GreatVision Song Contest 10

GreatVision Song Contest 10, often referred to as GVSC 10, will be the tenth edition of the GreatVision Song Contest. It will be held in the United States, after Mimoza won the ninth edition with "Big Girls Cry". ABC chose for the second time the Staples Center in Los Angeles to serve as the host venue for the edition, while Lady Gaga and RuPaul were selected as the presenters.
Winner after a big and exciting show was Delta Goodrem from the Australia with her the song "Wings", she reached 358 Points. At the 2nd Place was Italy represent by Bouchra with her song "Blanc Ou Noir", she reached 298 Points and on 3rd Place was Netherlands represent by Martin Garrix feat. Bebe Rexha with their song "In The Name Of Love", they reached 288 Points, while Sweden, Bulgaria and Germany completed the top six of the edition.
== Location ==
: For further information see United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a constitutional federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Nine time zones are covered. The geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse.
At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km2) and with over 324 million people, the United States is the world's third- or fourth-largest country by total area, third-largest by land area, and the third-most populous. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, and is home to the world's largest immigrant population. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city is New York City; nine other major metropolitan areas—each with at least 4.5 million inhabitants and the largest having more than 13 million people—are Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, and San Francisco.
Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century. The United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies following the Seven Years' War led to the American Revolution, which began in 1775. On July 4, 1776, during the course of the American Revolutionary War, the colonies unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. The war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, representing the first successful war of independence against a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, after the Articles of Confederation, adopted in 1781, were felt to have provided inadequate federal powers. The first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties.
=== Host City ===
: For further information see Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. With a census-estimated 2015 population of 3,971,883, it is the second-most populous city in the United States (after New York City) and the most populous city in California. Located in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10,000 feet (3,000 m), Los Angeles covers an area of about 469 square miles (1,210 km2). The city is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the country. Los Angeles is the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and is part of the larger designated Los Angeles-Long Beach combined statistical area (CSA), the second most populous in the nation with a 2015 estimated population of 18.7 million.
Historically home to the Chumash and Tongva, Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542 along with the rest of what would become Alta California. The city was officially founded on September 4, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican–American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood. The discovery of oil in the 1890s brought rapid growth to the city. The completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913, delivering water from Eastern California, later assured the city's continued rapid growth.
=== Venue ===
: For further information see Staples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles Area.
It is owned and operated by the L.A. Arena Company and Anschutz Entertainment Group. The arena is home to the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL) and the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League were also tenants; the Avengers were folded in 2009, and the D-Fenders moved to the Lakers' practice facility at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California for the 2011–12 season.Staples Center is also host to over 250 events and nearly 4 million guests each year. It is the only arena in the NBA shared by two teams, as well as one of only two North American professional sports venues to host two teams from the same league; MetLife Stadium, the home of the National Football League's New York Giants and New York Jets, is the other. The Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park will host both the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams beginning in 2019.
== 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 Los Angeles City Hall on 10th April 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 fourty-four 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
* Israel
* Italy
* Monaco
* Morocco
* San Marino
* Spain
* Vatican City	
* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* France
* Germany
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Slovenia	
* Åland Islands
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* Ireland
* Norway
* United Kingdom
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
* Albania
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Greece
* North Macedonia
* Serbia
* Turkey	
* Canada
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* Russia
* Taiwan
* Ukraine	
* Australia
* Kiribati
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Palau
* Singapore
* Vietnam
=== Running order ===
The Running order of both Semi-finals will be official announced by ABC on 13th April 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 ==
Fifty countries have confirmed their participation in the ninth edition. This includes Morocco, Nauru and New Zealand which returned after being absent since the eighth edition, as well Denmark, Italy and Ukraine returned to the contest after their one-edition absence, while North Macedonia and Slovenia ill make his debut appearance in this edition. 
Three countries, however, announced their withdrawal from the contest. Hong Kong, Latvia and Lithuania all announced their withdrawal citing their Head of Delegation change as the reason. The confirmation period for the tenth edition opened on the 27th March 2018. The contest will start most likely in Late April 2018. 
=== Returning artists ===
Australia will be represent by Delta Goodrem for the second time; she previously represented the country in the fourth edition. DARA was internally selected to represent Bulgaria for a second time. As well the Czech Republic will be represent by Zella Day for the second time. Maian was internally selected to represent Estonia for a second time. Also Greece will be represent by Helena Paparizou; she previously represented Sweden in the second edition. As well Perfume will be represent Japan for a second time. Additionally The Veronicas will return for Kiribati; they previously represented Italy in the fourth edition. Barbara Opsomer was selected to represent Luxembourg; she previously represented Belgium in the eight edition. Palau will be represent by Pentagon for the second time; they previously represented the country in the eigth edition. Also Poland will be represent by Margaret for a second time. Maya Berović was selected to represent Serbia for the second time. Furthermore Mahan Moin will return for Sweden; she previously represented Poland together with Gromee in the fifth edition. The United Kingdom will be represent by Sam Smith for the second time. Tóc Tiên was internally selected to represent Vietnam for a second time.
== Results ==
=== Semi Final 1 ===
Twenty-two countries will participate in the first semi-final. South Korea, Switzerland 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 	Singapore 	Mediacorp Artistes 	"阿狗狗旺旺过好年" 	22 	35
02 	Ukraine 	Ольга Романовская 	"Держи меня крепче" 	14 	116
03 	Andorra 	Adelén 	"Always On My Mind" 	6 	172
04 	France 	TAL 	"Le temps qu'il faut" 	15 	106
05 	New Zealand 	Kelsy Karter 	"Too Many Hearts to Break"	21 	58
06 	Czech Republic	Zella Day 	"Sweet Ophelia" 	7 	157
07 	Morocco 	The5 	"La Bezzaf" 	17 	97
08 	Croatia 	Luminize 	"Twilight" 	9 	139
09 	Italy 	Bouchra 	"Blanc Ou Noir" 	3 	221
10 	Russia 	Клава Кока 	"Воспоминание" 	5 	175
11 	Turkey 	Aynur Aydın 	"Günah Sevap" 	19 	73
12 	Ireland 	Markus Feehily 	"Love Is a Drug" 	13 	117
13 	Bulgaria 	DARA 	"K'vo Ne Chu" 	1 	243
14 	Denmark 	Anna Ritsmar 	"Starlight" 	20 	73
15 	Luxembourg 	Barbara Opsomer 	"Je sors ce soir" 	4 	186
16 	Nauru 	Samantha Jade 	"Firestarter" 	8 	142
17 	North Korea 	TWICE 	"TT" 	10 	138
18 	Vatican City 	Giorgia & Marco Mengoni 	"Come neve" 	18 	79
19 	Greece 	Helena Paparizou 	"Fiesta" 	16 	102
20 	Palau 	Pentagon 	"Like This" 	11 	126
21 	Canada 	Shawn Mendes 	"Mercy" 	12 	119
22 	Netherlands 	Martin Garrix feat. Bebe Rexha	"In The Name Of Love" 	2 	226
=== Semi Final 2 ===
Twenty-two countries will participate in the second semi-final. Gibraltar, Kosovo 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 	Åland Islands 	Skott 	"Mermaid" 	12 	126
02 	Estonia 	Maian 	"Scissors" 	22 	47
03 	Norway 	Rebecca 	"Who We Arе" 	7 	158
04 	San Marino 	Marnik feat. ROOKIES 	"Burn" 	19 	87
05 	Slovenia 	Tosca Beat 	"Open Sea" 	2 	175
06 	Israel 	Kokoro 	"Tasmanian Devil" 	17 	107
07 	Vietnam 	Tóc Tiên 	"Big Girls Don´t Cry" 	13 	118
08 	Japan 	Perfume 	"Pick Me Up" 	6 	167
09 	United Kingdom 	Sam Smith 	"Stay With Me" 	20 	84
10 	Australia 	Delta Goodrem 	"Wings" 	1 	200
11 	Kazakhstan 	Moldir Auelbekova 	"Tugan el" 	3 	173
12 	Belgium 	Stromae 	"Papaoutai" 	9 	156
13 	Serbia 	Maya Berović feat. Jala Brat & Buba Corelli	"To Me Radi" 	8 	156
14 	Monaco 	Indila 	"Tourner Dans Le Vide"	5 	170
15 	Kiribati 	The Veronicas 	"In My Blood" 	11 	141
16 	Finland 	Saara Aalto 	"Queens" 	15 	110
17 	Albania 	Enca 	"Love On My Body" 	16 	110
18 	Germany 	Lena 	"Traffic Lights" 	4 	172
19 	North Macedonia	Eye Cue 	"Million Times" 	14 	115
20 	Poland 	Margaret 	"In My Cabana" 	18 	96
21 	Taiwan 	Diana Wang 	"Home" 	10 	150
22 	Spain 	Miriam 	"Lejos De Tu Piel" 	21 	80
=== 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 	Nauru 	Samantha Jade 	"Firestarter" 	15 	189
02 	Monaco 	Indila 	"Tourner Dans Le Vide" 	16 	182
03 	Croatia 	Luminize 	"Twilight" 	22 	139
04 	Taiwan 	Diana Wang 	"Home" 	8 	220
05 	Kosovo 	Dua Lipa 	"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)"	21 	161
06 	Norway 	Rebecca 	"Who We Arе" 	14 	193
07 	Italy 	Bouchra 	"Blanc Ou Noir" 	2 	298
08 	Andorra 	Adelén 	"Always On My Mind" 	7 	226
09 	Sweden 	Mahan Moin 	"Elysium" 	4 	280
10 	Netherlands 	Martin Garrix feat. Bebe Rexha 	"In The Name Of Love" 	3 	288
11 	Germany 	Lena 	"Traffic Lights" 	6 	258
12 	United States 	Taylor Swift 	"Delicate" 	23 	135
13 	Belgium 	Stromae 	"Papaoutai" 	9 	220
14 	Australia 	Delta Goodrem 	"Wings" 	1 	358
15 	Slovenia 	Tosca Beat 	"Open Sea" 	17 	180
16 	Luxembourg 	Barbara Opsomer 	"Je sors ce soir" 	12 	217
17 	Japan 	Perfume 	"Pick Me Up" 	19 	172
18 	North Korea 	TWICE 	"TT" 	24 	130
19 	Serbia 	Maya Berović feat. Jala Brat & Buba Corelli	"To Me Radi" 	10 	219
20 	Czech Republic	Zella Day 	"Sweet Ophelia" 	25 	123
21 	Russia 	Клава Кока 	"Воспоминание" 	13 	198
22 	South Korea 	Red Velvet 	"Peek-A-Boo" 	11 	218
23 	Gibraltar 	Louisa Johnson 	"So Good" 	26 	119
24 	Bulgaria 	DARA 	"K'vo Ne Chu" 	5 	265
25 	Kazakhstan 	Moldir Auelbekova 	"Tugan el" 	18 	177
26 	Switzerland 	Rykka 	"Movies" 	20 	171
==== Non-qualifier results ====
Place	Country 	SF Place	Points
27 	Kiribati 	11 	141
28 	Palau 	11 	126
29 	Åland Islands 	12 	126
30 	Canada 	12 	119
31 	Vietnam 	13 	118
32 	Ireland 	13 	117
33 	Ukraine 	14 	116
34 	North Macedonia	14 	115
35 	Finland 	15 	110
36 	Albania 	16 	110
37 	Israel 	17 	107
38 	France 	15 	106
39 	Greece 	16 	102
40 	Morocco 	17 	97
41 	Poland 	18 	96
42 	San Marino 	19 	87
43 	United Kingdom 	20 	84
44 	Spain 	21 	80
45 	Vatican City 	18 	79
46 	Turkey 	19 	73
47 	Denmark 	20 	73
48 	New Zealand 	21 	58
49 	Estonia 	22 	47
50 	Singapore 	22 	35
== 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 	Italy 	121 	Bulgaria 	129
2 	Netherlands 	115 	Netherlands 	111
3 	Bulgaria 	114 	Italy 	100
4 	Luxembourg 	86 	Luxembourg 	100
5 	Canada 	86 	Russia 	95
6 	Andorra 	83 	Andorra 	89
7 	Czech Republic 	81 	Nauru 	77
8 	North Korea 	81 	Czech Republic 	76
9 	Russia 	80 	Palau 	69
10 	Croatia 	77 	France 	66
11 	Nauru 	65 	Croatia 	62
12 	Ireland 	64 	Ukraine 	60
13 	Palau 	57 	North Korea 	57
14 	Ukraine 	56 	Ireland 	53
15 	Greece 	51 	Morocco 	51
16 	Vatican City 	48 	Greece 	51
17 	Morocco 	46 	Denmark 	44
18 	France 	40 	Turkey 	37
19 	Turkey 	36 	Canada 	33
20 	Denmark 	29 	New Zealand 	31
21 	New Zealand 	27 	Vatican City 	31
22 	Singapore 	7 	Singapore 	28
=== 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 	Australia 	116 	Germany 	94
2 	Slovenia 	99 	Belgium 	85
3 	Kazakhstan 	95 	Monaco 	85
4 	Japan 	88 	Australia 	84
5 	Monaco 	87 	Norway 	83
6 	Germany 	78 	Serbia 	80
7 	Serbia 	76 	Japan 	79
8 	Norway 	75 	Kazakhstan 	78
9 	Taiwan 	74 	Slovenia 	76
10 	Belgium 	71 	Taiwan 	76
11 	Kiribati 	69 	Kiribati 	72
12 	Åland Islands 	63 	Åland Islands 	63
13 	Vietnam 	57 	North Macedonia 	63
14 	North Macedonia 	52 	Albania 	62
15 	Finland 	49 	Vietnam 	61
16 	Poland 	49 	Finland 	61
17 	Israel 	48 	Israel 	59
18 	Albania 	48 	Poland 	47
19 	Spain 	48 	United Kingdom 	42
20 	San Marino 	46 	San Marino 	41
21 	United Kingdom 	42 	Spain 	32
22 	Estonia 	20 	Estonia 	27
=== 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 	Australia 	180 	Australia 	178
2 	Sweden 	156 	Netherlands 	162
3 	Italy 	144 	Italy 	154
4 	Netherlands 	126 	Germany 	148
5 	Serbia 	125 	Bulgaria 	146
6 	Taiwan 	122 	Andorra 	130
7 	Bulgaria 	119 	Sweden 	124
8 	Luxembourg 	116 	South Korea 	116
9 	Germany 	110 	Belgium 	110
10 	Belgium 	110 	Luxembourg 	101
11 	South Korea 	102 	Russia 	99
12 	Slovenia 	99 	Taiwan 	98
13 	Russia 	99 	Norway 	96
14 	Norway 	97 	Nauru 	95
15 	Andorra 	96 	Serbia 	94
16 	Kazakhstan 	96 	Monaco 	89
17 	Nauru 	94 	Switzerland 	88
18 	Monaco 	93 	Kosovo 	87
19 	Japan 	89 	Japan 	83
20 	Switzerland 	83 	Slovenia 	81
21 	Kosovo 	74 	Kazakhstan 	81
22 	United States 	74 	Croatia 	74
23 	Czech Republic 	73 	Gibraltar 	65
24 	North Korea 	72 	United States 	61
25 	Croatia 	65 	North Korea 	58
26 	Gibraltar 	54 	Czech Republic 	50
== 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.
* 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 Morocco. 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 Denmark. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Lithuania: LRT 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 Ukraine. A return with new HoD is possible.