Wimbo'106

***Wimbo'106*** was forth edition of **Wimbo Music Competition** in 2017, that was held in ***Bitola***, one of the biggest cities of ***Macedonia***. Here was 4-th time that ***Macedonia*** host edition and first time in ***Bitola***. In edition participated 37 countries in format same with previous edition. Winner became former Wimbo's winner and first ***Finnish*** winner here ***Jenny Vartiainen*** with song ***''Turvasana".*** This was third ***Finnish*** victory in Wimbo.

## Wimbo'106

Winner: "Turvasana" by Jenny Vartiainen [Finland] - 188 pts

### Start

Dates: Semi-Final - 18-24/03: Final - 25/03-1/04; Results - 2/04

### Level

Return: Denmark, France, India, Portugal, Spain

## Location:

After Macedonian victory in edition #105 HoD of Macedonian delegation Filip Trajkovski annonced that edition will hosts Bitola in Venue - Theatre of Bitola, that was hosted Karolina Goceva & Danijel Kajmakoski. Later was annonced Slogan - ***"Fighting for Musical Future".***

## Format:

Edition goes on Regular Rules. In a case that number of particapated countries were 37 used Format #2 with one Semi-Final on 23 countries and Final on 26 places. Grand Final included 14 direct Finalists on results of last edition and top 12 Qualifiers from Semi-Final. Manager of contest can low add 1 or 2 more Wilcards for final on personal mind.

In Semi-Final must obligatory vote all contestants of Round, Direct Finalists can free to vote in this Round. Using one Wilcard for **Portugal**, that finished in Final 25 from 27.

In Grand Final must obligatory vote all countries. In case not vote will using sanctions.

Voting system are standart ESC version - 1-8, 10 and 12 points for the most favorite countries. Vote for myself can't.

Edition hosts ***Karolina Goceva & Danijel Kajmakoski.***

All Rounds open previous winner's song - ***"Samo za ljubav".***

In Semi-Final using alphabetic draw of perfomances.

In Grand Final order of perfomances decided manager.

## Participation countries:

37 countries confirmed participation in edition #106, mainly from Europe and little from Asia and Amerika. **Denmark, France, India, Portugal** and **Spain** attempt to return. But **Czechia** and  **Lithuania** were withdrawn in different reasons that explaned in paragraph ***"Other countries.***

Talks with possible returning new brodcasters from **Armenia** and **Turkey** were unsaccesful.

***"Choosen country"*** was ***Finland** and **Latvia,***that finished winner and 22-th.

In this edition return these artists: ***Abel Pintos [P-R], Anelia [Bul], BQL [Slo], Carolina Deslandes [Por], Christopher [Den], Danijel Alibabic [Mtg], DJ Project & Giulia [Rom], Eliad [Isr], Jenny Vartiainen [Fin], Kany Garcia [P-R], Michel Telo [Bra], Milica Pavlovic [Mtg\*\*\*, Ser], Mirbek Atabekov [Kyr], Najoua Belyzel [Fra, Mar], Nina Kraljic [Cro], Nora Istrefi [Kos], Nyusha [Rus], Sound'N'Grace [Pol], Susan Green [Per], Tijana Dapcevic [Mac, Ser], Tina Karol' [Ukr]. Jenny Vartiainen*** and ***Nina Kraljic*** were formed winners of Wimbo editions.

## Semi-Final:

***Recap***

***Voting form***

In Semi-Final performed 23 countries. Top 12 will qualify to Final. **Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Greece, India, Kosovo, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea** and **Vietnam** were qualify to Final.

## Final:

***Voting Form***

***Recap:***

In Final was performed 26 countries, included top 14 Direct Finalists (***Albania, Belarus. Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Macedonia, Mexico, Norway, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine***) and top 12 Qualifiers from Semi-Final.

## Personal records:

***Jenny Vartiainen*** became winner in second time. **South Korea** make own second time 3-d place, that became the best results for now.

## Other countries:

**Czechia:** After not voting in edition #105, connection with Czech Broadcaster were lost. Best Czech Results were 4-th 2 times.

**France:** As annonced in previous edition France return after one edition break.

**India:** After Final voting will annonced that India withdrawn from contest in case hart choice own top 10 in edition in future.

**Italy:** On 16-th March latest Italian Broadcaster annonced that not return in contest.

**Lithuania:** After not voting in two Finals of editions in a row, active Lithuanian Broadcaster were disqualificated from Wimbo.

**Denmark and Spain:** were lost connections with broadcasters that mean is absent interest to join.

**United States:** niot vote in Final and recieve warning.