Slavic Vision Song Contest 2

Final date
 Venue
 Entries
 Debuting
 Withdrawing
**Participation map**
* Confirmed countries that have selected their song and/or performer     Confirmed countries     Countries that participated in the past but not this edition
 System
 Winner

**Slavic Vision Song Contest 2**, often referred to as **SVSC 2**, will be the second edition of the Slavic Vision Song Contest. The contest will be hosted in Russia, after Sergey won the first edition of the contest with "Perfect World".

19 countries participated in the second edition, 4 of them being debutant, 2 countries withdraw from the contest. In order to participate, the countries had to be firstly approved to be members of the Slavic Broadcasting Union.

Turkey was crowned as the winner of the edition with the song "Bangir Bangir" performed by Gülşen. The song gathered a total of 110 points, 15 points ahead the runner-up, Bulgaria. Croatia finished on third place, while Russia, Serbia and Romania completed the top 6 of the edition.

## Location

*For further information see Moscow*
Moscow is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 12.2 million residents within the city limits and 16.8 million within the urban area. Moscow has the status of a Russian federal city.

Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific center of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city entirely on the European continent. By broader definitions Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th largest agglomeration, the 15th largest urban area, and the 11th largest by population within city limits worldwide. According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world by Mercer and has one of the world's largest urban economies, being ranked as an alpha global city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. Moscow is the northernmost and coldest megacity and metropolis on Earth. It is home to the Ostankino Tower, the tallest free standing structure in Europe; the Federation Tower, the tallest skyscraper in Europe; and the Moscow International Business Center. By its territorial expansion on July 1, 2012 southwest into the Moscow Oblast, the area of the capital more than doubled, going from 1,091 to 2,511 square kilometers and it gained an additional population of 233,000 people.

Moscow is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia, making it the world's most populated inland city. The city is well known for its architecture, particularly its historic buildings such as Saint Basil's Cathedral with its brightly colored domes. With over 40 percent of its territory covered by greenery, it is one of the greenest capitals and major cities in Europe and the world, having the largest forest in an urban area within its borders—more than any other major city—even before its expansion in 2012.

The city has served as the capital of a progression of states, from the medieval Grand Duchy of Moscow and the subsequent Tsardom of Russia to the Russian Empire to the Soviet Union and the contemporary Russian Federation. Moscow is considered the center of Russian culture, having served as the home of Russian artists, scientists and sports figures and because of the presence of museums, academic and political institutions and theaters.

## Participating countries

19 countries participated in the second edition in Moscow.The submissions for the second edition opened on 20 January 2017. Four countries debut in the second edition Croatia, Greece, Lithuania and Turkey, also two countries withdraw Montenegro and Kosovo. Spain ask SBU to debut in the second edition but SBU ignore it.

## Results

### Final

19 countries participated in the final. Also Rest of the World will vote in the final.

## Voting grids

#### 12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final:

## Other awards

### Web Award

A poll was opened during the final of the edition with all the finalists. The public could vote for their favorite songs and there was no limit in choices. However, only one vote per user was allowed. The winner and the top 6 of the poll was presented before the final voting.

## Other countries

*Further information: List of countries in the Slavic Vision Song Contest*
Countries that are active members of the Slavic Broadcasting Union (SBU) are also eligible to participate in the Slavic Vision Song Contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.

### Active SBU members

* Kosovo: RTK announced that Kosovo will not participate in the second edition of the Slavic Vision Song Contest.
* Montenegro: Despite initially confirming their participation, RTCG announced on 15 October 2016 that the country would be withdrawing from the edition. The broadcaster cited financial difficulties as the reason of their withdrawal. A return in the following editions is not certain.

### SBU non-members

* Spain announced on 4 February that they want to participate in SVSC and be part of SBU. The SBU has declined Spain's application to the contest. A debut is not possible.

## International broadcasts and voting

### Voting and spokespersons

2. Erga Halilaj
3. Funda Önal
4. Nina Kraljić
5. Osman Hadžić
6. Vladimir Putin
7. Gabriela Gunčiková
8. Zhanar Dugalova
9. Miroslav Cech
10. Monika Lewczuk

12. Darya Domracheva
13. Marija Šerifović
14. Daniel Kajmakoski
15. Zlata Ognevich
16. Danaja Vegelj
17. Nicoleta Nucă
18. Demy
19. Lariss
20. Aurélie Preston

## Notes

1. **^** Aurélie Preston will present the votes for the Rest of the World.