Idols SM

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".

Idols SM
Idols SM in 2024 From left to right: Vera Stefania Olkhovskaya, Giulia Rinaldi, Asia Ceccoli, Giorgia De Scisciolo
Background information
Origin	San Marino
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2024–present
Members	Asia Ceccoli Giorgia De Scisciolo Giulia Rinaldi Vera Stefania Olkhovskaya

History

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] and released on 1 November.^[5][6] 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.^[7] On 16 November in the Junior Eurovision live show, Idols SM finished in seventeenth, last, place with 47 points.^[8] 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".^[9]

On 29 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.^[10][11][12] In December 2024, Idols SM were guests at the party of the organization SUMS Femminile, which helps women in San Marino in difficult situations.^[13]

Musical style and influences

The band's musical influences are the K-pop boy band Stray Kids.^[14]

Members

Asia Ceccoli

Asia Ceccoli (born 2012 or 2013^[15]) is a Russian-Sammarinese child singer. She was born to Andrej (born 4 August 1981^[16]),^[1][17] a Moscow-born entrepreneur,^[16] president of the Association San Marino-Russia^[18] and representative of the Party of Socialists and Democrats,^[19] who has lived in San Marino since he was 11 and holds both Russian and Sammarinese citizenship,^[16] and Roxana Ceccoli.^[20] At the age of 8, the artist made her first television appearance as part of the children's entertainment show Generazione Z.^[21][22]

Giorgia De Scisciolo

Giorgia De Scisciolo (born 2011, 2012 or 2013^[3]), also known as Giorgia Descisolo, is a Sammarinese child singer. Her mother, Arianna Pelliccioni,^[1][17] founded the aesthetic center Glitterful (Glitter Studio) in 2015.^[23][24] The performer's favourite artists are the Italian band Pinguini Tattici Nucleari.^[14]

Giulia Rinaldi

Giulia Rinaldi (born 29 March 2012^[25][15]) is a Sammarinese child singer. She was born to Roberto Rinaldi,^[17] who is a native of Rimini and graduated from the University of Bologna in 1988,^[26] and Vanessa Tavolini,^[1] an employee of Studio Galassi Tavolini since 24 March 2002.^[27] They registered their marriage on 30 April 2011.^[26]

Vera Stefania Olkhovskaya

Vera Stefania Olkhovskaya (born 18 February 2013^[28]), 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.^[29] 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" ("In the name of life on earth").^[30] Later, the artist appeared in some episodes of the show Generazione Z from 2020 to 2023.^{[31][32][33][34]}

In 2025, Olkhovskaya released her first EP I'm Free, under the name Vera-Stefania.^[35][36]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Album or EP	Length	Ref.
"Come noi"	2024	Junior Eurovision Song Contest Madrid 2024	2:53	[5][6]

Videography

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)	Length	Ref.
"Come noi"	2024	Alessandro Capicchioni, Enea Salicioni, Luca Zucchi	2:56	[4]