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Egypt

Egypt joined the contest in the 9th edition, participated 21 times and qualified in 8. Its best result has been in the 14th edition, thanks to Nathalie Saba and her song "Snow". Here, it achieved a 7th place. Worst result for the country arrived in the 17th edition, when Najla & Nourlen sang their song "El Lela Lelti" and arrived 21st in the semi-final.
Estonia

Estonia joined the contest in the 5th edition, participated 46 times, qualifying in 11 and being already a finalist in one. Its best result arrived in the 2nd special edition thanks to Maarja, who, with "Nii sind ootan", menaged to reach a 2nd place. Worst result for  Estonia arrived in the 17th edition, when it only got a 24th place in the semi-final with "Seis", by Mick Pedaja.
Loreen

The singer Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui (known as **Loreen**) is a  Swedish artist born to  Moroccan parents. She took part in the contest a total of four occasions: one time for  Åland Islands, once for  Morocco and two times for her homeland  Sweden. She represented  Åland Islands in th 5th edition with her song "My Heart Is Refusing Me" and arrived 5th in the final. She later participated for  Sweden in the 19th and the 28th edition. In the first occasion, thanks to her song "I'm In It With You", she qualified and arrived 6th in the final; in the second she failed to qualify, arriving only 15th in the semi-final with "71 Charger". In the 33rd edition of the contest she returned and represented  Morocco singing the song "We Got The Power" and placing 23rd in the final.

The songs the singer **Loreen** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "71 Charger", "I'm In It With You", "My Heart Is Refusing Me" and "We Got The Power".
Nigeria

The West African country of  Nigeria joined the contest in the 7th edition and participated 13 times so far, qualifying in six and being already in the final once. Its best result is a 2nd place, achieved in the 4th Special edition by Zac Efron and Zendaya with the song "Rewrite the Stars". Worst result for the country is a 25th place in the semi-final of the edition it debuted. The song was "Girlie 'O' Remix" and the artists Patoranking and Tiwa Savage.
Conchita WURST

Thomas Neuwirth is an  Austrian singer who is known for his stage persona **Conchita WURST**. He participated five times in the contest, all of them for her country of origin. He joined the competition in the 9th edition with "That's What I Am", but, sadly, he has been disqualified and placed 22nd in the semi-final. He then came back for the 18th edition and this time did better, qualifying with his song "Firestorm" and achieving a 21st place in the final. But that wasn't his best result. In fact, in the 23rd edition he sang the song "Heroes" and placed 10th in the final. In his last two participations (the 27th and the 35th edition) he failed to qualify losing in the Second Chance both times. In the first occasion the song he presented was "You Are Unstoppable", in the second "Unbreakable".

The songs **Conchita WURST** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Firestorm", "Heroes", "That's What I Am", "Unbreakable" and "You Are Unstoppable".
Cyprus

3rd in 48th edition

The small island country of  Cyprus joined the contest in the 1st edition and participated 51 times, qualifying in 21 and being already a finalist in four. The country has still to win, but it reached the 3rd place in three occasions: in the 1st, the 19th and the 48th edition. The songs that had this results have been: "Anemos Agapis", by Eleni Foureira, the song "Phoenix", by Christiana Loizu, and "The Dragging", by Kaylynn. On the other hand, worst result for  Cyprus arrived in the 14th edition, when Demy sang the song "Love Light" and placed 22nd in the semi-final.
Mark Forster

Mark Ćwiertnia (known as **Mark Forster**) is a  German and  Polish singer. He joined the competition in the 22nd edition for  Germany as part of the duo EFF along with the Dj Felix Jaehn. They performed "Stimme" but failed to qualify, placing 11th in the semi-final. He came back for the 46th edition, this time as a solo artist and singing for  Germany his song "194 Länder" and doing better, qualifying and arriving 17th in the final.

The songs he presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "194 Länder" (as a solo artist) and "Stimme" (as part of EFF).
VIZE

**VIZE** is a  German duo composed by  German DJ Johannes Vimalavong and  German and  Russian music producer Vitali Zestovskih. They participated once in the contest so far in the occasion of the 54th edition, when  Liechtenstein chose them, the  Brazilian DJ Alok and the  Norwegian singer Alida to perform the song "Love Again". They qualified and placed 22nd in the final with it.
40th edition

The 40th edition of WAO Song Contest took place in the city of Swansea,  United Kingdom.

The venue selected for the occasion has been the Liberty Stadium and the competition was presented by Scott Mills, Emma Watson and Chris Martin. The song "No Stopping Love", by Dirty Palm, has been selected as the theme song of the edition and "Listen To Your Heart" as the slogan.

61 were the countries that took part in this edition:

* Albania
* Algeria
* Andorra
* Argentina
* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bolivia
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Iran
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Mongolia
* Morocco
* New Zealand
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* The Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* The Netherlands
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* United States

 United Kingdom, thanks to its victory achieved last edition, passed automatically in the final, along with  Albania,  United States and  Greece, arrived respectively 2nd, 3rd and 4th. 4 semi-finals took place and 6 countries qualified from each semi-final. 28 countries qualified for the grand final. Won this edition the  United States, achieving its fourth victory thanks to Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper and their song "Shallow".

## Semi-final 1

Also  United Kingdom voted in this semi final.

## Semi-final 3

Also  United States voted in this semi final.
46th edition

The 46th edition of WAO Song Contest took place for the fifth time in the country of  Sweden, in the city of Malmö.

The Malmö Arena has been chosen as venue of the edition, with "Fly High like a Kite" as slogan. The hosts chosen this time have been Alicia Vikander and Robin Bengtsson and the theme song selected "Kite", by Dandillion Jeff.

65 countries took part in this edition:

* Albania
* Andorra
* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Cameroon
* Canada
* Chile
* China
* Colombia
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Dominican Republic
* Egypt
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lebanon
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Morocco
* The Netherlands
* New Zealand
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Panama
* Peru
* Poland
* Portugal
* Puerto Rico
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Venezuela

 Sweden, thanks to its victory last edition, hosted this one, along with  The Netherlands,  Belgium and  Italy, which placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th last edition. Four semi-finals took place and six countries qualified from each one of them. The "Second Chance" took place and two more countries qualified from it. 30 countries competed in the final.  The Netherlands won this edition with Duncan Laurence and his "Love Don’t Hate It", and, thanks to him, the country achieved its second victory ever in the contest, after more than 45 editions. In fact,  The Netherlands won the competition only in another occasion in the 2nd edition, thanks to the group Within Temptation.

## Semi-final 2

Also  The Netherlands voted in this semi final.

## Second Chance

Every country gave 1 point to his favourite country. Voting is not compulsory.

* Chile
* Estonia
* Germany
* Iceland
* Kosovo
* Poland
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* The Netherlands
* Ukraine
 02
* Jamaica
* San Marino
* United Kingdom
 03
* Greece
* Lebanon
* Luxembourg
* Morocco
* Norway
* Peru
* Romania
* Spain
 04
* Denmark
* Finland
Molly Sandén

Molly My Marianne Sandén (known as **Molly Sandén**) is a singer from  Sweden. She participated a total of four times in the competition, three for the homeland and one for  Denmark. Her first participation for  Sweden has been in the 5th edition, where she sang the song "Freak" and achieved the first victory for her country. In the 14th edition she returned to the contest and sang "Phoenix", qualifying and placing 3rd. The following edition the country of  Denmark selected her to sing with the  Danish singer Christopher the song "A Little Forgiveness". They qualified and placed 6th in the final. Her last participation so far has been for her homeland in the 33rd edition, when, for the first time, she sang in Swedish. Her song was "Rygg mot rygg", that, sadly, failed to qualify, placing 13th in the semi-final.

The songs **Molly Sandén** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "A Little Forgiveness", "Freak", "Phoenix" and "Rygg mot rygg".
Liam Payne

Liam James Payne (known as **Liam Payne**) is a  British singer. He joined the contest when he participated in the 13th edition for  Ireland with his group One Direction. They sang "Drag Me Down", qualified and arrived 27th in the final. Later, he returned in the 26th edition and this time he represented his country  United Kingdom with Quavo. His song was "Strip That Down" and arrived 19th in the final. In the 34th edition he sang for  Albania with the singer Rita Ora and their song was "For You". They qualified and arrived 13th in the final. Two editions after, in the 36th edition, he returned and with the  Colombian singer J Balvin represented  Colombia. The song they sang was "Familiar", that qualified and arrived 14th in the final.

The songs the singer **Liam Payne** presented to the contest have been (in alphabetical order): "For You", "Familiar" and "Strip That Down" (as a solo artist), "Drag Me Down" (as part of One Direction).
Soul Glow Activatur

Solomon Olds, commonly known as **Soul Glow Activatur**, is an  American singer, former member of the rock band FF5. He joined the contest one time in the 42nd edition, presenting and performing with Rapture Ruckus the song "In Crowd" for  New Zealand. Sadly they arrived 10th in the semi-final with it and failed to qualify.
Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan debuted in the contest in the 11th edition and participated nine times, qualifying in four of them and being already a finalist once. Its best result has been a 4th place, achieved in the 49th edition thanks to Jiidesh Idirisova and her song "Narinay". The worst result for the country arrived the edition before, when the singer Tamga sang the song "CITY" but failed to qualify,  arriving 15th in the semi-final.
Christopher

Christopher Nissen (know as **Christopher**) is a  Danish singer.

He participated five times in the contest, all of them for his country and the songs he presented are:
• "Told You So" in the 1st edition, that, sadly has been disqualified and placed last in the final;
• "CPH Girls", performed in the 9th edition with the  American Brandon Beal. It failed to qualify and arrived 16th in the semi-final;
• "A Little Forgiveness" in the 15th edition, that placed 6th overall. With him there was the  Swedish singer Molly Sandén;
• "Irony" in the 40th edition, which qualified to the final and achieved a 5th place;
• "Heartbeat" in occasion of the 51st edition, that, sadly, failed to qualify and arrived 7th in the semi-final.

The songs the singer **Christopher** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "A Little Forgiveness", "CPH Girls", "Heartbeat", "Irony" and "Told You So".
Mali-Koa

Mali-Koa Hood (known as **Mali-Koa**) is an  Australian singer. She participated only one time in the contest in the 14th edtion, when  New Zealand selected her and Ben Hazlewood to sing the song "Paint Me Black" for the country. They menaged to qualify placing 5th in the final.

Her brother Calum Hood, member of the group 5 Seconds of Summer, participated in the competition too.
Seether

**Seether** are a  South African rock band composed of Dale Stewart, Shaun Morgan, John Humphrey and Corey Lowery. Their only participation in the contest has been in the 23rd edition for their country and with the singer Amy Lee, lead vocalist of the band Evanescence. They sang "Broken" but failed to qualify, arriving 12th in the semi-final.
Machine Gun Kelly

The  American rapper Colson Baker (known as **Machine Gun Kelly**) participated twice in the contest. He joined the first time in the 21st edition for  Cuba with the singer Camila Cabello and the song "Bad Things". It qualified and arrived 17th in final. Later in the 29th edition he returned to the competition and performed for  Albania the song "Home" with the band X Ambassadors and the  Albanian and  American singer Bebe Rexha. They placed 24th in the final.

The songs **Machine Gun Kelly** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Bad Things" and "Home".
49th edition

The 49th edition of We Are One Song Contest took place in the city of Taipei,  Taiwan.

The contest took place in Taipei, with the Taipei Arena as venue chosen for occasion. The group S.H.E, composed by Selina Jen, Hebe Tien and Ella Chen, hosted the event and "Enjoy Your Differences" has been the slogan selected. Theme song of the edition: "Awake", by Sappheiros.

Like the previous edition, also in this one 72 participants took part. They were:

* Albania
* Algeria
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Australia
* Azerbaijan
* Bangladesh
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Chile
* China
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* India
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Kyrgyzstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Macau
* Malta
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Morocco
* The Netherlands
* New Zealand
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Peru
* The Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Taiwan
* Turkmenistan
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Uzbekistan
* Zimbabwe

 Taiwan won last edition, so it got to host the edition and was already qualified to the final, along with the countries that arrived 2nd, 3rd and 4th:  Hungary,  Cyprus and  Belgium. Four semi-finals took place and six countries qualified from each one of them. Also the "Second Chance" took place and two more countries qualified from it. 30 countries competed in the final. The singer FJØRA won the 49th edition of the contest with her song "Legacy", bringing the first victory ever to  North Macedonia.

## Semi-final 1

Also the  Taiwan voted in this semi final.

## Semi-final 3

Also  Cyprus voted in this semi final.

 Ireland and  France both ended up 6th with 68 points, but more countries voted for  Ireland and so it qualified.  France went to "Second Chance".

## Second Chance

Every country gave 1 point to its favourite country. Voting is not compulsory.

* Czech Republic
* Turkmenistan
 02
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Kazakhstan
* Malta
* Mexico
* Monaco
* Morocco
* Norway
* Romania
* Taiwan
* Zimbabwe
 03
* Belarus
* Denmark
* Ireland
* Montenegro
* Slovenia
* Switzerland
 04
* Bangladesh
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Estonia
* Israel
* Japan
* Macau
* New Zealand
* The Philippines
* Slovakia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* United States
"Champion of Champions", 2nd edition

## WAO Song Contest"Champion of Champions", 2nd edition

This has been the second of edition of "Champion of Champions", the competition in which only previous winners of We Are One Song Contest can take part.

For this occasion, the participants were the countries which won the contest from the 26th to the 50th edition (+ the winners of the special editions 3 and 4).

The  Irish group The Cranberries won with their "Zombie", bringing the 2nd victory of this special editions to the country of  Ireland. Céline Dion, representing  Canada, arrived 2nd and Lady Gaga with Bradley Cooper, Crystallia and Dotan tied for third place.

## Participating artists

**Adele**
47th edition’s winner
for the  United Kingdom**Ben Hazlewood**
28th edition’s winner
for  New Zealand**Birdy**
32nd edition’s winner
for the  United Kingdom**Céline Dion**
Special edition 4’s winner
for  Canada**Crystallia**
42nd edition’s winner
for  Greece**Dan Owen**
50th edition’s winner
for the  United Kingdom**Dotan**
43rd edition’s winner
for  Israel**Duncan Laurence**
46th edition’s winner
for  The Netherlands**Ellie Goulding**
27th edition’s winner
for the  United Kingdom**FJØRA**
49th edition’s winner
for  North Macedonia**KALEO**
31st edition’s winner
for  Iceland**Kesha**
26th edition’s winner
for the  United States**Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper**
40th edition’s winners
for the  United States**Loïc Nottet**
30th edition’s winner
for  Belgium**Måns Zelmerlöw**
36th edition’s winner
for  Sweden**Mikolas Josef**
38th edition’s winner
for  Czech Republic**Mørland**
35th edition’s winner
for  Norway**Mørland**
44th edition’s winner
for  Norway**Of Monsters and Men**
29th edition’s winner
for  Iceland**ONE OK ROCK**
41st edition’s winner
for  Japan**Paloma Faith**
33rd edition’s winner
for the  United Kingdom**Paul Rey**
45th edition’s winner
for  Sweden**Ryan Dolan**
34th edition’s winner
for  Ireland**Sam Smith**
39th edition’s winner
for the  United Kingdom**Shi Shi**
48th edition’s winner
for  Taiwan**The Cranberries**
Special edition 3’s winner
for  Ireland**Wrabel**
37th edition’s winner
for the  United States
Zayn

Zain Javadd Malik (known as **Zayn**) is an  English singer with  Pakistani roots. He joined the contest in the 12th edition, participating for his country of origin with his song "Pillowtalk", qualifying and placing 8th in the final. He returned in the 27th edition, but this time for  Australia and with the  Australian singer Sia. Their song "Dusk Till Dawn" qualified from the semi-final and arrived 16th in the final. His last participation so far has been in the 4th Special edition with Taylor Swift for  Pakistan. They sang "I Don’t Wanna Live Forever" but failed to qualify, placing 9th in the semi-final.

The songs the singer **Zayn** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Dusk Till Dawn", "I Don’t Wanna Live Forever" and "Pillowtalk".

He is also a former member of the  British and  Irish group One Direction.
Tamar Kaprelian

Th singer Tamar Mardirossian (known as **Tamar Kaprelian**) is an  Armenian and  American artist. She joined the contest in the 2nd edition for  Armenia, making the country debut in the competition. In addiction to that, she achieved the best result for her homeland so far, placing 2nd with her song "New Day". She came back for the 48th edition of the contest, this time with "Poison (Ari Ari)", but, sadly, arrived just 9th in the semi-final and didn't qualify.

The songs **Tamar Kaprelian** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "New Day" and "Poison (Ari Ari)".
Playmen

**Playmen** is a duo of DJ from  Greece, formed by Pavlos Manolis and Lefteris Xenakis. They joined the contest in the 23rd edition with the  Greek singer Demy and the song "Nothing Better", qualifing and finishing 20th in the final. They came back for the 55th edition representing their country again and this time performing with Velix and Christos Mastoras the song "Silver Moon". The placed 19th in the final with it.

The songs they presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Nothing Better" and "Silver Moon".
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia joined the contest in the 38th edition and participated twice so far. Its best result arrived in the 42nd edition thanks to Hamza Hawsawi and his song "Love A Little", that qualified and placed 18th in the final. Worst result for the country has been in the 38th edition with "Daddy", by Rotana, that arrived 10th in the semi-final and failed to qualify.
Madagascar

Madagascar joined the contest in the 21st edition and participated two times so far. Its best result is an 11th place,  achieved in the 52nd edition by Noémie with her song "Rien à perdre". Worst result for the country arrived in the 21st edition, when it failed to qualify and arrived 19th in the semi-final with "Used 2", by Nataly Andria and Olivier de Palma.
Russia

The country of  Russia joined the competition in the 5th edition and participated 52 times, qualifying in 21 occasions and being already a finalist twice. Its best result is a 3rd place, achieved in the 33rd edition by Zedd and Jon Bellion with "Beautiful Now". Worst  Russian result arrived in the 17th edition, when the country failed to qualify placing 22nd in the semi-final with "Zhal'", by Propaganda.
Malaysia

Malaysia joined the contest in the 12th edition and participated seven times, qualifying two times. The best result for the country arrived in the 56th edition, when it achieved a 4th place in the final with "Biar Cinta", by the singer Syamel. On the other hand, the artist Yuna achieved the worst result for  Malaysia, when she sang the song "Resque" in the 25th edition and placed 15th in the semi-final.
Namibia

The African country of  Namibia joined the contest in the 24th edition and participated two times so far. Its best result arrived in the 50th edition, when Juanita Du Plessis achieved a 12th place in the semi-final with her "Dis Tyd". Worst result for the country has been in the edition it debuted with the song "Windhoek", by, Shishani, that placed 20th in the semi-final.
Portugal

Portugal joined the competition in the 2nd edition and participated 45 times, qualifying in 22 of them and being already a finalist in two occasions. Its best result is a 2nd place, achieved in the 6th edition by Catarina Pereira with "Mea Culpa". Worst result for the country arrived in the 16th edition, when it reached a 24th position in the semi-final with "Wall Of Love", by Karetus feat. Diogo Piçarra.
Austria

Austria joined the competition in the 5th edition and participated 41 times so far. It qualified 17 times and was already in the final once, because there weren't semi-finals that edition. Its best result has been in the 30th edition, when it achieved a 5th place with the song "Wie a Kind", sang by Ina Regen. The country's worst result is a 22nd place in the semi-final, position reached by Conchita WURST in the 9th edition with her "That's What I Am", and by the band of The Makemakes in the 16th edition with their song "You Are Not Alone".
45th edition

The 45th edition of WAO Song Contest took place in the Nordic country of  Norway, in Kristiansand.

The venue chosen for the occasion has been the Sør Arena, with "Follow your Light" as slogan. Three ex participants of the contest presented this edition of the competition: Ina Wroldsen, Adelén and the first winner for the country, who won the 3rd edition, Alexander Rybak. The theme song selected has been "Stars", by Diamond Eyes.

63 countries took part in this edition:

* Afghanistan
* Albania
* Algeria
* Andorra
* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bolivia
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Chile
* China
* Colombia
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Fiji
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* India
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Luxembourg
* Malaysia
* Malta
* Montenegro
* Nepal
* The Netherlands
* New Zealand
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Peru
* Poland
* Portugal
* Puerto Rico
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Slovakia
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Venezuela

 Norway, as host of the edition was already a finalist, along with  Hungary,  The Netherlands and  Denmark, which placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th last edition. Four semi-finals took place and six countries qualified from each one of them. Because this edition the participants increased again, the fight removed in the 37th edition called "Second Chance" was reintroduced, but, this time, two nations qualified from it instead of just one, bringing the final to 30 competitors. Won this edition the country of  Sweden, achieving its 6th victory thanks to Paul Rey and his song "What Good is Love".

## Semi-final 3

Also  The Netherlands voted in this semi final.

## Semi-final 4

Also  Denmark voted in this semi final.

 Puerto Rico and  Montenegro both ended up 6th with 67 points, but more countries voted for the island country of  Puerto Rico and so it qualified.  Montenegro went to "Second Chance".

## Second Chance

Every country gave 1 point to his favourite country. Voting is not compulsory.

* Brazil
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* South Korea
 02
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Luxembourg
* Portugal
* Spain
 03
* China
* Nepal
* North Macedonia
* Romania
 04
* Belgium
* Egypt
* Finland
* Germany
* Iceland
* Malta
* The Netherlands
* United States
Trinidad and Tobago

The dual-island Caribbean nation of  Trinidad and Tobago debuted in the contest in the 5th edition and participated three times so far, qualifying in two and being already a finalist once. In all these occasions Nicki Minaj represented the country, achieving: its highest result, a 3rd place in the 6th edition singing the song "Bang Bang" with Jessie J and Ariana Grande, and its lowest, when she sang "Anaconda" in the 5th edition and placed 14th in the semi-final.
Mali

The African country of  Mali joined the contest in the 21st edition and participated three times. Best result for the country arrived the edition it debuted, where it achieved an amazing 5th place thanks to the singer Inna Modja and her song "Forgive Yourself". On the other hand, its worst result has been a 13th place in the semi-final of the 38th edition. The song presented was "Djadja" and the singer Aya Nakamura.
Malta

The island country of  Malta joined the contest in the 8th edition and participated 31 times, qualifying in 11 occasions and being already a finalist once. Its best result has been a 8th place in the final, achieved by the famous singer Ira Losco in the 41st edition, with the song "High". Worst result for the country arrived in the 11th edition, when  Malta has been disqualified and placed 23rd in the semi-final with "Hypnotica", by Jessika.
Mexico

The country of  Mexico debuted in the contest in the 3rd edition and participated 40 times, qualifying in 10 occasions. Its best result arrived in the 48th edition, when it achieved a 5th place thanks to Jorge Blanco and the song "Vamos". Worst result for the country has been in the 18th edition, when the song "Egoista", by Belinda and Pitbull, placed 26th in the semi-final.
Laos

Laos debuted in the competition in the 19th edition and participated twice. Its best result is a 15th place in the semi-final of the 38th edition with "Laos Simply Beautiful", by Alexandra Bounxouei and Sam Intharaphithak. Worst result arrived in the 19th edition, when the country selected Super One and Laurent Pras to sing the song "Don't Turn Off Your Light", that, sadly, failed to qualify and placed 18th in the semi-final.
Shawn Mendes

Shawn Peter Raul Mendes (known as **Shawn Mendes**) is a  Canadian singer. He participated in the contest four times, all of them for his country of origin. He debuted in the 13th edition when he sang "Stitches", but, sadly, he only arrived 16th in the semi-final and failed to qualify. He came back for the 21st edition and this time he did a lot better. In fact, his song "Mercy" menaged to qualify and almost won, achieving a 2nd place in the final. The third time he took part in the competition has been the 38th edition, when  Canada selected him to sing "In My Blood". He arrived 10th in the final with it. The 47th edition of the contest has been the last one he took part in so far. For this occasion he and Camila Cabello sang "Señorita" and qualified, reaching a 23rd place in the final.

The songs **Shawn Mendes**presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "In My Blood", "Mercy", "Señorita" and "Stitches".
Taiwan

Taiwan joined the competition in the 1st Special edition and participated in 21 occasions, qualifying in six of them and being already a finalist once. Its best result arrived in the 48th edition, when the country won the contest thanks to Shi Shi and her song "Shi Ta Bu Pei". However, the country did mostly bad and its worst result is 24th place in the semi-final of the edition it debuted. Here, the song presented was "Yi Ran Ai Ni" and Wang Leehom the singer.
51st edition

The 51st edition of We Are One Song Contest took place in the  United Kingdom, in Manchester.

This time the competition took place in the AO Arena and has been presented by Amanda Holden and the winner of the 50th edition Dan Owen. "#feelyourmusic" has been the slogan chosen and "Dream Weaver", by Composer Squad, the theme song.

68 countries joined the edition and they were:

* Argentina
* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Brazil
* Brunei
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Chile
* China
* Colombia
* Croatia
* Curaçao
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Ghana
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Kenya
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Monaco
* The Netherlands
* New Zealand
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Peru
* The Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sri Lanka
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* United States

The  United Kingdom arrived 1st last edition, so it achieved the right to host the competition and being an automatic finalist, along with  Iran,  The Netherlands and  Greece. Four semi-finals took place and six countries qualified from each one of them. The countries that placed 7th in each semi-final competed again in the "Second Chance", with two more countries qualifying from it. The final has been of 30 countries. Won this edition the singer LARA from  North Macedonia with her "Za Nas", bringing the second victory to the country after only one edition.

## Semi-final 1

Also the  United Kingdom voted in this semi final.

 Finland and  Ghana both ended up 6th with 75 points and both countries got points from the same amount of countries, but  Finland got more 12 points and so it qualified.  Ghana went to "Second Chance".

## Semi-final 3

Also  The Netherlands voted in this semi final.

## Second Chance

Every country gave 1 point to its favourite country. Voting is not compulsory.

* Brazil
* Brunei
* Estonia
* Germany
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Iran
* Israel
* Luxembourg
* Moldova
* Poland
* Portugal
* United States
 02
* United Kingdom
 03
* China
* Colombia
* Liechtenstein
* North Macedonia
* Switzerland
 04
* Belarus
* Finland
* France
* Greece
* Kenya
* Mexico
* Norway
* Sweden
The Philippines

The Philippines joined the contest in the 8th edition and participated 25 times, but qualified in only five of them. Its best result has been achieved by Sarah Geronimo, when, in the 11th edition, she reached a 15th place in the final with her song "Kilometro". However the  Philippines did mostly bad, arriving 21st in the semi-final a total of three times.
Mauritius

Mauritius joined the contest in the 2nd special edition and participated twice. Its best result has been with the song "Lettre de Noël", by Mélanie René, that placed 5th in the final of Special edition 2. Worst result for the country arrived in the 38th edition, when Jane Constance sang the song "À travers tes yeux" and arrived 9th in the semi-final.
The Weeknd

Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (known by his stage name **The Weeknd**) is a singer from  Canada, with  Ethiopian origins. He participated four times in the contest, always for his country. His first participation has been in the 8th edition, when he sang with Ariana Grande the song "Love Me Harder" and reached the 11th place in the final. In the 12th edition he came back, but this time he was alone. His song was "Can't Feel My Face", that, sadly, failed to qualify and arrived 13th in the semi-final. In the 26th edition **The Weeknd** returned to the contest and he sang with the  French duo Daft Punk the song "I Feel It Coming", but failed to qualify placing 15th in the semi-final. His last participation so far has been in the 35th edition for his country with "The Hills". However, also this song failed to qualify and arrived 13th in the semi-final.

The songs the singer **The Weeknd** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Can't Feel My Face", "I Feel It Coming", "Love Me Harder" and "The Hills".
X Ambassadors

**X Ambassadors** (also stylized XA) is an  American pop-rock band composed of Adam Levin and brothers Casey and Sam Harris. Their first and only participation has been for  Albania in the 29th edition of the contest with Bebe Rexha, an  Albanian and  American singer, and the rapper Machine Gun Kelly. Their song was "Home", that qualified and arrived 24th in the final.
Paraguay

Paraguay debuted in the contest in the 20th edition and participated in two occasions, qualifying once. Its best result arrived in the 20th edition, when it placed 5th with "Te sigo esperando", by Iván Zavala and Valeria Baroni. Worst result is a 16th place in the semi-final of the 23rd edition. Got this position the singer Mahuel with "En Cualquier Lugar".
Singapore

Singapore debuted in the contest in the 14th edition and participated 7 times, qualifying in two. Its best result is a 16th place in the 4th Special edition, position reached by Gentle Bones with his song "Sixty Five". Worst result arrived in the 22nd edition. Here Sun Yanzi sang the song "Wu Xian Da" and placed 20th in the semi-final.
Nadir

Nadir Tamuz Augustin (known as **Nadir**) is a  Libyan singer living in  Romania. He participated only once in the contest, when he was part of the group Havana. They represented  Romania in the 24th edition and sang with Alexandra Stan the song "Écoute", failing to qualify and arriving 13th in the semi-final.
Sanna Nielsen

Sanna Viktoria Nielsen (known as **Sanna Nielsen**) is a singer from  Sweden. She participated only once in the contest for  Åland Islands in the 7th edition with her song "Heart of Me", but she failed to qualify arriving 14th in the semi-final.

She never participated again after that edition but she was the host of the contest several times: in the 10th edition she presented it with Måns Zelmerlöw and Mariette and it was in  Åland Islands, in the 16th she hosted it with Zelmerlöw in  Sweden, and in the 24th she presented it alone in her homeland. She has also been the spokeperson for the  Swedish votes in the 12th edition.
Vargas & Lagola

**Vargas & Lagola** are a  Swedish duo consisting of the singers Vincent Pontare (Vargas) and Salem Al Fakir (Lagola). Both are  Swedish, but Lagola has  Syrian origins. They participated for their country in the 30th edition of the contest, with Avicii and the song "Friend Of Mine". As member of the Big 3  Sweden was already in the final, but at the end of the edition the country placed only 27th.
Mongolia

The Asian country of  Mongolia debuted in the contest in the 28th edition and participated six times so far, qualifying twice. Its best result has been a 15th place in the final of the 50th edition, position achieved by the group The Wasabies with their "U-gui". Worst result for the country arrived in the 52nd edition, when Uka and DJ Zaya performed "Don't Stop" and placed 14th in the semi-final.
Spain

Spain debuted in the competition in the 1st edition and participated 56 times, qualifying in 26 occasions and being already in the final in six. It won the contest twice: in the 1st edition, with Pastora Soler and her song "Vive", and in the 6th edition, with Ruth Lorenzo and "Gigantes". Worst result for the country is a 24th place in the semi-final of the 18th edition, position reached by the singer Zahara with "Tú Me Llevas".
Somalia

Somalia joined the competition in the 18th edition and participated two times. With the song "Last ones", by the singer Amaal, it got its best result, almost qualifying and placing 8th in the semi-final, missing the final for only three points. Worst result arrived with K'NAAN and his song "Take A Minute", that, sadly, failed to qualify and placed 26th in the semi-final.
Greece

Greece joined the competition in the 1st edition and participated 57 times, missing only three editions, qualifying in 24 occasions and beeing already in the final in nine. It finally won the contest in the 42nd edition, thanks to the singer Crystallia and her song "Petalouda Stin Athina". Worst result for  Greece arrived in the 17th edition, where it placed 24th in the semi-final with the song "Tin kaliteri mou fili", by Fani Avramidou.
Zhanar Dugalova

**Zhanar Dugalova** is a singer from  Kazakhstan. She participated four times in the contest, two as part of Kesh You and two as a solo artist. She debuted in the competition in the 6th edition with the song "Rizamyn (I am grateful)", that she sang with her group and reached a 5th position in the final. She returned three editions after, but this time she was alone. She presented her song "Izin Körem", qualified and arrived 23rd in the final. Kesh You decided to contact her again and in the 16th edition of the contest they came back with "Kelshi Janima", qualifying again and placing 22nd in the final. Last participation in the competition for **Dugalova** has been in the 35th edition. Here she participated with "Ala Ketpedin", qualified and placed 27th in the final.

The songs the  Kazakh **Zhanar Dugalova** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Ala Ketpedin" and "Izin Körem" (as a solo artist), "Kelshi Janima" and "Rizamyn (I am grateful)" (as part of Kesh You).
Ukraine

The country of  Ukraine joined the contest in the 2nd edition and participated 52 times, qualifying in 27 occasions and being already in the final in five. Thanks to the group THE HARDKISS and their song "Helpless", the country won the competition in the 17th edition. But  Ukraine did also bad. In fact, its worst result has been in the 11th edition, where NikitA sang the song "Vodopadom" and placed 20th in the semi-final.
Niall Horan

Niall James Horan (known as **Niall Horan**) is an  Irish singer, member of the  English and  Irish band One Direction. He joined the contest for the first time in the 13th edition for his country and with him there was his group. They sang "Drag Me Down", qualified and placed 27th in the final. Later, in the 25th edition, he returned alone to the competitiotion singing "Slow Hands", but, this time, he failed to qualify, arriving 7th in the semi-final and losing at "Second Chance". His last participation so far has been in the 47th edition, when  Ireland selected him to sing "Nice To Meet Ya" for the country. He placed 26th in the final.

The songs **Niall Horan** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Nice To Meet Ya" and "Slow Hands" (as a solo artist) and "Drag Me Down" (as part of One Direction).
Sadriddin

Sadriddin Najmiddin (known as **Sadriddin**) is a singer from  Tajikistan. He represented his country in the 20th edition of the competition with the rapper Bakha 84 and the song "Tamame Donya", but they arrived 23rd in the semi-final and failed to qualify. Later, in the 28th edition, he has been chosen by  Afghanistan to represent the country with the  Afghan singer Ghezaal Enayat. The song they sang was "Jane Man", that finished 19th in the semi-final.

The songs **Sadriddin** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Jane Man" and "Tamame Donya".
Natalia Barbu

**Natalia Barbu** is a  Moldovan singer. She participated in the contest three times, all of them for her country. She debuted in it in the very 1st edition, singing the song "Îngerul Meu" and placing 6th in the final. Two editions after she returned with "Suflet gol", but this time she didn't do that well. In fact, she failed to qualify and arrived 12th in the semi-final. Her last participation so far has been in the 12th edition. Here she sang "Noi 2" but failed to qualify a second time, placing 21st in the semi-final and bringing the worst result for  Moldova.

The songs **Natalia Barbu** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Îngerul Meu", "Noi 2" and "Suflet gol".
United States

The  United States joined the contest in the 1st edition, participationg 59 times, missing only one edition, qualifying in 35 occasions and being already in the final in ten. It won the competition a total of six times so far: in the 25th edition thanks to Evanescence and the song "Bring Me To Life", in the 26th edition with "Praying", by Kesha, in the 37th edition with Wrabel and his "The Village", in the 40th edition with "Shallow", by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, in the 54th edition with Joe Kirk who performed "Let This Go" and in the 55th edition thanks to the singer John K and his "ilym". Worst result for the country arrived in the 19th edition, when the group The Dresden Dolls only reached a 21st position in the semi-final with "The Kill".
Poland

The country of  Poland joined the competition in the 4th edition and participated 50 times, qualifying in 28 of them and being already a finalist once. Its best result is a victory, achieved in the 1st Special edition with the song "Kiedy tylko spojrzę", by Sylwia Grzeszczak and Sound'n'Grace. But  Poland did also bad. In fact, in the 14th edition it arrived 22nd in the semi-final with Natalia Szroeder and her song "Lustra".
Nicki Minaj

Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (known professionally as **Nicki Minaj**) is a singer and rapper born in  Trinidad and Tobago, with an  American citizenship. She participated four times in the competition, three of them for her homeland: in the 5th, the 6th and the 7th edition. Her first participation has been with the song "Anaconda", that sadly failed to qualify and arrived 14th in semi-final. The following edition she returned to the contest with the singers Ariana Grande and Jessie J and the song "Bang Bang". The three girls qualified and reached the 3rd position in the final. As member of the Big 3, in the 7th edition  Trinidad and Tobago was already in the final and the country decided to go with Nicki for a third time, but as an automatic qualifier she did pretty bad. In fact, her song "Pills N Potions" arrived only 23rd. In the 13th edition she was selected with Afrojack, Bebe Rexha and David Guetta to represent  Monaco. However, their song "Hey Mama" didn't qualify and arrived last in the semi-final.

The songs she presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Anaconda", "Bang Bang", "Hey Mama" and "Pills N Potions".
Norway

Norway joined the competition in the 2nd edition and participated in 58 occasions, qualifying 36 times and being already in the final nine. It won the contest four times: in the 3rd edition with "Europe's Skies", by the singer Alexander Rybak, in the 14th, thanks to MIIA and her song "Dynasty", in the 35th with "Skin", by Mørland, and in the 44th, with the song "En Livredd Mann", by him again. Its worst result is a 21st place in the semi-final, achieved in the 18th edition by Tooji with his song "Father".
Romania

Romania debuted in the contest in the 2nd edition and participated 47 times, qualifying in 21 of them. A 8th place is its highest position, achieved in the 22nd edition by Brighi with her "Invizibilă". Worst result for the country is a 25th place in the semi-final of the 19th edition. Here "Caliente" has been the song selected, by the singer INNA.
Sean Paul

Sean Paul Francis Henriques (known as **Sean Paul**) is a singer born in  Jamaica, who participated four times in the contest, all of them for his country. His first time has been in the 15th edition, when he sang with Sia the song "Cheap Thrills" and arrived 9th in the final. In the 21st edition he returned to the competition and this time he was with The Saturdays, an  English and  Irish band. Sadly their song "What About Us" failed to qualify and placed only 17th in the semi-final. He came back in the 23rd edition and with Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie sang the song "Rockabye", qualified and arrived 7th in the final. His last participation so far has been in the 44th edition. Here he sang is song "Got 2 Luv U" with Alexis Jordan but failed to qualify, placing 11th in the semi-final.

The songs the singer **Sean Paul** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Cheap Thrills", "Got 2 Luv U", "Rockabye" and "What About Us".
Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein joined the contest in the 5th edition and participated 34 times, qualifying in 13 and being already in the final twice. Its best result is a 2nd place, achieved in the 8th editionby the singer Ivy Quainoo with the song "You Got Me". Worst result for the country is a 20th place in the semi-final of the 7th edition. Here the singer was Lola Blanc and the song "Bad Tattoo".
MIKA

Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr. (commonly known as **MIKA**) is a  Lebanese and  English singer, born in the Asian country of  Lebanon. He joined the contest in the 3rd edition, when his country chose him and Pharrell Williams to represent it with "Celebrate". The song menaged to qualify but was disqualified and, consequently, placed last in the final. He came back in the 16th edition, this time singing for  San Marino with the  Italian rapper Fedez the song "Beautiful Disaster", that reached a 16th place in the final. In the 30th edition  Morocco selected him and RedOne to sing "Kick Ass (We Are Young)" for the country and also in this case the song qualified, but reached only a 23rd place in the final. His last participation has been in the 36th edition with the singer Ariana Grande for  Lebanon. Here they sang "Popular Song" but didn't reach the final, finishing 10th in the semi-final.

The songs the artist **MIKA** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Beautiful Disaster", "Celebrate", "Kick Ass (We Are Young)" and "Popular Song".
Sweden

Sweden debuted in the contest in the 1st edition and participated 58 times, missing only two editions, qualifying in 31 and being already in the final in 13. It's the country with the most victories, with a total of 7: in the 5th edition with "Freak", by Molly Sandén, in the 15th edition with "Uncover", by Zara Larsson, in the 16th edition thanks to "Human", by Oscar Zia, in the 23rd edition with Mariette and her "A Million Years", in the 36th edition with the song "Happyland", by Måns Zelmerlöw, in the 45th edition with "What Good is Love ", by Paul Rey and in the 53rd edition with Agnes and her song "Fingers Crossed".
But  Sweden did also bad, arriving 24th in the semi-final of the 11th edition with Tungevaag & Raaban and their song "Samsara".
Serbia

The country of  Serbia joined the competition in the 6th edition and participated 41 times, qualifying in 14 and being an automatic qualifier once. Its best result is an 3rd place, achieved in the 52nd edition thanks to Zoi and her song "Jasno mi je". Worst result arrived in the 14th edition, when Miligram placed 24th in the semi-final with "Vrati mi se nesrećo".
Suriname

Suriname joined the competition in the 8th edition and participated 6 times, qualifying twice. Its best result arrived in the edition it debuted, where it achieved a 15th place with "Uit Het Oog Niet Uit Mijn Hart", by Edsilia Rombley and Ruth Jacott. Worst result is a 16th place in the semi-final of the 21st edition, position reached by the singer Ruth Jacott and the song "Verliefd Verward".
Venezuela

The South American country of  Venezuela joined the contest in the 8th edition and participated a total of 20 times, qualifying in eight occasions and being already in the final twice. Its highest position arrived in the 23rd edition, when the singer Aldrey reached a 3rd place in the final with his song "Mírate". Lowest placement for the country has been in the 22nd edition. Here Yakozuki sang "Tumbayé", but placed only 19th in the semi-final.