Canticum Certamine 11

Canticum Certamine 11, often referred to as CC 11 is the 11th edition of Canticum Certamine. It took place in Hungary, following Caroline Polachek's victory in the tenth edition. It was the first time that Hungary hosted the contest.
Fifty countries participated in the edition. Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Georgia, Iceland, Lebanon, Moldova, Russia and Switzerland returned after their absence from the previous editions, Meanwhile Algeria, Romania and Vatican City withdrew from the contest. As well as this, the CBU decided to exclude all non-EBU nations from competing. Instead, the CBU would invite non-EBU nations as guests to part-take this edition. This edition the guest country was Nigeria. Six new nations debuted in the contest, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Slovakia and Slovenia. The contest reached a number of 50 participants for the second time ever. This edition also saw the introduction of the Pre-qualification round, to reduce the number of countries competing in the semi-finals.
Spain won the edition with the song "abans abans" performed by Maria Herlop. The song gathered a total of 441 points, 16 points ahead the runner-up, Sweden. Greece finished on third place, while Norway, Belgium and Albania completed the top 6 of the edition. Belgium got the best result of the big 6 countries this edition, achieving fifth place.
==Location==
Hungary is a beautiful landlocked country in the heart of Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. It has a diverse landscape of rolling hills, lush forests, and sparkling lakes, and a rich cultural heritage that reflects its history as a crossroads of cultures. Hungarian cuisine is world-renowned, and the country is famous for its thermal baths. Whether exploring Budapest or the countryside, Hungary offers a unique blend of Eastern and Western influences that is sure to leave a lasting impression.
===Bidding phase===
After Hungary accepted the hosting of the 11th edition, in April 2023, the broadcaster M1 announced that four cities across the nation with their venues had applied: Budapest, Debrecen, Győr and Tatabánya.
According to the delegation's leader, each of the shortlisted host towns has what it takes to accommodate artists and fans from all across Europe. The prerequisites of adequate arena capacity, hotel accommodations, and city framework were all taken into account. A final visit to each city was performed in order to determine the 11th edition's host city.
On April 20th, Budapest was announced as the host city, alongside with MVM Dome as the host venue.
Key Host venue
City 	Venue 	Capacity
Budapest 	László Papp 	12,500
Budapest 	MVM Dome 	20,022
Debrecen 	Főnix Hall 	8,500
Győr 	Audi Aréna 	5,654
Tatabánya	Tatabánya Aréna	6,058
==Participating countries==
===Pre-Qualification Round ===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Marina Satti 	"PALI" 	2 	136
02 	 	Eliza Legzdina	"Real Girl" 	7 	104
03 	 	Inbal Bibi 	"Black Butterflies"	4 	121
04 	 	Felicia Lu 	"Pay" 	5 	113
05 	 	Loreen 	"Statements" 	1 	190
06 	 	Yelle 	"Karaté" 	8 	89
07 	 	Saro 	"Boy Tears" 	6 	107
08 	 	SANNI 	"Petäjä" 	3 	130
===Semi-final 1===
Twenty countries participated in the first semi-final. Hungary, Serbia and Ukraine also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Bedless Bones 	"Ashes Indigo" 	17 	66
02 	 	Ana Kohler 	"Under Your Control" 	19 	63
03 	 	Marseaux ft. Solmeister, dPans	"Prépei na Fýgei" 	7 	169
04 	 	Noorah 	"Tebe zayebis'" 	4 	188
05 	 	Evgenya Redko 	"Deivės" 	12 	134
06 	 	Ali Neumann 	"Monster" 	20 	53
07 	 	Susanne Sundfør 	"Kamikaze" 	3 	203
08 	 	Apollo Love 	"Limelight" 	18 	66
09 	 	Marina Herlop 	"abans abans" 	1 	244
10 	 	Belén Aguilera 	"Antagonista" 	5 	184
11 	 	MIKA 	"Dear Jealousy" 	13 	117
12 	 	Elodie 	"Purple In The Sky" 	14 	113
13 	 	Joy Crookes 	"Feet Don't Fail Me Now"	6 	170
14 	 	LUMA 	"Love Again" 	15 	98
15 	 	Tolstoys 	"Olivy" 	16 	89
16 	 	Inbal Bibi 	"Black Butterflies" 	8 	161
17 	 	DEBBY FRIDAY FEAT. UÑAS 	"I GOT IT" 	11 	137
18 	 	IRU 	"Idea" 	9 	149
19 	 	Loreen 	"Statements" 	2 	237
20 	 	Eva Timush 	"Tattoo" 	10 	143
===Semi-final 2===
Twenty countries participated in the second semi-final. Belgium, Montenegro and United Kingdom also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Nikolija 	"Nema Limita" 	19 	93
02 	 	Cream Soda & Khleb	"Plachu na tekhno"	18 	100
03 	 	Marina Satti 	"PALI" 	3 	174
04 	 	Milica Pavlovic 	"Seceru" 	10 	141
05 	 	Zella Day 	"My Game" 	7 	147
06 	 	Julia Wieniawa 	"Nie muszę" 	9 	143
07 	 	AMARA ctk100 	"You Don't Wanna" 	4 	169
08 	 	OPERINA 	"Holoda" 	1 	200
09 	 	Brooke Candy 	"Flip Phone" 	15 	119
10 	 	Marine Manasian 	"Tamam Ashkarkh" 	6 	155
11 	 	TITA 	"ANTILOPA" 	14 	136
12 	 	Dilara Kazimova 	"XARİZMA" 	13 	136
13 	 	CYBER 	"HEITI KING" 	17 	114
14 	 	Goldie Boutilier 	"Sex Paranoia" 	8 	147
15 	 	Drew Sycamore 	"In The Club" 	20 	64
16 	 	Aly Ryan 	"Wear Your Love" 	16 	118
17 	 	Yves Tumor 	"Kerosene!" 	11 	140
18 	 	S10 	"Maria" 	12 	137
19 	 	SANNI 	"Petäjä" 	5 	163
20 	 	XHOANA X 	"GIRLGUN" 	2 	188
===Final===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Belén Aguilera 	"Antagonista" 	14 	213
02 	 	Noorah 	"Tebe zayebis'" 	12 	229
03 	 	Sadsvit&ARCHEZ 	"Tvoya dusha" 	22 	102
04 	 	Marseaux ft. Solmeister, dPans	"Prépei na Fýgei" 	18 	174
05 	 	Marina Herlop 	"abans abans" 	1 	441
06 	 	tam 	"pogana" 	11 	253
07 	 	IRU 	"Idea" 	21 	113
08 	 	Julia Wieniawa 	"Nie muszę" 	26 	43
09 	 	Zella Day 	"My Game" 	16 	196
10 	 	SANNI 	"Petäjä" 	15 	200
11 	 	Saya Noé 	"Free" 	24 	87
12 	 	Susanne Sundfør 	"Kamikaze" 	4 	397
13 	 	Loreen 	"Statements" 	2 	425
14 	 	Eva Timush 	"Tattoo" 	25 	49
15 	 	Marina Satti 	"PALI" 	3 	411
16 	 	AMARA ctk100 	"You Don't Wanna" 	10 	255
17 	 	XHOANA X 	"GIRLGUN" 	6 	278
18 	 	Andjela Keleman 	"Ranjiva" 	7 	274
19 	 	OPERINA 	"Holoda" 	8 	274
20 	 	Marine Manasian 	"Tamam Ashkarkh" 	23 	93
21 	 	Rose Gray 	"Ecstasy" 	13 	226
22 	 	Inbal Bibi 	"Black Butterflies" 	19 	152
23 	 	Joy Crookes 	"Feet Don't Fail Me Now"	9 	263
24 	 	Chibi Ichigo 	"Paranoia" 	5 	292
25 	 	Milica Pavlovic 	"Seceru" 	20 	117
26 	 	Goldie Boutilier 	"Sex Paranoia" 	17 	191