GreatVision Song Contest 15

GreatVision Song Contest 15, often referred to as GVSC 15, will be the fifteenth edition of the GreatVision Song Contest. It will be held in South Korea, after (G)I-DLE won the fourteenth edition with "Hann". KBS hose the Sajik Arena in Busan to serve as the host venue for the edition, while HyunA and Somin was selected as the presenter.
Winner after a big and exciting show was Nikolija from Serbia with her the song "Loš Momak", they reached 345 Points and the best result since their debut. At the 2nd Place was the Czech Republic represent by Mikolas Josef his song "Mikolas Josef, he reached 309 Points and also the best result since their debut, while on 3rd Place was the Poland represent by Lanberry with her song "Heart Of Gasoline", she reached 305 Points, also reached best result since their debut. Furthermore Greece, Lebanon and Estonia completed the top six of the edition.
== Location ==
: For further information see South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a sovereign state in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Officially, its territory consists of the whole Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands, which are largely mountainous. South Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle, as half of them live in high-rises concentrated in the Seoul Capital Area with 25 million residents. The capital Seoul is the world's sixth leading global city with the fifth largest economy and is the seventh most sustainable city in the world.
South Korea is one of the Four Asian Tigers. The South Korean economy soared at an annual average of 10% for over 30 years in a period of rapid transformation called the Miracle on the Han River. A long legacy of openness and focus on innovation made it successful. Today, it is the world's seventh largest advanced economy and fifth largest exporter with the G20's largest budget surplus and highest credit rating of any country in East Asia. It has free trade agreements with 75% of the world economy and is the only G20 nation trading freely with China, the US and the EU simultaneously. Since 1988, its constitution guarantees a liberal democracy with high government transparency and many fundamental rights such as universal healthcare. High personal freedoms led to the rise of a globally influential pop culture such as K-pop and K-drama, a phenomenon called the Korean Wave, known for its distinctive fashionable and trendy style. Home of the UN Green Climate Fund and GGGI, South Korea is a leader in low carbon green growth, committed to helping developing countries as a major DAC and Paris Club contributor. It is the world's third least ignorant country in the Index of Ignorance, ranking eighth highest for peaceful tolerance and inclusion of minorities on the Fragile States Index.
South Korea is a technologically advanced developed country driven by a highly educated and skilled workforce, having the world's eighth highest median household income, the highest in Asia. Globally, it ranks highly in personal safety, job security, ease of doing business and healthcare quality, with the world's third highest health adjusted life expectancy and fourth most efficient healthcare system. It is the world's largest spender on R&D per GDP, leading the OECD in graduates in science and engineering and ranking third in the Youth Wellbeing Index. Home of Samsung, LG and Hyundai-Kia, South Korea was named the world's most innovative country for 4 consecutive years since 2014 in the Bloomberg Innovation Index, ranking first in business R&D intensity, manufacturing value-added, patents filed per GDP, second in higher education efficiency and fourth in high-tech density and researcher concentration. In 2005, it became the world's first country to fully transition to high-speed Internet and today it has the world's fastest Internet speed and highest smartphone ownership, ranking first in ICT Development, e-Government and 4G LTE coverage. South Korea currently provides the world's second largest number of Christian missionaries, surpassed by the United States.
=== Host City ===
: For further information see Busan
Busan, formerly known as Pusan and now officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second most-populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.5 million inhabitants. It is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern Korea, with its port—Korea's busiest and the 9th-busiest in the world[a]—only about 120 miles (190 km) from the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Honshu. The surrounding "Southeast Economic Zone" (including Ulsan and South Gyeongsang) is now South Korea's largest industrial area.
Busan is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county, together housing a population of approximately 3.6 million. The full metropolitan area, including the adjacent cities of Gimhae and Yangsan, has a population of approximately 4.6 million. The most densely built-up areas of the city are situated in a number of narrow valleys between the Nakdong and the Suyeong Rivers, with mountains separating most of the districts. The Nakdong is Korea's longest river and Busan's Haeundae Beach is also the country's largest.
Busan is a center for international conventions, hosting APEC in 2005. It is also a center for sports tournaments in Korea, having hosted the 2002 Asian Games and FIFA World Cup. It is home to the world's largest department store, the Shinsegae Centum City.
=== Venue ===
: For further information see Sajik Arena
The Sajik Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Busan, South Korea. The seating capacity of the arena is 14,099 and was built in 1985. It is the home arena of the Busan KT Sonicboom, a Korean professional basketball team.
== Format ==
The GBU has decided that in the upcoming edition there will be most likely 2 Semi-finals. In each semi-final 10 countries will qualify for the Grand Final to make a line-up of 26 competing countries (20 Semi-Final qualifers + Big 6).
=== Voting ===
The GBU has announced that the voting system would be each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. The new voting system is also used to determine the qualifiers from each semi-final, but as before the qualifiers are announced in a random order
=== Semi Final allocation draw ===
The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place at Busan City Hall in late September 2018. The first part of the draw determined in which semi-final the Big Six would have to vote. The second part of the draw decided in which half of the respective semi-finals each country would perform, with the exact running order determined by the producers of the show at a later date. Twenty-one countries will participate in each semi-finals, respectively. From each semi-final, ten countries will join the "Big 6" in the final, where a total of twenty-six countries will participate.
The fourty-two semi-finalists were allocated into six pots, based on their geographical place. Each time a country was be drawn from the pot, it´s half of the semi-final was determined.
The six pots were the following:
Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
* Åland Islands
* Denmark
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* Iceland
* Lithuania
* Sweden	
* Belarus
* Czech Republic
* Germany
* Netherlands
* Hungary
* Poland
* Ukraine	
* Bulgaria 
* Greece
* Moldova
* Israel
* Romania
* Serbia
* Slovenia
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
* Andorra
* France
* Gibraltar
* Monaco
* Portugal
* San Marino
* Spain	
* Armenia
* China
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Lebanon
* North Korea
* Turkey	
* Canada
* Hong Kong
* Mexico
* Palau
* Singapore
* Thailand
* United States
=== Running order ===
The Running order of both Semi-finals will be official announced by KBS in September 2018, shortly before the semi-finals start. The Running order for Grand Final will be official announced, one day before the Grand Final will start.
==Participating countries==
Forty-eight countries have confirmed their provisional participation in the contest, Armenia confirming their return after a five-edition break, Belarus, Hong Kong and Slovenia confirming their return after a two-edition break, while Germany and Spain confirming their return after a one-edition break.
Four countries, however, announced their withdrawal from the contest. Albania's, Kirbati's, Norway's and Russia's HoD had no longer interest or time to participate in the contest.
=== Returning artists ===
Australia will be represent by two fromer contestants; Troye Sivan who represented the country in the ninth edition and Martin Garrix who previously represented his home country The Netherlands. Also Loïc Nottet will represent Belgium for a second time. Bulgaria will be represent by DARA for a third time. Eleni Foureira will represent Greece for a second time. Palmer was internally selected to represent France; she previously represented Monaco in the thirteenth edition. Japan will be represent by LiSA again. North Korea will be represent by BTS for the third time. April Ivy will represent Portugal for the second time. Also San Marino will be represented by a former contestant; Bianca Atzei who represented the country in the eleventh- and Vatican City in the fifth edition. Rose Quartz was internally selected to represent Thailand for a second time. 
== Results ==
===Semi-final 1===
Twenty-one countries will participate in the first semi-final. Australia, Belgium and South Korea will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in organge qualified for the final. 
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Lithuania 	MILDA 	"Flag" 	13 	89
02 	Faroe Islands 	FRUM 	"Birdstone" 	17 	74
03 	Ukranie 	MARUV 	"Black Water" 	5 	174
04 	Spain 	Leroy Sanchez 	"Preacher" 	19 	67
05 	Czech Republic	Mikolas Josef 	"Me Gusta" 	3 	200
06 	Romania 	INNA 	"No Help" 	11 	108
07 	Bulgaria 	MONOIR feat. DARA	"My Time" 	8 	154
08 	Iceland 	Sylvia Erla 	"Wolf Call" 	18 	69
09 	Monaco 	Caroline Costa 	"Ailleurs" 	16 	80
10 	Singapore 	Jasmine Sokko 	"Hurt" 	6 	164
11 	United States 	HYO & 3LAU 	"Punk Right Now" 	7 	161
12 	Hungary 	Andee 	"Shouldn't" 	12 	97
13 	Hong Kong 	Meng Jia 	"Drip" 	15 	86
14 	Poland 	Lanberry 	"Heart Of Gasoline"	4 	199
15 	Lebanon 	Nina Abdel Malak 	"Eza Hajarta" 	2 	214
16 	Åland Islands 	Elina 	"Wild Enough" 	14 	88
17 	Canada 	Virginia To Vegas	"Lights Out" 	21 	49
18 	North Korea 	BTS 	"Idol" 	9 	146
19 	France 	Palmer 	"Etrange Ami" 	10 	124
20 	Greece 	Eleni Foureira 	"Tómame" 	1 	232
21 	Belarus 	Vladislav Kurasov	"Voodoo" 	20 	59
===Semi-final 2===
Twenty-one countries will participate in the second semi-final. Estonia, India and United Kingdom will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in organge qualified for the final. 
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Portugal 	Sea 	"Player 2" 	15 	91
02 	Armenia 	Iveta Mukuchyan 	"Hayastani Aghjikner" 	9 	149
03 	Serbia 	Nikolija 	"Loš Momak" 	2 	202
04 	Mexico 	Paulina Rubio & Nacho	"Desire (Me Tienes Loquita)"	14 	97
05 	Gibraltar 	Maeve 	"Martyr" 	16 	85
06 	Slovenia 	Raiven 	"Nisem Kriva" 	6 	160
07 	Germany 	Leony 	"Boots" 	10 	132
08 	Andorra 	Lola Indigo 	"Ya No Quiero Ná" 	13 	120
09 	Thailand 	Rose Quartz 	"Realize" 	8 	152
10 	Kazakhstan 	JUZIM 	"Tańdaý" 	4 	180
11 	Moldova 	Mark Stam 	"Doar Noi" 	1 	227
12 	Turkey 	Nil Karaibrahimgil 	"İyi Ki" 	7 	154
13 	Japan 	LiSA 	"ADAMAS" 	20 	57
14 	San Marino 	Luna 	"Los Angeles" 	21 	41
15 	Netherlands	Rosemary & Garlic 	"Blue Boy" 	19 	60
16 	Finland 	Vesala 	"Monta nimee" 	3 	187
17 	Palau 	RIRI 	"That’s My Baby" 	17 	77
18 	China 	Super Girls 	"Can't Touch This" 	11 	130
19 	Sweden 	Esther Vallee 	"Hardcore" 	5 	175
20 	Denmark 	JOHS 	"Addicted" 	18 	65
21 	Israel 	NAMA 	"Walk of Freedom" 	12 	121
=== Final ===
The following countries either finished in the top 6 of the previous edition and therefore automatically qualify to the final of this edition or qualified from the semi-finals.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Ukranie 	MARUV 	"Black Water" 	8 	252
02 	Sweden 	Esther Vallee 	"Hardcore" 	23 	151
03 	Kazakhstan 	JUZIM 	"Tańdaý" 	18 	172
04 	Thailand 	Rose Quartz 	"Realize" 	19 	169
05 	Germany 	Leony 	"Boots" 	15 	197
06 	Slovenia 	Raiven 	"Nisem Kriva" 	9 	252
07 	France 	Palmer 	"Etrange Ami" 	20 	166
08 	Armenia 	Iveta Mukuchyan 	"Hayastani Aghjikner"	22 	157
09 	United Kingdom	Ellie Goulding, Diplo, Swae Lee	"Close To Me" 	25 	96
10 	Czech Republic	Mikolas Josef 	"Me Gusta" 	2 	309
11 	North Korea 	BTS 	"Idol" 	14 	198
12 	Estonia 	Kerli 	"Savages" 	6 	278
13 	Belgium 	Henri PFR feat. Veronica 	"In The Mood" 	12 	224
14 	India 	Rhea Raj 	"Collide" 	24 	136
15 	Lebanon 	Nina Abdel Malak 	"Eza Hajarta" 	5 	298
16 	Bulgaria 	MONOIR feat. DARA 	"My Time" 	11 	228
17 	Moldova 	Mark Stam 	"Doar Noi" 	16 	191
18 	Finland 	Vesala 	"Monta nimee" 	21 	165
19 	South Korea 	Super Junior feat. Leslie Grace	"'Lo Siento" 	10 	239
20 	Greece 	Eleni Foureira 	"Tómame" 	4 	303
21 	United States 	HYO & 3LAU 	"Punk Right Now" 	13 	215
22 	Poland 	Lanberry 	"Heart Of Gasoline" 	3 	305
23 	Singapore 	Jasmine Sokko 	"Hurt" 	7 	267
24 	Turkey 	Nil Karaibrahimgil 	"İyi Ki" 	26 	61
25 	Australia 	Martin Garrix & Troye Sivan 	"There For You" 	17 	184
26 	Serbia 	Nikolija 	"Loš Momak" 	1 	345
==== Non-qualifier results ====
Place	Country 	SF Place	Points
27 	China 	11 	130
28 	Israel 	12 	121
29 	Andorra 	13 	120
30 	Romania 	11 	108
31 	Hungary 	12 	97
32 	Mexico 	14 	97
33 	Portugal 	15 	91
34 	Lithuania 	13 	89
34 	Åland Islands	14 	88
36 	Hong Kong 	15 	86
37 	Gibraltar 	16 	85
38 	Monaco 	16 	80
39 	Palau 	17 	77
40 	Faroe Islands	17 	74
41 	Iceland 	18 	69
42 	Spain 	19 	67
43 	Denmark 	18 	65
44 	Netherlands 	19 	60
45 	Belarus 	20 	59
46 	Japan 	20 	57
47 	Canada 	21 	49
48 	San Marino 	21 	41
== Voting grids ==
=== Semi-Final 1 ===
Semi-Final 1 split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 1 split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 1 split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 1 split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 1 split jury/televote results
Place 	Jury 	Points 	Televoting 	Points
1 	Ukranie 	107 	Greece 	127
2 	Greece 	105 	Lebanon 	118
3 	Poland 	99 	Czech Republic 	115
4 	Singapore 	99 	Poland 	100
5 	Lebanon 	96 	North Korea 	85
6 	Bulgaria 	92 	United States 	70
7 	United States 	91 	Ukranie 	67
8 	Czech Republic 	85 	Singapore 	65
9 	France 	69 	Bulgaria 	62
10 	Lithuania 	68 	Romania 	60
11 	North Korea 	61 	France 	55
12 	Hungary 	52 	Åland Islands 	51
13 	Romania 	48 	Hungary 	45
14 	Hong Kong 	48 	Faroe Islands 	40
15 	Spain 	47 	Hong Kong 	38
16 	Canada 	47 	Monaco 	37
17 	Monaco 	43 	Belarus 	34
18 	Iceland 	38 	Iceland 	31
19 	Åland Islands 	37 	Lithuania 	21
20 	Faroe Islands 	35 	Spain 	20
21 	Belarus 	25 	Canada 	2
=== Semi-Final 2 ===
Semi-Final 2 split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 2 split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 2 split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 2 split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 2 split jury/televote results
Place 	Jury 	Points 	Televoting 	Points
1 	Moldova 	110 	Serbia 	122
2 	Finland 	100 	Moldova 	117
3 	Slovenia 	95 	Sweden 	105
4 	Serbia 	80 	Kazakhstan 	104
5 	Thailand 	78 	Turkey 	89
6 	Kazakhstan 	76 	Finland 	87
7 	Sweden 	70 	Armenia 	86
8 	Israel 	65 	Thailand 	74
9 	Turkey 	65 	Portugal 	71
10 	Armenia 	63 	Germany 	69
11 	Germany 	63 	China 	69
12 	Andorra 	62 	Slovenia 	65
13 	China 	61 	Andorra 	58
14 	Gibraltar 	55 	Israel 	56
15 	Mexico 	55 	Denmark 	53
16 	Japan 	45 	Mexico 	42
17 	Netherlands 	40 	San Marino 	36
18 	Palau 	35 	Palau 	32
19 	Portugal 	20 	Gibraltar 	30
20 	Denmark 	12 	Netherlands 	20
21 	San Marino 	5 	Japan 	12
=== Final ===
Final split jury/televote results	Final split jury/televote results	Final split jury/televote results	Final split jury/televote results	Final split jury/televote results
Place 	Jury 	Points 	Televoting 	Points
1 	Serbia 	174 	Lebanon 	173
2 	Poland 	172 	Serbia 	171
3 	Czech Republic 	164 	Greece 	167
4 	Estonia 	146 	Singapore 	148
5 	Greece 	136 	Czech Republic 	145
6 	Ukranie 	136 	Slovenia 	133
7 	Lebanon 	125 	Poland 	133
8 	Singapore 	119 	Estonia 	132
9 	Belgium 	119 	South Korea 	130
10 	Slovenia 	119 	North Korea 	123
11 	Bulgaria 	118 	Ukranie 	116
12 	Kazakhstan 	115 	Bulgaria 	110
13 	South Korea 	109 	Belgium 	105
14 	United States 	108 	United States 	107
15 	Moldova 	106 	Finland 	98
16 	Germany 	105 	Moldova 	85
17 	Australia 	104 	Thailand 	93
18 	France 	94 	Germany 	92
19 	Sweden 	90 	Armenia 	85
20 	Thailand 	76 	Australia 	80
21 	North Korea 	75 	United Kingdom 	76
22 	Armenia 	72 	India 	75
23 	Finland 	67 	France 	72
24 	India 	61 	Sweden 	61
25 	Turkey 	54 	Kazakhstan 	57
26 	United Kingdom 	20 	Turkey 	7
== Other countries ==
: Further information: List of able countries in GreatVision Song Contest
Countries that are active members of the GreatVision Broadcasting Union (GBU) are also eligible to participate in the GreatVision Song Contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.
* Albania: The broadcaster announced that the country will be taking a break due to the poor results in the previous edition, lack of selection of the representative and lack of interest.
* Norway: The broadcaster announced that the country will be taking a break.
* Russia: The broadcaster announced that the country will be taking a break due to the previous Head of Delegation resignation.
=== Active GBU members ===
The following countries are eligible to participate in this edition, but have not yet made any official announcement regarding their participation in this edition.
* Kiribati