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Idols SM
Idols SM during a 2024 interview in November
Idols SM in 2024
From left to right: Vera Stefania Olkhovskaya, Giulia Rinaldi, Asia Ceccoli, Giorgia De Scisciolo
Background information
OriginSan Marino
InstrumentVocals
Years active2024–present
MembersAsia Ceccoli
Giorgia De Scisciolo
Giulia Rinaldi
Vera Stefania Olkhovskaya

Idols SM is a Sammarinese child girl group formed in 2024, consisting of Asia Ceccoli, Giorgia De Scisciolo, Giulia Rinaldi and Vera Stefania Olkhovskaya. They represented San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Come noi".

History

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2024: Formation, Junior Eurovision Song Contest and local activity

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The band was formed in 2024 after 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 in Madrid, Spain.[1] They were introduced as Idols SM and announced as the Sammarinese entrants during the charity event Sogna ragazzo sogna ("Dream, child, dream") on 11 September. It was also revealed that the song "Come noi" is the one the group would perform at the contest, as it was selected by a "popular jury" over their other song, "Poesia", following a "small informal competition"[2] during the event.[3] "Come noi" was officially presented to the public on 5 October[4][5] and released on 1 November.[6][7] During an interview with Eurovoix in November 2024, Ceccoli revealed that she came up with the group's name herself, inspired by K-pop and taking the abbreviation of San Marino, SM.[8] On 16 November in the Junior Eurovision live show, Idols SM finished in seventeenth, last, place with 47 points.[9] Immediately after the event, the foursome confirmed that they would continue to work as a group, stating that their goal was "to create new songs."[10]

In November 2024, the band members, except Rinaldi, accompanied by their parents and one of the authors of "Come noi", met with the Minister of Tourism of San Marino, Federico Pedini Amati, who thanked them for representing the country in the contest.[11][12][13] In December 2024, Idols SM were guests at the party of the organization SUMS Femminile, which helps women in San Marino in difficult situations.[14]

Musical style and influences

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The band's musical influences are the K-pop boy band Stray Kids.[15]

Members

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Asia Ceccoli

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Asia Ceccoli (born 2012 or 2013)[16] is a Russian-Sammarinese child singer. She was born to Andrej (born 4 August 1981),[1][17][18] a Moscow-born entrepreneur,[17] president of the Association San Marino-Russia[19] and representative of the Party of Socialists and Democrats,[20] who has lived in San Marino since he was 11 and holds both Russian and Sammarinese citizenship,[17] and Roxana Ceccoli.[21] At the age of 8, the artist made her first television appearance as part of the children's entertainment show Generazione Z.[22][23]

Giorgia De Scisciolo

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Giorgia De Scisciolo (born 2011, 2012 or 2013),[3] also known as Giorgia Descisolo, is a Sammarinese child singer. Her mother, Arianna Pelliccioni,[1][18] founded the aesthetic centre Glitterful (Glitter Studio) in 2015.[24][25] The performer's favourite artists are the Italian band Pinguini Tattici Nucleari.[15]

Giulia Rinaldi

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Giulia Rinaldi (born 29 March 2012)[16][26] is a Sammarinese child singer. She was born to Roberto Rinaldi,[18] who is a native of Rimini and graduated from the University of Bologna in 1988,[27] and Vanessa Tavolini,[1] an employee of Studio Galassi Tavolini since 24 March 2002.[28] They registered their marriage on 30 April 2011.[27]

Vera Stefania Olkhovskaya

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Vera Stefania Olkhovskaya (born 18 February 2013),[29] also known by her stage name Vera-Stefania, is a Russian-Sammarinese child singer. She has three siblings. Her mother, Yaroslava Olkhovskaya (born 6 July 1976), who was born in Moscow and graduated from the Moscow University of Political Economy and Law with a degree in psychology, is involved in the development of mutual Russia–San Marino relations in various sectors of the market and production.[30] In May 2019, both Olkhovskys won the international vocal competition In nome della vita sulla terra in Moscow, representing San Marino and performing their own song "Un nuovo giorno".[31] Later, the artist appeared in some episodes of the show Generazione Z from 2020 to 2023.[32][33][34][35]

In 2025, Olkhovskaya released her first EP I'm Free, under the name Vera-Stefania.[36][37]

Discography

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Singles

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Title Year Album or EP Length Ref.
"Come noi" 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest Madrid 2024 2:53 [6][7]

Videography

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Music videos

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Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Come noi" 2024 Alessandro Capicchioni, Enea Salicioni, Luca Zucchi [4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cafarelli, Donato (17 November 2024). "Junior Eurovision Song Contest: l'emozione dei genitori delle Idols SM". Libertas [it] (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  2. ^ Fabbri, Monica (5 September 2024). "Musica al servizio dell'oncologia pediatrica: sul palco Vecchioni e l'artista sammarinese che parteciperà all'Eurovision dei piccoli". San Marino RTV (in Italian). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Saranno le Idols SM a rappresentare San Marino al Junior Eurovision Song Contest". San Marino RTV (in Italian). 11 September 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b IDOLS SM - "Come noi" - Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2025 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ a b ""Come noi", il videoclip delle Idols SM per Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024". San Marino RTV (in Italian). 5 October 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Come Noi - Junior Eurovision 2024 / San Marino - song and lyrics by Idols SM". Spotify. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Come Noi (Junior Eurovision 2024 / San Marino) - Song by Idols SM". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  8. ^ Granger, Anthony (11 November 2024). "🇸🇲 San Marino: "We All Love Music, K-Pop and Our Country!" – An Interview With Idols SM". Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Final of Madrid 2024". JuniorEurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  10. ^ Torresi, Mauro (17 November 2024). "Junior Eurovision, Idols SM: "Madrid è il punto di partenza, la nostra carriera inizia da qui"". San Marino RTV (in Italian). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  11. ^ Fabbri, Monica (29 November 2024). "Junior Eurovision, Pedini Amati incontra le Idols, "siamo fieri di voi" e riconferma la partecipazione di San Marino nel 2025". San Marino RTV (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  12. ^ "DC9UuxDoQEt@sanmarino_turismo" (in Italian). 29 November 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Instagram.
  13. ^ "San Marino. Il Segretario Pedini Amati incontra le Idols.SM". Libertas [it] (in Italian). 29 November 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  14. ^ "[email protected]" (in Italian). 16 December 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025 – via Instagram.
  15. ^ a b "The new kids from San Marino: There's no-one like Idols SM". JuniorEurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  16. ^ a b "C_0XvQuN0hb@sanmarinortv" (in Italian). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Instagram.
  17. ^ a b c Piccitto, Cesare (3 November 2016). "Intervista a Andrej Ceccoli - DIRE.it". DIRE [it] (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  18. ^ a b c "Junior Eurovision: i desideri e le aspirazioni delle Idols SM per il futuro". San Marino RTV (in Italian). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Associazione San Marino-Russia: Un guerra fratricida". San Marino RTV (in Italian). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  20. ^ "PSD: Andrej Ceccoli al Congresso nazionale di "Sinistra per Israele, due popoli due Stati"". San Marino RTV (in Italian). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  21. ^ "Roxana Ceccoli". Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Facebook.
  22. ^ Generazione Z - Puntata 73 - La scrittura prima di Internet (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via San Marino RTV.
  23. ^ Generazione Z - Puntata 146 - Natale: regali e ricordi (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via San Marino RTV.
  24. ^ "Coccole e Relax per il tuo Benessere". San Marino Annunci (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  25. ^ "Chi siamo - Glitterful". Glitterful.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  26. ^ "Vanessa Tavolini" (in Italian). 29 March 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Facebook. Al mio grande amore... buon compleanno...
  27. ^ a b "Roberto Rinaldi". Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Facebook.
  28. ^ "Vanessa Tavolini". Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Facebook.
  29. ^ "[email protected]" (in Russian). 18 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Instagram. 11 лет. Ты совсем взрослая! Поздравляю тебя мое сердечко 💓, моя доченька!
  30. ^ "Yaroslava OLKHOVSKAYA". Wusme.org. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  31. ^ ""Un nuovo giorno", San Marino vince concorso internazionale di canto". San Marino RTV (in Italian). 1 June 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  32. ^ Generazione Z - Puntata 58 - Spirito del Natale (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via San Marino RTV.
  33. ^ Generazione Z - Puntata 68 - Telefoni a disco (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via San Marino RTV.
  34. ^ Generazione Z - Puntata 113 - Nonni in videochiamata (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via San Marino RTV.
  35. ^ Generazione Z - Puntata 148 - Benvenuto 2023, ricomincio da te! (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via San Marino RTV.
  36. ^ "I'm Free - EP by Vera-Stefania". Spotify. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  37. ^ "I'm Free - Single - Album by Vera-Stefania". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2024 		Succeeded by
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