Stripper (song)
{{Short description|2022 single by Achille Lauro}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Stripper
| cover = Stripper (song) cover.jpg
| alt = The official cover for "Stripper"
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Achille Lauro
| language = Italian, English
| released = 4 March 2022
| genre = {{hlist|Punk rock|post-punk|pop rock}}
| length = 2:53
| label = Warner Music Italy
| writer = {{Hlist|Daniele Dezi|Daniele Mungai|Davide Petrella|Federico De Marinis|Francesco Viscovo|Gregorio Calculli|Lauro De Marinis|Marco Lanciotti|Matteo Ciceroni|Mattia Cutolo|Simon Pietro Manzari}}
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ZhHa9gyhT8o|"Stripper"}}}}
{{Infobox song contest entry
| embed = yes
| song = {{flagicon|San Marino}} "Stripper"
| year = 2022
| country = San Marino
| artist = Achille Lauro
| language = Italian
| composer =
| lyricist =
| place =
| points =
| place_semi = 14th
| points_semi = 50
| prev = Adrenalina
| prev_year = 2021
| prev_link = Adrenalina (Senhit song)
| next = Like an Animal
| next_year = 2023
| next_link = Like an Animal (Piqued Jacks song)
}}
}}
"Stripper" is a song by Italian rapper and singer Achille Lauro. The song represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, after winning Una voce per San Marino, the Sammarinese national final.{{Cite web |last=Farrant |first=Theo |date=2022-02-21 |title=Achille Lauro strips his way to Eurovision 2022 with San Marino entry |url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/02/21/achille-lauro-strips-his-way-to-eurovision-2022-with-san-marino-entry |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=euronews |language=en}}
Background
According to Lauro, "Stripper" is a punk rock song. Lauro describes the song as a "feminist anthem", based on "the duality of man and woman... It's about feeling like a woman and not worrying about outside judgment."{{Cite web |last=Scarpone |first=Cristian |date=2022-02-21 |title="My heart is his sex toy" — Achille Lauro says "Stripper" is a feminist anthem about being yourself despite judgment from others |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/02/21/achille-lauro-stripper-lyrics-english-san-marino-eurovision/270127/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Wiwibloggs |language=en-US}}
Eurovision Song Contest
{{Main|San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022}}
= ''Una voce per San Marino'' =
On 22 September 2021, SMRTV revealed that the event would be held between December 2021 and February 2022. All competing artists were initially divided into two categories: Emerging and Established. Established artists, also nine in total, were directly invited to the final by Media Evolution SRL. From 13 to 17 February 2022, a series of semi-finals decided the nine Emerging acts that moved on to the Grand Final to join the ten already-selected Established artists, with the top three of the Grand Final also being awarded €1000, €2000 and €7000, respectively.{{Cite web |last=Golightly |first=Thomas |date=2022-01-16 |title=🇸🇲 San Marino: 60 Semi-Finalists for Una Voce per San Marino to be Revealed on Monday |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/01/16/60-semi-finalists-for-san-marino-revealed-monday/ |access-date=2022-01-16 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} On 8 February 2022, SMRTV announced the identity of the ten Established artists that qualified automatically for the final in their category, with Lauro being one of the ten revealed.{{Cite web |last=Rtv |first=San Marino |date=2022-02-08 |title=Una Voce per San Marino: ecco i "big" in finale, c'è anche Achille Lauro |url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/cultura-c6/una-voce-per-san-marino-ecco-i-big-in-finale-c-e-anche-achille-lauro-a218414 |access-date=2022-02-19 |website=sanmarinortv.sm |publisher=SMRTV |language=it}}
The Grand Final took place on 19 February 2022 at the {{lang|it|Teatro Nuovo|i=no}} in Dogana.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-08 |title=Una Voce per San Marino: ecco i "big" in finale, c'è anche Achille Lauro |url=https://sanmarinortv.sm/news/cultura-c6/una-voce-per-san-marino-ecco-i-big-in-finale-c-e-anche-achille-lauro-a218414 |access-date=2022-02-08 |website=sanmarinortv.sm |publisher=SMRTV |language=it}} A total of 18 artists participated, nine from the Emerging section and nine from the Big section.{{Cite web |last=Meersman |first=Boris |date=2022-02-08 |title=San Marino reveal 10 Big Artists for Una Voce, including Spagna, Burak Yeter and… Achille Lauro?! |url=http://www.escunited.com/san-marino-reveal-9-big-artists-for-un-voce-including-spagna-burak-yeter-and-achille-lauro/ |access-date=2022-02-08 |website=ESCUnited |language=EN-US}} A jury decided the top three, with the winner going on to represent the country at Eurovision 2022. The jury consisted of: Mogol (songwriter; jury president), Simon Lee (conductor, composer and arranger), Clarissa Martinelli (radio presenter), Susanne Georgi ({{esccnty|Andorra|y=2009|t=2009 Andorran}} representative) and Dino Stewart (managing director at BMG Italy).{{cite web |last=Washak |first=James |date=2022-02-18 |title=🇸🇲 San Marino: Una voce per San Marino Jury for Final Announced |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/02/18/una-voce-per-san-marino-jury/ |access-date=2022-02-18 |work=Eurovoix}} Lauro would manage to win the final by one point, becoming San Marino's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.{{cite web |last=Carter |first=William |date=2022-02-19 |title='Sanremo' Superstar Achille Lauro Selected for San Marino, Singer will Perform "Stripper" in Turin |url=http://www.escunited.com/sanremo-superstar-achille-lauro-selected-for-san-marino-singer-will-perform-stripper-in-turin/ |access-date=2021-12-19 |website=ESCUnited |language=en-US}}{{cite web |date=2022-02-24 |title=Risultati della finalissima: finalmente pubblicato l'atto pubblico redatto dal notaio |url=https://www.unavocepersanmarino.com/en/risultati-della-finalissima-finalmente-pubblicato-latto-pubblico-redatto-dal-notaio/ |access-date=2022-02-24 |website=Una Voce per San Marino |language=it}}
= At Eurovision =
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 25 January 2022, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. San Marino was placed into the second semi-final, held on 12 May 2022, and performed in seventh place, in the first half of the show.{{cite web |date=2022-01-25 |title=Eurovision 2022: Which Semi-Final is your country performing in? 🇮🇹 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2022-semi-finals |access-date=2022-01-25 |work=Eurovision.tv |publisher=EBU}}{{cite web |date=25 January 2022 |title=Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Second Semi-Final |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022/second-semi-final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329180357/https://eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022/second-semi-final |archive-date=29 March 2022 |work=Eurovision.tv |accessdate=16 April 2022}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Stripper" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20/|title=2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=20 May 2022|access-date=20 May 2022}}
| 83 |
|---|
| scope="row"| San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50){{cite web |url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422125721/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare |archive-date=22 April 2022 |title=Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 22/04/2022|language=it |publisher=San Marino RTV |date=April 22, 2024 |access-date=5 August 2024}}
| 19 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2022}}
Category:Achille Lauro (singer) songs
Category:Eurovision songs of 2022
Category:Eurovision songs of San Marino