Chancevision 4

*For the previous edition see Chancevision Song Contest 3*
*For the upcoming edition see Chancevision Song Contest 5*

The **fourth edition** of the Chancevision Song Contest was held in **Tromsø,**  Norway. As Norway is well-known for its terrific northern lights, the slogan used for this edition was *Spirit In The Sky*, under the name of the Norwegian entry at ESC 2019.

For the first time in the Chancevision Song Contest history, the contest opened the applications for the five continents, thus Chancevision held the most international edition of them all.

Contest held in Twitter: @Chancevision, although the LIVE videos from the Semi-Finals and Grand Final are uploaded in YouTube.

The Semifinals and Grand Final were presented by **AURORA** (one of the most promising voices of Norway) and **Ruben Markussen** (Chancevision Song Contest 3 Winner).

## Rules

The rules for this edition have been published in the Twitter account, @Chancevision. You can take a look to the rules **here**.

## Host nation

The winner of Chancevision Song Contest #3 was  Norway. As a result,  Norway hosted the fourth edition of Chancevision Song Contest. The city chosen to host the show was **Tromsø**.

After an internal selection, the selected artist to represent the host nation was:

The host country was an automatic qualifier for the Grand Final where the BIG 5 members are automatic qualifiers as well.

## Participating countries

What's new about this edition is that **Chancevision Song Contest** is now OPEN FOR **THE REST OF THE WORLD**, which includes the five continents. The participating countries were picked by the host of this contest and the names were included in a pot. Each contestant was given a country randomly.

### **BIG 5**

The people who were the heads of the five countries that ended up TOP 5 in the previous edition conform the BIG 5 of this fourth edition. They are going to be automatically qualified for the Grand Final. These are the countries taken by the BIG 5 members:

 Italy | TEMPERANCE
 Norway | Emilie Nicolas
 Portugal | SYRO
 United States | Derek Hough

## National Finals

### Greece (22/08/2020)

The Head of Delegation of  **Greece** decided to hold a National Final in which five different artists fought to represent the country at Chancevision Song Contest 4. The voting system chosen for the NF was TOP 3 points (the favourite receives 5 points, the second favourite 3 points and the least favourite 1 point, thus leaving two songs blanked). Listen to a short recap of the five competing entries **here**.

### Morocco (23/08/2020)

The Head of Delegation of  **Morocco** decided to hold a National Final in which five different artists fought to represent the country at Chancevision Song Contest 4. The voting system chosen for the NF was TOP 3 points (the favourite receives 3 points, the second favourite 2 points and the least favourite 1 point, thus leaving one song blanked). Listen to a short recap of the four competing entries **here**.

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### Albania: Festivali i Këngës 4 (25/08/2020)

The Head of Delegation of  **Albania** decided to hold a National Final, their well-known ***Festivali i Këngës 4*** in which four different artists fought to represent the country at Chancevision Song Contest 4. The voting system chosen for the NF was TOP 3 points (the favourite receives 5 points, the second favourite 3 points and the least favourite 1 point, thus leaving one song blanked). Listen to a short recap of the five competing entries **here**.

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### United States: American Idol First Edition (26/08/2020)

The Head of Delegation of  **United States** decided to hold a National Final, their well-known ***American Idol*** in which three different artists fought to represent the country at Chancevision Song Contest 4. The voting system chosen for the NF was TOP 3 points (the favourite receives 5 points, the second favourite 3 points and the least favourite 1 point). Listen to a short recap of the five competing entries **here**.

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### North Macedonia: Skopje Fest 4 (27/08/2020)

The Head of Delegation of  **North Macedonia** decided to hold a National Final, their ***Skopje Fest*** in which two artists fought to represent the country at Chancevision Song Contest 4 with a Balkan ballad. The televote would just vote for their favourite entry. Listen to a short recap **here**.

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## **Semi-Final 1**

 Canada,  Italy &  Portugal will vote in this Semi-Final, from which 10 countries will be qualified for the Grand Final.

### Live Show

Watch again the Live Show where the ten qualifiers were announced by AURORA and Ruben!

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## **Semi-Final 2**

 Norway &  United States will vote in this Semi-Final, from which 10 countries will be qualified for the Grand Final.

### Live Show

Watch again the Semi-Final 2 in which the ten qualifiers were announced by AURORA and Ruben. They also revealed the name of the two countries who were to compete in the Second Chance duel.

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## **Second Chance**

The two countries that ended in the 11th position in both semifinals were given the chance to compete with each other. The winner would qualify for the Grand Final. 233 votes were casted in the online voting.

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