San Marino in The Song 3

San Marino attempted to enter The Song 3. However, as San Marino was one of the seven last countries to confirm their participation, San Marino had to compete in the Pre-Qualification Round 3 on August 2022 for the mere two places available at the semi-finals in Nicosia. Their competing artist was the band Luci Al Neon with their song "Kawasaki".

Participation
On July 23, SMRTV announced that they would be holding a national final to select their entry, and revealed the 10 competing songs that day. The format consisted of an elimination round, where 5 songs progressed to the final.

Elimination Round
The qualifiers were Luci Al Neon, Rkomi featuring ARIETE, Elio Belmare, BIAGIOTTI and KAO WONDER.

Final
The winner was Luci Al Neon with their song "Kawasaki".