MediteranianMusic Song Contest 3

Venue
 Presenter(s)
 Broadcaster
 Opening act
 Entries
 Debuting
 System
 Winner

The **MediteranianMusic Song Contest 3** was the third edition of the MediteranianMusic Song Contest. The host country was France, that won the previous edition, with the song *Je vole*. It was the first time that France hosted this contest. Touslouse was selected to host this edition.

Fifteen countries participated in this edition. Two more countries as in the previous edition. Andorra, Portugal and Tunesia announced their debut. However to third place of Morocco in the previous edition, the country decided to not take part in this edition. The main reason behind this decision was the recent earthquakes in the country. The Moroccan broadcaster stated that it was inappropriate to focus on entertainment at this time and wanted to focus more on solidarity.

Italy won this edition with the song "*Sarà perchè ti amo*", performed by Ricchi e Poveri. The fan favorite, Algeria, finished at the second place. Their entry finished seven points behind the winner. It was the best African placement since the start of the contest. Malta, who won the first edition, finished at the third place. Croatia however finished at the last place. It was the first time that an European country ended at the last place.

## Location

Straight after the French victory in the previous edition, the national broadcaster announced that they were planning to host this edition. At the official press conference after their victory, they said to be proud that the song contest was comming to France.

The French broadcaster announced that Paris would not host this edition. They said to concider c-several cities such as: Marseille, Montepelier and Nice. However, some days later, France2 announced that Toulouse was selected to host this edition. Théâtre du Capitole was the choosen venue. It holds a capacity of 1.156 seats.

## Format

Each country sends one song to the contest. Every country have to sing in their own national language. The song can't be longer than five minutes.

After that all the participating countries have sang their song, each single country awards a set of points. The country who gets the most amount of points wins the contest. If two or more countries receive the same number of points, the country that got the highest point will rank higher.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/663919/mediteranianmusic-song-contest-3

### 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

 3
 2
 1
 Malta | Türkiye

## Other Countries

### Debuting countries

* Andorra - The national broadcaster announced that they had been invited to participate by the French broadcaster.
* Portugal - The country was invited to participate in the first edition. Despite this invitation, they decided to postpone their debut. At the end of the second edition they announced that they would participate in this edition.
* Tunisia - The country was invited to participate in the first edition. Despite this invitation, they decided to postpone their debut. At the end of the second edition they announced that they would participate in this edition.

### Withdrawing countries

* Morocco - However to third place of Morocco in the previous edition, the country decided to not take part in this edition. The main reason behind this decision was the recent earthquakes in the country. The Moroccan broadcaster stated that it was inappropriate to focus on entertainment at this time and wanted to focus more on solidarity.

## See also

* EuroMusic Song Contest 3
* WorldMusic Song Contest 3