Olympiad Song Contest 66

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**The Olympiad Song Contest** welcomes the world to the  Japan for the **66th** Edition.

The **Olympiad Song Contest #66** will be the **66th** edition of the annual Olympiad Song Contest. It will take place in the **Tokyo Dome**, located in **Tokyo**,  Japan, following the country's victory at the **65th** edition with Rina Sawayama performing **Frankenstein**. This will be the **1st** time the country hosts the contest

### **Venue**

The **Tokyo Arena** in **Tokyo** which has a capacity of approximately **42,000–55,000** attendees, was announced as the host venue on **11th September 2023**. This will be the Arena's 1st time hosting the contest.

### **Bidding phase and host city selection**

Following **Japan's** triumph, the Olympiad Broadcasting Union (OBU)'s Executive Supervisor for the Olympiad Song Contest, issued the hosting invitation to **NHK** during the winner's press conference.

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**NHK**, announced on **TBA 2023** that with the contest being held in  **Japan** that any city, town or arena that would like to host the contest would had four days to apply to the broadcaster with their interest.

The following selection criteria were outlined for the selection of the host city:-

* The venue must be covered with a capacity of at least 1,000 but ideally up to 10,000 attendees.
* An international press centre must be able to accommodate no less than 1,550 journalists.
* Venues must also be provided for the opening and closing ceremonies of at least 3,000 attendees.
* The host city must be able to guarantee the safety and security of participants, members of delegations and guests.
* The host city must provide a social program alongside their bid, showcasing the hospitality, originality, cultural values and identity of both the city and country.

## Format

### **Visual Design**

The theme for the contest, **Tradition**, was unveiled on **11th September 2023** in a press conference. Its visual design features a **Torii Gate and the Japan Red Circle with Blossom leaves carved**  logo that alludes to the ideas to XX. The contest's Executive Supervisor remarked that the theme and logos "resonate with OSC's core values, including diversity, very well.

### **Presenters**

On **11th September 2023**, the tv broadcaster **NHK** announced that the contest would be hosted by **Perfume**

### **Voting**

Each participating country had their own national jury/HoD. Each member of a respective nation's jury is required to rank every song, except that of their own country, to produce an overall ranking from first to last place. The song which scored the highest overall rank received 12 points, while the tenth-best ranked song received 1 point.

## Participating Countries

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As of **29th September 2023**, **16** confirmed countries participated in the contest. **0** country has made their debut. **5** countries returned to the contest after absences, while **6** countries withdrew.

### **Returning Artists**

We welcome back some artists who have previous joined us in OSC.

 Indonesia Ramengvrl [Prev. #48  with RAN

 Japan Babymetal [Prev. JOSC #1, JOSC #5]

 Spain Blas Cantó [Prev. #42]

## Scoring

### **12points**

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

## National Selections

Here is a list of all the national selections held this edition.