Corsavision Song Contest 02

The Corsavision Song Contest 02 was the second edition of the CSC. It was held in Lyon, France, following Boone's win for the country in Nuuk with the song "Dither" by GEISTE. Moldova won the edition with LIZOT and Holy Molly with "Back to Her".

## Location

Lyon, the capital city in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, sits at the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers. Its center reflects 2,000 years of history from the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Vieux (Old) Lyon, to the modern Confluence district on Presqu'île peninsula. Traboules, covered passageways between buildings, connect Vieux Lyon and La Croix-Rousse hill.

## Reveal of New Format

On the 23rd of September, 2021, a new format was announced, that the winner will automatically qualify (These being hosts  France) and the remaining 18 contestants are divided into two qualifying rounds, and four qualify in each, while the non-qualifying countries go for a second chance round, where the top 5 countries qualify to the Grand Final. This rule was added in order to add competition, and to have an easily manageable Grand Final like in 01 (01 had 13 contestants). The format enabled  Andorra to debut, so then the format would work.

## Change to Edition Format

On the 12th of October, 2022, the contest was changed to be held in editions instead of yearly. It also allowed countries from around the world to compete. This enabled the possibility for 4 new slots. These were taken by Daisy Mae, Dobie, Hippeux and Sheldon. They chose  Angola,  Moldova,  United States and  China respectively. The debuts of the 4 new countries meant the number of qualifying countries in the semi-finals are now 5, contrasting the original 4 back when the new format was revealed in September.

## Contestants

A total of 23 countries confirmed their participations in the second edition. The CBU was looking for 16 Delegations to compete in the contest in 2022, but  Israel came in as an extra contestant.  Aland Islands,  Andorra,  Angola,  China,  Finland,  Ireland,  Israel,  Kazakhstan,  Libya,  Moldova,  Slovenia,  Switzerland,  Ukraine and the  United States are making their official debut. One day after the reveal, the CBU confirmed that  Libya was the 18th contestant, being the second African country to compete in Corsavision after  Morocco. On the 23rd of September,  Andorra was confirmed as the 19th contestant, as the new format was revealed to be used for the second edition. With the changes in the regulation in October,  Angola,  China,  Moldova and the  United States debuted in the contest.

## Other Countries

Eligibility for potential participation in the Corsavision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active CBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest via the Corsavision network. The CBU has issued invitations to all active members.

 Kosovo: Kosovar broadcaster RTK confirmed that they will withdraw for 02 due to multiple factors; the country's poor result in 01, a major issue which was to be revealed and lack of funds as the problem. The "major issue" mentioned by the broadcaster was revealed to be Tommy opting to change to  Greenland.

 Romania: Although Romanian Broadcaster TVR expressed their intent on competing, the chances dropped after their 01 HoD, Daisy, opted to change to  Switzerland. Romania was not on the final list of participants.

 Spain: The country was in risk of withdrawing for 02, after their 01 HoD, Blathers, opted to not choose Spain as one of his options for 02. The risks became real when Spanish broadcaster RTVE confirmed their non-participation.

 Turkey: Although Turkish broadcaster TRT did indeed confirm its participation, the announcement was made before 01 HoD Orville opted to change to  Germany. Turkey was not on the final list of participants.