GreatVision Song Contest 12

GreatVision Song Contest 12, often referred to as GVSC 12, will be the twelfth edition of the GreatVision Song Contest. It will be held in Andorra, after Aitana & Ana Guerra won the eleventh edition with "Lo Malo". RTVA chose for the second time the Poliesportiu d'Andorra in Andorra la Vella to serve as the host venue for the edition, while Edurne and Lionel Messi were selected as the presenters. Also the previous winners Aitana and Ana Guerra were selected to host the Green Room.
Winner after a big and exciting show was BLACKPINK from South Korea with their the song "Ddu-du Ddu-du", they reached 410 Points. At the 2nd Place was France represent by ØDYSSEY feat. Breana Marin with their song "Fire, they reached 363 Points and on 3rd Place was Sweden represent by Dotter with her song "Heatwave", she reached 328 Points, while Kiribati, Italy and United Kingdom completed the top six of the edition.
== Location ==
: For further information see Andorra
Andorra, also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, is a sovereign landlocked microstate on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France in the north and Spain in the south. Created under a charter in 988, the present principality was formed in 1278. It is known as a principality as it is a diarchy headed by two Co-Princes: the Catholic Bishop of Urgell in Spain and the President of the Republic of France.
Andorra is the sixth-smallest nation in Europe, having an area of 468 km2 (181 sq mi) and a population of approximately 77,281. Andorra is the 16th-smallest country in the world by land and 11th-smallest country by population. Its capital Andorra la Vella is the highest capital city in Europe, at an elevation of 1,023 metres (3,356 feet) above sea level. The official language is Catalan, although Spanish, Portuguese, and French are also commonly spoken.
Andorra's tourism services an estimated 10.2 million visitors annually. It is not a member of the European Union, but the euro is the official currency. It has been a member of the United Nations since 1993. In 2013, the people of Andorra had the highest life expectancy in the world at 81 years, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study.
=== Host City ===
: For further information see Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital.
As of 2015, the city has a population of 22,886, and the urban area, which includes Escaldes-Engordany plus satellite villages, has over 40,000 inhabitants.
The principal industry is tourism, although the country also earns foreign income from being a tax haven. Furniture and brandies are local products. Being at an elevation of 1,023 metres (3,356 ft), it is the highest capital city in Europe and a popular ski resort.
=== Venue ===
: For further information see Poliesportiu d'Andorra
Poliesportiu d'Andorra, also known as Poliesportiu de Govern, is an indoor sporting arena located in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Opened in 1991, the initial capacity of the arena was 3,000 people. It was temporarily expanded to 5,000 with additional seats from 1993 to 1996 when BC Andorra played in Liga ACB. It hosts various sporting events such as team handball and futsal matches
In 2011, the Poliesportiu d'Andorra hosted the Final Eight of the roller hockey's European League. In 2014, after the second promotion of BC Andorra to the Spanish top basketball league, the National Government decided to expand the arena to 5,000 seats.
== 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 took place at Andorra la Vella City Hall on 25th June 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-one 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.
As the pre-qualification round would start after the draw, the spot for the two pre-qualification round qualifiers were drawn first. The thirty-eight semi-finalists were allocated into six pots, based on their geographical place. Each time a country was be drawn from the pot, it´s half of the semi-final was determined.
The six pots were the following:
Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
* Gibraltar
* Italy
* Morocco
* Portugal
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Vatican City	
* Canada
* Denmark
* Finland
* Iceland
* Norway
* Sweden
* United Kingdom	
* Czech Republic
* Germany
* Hungary
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Slovakia
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
* Albania
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Greece
* Romania
* Serbia	
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Hong Kong
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Ukraine	
* Australia
* Japan
* Mexico
* North Korea
* South Korea
* United States
=== Running order ===
The Running order of both Semi-finals will be official announced by RTVA on the 5th July 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-three countries have confirmed their participation in the twelfth edition. This includes Cyprus which returned after being absent since the sixth edition, as well Belarus and Portugal returned to the contest after their three-edition absence. Latvia returned to the contest after his two-edition absence. Furthermore Albania, Canada, Norway and Spain returned to the contest after their one-edition absence. Additionally Azerbaijan and Mexico will make his debut appearance in this edition.
Four countries, however, announced their withdrawal from the contest. Taiwan announced his withdrawal citing their Head of Delegation change as the reason, while Estonia'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. Furthermore FYR Macedonia and New Zealand were both forced to withdraw as failed to present their entries within the deadline.
The confirmation period for the twelfth edition opened in June 2018. The contest will start most likely in Late June 2018. The following countries have expressed their provisional interest in participating in the contest. 
=== Returning artists ===
Andorra will be represent by Brisa Fenoy again. Mihaela Marinova was internally selected to represent Bulgaria for the third time. Ivi Adamou was internally selected to represent Cyprus for the second time; she previously represented the country in the fourth edition. Denmark will be represent by Mø she previously represented the Faroe Islands. Also Russia will be represent by Klava Koka for the second time. Haneri will represent Singapore for the third time. Celeste Buckingham will represent Slovakia for the third time; she previously represented the country in the first- and fifth edition. As well BLACKPINK was internally selected to represent South Korea for the second time; they previously represented the country in the second edition. Furthermore Alvaro Soler was internally selected to represent Spain for the second time. Also Switzerland will be represent by Remady & Many-L again.
== Results ==
=== Pre-Qualification Round ===
Eight countries will participated in the thrid pre-qualification round. Belgium, Monaco and Palau qualifed to the semi-finals, while Åland Islands, Israel, Lithuania, Russia and Turkey were eliminated.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Israel 	Maya Isac 	"Sparkle" 	7 	85
02 	Turkey 	Edis 	"Yalan" 	8 	65
03 	Lithuania 	JUSTÉ 	"Mūsų Meilę Mylėjau Viena"	6 	89
04 	Åland Islands	Ida da Silva	"Throw Your Love" 	5 	90
05 	Russia 	Klava Koka 	"Zaberi Menja" 	4 	96
06 	Monaco 	Eugénie 	"Vents contraires" 	1 	118
07 	Belgium 	OT 	"Let You Go" 	2 	108
08 	Palau 	Flower 	"Taiyou No Elegy" 	3 	101
=== Semi-final 1 ===
Twenty-one countries will participate in the first semi-final. France, San Marino and Singapore will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in organge qualified for the final.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Switzerland 	Remady feat. Many-L 	"Give Me Love" 	5 	173
02 	Palau 	Flower 	"Taiyou No Elegy" 	7 	152
03 	Cyprus 	Ivi Adamou 	"Pame ke Mi rotas"	12 	120
04 	Albania 	Era Istrefi feat. DJ Maphorisa 	"Origami" 	8 	146
05 	Morocco 	Nick Brewer fest. Bibi Bourelly 	"Talk To Me" 	19 	69
06 	Azerbaijan 	Roya 	"Bad" 	3 	193
07 	Norway 	Julie Bergan 	"Incapable" 	2 	226
08 	Netherlands 	Don Diablo feat. Nina Nesbitt 	"Put It On For Me"	9 	137
09 	Ukraine 	On I Ona 	"Leti za mnoĭ" 	17 	98
10 	Bulgaria 	Mihaela Marinova 	"Ochi v Ochi" 	11 	121
11 	Australia 	Bonnie Anderson 	"The Ones I Love" 	10 	129
12 	Luxembourg 	Unicq 	"Mercy (Shy Guy)" 	20 	63
13 	Vatican City 	Gianluca Vacchi, Sebastián Yatra	"LOVE" 	18 	89
14 	Slovakia 	Celeste Buckingham 	"Immature" 	14 	108
15 	United States 	Amber feat. Luna 	"Lower" 	4 	187
16 	Finland 	SANNI 	"Pornoo" 	13 	110
17 	Monaco 	Eugénie 	"Vents contraires"	6 	163
18 	Portugal 	Fernando Daniel 	"Nada mais" 	16 	99
19 	Hong Kong 	Cheronna 	"把持" 	15 	100
20 	Belarus 	Katya Volkova 	"Opozdal" 	21 	57
21 	United Kingdom	Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato 	"Solo" 	1 	244
=== Semi-final 2 ===
Twenty-one countries will participate in the second semi-final. Andorra, Kiribati and Slovenia will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in organge qualified for the final.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Canada 	Ruth B. 	"Superficial Love" 	14 	112
02 	Romania 	Caitlyn 	"J'ai Compris" 	12 	121
03 	Latvia 	Aminata 	"Zero Love" 	17 	91
04 	Germany 	Namika 	"Zirkus" 	21 	59
05 	Sweden 	Dotter 	"Heatwave" 	2 	214
06 	Belgium 	OT 	"Let You Go" 	7 	160
07 	South Korea 	BLACKPINK 	"Ddu-du Ddu-du" 	1 	218
08 	Denmark 	MØ 	"Nights With You" 	13 	115
09 	Greece 	Barrice feat. Sasa Basta 	"Parisi" 	16 	94
10 	Iceland 	BLISSFUL 	"Find A Way" 	4 	168
11 	Serbia 	Marina Tadić 	"Ubica" 	8 	151
12 	Poland 	Last Blush 	"Purple Nights" 	11 	144
13 	Japan 	Mitski 	"Geyser" 	15 	107
14 	Italy 	Elodie, Michele Bravi, Guè Pequeno	"Nero Bali" 	3 	184
15 	Gibraltar 	Call Me Loop 	"Give 'n' Take" 	9 	147
16 	Spain 	Alvaro Soler 	"La Cintura" 	10 	146
17 	North Korea 	TAEYEON 	"Something New" 	19 	74
18 	Mexico 	Fey 	"Comiéndome tus Besos"	6 	166
19 	Czech Republic	LinaKaro 	"Cool Me Down" 	18 	85
20 	Hungary 	Joci Pápai 	"Távol" 	20 	62
21 	Kazakhstan 	KeshYou & Baller 	"Swala La La" 	5 	166
=== 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 	Call Me Loop 	"Give 'n' Take" 	22 	143
02 	Belgium 	OT 	"Let You Go" 	19 	176
03 	Slovenia 	Alya 	"Dobro jutro življenje"	25 	125
04 	Iceland 	BLISSFUL 	"Find A Way" 	9 	251
05 	Serbia 	Marina Tadić 	"Ubica" 	7 	268
06 	Palau 	Flower 	"Taiyou No Elegy" 	10 	245
07 	Spain 	Alvaro Soler 	"La Cintura" 	12 	216
08 	Monaco 	Eugénie 	"Vents contraires" 	11 	224
09 	Albania 	Era Istrefi feat. DJ Maphorisa 	"Origami" 	17 	192
10 	United States 	Amber feat. Luna 	"Lower" 	13 	207
11 	Australia 	Bonnie Anderson 	"The Ones I Love" 	20 	152
12 	Singapore 	Dash Berlin feat. Haneri 	"We Don't Belong" 	8 	263
13 	Italy 	Elodie, Michele Bravi, Guè Pequeno	"Nero Bali" 	5 	294
14 	France 	ØDYSSEY feat. Breana Marin 	"Fire" 	2 	363
15 	Azerbaijan 	Roya 	"Bad" 	14 	207
16 	Andorra 	Brisa Fenoy 	"Tres Minutos" 	26 	57
17 	San Marino 	Urban Strangers 	"Runaway" 	23 	141
18 	Kiribati 	Amy Shark 	"I Said Hi" 	4 	301
19 	United Kingdom	Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato 	"Solo" 	6 	272
20 	Mexico 	Fey 	"Comiéndome tus Besos" 	24 	134
21 	Kazakhstan 	KeshYou & Baller 	"Swala La La" 	16 	194
22 	Switzerland 	Remady feat. Many-L 	"Give Me Love" 	18 	180
23 	South Korea 	BLACKPINK 	"Ddu-du Ddu-du" 	1 	410
24 	Sweden 	Dotter 	"Heatwave" 	3 	328
25 	Netherlands 	Don Diablo feat. Nina Nesbitt 	"Put It On For Me" 	21 	146
26 	Norway 	Julie Bergan 	"Incapable" 	15 	195
==== Non-qualifier results ====
Place	Country 	SF Place 	Points
27 	Poland 	11 	144
28 	Bulgaria 	11 	121
29 	Romania 	12 	121
30 	Cyprus 	12 	120
31 	Denmark 	13 	115
32 	Canada 	14 	112
33 	Finland 	13 	110
34 	Slovakia 	14 	108
35 	Japan 	15 	107
36 	Hong Kong 	15 	100
37 	Portugal 	16 	99
38 	Ukraine 	17 	98
39 	Greece 	16 	94
40 	Latvia 	17 	91
41 	Vatican City 	18 	89
42 	Czech Republic	18 	85
43 	North Korea 	19 	74
44 	Morocco 	19 	69
45 	Luxembourg 	20 	63
46 	Hungary 	20 	62
47 	Germany 	21 	59
48 	Belarus 	21 	57
49 	Russia 	colspan="2" rowspan="5"	
50 	Åland Islands 	 	
51 	Lithuania 	 	
52 	Israel 	 	
53 	Turkey 	 	
== Voting grids ==
=== Pre-Qualification Round ===
PQR split jury/televote results	PQR split jury/televote results	PQR split jury/televote results	PQR split jury/televote results	PQR split jury/televote results
Place 	Jury 	Points 	Televoting 	Points
1 	Lithuania 	52 	Monaco 	67
2 	Monaco 	51 	Belgium 	60
3 	Russia 	48 	Palau 	59
4 	Belgium 	48 	Åland Islands 	49
5 	Israel 	42 	Russia 	48
6 	Palau 	42 	Israel 	40
7 	Åland Islands 	41 	Lithuania 	37
8 	Turkey 	40 	Turkey 	25
=== 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 	United Kingdom 	135 	Azerbaijan 	109
2 	Norway 	124 	United Kingdom 	109
3 	Monaco 	90 	United States 	103
4 	Azerbaijan 	84 	Switzerland 	102
5 	United States 	84 	Norway 	102
6 	Palau 	81 	Albania 	81
7 	Netherlands 	75 	Monaco 	73
8 	Australia 	74 	Palau 	71
9 	Switzerland 	71 	Vatican City 	64
10 	Albania 	65 	Netherlands 	62
11 	Bulgaria 	65 	Slovakia 	60
12 	Cyprus 	61 	Cyprus 	59
13 	Finland 	59 	Bulgaria 	56
14 	Portugal 	57 	Australia 	55
15 	Ukraine 	56 	Finland 	54
16 	Hong Kong 	54 	Hong Kong 	46
17 	Slovakia 	48 	Ukraine 	42
18 	Morocco 	35 	Luxembourg 	42
19 	Belarus 	28 	Portugal 	42
20 	Vatican City 	25 	Morocco 	34
21 	Luxembourg 	21 	Belarus 	29
=== 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 	Sweden 	119 	South Korea 	112
2 	South Korea 	106 	Italy 	97
3 	Italy 	87 	Sweden 	95
4 	Poland 	85 	Iceland 	95
5 	Belgium 	83 	Mexico 	95
6 	Kazakhstan 	82 	Kazakhstan 	84
7 	Gibraltar 	75 	Serbia 	82
8 	Spain 	74 	Belgium 	77
9 	Iceland 	73 	Denmark 	73
10 	Mexico 	71 	Gibraltar 	72
11 	Serbia 	69 	Spain 	72
12 	Canada 	66 	Romania 	67
13 	Romania 	54 	Poland 	59
14 	Japan 	51 	Japan 	56
15 	North Korea 	48 	Greece 	55
16 	Latvia 	46 	Canada 	46
17 	Czech Republic 	46 	Latvia 	45
18 	Hungary 	43 	Czech Republic 	39
19 	Denmark 	42 	Germany 	26
20 	Greece 	39 	North Korea 	26
21 	Germany 	33 	Hungary 	19
=== 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 	South Korea 	198 	South Korea 	212
2 	Sweden 	196 	France 	189
3 	France 	174 	Italy 	147
4 	Kiribati 	163 	Serbia 	143
5 	Italy 	147 	Kiribati 	138
6 	United Kingdom 	137 	Singapore 	136
7 	Palau 	130 	United Kingdom 	135
8 	Singapore 	127 	Sweden 	132
9 	Iceland 	126 	Iceland 	125
10 	Serbia 	125 	Norway 	122
11 	Monaco 	125 	Palau 	115
12 	Spain 	109 	Spain 	107
13 	Azerbaijan 	103 	United States 	107
14 	United States 	100 	Azerbaijan 	104
15 	Kazakhstan 	98 	Switzerland 	103
16 	Albania 	97 	Monaco 	99
17 	Gibraltar 	90 	Kazakhstan 	96
18 	Belgium 	88 	Switzerland 	95
19 	Switzerland 	77 	Belgium 	88
20 	Australia 	75 	Netherlands 	80
21 	Norway 	73 	Australia 	77
22 	San Marino 	72 	Mexico 	77
23 	Netherlands 	66 	San Marino 	69
24 	Slovenia 	60 	Slovenia 	65
25 	Mexico 	57 	Gibraltar 	53
26 	Andorra 	29 	Andorra 	28
== Incidents ==
=== Azerbaijani entry ===
Shortly before the Grand Final, the azerbaijani entrant Roya was detected to be not native to Azerbaijan. Roya's true origin is British-Iranian. Due the late discovery, the entry was not disqualified. As punishment İTV had to pay a unknown sum of money to the GBU.
== 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.
* Estonia: EER announced its withdrawal, due to personal reasons within the broadcaster. A return is highly likely in the future editions.
* Taiwan: TBS announced that they would withdraw. The bad results and the non-qualifications in the past editions could be given as a reason. The Hod quit his position and will change his country to Ukraine. 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:
** North Macedonia
** New Zealand