Spin Off 02

The **Second Spin Off** was the **02nd alternative** edition of the discord contest Regions Song Contest. The contest took place in the city of Paris,  Île-de-France, France  after  **Île-de-France**'s win in the first Spin Off with the song “Corps”.

It was the **third** time France  had hosted the contest, the first time being for the first season, in  Toulouse and the second for Season 14 in  Lille. For this **second Spin Off**, the participants had to send an **ESC, JESC or National Final** song from any year.

All the live shows were hosted on YouTube as well as presented on the Discord server. Fourty-four entries took part in the **eighteenth** season of the contest. Each region had to compete with one song.

The winner was **Brussels** in  **Belgium** with the song **"City Lights"** performed by **Blanche**, with **178** points. **Brussels** therefore became the first region to win both the **regular contest** and the **spin off**, and Blanche became the first artist to win after having hosted

## Participating Regions

**Debuting Regions -**  Ankara,  Baku,  City Of San Marino,  Donetsk,  Dushanbe,  Gjilan,  Gotland,  Gozo,  Lääne-Virumaa,  Lagos,  Luzern,  Madeira,  Maekel,  North Ostrobothnia,  Pelagonia,  Podgorica,  Poltava,  Prizren,  Raplamaa,  South Hwanghae,  South Ostrobothnia,  Varna,  Yambol

## Venue

### Host City

As soon as the **Second Spin Off** was officialised, it was chosen that  Île-de-France would host it, in **Paris**, capital and most populous city of  France. With an estimated population of 2,175,601 residents as of 2018 Paris is one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, science and arts. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the region and province of  Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated population of **12,174,880.** Reaching **38** million visitors in 2019, Paris will also host the 2024 Summer Olympics.

### Arena

**Accor Arena** is an indoor sports arena and concert hall located in the neighborhood of Bercy, on boulevard de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris,  France. It has a seating capacity ranging from 7,000 to **20,300**, depending on the event.

### Hosts

The hosts of the **02nd Spin Off** edition were :

* **Amel Bent**,  French R&B and pop singer of  Moroccan and  Algerian origin who gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of season 2 of French TV singing competition *Nouvelle Star*. She is currently a "coach" on the similar French talent show *The Voice: la plus belle voix*.
* **Timothée Chalamet** is an  American- French actor who began his acting career in short films and commercials, before appearing in the television drama series *Homeland* in 2012. His breakthrough came in 2017 with his role as Elio Perlman in Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age romantic drama *Call Me by Your Name*
* **Louane** is a  French singer and actress of  German,  Polish,  Portuguese and  Brazilian origin. She is best known for being a semi-finalist in the second season of *The Voice: la plus belle voix* in France, she later got a role in *La Famille Bélier* which won her a César Award. Louane previously participated in the second season of the contest, representing her native  Hauts-De-France, ending 15th in final with her song "Avenir".