Altervision Song Contest 13

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The **Altervision Song Contest 13** was the 13th edition of the Altervision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden and was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT following Sweden's victory in Budapest in the previous edition with Agnes performing 24 Hours. It was the third contest that took place in Sweden following the third edition which took place in Gothenburg and the tenth edition which took place in Stockholm. It was also the tenth time the contest was hosted in Europe, and the fourth time in Northern Europe. By hosting this edition, Sweden became the first country to give home to more than two contests.

36 countries signed up for the competition originally, however, as the diplomatic relations between Russia and Ukraine has gotten worse, the latter one pled to be removed from the participant list, leaving 35 countries in the race. The participating countries competed through two semi-finals and a final, with all shows being hosted by Petra Mede, Måns Zelmerlöw and Viktor Frisk.

The **13th winner of the Altervision Song Contest** was **Fiji** with the song "Prioritise Pleasure" performed by Self Esteem, gathering **276** points overall in the final, passing the runner-up by **16** points. The top 5 was rounded out by Australia, Sweden, Hungary and the United States. This marked Fiji's first victory in the contest, making it the third Oceanian country to top the scoreboard after Australia and New Zealand. Australia's second place was been the country's first podium placing since it's victory in the fourth edition and first Top 5 position since the fifth edition. Meanwhile, Hungary achieved it's first placing within the top 5 since it's victory in the 11th edition, securing the country it's fourth automatic qualification in the upcoming contest. No country received nul points, however Estonia got only 2 points overall, breaking the record for the lowest-scoring entry in the history of the contest, taking the record from Canada, who received 16 points in the final of the first edition. 5 countries received 0 points in their respective semi-finals from the online voting after failing to vote in the semis. These countries were the first ones to receive 0 points from one of the two sets.

## Location

### Host city

**Malmö** is the largest city in the Swedish county of Scania. It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in Scandinavia, with a population of 316,588 (municipal total 348,601 in 2021). The Malmö Metropolitan Region is home to over 700,000 people, and the Öresund region, which includes Malmö as well as Copenhagen, is home to 4 million people. Malmö is considered a gamma-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

Malmö was one of the earliest and most industrialised towns in Scandinavia, but it struggled to adapt to post-industrialism. Since the 2000 completion of the Öresund Bridge, Malmö has undergone a major transformation, producing new architectural developments, supporting new biotech and IT companies, and attracting students through Malmö University and other higher education facilities. Over time, Malmö's demographics have changed and by the turn of the 2020's almost half the municipal population had a foreign background. The city contains many historic buildings and parks, and is also a commercial centre for the western part of Skåne County. It is also home to Malmö FF, the Swedish football club with the most national championships and the only Nordic club to have reached the European Cup final.

Malmö has a mild climate for the latitude and, normally, average high temperatures remain above freezing in winter, with prolonged snow cover being rare.

### Bidding phase

Following Sweden's win in Budapest, *Sveriges Television*, the national broadcaster of the country, and the Altervision Broadcasting Union confirmed that the 13th edition of the contest would take place in Sweden. The ABU handed SVT a stack of documents and a USB drive with which the broadcaster could begin the work on the upcoming edition.

In the following day, SVT opened submissions for mayors and venues to welcome the contest. Eventually. 19 venues from 13 municipalities have expressed interest in staging the contest. On 6th December, it was revealed that SVT has chosen the Malmö Arena in Malmö to stage the upcoming edition.

The following table contains the list of bidding venues and other relevant information regarding them. The host venue is highlighted with blue on the table.

## Participants

### Semi-Final 1

Canada, Croatia and Monaco also voted in this semi. The highlighted countries have qualified to the final.

### Semi-Final 2

Germany, Sweden and the United States also voted in this semi. The highlighted countries have qualified to the final.

## Detailed results

### Grand Final

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