Complice
Encyclopedia
"Complice" is a song by pop group Miodio
from San Marino
. The group was chosen internally to represent this Republic for their first entry in the Eurovision Song Contest
, at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
in Belgrade
. 50 entries were in the race to represent San Marino in this year's Eurovision. The song won, having been awarded the most points by 7 members expert jury which was appointed by the San Marino RTV, the Sammarinese broadcaster.
The Italian language
version ("Complice") represented San Marino
in the first semi-final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade
, Serbia
, although it did not come high enough to qualify for the final on 24 May 2008.
The song was composed by Francesco Sancisi who is the keyboardist of the group Miodio, and written by Nicola Della Valle, who is the vocalist of the group. The official video of the song was released when Miodio were announced as representatives of San Marino.
The song was performed in the first semi-final in Belgrade on 20 May. Since the song did not come high enough in the semi-final, it was not performed in the final on 24 May.
Complice finished last in the semi final, and was awarded just 5 points for the debut effort.
Mi Odio
Miodio is a band that consists of three Italian and two Sammarinese members. They represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, performing the song Complice. This was the first time San Marino had entered the competition...
from San Marino
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
. The group was chosen internally to represent this Republic for their first entry in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
. 50 entries were in the race to represent San Marino in this year's Eurovision. The song won, having been awarded the most points by 7 members expert jury which was appointed by the San Marino RTV, the Sammarinese broadcaster.
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
version ("Complice") represented San Marino
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
in the first semi-final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, although it did not come high enough to qualify for the final on 24 May 2008.
The song was composed by Francesco Sancisi who is the keyboardist of the group Miodio, and written by Nicola Della Valle, who is the vocalist of the group. The official video of the song was released when Miodio were announced as representatives of San Marino.
The song was performed in the first semi-final in Belgrade on 20 May. Since the song did not come high enough in the semi-final, it was not performed in the final on 24 May.
Complice finished last in the semi final, and was awarded just 5 points for the debut effort.