Alternative Eurovision Song Contest 25

## Participation map

The **Alternative** **Eurovision Song Contest 25** is set to be the 25th edition of the Alternative Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will be held in **Norway**, following the country's victory in the 24th edition with the song "Monogamy" by Emilie Adams. It will be the second time that Norway hosts the contest, and the third time a nordic country welcomes the show in the region. The three live shows will be hosted in Trondheim, by Mia Gundersen, Jenny Skavlan and Didrik Solli-Tangen.

## Location: Trondheim, Norway

**Norway**, officially the **Kingdom of Norway**, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose mainland territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land.

**Trondheim** is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It has a population of 205,332 as of 2020, and is the third most populous municipality in Norway, although the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. The city is dominated by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), St. Olavs University Hospital and other technology-oriented institutions.

## Venue: Trondheim Spektrum

**Trondheim Spektrum** is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Trondheim, Norway. It is located on the peninsula of Øya next to the Nidelven river. It is the home arena for women's handball team Byåsen HE. A new arena was completed in 2019 and replaced the largest multi-use hall in the same location. The eight former halls originally went by the name Nidarøhallen.

 Lillehammer | Håkons Hall
 Hamar | Vikingskipet
 Trondheim | Trondheim Spektrum

## Format

### Design

Orange and yellow roses are symbols for many of the traits we want to have in our song contest - gratitude, warmth, happiness and friendship. In Norway it also has a special meaning as it represents the essence of what binds Norway together - its global perspective and the historical landscape. On top of it all, it's the main symbol of the host city Trondheim, even being present on the city's flag. For all those reasons, it was chosen to be the main focus in the theme art this edition.

For the theme art, the rose represent the self - each and every one of us. Its petals have opened up and now the core (outline) and the inner world (circles) are exposed for everyone to see. This is comes from Emilie Adams' experience that led her to write "Monogamy", last edition's winner. She tells that she were in an intimate, new and absurd situation years ago, and now she's ready to put it on the front of the stage and to embrace it and what it taught her. That's why the slogan of the edition is "embrace the exposure", a call to love yourself and what you put out to the world, especially the artists who are now getting a world-wide recognition and should enjoy it.

### Presenters

On August 23 ABU announced the host and the presenters for the 25th edition. It's **Mia Gundersen, Jenny Skavlan** and **Didrik Solli-Tangen**.

**Mia Gundersen** is a Norwegian singer and actress. She was born in Stavanger. Gundersen made her album debut in 1982 along with the group *Asfalt*, and as solo artist in 1987 with the album *Temptation*.

**Jenny Ebbing Skavlan** is a Norwegian model, actress, television presenter, and author. She started her career by appearing in a television commercial for Pizza Grandiosa in 2007. She has since appeared in such films as *Fatso*, *Dead Snow*, *Børning*, and *Tomme Tønner*.

**Didrik Solli-Tangen** is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 on homeland with the song "My Heart Is Yours".

## Other Countries

> *Other Stuff: List of all Countries in Alternative Eurovision Song Contest*
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### Active ABU Members

* Cyprus - Last day before the deadline, on August 14th, it was announced by Cypriot broadcaster that the country wouldn't compete in the Prequalification Round this edition and would withdraw. No reason was mentionned.

## External Links

* Contest Channel Link
* Edition Youtube Playlist
* Edition Spotify Playlist