GreatVision Song Contest 6

GreatVision Song Contest 6, often referred to as GVSC 6, will be the sixth edition of the GreatVision Song Contest. The contest will be hosted in Albania, after Arilena Ara won the fifth edition with "Nëntori". RTSH chose the Pallati i Kongreseve in Tirana to serve as the host venue for the edition, Arilena Ara, Genta Ismajli and Elvana were selected as the presenters. Elvana will host the Green Room.
Winner after a big and exciting show was Mihaela Marinova feat. Pavell & Venci Venc from Bulgaria with their the song "Listata Padat", they reached 346 Points. At the 2nd Place was the Canada represent by Michelle Treacy with her song "Armageddon", she reached 288 Points and on 3rd Place was the United States represent by KARD with their song "You In Me", they reached 281 Points, while the Sweden, Andorra and Moldova completed the top six of the edition.
== Location ==
: For further information see Albania
Albania officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southern and Southeastern Europe. It spans 28,748 square kilometres (11,100 square miles) and had a total population of 3 million people as of 2016. Albania is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic with the capital in Tirana, the country's most populous city and main economic and commercial centre, followed by Durrës. The country's other major cities include Vlorë, Sarandë, Shkodër, Berat, Korçë, Gjirokastër and Fier.
Albania occupies the southwestern portion of the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south and southeast. The country features notable diversity with the landscape ranging from the Albanian Alps in the north, Korab Mountains in the east, Ceraunian Mountains in the south and Skanderbeg Mountains in the center. It has a coastline on the northern shore of the Mediterranean Sea; the Adriatic Sea to the west and the Ionian Sea to the southwest, forming the Albanian Riviera. Albania is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy across the Strait of Otranto which connects the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.
During the classical times, Albania was inhabited by various ancient Illyrian, Thracian and Greek tribes, as well as several Greek colonies established inside the Illyrian coast. In the third century BC, the region was annexed by Rome and became part of the Roman provinces of Dalmatia, Macedonia and Moesia Superior. The unified Principality of Arbër emerged in 1190, established by archon Progon in the Krujë, within the Byzantine Empire. In the late thirteenth century, Charles of Anjou conquered the Albanian territories from the Byzantines and established the medieval Kingdom of Albania, extending from Durrës along the coast to Butrint in the south. Falling in the mid-fifteenth century under Ottoman dominion, the modern nation state of Albania emerged in 1912 following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and Balkan Wars. The modern Kingdom of Albania was invaded by Italy in 1939, which formed Greater Albania, before becoming a Nazi German protectorate in 1943. The following year, a socialist People's Republic emerged under the leadership of Enver Hoxha and the Party of Labour. The country experienced widespread social and political transformations in the communist era, as well as isolation from much of the international community. In the aftermath of the Revolutions of 1991, the Socialist Republic was dissolved and the fourth Republic of Albania was established.
Albania is a democratic and developing country with an upper-middle income economy. The service sector dominates the country's economy, followed by the industrial and agriculture sector. Following the collapse of communism in 1990, Albania went through a process of transition from a centralized economy to a market-based economy. Albania has a high Human Development Index and is ranked thirty-seventh in the world for life expectancy. It provides universal health care and free primary and secondary education to its citizens. Albania is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, UNESCO, NATO, WTO, CoE, OSCE and OIC. It is also an official candidate for membership in the European Union. Furthermore, Albania is one of the founding members of the Energy Community, including the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, and Union for the Mediterranean.
=== Host City ===
: For further information see Tirana
Tirana is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is also the heart of Albania's cultural, economic and governmental activity, located on the central-west corner of the country surrounded by mountains and hills with the Dajti Mountain on the east and a slight valley opening on the north-west overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance. The city is located some 700 kilometres (430 miles) north of Athens, 290 km (180 mi) west of Skopje, 250 km (160 mi) south-east of Pristina and 160 km (99 mi) south of Podgorica.
Tirana was founded as a city in 1614, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. One of the ancient monuments, the Tirana Mosaic is believed to have been part of a 3rd-century Ancient Roman house. Later, in the 5th and 6th centuries, a Paleo-Christian Basilica was built around this site. Tirana did not attain much significance until the early 20th century, when the Congress of Lushnjë proclaimed it Albania's capital following the country's declaration of independence in 1912.
Tirana is the largest city in Albania and one of largest cities in the Balkans, ranking 7th, with a population of 800,000. The city is ranked among the ten sunniest cities in Europe, with 2,544 hours of sun per year.
Being Albania's primate city, Tirana is considered the heart of Albania because of its central location and its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education, service, research and healthcare. Almost all of the country's largest companies, media and scientific institutions have their headquarters in the city. Tirana is also the seat of power of the Government of Albania, the residences for work of the President and the Prime Minister of Albania. Tirana retains Roman and Byzantine monuments, as well as a number of Ottoman monuments.
=== Venue ===
: For further information see Pallati i Kongreseve
The Palace of Congresses is a venue in Tirana, Albania, where numerous festivals and events are held, including the annual Festivali i Këngës and Kënga Magjike and the Tirana Book Fair.
It was built during the late communist era to host the Congresses of Albanian Labour Party and other main activities. Today, the palace is used as a nonfunctional venue, that hosts conferences, festivals, exhibitions, ceremonies, concerts and more. It currently has a capacity of 2,100 seats.
There are three other smaller halls, with a smaller capacity of 150, 280 and 300 people, designed as working environments for different meetings and occasions. It has a Stalinist architecture and was designed to harmonize with the local architecture.
=== Bidding phase ===
One day after their announcement of hosting the contest, RTSH announced that there will be a Bidding phase in this edition. But the GBU has set some Rules for the Venue. Those were the following:
* The Green Room should be located in the arena or as near it as possible, with a capacity of 300.
* An additional room at least 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) in area, to house 2 catering stands, a viewing room, make-up rooms, wardrobe, and booths for approximately 50 commentators.
* Separate offices to house the press centre, open between end of August 2016 and mid/end September 2016, at least (43,000 sq ft) in area, with a capacity of at least 1,500 journalists.
Key
 Host venue
City 	Venue 	Capacity
Tirana	Pallati i Kongreseve	2,100
== Format ==
The GBU has decided that in the upcoming edition there will be most likely 2 Semi-finals. In each semi-final 10 countries and one Wildcard will qualify for the Grand Final to make a line-up of 27 competing countries (20 Semi-Final qualifers + Wildcard + 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 Tirana City Hall on 21 November 2017, hosted by Arilena Ara and Genta Ismajli. 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 or Twenty-one countries will participate in each semi-finals, respectively. From each semi-final, ten countries and a Wildcard will join the "Big 6" in the final, where a total of twenty-seven countries will participate.
Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
* Åland Islands
* Denmark
* Finland
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Sweden
* United Kingdom	
* Bulgaria
* Italy
* Malta
* Portugal
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Turkey	
* Andorra
* Czech Republic
* France
* Germany
* Liechtenstein
* Poland
* Slovakia
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
* Armenia
* Estonia
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Moldova
* Russia
* Ukraine	
* Australia
* Fiji
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* South Africa	
* Brazil
* Canada
* China
* Japan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Vietnam
=== Running order ===
The Running order of both Semi-finals was official announced by RTSH on 27 November 2017, shortly before the semi-finals start. The Running order for Grand Final was official announced on 9 December 2017, one day before the Grand Final will start.
== Participating countries==
Fourty-nine countries have confirmed their participation in the sixth edition. This includes Latvia and Liechtenstein they returned after being absent since the second edition, as well Denmark and Vietnam returned to the contest after their one-edition absence. Also the Åland Islands, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Thailand will make their debut appearance in this edition.
Eleven countries, however, announced their withdrawal from the contest. Belgium,
Colombia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Hong Kong and Taiwan announced their withdrawal citing their Head of Delegation change as the reason, while Spain's and Vatican City's Head of Delegation had no longer interest to participate in the contest. Bosnia-Herzegovina was forced to withdraw due the country failed to submit their votes last edition within the deadline. Vanuatu was forced to withdraw after his HoD lost his persmission to participate in the contest. Finally Croatia was forced to withdraw as the country failed to submit their song within the deadline.
The confirmation period for the sixth edition opened on the 2nd November 2017. The contest will start most likely in December 2017. As the rules say, if the country will select internally their entry, they should announced the artist at least one week before they reveal the song.
=== Returning artists ===
Iveta Mukuchyan was internally selected to represent Armenia for the second time; she previously represented the country in the second edition. Bulgaria will be represented by Mihaela Marinova for the second time; she previously represented the country in the third edition. As well GOT7 from China took part for a second time, after they represented the country in the first edition. Also Pórdis Birna was selected to represent Iceland for the second time; he previously represented the country in the first edition. Also Moniqué was selected to represent Lithuania for the second time; she previously represented the country in the second edition. 9Muses was internally selected to represent North Korea; they previously represented South Korea in the third edition. Vietnam will be represented by Min for the second time; she previously represented the country in the first edition.
== Results ==
=== Semi Final 1 ===
Twenty-two countries will participate in the first semi-final. Belarus, Romania and United States will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final. 
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Liechtenstein 	Jamie-Lee Kriewitz 	"Wild One" 	16 	96
02 	Sri Lanka 	WE ARE TWIN 	"In The Moment" 	8 	154
03 	Bulgaria 	Mihaela Marinova feat. Pavell & Venci Venc	"Listata Padat" 	4 	165
04 	United Kingdom	Paloma Faith 	"Crybaby" 	13 	137
05 	Russia 	Mari Kraymbreri 	"Не в адеквате" 	15 	120
06 	Malta 	Aidan 	"Bon Bon" 	6 	156
07 	Portugal 	April Ivy 	"Shut Up" 	3 	177
08 	Armenia 	Aram MP3 & Iveta Mukuchyan. 	"Dashterov" 	20 	61
09 	Czech Republic	Lenny feat. Marpo 	"Kruh" 	11 	140
10 	Germany 	Joy Denalane 	"Hologramm" 	22 	53
11 	Vietnam 	Min 	"Y.Ê.U" 	7 	155
12 	New Zealand 	Doprah 	"Stranger People" 	21 	58
13 	France 	DJ Snake & Lauv 	"A Different Way" 	17 	91
14 	Slovakia 	Katarína Knechtová 	"FEA" 	14 	127
15 	South Korea 	4Minute 	"Hate" 	1 	232
16 	Ukraine 	Ani Lorak 	"Разве ты любил" 	9 	153
17 	Estonia 	Laura Põldvere 	"94/95" 	10 	153
18 	Singapore 	Haneri 	"Burning Up" 	2 	228
19 	Latvia 	Agnese Stengrevics 	"You Are My World"	12 	138
20 	China 	GOT7 	"Hard Carry" 	5 	165
21 	Australia 	Ricki Lee 	"Crazy" 	18 	76
22 	Ireland 	Gavin James 	"Nervous" 	19 	73
=== Semi Final 2 ===
Twenty-one countries will participate in the second semi-final. Albania, Greece and Norway will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in organge qualified for the final and the highlighted countriy in blue got a Wildcard.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	South Africa 	Die Antwoord 	"Banana Brain" 	21 	39
02 	Malaysia 	Yuna 	"Come Back" 	20 	43
03 	Japan 	Aimer 	"One" 	13 	120
04 	Sweden 	Tove Lo 	"Not On Drugs" 	4 	176
05 	Fiji 	Vera Blue 	"Regular Touch" 	8 	157
06 	Denmark 	Medina 	"Når Intet Er Godt Nok"	1 	186
07 	Brazil 	Alesso & Anitta 	"Is That For Me" 	11 	128
08 	Moldova 	Irina Rimes 	"My Favourite Man" 	6 	160
09 	Andorra 	Brisa Fenoy 	"Ella" 	10 	130
10 	Lithuania 	Vaidas Baumila & Moniqué 	"Dviese" 	9 	137
11 	North Korea 	9Muses 	"Hurt Locker" 	3 	181
12 	Thailand 	TEN 	"Dream In A Dream" 	19 	78
13 	Canada 	Michelle Treacy 	"Armageddon" 	5 	172
14 	Poland 	MANDEE feat. Maria Mathea 	"Superstar" 	18 	86
15 	San Marino 	Laura Pausini 	"Io c'ero" 	16 	103
16 	Finland 	Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom 	"Good Enough" 	2 	183
17 	Italy 	Marco Mengoni 	"Sai che" 	17 	90
18 	Serbia 	Severina feat. Leon 	"Hazarder" 	15 	103
19 	Iceland 	Júlí Heiðar & Þórdís Birna	"Heim til þín" 	12 	127
20 	Åland Islands	Natali Felicia 	"War" 	7 	159
21 	Turkey 	Hadise 	"Sıfır Tolerans" 	14 	110
=== 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 	Singapore 	Haneri 	"Burning Up" 	16 	170
02 	Estonia 	Laura Põldvere 	"94/95" 	23 	142
03 	Turkey 	Hadise 	"Sıfır Tolerans" 	20 	147
04 	Greece 	DJ PITSI feat. Josephine 	"Turn Of The Lights" 	24 	141
05 	Lithuania 	Vaidas Baumila & Moniqué 	"Dviese" 	19 	162
06 	Vietnam 	Min 	"Y.Ê.U" 	15 	171
07 	Åland Islands 	Natali Felicia 	"War" 	7 	247
08 	Czech Republic	Lenny feat. Marpo 	"Kruh" 	22 	143
09 	Romania 	BABILON 	"Monstrii de sub pat" 	25 	126
10 	Belarus 	Bianka 	"Вылечусь" 	26 	96
11 	Portugal 	April Ivy 	"Shut Up" 	8 	245
12 	Fiji 	Vera Blue 	"Regular Touch" 	13 	200
13 	North Korea 	9Muses 	"Hurt Locker" 	9 	234
14 	Andorra 	Brisa Fenoy 	"Ella" 	5 	262
15 	Canada 	Michelle Treacy 	"Armageddon" 	2 	288
16 	Denmark 	Medina 	"Når Intet Er Godt Nok"	14 	176
17 	Bulgaria 	Mihaela Marinova feat. Pavell & Venci Venc	"Listata Padat" 	1 	346
18 	China 	GOT7 	"Hard Carry" 	21 	144
19 	Sweden 	Tove Lo 	"Not On Drugs" 	4 	263
20 	Malta 	Aidan 	"Bon Bon" 	17 	168
21 	Norway 	Kygo feat. Justin Jesso 	"Stargazing" 	18 	165
22 	Albania 	Rod & Ebba 	"Summer Paradise" 	27 	92
23 	Moldova 	Irina Rimes 	"My Favourite Man" 	6 	254
24 	South Korea 	4Minute 	"Hate" 	10 	227
25 	Sri Lanka 	WE ARE TWIN 	"In The Moment" 	12 	218
26 	United States 	KARD 	"You In Me" 	3 	281
27 	Finland 	Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom 	"Good Enough" 	11 	218
==== Non-qualifier results ====
Place	Country 	SF Place	Points
28 	Latvia 	12 	138
29 	United Kingdom	13 	137
30 	Brazil 	11 	128
31 	Iceland 	12 	127
32 	Slovakia 	14 	127
32 	Japan 	13 	120
33 	Russia 	15 	120
34 	Serbia 	15 	103
35 	Liechtenstein 	16 	96
37 	France 	17 	91
38 	Italy 	17 	90
39 	Poland 	18 	86
40 	Thailand 	19 	78
41 	Australia 	18 	76
42 	Ireland 	19 	73
43 	Armenia 	20 	61
44 	New Zealand 	21 	58
45 	Germany 	22 	53
46 	Malaysia 	20 	43
47 	South Africa 	21 	39
48 	Ukraine 	DSQ 	DSQ
49 	San Marino 	DSQ 	DSQ
== Voting grids ==
=== Semi-Final 1 ===
Semi-Final 1split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 1split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 1split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 1split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 1split jury/televote results
Place 	Jury 	Points 	Televoting 	Points
1 	Singapore 	126 	South Korea 	112
2 	South Korea 	120 	Singapore 	102
3 	Vietnam 	89 	Portugal 	90
4 	Portugal 	87 	Estonia 	90
5 	Bulgaria 	86 	Ukraine 	88
6 	Malta 	79 	Sri Lanka 	83
7 	China 	79 	Bulgaria 	79
8 	Sri Lanka 	71 	China 	78
9 	United Kingdom 	69 	Malta 	77
10 	Czech Republic 	69 	Latvia 	74
11 	Ukraine 	65 	Czech Republic 	71
12 	Latvia 	64 	Slovakia 	71
13 	Estonia 	63 	United Kingdom 	68
14 	Russia 	61 	Vietnam 	66
15 	Liechtenstein 	57 	Russia 	59
16 	Slovakia 	56 	France 	51
17 	France 	40 	Liechtenstein 	39
18 	Australia 	39 	Australia 	37
19 	Ireland 	37 	Ireland 	36
20 	Armenia 	34 	Armenia 	27
21 	New Zealand 	31 	New Zealand 	27
22 	Germany 	28 	Germany 	25
=== Semi-Final 2 ===
Semi-Final 2split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 2split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 2split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 2split jury/televote results	Semi-Final 2split jury/televote results
Place 	Jury 	Points 	Televoting 	Points
1 	Finland 	95 	Sweden 	93
2 	Denmark 	93 	Denmark 	93
3 	North Korea 	92 	North Korea 	89
4 	Canada 	91 	Finland 	88
5 	Sweden 	83 	Moldova 	86
6 	Fiji 	82 	Canada 	81
7 	Åland Islands 	80 	Åland Islands 	79
8 	Moldova 	74 	Fiji 	75
9 	Brazil 	65 	Iceland 	73
10 	Lithuania 	65 	Lithuania 	72
11 	Andorra 	60 	Andorra 	70
12 	Japan 	59 	Brazil 	63
13 	Turkey 	59 	Japan 	61
14 	Serbia 	57 	San Marino 	54
15 	Iceland 	54 	Turkey 	51
16 	San Marino 	59 	Serbia 	46
17 	Italy 	47 	Poland 	43
18 	Poland 	43 	Italy 	43
19 	Thailand 	42 	Thailand 	36
20 	South Africa 	22 	Malaysia 	21
21 	Malaysia 	22 	South Africa 	17
=== Final ===
Finalsplit jury/televote results	Finalsplit jury/televote results	Finalsplit jury/televote results	Finalsplit jury/televote results	Finalsplit jury/televote results
Place 	Jury 	Points 	Televoting 	Points
1 	Bulgaria 	173 	Bulgaria 	173
2 	Canada 	147 	United States 	144
3 	United States 	137 	Canada 	141
4 	Åland Islands 	136 	Sweden 	139
5 	North Korea 	133 	Moldova 	137
6 	Andorra 	133 	Andorra 	129
7 	Portugal 	128 	South Korea 	125
8 	Sweden 	124 	Portugal 	117
9 	Moldova 	117 	Åland Islands 	111
10 	Finland 	112 	Sri Lanka 	109
11 	Sri Lanka 	109 	Fiji 	107
12 	South Korea 	102 	Vietnam 	106
13 	Lithuania 	97 	Finland 	106
14 	Fiji 	93 	North Korea 	101
15 	Norway 	88 	Denmark 	100
16 	Czech Republic 	84 	Singapore 	94
17 	Turkey 	83 	Malta 	86
18 	Malta 	82 	Norway 	77
19 	China 	79 	Turkey 	74
20 	Estonia 	78 	Greece 	73
21 	Singapore 	76 	Lithuania 	65
22 	Denmark 	76 	Romania 	65
23 	Greece 	68 	China 	65
24 	Vietnam 	65 	Estonia 	64
25 	Romania 	61 	Belarus 	60
26 	Albania 	51 	Czech Republic 	59
27 	Belarus 	36 	Albania 	41
== 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.
* Belgium: The HoD 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 Aland Islands. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Bosnia-Herzegovina: BHRT was forced to withdraw for one edition, due to non-voting in the Pre-Qualification Round. Furthermore the country did not send their votes for the Grand Final within the given deadline. Bosnia and Herzegovina can return in the seventh edition.
* Croatia: HRT first confirm for the upcoming edition. But on the 27th November 2017 the country was forced to withdraw as it failed to submit their song within the deadline. Croatia can return in the seventh edition.
* Colombia: C1 announced the withdrawl of the country, because the broadcaster lost the interrest in a new participation and the Hod quit his positionand will change his country to Brazil, due non-qualifications in the past editions . A return with new HoD is possible.
* Cyprus: CYBC announced the withdrawl of the country, because the broadcaster lost the interrest in a new participation and the Hod quit his position and will change his country to Denmark, due non-qualifications in the past editions. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Gibraltar: GBC announced that they would withdraw. However, no reason was announced of the countries withdrawal but the non-qualification in the past edition could be use as a reason for the countries withdrawl. The Hod quit his position and will change his country to Liechtenstein. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Hong Kong: RTHK 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 Thailand. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Spain: RTVE first confirm for the upcoming edition and annouced already their selection process. But on the 15th November 2017 the HoD announced the withdrawl of the country and Hod quit his position. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Taiwan: TBS first confirm for the upcoming edition and annouced already their selection process. But on the 15th November 2017 the HoD announced the withdrawl of the country and Hod quit his position and will change his country to Sri Lanka. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Vanuatu: VBTC first confirm for the upcoming edition and annouced already their entry. But on the 26th November 2017 the HoD lost his permission to participate in the contest. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Vatican City: announced that they would withdraw. However, no reason was announced of the countries withdrawal. The country could return after a one edition absence.