Come noi
{{Short description|2024 song by Idols SM}}
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| artist = Idols SM
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| released = {{Start date|2024|11|01|df=yes}}
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| length = 2:53
| label = Universal Music Denmark
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{{Infobox song contest entry | embed=yes
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| song = {{flagicon|San Marino}} "Come noi"
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| year = 2024
| country = San Marino
| artist = Idols SM
| language = Italian
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| place = 17th
| points = 47
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| prev_link = San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015#Mirror
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"{{lang|it|Come noi|i=no}}" ({{IPA|it|ˈkoːme ˈnoi}}; {{translation|"Like us"}}) is a song by the Sammarinese child girl group Idols SM. It was written by Francesco Sancisi, Nicola Della Valle and Paolo Macina, and was released on 1 November 2024 through Universal Music Denmark. The song represented San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024, where it finished in seventeenth, last, place with 47 points.
Background and composition
"{{lang|it|Come noi|i=no}}" was written by Francesco Sancisi, Nicola Della Valle and Paolo Macina, members of the band Miodio. According to Paolo, the song is dedicated to friendship.{{cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/cultura-c6/come-noi-una-canzone-che-parla-di-amicizia-a265474|title=“Come noi”, una canzone che parla di amicizia|date=7 October 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|language=it|website=San Marino RTV}} The entry also mentions the K-pop boy band Stray Kids and the social media platform TikTok. In an analysis by Wiwibloggs
Music video and promotion
An accompanying music video for the song was released on 5 October 2024. It was directed by Alessandro Capicchioni, Enea Salicioni and Luca Zucchi. The video was shot entirely in San Marino, including Borgo Maggiore, Montegiardino, Serravalle, Dogana, Rovereta, Fiorina. As reported by the Sammarinese broadcaster San Marino RTV (SMRTV), the locations shown in the video were deliberately ordinary and "places where the girls go and could go" "to highlight the naturalness and spontaneity of the band members".{{cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/cultura-c6/come-noi-il-videoclip-delle-idols-sm-per-junior-eurovision-song-contest-2024-a265413|title="Come noi", il videoclip delle Idols SM per Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024|date=5 October 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|website=San Marino RTV|language=it}}
= Promotion =
In October 2024, Idols SM performed the song at the restaurant Fabrika 136 in San Marino.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DA_qDSWMI0i/|title=DA_qDSWMI0i@idols.sm|date=11 October 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|language=en|via=Instagram}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DBAye68qQxi/|title=DBAye68qQxi@gloria.5540|date=12 October 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|language=en|via=Instagram}}
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
{{Main|San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024}}
= Internal selection =
In 2024, Alessandro Capicchioni, the Sammarinese head of delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, proposed singers Asia Ceccoli, Giorgia De Scisciolo, Giulia Rinaldi and Vera Stefania Olkhovskaya to represent the country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.libertas.sm/junior-eurovision-song-contest-lemozione-dei-genitori-delle-idols-sm/|title=Junior Eurovision Song Contest: l’emozione dei genitori delle Idols SM|date=17 November 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|language=it|website={{ill|Libertas (newspaper)|lt=Libertas|it|Libertas (quotidiano)}}|author=Cafarelli, Donato}} They were introduced as Idols SM and announced as the Sammarinese entrants during the charity event {{lang|it|Sogna ragazzo sogna|i=yes}} ("Dream, child, dream") on 11 September. It was also revealed that the song "{{lang|it|Come noi|i=no}}" is the one the group would sing at the contest, as it was selected by a "popular jury" over their other song "{{lang|it|Poesia|i=no}}", following a "small informal competition"{{cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/musica-al-servizio-dell-oncologia-pediatrica-sul-palco-vecchioni-e-l-artista-sammarinese-che-partecipera-all-eurovision-dei-piccoli-a264116|title=Musica al servizio dell'oncologia pediatrica: sul palco Vecchioni e l'artista sammarinese che parteciperà all'Eurovision dei piccoli|date=5 September 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|website=San Marino RTV|language=it|author=Fabbri, Monica}} during the event.{{cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/cultura-c6/saranno-le-idols-sm-a-rappresentare-san-marino-al-junior-eurovision-song-contest-a264369|title=Saranno le Idols SM a rappresentare San Marino al Junior Eurovision Song Contest|date=11 September 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|language=it|website=San Marino RTV}}
= At Junior Eurovision =
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place at {{lang|es|Caja Mágica|i=no}} in Madrid, Spain, on 16 November 2024. San Marino was drawn to perform 13th, following Stay Tuned from the {{Esccnty|Netherlands|J|y=2024}} and preceding Artem Kotenko from {{Esccnty|Ukraine|J|y=2024}}.{{cite web|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/junior-eurovision-2024-running-order-revealed|title=Junior Eurovision 2024 Running Order revealed|date=10 October 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|website=JuniorEurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}
Idols SM's performance at Junior Eurovision featured a variety of LED graphics, consisting of bright colours and lighting. The band members wore white T-shirts, black leather jackets, grey ripped jeans and flannel shirts tied around the waist.{{cite web|url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/11/11/san-marino-junior-eurovision-2024-first-rehearsal/|title=🇸🇲 “Colourful, Edgy, Synchronised” for Idols SM’s first rehearsal|date=11 November 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|language=en-GB|website=That Eurovision Website|author=Tim J}}{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/11/11/junior-eurovision-2024-rehearsal-diaries-day-two-round-up/|title=🇪🇸 Junior Eurovision 2024 Rehearsal Diaries – Day Two Round-Up|date=11 November 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|language=en-GB|website=Eurovoix|author=Granger, Anthony}} The choreography for the performance was prepared by Jessica Andreoni.{{cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/verso-lo-junior-eurovision-le-prove-delle-idols-sm-pronta-anche-la-coreografia-a266269|title=Verso lo Junior Eurovision, le prove delle Idols Sm: pronta anche la coreografia|date=25 October 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|language=it|website=San Marino RTV|author=Camparsi, Maria Letizia}}
At the end of the show, San Marino finished in seventeenth, last, place with 47 points.{{cite web|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/madrid-2024/final|title=Final of Madrid 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|website=JuniorEurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}
Release history
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|+Release history and formats for "Come noi" ! scope="col" | Country ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format(s) ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| 1 November 2024 | rowspan="2" | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2" | Universal Music Denmark | {{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4eXrWXH5SSwrMlXMjJfRYV|title=Come Noi - Junior Eurovision 2024 / San Marino - song and lyrics by Idols SM|access-date=14 March 2025|website=Spotify}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/song/come-noi-junior-eurovision-2024-san-marino/1775390826|title=Come Noi (Junior Eurovision 2024 / San Marino) - Song by Idols SM|access-date=14 March 2025|website=Apple Music}} |
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References
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{{San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024}}
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Category:Junior Eurovision songs of San Marino
Category:Junior Eurovision songs of 2024