Canticum Certamine 04

Canticum Certamine 4, often referred as CC 4, was the was the 4th edition of Canticum Certamine. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following Empara Mi's victory in the 3rd edition. It was the first time that Ireland hosted the contest. Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) selected the 3Arena as the venue for the contest while Niall Horran and Sarah McTernan were selected as the hosts of the edition.
Forty-four countries participated in the edition including Luxembourg which made their debut appearance in the edition. Spain and Serbia announced their withdrawal from the edition while Cyprus returned after their one-edition absence.
Poland was crowned as the winner of the edition with the song "Hibiskus" performed by Marysia Starosta. The song gathered a total of 322 points, 31 points ahead the runner-up, Malta. Romania finished on third place, while Finland, debut country Luxembourg and host country Ireland completed the top 6 of the edition. Romania achieved the best result of the big 6 countries with the third place.
==Location==
Dublin is the capital and the largest city of Ireland. It lies within the province of Leinster. It is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range.
It has an urban area population of 1,173,179, while the population of the Dublin Region (formerly County Dublin) as of 2016 was 1,347,359. The population of the Greater Dublin Area was 1,904,806 per the 2016 census. Dublin is a historical and contemporary centre for education, the arts, administration and industry. As of 2018 the city was listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as a global city, with a ranking of "Alpha −", which places it amongst the top thirty cities in the world
==Participating Countries==
Forty-four countries confirmed their participation for the edition. One of them, Luxembourg, made their debut appearance in the contest, meanwhile Cyprus returned. Serbia and Spain were forced to withdraw from this edition as they both achieved last place in their semi final in the 3rd edition. Hungary however, received a 3 edition ban (4,5,6) due to lack of the support for the lgbt in the country, this didn't come without any backlash, many thought that other countries should receive a ban too.
OT, Belgium's participant in the 1st edition with his song "You Have A Heart" with Regi, where he reached 26th place in the final, he returned to the contest this edition representing the country once again, this time with his song "Bad Advice". Ana Whiterose, Switzerland's participant in the 1st edition with her song "Something To Tell You" where she reached 15th place in the semi finals, she returned to the contest this edition representing the country once again, this time with her song "Luxor Mood". Shirin, Lebanon's participant in the 2nd edition with her song "Back To The Basics" where she reached 4th place in the final, she returned to the contest this edition representing the country once again, this time with her song "Cover Your Eyes".
==Results==
===Semi-final 1===
Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Ireland, Norway and Romania also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Lolo Zouaï 	"Ride" 	7 	150
02 	 	mema. 	"O Devedor" 	12 	136
03 	 	Raphi 	"Freak" 	16 	102
04 	 	Lost Sky feat. Jex	"Where We Started" 	19 	58
05 	 	The Him feat. ROE 	"Hurts So Good" 	4 	170
06 	 	Frid 	"I Know" 	14 	120
07 	 	Marsyia Starosta 	"Hibiskus" 	2 	206
08 	 	Púr Múdd & Andreas	"Get Away" 	17 	84
09 	 	Shirin 	"Cover Your Eyes" 	9 	145
10 	 	I Tpame I Tvrame 	"Who You Used To Be" 	18 	70
11 	 	Polnalyubvi 	"Komety" 	11 	141
12 	 	Biond 	"TFW" 	1 	213
13 	 	Little Destroyer 	"Alpha" 	3 	180
14 	 	Polka 	"Odna" 	15 	120
15 	 	Paula 	"Gimme What I Want" 	10 	143
16 	 	Kim-Lian 	"Dansen In Het Moeras" 	8 	147
17 	 	Tamzene 	"You're With Somebody Now"	13 	125
18 	 	Hana Lowenburg 	"Don't Say My Name" 	5 	161
19 	 	Emily Roberts 	"Relationshit" 	6 	151
=== Semi-Final 2 ===
Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Belarus, Finland and India also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	ANDRRA 	"Kalla Llamen" 	13 	112
02 	 	Sarah Riani 	"Comme Toi" 	15 	92
03 	 	Atzur 	"Light" 	7 	154
04 	 	OT 	"Bad Advice" 	19 	44
05 	 	Prince Paris ft. Il Pagante	"Giulia" 	17 	78
06 	 	Rayhon 	"Alda" 	3 	195
07 	 	Yulia Damanska 	"V Ljubovi" 	2 	214
08 	 	Diona 	"Jestoka" 	18 	67
09 	 	Perfume Genius 	"Otherside" 	9 	145
10 	 	Seka Aleksic 	"Nesta Me Vise Ne Boli"	8 	154
11 	 	Isaac Dunbar 	"Pharmacy" 	5 	172
12 	 	Valerie 	"Poveste Rara" 	16 	84
13 	 	Ann Christine 	"Hocus Pocus" 	11 	140
14 	 	Laura Hyde 	"Falling Into You" 	6 	161
15 	 	Dreamcatcher 	"Deja Vu" 	12 	130
16 	 	Amber Van Day 	"Kids In The Corner" 	1 	228
17 	 	Ana Whiterose 	"Luxor Mood" 	4 	173
18 	 	Nathan Goshen 	"Mitga'aga'at" 	10 	144
19 	 	Lali ft. A.CHAL 	"100 Grados" 	14 	101
=== Grand Final ===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Atzur 	"Light" 	11 	188
02 	 	The Him feat. ROE	"Hurts So Good" 	21 	137
03 	 	Ana Whiterose 	"Luxor Mood" 	7 	239
04 	 	Perfume Genius 	"Otherside" 	14 	167
05 	 	Isaac Dunbar 	"Pharmacy" 	18 	150
06 	 	Ane Brun 	"Don't Run and Hide" 	16 	151
07 	 	Shirin 	"Cover Your Eyes" 	26 	87
08 	 	Kim-Lian 	"Dansen In Het Moeras" 	8 	212
09 	 	Lolo Zouaï 	"Ride" 	5 	270
10 	 	Nathan Goshen 	"Mitga'aga'at" 	17 	151
11 	 	Biond 	"TFW" 	12 	186
12 	 	Tabitha Nausser 	"Don't Let Me Drown" 	13 	186
13 	 	Amber Van Day 	"Kids In The Corner" 	2 	291
14 	 	Marsyia Starosta 	"Hibiskus" 	1 	322
15 	 	Hana Lowenburg 	"Don't Say My Name" 	19 	146
16 	 	Emily Roberts 	"Relationshit" 	23 	119
17 	 	Titta 	"Polttomerkki" 	4 	288
18 	 	VALEVSKA 	"Leti" 	24 	118
19 	 	Seka Aleksic 	"Nesta Me Vise Ne Boli"	22 	119
20 	 	Bastien 	"Stay With Me" 	3 	290
21 	 	Yulia Damanska 	"V Ljubovi" 	9 	208
22 	 	Ann Christine 	"Hocus Pocus" 	20 	146
23 	 	Rayhon 	"Alda" 	10 	206
24 	 	Paula 	"Gimme What I Want" 	25 	108
25 	 	Little Destroyer 	"Alpha" 	15 	152
26 	 	Maeve 	"Eden" 	6 	247