GreatVision Song Contest 11

GreatVision Song Contest 11, often referred to as GVSC 11, will be the eleventh edition of the GreatVision Song Contest. It will be held in Australia, after Delta Goodrem won the tenth edition with "Wings". SBS chose for the second time the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney to serve as the host venue for the edition, while the previous winner Delta Goodrem and Troye Sivan were selected as the presenters.
Winner after a big and exciting show was Aitana & Ana Guerra from Andorra with their the song "Lo Malo", they reached 370 Points. At the 2nd Place was San Marino represent by Bianca Atzei with her song "Fire On Ice", she reached 351 Points and on 3rd Place was Slovenia represent by Amaya with her song "Concrete", they reached 282 Points, while Kiribati, France and Singapore completed the top six of the edition.
== Location ==
: For further information see Australia
Australia is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney.
For about 60,000 years before the first British settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, who in documented times have spoken languages classifiable into roughly 250 groups. After the European discovery of the continent by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in subsequent decades, and by the 1850s most of the continent had been explored and an additional five self-governing crown colonies established. On 1 January 1901, the six colonies federated, forming the Commonwealth of Australia. Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy comprising six states and several territories.
Australia has the world's 13th-largest economy and tenth-highest per capita income (IMF). With the second-highest human development index globally, the country ranks highly in quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, and civil liberties and political rights. Australia is a member of the ASEAN Plus mechanism, United Nations, G20, Commonwealth of Nations, ANZUS, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Trade Organization, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the Pacific Islands Forum. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard.Australia has the world's 9th largest immigrant population, with immigrants accounting for 26% of the population.
=== Host City ===
: For further information see Sydney
Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds the world's largest natural harbour, and sprawls towards the Blue Mountains to the west. Residents of Sydney are known as "Sydneysiders". Sydney is the second official seat, and second official residence, of the Governor-General of Australia, the Prime Minister of Australia and the Cabinet of Australia.
The Sydney area has been inhabited by indigenous Australians for tens of millennia. The first British settlers arrived in 1788 to found Sydney as a penal colony, the first European settlement in Australia. Since convict transportation ended in the mid-19th century, the city has transformed from a colonial outpost into a major global cultural and economic centre. The population of Sydney at the time of the 2011 census was 4.39 million, 1.5 million of which were born overseas, representing many different nationalities and making Sydney one of the most multicultural cities in the world. There are more than 250 different languages spoken in Sydney and about one-third of residents speak a language other than English at home.
Sydney has an advanced market economy with strengths in finance, manufacturing and tourism. Its gross regional product was $337 billion in 2013, the largest in Australia. There is a significant concentration of foreign banks and multinational corporations in Sydney and the city is promoted as Asia Pacific's leading financial hub. In addition to hosting events such as the 2000 Summer Olympics, millions of tourists come to Sydney each year to see the city's landmarks. Its natural features include Sydney Harbour, the Royal National Park, Bondi Beach, and the Royal Botanic Gardens. Man-made attractions such as the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge are also well known to international visitors.
=== Venue ===
: For further information see Qudos Bank Arena
The Sydney Super Dome (currently known as the Qudos Bank Arena or The Q) is a large multipurpose arena located in Sydney, Australia. It is situated in Sydney Olympic Park, and was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The A$190‑million facility was designed by COX Architecture and Devine deFlon Yaeger; and constructed by Abigroup Ltd and Obayashi Corporation with environmental factors in mind; however, the air-conditioner unit for the facility used HCFCs and was said to be a breach of the Green Guidelines for the Olympics. Bob Carr, premier of New South Wales, officially opened the stadium in November 1999.
The development of the stadium was part of three subsites which also included a 3,400-space carpark which cost A$25 million, and a plaza with external works, also costing $25 million. The roof's masts reach 42 metres (138 ft) above ground level, and the stadium occupies a site of 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft; 4.9 acres).
The arena is ranked in the top 10 arenas worldwide. It is currently managed by AEG Ogden. For three consecutive years the venue was a finalist for the Billboard Touring Awards in the top venue category.
The arena has a total capacity of 21,032 with a seating capacity of around 18,200 making the Super Dome the largest permanent indoor sports and entertainment venue in Australia.
== 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. Televoting votes from all countries are pooled. After viewers have cast their votes, the results of each professional jury are presented. The results of countries finishing between 11th and 26th in the public vote are automatically added to the scoreboard, with only the results of the top ten countries being announced by the hosts. 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 will took place at Sydney City Hall in late May 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-two 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 remaining semi-finalists were allocated into six pots, based on their geographical place and cultural similarities. Drawing from different pots helps in reducing the chance of so-called neighbour voting and increasing suspense in the semi-finals.
Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
* Andorra
* France
* Gibraltar
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Morocco
* Switzerland	
* Åland Islands
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* Iceland
* United Kingdom	
* Greece
* Israel
* North Macedonia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Turkey
* Vatican City
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
* Czech Republic
* Hungary
* Poland
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Ukraine	
* Japan
* North Korea
* Kazakhstan
* Lithuania
* Russia
* South Korea
* United States	
* Hong Kong
* Kiribati
* New Zealand
* Palau
* Singapore
* Taiwan
=== Running order ===
The Running order of both Semi-finals will be official announced by SBS in late May 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 ==
Fourty-seven countries have confirmed their participation in the eleventh edition. This includes Slovakia which returned after being absent since the eighth edition, as well Hungary, Iceland and Romania returned to the contest after their two-edition absence. Furthermore Hong Kong and Lithuania returned to the contest after their one-edition absence
Ten countries, however, announced their withdrawal from the contest. Albania and Vietnam both announced their withdrawal citing their Head of Delegation change as the reason, while Croatia's, Nauru's, Norway's and Spain's Head of Delegation had no longer interest or time to participate in the contest, but it's likely that they return in the future editions. The HoD's of Ireland and Kosovo was forced to withdraw as they failed to confirm within the deadline. Furthermore Armenia and Canada were both forced to withdraw as failed to present their entries within the deadline. The confirmation period for the eleventh edition opened on the 28th April 2018. The contest will start most likely in Late May 2018. 
=== Returning artists ===
The Åland Islands will be represent by Janice; she previously represented Sweden in the seventh edition. Lenny was internally selected to represent the Czech Republic; she previously represented the country in the seventh edition. Sia was internally selected to represent Australia together with David Guetta; she previously represented Kiribati in the seventh edition. Also Hungary will be represent by Reni Tolvai for the second time. Anja Nissen was internally selected to represent Kiribati; she previously represented the country and Denmark in the second- and eighth edition. Furthermore GJan was internally selected to represent Lithuania; she previously represented the country twice. As well North Korea will be represented by Exo-CBX, the three members Xiumin, Baekhyun and Chen previously represented China as a part of EXO. Also San Marino will be represent by Bianca Atzei; she previously represented Vatican City in the fifth edition. Singapore will be represent by The Sam Willows for the fifth time. AS well the United Kingdom will be represent by Years & Years for the second time. Finally Annalisa was internally selected to represent Vatican City; she previously represented San Marino together with Benji & Fede in the third edition. 
== Results ==
=== Semi-final 1 ===
Twenty-one countries will participate in the first semi-final. Australia, Germany and Sweden will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in organge qualified for the final.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Kazakhstan 	Luina 	"Hey Yo!" 	6 	168
02 	Belgium 	Angèle 	"La Loi De Murphy" 	16 	97
03 	Iceland 	Kaleo 	"Save Yourself" 	11 	123
04 	France 	Naya 	"Girl On The Moon" 	5 	176
05 	Romania 	Katarina 	"Love Me The Way I Am"	8 	161
06 	Monaco 	HollySiz 	"Fox" 	17 	94
07 	San Marino 	Bianca Atzei 	"Fire On Ice" 	2 	214
08 	Hong Kong 	Sophy 	"Leaving Home" 	15 	102
09 	Poland 	Natalia Szroeder 	"Parasole" 	12 	123
10 	Turkey 	Burak Yeter 	"Kingdom Falls" 	19 	73
11 	Singapore 	The Sam Willows 	"Robot" 	3 	194
12 	Russia 	Егор Крид 	"Берегу" 	18 	74
13 	Slovenia 	Amaya 	"Concrete" 	7 	163
14 	Estonia 	WATEVA feat. Johnning	"See U" 	21 	60
15 	Serbia 	Indigo 	"Utopija" 	9 	157
16 	Japan 	Mariya Nishiuchi 	"Motion" 	10 	126
17 	North Korea	EXO-cbx 	"Blooming Day" 	14 	106
18 	Hungary 	Reni Tolvai 	"Crack My Code" 	4 	181
19 	Andorra 	Aitana, Ana Guerra 	"Lo Malo" 	1 	217
20 	Taiwan 	Eric 	"Without Her" 	13 	110
21 	Israel 	Eliad 	"Light" 	20 	71
=== Semi-final 2 ===
Twenty countries will participate in the first semi-final. Bulgaria, Italy and Netherlands will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in organge qualified for the final.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	United Kingdom 	Years & Years 	"If You're Over Me"	6 	165
02 	Lithuania 	GJan 	"Tabletė" 	19 	77
03 	North Macedonia	Victoria Loba 	"Dojdi" 	20 	57
04 	Finland 	Ulpu feat. Pyhimys 	"Musta" 	8 	144
05 	Morocco 	R3HAB & Krewella 	"Ain't That Why" 	2 	197
06 	Greece 	RadioAct 	"Me N Myself" 	7 	146
07 	Slovakia 	Lina Mayer 	"Falling" 	3 	180
08 	Palau 	Tokyo Girls' Style 	"Predawn" 	16 	98
09 	Denmark 	Stenz 	"I Might" 	17 	85
10 	South Korea 	Dreamcatcher 	"You And I" 	4 	174
11 	Switzerland 	Pegasus 	"Fragments" 	12 	131
12 	Luxembourg 	Tsar B 	"Rattlesnake" 	18 	81
13 	Vatican City 	Annalisa 	"Bye Bye" 	11 	133
14 	New Zealand 	Robinson 	"Nothing to Regret"	14 	120
15 	Czech Republic 	Lenny 	"Enemy" 	9 	141
16 	Kiribati 	Anja Nissen 	"Tears Ago" 	1 	207
17 	Åland Islands 	Janice 	"Queen" 	15 	99
18 	United States 	Against The Current	"Strangers Again" 	5 	173
19 	Gibraltar 	Jess Glynne 	"I'll Be There" 	10 	136
20 	Ukraine 	Ruslana 	"It's Magical" 	13 	124
=== 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 	Gibraltar 	Jess Glynne 	"I'll Be There" 	25 	116
02 	Finland 	Ulpu feat. Pyhimys 	"Musta" 	21 	138
03 	Kazakhstan 	Luina 	"Hey Yo!" 	16 	151
04 	Romania 	Katarina 	"Love Me The Way I Am"	18 	148
05 	Serbia 	Indigo 	"Utopija" 	9 	228
06 	Sweden 	NONONO 	"Friends" 	23 	118
07 	Australia 	David Guetta & Sia 	"Flames" 	14 	164
08 	Slovenia 	Amaya 	"Concrete" 	3 	282
09 	Andorra 	Aitana, Ana Guerra 	"Lo Malo" 	1 	370
10 	Slovakia 	Lina Mayer 	"Falling" 	15 	159
11 	United Kingdom	Years & Years 	"If You're Over Me" 	19 	142
12 	Kiribati 	Anja Nissen 	"Tears Ago" 	4 	279
13 	Germany 	Lola Blanc 	"Don’t Say You Do" 	24 	118
14 	Bulgaria 	Anelia 	"Zoopark" 	26 	83
15 	Japan 	Mariya Nishiuchi 	"Motion" 	22 	137
16 	Greece 	RadioAct 	"Me N Myself" 	11 	197
17 	Czech Republic	Lenny 	"Enemy" 	12 	168
18 	France 	Naya 	"Girl On The Moon" 	5 	269
19 	Singapore 	The Sam Willows 	"Robot" 	6 	243
20 	Morocco 	R3HAB & Krewella 	"Ain't That Why" 	13 	165
21 	Netherlands 	Natalie La Rose feat. Fetty Wap	"Around The World" 	20 	141
22 	San Marino 	Bianca Atzei 	"Fire On Ice" 	2 	351
23 	Hungary 	Reni Tolvai 	"Crack My Code" 	10 	211
24 	United States 	Against The Current 	"Strangers Again" 	17 	150
25 	South Korea 	Dreamcatcher 	"You And I" 	7 	235
26 	Italy 	Axwell /\ Ingrosso 	"More Than You Know" 	8 	228
==== Non-qualifier results ====
Place	Country 	SF Place	Points
27 	Vatican City 	11 	133
28 	Switzerland 	12 	131
29 	Ukraine 	13 	124
30 	Iceland 	11 	123
31 	Poland 	12 	123
32 	New Zealand 	14 	120
33 	Taiwan 	13 	110
34 	North Korea 	14 	106
35 	Hong Kong 	15 	102
36 	Åland Islands 	15 	99
37 	Palau 	16 	98
38 	Belgium 	16 	97
39 	Monaco 	17 	94
40 	Denmark 	17 	85
41 	Luxembourg 	18 	81
42 	Lithuania 	19 	77
43 	Russia 	18 	74
44 	Turkey 	19 	73
45 	Israel 	20 	71
46 	Estonia 	21 	60
47 	North Macedonia	20 	57
== 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 	San Marino 	118 	Andorra 	117
2 	France 	103 	San Marino 	96
3 	Singapore 	100 	Singapore 	94
4 	Andorra 	100 	Kazakhstan 	86
5 	Hungary 	97 	Hungary 	84
6 	Slovenia 	85 	Romania 	83
7 	Kazakhstan 	82 	Serbia 	81
8 	Romania 	78 	Slovenia 	78
9 	Serbia 	76 	France 	73
10 	Japan 	70 	Iceland 	68
11 	Taiwan 	61 	Poland 	65
12 	Poland 	58 	Monaco 	60
13 	Belgium 	56 	Japan 	56
14 	Iceland 	55 	Hong Kong 	54
15 	North Korea 	49 	North Korea 	51
16 	Hong Kong 	48 	Russia 	49
17 	Israel 	40 	Taiwan 	49
18 	Monaco 	34 	Turkey 	42
19 	Turkey 	31 	Belgium 	41
20 	Estonia 	26 	Estonia 	34
21 	Russia 	25 	Israel 	31
=== 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 	Kiribati 	98 	Morocco 	118
2 	Slovakia 	83 	Kiribati 	109
3 	South Korea 	82 	Slovakia 	97
4 	United Kingdom 	81 	United States 	93
5 	United States 	80 	South Korea 	92
6 	Morocco 	79 	United Kingdom 	84
7 	Gibraltar 	78 	Greece 	75
8 	Finland 	75 	Finland 	69
9 	Vatican City 	75 	Czech Republic 	66
10 	Czech Republic 	75 	New Zealand 	65
11 	Ukraine 	75 	Switzerland 	60
12 	Greece 	71 	Vatican City 	58
13 	Switzerland 	71 	Gibraltar 	58
14 	New Zealand 	55 	Åland Islands 	50
15 	Palau 	51 	Ukraine 	49
16 	Luxembourg 	49 	Palau 	47
17 	Åland Islands 	49 	Lithuania 	38
18 	Denmark 	48 	North Macedonia 	37
19 	Lithuania 	39 	Denmark 	37
20 	North Macedonia 	20 	Luxembourg 	32
=== 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 	San Marino 	174 	Andorra 	197
2 	Andorra 	173 	San Marino 	177
3 	Kiribati 	156 	Italy 	133
4 	Slovenia 	155 	France 	129
5 	France 	140 	Singapore 	128
6 	South Korea 	120 	Slovenia 	127
7 	Singapore 	115 	Hungary 	127
8 	Serbia 	109 	Kiribati 	123
9 	Greece 	107 	Serbia 	119
10 	Morocco 	99 	South Korea 	115
11 	Australia 	95 	Greece 	90
12 	Italy 	95 	Slovakia 	85
13 	Czech Republic 	86 	Czech Republic 	82
14 	Hungary 	84 	United Kingdom 	78
15 	United States 	84 	Netherlands 	78
16 	Kazakhstan 	83 	Romania 	73
17 	Romania 	75 	Japan 	72
18 	Slovakia 	74 	Germany 	71
19 	Finland 	72 	Australia 	69
20 	United Kingdom 	64 	Kazakhstan 	68
21 	Netherlands 	63 	Finland 	66
22 	Sweden 	62 	Morocco 	66
23 	Japan 	62 	United States 	66
24 	Gibraltar 	57 	Gibraltar 	59
25 	Germany 	47 	Sweden 	56
26 	Bulgaria 	43 	Bulgaria 	40
== 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: RTSH announced that they would withdraw. The bad result and the non-qualification in the past edition could be given as a reason. The Hod quit his position and will change his country to Romania. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Croatia: HRT After initially confirming participation, on 21 May 2018, HRT unexpectedly announced its withdrawal.
* Ireland: RTÉ failed to confirm or withdraw within the given deadline.
* Kosovo: RTK failed to confirm or withdraw within the given deadline.
* Norway: NRK After initially confirming participation, on 21 May 2018, HRT unexpectedly announced its withdrawal, due to personal reasons within the broadcaster. A return is highly likely in the twelfth edition.
* Spain: RTVE The broadcaster announced that a decision will be made following days. On May 15, 2018 RTVE announced the withdrawal of the country. A return is highly likely in the twelfth edition.
* Vietnam: VTV 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 Hong Kong. A return with new HoD is possible.
* The following countries failed to present an entry within the given deadline and were fined by the GBU:
** Armenia
** Canada