The Peppermints
| The Peppermints | |
|---|---|
| Origin |
Italy San Marino |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Members |
Arianna Ulivi Alixia Mistral Sofia Casieri |
| Past members |
Greta Doveri Anita Simoncini Rafaella Perniola Sara Dall'Olio |
The Peppermints is an Italian-Sammarinese girl group. They represented San Marino at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Malta.[1]
Members
- Arianna Ulivi: Arianna was born on 14 October 1999 and is from Forlì, Italy.
- Alixia Mistral: Alixia joined the group in June 2016.[2]
- Sofia Casieri: Sofia joined the group in June 2016.[2]
Past members
- Anita Simoncini: Anita was born on 14 April 1999 and is from Montegiardino, San Marino. She is the first Sammarinese artist to represent the country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. She also represented San Marino at the adult Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, but didn't qualify.[3][2]
- Rafaella Perniola: Rafaella was born on 8 March 2000 and is from Palagiano, Italy. She is the little sister of Michele Perniola.[2]
- Greta Doveri: Greta was born on 17 May 2000 and is from Pisa, Italy. She was the youngest member of the group. Doveri left the group in October 2015.[4]
- Sara Dall'Olio: Sara was born on 29 January 1999 and is from Cervia, Italy.[2]
After Junior Eurovision
On 27 November 2014, SMRTV announced that Simoncini would represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, along with Michele Perniola, San Marino's Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 representative and brother of bandmate Rafaella Perniola.[5]
Despite competing at Eurovision without the other Peppermints, Simoncini said in December 2014 that the group plans to stay together.[6] In January, the group officially announced that it will go on tour together in 2015.[7] In October 2015, Doveri announced her departure from the group.[4] Simoncini, Perniola, and Dall'Olio left the group prior to June 2016 and were replaced by Alixia Mistral and Sofia Casieri.[2]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | English translation | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Breaking My Heart" | — | Non-album single(s) |
References
- ↑ García, Belén (26 September 2014). "Junior Eurovision: The Peppermints band to represent San Marino!". Esc-plus. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adams, William Lee (24 June 2016). "The Candy Shop Is Open: Arianna Ulivi Names Two New Peppermints". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
- ↑ Halpin, Chris (27 November 2014). "SAN MARINO: MICHELE AND ANITA SELECTED FOR EUROVISION 2015!". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- 1 2 Adams, Willy Lee (2 October 2015). "She's breaking our heart: Greta Doveri leaves The Peppermints". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ Halpin, Chris (27 November 2014). "MsAN Marino: Michele and Anita selected for Eurovision 2015". wiwibloggs.
- ↑ S, Sopon (17 December 2014). "Michele Perniola and Anita Simoncini: "The Peppermints are far from over!"". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ S, Sopon (4 January 2015). "The Peppermints Hit the Road: San Marin's JESC Stars Go On Tour". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
 San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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(Note: Entries scored out are when San Marino did not compete) |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Michele Perniola with "O-o-O Sole intorno a me" |
San Marino in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 |
Succeeded by Kamillia Ismailova with "Mirror" |