Taovision Song Contest 03

## Participation Map

**Taovision Song Contest 03**, often referred to as **Taovision 03**, is the 3rd edition of **Taovision Song Contest**. Following Lola Young’s victory for United Kingdom last edition, the 3rd edition was hosted in **London, United Kingdom.** This was the first time ever United Kingdom won the contest, and on their debut. This edition was the first edition to work under **Melodifestivalen** system. Where 24 out of 25 countries would compete in 4 heats with 6 in each. This edition did not have any debuting countries as a temporary rule stated that countries that participated before can participate in **Taovision Song Contest 03**

## Location

*Further Information on the host country: United Kingdom*

### Host City

**London** is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just over 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as *Londinium* and retains boundaries close to its medieval ones. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries held the national government and parliament.

As one of the world's major global cities, London exerts a strong influence on its arts, entertainment, fashion, commerce and finance, education, health care, media, science and technology, tourism, and transport and communications. Its GDP (€801.66 billion in 2017) makes it the biggest urban economy in Europe, and it is one of the major financial centres in the world. As of 2021, London had the most millionaires of any city. With Europe's largest concentration of higher education institutions, it includes Imperial College London in natural and applied sciences, the London School of Economics in social sciences, and the comprehensive University College London. London has the busiest city airport system in the world and the London Underground is the oldest rapid transit system in the world. London is one of the **most-visited cities in the world** and is home to the most 5-star hotels of any city.

### Venue

**The O2 Arena**, commonly known as **the O2**, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of **the O2** entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the second-highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind the **Manchester Arena**, and in 2008 was the world's busiest music arena.

The arena was built under the Millennium Dome, a large dome-shaped building built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; as the structure still stands over the arena, *The Dome* remains a name in common usage for the venue. The arena, as well as the overall O2 complex, is named after its primary sponsor, the telecommunications company O2, a subsidiary of Virgin Media O2.

## Format

### Melodifestivalen system

**Taovision Song Contest 03** is the first edition of Taovision to use a system inspired by **Melodifestivalen.** Where acts are separated into 4 heats, where 2 directly qualify to the grand final, 2 go to second chance where they have 1 more chance to qualify, and the rest are eliminated from the competition. Every country except United Kingdom has to participate in the heats.

After the heats, the 8 countries in second chance are separated into 4 duels of 2. The country with more votes from the audience qualifies to the grand final.

#### Heat 1

6 countries participated in this heat. With the 6 jurors in this heat with jurors not in this heat and audience members voting in this heat.

#### Heat 2

6 countries participated in this heat. With the 6 jurors in this heat with jurors not in this heat and audience members voting in this heat.

#### Heat 3

6 countries participated in this heat. With the 6 jurors in this heat with jurors not in this heat and audience members voting in this heat.

#### Heat 4

6 countries participated in this heat. With the 6 jurors in this heat with jurors not in this heat and audience members voting in this heat.

#### Second Chance

8 countries competing in 4 battles consisting of 2 countries., where each battle would have 1 battle and 4 in tots, will go to the grand final.

#### Grand Final

The Grand Final took place on September 24th with 13 countries competing and the jurors of the 13 countries voted as jurors, while NQ’s and non-participants were eligible to vote as televoters