 Complete the following phrase:  San Marino has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 11 times, debuting in the 2008 contest, followed by participation from 2011 onward. The nation did not participate in 2009 or 2010, citing ficial difficulties. Having failed to qualify in their first four attempts, the nation qualified for the contests grand final for the first time in 2014. Valentina Monetta represented San Marino in , and 2014, making her the first entrant to participate in three consecutive contests since the 1960s. In , Serhat managed to qualify to the grand final, marking the second appearance of the country in a Eurovision final and achieving their best result to date of 19th place. Following the cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, their 2020 candidate Senhit was again selected to represent San Marino in the 