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## Teamvision 01

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The **Teamvision Song Contest 01** iwas the very first edition of the Teamvision Song Contest. The contest took place in Tampere, Finland, following the country's win of the host bidding competition. Organized by the Teamvision Radio and Broadcasting Network (TRBN) and host broadcaster Yleisradio Oy (YLE), the contest was held at the Accorshotel Arena, and consisted of one final, held on October 1st, 2021.

17 delegations, comprising of 30 people debuted in the competition. Russia had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to failing to send a song before the set deadline.

The winner was Greece with the song "Diving", performed by Evangelia & Kelvin Jones and written by Evangelia, Jay Stolar, Ben Antelis and Larzz Principato. Greece received a combined score of 112 points, with 3 juries giving them the maximum score. The Netherlands, Albania, Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom rounded out the top 5. Serbia finished last with 5 points, which to this day remains the lowest score any entry has ever received in Teamvision.

## Location

### Host country selection

As this was the very first edition of Teamvision, the TRBN opened a host city bidding contest. All 17 participating countries were allowed to enter a bid, excluding the Czech Republic, the home of the TRBN, as the delegation chose to let other countries host the first edition. The selection criteria for the host city have included: a venue capable of accommodating at least 1,000 spectators and a venue that isn't located in the capital city of the country.

5 countries have applied to host the competition, with the 2 shortlisted cities being chosen via a public poll. The final decision was made by the TRBN. The 5 cities, revealed by the TRBN or 13 September 2022 were: Shamkir , Leipzig , Belfast , Tampere  and Kansas City .

After taking in consideration many various criterias, the TRBN revealed on 15 September 2022 that the city chosen to host Teamvision 01 was Tampere, and Finnish Yleisradio Oy (YLE) became the host broadcaster of the contest.

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 Germany  | Leipzig
 United Kingdom  | Belfast

## Results

All 17 participating countries took part in the Grand Final. The show started on 25 September 2021 and the results were revealed on 1 October 2021. After the jury votes from all countries were counted, it was revealed that Greece won the contest with 112 points.

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

## Spokespersons

The spokespersons announced the points from each country in this order:

* Finland - **Sara Forsberg**
* Netherlands - **Martien Meiland**
* Serbia - **Didi J**
* North Macedonia - **Tamara Todevska**
* Portugal - **Filomena Cautela**
* Germany - **Olivia Jones**
* Azerbaijan - **Ruslana Gee**
* United Kingdom - **Jessie Ware**
* Greece - **Giorgos Kapoutzidis**
* Israel - **Netta**
* Italy - **Melancholia**
* Ukraine - **Verka Serduchka**
* Spain - **Belén Esteban**
* Albania - **Alketa Vetsju**
* United States - **Chris Pratt**
* France - **Camillie Cottin**
* Czech republic - **Jaromír Soukup**

## Other countries

### Active TRBN Members

* Belgium - The Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) was invited to join the TRBN, and therefore join the first edition of the Teamvision Song Contest, however, they rejected the offer. Belgium later decided to join the contest in Edition 4, under the Flemmish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT).
* Turkiye - The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) intented to join the TRBN in the first edition, however, their application was rejected due to not filling the criteria needed for participation. They re-applied, and got accepted one edition later.

### Associate TRBN Members

* Russia - Russia-1 applied for TRBN membership in the first edition, and got accepted as a member of the network. They intended on joining the first edition, and were included on the list of participating countries, but were disqualified due to failing to submit a song. They joined again in the next edition and won the contest. Russia-1 was kicked out of the TRBN after the third edition, due to the russian invasion of Ukraine. The country later rejoined as an associate member of the TRBN under a different broadcaster.