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Jamaica

Jamaica debuted in Season 8 of WideVision. Skip Marley represented the country with his song "Lions". The country qualified for the final and placed 17th there. They withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan debuted in Season 8 of WideVision. Darkestrah were the first representatives of the country with their song "Human Hopes". The country finished last place in the second semi-final and withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone debuted in Season 7 of WideVision. Idris Elba was the first representative of the country with the song "On Life". The country failed to qualify for the final, finishing 20th in the first semi-final. Sierra Leone withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Portugal

Portugal debuted in Season 1 of WideVision with Diabo Na Cruz's "Ganhar O Dia". If it wasn't for Ireland's disqualification, Portugal would have been last in the semi-final. However, they made a comeback in Season 2 and qualified for the final. In the end, Fernando Daniel's "Voltas" finished 11th in the final. However, they finished last in the semi-final once again in Season 3, making them the only country to finish last twice in WideVision (counting both the semi-final and the final). Eurovision 2018 representative Cláudia Pascoal did a duet with Pedro Goncalves called "Ocasionalidade", which was the song that was selected to represent Portugal. It was disqualified because the jury left the server. The country withdrew the following season. Portugal returned in Season 8, with ARY representing the country with "Bring Me Home". It gave Portugal its best result - 5th place - and a spot in Season 9's Big 6. As a Big 6 member, Portugal placed 22nd in the final with Sea's "Player 2". The country then failed to qualify in the next two seasons, with Ella Nor's "Pra Que Complicar" placing 21st in the semi-final in Season 10 and David Carreira's "Serà Que São Pó" placing 19th in the semi-final in Season 11.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Malawi

Malawi debuted in Season 6 of WideVision. Temwa represented the country with her song "Hangover", but it failed to qualify for the final. It finished 15th in the second semi-final. Malawi withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Season Nine

179A - Extreme Sports - July 21, 2012

179B - Class Reunion - July 21, 2012

180A - Anger Management - October 27, 2012

180B - The Mascot - October 14, 2012

181A - Butterfly Effect - September 7, 2012

181B - Pound Puffle - September 3, 2012

182A - Get The Message - March 2, 2013

182B - Driving Mr Bernie - November 17, 2012

183A - No Guts, No Glori - October 27, 2012

183B - Pull Up A Barrel - January 1, 2013

184A - Bowlers - March 16, 2013

184B - The Sweet Spot - March 9, 2013

185A - A Penguin Family Reunion - Feb 17, 2014

186A - Icy Falls - May 25, 2013

186B - Sound Of Silence - January 19, 2013

187A - The Eye - October 14, 2013

187B - Mysterious Neighbors - October 14, 2013

188A - Overnight Success - March 29, 2014

188B - Picture Perfect - March 29, 2015

189A - For Bros About To Rock - November 11, 2013

189B - Out on a Limo - November 11, 2013

190A - Two Thumbs Down - July 16, 2015

190B - A Novel Idea - July 16, 2015

191A - The Executive Treatment - September 7, 2015

191B - Cereal Offender - September 7, 2015

192A - April Fools Rules - September 25, 2015

192B - De Jester - September 25, 2015

193A - Bernie Waddles: Girl Guru - October 16, 2015

193B - The Waiting Game - October 2, 2015

194A - Come Sale Away - November 11th, 2015

194B - The Loudest Yard - November 11, 2015

195A - Funny Business - Feb 15, 2016

195B - The Price of Admission - Feb 15, 2016

196A - Snow Bored - May 2, 2016

196B - Bernie The Mailman - May 3, 2016

197A - Home Spun - March 12, 2016

197B - House Sitting for Karen - March 12, 2016

198A - Iggy : The Game - May 4, 2016

198B - A Pirates Life For Me - May 5, 2016

199A - Herberts Family - May 6, 2016

199B - Klutzy VS Herbert - July 11, 2016

200A - The Old and The Restless - Feb 20, 2017

200B - Iceberg Castaways - Feb 20, 2017

201A - Happy Herbert - July 12, 2016

201B - Bulletin Board - October 1, 2016

202A - Spider Bite - July 13, 2016

202B - No Such Luck - October 22, 2016

203A - Frog Wild - July 14, 2016

203B - Bucket List - July 15, 2016

204A - Pet Peeved - October 8, 2016

204B - Garage Banned - December 3, 2016
Russia

Russia debuted in the first edition of WideVision where Hanna's song "Puli" got 12th place. After a one-season absence, Russia returned and qualified once again with Polyna's "Angel". They didn't achieve as good of a result as Season 1, and they finished 21st in the final. #2Mashi represented in Season 4 with "Ineya", finishing 20th in the final. LERA was the next Russian representative with her song "Dai Dai", in Season 5. They finished 14th in the final. Nyusha represented Russia in Season 6 with "Gde Ty, Tam Ya". This was Russia's first non-qualification in WideVision, as they finished 19th in the first semi-final. Katya Ryabova represented Russia in Season 7 with the song "Hurricane". This entry gave the country its best result to date, which is 7th place. Eurovision 2015 representative Polina Gagarina represented Russia in Season 8 with "Above The Head". The country failed to qualify for the final. Russia qualified in Season 9, placing 14th with Sheri Marshel's "Shadow" while failing to qualify once again in Season 10 - placing 15th in the semi-final with Slot's "Ha Mapc!". Russia qualified once again in Season 11, placing 18th in the final with 87 points - which is the same amount of points they scored in the semi-final.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Namibia

Namibia debuted in Season 4 of WideVision. It was announced that the country can borrow from Germany. Kim Petras represented the country with her song "Do Me". It finished 9th in their semi-final, making them a wildcard for the final. Namibia did not get the wildcard spot and missed out on the final. They withdrew in Season 5.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Åland Islands

Åland Islands debuted in the first edition of WideVision with Sabina Ddumba's song "Not Too Young", which placed 11th. Åland Islands can borrow artists from Finland or Sweden. The country withdrew in Season 2. They returned in Season 4 with Andreas Wijk's "Numb". The territory did not do as well as their Season 1 performance, but they finished 14th in the final. They withdrew once again in Season 5 but returned the following season. Nova Miller represented the Åland Islands in Season 6 with "Turn Up The Fire". They finished 1st in the first semi-final and placed 5th in the final. Because of their great result, the Aland Islands got a spot in the Big 6 for Season 7. Amanda Mair was the representative for the Aland Islands in Season 7 with "Empty Blockings". It finished 19th in the final - the territory's worst result to date. Ellen Bendiktsson represented the Aland Islands with her 2015 Melodifestivalen song "Insomnia". She finished 4th place - the territory's best result - and got the territory to return to the Big 6 for Season 9. Janice competed in that season, placing 12th with "Hearts Will Bleed". Aland Islands qualified once again in Season 10, placing yet another 12th place with Julia Viktoria's "Paralyzed". However, the territory failed to qualify for the first time ever in Season 11, placing 11th in the semi-final with Noonie Bao's "Reminds Me".

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Thailand

Thailand debuted in Season 7 of WideVision. Violette Wautier represented the country with the song "Drive". This entry finished 2nd place in the final, 13 points behind Uganda. Thailand would be a Big 6 member for Season 8. My Life as Ali Thomas represented the country that season with "Cordelia". It didn't do as well as Violette in Season 7, placing 20th in the final.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Luxembourg

Luxembourg made its debut in Season 2. It was announced that they could borrow from France or Germany. The group L.E.J was selected to represent Luxembourg and performed their song "Acrobates". The country made it through to the final and managed to make the top 10, finishing 7th in the end. L.E.J returned for Season 3, but it did not do as well as before. They just fell short of qualifying, finishing 13th in the semi-final. Emji represented Luxembourg in Season 4 with "Lost". They finished 2nd place behind the Netherlands with 222 points. Because of their result, they automatically qualified for the final through the Big 7 rule. Luxembourg sent Johnny Hallyday and his song "Sang Pour Sang" to Maastricht in Season 5. He finished 23rd for the country in the final. In Season 6, Alice On The Roof represented the country with "Malade". Despite finishing an impressive 3rd in the second semi-final, they finished 23rd in the final. In Season 7, Côme represented the country with the song "La Gloire à Mes Genoux". This entry gave Luxembourg their third top 10 result, finishing 9th place in the final. Luxembourg shockingly missed the final in Season 8 with Louane's "No", which was their worst result to date at 15th in the semi-final.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Spain

Spain debuted in the first edition of WideVision where it was represented by Miki Nùñez with his song "Celébrate" which got 16th place in the final. They came back for season 2 where they were represented by David Eron with his song "Entiéndelo Niña" which failed to qualify and placed 14th in the semi-final. They returned to the final in Season 3 with Maria Jose Llergo's "Me Miras Pero No Me Ves" and finished in the top 10 that season. Najwa's "Lento" was the entry representing Spain in Season 4. It was Spain's 2nd non-qualification. The country withdrew in Season 5. Spain returned the following season, where Annabella represented the country with the song "Airplanes". Spain came back to the final for the first time since Season 3 and finished 20th there. Kristin represented Spain in Season 7 with "All Night". It qualified for the second time in a row, and it finished 25th in the final. Following that, Spain failed to qualify for the next 4 editions, finishing with building on its worst result in Seasons 8, 9, and 10 by placing 16th, 17th, and 18th in the semi-final while placing 14th in the semi-final in Season 11.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Season 2

## Countries and Participation

 Entries
 Debuting
 Canada
 Chile
 China
 Greece
 Hungary
 Iceland
 Iran
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Luxembourg
 Mali
 Montenegro
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Nigeria
 North Macedonia
 Oman
 Romania
 Serbia
 Solomon Islands
 Returning
 Withdrawing
 Albania
 Azerbaijan
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Grenada
 Hong Kong
 Israel
 Japan
 Malta
 Russia
 Winning song
 Runner Up

The second edition of WideVision had a total of 43 countries, a 10-country increase from 33 in season 1. 22 countries debuted, while 12 withdrew. The edition was held in George Town, Cayman Islands after Transviolet's victory in season 1 of WideVision.

The contest was won by Hungary who was represented by Dorothy and her song "Raise Hell". The song got a total of 225 points, 14 points ahead of the 2nd place finisher Australia, who was represented by Jessica Mauboy with her song "Never Be The Same".

## Additions

* To help the growing number of participants a Big 5 was added which consisted of the countries which finished top 5 in the previous season.

* The amount of counties in the final has now increased to 26 from 21.

* Countries can now use a national final to help select their participants.

* Countries that did this were: France, Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, and Chile.

* Cayman Islands can now borrow from the UK.
* United States Virgin Islands can now borrow from the United States.
* Luxembourg can borrow from France or Germany.

## Countries

A total of 43 countries participated in Season 2 - 10 more than Season 1.

* 22 countries debuted: Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Solomon Islands and US Virgin Islands.
* No countries returned to the contest.
* 12 countries withdrew from the contest: Åland Islands, Albania, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Czech Republic, Grenada, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Malta, Russia, and South Korea.

## Other Editions

Season 1

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

## Participating Counties

### Semi-Final 1

These are the results of Semi-Final 1. 19 counties competed for 10 spots in the final. United States Virgin Islands' and New Zealand's points were halved due to the juries not voting. 11 televoters voted in this semi.

### Semi Final 2

10 countries qualified from the second semi-final of WideVision Season 2. Iran, China, and Armenia's points were all halved due to the juries not voting. 9 televoters voted in this semi.

### Grand Final

The Grand Final contained the 10 qualifiers from each semi plus the big 5 (the countries that finished top 5 in season 1
WideVision Song Contest

**The WideVision Song Contest**(often shortened to **WVSC** or **WideVision**) is a song contest based upon the **Eurovision Song Contest**. The contest has been running since August 2019 and currently has had 8 complete seasons with a 9th in progress currently.

Each country's Head of Department picks a song for their country. They can internally choose or host a national selection which is voted by the other Heads of Department. The countries then vote for the shows (Semi-Final and Finals) to determine who qualifies and wins.

So far we have had 5 different winners, Cayman Islands, Hungary, Iran and Netherlands, and Romania. The highest score for a winner was Iran in season 3 with 275 points where they were represented by Mahan Moin with her song "Elysium". The closest gap between a winner and a runner up was in Season six when Thomas Bergersen & Merethe Soltvedt's "Children Of The Sun" beat runner up Sweden's song by 13 points.

Romania in Season 5 is so far the only winner to have come 1st in both the jury and televote. In season 1, the Cayman Islands won the jury vote while the televote was won by Norway. Season 2 the winner, Hungary, won neither the jury, which was won by Australia, nor the televote, which was won by Ireland. In Season 3, the US Virgin Islands won the jury vote while the winner, Iran, won the televote. Season 4 winner Netherlands won the jury vote while the televote was won by Albania. In Season 6, the jury was won by Norway; however, the televote was won by Aland Islands. In Season 7, the jury was won by Uganda, and the televoting winner was Palestine. Season 8 winner - American Samoa was the second winner to win both the jury and the televote. In season 9 Greece won the jury vote while the televote was won by winner Norway. Season 10 winner - Czech Republic - won the jury vote while the televote was won by runner up, United Kingdom.

## History

The contest started on with Season 1 on where the first semi-final premiered on the 6th of August. The first winner was the Cayman Islands who was represented by Transviolet with their song "Pretty Head". The country that won the previous edition gets the chance to host the next edition of WideVision.

### Slogans

Slogans have been used with the theme art since the first edition of WideVision.

## Rules

* The view limit on songs is 50 million.
* The artist must be related to the country or the country it is borrowing from.
* There is no age limit on the songs.
* There is no time limit on the songs.
* Overused songs are not allowed (from Season 2 onwards) unless there is an overused edition.
* An artist can only represent one country each season.
* Not voting in a semi means you get -50% of your votes, in the final you get 0 televote points.
* No (J)ESC songs.
* No strongly political or offensive song.

## Statistics

### Top 10 Table

Here are all the number of top 10 positions from each country (countries who haven't achieved a top 10 have been omitted)

Points are done esc style (1st is 12, 2nd is 10, 3rd is 8, 4th is 7, 5th is 6, 6th is 5, 7th is 4, 8th is 3, 9th is 2 and 10th is 1)
Armenia

Armenia debuted in the first edition of WideVision where it was represented by Srbuk with her song Yete Karough Es which placed 8th in the final. They then participated in Season 2, where they were represented by Gaya Arzumanyan and "Var Amar". It finished last in the semi-final and, therefore, failed to qualify. Armenia withdrew from Season 3. On their return in Season 4, Emmy was selected to represent the country with her song "Tsiatsan/Qez Gta", but the country failed to qualify once again through the wildcard selection. They finished 9th in the semi-final through a tie-breaker and 2nd through the wildcard. Iveta Mukuchyan represented the country in the following season with her song "I'm Anush Hayastan", but they failed to qualify again, finishing 2nd once again in the wildcard vote and finishing 12th in the semi-final. Armenia withdrew again in Season 6.

## Participation

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Mexico

Mexico debuted in Season 3 of WideVision where the sent Luis Coronel with his song Mentirosa. They finished last in the semi-final with 5 points - the 2nd lowest amount of points received in the history of the contest (behind Mali who got nul points). They withdrew in Season 4. Mexico returned in Season 5 after a one-season absence with Ceci Bastida and Aloe Blacc's "Un Sueño". The country failed to qualify again that season. Mexico had a one-season absence in Season 6 and returned in Season 7. Silvana Estrada represented the country with the song "Te Guardo". It finished 20th in the semi-final, which meant they failed to qualify for the final once again. Mexico withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Greece

Greece made its debut on WideVision in Season 2. Nikos Ganos represented the country with his song "Sta Vathia". However, it didn't qualify for the final, finishing in 16th at the first semi-final. Greece withdrew in Season 3. The country returned in Season 5 but failed to qualify again with Livin R, Andriana Babali, and Dimitris Yfantis's "Neraida". Greece withdrew in Season 6 and returned in Season 9. On its return, the country received its best result - 9th place - with Kaylynn's "The Dragging". Two more qualifications continued in the next two seasons - placing 14th in Season 10 with Marina's "End of the Earth" and 23rd in Season 11 with Eurovision 2019's Katerine Duska and her song "Sanctuary".

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Ukraine

Ukraine debuted in the first edition of WideVision, and the country was represented by Vremya I Steklo's song "VISLOVO". Despite getting an impressive 1st place in their semi-final, they finished 10th in the final. They came back for season 2 with YUKO & KHAYAT's "Vesnianka", which did not qualify for the final. However, they got their ticket back to the final in Season 3 with Tina Karol's "Wild Water" and finished 15th in the final. Livia was the next representative with the song "What Am I Fighting For?" Ukraine failed to qualify once again for the final. Tina Karol returned to the contest with Season 5, along with Boombox, to represent Ukraine with "Bezodyna". It failed to qualify for the final by getting 11th in the semi-final and 3rd in the wildcard vote. Two more non-qualifications followed after this occurred, with Mosimann and MARUV's "Mon Amour" in Season 6 and Okean El'zy's "Ne Ydy" in Season 7. Ukraine finally got into the final for the first time since Season 3 with Sofia Tarasova's "Kharizma". It placed 19th there. The country qualified again in Season 9 with Artem Pivovarov's "No. 1", which got the country's best result of 3rd place. As a Big 6 member of Season 10, the country placed second-to-last in the final. Then, Ukraine failed to qualify in the following season with Jerry Heil's "Bili Krosi".

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea debuted in Season 6 of WideVision. Australian band Sheppard represented the country with their song "On My Way". They qualified for the final and finished 16th there. Papua New Guinea withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire was supposed to debut in the 7th season of WideVision with Tiken Jah Fakoly's "Africain à Paris". However, the jury left the server before the show started, which caused them to withdraw.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Malta

Malta debuted in season 1 where they got 9th place by Mabel with her song "Mad Love". In season 1 - Malta was allowed to borrow artists from the United Kingdom. However, this was disallowed after season 1. Malta then returned for season 3 after a 1 season absence where they sent Eleanor Cassar and her song "Back to Life". They finished in the top 5 of WideVision and got in the Big 6 for Season 4. The Travellers represented the country the following season with "Xemx U Xita", which finished 24th. Eurovision 2014 representative Firelight represented in Season 5 with "Talk Dirty". They failed to qualify for the first time that season, finishing 11th in the semi-final and 4th in the wildcard selection. Malta withdrew for the second time in Season 6. When the country returned in Season 8, the New Victorians' "Lie Lar" got 11th in the semi-final again, but they qualified for the final this time around. Like Canada last season, Malta finished second-last in the final. The country withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico debuted in Season 7 of WideVision. Chris Jeday and Joey Montana represented the territory with the song "Dale Hasta Abajo". It finished second-to-last in the second semi-final, which meant that they failed to qualify for the final. The territory withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Eswatini

Eswatini debuted in Season 8 of WideVision. Tendaness, Bholoja, and LO were selected to represent the country with his song "Jika". It finished last place in the first semi-final. Eswatini withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Serbia

Serbia debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. Marija Serifovic, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, was selected to represent the country in Georgetown. They qualified for the final and finished 21st in the final with 64 points. Serbia withdrew in Season 3. They returned in Season 4 with Ceca's "Autogram". Despite qualifying for the final, they finished second-to-last place there (30th) with 32 points. They returned in Season 5 with Angellina's "Ko Si Tu U Stvari". Serbia missed the final for the first time that season, finishing second-to-last in the second semi-final. Edis and Emina represented Serbia in Season 6 with their song "Güzelligine". This was Serbia's second non-qualification in a row, finishing 11th in the semi-final and last in the wildcard vote. Serbia had a one-season absence and returned in Season 8. Boyana represented Serbia with "Guard Up", and it increased the country's non-qualification streak to 3.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Senegal

Senegal debuted in Season 7 of WideVision. Sabel Dieng represented the country with the song "Ndioukeul Sa Goor". It failed to qualify for the final, finishing second-to-last place in the first semi-final. The country withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Betty Lake

## About

At nearly 11,500 ft., Betty Lake is an excellent high-mountain lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. It is surrounded by skyscraper mountains iconic to the Rocky Mountains. Fishermen will find a variety of fish here, mainly trout. Whether you’re fly fishing or not, your chances of getting a bite here are good. So grab your favorite fly fishing rod and reel, and head out to the Betty Lake.

## Fishery

One, small-sized mountain lake with many trout species.

Available in two seasons:

* Summer
* Winter

## Fish species

* Rainbow Trout
* Brown Trout
* Brook Trout
* Bull Trout
* Cutthroat Trout
Georgia

Georgia debuted in the first edition with Sofia Nizharadze's "No Way Out". Although it qualified for the final, it got the last place, which was 21st. Georgia returned for Season 2 and qualified once again, and Elene Mikiashvili's "Fighter" managed to do a little better this time, finishing at 17th, despite its great result in the semi-final. Malibu entered for Georgia in Season 3 and managed to qualify for the Final once again, where they did their best result placing 5th and became a Big 6 member. Khalkhuri's "Rach’a Chemi Siq’Varuli" was the Season 4 entry and finished 22nd in the final. They withdrew in Season 5, but they returned after a one-season absence. In Season 6, Natia Todua's "Georgia" was the entry representing Georgia. This resulted in the country's first non-qualification, finishing last in the second semi-final. Georgia withdrew once again the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Montenegro

Montenegro debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. Jadranka Barjaktarovic represented the country with her song "Luzeru". However, it failed to qualify as it got 14th in the semi-final with 52 points. They withdrew in Season 3.

## Participations:

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Japan

Japan debuted in Season 1 of WideVision. The group E-Girls entered with their song "Cinderella Fit", which failed to qualify for the Final. They got 12th place in the semi-final. They withdrew in Season 2 and returned in Season 3. However, Japan failed to qualify once again with their song "Take What You Want" by One OK Rock, which featured the world-famous band 5 Seconds of Summer. Three more non-qualifications followed in the next three seasons. Daisuke Hosegawa's "Uragirimono No Requiem" finished 16th in the semi-final in Season 4, Masayoshi Minoshima and Nomico's "Bad Apple" finished 18th in the semi-final in Season 5, and 19th in the semi-final with Mondo Grosso's "Labyrinth" in Season 6. Japan qualified for the first time ever in Season 7 with Ida Kudo's "Ghost". The country finished 22nd there. Despite this successful result, Japan continued its non-qualification streak in Season 8, finishing 12th in the semi-final with Man With A Mission's "My Hero". Japan withdrew once again in Season 9.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Mongolia

Mongolia debuted in WideVision's 4th season. Batzorig Vaanchig & Auli were selected to represent the country with their song "Hunnu Guren". It originally failed to qualify for the final, finishing in 10th place in the semi-final. However, they won the wildcard vote and was the last country to qualify for the final. They finished 17th in the final. They withdrew the season after.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Sweden

### Selection Process

Internal Selection: Season 1, Seasons 3-5, Seasons 7-8National Final: Season 2, Season 6

## Appearances

### Worst Result

Last SF: Season 5

Sweden debuted in the first edition where they achieved 2nd place with Skott and her song "Mermaid". They returned for a second season where they automatically qualified due to being top 5 in Season 1. They sent Loreen with her song "RIDE" which placed 22nd in the final. For their third entry, they sent Felix Sandman with his song Middle of Nowhere which ended up being their first non-qualification. Swedum was the next representative for the country with the song "Summer State of Mind". They qualified for the final and finished 28th in the final. The group Hov1 was selected to compete for the country in Season 5 with their song "Hin Dansar Vidar i Livet". Sweden finished dead last in the semi-final, and this was the country's second non-qualification. Miss Li represented Sweden in Season 6 with "Aqualung". The country finished in 2nd place yet again, but it was behind Norway this time. The country became a Big 6 member for Season 7. Another top 5 result occurred in the following season, where Klara Hammarström's "You Should Know Me Better" placed 5th in the final the following season. Sweden finished last in Season 8's final with Ida Redig's "Allting Som Vi Sa", ending its Big 6 streak.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
United States Virgin Islands

The US Virgin Islands debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. It was announced that they could borrow from the United States. Frawley was selected to represent them with their song "Hard Boy". It failed to qualify for the final, finishing 15th in the first semi-final with 50 points. In Season 3, the US Virgin Islands succeeded in qualifying for the final with Neoni's "Never Say Die". They finished in the top 5 and managed to get a spot in the Big 6 for Season 4. MISSIO was the next participant for the territory with his song "Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea". It did not do as well as the previous season, finishing 27th and in the bottom 5 at the final. After the two grand final appearances, the US Virgin Islands failed to reach the final in the next three seasons. This occurred in Season 5 with Louis the Child and K Flay's "It's Strange", Ally Brooke and Matoma's "Higher" in Season 6, and Ruelle's "War of Hearts" in Season 7. K Flay returned to WideVision in Season 8 on her own with "Sister". It led to the territory qualifying for the first time since Season 4 and a 6th place finish in the final. This meant that the US Virgin Islands became a Big 6 member for Season 9.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands first participated in the first season of WideVision and won it all with Transviolet's "Pretty Head". They hosted the contest in Georgetown in Season 2. It was announced that the Cayman Islands can borrow from the United Kingdom. They entered with Dodie's "Guiltless", which did not do as well, placing 20th. The territory withdrew in Season 3. After a two-season absence, the Cayman Islands returned to the contest in Season 5. Girl group Four of Diamonds were the representatives with their song "Eating Me Up". They finished 2nd place behind Romania that season with 199 points. The Cayman Islands also got their 2nd automatic qualification to the final in Season 6 through the Big 6. Alice Chater represented the territory that season with her song "Tonight", finishing with their 3rd top 10 placement at 8th place. In Season 7, the Cayman Islands had their first non-qualification ever with New Hope Club's "Medicine". The territory finished 13th in the semi-final, one placement and six points away from being a wildcard. In Season 8, Raye gave the Cayman Islands its worst result yet, finishing 14th in the semi-final with "Please Don't Touch".

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Italy

Italy debuted in Season 1 with Levante's "Gesù Cristo Sono Io", which failed the qualify. They returned for Season 2 with world-famous Mahmood and his song "Pesos". Italy qualified for the first time, but they finished in 23rd place, in the bottom 5. They withdrew in Season 3 and returned in Season 4. Francesca Michielin represented in that season with her song "Vulcano", which placed 15th at the final. In Season 5, Manuella was the representative for Italy with her song "Ho Smesso". She finished 3rd place for the country and got a spot in the Big 6 because of that. In Season 6, Sara Jo represented Italy with her song "Bez Sna", and the country finished 15th in the final. Italy withdrew for the second time in Season 7.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Spin Off Season 1

The first Spin Off of WideVision took place on 28th October 2019. A total of 21 juries took place. Unlike the main series juries represented themsleves not a nation.

## Scoring Chart

     - the jury with the highest score
     - the jury was eliminated
     - the jury was in the bottom two/three
     - the jury withdrew
     - the jury won
     - the jury came second
     - the jury came third
## Scores of Each Round

### **Round 1**

**Theme - Songs from Eurovision Artists**
Venezuela

Venezuela debuted in the 5th season of WideVision. Nacho and Nicky Jam were selected to represent the country with their song "Mona Lisa". Their start to the contest was unsuccessful, finishing last in the semi-final. The country withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Monaco

**Monaco**

Monaco debuted in the first season of WideVision where they got 5th. This was achieved by Déborah Lemoine with her song "Solo". They were an automatic qualifier for season 2 due to being top 5 in the previous season. They sent Arcadian with their song "Petit à Petit" which finished 8th in the final. Monaco returned for Season 3, but they failed to qualify for the first time. They withdrew the following season. Monaco made its return in Season 6 with Faul & Wad's "Wild Love". The country failed to qualify for the final once again, finishing 11th in the semi-final and 3rd in the wildcard vote. Monaco withdrew once again in Season 7.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. Sliz and Ruff were selected to represent them with the song "Slo Wine". They qualified for the final, and finished 18th with 77 points. The Solomon Islands withdrew in Season 3.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Jordan

Jordan made its debut in the 3rd season of WideVision. Yogi and Ayah Marar were the representatives for the country and sang their song "Follow U". It failed to qualify for the final, finishing 18th in the semi-final. Jordan withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Poland

Poland debuted in season one of WideVision where it was represented by Edyta Górniak and DON with their song Andromeda - which placed 20th in the Final. Season 2 Edyta Górniak returned for Poland with Gromee and their song Król. Poland returned in Season 3, ending up not qualifying to the Final for the first time. The country withdrew in Season 4. Poland returned in Season 5 with Ewa Farna's "Tu". They returned to the final and placed 19th in the final - their best result to date. Poland's worst result to date occurred in Season 6, where Timek, Big Scythe, and Deys' "Anioły I Demony" finished 20th in the second semi-final. The country withdrew the following season but returned in Season 9. Poland qualified on their return season, placing 17th in the final with C-BooL and Giang Pham's "Magic Symphony". However, they returned to failing to qualify in the next two seasons, finishing 12th in the semi-final with Koman's "Monsters" and 14th in the semi-final with Brovksa's "Katkus".

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Bolivia

Bolivia debuted in Season 7 of WideVision. Michelle Andrade represented the country with the song "Musica". It failed to qualify for the final, finishing 16th in the second semi-final. The country withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
El Salvador

El Salvador debuted in Season 8 of WideVision. In that season. Camelo represented the country with "Suavecito". It failed to qualify for the final, finishing 20th in the second semi-final. El Salvador withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Norway

Norway debuted in the first edition of WideVision with KEiiNO's song "Praying". It qualified for the Final and got their best result to date, 3rd. Because they placed in the top 5 that season, they automatically qualified for the final in Season 2. Norway entered with Rebecca's "Who We Are", and got 15th place. Norway qualified once again for the final in Season 3 with "Olav Thon", and they finished 13th in the final that season. AURORA represented in Season 4 with "Apple Tree". She got 9th place at the end of the final for Norway. The country returned in Season 5, where Two Steps From Hell and Merethe Soltvedt represented them with the song "Compass". They finished in 5th place that season, and also scored their second automatic qualification for Season 6 because of the Big 6. Both Merethe Soltvedt and the composer from the last season Thomas Bergersen returned for season 6 with the song "Children Of The Sun". Norway was declared the winner that season with 231 points over Sweden, becoming the first entry to win as a Big 6 member. Because of this result, Norway became the host country and continued to be a Big 6 member in Season 7. Two of Norway's worst results to date occurred in the next 2 seasons. Returning artist Two Steps From Hell and newcomer Linea represented Norway in Season 7 with "Dangerous", finishing 20th in the final. In Season 8, Norway did worse, finishing 25th place with Emilie Nicolas' "Pstereo". Norway won its second time in Season 9 with Aurora's "The Seed", making the country the first to win multiple times in the WideVision Song Contest. Norway continued its qualification streak in the final as a Big 6 member of Season 10 - placing 21st - and in Season 11 - where the country qualified and placed 8th.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Romania

Romania debuted in Season 2 with the song "Shadow" by Triplo Max. However, they failed to qualify for the final. In the end, Romania finished 12th in the semi-final with 66 points. The country withdrew in Season 3. Romania returned in Season 5 with a bang, winning that season with Brighi's "Invizibila" and 241 points to do so. Romania got a Big 6 spot in Season 6 because it was the host country for that season. In that season, Florena represented the country with her song "Behind The Shadows". They finished 17th in the final. Romania withdrew in Season 7, and returned in Season 8. Rock band Evictus represented Romania with "Invictus", which qualified for the final and placed 13th there.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
India

India debuted in Season 6 of WideVision. Anjulie, Natalia Lafourcade, and Phyno represented the country with their song "Holy Water". The country failed to qualify for the final, finishing 15th in the first semi-final. Daya represented India in Season 7 with the song "Sit Still, Look Pretty", which got the country to qualify for the first time. They finished 18th in the final. Samsaya gave India yet another non-qualification in Season 8 with "Naina Don't Lie", finishing 19th in the first semi-final.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Palestine

Palestine debuted in Season 7 of WideVision. Roisin El Cherif was the representative for them with the song "Kerosene". It finished in 6th place that season, meaning that Palestine would be in the Big 6 for Season 8. In that season, Palestine finished 23rd in the final with Merna's "A Little More", and they withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*

 8 | Merna
Bahrain

Bahrain debuted in Season 8 of WideVision. In that season, they were represented by Flamingods with their song "Marigold". They finished second-last in the second semi-final. The country withdrew the season later.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Turkey

Turkey debuted in season 1 of WideVision and hosted the first edition. They came 15th after automatically qualifying and were represented by maNga and their song "Fly to Stay Alive". They came back for season 2. They, once again, were represented by maNga, but this time with their song "Yad Eller". They got 18th in the semi-final, which meant they did not qualify for the final. In season 3 they sent Ayse Hatun Önal and her song "Olay" but failed again to make the final. Burcu Güneş represented in Season 4 with the song "Ufo". They finally got into the final for the first time since Season 1, finishing 21st there. Atiye was the next participant in WideVision for Turkey with her song "Kal". The country qualified once again for the final, and they finished 16th there. Turkey withdrew in Season 6 but returned the season after. Sena Sener represented the country with her song "Her An Gidebilirim". It gave Turkey its best semi-final result ever at 5th place in the first semi-final. The country finished 17th place in the final. Turkey managed to get their best result in Season 8, where Atiye returned to the contest with her song "Sor" and finished 10th in the final.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
South Korea

South Korea debuted in Season 1 of WideVision. Their first entry was JYP group ITZY's song "ICY". It just missed out on the semi-final, taking 11th place in that semi-final with 59 points. South Korea was 4 points away from qualifying. They withdrew in Season 2. The country returned in Season 3 but didn't qualify for the final again with now disbanded X1's "Flash". They withdrew once again in Season 4 and did not return until Season 7. YG's R Tee and Anda represented South Korea with the song "What You Waiting For", which resulted in yet another non-qualification for the country. South Korea qualified for the first time ever in Season 8 with another JYP act, this time Stray Kids and their song "Levanter", placing 24th in the final. Another non-qualification occurred in Season 9, where (G)I-DLE's "Hann (Alone) just missed the final - placing 11th in the semi-final. However, Tiffany Young's "Born Again" gave South Korea its best result - 15th place in the final - in Season 10. The country qualified again in Season 11 - where Loona's "Egoist" placed 20th in the final.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Oxyo's Results

Oxyo debuted in Season 4 of the WideVision Song Contest with Sweden, and has been very successful, having never missed a final since debuting in the contest, and winning the contest in Season 8.

Oxyo has been American Samoa 4 times, and has achieved the territory's best result, with a victory in Season 8. However, with an automatic qualification for the final, as a result of the victory, American Samoa finished last in the final, finishing 27th out of 27 participants, a first for Oxyo. However, this is not Oxyo's lowest placing in the final, as the Swedish song in Season 4 had finished 28th out of 31 participants in the final.

Furthermore, American Samoa's victory has been the only top 10 result for Oxyo, with the next best result being 15th place in Season 5, also with American Samoa.

Notably, Oxyo was the Season 7 wildcard.

## Oxyo's Results in WVSC

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
    *Disqualified*
Season 10

After Norway won for the second time ever in Pago Pago with AURORA's "The Seed", the 10th edition of the WideVision Song Contest was hosted in Oslo, Norway. A total of 52 countries confirmed their participation.

## Additions

* The Big 6 was composed of Norway, which was the host country, and the other 5 countries that completed the top 6 of Season 8 - United States, Ukraine, Sweden, Netherlands, and the Cayman Islands.
* The wildcard rule was removed due to the songs not performing well in the final.

## Countries

A total of 52 countries confirmed participation for Season  - 2 more than season9

* No countries debuted to the contest
* 5 countries returned to the contest - Czech Republic, Estonia, Monaco, Kazakhstan, and Lithuania
* 3 countries withdrew from the contest - Brazil, India, and Serbia.

## Results

### Semi Final 1

Semi Final 1 took place on the 15th March 2020. All juries voted therefore no points were halved

### Semi Final 2

Semi Final 2 took place on the 15th March 2020. Georgia and Portugal's points were halved due to the jurors not voting

### Grand Final

The Grand Final took place on the 22nd March 2020. It consisied of 10 qualifiers from each semi plus the Big 6.