GreatVision Song Contest 17

GreatVision Song Contest 17, often referred to as GVSC 17, will be the seventeenth edition of the GreatVision Song Contest. It will be held in Indonesia, after Cinta Laura Kiehl won the sixteenth edition with "Vida". TVRI chose the Mata Elang International Stadium in Jarkata to serve as the host venue for the edition, while Angela Vero and Cinta Laura Kiehl were selected as the presenters.
Winner after a big and exciting show was Kim Petras from Germany with her the song "Icy", she reached 400 Points and the best result since their debut. At the 2nd Place was the Netherlands represent by Vicetone feat. Haley Reinhart their song "Something Strange", they reached 373 Points and also the best result since their debut, while on 3rd Place was the Finland represent by Chisu with her song "Ikävä", she reached 355 Points. Furthermore New Zealand, Greece and Bulgaria completed the top six of the edition.
== Location ==
: For further information see Indonesia
Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is the world's largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand islands, and at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles), the 14th largest by land area and 7th in the combined sea and land area. With over 267 million people, it is the world's 4th most populous country as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population.
The sovereign state is a presidential, constitutional republic with an elected legislature. It has 34 provinces, of which five have special status. Jakarta, the country's capital, is the second-most populous urban area in the world. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia. Other neighbouring countries include Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support a high level of biodiversity. The country has abundant natural resources like oil and natural gas, coal, tin, copper, gold, and nickel, while agriculture mainly produces rice, palm oil, tea, coffee, cacao, medicinal plants, spices, and rubber. China, the United States, Japan, Singapore, and India are Indonesia's major trading partners.
The history of the Indonesian archipelago has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. It has been a valuable region for trade since at least the 7th century when Srivijaya and then later Majapahit traded with entities from mainland China and the Indian subcontinent. Local rulers gradually absorbed foreign influences from the early centuries and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished. Muslim traders and Sufi scholars brought Islam, while European powers brought Christianity and fought one another to monopolise trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery. Although sometimes interrupted by the Portuguese, French and British, the Dutch were the foremost European power for much of their 350-year presence in the archipelago. In the early 20th century, the concept of "Indonesia" as a nation-state emerged, and the independence movement began to take shape. At the end of World War II, Indonesia proclaimed its independence in 1945. However, it was not until 1949 that the Netherlands recognised Indonesia's sovereignty following an armed and diplomatic conflict between the two.
Indonesia consists of hundreds of distinct native ethnic and linguistic groups, with the largest—and politically dominant—ethnic group being the Javanese. A shared identity has developed, defined by a national language, ethnic diversity, religious pluralism within a Muslim-majority population, and a history of colonialism and rebellion against it. Indonesia's national motto, "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" ("Unity in Diversity" literally, "many, yet one"), articulates the diversity that shapes the country. Indonesia's economy is the world's 16th largest by nominal GDP and 7th by GDP at PPP. The country is a member of several multilateral organisations, including the UN,[b] WTO, IMF, G20, and a founding member of Non-Aligned Movement, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, East Asia Summit, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
=== Host City ===
: For further information see Jakarta
Jakarta, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Situated on the northwest coast of the world's most populous island of Java, it is the centre of economy, culture and politics of Indonesia with a population of more than ten million as of 2014. The Jakarta metropolitan area, which has an area of 6,392 square kilometres, is the world's second most populous urban area after Tokyo, with a population of about 30 million as of 2010. Jakarta's business opportunities, as well as its potential to offer a higher standard of living, have attracted migrants from across the Indonesian archipelago, making it a melting pot of numerous cultures. Jakarta is nicknamed the "Big Durian", the thorny strongly-odored fruit native to the region, as the city is seen as the Indonesian equivalent of New York (Big Apple).
Established in the fourth century as Sunda Kelapa, the city became an important trading port for the Sunda Kingdom. It was the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies when it was known as Batavia. Jakarta is officially a province with special capital region status, though it is commonly referred to as a city. Its provincial government consists of five administrative cities and one administrative regency. Jakarta is an alpha world city and is the seat of the ASEAN secretariat, making it an important city for international diplomacy. Financial institutions such as the Bank of Indonesia, Indonesia Stock Exchange, and corporate headquarters of numerous Indonesian companies and multinational corporations are located in the city. Jakarta has grown more rapidly than Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Beijing. In 2017, the city's GRP PPP was estimated at US$483.4 billion.
Jakarta's prime challenges include rapid urban growth, ecological breakdown, gridlocked traffic, congestion, and flooding.[18] Additionally, Jakarta is sinking up to 17 cm (6.7 inches) per year, which, coupled with the rising of sea levels, has made the city more prone to flooding. It is also one of the fastest-sinking capitals in the world. In August 2019, President Joko Widodo announced a move of the capital to the province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.
=== Venue ===
: For further information see Mata Elang
Mata Elang International Stadium or MEIS is an international music stadium located at Ancol Dreamland, Jakarta, Indonesia. The stadium opened in early 2012. It is located inside Ancol Beach City, a lifestyle and entertainment center. It is one of the biggest indoor stadiums in Southeast Asia.
Due to a conflict between Mata Elang management and Ancol Beach City management, the stadium was closed on 26 June 2014 until further announcement. Henry Yosodiningrat, one of the owners of the stadium, said the lease of the stadium will end in March 2037. Linda C Banowati, Operational Director of Mata Elang management, said they are in the process of building two new stadiums outside Ancol Beach City. One will be located in Jakarta, and one in Bali. Both of these new stadiums are expected to be finished in 2017.
== 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), furthermore there will be Pre-Qualification Round, where eight countries battle for the last four places for the semi-finals.
=== 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 Jarkata City Hall in February 2020. 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 or Nineteen 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 thirty-seven 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
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Greece
* Kosovo
* Serbia
* Turkey	
* Åland Islands
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* Iceland
* Sweden
* United Kingdom	
* Austria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Germany
* Netherlands
* Slovenia
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
* Japan
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Thailand	
* Belarus
* Poland
* Slovakia
* Tajikistan
* Ukraine
* Uzbekistan	
* Belgium
* Brazil
* France
* Monaco
* Portugal
* Spain
=== Running order ===
The Running order of both Semi-finals will be official announced by TVRI in February 2020, 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==
Fifty-one countries have confirmed their provisional participation in the contest. Bosnia and Herzegovina returned after their eleven-edition abscence, Brazil returned after their ten-edition abscence, Austria returned after their eight-edition abscence, New Zealand returned after their five-edition abscence, Kosovo returned after its three-edition abscence, Belarus, Iceland, Monaco, New Zealand Portugal, Slovenia and Thailand returned after its one-edition abscence. While Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will make his debut appearance in this edition.
Eight country, however,announced their withdrawal from the contest. Egypt, Gibraltar, Latvia and Taiwan all announced their withdrawal citing their Head of Delegation change as the reason. While Israel and Vietnam missed out the confirmation deadline and Kazakhstan and Kiribati which missed out the song submission deadline.
=== Returning artists ===
Janice will represent Åland Islands again. Bulgaria will be represent by TITA; she previously represented the country in the eighth edition. Also Zella Day will represent the Czech Republic for a third time. As well Josephine will represent Greece for a second time. Emma Muscat will be represent Italy; she previously represented San Marino in the contest. Turkey will be represent by Atiye for a second time.
 
== Results ==
===Pre-qualification Round===
Eight countries participated in the second pre-qualification round. Canada, Denmark and Lithuania qualifed to the semi-finals, while Andorra, Italy, Liechtenstein, Romania and Switzerland were eliminated.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Liechtenstein	Milky Chance 	"Cocoon" 	5 	99
02 	Romania 	Geo Da Silva & Laydee Di	"1, 2, 3 " 	4 	115
03 	Andorra 	Gabriela Richardson 	"En Verano" 	8 	75
04 	Denmark 	Maximillian 	"Hold On" 	3 	128
05 	Canada 	TR/ST 	"Bicep" 	2 	121
06 	Switzerland 	Eluveitie 	"Epona" 	7 	85
07 	Italy 	Emma Muscat 	"Vicolo cieco" 	6 	98
08 	Lithuania 	Jessica Shy 	"Nebenoriu Laukti"	1 	135
=== Semi-final 1 ===
Twenty countries will participate in the first Semi-final. Albania, Indonesia and Norway will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in organge qualified for the final.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Kosovo 	Era Istrefi 	"Bonbon" 	6 	176
02 	Japan 	IZ*ONE 	"Violeta" 	9 	169
03 	Monaco 	Canine 	"Twin Shadow" 	20 	15
04 	Bosnia&Herzegovina	Rasta x Buba Corelli 	"Habibi" 	19 	16
05 	Greece 	Josephine 	"Den Écho Síma" 	5 	192
06 	Spain 	Nøgen 	"Enarak" 	14 	102
07 	Lithuania 	Jessica Shy 	"Nebenoriu Laukti" 	13 	142
08 	United Kingdom 	Tom Grennan 	"Found What I've Been Looking For"	12 	147
09 	Slovakia 	Mairee & Lara Koll 	"Do Everything" 	7 	175
10 	Finland 	Chisu 	"Ikävä" 	1 	278
11 	Brazil 	Lexa 	"Aquecimento da Lexa" 	18 	36
12 	New Zealand 	So Below 	"Ruin" 	8 	172
13 	Netherlands 	Vicetone feat. Haley Reinhart	"Something Strange" 	4 	226
14 	Bulgaria 	TITA 	"Minimumŭt" 	10 	166
15 	Turkey 	Atiye 	"Mazallah" 	17 	75
16 	North Korea 	LOONA 	"Butterfly" 	11 	160
17 	Czech Republic 	Zella Day feat. Baby E 	"Mustang Kids" 	16 	90
18 	Iceland 	Birgir 	"Home" 	15 	96
19 	Germany 	Kim Petras 	"Icy" 	2 	240
20 	Uzbekistan 	Lola Yuldasheva 	"Sevgingni Menga Ayt" 	3 	227
=== Semi-final 2 ===
Twenty countries will participate in the second Semi-final. Australia, Russia and United States will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in organge qualified for the final.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Cyprus 	Lila Trianti 	"Meine" 	2 	207
02 	Belarus 	Immerse 	"Ocean" 	17 	102
03 	Portugal 	WUANT 	"I'm The One" 	20 	42
04 	France 	Jenifer 	"Notre idylle" 	9 	166
05 	Belgium 	Emma Bale 	"Cut Loose" 	4 	205
06 	Thailand 	Kratae Rsiam 	"Stay Cool" 	15 	103
07 	Slovenia 	Gaja Prestor 	"Najino Nebo" 	6 	197
08 	Sweden 	Tiësto, Mabel 	"God Is A Dancer " 	1 	224
09 	Malaysia 	Spuds feat. Aina Abdul	"Ghost" 	7 	183
10 	Åland Islands	Janice 	"Hearts Will Bleed" 	5 	205
11 	Croatia 	Lana Jurcevic 	"Usne Ko Milijun Watti"	16 	103
12 	Faroe Islands	Lea Kampmann 	"Moonsick" 	8 	169
13 	Austria 	Christina Stürmer 	"In ein paar Jahren" 	14 	108
14 	Canada 	TR/ST 	"Bicep" 	3 	207
15 	Serbia 	CECA 	"Autogram" 	19 	48
16 	South Korea 	ATEEZ 	"Answer" 	10 	143
17 	Denmark 	Maximillian 	"Hold On" 	12 	133
18 	Ukraine 	Goryachiy shokolad 	"Szhigay Menya Dotla" 	18 	87
19 	Tajikistan 	MANIZHA 	"Nedoslavyanka" 	11 	140
20 	Poland 	Smolasty & Ewa Farna 	"Pełnia" 	13 	128
=== 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 	Slovakia 	Mairee & Lara Koll 	"Do Everything" 	7 	277
02 	Faroe Islands	Lea Kampmann 	"Moonsick" 	20 	183
03 	Kosovo 	Era Istrefi 	"Bonbon" 	16 	200
04 	Canada 	TR/ST 	"Bicep" 	18 	186
05 	Russia 	IOLITE 	"Bad Behavior" 	24 	173
06 	New Zealand 	So Below 	"Ruin" 	4 	311
07 	Japan 	IZ*ONE 	"Violeta" 	10 	252
08 	Slovenia 	Gaja Prestor 	"Najino Nebo" 	9 	260
09 	Australia 	George Alice 	"Circles" 	26 	114
10 	Uzbekistan 	Lola Yuldasheva 	"Sevgingni Menga Ayt" 	8 	272
11 	Greece 	Josephine 	"Den Écho Síma" 	5 	282
12 	Bulgaria 	TITA 	"Minimumŭt" 	6 	279
13 	Indonesia 	KimoKal feat. Neonomora 	"One" 	17 	109
14 	Malaysia 	Spuds feat. Aina Abdul 	"Ghost" 	19 	185
15 	Norway 	JÆGER 	"How About Mars" 	21 	180
16 	Netherlands 	Vicetone feat. Haley Reinhart	"Something Strange" 	2 	373
17 	United States	Loote 	"All The F*cking Time"	15 	209
18 	Cyprus 	Lila Trianti 	"Meine" 	11 	245
19 	Belgium 	Emma Bale 	"Cut Loose" 	25 	156
20 	Åland Islands	Janice 	"Hearts Will Bleed" 	12 	235
21 	France 	Jenifer 	"Notre idylle" 	13 	233
22 	Albania 	Ava Max 	"Sweet But Psycho" 	23 	178
23 	Finland 	Chisu 	"Ikävä" 	3 	355
24 	Sweden 	Tiësto, Mabel 	"God Is A Dancer " 	14 	222
25 	South Korea 	ATEEZ 	"Answer" 	22 	179
26 	Germany 	Kim Petras 	"Icy" 	1 	400
==== Non-qualifier results ====
Place	Country 	SF Place 	Points
27 	North Korea 	11 	160
28 	United Kingdom 	12 	147
29 	Lithuania 	13 	142
30 	Tajikistan 	11 	140
31 	Denmark 	12 	133
32 	Poland 	13 	128
33 	Austria 	14 	108
34 	Thailand 	15 	103
35 	Croatia 	16 	103
36 	Spain 	14 	102
37 	Belarus 	17 	102
38 	Iceland 	15 	96
39 	Czech Republic 	16 	90
40 	Ukraine 	18 	87
41 	Turkey 	17 	75
42 	Serbia 	19 	48
43 	Portugal 	20 	42
44 	Brazil 	18 	36
45 	Bosnia&Herzegovina	19 	16
46 	Monaco 	20 	15
47 	Romania 	colspan="2" rowspan="5"	
48 	Liechtenstein 	 	
49 	Italy 	 	
50 	Switzerland 	 	
51 	Andorra 	 	
== 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 	Finland 	139 	Finland 	139
2 	Germany 	128 	Uzbekistan 	119
3 	Netherlands 	118 	Germany 	112
4 	Uzbekistan 	108 	Netherlands 	108
5 	Greece 	94 	Greece 	98
6 	Slovakia 	93 	Kosovo 	94
7 	New Zealand 	91 	Japan 	89
8 	United Kingdom 	85 	Bulgaria 	87
9 	Kosovo 	82 	North Korea 	85
10 	Japan 	80 	Slovakia 	82
11 	Bulgaria 	79 	New Zealand 	81
12 	North Korea 	75 	Lithuania 	73
13 	Lithuania 	69 	United Kingdom 	62
14 	Spain 	58 	Iceland 	55
15 	Turkey 	44 	Czech Republic 	50
16 	Iceland 	41 	Spain 	44
17 	Czech Republic 	40 	Turkey 	31
18 	Brazil 	16 	Brazil 	20
19 	Monaco 	8 	Bosnia&Herzegovina 	14
20 	Bosnia&Herzegovina 	2 	Monaco 	7
=== 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 	Belgium 	115 	Sweden 	113
2 	Sweden 	111 	Canada 	110
3 	Cyprus 	102 	Cyprus 	105
4 	Åland Islands 	101 	Åland Islands 	104
5 	Slovenia 	98 	Slovenia 	99
6 	Canada 	97 	Belgium 	90
7 	Faroe Islands 	95 	Malaysia 	90
8 	Malaysia 	93 	France 	84
9 	France 	82 	Denmark 	78
10 	South Korea 	78 	Tajikistan 	75
11 	Tajikistan 	65 	Faroe Islands 	74
12 	Denmark 	58 	Poland 	72
13 	Croatia 	57 	South Korea 	65
14 	Austria 	57 	Thailand 	55
15 	Poland 	56 	Austria 	51
16 	Belarus 	55 	Belarus 	47
17 	Thailand 	48 	Croatia 	46
18 	Ukraine 	41 	Ukraine 	43
19 	Serbia 	23 	Serbia 	25
20 	Portugal 	18 	Portugal 	24
=== 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 	Germany 	197 	Germany 	203
2 	Netherlands 	186 	Netherlands 	187
3 	Finland 	176 	Finland 	179
4 	New Zealand 	158 	New Zealand 	153
5 	Bulgaria 	147 	Uzbekistan 	146
6 	Slovenia 	142 	Greece 	145
7 	Slovakia 	141 	Slovakia 	136
8 	Greece 	137 	Japan 	135
9 	Uzbekistan 	126 	Bulgaria 	132
10 	Sweden 	126 	Cyprus 	130
11 	Åland Islands 	123 	Åland Islands 	122
12 	France 	118 	Slovenia 	118
13 	Japan 	117 	France 	115
14 	Cyprus 	115 	Indonesia 	108
15 	United States 	114 	Albania 	103
16 	Kosovo 	108 	Norway 	101
17 	Faroe Islands 	97 	Malaysia 	100
18 	Indonesia 	91 	Canada 	98
19 	South Korea 	91 	Sweden 	96
20 	Russia 	90 	United States 	95
21 	Canada 	88 	Kosovo 	92
22 	Malaysia 	85 	South Korea 	88
23 	Norway 	79 	Faroe Islands 	86
24 	Belgium 	75 	Russia 	83
25 	Albania 	75 	Belgium 	81
26 	Australia 	72 	Australia 	42
== 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.
* Egypt: ERTU announced that they would withdraw. However, no reason was announced of the countries withdrawal. The Head of Delegation quit his position and will change his country to Tajikistan. A return with new HoD is possible. 
* Gibraltar: GBC announced that they would withdraw. However, no reason was announced of the countries withdrawal. The Head of Delegation quit his position and will change his country to Brazil. A return with new HoD is possible. 
* Latvia: LTV announced that they would withdraw. However, no reason was announced of the countries withdrawal. The Hod quit his position and will change his country to Andorra. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Taiwan: TBS announced that they would withdraw. However, no reason was announced of the countries withdrawal. The Head of Delegation quit his position and will change his country to Thailand. A return with new HoD is possible. 
*The following countries failed to confirm their participation within the given deadline and were fined by the GBU:
* Israel
* Vietnam
*The following countries failed to send their songs within the given deadline and were fined by the GBU:
* Kazakhstan
* Kiribati