Pancake's World Song Contest 18

Pancake's World Song Contest 18 , known as PWSC 18 - eighteenth edition of Pancake's World Song Contest. It was held in after Suki Waterhouse won previous edition with her song "To Love". Naleśnik was executive supervisor, while Bcrn was the host. 38 countries and 38 people participated in this edition.
 (Jakobs) won the contest with the song "Miss Belladonna" by Slayyyter with 180 points. finished second and lost to United States by 48 points. The top 3 was closed by .
==• Debuting countries==
In this edition 5 countries debuted. Those are: , , , and .
==• Information about edition==
===Host city===
 On 22nd September 2023 (just after winning) host announced that the 18th edition of PWSC will be held in Liverpool.
Liverpool is fifth largest city of United Kingdom and fourth of England. In 2022, it had over 500 thousand people.
===Slogan and logo=== 
The slogan of this edition was "Feel The Love", while logo was a heart inspired by British pop art in the 60s and the works of Sir Peter Blake. It was made by Conor M.
==• Automatic qualifiers==
6 countries were prequalified to final due to their HODs placing top 6 in final of last edition.
Country	Artist 	Song 	Hod
 	Juizy Island, Synticat, Racoona	Put' 	Naleśnik
 	Maléna 	Flashing Lights 	Mandras
 	Odette 	Why Can’t I Let The Sun Set?	Daisy
 	Charlotte 	Force et Amour 	Iced
 	Lana Del Rey 	Diet Mountain Dew 	Bcrn
 	Blanka 	Rodeo 	Samu
==• Semi-finals results ==
===Semi-final 1 results===
The semi-final 1 results were presented on 15th October 2023. , and were voting in this semi. 9 countries advanced to final from it, and 2 advanced to wildcard round. won the semi.
Hong Kong and Morocco hods didn't vote, therefore those countries got halved points.
RO	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points	Hod
02	 	Gran Error, Elvana Gjata, ANTONIA	Clap Clap 	7th 	109 	FrosT
10	 	Emei 	Don't Know About The World	13th 	65 	Molie
13	 	Nikolija 	Dodole 	1st 	181 	Szyszka
14	 	aespa 	Hold On Tight 	10th 	73 	Enzo
06	 	Mara Sattei 	Piango In Discoteca 	12th 	65 	Wuwuu
04	 	Ikimonogakari 	Ureshikute 	15th 	26 	Conor M
05	 	Lackluster, Zalia 	Zmiana Planów 	14th 	50 	Native
15	 	GrisVer, Nandi 	Dawn! 	9th 	95 	Bamborough
01	 	Inez 	Menak Wla Meni 	16th 	15 	Ice
09	 	ARY 	My Awe Sustains 	8th 	101 	Oddy
03	 	MEMA. 	Perdi O Norte 	3rd 	158 	Teo
16	 	Zayra Álvarez 	Barrunto 	4th 	120 	Jelegor
07	 	Tayler Buono 	Dangerous 	6th 	112 	Temms
08	 	Kiki Rockwell 	Burn Your Village 	11th 	67 	Guilie
11	 	Amalia Zehin 	Chek 	5th 	117 	Sajmonn
12	 	Slayyyter 	Miss Belladonna 	2nd 	165 	Jakobs
===Jury + tele results===
Place	Together	Together	Jury 	Jury 	Televoting	Televoting
Place	Country 	Points 	Country	Points	Country 	Points
1 	 	181 	 	125 	 	75
2 	 	165 	 	112 	 	58
3 	 	158 	 	96 	 	56
4 	 	120 	 	83 	 	53
5 	 	117 	 	79 	 	43
6 	 	112 	 	78 	 	42
7 	 	109 	 	74 	 	42
8 	 	101 	 	62 	 	40
9 	 	95 	 	59 	 	33
10 	 	73 	 	51 	 	33
11 	 	67 	 	50 	 	25
12 	 	65 	 	40 	 	25
13 	 	65 	 	27 	 	20
14 	 	50 	 	25 	 	15
15 	 	26 	 	19 	 	-4
16 	 	15 	 	6 	 	-23
===Semi-final 2 results===
The semi-final 2 results were presented on 15th October 2023. , and were voting in this semi. 9 countries advanced to final from it, and 2 advanced to wildcard round. won the semi.
Guam's hod didn't vote, therefore this country got halved points.
RO	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points	Hod
09	 	Ely Eira 	Out Of The Shadows 	3rd 	138 	Gab
11	 	Gregory Dillon	Genevieve 	9th 	103 	Nathan
16	 	EMINA 	KRIZIRAM 	11th 	75 	Beneduck
12	 	Urias 	Je Ne Sais Quoi 	7th 	115 	Eloas
14	 	HOLY PEAKS 	Daylight 	4th 	130 	Ariss
01	 	BESS 	Rakastan en rakasta 	2nd 	140 	Kapsel
02	 	Drew Sycamore 	In The Club 	6th 	117 	Pawkon
05	 	Taylor Swift 	Enchanted (Taylor's Version)	16th 	30 	Blink
10	 	ROXANE 	Gone With The Wind 	13th 	63 	Viljar
13	 	Fee Lion 	Blood Sisters 	12th 	70 	Lalunek
03	 	Bon Entendeur 	Mon voisin 	15th 	33 	Jack
04	 	HOT ISSUE 	ICONS 	5th 	125 	Sai
08	 	Joker Out 	Demoni 	10th 	84 	Donica
07	 	ANS 	Say My Name 	8th 	108 	Islam
06	 	Zara Larsson 	Love Me Land 	1st 	150 	Mateusz
15	 	ZID 	Monster 	14th 	46 	Volpyano
===Jury + tele results===
Place	Together	Together	Jury 	Jury 	Televoting	Televoting
Place	Country 	Points 	Country	Points	Country 	Points
1 	 	150 	 	108 	 	67
2 	 	140 	 	95 	 	57
3 	 	138 	 	93 	 	43
4 	 	130 	 	89 	 	41
5 	 	125 	 	86 	 	39
6 	 	117 	 	85 	 	39
7 	 	115 	 	74 	 	32
8 	 	105 	 	70 	 	32
9 	 	103 	 	64 	 	31
10 	 	84 	 	62 	 	24
11 	 	75 	 	50 	 	22
12 	 	70 	 	48 	 	20
13 	 	63 	 	39 	 	18
14 	 	46 	 	39 	 	7
15 	 	33 	 	27 	 	5
16 	 	30 	 	15 	 	3
===Wildcard round results===
4 countries competed in wildcard round. Only countries that weren't in it could vote. The top 2 got wildcard and qualified to final. 
Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points	Hod
 	EMINA 	KRIZIRAM 	2nd 	18 	Beneduck
 	aespa 	Hold On Tight 	1st 	24 	Enzo
 	Joker Out 	Demoni 	3rd 	16 	Donica
 	Kiki Rockwell	Burn Your Village	4th 	14 	Guilie
==• Final results==
===General results===
26 countries competed in grand final. The results were presented on 27th October 2023. , and reached the top 3, while , and placed in bottom 3.
Hong Kong's hod didn't vote, therefore it got halved points.
RO	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points	Hod
26	 	Ely Eira 	Out Of The Shadows 	20th 	47 	Gab
21	 	Juizy Island, Synticat, Racoona 	Put' 	2nd 	132 	Naleśnik
12	 	Gran Error, Elvana Gjata, ANTONIA	Clap Clap 	17th 	63 	FrosT
23	 	Gregory Dillon 	Genevieve 	7th 	87 	Nathan
20	 	Maléna 	Flashing Lights 	13th 	79 	Mandras
25	 	Odette 	Why Can’t I Let The Sun Set?	23rd 	42 	Daisy
02	 	Charlotte 	Force et Amour 	18th 	58 	Iced
01	 	EMINA 	KRIZIRAM 	25th 	35 	Beneduck
11	 	Urias 	Je Ne Sais Quoi 	11th 	82 	Eloas
03	 	HOLY PEAKS 	Daylight 	4th 	103 	Ariss
08	 	Nikolija 	Dodole 	3rd 	114 	Szyszka
14	 	Lana Del Rey 	Diet Mountain Dew 	5th 	99 	Bcrn
05	 	BESS 	Rakastan en rakasta 	16th 	67 	Kapsel
24	 	Drew Sycamore 	In The Club 	8th 	86 	Pawkon
17	 	aespa 	Hold On Tight 	21st 	47 	Enzo
07	 	GrisVer, Nandi 	Dawn! 	22nd 	45 	Bamborough
18	 	HOT ISSUE 	ICONS 	9th 	84 	Sai
15	 	ARY 	My Awe Sustains 	26th 	34 	Oddy
06	 	Blanka 	Rodeo 	14th 	76 	Samu
09	 	MEMA. 	Perdi O Norte 	10th 	82 	Teo
22	 	Zayra Álvarez 	Barrunto 	12th 	79 	Jelegor
13	 	Tayler Buono 	Dangerous 	19th 	57 	Temms
10	 	ANS 	Say My Name 	24th 	36 	Islam
16	 	Zara Larsson 	Love Me Land 	6th 	94 	Mateusz
19	 	Amalia Zehin 	Chek 	15th 	74 	Sajmonn
04	 	Slayyyter 	Miss Belladonna 	1st 	180 	Jakobs
===Jury + tele results===
Place	Together	Together	Jury 	Jury 	Televoting	Televoting
Place	Country 	Points 	Country	Points	Country 	Points
1 	 	180 	 	114 	 	66
2 	 	132 	 	95 	 	47
3 	 	114 	 	91 	 	37
4 	 	103 	 	78 	 	35
5 	 	99 	 	72 	 	30
6 	 	94 	 	70 	 	26
7 	 	87 	 	69 	 	24
8 	 	86 	 	69 	 	24
9 	 	84 	 	68 	 	23
10 	 	82 	 	64 	 	22
11 	 	82 	 	61 	 	21
12 	 	79 	 	58 	 	21
13 	 	79 	 	56 	 	21
14 	 	76 	 	49 	 	17
15 	 	74 	 	47 	 	15
16 	 	67 	 	45 	 	15
17 	 	63 	 	44 	 	13
18 	 	58 	 	43 	 	12
19 	 	57 	 	42 	 	12
20 	 	47 	 	36 	 	11
21 	 	47 	 	36 	 	10
22 	 	45 	 	34 	 	9
23 	 	42 	 	30 	 	8
24 	 	36 	 	29 	 	7
25 	 	35 	 	25 	 	6
26 	 	34 	 	25 	 	0