MeteVision Song Contest 14

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**MeteVision Song Contest 14**, often referred to as **MSC#14**, was the fourteenth edition of MeteVision Song Contest, held in Lisbon, Portugal. The edition started the 15th June 2020, and ended the 20th July 2020.

26 countries participated in this edition, with Macedonia, Egypt, Syria and Tunisia withdrawing from the contest, Georgia, Libya, Russia and Ukraine debuting and Algeria returning to the competition. Maëlle from France won the contest with the song "L'effet de masse" receiving a total of 114 points, 21 points ahead the runner-up, Albania. Italy finishing in third place with 91 points. The host country, Portugal achieved an 16th place with 54 points. The last place was for Lebanon, that got 10 points.

## Organisation

Once Portugal won the festival, the organisation had to decide where would the festival be in its fourteenth edition. Some cities presented their applications and the organisation had to decide which one was the best. The MBU confirmed the 14th June that **Lisbon** would host MSC#14. At that meeting, MBU also said the theme of this edition, **Beyond belief**, relating it with the fact that the contest is taking place among the COVID19 circumstances, and the incredible quality of the competition during all editions.

The host channel, RTP, decided to have well-known and young presenters. They believed that they could be famous people, so they thought in choosing **Kiko Henriques**, **Suzy** and **Joana Almeida** to present MSC#14.

 Campo Pequeno
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## Location

### **Altice Arena**

The **Altice Arena** (formerly MEO Arena, and also referred to as Pavilhão Atlântico) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Lisbon, Portugal. The arena is among the largest indoor arenas in the European Union and the largest in Portugal with a capacity of 20,000 people and was built in 1998 for Expo '98.

Plans to build a multipurpose arena in Lisbon date back to the first discussions of the Expo '98 Master Plan. At the time, the city lacked a versatile facility able to accommodate concerts, congresses and sporting events of big scope. The existing structures, both in Lisbon and in Portugal alike, either had limited capacity (up to 4,000 people), or were difficult to adapt to non-conventional events, such as world class indoor sports competitions. Another shortcoming of existing venues was the lack of technical infrastructure deemed necessary to host modern concerts, musicals and to allow for proper live TV coverage. The country needed an arena to fill the existing gap between smaller indoor halls, like the Lisbon Coliseum, and open-air stadia. As a consequence, Portugal would not host games of important indoor sports championships and no major concerts would take place in the country in periods of cold and rainy weather. The decision to build the Pavilhão Atlântico within the masterplan of Expo 98 allowed the arena to have a catchment area well beyond the city of Lisbon. Being a short distance from Gare do Oriente and several major highway interchanges, allows the arena to draw spectators from all over the country.

The building was designed by Portuguese architect Regino Cruz, who is the author of several government and office buildings in Brazil and in Portugal, in association with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). SOM has been awarded first prize in the contests for the Olympic stadiums of Manchester and Berlin, and is responsible for designing many big sporting pavilions in the US (Portland, Philadelphia, Oakland and Minneapolis). The studio is also a co-designer of the Vasco da Gama Tower, located at the northern end of the Parque das Nações in Lisbon. The shape of the Altice Arena is reminiscent of a large flying-saucer or horseshoe crab. Such a unique shape demanded out-of-the box thinking for its underpinnings, both for structural and symbolic reasons. The roof, for example, sits atop a wood grid, designed in the shape of a carrack. Being part of a world expo celebrating the world's oceans and 15th-century Portuguese discoveries, wood was considered more fitting than either concrete or steel. The main facade is oriented towards the south, which increases sun exposure during the colder winter months, at the same time preventing direct sunlight in the summer months. This exposure allows the reduction of heating and air conditioning costs, while at the same time natural ventilation outlets on top of the building provide air circulation and cooling. By placing the main floor 6.4 metres below ground level the architects allowed for a generously high roof, while at the same time reducing the external footprint and minimising heat exchange (as a result of the smaller surface area exposed to the weather). The external glass façade is shaded by overhanging panels, designed to allow sunlight only during winter months. A system of external moving blinds further allows natural lighting to enter the pavilion.

### **Lisbon**

**Lisbon** is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with a population of 552,700 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km². Its urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union. About 2.8 million people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. It is continental Europe's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus. The westernmost areas of its metro area is the westernmost point of Continental Europe. Lisbon is recognised as a global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. It is one of the major economic centres on the continent, with a growing financial sector and one of the largest container ports on Europe's Atlantic coast. Lisbon Portela Airport serves over 20 million passengers annually, as of 2015, and the motorway network and the high-speed rail system of Alfa Pendular link the main cities of Portugal. The city is the 7th-most-visited city in Southern Europe, with 1,740,000 tourists in 2009.

Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the oldest in Western Europe, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris and Rome by centuries. Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia, adding to the name Olissipo. Ruled by a series of Germanic tribes from the 5th century, it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century. In 1147, the Crusaders under Afonso Henriques reconquered the city and since then it has been a major political, economic and cultural centre of Portugal.

Lisbon enjoys a Mediterranean climate. It has the warmest winters of any metropolis in Europe, with average temperatures 15 °C (59 °F) during the day and 8 °C (46 °F) at night from December to February. The typical summer season lasts about six months, from May to October, although also in April temperatures sometimes reach around 25 °C (77.0 °F).

## Participants

26 countries participated in the edition.

### **Debuting countries**

Bellow a list of all debuting countries:

* Georgia
* Libya
* Russia
* Ukraine

### **Withdrawing countries**

Bellow a list of all withdrawing countries:

* Egypt
* Macedonia
* Syria
* Tunisia

### **Returning countries**

Bellow a list of all returning countries:

* Algeria

## Results

### **12 points**

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the grand final.

## See also

* MeteVision Song Contest
* MeteVision Song Contest 1
* MeteVision Song Contest 2
* MeteVision Song Contest 3
* MeteVision Song Contest 4
* MeteVision Song Contest 5
* MeteVision Song Contest 6
* MeteVision Song Contest 7
* MeteVision Song Contest 8
* MeteVision Song Contest 9
* MeteVision Song Contest 10
* MeteVision Song Contest 11
* MeteVision Song Contest 12
* MeteVision Song Contest 13