Who is Martina CRV? Meet the representative of San Marino for Junior Eurovision 2025.

Junior Eurovision 2025 is about to begin! The musical event returns for another year, giving a voice to young European talents.

The 23rd edition of the children’s contest will be held on Saturday, 13 December in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. Specifically, the Tbilisi Olympic Palace will welcome young artists from all over Europe.

Georgia is hosting the children’s festival following its victory in the previous edition, held in Madrid, thanks to Andria Putkaradze with the song “To My Mom”. This will be the second time the Caucasian country hosts the competition, just as it successfully did in 2017.

Among the 18 participating countries is San Marino, with the song titled “Beyond The Stars”. The young Italian singer Martina Cervellin (under the artistic name Martina CRV) performs this ballad, aiming to improve San Marino’s track record at Junior Eurovision.

This is Martina Cervellin: Italian talent with several singles on the market.

Martina Cervellin, known artistically as Martina CRV, is a 12-year-old Italian singer born in 2013 and residing in Milan. Her passion for music emerged from childhood, showing joy, curiosity, and energy from a young age. Her father nicknamed her “Bambi” because of her lively character. At six years old, she began studying singing and guitar, later adding piano. She earned honors diplomas from Trinity College of London in singing and guitar. She participated in concerts, theatrical plays, and the show “Stars Rock Pop Celebration,” where she performed the soprano closing of “Heal the World.”

Her media breakthrough came in 2023 with The Voice Kids Italia, where she performed “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” by KT Tunstall. All four coaches turned their chairs, and she chose Arisa’s team, reaching the semifinal. She later appeared on I Fatti Vostri on RAI 2 and won the title of Best European Youth Singer 2024 at the Tour Music Fest with “Time After Time.” She received a special mention from maestro Beppe Vessicchio, who invited her to his academy along with Andrea Rizzoli Jr. for a private training day.

Since then, she has developed her own repertoire and shares music on YouTube and digital platforms, highlighting covers such as “All I Want,” “Emozioni,” “Daydreamer,” “Dedicato,” “Perfect,” and “L’Isola Che Non C’È.” She released the singles “Dove Mi Porti Tu” and “Ad Occhi Aperti,” and a duet of “Vivo per Lei” with Mirko Di Bartolomeo. She is working on her first album, which will include “Beyond The Stars,” a country-pop song she co-wrote with Nicola Marotti, Saintpaul DJ, Eliza G, Karin Amadori, and Valerio Carboni. The song symbolizes freedom, the courage to fly high, and enjoying the present with inner strength.

This is “Beyond The Stars”, San Marino’s entry for Junior Eurovision 2025

Martina CRV’s entry for Junior Eurovision 2025 is titled “Beyond The Stars.” The song evokes a message of freedom, hope, and the fight for our own dreams.

The young Martina CRV literally lifts us “in alto, piedi tra le nuvole” (high up, feet among the clouds). Against routine and everyday gravity, the protagonist seeks an experience that transcends the ordinary, coming from the freedom felt above all limits. The overall message of the song is about the desire for autonomy contrasted with vulnerability.

In verses like “Il vento che mi spinge forte” and “Fino al settimo cielo, ho la vertigine,” there is a reference to an external force pushing Martina CRV to indescribable heights, where vertigo joins the thrill of the unlimited. It is a constant interplay of emotions, creating an ascending and descending rhythm symbolizing the alternation between freedom and danger, between lightness and responsibility.

Despite this intense feeling of freedom and escape, there also arises a desire to return to reality. The young singer reveals a mature awareness: the dream can transform, but she accepts the responsibility to preserve her freedom.

In this balance lies the key to the song, emphasizing the idea of being in a constant state of equilibrium. The ritual of liberation invites us to leave worries behind and fly. In that freedom, solitude appears as a natural component of the experience of self-affirmation. Remembering the past is not a sign of sadness but quite the opposite—it is the flow of life continuing.

Each impulse reaffirms her desire to fly, to go beyond, but always within her own freedom. The “flight” portrayed in “Beyond The Stars” is not only physical; it is metaphorical, representing aspirations, dreams, creativity, and also the ability to overcome obstacles.

Lyrics of Beyond The Stars

San Marino in Junior Eurovision

San Marino debuted in Junior Eurovision in 2013 at the edition held in Kyiv. The small republic sent Michele Perniola with the song “O-o-O Sole Intorno A Me,” achieving 10th place, their best ranking in the children’s contest. The following year, in 2014, San Marino decided to send a group: The Peppermints, consisting of five girls of different nationalities (four Italians and one Sanmarinese). With “Breaking My Heart,” the performance was not as successful and the country finished in 15th place.

In 2015, San Marino participated for the last time during their first stage. The chosen representative was Kamilla Ismailova with the song “Mirror.” Born in Russia, she represented the country in their third participation. Her performance in Sofia (Bulgaria) scored 36 points, placing 14th. After the 2015 edition, San Marino RTV withdrew from the contest due to budget reasons. Although in May 2024 they initially ruled out a return, in September they surprised everyone by confirming their comeback at Madrid 2024.

In 2024, they internally selected the group Idols SM, made up of four girls aged 11 and 12: Asia Ceccoli, Giulia Rinaldi, Giorgia De Scisciolo, and Vera Stefania Olkhovskaya. The song “Come Noi,” composed by members of Miodio (San Marino’s representatives at Eurovision 2008), was chosen by a popular jury at a charity event called “Sogna Ragazzo Sogna.” On stage at the Caja Mágica, Idols SM performed 13th, delivering a colorful and energetic proposal, although they ultimately finished in last place (17th) with 47 points.