Friday, March 30, 2018

San Marino - Who We Are - Jessika feat. Jenifer Brening

Digital Release Image
17 - 28 pts in semi 2

Valentina wasn't available this year so for the first time in history the Italy-locked country San Marino organized a complicated national selection titled 1in360.
The final, held in Bratislava, Slovakia! was won by Jessika ft. Jenifer Brening. They performed their song Who We Are in the Lisbon contest. Listen here at 1in360's Youtube.

A first version was available as a video on Eurovision.tv but for the digital release (and Eurovision?) a new version was made.
The digital single was released on March 30, along with a karaoke version.

The original version of Who We Are was presented (live) with Irol as the rapper. He was the only Sammarinese artists in the competition but decided against competing in the final.
Irol's raps were in Italian whereas Jenifer does her thing in English.

#whoweare Run on Lisbon
#whoweare is a song by Jessika feat. Jenifer Brening that serves both as San Marino's Eurovision 2018 entry and as the theme song for Jessika's fund-raising drive to raise awareness for online bullying.

Jessika and Jenifer will take part in running events across Europe. The runs will culminate in a “#whoweare Run on Lisbon” on May 5, 2018.  Any and all money raised will be donated to the Diana Award, an anti-bullying charity founded in the memory of the Princess of Wales.
The run will see them on April 7 in London (Queen Elisabeth Olympic Park) and in Madrid on April 22 (The Weekend- Rock'n'Roll Marathon Series)
Read more about their anti-bullying campaign here.

Versions
Who We Are - single version (Eurovision version)
- digital release
Who We Are - karaoke
- digital release
Who We Are - instrumental
Who We Are - Latin house remix
- all above on promo cds
Who We Are - first studio version
- video only

Who Are They?
Jessika Muscat is a Maltese singer who has participated in the Maltese selection many times (see below).
Jenifer Brening, who does the rapping bits on Who We Are, is from Germany. She was a contestant in Deutschland sucht den Superstar in 2014.

Jessika's Malta Song Contest efforts:
2009 Smoke Screen (semi)
2010 Fake (semi)
2011 Down Down Down (15th in final)
2012 Dance Romance (semi)
2013 Ultraviolet (8th)
2014 Hypnotica (8th)
2015 Fandango (8th)
2016 The Flame (7th)

Links and sources
Jessika: Facebook
Jenifer Brening: WebsiteFacebook
Announcements and some info ar SMTV
1in360: WebsiteFacebook
Recent Sammarinese Eurovision gems :2017 -  2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011

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