Novavision Song Contest 5

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**Novavision Song Contest 5**, is the fifth edition of the Novavision Song Contest. The contest is expected to take place in  Russia for the second time after winning the 4th edition in Kharkiv  Ukraine

## Format

### Location Saint Petersburg

    **Saint Petersburg** (Russian: Санкт-Петербург, tr. *Sankt-Peterburg*, IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] (listen)), formerly known as **Petrograd** (1914–1924) and later **Leningrad** (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, as well as the world's northernmost city with over 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city.

### Venue - Krestovsky Stadium

**Krestovsky Stadium**, known as **Gazprom Arena** for sponsorship reasons, (Russian: «Газпром Арена») is a retractable roof stadium with a retractable pitch in the western portion of Krestovsky Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which serves as home for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. The stadium was opened in 2017 for the FIFA Confederations Cup. It was called **Saint Petersburg Stadium** during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

### Presenters - Alexey Vorobyov, Irina Shayk, Olga Buzova

**Alexey Vladimirovich Vorobyov** (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Воробьёв; 19 January 1988) is a Russian singer and actor who performs both in Russian and English. For international purposes Vorobyov is also credited as **Alex Sparrow**, a translation of his Russian name. He is best known for appearing on the Russian version of The X Factor at the age of 17 in 2005. In 2006 Vorobyov was contracted by Universal Music Russia, and in December 2007 was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for Y-PEER, a youth-based initiative of the United Nations Population Fund. Vorobyov represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany.

**Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova** (Russian: Ирина Валерьевна Шайхлисламова; born 6 January 1986), known professionally as **Irina Shayk** (/ʃeɪk/; Russian: Ирина Шейк), is a Russian model and actress who received international recognition when she appeared as the first Russian model on the cover of the 2011 *Sports Illustrated* Swimsuit Issue. Models.com ranks her as an "Industry Icon". She hosting Novavision for the second time.

**Olga Igorevna Buzova** (Russian: Ольга Игоревна Бузова; born 20 January 1986) is a Russian media personality and singer. Buzova is regarded as one of the most successful Russian contemporary entertainers. Buzova is most known for appearing on *Dom-2*, a Russian reality TV show. As of July 2021, with over 23 million followers, she is the second most-followed Russian individual on Instagram, coming after MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov who holds the record with more than 29 million followers.

## Participating countries

### Semi-Final 1

Denmark, Russia and The Netherlands will also vote in this semi-final.

### Semi-Final 2

Greece, Lithuania and Montenegro will also vote in this semi-final.

## Other Countries

 Estonia - Estonian broadcaster (ERR) said that's Head of Delegation have better suggestion to work with another country. That means that Estonia so far don't have HoD. It only means that Estonia must withdraw.

 Norway - Norway broadcaster (NRK) spoke of withdrawal, this told us the Head Of Delegation Mille. On 2nd of July, Norway decided to stay in Novavision and participate in 5th edition.