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"HOLLYWOOD" is a song by Portuguese singer/songwriter/producer Extrazen featuring Herlander and Odete. It was chosen to represent San Marino in the Alternative Eurovision Song Contest 36 in Sweden.
==Background==
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Prior to the 36th edition, San Marino had participated in the Alternative Eurovision Song Contest eighteen times since its debut in the twelfth edition, finishing second to last in the semi-final. After that, the country wouldn't return until the 18th edition, in which they would achieve their first ever qualification, finishing 19th with M w S (now Palmaria). After failing to qualify in the following edition and a 17th place in the anniversary 20th edition, the country would achieve its best result to that date when Blanco finished 7th. Afterwards, the country withdrew and would only return in the following edition. Since then, San Marino only qualified four times to the final; in the 25th edition with Yves Tumor, who would finish 12th; in the 28th edition with Theia, finishing 6th, achieving the country's best result in the contest and their only automatic qualification; in the following edition with Courage My Love, ending 15th; and in the 34th edition with Nòe, who achiveved 22nd place, breaking a streak of four consecutive non-qualifications which included the 33rd edition, as the country achieved their worst result to date after finishing 19th in the semi-final. In the 35th edition, Mew represented the microstate but failed to qualify after finishing 13th in the semi-final.
The Sammarinese national broadcaster, San Marino RTV, broadcasts the event within San Marino and organises the selection for the nation's entry. The country had been mostly selecting their entries through internal selection, although they opted for a national selection several times (#23, #28, #30 and #35).
==Before the Alternative Eurovision Song Contest==
===Changes in the delegation===
On 7 July 2024, before the end of the 35th edition, a spokesperson of SMRTV announced that there would be changes in the Sammarinese delegation. After negotiations between SMRTV and the Alternative Broadcasting Union (ABU), it was announced on 11 July 2024 that a new delegation would take over the participation of the country in the contest.
===Internal selection===
Also, on 11 July, the broadcaster confirmed its participation in the contest. While the selection method was unclear, with an internal selection being held eventually, submissions were opened for interested artists and songwriters to submit their entries. Artists and songwriters of any nationality were able to submit songs, with priority given to Italian/Sammarinese nationals or residents and there were no restrictions for language or duration of the song. The submission period closed at 17 July. At the closing of the window, 124 entries had been submitted to the broadcaster. All submissions were evaluated in various rounds by an expert commitee formed by members of the delegation and a Sammarinese public panel consisting of 50 members. The last round was held before 19 July 2024, when the 10 contendants left performed their songs at the SMRTV studios in the capital. The panels then proceeded to select the Sammarinese entry from the 10 songs.
On 4 August, on a special broadcast called "Obiettivo: Svezia", it was officially announced that Portuguese singer Extrazen would represent the nation in Sweden as several independent sources had unofficially confirmed some days earlier. A member of the delegation stated that this would differ from the country's recent contributions to the contest for being their "first male-fronted act since the 25th edition". On the same night, it was also announced that he would perform the song "HOLLYWOOD" alongside fellow Portuguese singers Herlander (who had represented Portugal in the 25th edition with the song "Gisela", finishing 10th place in the grand final) and Odete (who also attempted to represent Portugal in the 25th edition), as the music video for the entry was premiered.
===Semi-final===
San Marino performed TBA in the first semi-final, following the entry from Andorra and possibly before anyone ig. At the end of the show, San Marino was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Azerbaijan placed TBA in the semi-final, receiving a total of TBA points.
===Final===
Shortly after the second semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. Azerbaijan was drawn to compete in the second half, in the position 23, following the entry from Iceland and before the entry from Denmark.
===Voting ===
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to and by San Marino in the first semi-final and in the grand final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting in the final vote, while the semi-final vote was based entirely on the vote of the public. The Sammarinese jury consisted of TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA, and TBA.
Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results will be released shortly after the grand final.
====Points awarded to Azerbaijan====
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===Points awarded by San Marino===
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====Split voting results ====
The following five members comprised the Sammarinese jury: 
*Tunzale Agayeva - chairperson - author, composer, singer
*Murad Arif - singer, songwriter, television presenter
*Samra Rahimli - singer
*Murad Dadashov - producer
*Elvin Novruzov (L'veen) - singer, songwriter
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Draw 	Country 	 	 	 	 	 	Average Jury Rank 	Televote Rank 	Combined Rank 	Points Awarded 	
01 	 	11 	9 	14 	15 	10 	12 	8 	10 	1 	
02 	 	20 	22 	23 	25 	22 	22 	25 	24 	-4 	
03 	 	24 	23 	21 	24 	23 	24 	22 	23 	-3 	
04 	 	8 	6 	1 	2 	7 	4 	1 	2 	10 	
05 	 	22 	20 	19 	8 	21 	19 	21 	20 	 	
06 	 	14 	17 	15 	19 	19 	16 	17 	17 	 	
07 	 	15 	4 	12 	10 	13 	9 	19 	15 	 	
08 	 	9 	8 	6 	4 	11 	8 	4 	5 	6 	
09 	 	6 	5 	5 	7 	4 	5 	11 	7 	4 	
10 	 	5 	2 	4 	5 	1 	3 	5 	4 	7 	
11 	 	21 	15 	17 	21 	18 	20 	20 	19 	 	
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14 	 	23 	24 	20 	22 	25 	23 	18 	21 	 	
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18 	 	17 	18 	20 	22 	9 	17 	9 	13 	 	
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21 	 	1 	3 	3 	3 	2 	2 	3 	3 	8 	
22 	 	10 	12 	9 	16 	8 	10 	7 	8 	3 	
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24 	 	12 	14 	18 	9 	14 	14 	15 	16 	 	
25 	 	4 	10 	7 	6 	5 	6 	13 	9 	2 	
26 	 	2 	1 	2 	1 	3 	1 	2 	1 	12 	
==Results==
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	NF 	Place	Points
01 	Switzerland 	Nuit Incolore 	"Dépasse" 	2nd	2 	97
02 	Azerbaijan 	Mado Salikh 	"Burn in Hell" 	2nd	17 	38
03 	Czech Republic	Aiko 	"Instincts" 	2nd	8 	82
04 	Lithuania 	b4 u ask 	"gaila" 	2nd	4 	90
05 	Nigeria 	Eli Cripps 	"What Did You Do?" 	2nd	9 	78
06 	Luxembourg 	Twocolors 	"Heavy Metal Love" 	2nd	14 	56
07 	France 	JADE 	"Calma" 	2nd	13 	65
08 	San Marino 	DIAMANTE 	"Ghost Myself" 	2nd	10 	68
09 	Egypt 	Perrie 	"Shakhs Gedid" (شخص جديد) 	4th	3 	93
10 	Slovakia 	Dasey Hill 	"Butterfly" 	3rd	15 	49
11 	Iceland 	lúpína 	"astarbréf" 	2nd	11 	71
12 	Finland 	Joalin 	"I'm the One" 	2nd	16 	42
13 	Monaco 	Praa 	"Multi Me" 	2nd	19 	33
14 	Israel 	Tzlil Danin 	"Re'eva Va'atzbanit" (רעבה ועצבנית)	2nd	18 	34
15 	Morocco 	Chadia Rodriguez	"Tutti strani" 	3rd	6 	86
16 	Latvia 	Rūta Ķergalve 	"Mēs Nāksim Vakarā" 	2nd	5 	88
17 	Bulgaria 	Dahmara 	"Kato me nyama" (Като ме няма) 	3rd	1 	108
18 	Serbia 	Lahra 	"Bye Lovely" 	2nd	12 	66
19 	Sweden 	A Projection 	"Darwin's Eden" 	2nd	7 	83
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