentina Monetta]. San Marino RTV. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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- ^ Tarbuck, Sean (2 February 2015). "Valentina Monetta to announce Sanmarinese votes". ESCUnited. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Ko, Anthony (5 February 2015). "Valentina Monetta: No one has approached me to be Eurovision spokesperson". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Anita & Michele: "Valentina Monetta is going to support us in Vienna" (San Marino 2015 - Exclusive Interview)". ESCplus. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b Vranis, Michalis (12 March 2017). "San Marino: Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson to Kyiv". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "San Marino: If at first you don't succeed... 🇸🇲". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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- ^ "Radio San Marino: parte Saturday Morning Live, nuovo programma con Federico Vespa e Valentina Monetta" [Radio San Marino: Saturday Morning Live starts, new program with Federico Vespa and Valentina Monetta]. San Marino RTV. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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