Canticum Certamine 07

Canticum Certamine 7, often referred to as CC 7 is the 7th edition of Canticum Certamine. It took place in Minsk, Belarus, following HELENA's victory in the sixth edition. It was the first time that Belarus hosted the contest. BTRC chose the Minsk Arena as the venue for the contest and Zhenya Katava, Alexander Rybak and Kristina Bazan as the hosts.
Forty-five countries participated in the 7th edition. 8 countries debuted this edition, those being: Andorra, Brazil, Chile, Czechia, Georgia, Liechtenstein, Monaco and Montenegro. Bulgaria and Kosovo returned, meanwhile Algeria, Denmark, France, Ireland, New Zealand, San Marino and Spain announced their withdrawal
Germany was crowned as the winner of the edition with the song "Close Your Eyes" performed by Kim Petras. The song gathered a total of 400 points, 67 points ahead the runner-up, Italy. Malta finished on third place, while Brazil, Latvia and Norway completed the top 6 of the edition. Germany achieved the best result of the big 6 countries this edition with their win.
==Location==
Minsk is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislač and the Nyamiha Rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblasć) and Minsk District (rajon). The population in January 2018 was 1,982,444, (not including suburbs), making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is the administrative capital of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and seat of its Executive Secretary.
Minsk is located on the southeastern slope of the Minsk Hills, a region of rolling hills running from the southwest (upper reaches of the river Nioman) to the northeast – that is, to Lukomskaye Lake in northwestern Belarus. The average altitude above sea level is 220 metres (720 ft).
==Format ==
===Semi-final allocation draw===
The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on 2 November 2020 at the Minsk Arena in Belarus. The big 6 countries were first drawn to determine in which semi-final would each country vote. Belarus, Germany and Switzerland were drawn to vote in the first semi-final and to be in the first half of the grand-final while Cyprus, Latvia and Romania were drawn to vote in the second semi-final and to be in the second half of the grand-final. The rest thirty-nine countries were divided into six pots, based on the results from last edition. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.
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==Results ==
===Semi-Final 1===
Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Belarus, Germany and Switzerland also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	EHLE 	"Finders Keepers" 	6 	193
02 	 	Free Free Dom Dom 	"FIFTEEN BERLIN" 	13 	108
03 	 	Jade Baraldo 	"Perigo" 	4 	205
04 	 	Ginger 	"DEVIL" 	11 	138
05 	 	SANIYAT 	"You And I" 	15 	98
06 	 	Anniina 	"Syvään Päähan" 	19 	48
07 	 	Belén Aguilera 	"Téstimo" 	18 	61
08 	 	JANA 	"Ode Nr. 6" 	9 	160
09 	 	Laurel 	"Scream Drive Faster" 	1 	271
10 	 	Bianca 	"H.E.L.L." 	8 	164
11 	 	AleXa 	"REVOLUTION" 	3 	226
12 	 	ORKID 	"Hands" 	5 	195
13 	 	MEYY 	"Shiny Blue Of The Heavens"	16 	78
14 	 	Andjela Despotovic	"Za Kad Ti To Treba" 	12 	118
15 	 	AARICA 	"One Time" 	14 	106
16 	 	Ninet Tayeb 	"Feel The Buzz" 	7 	183
17 	 	Moyka 	"Backwards" 	2 	257
18 	 	YUKNO × Lina Maly 	"HAUT" 	10 	141
19 	 	Delfina Campos 	"Casi Extraños" 	17 	71
===Semi-Final 2===
Twenty countries participated in the first semi-final. Cyprus, Latvia and Romania also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	ENISA 	"Love Cycle" 	16 	101
02 	 	Ana Kabashi 	"Ma Shume" 	4 	185
03 	 	Diana Ciecierska 	"Diament" 	13 	111
04 	 	Jónsi 	"Swill" 	11 	131
05 	 	Jean Castel 	"33" 	12 	122
06 	 	Carmen 	"Galileo" 	8 	165
07 	 	Declan McKenna 	"Rapture" 	9 	137
08 	 	Cr3on & Deep Me 	"Shiver" 	5 	178
09 	 	CHANMINA 	"Angel" 	20 	58
10 	 	Asija 	"Mankeny" 	7 	165
11 	 	Jana Brilickaja 	"Gric'" 	1 	227
12 	 	Leon Somov & Ginta & xøLove	"Night Shift" 	10 	135
13 	 	MIKA feat. Michele Bravi 	"Bella D'Estate"	19 	58
14 	 	Neovaii 	"Feel You" 	3 	195
15 	 	Maiah Manser 	"DoLL" 	14 	109
16 	 	NIIVA 	"Love Games" 	15 	108
17 	 	Cancamusa 	"Pétalos" 	6 	170
18 	 	Ani Karo 	"Ja Dikaja" 	2 	198
19 	 	Aleksandra Mladenovic 	"KSDSMV" 	18 	63
20 	 	Zofie Dares 	"Too Much" 	17 	68
===Final===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	ANTONIA 	"Rebound" 	21 	146
02 	 	Jade Baraldo 	"Perigo" 	4 	283
03 	 	Cancamusa 	"Pétalos" 	11 	217
04 	 	Asija 	"Mankeny" 	23 	120
05 	 	Kim Petras 	"Close Your Eyes" 	1 	400
06 	 	Paradise of Planets 	"Deja Vu" 	13 	195
07 	 	ORKID 	"Hands" 	17 	169
08 	 	Cr3on & Deep Me 	"Shiver" 	19 	164
09 	 	AleXa 	"REVOLUTION" 	12 	196
10 	 	Declan McKenna 	"Rapture" 	7 	251
11 	 	JANA 	"Ode Nr. 6" 	25 	76
12 	 	Neovaii 	"Feel You" 	22 	136
13 	 	Ninet Tayeb 	"Feel The Buzz" 	24 	105
14 	 	RIELL & Raven Link 	"Monster" 	9 	222
15 	 	Ana Kabashi 	"Ma Shume" 	16 	183
16 	 	Laurel 	"Scream Drive Faster" 	3 	304
17 	 	Ani Karo 	"Ja Dikaja" 	15 	193
18 	 	Leon Somov & Ginta & xøLove	"Night Shift" 	26 	71
19 	 	Kid Moxie 	"Saturn Returns To Disco"	20 	159
20 	 	YUKNO × Lina Maly 	"HAUT" 	14 	195
21 	 	Moyka 	"Backwards" 	6 	263
22 	 	EHLE 	"Finders Keepers" 	10 	221
23 	 	RAIGN 	"Causing Love" 	5 	269
24 	 	Jana Brilickaja 	"Gric'" 	8 	235
25 	 	Bianca 	"H.E.L.L." 	18 	168
26 	 	Carmen 	"Galileo" 	2 	333