Miodio were unanimously selected by the special jury appointed by the Sanmarinese broadcaster to be the first representatives of the country in the Eurovision Contest among the 50 entries received. Among them we find an Azerbaijani and a Moldovan 2008 finalist.
Fifty entries in all were received by RTSM from almost every country around Europe.Among them If you're never back by Isa Malikov, the song that Elnur performed during the Azerbaijani final but did not choose to take to Belgradeand We are one by Alexa, a Moldovan finalist this year. A special mention is made by the jury to the following songs submitted: Leonie with Never ending, Suzanne Erikson with The power of love, Valentina Monetta with Se non ci sei tu, Danilo Bucci with Una notte così, Alessandra Busignani with My force and Sara Jane Ghiotti with Trenitalia swing.
Miodio are Nicola Della Valle (vocals), Francesco Sancisi (keyboards, programming), Polly (bass guitar, programming), Paolo Macina (guitar) and Alessandro Gobbi (drums). The Miodio project was born in 2002 and their first album came in 2006. It contained five tracks and was produced by Acanto label by the well-known composer and producer Andrea Felli. In 2007 they signed an exclusive contract with Opera Prima, the label of the Roberto Fiachinni, son and manager of Renato Zero, the Italian mega star. Their single It's OK, is still in the playlists of national radio stations in Italy.
The band claim they represent "a new way of thinking, born by anger and the will to react that each individual carries in their ego". They have extensive live concert experience as they have performed as a support group at Renato Zero's MpZero Tour 2007 and have supported Matia Bazar. They have also won the 17th San Marino Festival as well as the Viva Music Award and Most Original Song Award of the Bologna 2006 Festival delle Arti. Miodio represented San Marino in the 12 Biennale in Napoli.
You can listen to the band's music (but not their Eurovision entry yet) at their official website here and their MySpace here.
