Altervision Song Contest 15

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The **Altervision Song Contest 15** was set to be the fifteenth edition of the Altervision Song Contest. It was expected to take place in Aarhus, Denmark following the country's victory in Suva in the previous edition with MØ and Foster the People performing "Blur". It was set to be the first time Denmark hosted the contest and the eleventh contest to be held in Europe. Denmark would also have been be the second Nordic country to host, only after Sweden doing so in the third, the tenth and the thirteenth editions.

The contest was set to consist of three shows: two semi-finals and a grand final, with their dates not having been revealed by the time of the cancellation of the contest.

A total amount of 42 countries confirmed their intention to compete until 14th September, while several other nations' announcement on participating was still pending.

On 14th September, the ABU issued a statement about the contest, announcing the end of the competition after 14 succesful editions.

## Location

Following Denmark's victory in Suva, DR was given the right to host the contest. In the early stages of hosting discussions, DR notably left their intention to host ambiguous; should Denmark have refused to host, the previous edition's runner-up Iceland and RÚV would have been given the right to host the contest. On 1st July, DR formally confirmed their intention to host the contest.

Media outlets suggested by 21st June that DR would co-host the contest with KVF and KNR, the national broadcasters of the Faeroe Islands and Greenland, in the dependencies. These rumours have however been proved wrong on 14th July, when the ABU announced that Ceres Park in Aarhus would host the contest.

Despite early uncertainty over Denmark's hosting, several cities and venues expressed interest in hosting the contest in the event that Denmark will give home to it. Along with them, venues in the Faroe Islands and Greenland also volunteered to stage the contest. Below is a list of venues that announced their intention to host the contest. The host venue of the edition is highlighted in blue.

## Participating countries

The following countries would have taken part in the contest:

## Cancellation

Following initial confirmations from both ABU and DR about the progress of the contest, works started to slow down as early as mid-July, which eventually lead to the deadlines being pushed back. However, on 21st August, it was announced that the contest would be put on halt for the time being due to internal issues. The follow-up statement, issued on 14th September, revealed that the issues have not been solved, nor can they be, and thus the end of the competition was officially announced.

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