Mappervision Song Contest LXXXVIII

The was the eighty-eighth monthly edition of the Mappervision Song Contest, a song contest based on the Eurovision Song Contest with fictional nations in Mapperdonia acting as the contest's participants instead of real-world countries. It took place in , Ouémé Federation following the nation's victory at the December 2022 edition with Colombian-Lebanese singer-songwriter and South African music group performing "". This was the first time where the Ouémé Federation has hosted the Mappervision Song Contest, and the first time since the 44th edition where a previous edition's debuting country has hosted the following edition.
The winner of the contest was the Athis with the song "Sama" by Croatian music group and icons . It was Athis' second victory in the Mappervision Song Contest, having previously won in the sixty-sixth edition. The top 5 was rounded out by Bosnian Kingdom, Rhinea, the host the Ouémé Federation and Pannonia. The Vaporwave Republic scored last place due to their inability to present their votes on time.
==Location==
Locations of the candidate cities: the chosen host city is marked in blue.
Shortly after the Ouémé Federation had won the previous edition, its national broadcaster began to seek the host city and host venue for the eighty-eighth Mappervision Song Contest. Multiple venues had submitted a bid for hosting the contest.
The Ouémé Federation's national broadcaster later announced that the in would be the host venue for the edition. The Friendship Stadium, the first venue to host the contest, is an outdoor stadium primarily used for association football and other athletic events. It has capacity of approximately 27,500 attendees.
==Participants==
Nation 	Artist 	Song 	Place 	Points 	
Ouémé Federation (Host)	 	"Bad Boy" 	4 	69 	
Pannonia 	, 	"Eat Me" 	4 	69 	‍
Pannonia 	, 	"Eat Me" 	5Placements judged by tiebreaking, involving the determination of which tying nation received points from the least number of nations.	69 	
Novahispania 	Megara 	"Arcadia" 	7 	57 	
Bosnian Kingdom 	 	"Bloody Mary" 	2 	77 	
Rélam 	, 	"Regardless" 	6 	58 	
Swedish Canada 	 	"Bornless" 	14 	32 	
Ijanusky 	, 	"Mas Que Nada" (transl. Woah, Yeah Right) 	8 	56 	
Merdok 	 	"Behind the Sun" 	11 	41 	
Athis 	 	"Sama" (transl. Alone) 	1 	90 	
ABSA Germany 	Cast of 	"Another Day of Sun" 	9 	50 	
Vaporwave Republic 	Dreams West	"Super Gran Turismo" (transl. Super Grand Touring)	16 	0The Vaporwave Republic originally got 9th with 51 points; however, in accordance with the rules of the contest, the Vaporwave Republic's points have been taken away due to failing to vote on time.	
Revum 	 	"Seitse Pühapäeva" (transl. Seven Sundays) 	15 	22 	
New Russia 	 	"Hardware Store" 	13 	37 	
Kurwalands 	 	"Tears in Heaven" 	12 	40 	
Rhinea 	 	"Virgo's Groove" 	3 	71 	
Montezuma 	 	"Quiero Arder" (transl. I Want to Burn) 	9 	50 	
Montezuma 	 	"Quiero Arder" (transl. I Want to Burn) 	10 	50 	
===12 points===
No.	Receiving nation 	Nation(s) awarding their 12 points
4 	Athis 	Kurwalands Pannonia Revum Rélam
3 	Ouémé Federation 	Athis Bosnian Kingdom Swedish Canada
2 	Rhinea 	ABSA Germany Montezuma
1 	ABSA Germany 	New Russia
1 	Bosnian Kingdom 	Ijanusky
1 	Kurwalands 	Rhinea
1 	Merdok 	Novahispania
1 	Swedish Canada 	Merdok
1 	Vaporwave Republic	Ouémé Federation