GreatVision Song Contest 3

GreatVision Song Contest 3 will be the third edition of the GreatVision Song Contest. The contest will be hosted in Greece, after Playmen feat. Vassy won the the second edition with "I Should Have Said". ERT chose the OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall to serve as the host venue for the edition, while Eleni Foureira were selected as the presenter.
Winner after a big and exciting show was Lorena Gómez from Spain with their the song "Indomable", she reached 326 Points. At the 2nd Place was Ukraine represent by The Hardkiss with their song "Rain" , they reached 323 Points and on 3rd Place was Russia represent by i-La with her song "Hungry", she reached 306 Points, while Bulgaria, Finland and Belgium completed the top six of the edition.
== Location ==
: For further information see Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, historically also known as Hellas is a country in southeastern Europe, with a population of approximately 11 million as of 2015. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.
Greece is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. Greece consists of nine geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus, the Aegean Islands (including the Dodecanese and Cyclades), Thrace, Crete, and the Ionian Islands. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, the Cretan Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi) in length, featuring a large number of islands, of which 227 are inhabited. Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at 2,918 metres (9,573 ft).
Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, and Western drama. From the eighth century BC, the Greeks were organised into various independent city-states, known as polis, which spanned the entire Mediterranean region and the Black Sea. Philip of Macedon united most of the Greek mainland in the fourth century BC, with his son Alexander the Great rapidly conquering much of the ancient world, spreading Greek culture and science from the eastern Mediterranean to the Indus River. Greece was annexed by Rome in the second century BC, becoming an integral part of the Roman Empire and its successor, the Byzantine Empire, wherein the Greek language and culture were dominant. The Greek Orthodox Church also shaped modern Greek identity and transmitted Greek traditions to the wider Orthodox World. Falling under Ottoman dominion in the mid-15th century, the modern nation state of Greece emerged in 1830 following a war of independence. Greece's rich historical legacy is reflected by its 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, among the most in Europe and the world.
Greece is a democratic and developed country with an advanced high-income economy, a high quality of life, and a very high standard of living. A founding member of the United Nations, Greece was the tenth member to join the European Communities (precursor to the European Union) and has been part of the Eurozone since 2001. It is also a member of numerous other international institutions, including the Council of Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). Greece's unique cultural heritage, large tourism industry, prominent shipping sector and geostrategic importance[a] classify it as a middle power. It is the largest economy in the Balkans, where it is an important regional investor.
=== Host City ===
: For further information see Athens
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC.
Classical Athens was a powerful city-state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus, which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with Athens. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European continent, and in particular the Romans. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Greece. In 2012, Athens was ranked the world's 39th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study.
Athens is a global city and one of the biggest economic centres in southeastern Europe. It has a large financial sector, and its port Piraeus is both the largest passenger port in Europe, and the second largest in the world. The municipality (city) of Athens had a population of 664,046 (in 2011) within its administrative limits, and a land area of 38.96 km2 (15.04 sq mi). The urban area of Athens (Greater Athens and Greater Piraeus) extends beyond its administrative municipal city limits, with a population of 3,090,508 (in 2011) over an area of 412 km2 (159 sq mi). According to Eurostat in 2011, the functional urban area (FUA) of Athens was the 9th most populous FUA in the European Union (the 6th most populous capital city of the EU), with a population of 3,828,000. Athens is also the southernmost capital on the European mainland.
The heritage of the classical era is still evident in the city, represented by ancient monuments and works of art, the most famous of all being the Parthenon, considered a key landmark of early Western civilization. The city also retains Roman and Byzantine monuments, as well as a smaller number of Ottoman monuments.
Athens is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Acropolis of Athens and the medieval Daphni Monastery. Landmarks of the modern era, dating back to the establishment of Athens as the capital of the independent Greek state in 1834, include the Hellenic Parliament and the so-called "architectural trilogy of Athens", consisting of the National Library of Greece, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Academy of Athens. Athens is also home to several museums and cultural institutions, such as the National Archeological Museum, featuring the world's largest collection of ancient Greek antiquities, the Acropolis Museum, the Museum of Cycladic Art, the Benaki Museum and the Byzantine and Christian Museum. Athens was the host city of the first modern-day Olympic Games in 1896, and 108 years later it welcomed home the 2004 Summer Olympics.
=== Venue ===
: For further information see O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (honorarily named Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall since 2016), which is a part of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (O.A.C.A.) "Spiros Louis" (Greek: O.A.K.A.), was completed in 1995, and was the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is located in the Athens suburb of Marousi. It is considered to be one of the biggest and most modern indoor sports arenas in all of Europe.
The arena also contains a training facility. Since 2016, it is named after the well-known Greek basketball player Nikos Galis.
=== Bidding phase ===
Two days after their announcement of hosting the contest, ERT announced that there will be no 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
Athens	O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall	15,000
== Format ==
The GBU has decided that in the upcoming edition there will be 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 5 or 6) without a second chance round.
=== 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 that determined the semi-final allocation will be held in late August 2017 at the headquarters of the Athens. The pre-qualified countries: 
* Greece (Host country)
* Japan
* Poland
* South Korea
* Sweden
* United States
will first drawn to determine in which semi-Final each country would vote. After that the remaning fourty-three countries were divided into six pots, based on their geographical place. Each time a country will 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
* Albania
* Andorra
* Malta
* Monaco
* San Marino
* Spain
* Vatican City	
* Denmark
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Norway
* United Kingdom	
* Austria
* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* France
* Germany
* Luxembourg
* Switzerland
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
* Brazil
* Canada
* Estonia
* Lithuania
* New Zealand
* Russia
* Ukraine	
* Armenia
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Hungary
* Romania
* Serbia
* Turkey	
* Australia
* China
* Hong Kong
* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* North Korea
* Singapore
* Vietnam
=== Running order ===
The Running order of both Semi-finals was official announced by ERT on the 19th August 2017, shortly before the semi-finals start. The Running order for Grand Final will official announced in September 2017, on day before the Grand Final will start.
== Participating countries ==
Fourty-nine countries have confirmed their participation in the third edition. This includes Malta, Russia, San Marino and Spain who will all return after being absent last edition. Also Austria, Brazil, the Faroe Islands, Hong Kong, Hungary and Ireland will make their debut appearance in this edition. 
Eight countries, however, announced their withdrawal from the contest. Algeria, Argentina, Kazakhstan and Moldova announced their withdrawal citing their Head of Delegation change as the reason, while Italy's and The Netherlands's Head of Delegation had no longer interest to participate in the contest. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia were both forced to withdraw as the first failed to submit their votes last edition while the second failed to confirm within the deadline. 
The submissions for the third edition opened on 25 July 2017. The contest started in July. 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 ===
Natalia, who previously competed in the first edition for Spain, returned to represent Andorra. The Sam Willows was internally selected to represent Singapore for the second time; they previously represented the country in the first edition. Also Alessio Bernabei, who previously competed in the first edition for Italy, returned to represent Vatican City.
== Results ==
=== Semi Final 1 ===
Twenty-two countries will participate in the first semi-final. Japan, Poland and United States will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Faroe Islands 	Eivør 	"Í Tokuni" 	13 	111
02 	Singapore 	The Sam Willows 	"All Time High" 	1 	233
03 	Estonia 	Getter Jaani feat. Koit Toome 	"Rannamaja" 	20 	57
04 	Malta 	Janice Mangion 	"Kewkba" 	22 	40
05 	Armenia 	Lilit Hovhannisyan 	"Requem" 	11 	139
06 	Bulgaria 	Mihaela Marinova 	"Ne Ti Li Stiga" 	5 	184
07 	China 	EXO 	"Love Me Right" 	15 	105
08 	Austria 	ZOË 	"Dangerous Affair" 	10 	160
09 	Cyprus 	Christiana Loizu 	"Phoenix" 	7 	177
10 	France 	Claudio Capéo 	"Riche" 	18 	70
11 	Vatican City 	Alessio Bernabei 	"Non È Il Sudamerica"	12 	123
12 	Hungary 	Kesha 	"Praying" 	3 	195
13 	Luxembourg 	Megan 	"Sous Ma Peau" 	16 	81
14 	Belgium 	Loïc Nottet 	"Mud Blood" 	9 	163
15 	Andorra 	Natalia 	"Solo Tú" 	21 	43
16 	Ukraine 	The Hardkiss 	"Rain" 	2 	229
17 	United Kingdom	Harry Styles 	"Sign Of The Times" 	17 	73
18 	Malaysia 	De Fam feat. Brandon Beal 	"With You" 	8 	173
19 	Vietnam 	Min feat. Erik 	"Ghen" 	14 	111
20 	Brazil 	Major Lazer feat. Anitta & Pabllo Vittar	"Sua Cara" 	19 	62
21 	New Zealand 	Lorde 	"Perfect Places" 	4 	193
22 	Iceland 	ALDA 	"Stjörnuhiminn" 	6 	178
=== Semi Final 2 ===
Twenty-one countries will participate in the first semi-final. Greece, South Korea and Sweden will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Draw	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Serbia 	Marija 	"Dance Like Nobody's Watching"	4 	197
02 	Australia 	Jessica Mauboy 	"Never Be the Same" 	12 	139
03 	Denmark 	NEW:NAME 	"Don't You Wait" 	18 	90
04 	Russia 	i-La 	"Hungry" 	5 	166
05 	Ireland 	The Coronas 	"All The Others" 	19 	49
06 	Czech Republic	Matt Pardus 	"Leave All Behind" 	7 	149
07 	Turkey 	Murat Dalkılıç 	"Yani" 	17 	107
08 	San Marino 	Benji & Fede feat. Annalisa	"Tutto per una Ragione" 	8 	148
09 	Monaco 	Navii 	"Turbulences" 	20 	42
10 	Norway 	Elsa & Emilie 	"Chains Of Promises" 	6 	151
11 	Canada 	Hawk Nelson 	"Drops In The Ocean" 	16 	108
12 	Albania 	Besa 	"Kokëfortë" 	14 	132
13 	Spain 	Lorena Gómez 	"Indomable" 	2 	204
14 	North Korea 	Seohyun 	"Don´t Say No" 	13 	135
15 	Switzerland 	Stefanie Heinzmann 	"In The End" 	15 	118
16 	Lithuania 	GJan 	"Wild" 	9 	146
17 	Germany 	Alice Metron 	"No Roots" 	11 	140
18 	Romania 	Sore 	"Un Minut" 	10 	141
19 	Hong Kong 	Bibi Zhou 	"Not Typical" 	21 	8
20 	Indonesia 	Angela Vero 	"Work It" 	1 	213
21 	Finland 	VENIOR 	"Sugar Rush" 	3 	201
=== 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 	Poland 	Natalia Nykiel 	"Spokój" 	20 	180
02 	Belgium 	Loïc Nottet 	"Mud Blood" 	6 	253
03 	San Marino 	Benji & Fede feat. Annalisa	"Tutto per una Ragione" 	19 	183
04 	Norway 	Elsa & Emilie 	"Chains Of Promises" 	26 	136
05 	Greece 	OtherView 	"Tora I Pote" 	22 	151
06 	United States 	Brit Daniels 	"Eulogy" 	10 	230
07 	Iceland 	ALDA 	"Stjörnuhiminn" 	18 	184
08 	Czech Republic	Matt Pardus 	"Leave All Behind" 	23 	151
09 	Lithuania 	GJan 	"Wild" 	15 	215
10 	Ukraine 	The Hardkiss 	"Rain" 	2 	323
11 	Austria 	ZOË 	"Dangerous Affair" 	11 	227
12 	Bulgaria 	Mihaela Marinova 	"Ne Ti Li Stiga" 	4 	295
13 	Finland 	VENIOR 	"Sugar Rush" 	5 	276
14 	Romania 	Sore 	"Un Minut" 	25 	138
15 	Spain 	Lorena Gómez 	"Indomable" 	1 	326
16 	Serbia 	Marija 	"Dance Like Nobody's Watching"	16 	208
17 	Japan 	LiSA 	"Catch the Moment" 	21 	156
18 	Singapore 	The Sam Willows 	"All Time High" 	17 	197
19 	South Korea 	9Muses 	"Remember" 	12 	225
20 	Russia 	i-La 	"Hungry" 	3 	306
21 	Hungary 	Kesha 	"Praying" 	13 	223
22 	Cyprus 	Christiana Loizu 	"Phoenix" 	8 	245
23 	Sweden 	After Dark 	"Kom Ut Som En Stjarna" 	24 	148
24 	Malaysia 	De Fam feat. Brandon Beal 	"With You" 	14 	222
25 	Indonesia 	Angela Vero 	"Work It" 	9 	237
26 	New Zealand 	Lorde 	"Perfect Places" 	7 	249
==== Non-qualifier results ====
Place	Country 	SF Place	Points
27 	Germany 	11 	140
28 	Australia 	12 	139
29 	Armenia 	11 	139
30 	North Korea 	13 	135
31 	Albania 	14 	132
32 	Vatican City 	12 	123
33 	Switzerland 	15 	118
34 	Faroe Islands 	13 	111
35 	Vietnam 	14 	111
36 	Canada 	16 	108
37 	Turkey 	17 	107
38 	China 	15 	105
39 	Denmark 	18 	90
40 	Luxembourg 	16 	81
41 	United Kingdom	17 	73
42 	France 	18 	70
43 	Brazil 	19 	62
44 	Estonia 	20 	57
45 	Ireland 	19 	49
46 	Andorra 	21 	43
47 	Monaco 	20 	42
48 	Malta 	22 	40
49 	Hong Kong 	21 	8
== 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 	Ukraine 	112 	Singapore 	130
2 	Hungary 	105 	Ukraine 	117
3 	Singapore 	103 	New Zealand 	102
4 	Iceland 	100 	Bulgaria 	91
5 	Malaysia 	93 	Hungary 	90
6 	Cyprus 	93 	Belgium 	87
7 	Bulgaria 	93 	Cyprus 	84
8 	New Zealand 	91 	Austria 	83
9 	Austria 	77 	Malaysia 	80
10 	Belgium 	76 	Iceland 	78
11 	Armenia 	72 	Vatican City 	68
12 	China 	60 	Armenia 	67
13 	Vietnam 	56 	Faroe Islands 	57
14 	Vatican City 	55 	Vietnam 	55
15 	Faroe Islands 	55 	Luxembourg 	47
16 	France 	36 	China 	45
17 	Estonia 	35 	United Kingdom 	44
18 	Luxembourg 	34 	Brazil 	43
19 	Malta 	31 	France 	34
20 	United Kingdom 	29 	Estonia 	22
21 	Andorra 	25 	Andorra 	18
22 	Brazil 	19 	Malta 	9
=== 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 	Indonesia 	105 	Indonesia 	108
2 	Spain 	104 	Serbia 	102
3 	Finland 	101 	Spain 	100
4 	Serbia 	95 	Finland 	100
5 	Russia 	80 	Russia 	86
6 	Czech Republic 	75 	Norway 	80
7 	San Marino 	74 	Czech Republic 	74
8 	Lithuania 	74 	San Marino 	74
9 	Romania 	74 	Lithuania 	72
10 	Albania 	73 	Germany 	71
11 	Australia 	72 	North Korea 	67
12 	Norway 	71 	Switzerland 	69
13 	Germany 	69 	Australia 	67
14 	North Korea 	65 	Romania 	67
15 	Canada 	56 	Albania 	59
16 	Turkey 	53 	Turkey 	54
17 	Denmark 	51 	Canada 	52
18 	Switzerland 	49 	Denmark 	39
19 	Ireland 	25 	Ireland 	24
20 	Monaco 	21 	Monaco 	21
21 	Hong Kong 	5 	Hong Kong 	3
=== 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 	Ukraine 	167 	Spain 	162
2 	Spain 	164 	Ukraine 	156
3 	Bulgaria 	158 	Russia 	149
4 	Russia 	157 	Finland 	146
5 	Cyprus 	132 	Bulgaria 	137
6 	Finland 	130 	Indonesia 	127
7 	Belgium 	129 	Belgium 	124
8 	New Zealand 	127 	Serbia 	124
9 	Hungary 	121 	South Korea 	124
10 	United States 	117 	New Zealand 	122
11 	Austria 	114 	Malaysia 	115
12 	Lithuania 	112 	United States 	113
13 	Indonesia 	110 	Cyprus 	113
14 	Malaysia 	107 	Austria 	113
15 	South Korea 	101 	Singapore 	110
16 	San Marino 	99 	Lithuania 	103
17 	Poland 	97 	Hungary 	102
18 	Greece 	91 	Iceland 	96
19 	Iceland 	88 	Czech Republic 	90
20 	Singapore 	87 	San Marino 	84
21 	Serbia 	84 	Poland 	83
22 	Japan 	81 	Japan 	75
23 	Sweden 	73 	Sweden 	75
24 	Romania 	71 	Norway 	72
25 	Norway 	64 	Romania 	67
26 	Czech Republic 	61 	Greece 	60
== 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.
=== Active GBU members ===
* Argentina: TVP 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 Lithuania. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Algeria: ENTV announced that they would withdraw, due to a lack of support from the Algerian government and poor viewing figures, it was given as reason of the countries withdrawal. The Hod quit his position and will change his country to Malta. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Bosnia and Herzegovina: BHRT did not reveal any statements about a participation so far. After the non-voting in the Semi-finals of last edition, it seems likely that Bosnia and Herzegovina would not participate again. However, after missing out the confirmation deadline, the country was forced to withdraw. On the 17th August 2017 the HoD official quit his position and announced the withdrawl of the country. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Croatia: HRT id not reveal any statements about a participation so far. After the non-voting in the Semi-finals of last edition, it seems likely that Croatia would not participate again. However, after missing out the confirmation deadline, the country was forced to withdraw.
* Italy: RAI first confirm for the upcoming edition and annouced already their entry. But on the 13th August 2017 the HoD announced the withdrawl of the country, because the broadcaster lost the interrest in a new participation and the Hod quit his position. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Kazakhstan: NTK 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 Australia. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Moldova: TRM 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 San Marino. A return with new HoD is possible.
* Netherlands: AVROTROS first confirm for the upcoming edition and annouced already their entry. But on the 13th August 2017 the HoD announced the withdrawl of the country. A return with new HoD is possible.