AwlaVision Song Contest 31

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**AwlaVision Song Contest 31**, often referred to as **ASC#31**, was the thirty-first edition of AwlaVision Song Contest, held in Munich, Germany. The edition started the 03rd June 2018, and ended the 30th June 2018.

45 countries took part in this edition. No one debuted in this edition. Algeria withdrew from ASC. No one returned to the competition. Ina Wroldsen ft. Alan Walker from Norway won the contest with the song "Strongest" receiving a total of 286 points, 20 points ahead the runner-up, Italy. Sweden finished in third place with 259 points. The host country, Germany achieved a 15th place with 51 points. The last place was for Portugal, that got 1 point.

## Organisation

After Germany's victory in AwlaVision Song Contest 30, NDR and ABU had to decide where to organise the contest this time. NDR organised a public competition for choosing the host city between all applicant cities. Several cities presented their applications and the organisation had to decide which one was the best. Finally, NDR and ABU chose **Munich** as the host city of ASC31.

NDR decided to use popular and professionals people as presenters. Finally **Anke Engelke** and **Lena Meyer** were selected.

 Hannover
 Munich
 Berlin
 Krefeld

## Location

### **Olympiahalle**

The **Olympiahalle** is a multi-purpose arena located in Am Riesenfeld in Munich, Germany, part of Olympiapark. The arena is used for concerts, sporting events, exhibitions or trade fairs. In the past, it served as a part-time home for the defunct ice hockey team EC Hedos München. Olympiahalle opened in 1972 and was the venue for gymnastics and handball events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The seating capacity for the arena varies from 12,150 up to 14,000.

The current seating capacity 15,500 set after a massive overhaul that was completed in 2009. A new VIP area, a restaurant and an underground second arena ("Kleine Olympiahalle") with a capacity of up to 4,000 was integrated in the new complex. The stage area was also rebuilt, which contributed to the increased seating capacity and at the same time allowed faster access for stage crews, which is very important nowadays.

Olympiahalle also plays hosts to the annual Six Days of Munich, an international track cycling competition. Several other major international events were held in this venue, including the 1974 and the 1991 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1975 preliminaries of the Ice Hockey World Championships and the 1983, 1993 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships finals. Important basketball events that were held in Olympiahalle include the Final phase of the 1993 European Basketball Championships, the 1989 and 1999 Euroleague Final Fours. World Wrestling Entertainment has hosted several house shows in the Olympiahalle since 1992 and most recently on 27 September 2008.

### **Munich**

**Munich** is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is also the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and the 12th largest city in the European Union, with a population of around 1.5 million.

The city is a major centre of art, technology, finance, publishing, culture, innovation, education, business, and tourism in Germany and Europe and enjoys a very high standard and quality of living, reaching first in Germany and third worldwide according to the 2018 Mercer survey, and being rated the world's most liveable city by the Monocle's Quality of Life Survey 2018. According to the Globalization and World Rankings Research Institute Munich is considered an alpha-world city, as of 2015.

Munich's city climate lies between the humid continental climate and the oceanic climate. The city centre lies between both climates, while the airport of Munich has a humid continental climate. The warmest month, on average, is July. The coolest is January. Being at the centre of Europe, Munich is subject to many climatic influences, so that weather conditions there are more variable than in other European cities, especially those further west and south of the Alps.

This is the first time in the contest that AwlaVision Song Contest is held in Germany.

### **Withdrawing countries**

Bellow a list of all withdrawing countries:

* Algeria

## Results

### **First Semifinal**

**Jury**

* Germany (Host)
* Albania (Finalist)
* Israel (Finalist)

### **Second Semifinal**

**Jury**

* Latvia (Finalist)
* Malta (Finalist)
* Portugal (Finalist)

## See also

* AwlaVision Song Contest
* AwlaVision Song Contest 1
* AwlaVision Song Contest 2
* AwlaVision Song Contest 3
* AwlaVision Song Contest 4
* AwlaVision Song Contest 5
* AwlaVision Song Contest 6
* AwlaVision Song Contest 7
* AwlaVision Song Contest 8
* AwlaVision Song Contest 9
* AwlaVision Song Contest 10
* AwlaVision Song Contest 11
* AwlaVision Song Contest 12
* AwlaVision Song Contest 13
* AwlaVision Song Contest 14
* AwlaVision Song Contest 15
* AwlaVision Winners Edition 1
* AwlaVision Song Contest 16
* AwlaVision Song Contest 17
* AwlaVision Song Contest 18
* AwlaVision Song Contest 19
* AwlaVision Song Contest 20
* AwlaVision Song Contest 21
* AwlaVision Song Contest 22
* AwlaVision Song Contest 23
* AwlaVision Song Contest 24
* AwlaVision Song Contest 25
* AwlaVision Song Contest 26
* AwlaVision Song Contest 27
* AwlaVision Song Contest 28
* AwlaVision Song Contest 29
* AwlaVision Song Contest 30
* AwlaVision Winners Edition 2