Bujumbura 2063

**Afrovision Bujumbura 2063** is set to be the 3rd annual edition held in Bujumbura, Burundi following Burundi's victory in Mombasa the previous year. {This was the first time Tasmanija won the contest, bringing the total amount of winning countries to 20, only a year after Celebes got it to 19; Tasmanija is also the first country whose name begins with a "T" to win. Victoria and the Solomon Islands are still the only two countries to win more than twice. With Tasmanija winning, the chance for a country to win **again** is still more likely, so will other countries be able to achieve a 2nd, 3rd, or 6th victory? Manifesting a 2nd win for a country this year!}

Eight cities were in contention to host this year, with the application deadline being moved to 01 June 2062; the 8 cities were: [the capital] Bujumbura, Cagakori, Gitega, Kayanza, Makamba, Muyinga, Rumonge, and Vumwe. Only 2 cities were shortlisted: Bujumbura and Rumonge, with Bujumbura ultimately being chosen as 2063's host city; bringing the host city back to the capital.

{28 countries participated this year, continuing the trend of being less than the previous year. Fiji returned to the contest after a year's absence, with this being their first time participating this century. Brunei and New Zealand withdrew from the contest citing \_\_\_ and \_\_\_ respectively. Micronesia has continued to not participate due to \_\_\_; the country's last participation was in Perth 2099.}

{Kiribati achieved its 2nd victory, only the fourth country to do so, with the song "Peurs les Plus Sombres". The country gathered 114 points from the song, the new highest number of points ever recorded. Tasmanija finished with a third runner's-up position, one of the best placements for a defending champion and the first time a country other than the winner garnered at least 100 points. Victoria ended in 3rd for the second time, last achieving the placement all the way back in Melbourne 2073. Northern Desert returned to the top 10 with another 4th place, last placing within the top 10 back in Haarumou 2098. Kalimari had a similar situation as Northern Desert, not getting a top 10 placement since their win, also in 2098; the country placed 5th for a second time.}

## Participants

The following countries have confirmed their participation for 21xx as of 01 October 21xx:

The following countries have *shown their interest in participating in 21xx*:

#### Languages

* African Plums is the first song in Oceanivision to contain lyrics in Swahili
* One Black Rose contains only 1 line in French, the least ever for a Kanangrian entry

### Allocation Draw

Each country randomly draws a number, that number being their performing placement. The host draws their placement first, then the automatic qualifiers draw their placements, finally, every other country draws theirs.

### Grand Final

All countries voted. The final took place on TBA April 2062.

### Official Rankings

1. **Winner**
2. (Tie-4th)
3. (Tie-4th)
4. (Tie-15th)
5. (Tie-15th)
6. (Tie-18th)
7. (Tie-18th)
8. (Tie-22nd)
9. (Tie-22nd)
10. (Tie-25th)
11. (Tie-25th)

## Withdrawing/Uncertain

* Algeria - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Algeria will not debut in 2063.
* Botswana - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Botswana will not debut in 2063.
* Chad - *CHiRP* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Chad will not debut in 2063.
* Congo - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Congo will not participate in 2063.
* Egypt - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Egypt will not debut in 2063.
* Ethiopia - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Ethiopia will not debut in 2063.
* Gaboni - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Gaboni will not debut in 2063.
* Lesotho - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Lesotho will not debut in 2063.
* Libya - *LYM* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Libya will not debut in 2063.
* Mauritania - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Mauritania will not debut in 2063.
* Morocco - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Morocco will not debut in 2063.
* Niger - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Niger will not debut in 2063.
* Nigeria - *TCNigeria* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Nigeria will not debut in 2063.
* Somalia - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Somalia will not debut in 2063.
* Swaziland - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Swaziland will not debut in 2063.
* Tunisia - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Tunisia will not debut in 2063.
* Uganda - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Uganda will not debut in 2063.
* Zimbabwe - *BROADCASTER* confirmed on **# MONTH 206x** that Zimbabwe will not debut in 2063.

"*Broadcaster* confirmed on **xx Month 2101** that 'Country' will not participate in 2102." "*Broadcaster* confirmed on **xx Month 2101** that 'Country' will not debut in 2102."

## Other Countries

These countries aren't part of the OBU but are still in association with them. All new broadcasting countries and countries that stopped broadcasting will be added here, with the others on a separate page. \_\_\_ countries started broadcasting Oceanivision for the first time!

* ~~Antilles started broadcasting the event~~
* ~~Ireland started broadcasting the event~~
* ~~Morocco started broadcasting the event~~
* ~~Sweden started broadcasting the event~~
* ~~Wyoming started broadcasting the event~~

## Trivia

* This year's contest was held on **09 September 2023**
* Micronesia beat the previous record of non-participations with 6 as of 2101
	+ The record was jointly held between Kalimari and Tasmanija, each with 5 non-participations
* 2062 used a **wheel randomizer** draw to determine the placements in the Grand Final on 09 September 2023
	+ Kenya opted not to be drawn first to equalize the playing field; they were drawn 04th
	+ All of the countries that start with the letter "S" were drawn in the first half of the final
	+ West Africa opened the show for the second time in a row; the contest has only been going on for 2 years...
		- They were the only country to draw the same running order slot they had for the first contest
* 2101 continued to use computer-based randomization for voting, although country names would not be added, instead just a simple "Every Country" took each country's place
	+ Randomizations were kept somewhat anonymous to prevent pre-contest spoiling
* The order of revealing points was the normal 01-28; points were somewhat checked every 9-10 delegations to make sure everything was up-to-date
* Japan, Kiribati, and Tasmanija obtained the most amount of points than they ever have
	+ Tasmanija is the first country since the introduction of the 12-point system to beat their winning point value, but not win with the new, higher point value
		- This also marks the third year in a row that Tasmanija has beaten their highest point value
	+ Japan achieved their best placement, while Kiribati tied their best
	+ Japan (12th), The Maldives (9th), and Tuvalu (6th) achieved their best non-top 5 placement
	+ Polynesia (26th), South Mesa (28th), and Sri Lanka (27th) managed to obtain their worst placement
		- This was also South Mesa's first-last place
* There were only 2 ties this year, an uncommon amount in recent years; 2 2-country ties
	+ This is made even more interesting since the difference between many of the placements was often only 1 point
* The maximum number of countries that could perform was absent at this contest. 28 out of the maximum 31 countries confirmed their participation
	+ This was the first time that specific amount of countries participated in a single year
* This marked the 30th year of participation for New Guinea, Pacifica Islands, and Timor!
* Kalimari opened the show for a record-breaking 4 times