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Italy in EuroMusic Song Contest 4

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**Italy** participated in the fourth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Italian broadcaster, RAI, was responsible for this edition.

## Selection process

For their fourth participation in the contest, the RAI decided to select their submission internally. They announced quite fast to perform in the Italian and English language. It would be the first entry what was performed with a part in the English language.

Later on, in a press-conference in Milan. It was clear that the song for Liverpool was: "*Tu primo grande amore*".

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Italy was drawn to perform seventeenth, and last, following Greece.

Italy became 11th with 36 points. It was the first time in the history of the contest that Italy did not finish in the top ten.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Italy and awarded by Italy in the final.

### Points awarded to Italy

 5 points
 * Germany
* Spain
* Netherlands
Faroe Islands in EuroRegion Song Contest

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The **Faroe Islands** are a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in EuroRegion Song Contest. This constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark debuted in the first edition.

## History

The Faroe Islands were announced as participating region for the first edition. Brandur Enni finished at the first edition at the 8th place. The Faroe Islands were selected as the host region for the second edition. Later on, they announced that the contest would take place in Tórshavn. Hallur Joensen finished at the seventh place. The band ORKA finished at fifth and the best place so far, in the third edition.

The islands finished at the last place in the fourth edition. They did better in the next edition with the duo Lív Næs and Tróndur Enni. They finished at the 8th place. The Faroese broadcaster selected the popular Elinborg to represent the region in the sixth edition. She brought the Faroe Islands to the fifth place. She received two times the maximum of 12 points. In the next edition, they scored even better. Both the Faroe Islands and Wales finished with 103 points. They received from every voting region points, but because the Faroe Islands received more 12 points, so they were ranked as second. BYRTA gained another success by finishing in the third place.

After two editions of very good results, the archipelago finihsed out of the top ten, in the ninth edition. The group All in was selected to represent the country in Friesland. They finished at the 8th place. In the beginning of the voting in the eleventh edition, the region scored very well, but towards the end they mainly received lower points. This dropped them to seventh place.

The broadcaster from the island decided to withdraw from the competition. However, after one edition of absence they returned and finished at the seventh place. In the 14th edition their entry was one of the favorites to win. They however finished at the third place.
Iceland in EuroMusic Song Contest 9

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**Iceland** participated in the ninth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Icelandic broadcaster, RÚV, was responsible for their act.

## Selection process

For their first participation the Icelandic broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. They announced to select a song in Icelandic. Later it was clear that they would perform: "Ég á mig sjálf" in Gothenborg.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Iceland was drawn to perform twelfth following Italy and preceding The Netherlands, the winner of the contest.

The Icelandic song was able to get enough points to finish tenth in the final. They received 52 points, were they got 12 points from Ireland

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Iceland and awarded by Iceland in the final.

### Points awarded to Iceland

* Norway
 5 points
 * Netherlands
* Belgium
* Sweden
Ireland in EuroMusic Song Contest 5

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**Ireland** participated in the fifth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Irish broadcaster, RTÉ, was responsible for this edition. Ireland hosted this contest

## Selection process

For their first participation in the contest, the RTÉ decided to select their submission internally. The Irish broadcaster announced to select an entry in the Irish language.

Later on, they announced the selected song: "*Bríce ar bhríce*".

## Hosting

Because Ireland won the fourth edition, they got the rights to host the contest. A bit later, the RTÉ announced to host the fifth edition.

The Irish broadcaster announced that they chosed Dublin as host city. Later that week is was clear that the 3Arena would be the host venue. Eoghan McDermott was the presenter of this contest.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Ireland was drawn to perform twelfth following Greece and preceding Cyprus.

When the show was over it was clear that Ireland finished thirteenth. They received 34 points.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Ireland and awarded by Ireland in the final.

### Points awarded to Ireland

 5 points
* Sweden
* Greece
* Malta
* France
Austria in EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Austria** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the seventh edition. ORF is responsible for the Austrian participation.

## History

The Austrian broadcaster, ORF, decided to participate in the seventh edition in Ireland. In their first appearance they had to perform 15th in the final. It was not a big success. They finished in a 14th place. In Greece, they reached the fourth place with the song: "*The secret is love*". They received two times the maximum of twelve points, from Germany and Switzerland. The next edition, in Gothenborg, they finished at their worst place so far, 19th. In Amsterdam they qualified for the final. There they became 10th in the final. In Germany, they finished at their best place so far, third in the final. In the next edition, they were not that successful. They finished last, with only two points, in their semi final. The next edition, they couldn't qualify for the final. In Berlin, they failed to qualify.

The Austrian broadcaster decided not take part in the fifteenth edition, because of the disappointing results. Because the fact that the contest took place in Germany for the seventeenth editon, the Austrian broadcaster putted effort to return to the contest. However, their return was not a success. They finished at the last place in their semi final. After their return, the Austrian broadcaster announced that they were not gonne take part in the next edition, in Romania. This was due the lack of viewers who watched the show in the previous edition.

The Austrian broadcaster announced that the country would return to take part in the 40th edition. The last time Austria took part was in the 17th edition. The broadcaster selected Vincent Bueno to represent the country. He finished at the fourth place. In the next edition, the Austrian act finished at the last place in the semi final.
Latvia in EuroMusic Song Contest 16

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**Latvia** participated in the sixteenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Latvian broadcaster, LTV, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their second participation the Latvian broadcaster decided to select their act with a intern selection for in Ta' Qali.

LTV announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *Heartbeat*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Latvia first had to attempt in the semi finals. They received 121 points, good for a second place and enough for a spot in the grand final. This was the first qualification for Latvia.

In de final, Latvia performed as eigth, following Albania and preceding Israel. They received 153 points, and finished 4th in the final. This was their best result so far.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Latvia awarded by Latvia in the semi final and the final.

### Points awarded to Latvia (Semi-final 2)

* Lithuania
* Russia
* Sweden
* Ukraine
* Netherlands
* Serbia
* United Kingdom
 * Bulgaria
* Iceland

### Points awarded to Latvia (Final)

* Finland
* United Kingdom
* Georgia
* Germany
* Norway
* Ireland
* Iceland
* Poland
* Russia
 5 points
 * Armenia
* Hungary
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Ukraine
* North Macedonia
Belgium in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Belgium** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Belgium participated in the first edition.

## History

Belgium participated in the first edition with a Dutch song called *De vriendschapsband*. They finished third with 121 points. Six times the song was awarded with 10 points, and the Netherlands gave Belgium 12 points.

Belgium is one of the most successful countries in the contest, although the country never managed to win the competition.
Basque Country in EuroRegion Song Contest

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**Basque Country** is a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in EuroRegion Song Contest. This region, an autonomous community in northern Spain, took part for the first time in the fourteenth edition.

## History

The region decided to take part in the 14th edition. They won that edition with 97 points. Runner-up Friesland scored 96 points.
Cyprus in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Cyprus** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. Cyprus was invited to participate in the first edition.

## History

Cyprus debuted in the first edition. The national broadcaster, CyBC, was invited. They announced that they would send a song in the Greek language. Cyprus finished at the seventh place. In Valletta, they finished out of the top ten. They finished for the first time in the top 5 in Stockholm. In the following two editions, Cyprus finished at the 9th place.

Cyprus hosted the sixth edition, in Nicosia. Because the change of the language rule, Cyprus selected a song in both the Greek and English language. It was a success. Cyprus finished at the second place. The same happend at the second place. In Poland, they finished at the last place. The same happend in the ninth edition.

Cyprus did not selected an entry for the tenth edition. This was because of the financial problems of the Cypriotic broadcaster. The national broadcaster announced some days before the deadline that they would participate in the 14th edition. Cyprus finished at the fourth place. The nation selected a song in both the Greek and Italian language. The group Voices finished at the last place.
Estonia in EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Estonia** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the tenth edition. ERR is responsible for the Estonian participation.

## History

The Estonian broadcaster, ERR, decided to debuts in the contest for the tenth edition. It was the first edition with semi finals. They were able to qualify ninth, what was enough for a spot in the final. There they became 14th. The next edition, they failed to qualify for the final. In Zurich, they finsihed second in the semi final. In the final, they were one of the favorites to win the show, but they didn't. They ended at the 10th place. In Tel Aviv, Estonia was one of the favorites to win the show. However, at the end of the second semi final it was clear that Estonia didn't qualify for the final. They finsihed at the 11th place, where only the ten best received a ticket for the grand final.

However Estonia was one of the favorites to win the fourteenth edition, they failed to qualify. They also failed to qualify in the next edition in Madrid. After two years of non-qualification, Estonia qualified for the final with a song in the Estonian language. It was the first time that this language was in the final. Estonia finished 14th. In Cologne, they failed to qualify. The next edition, they finished at the 12th place in the grand final. In Sweden,against all expectations, Estonia qualified for the final. In the final they finished at the 19th place. In Baku, they ended last in their semi-final.

ERR announced that Estonia wouldn't participate in the twenty-first edition because of the dissapointing results in the previous editions. The country decided to return in the 35th edition, hosted in Lviv. They reached the grand final where they finished at the tenth place. It was their highest place so far, like in the 12th edition. Because of their good result in the previous edition, they gained a guaranteed spot in the final. They finished at the 19th place. Stefan was selected to represent the country in the 37th edition, hosted in Stockholm. He won the semi final and was one of the favorites to win. In the final, only Greece was able to score more points. This second place was the best result in the history of Estonia. In the next edition, they finished at the 14th place. In the following three editions, Estonia failed to qualify.
Italy in EuroMusic Song Contest 1

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**Italy** participated in the first edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The EBU invited the Italian broadcaster, RAI, to compete in this edition.

## Selection process

For their first participation the Italian broadcaster, RAI, decided to select their submission internally. The Italian broadcaster decided to not hold a national selection. For this edition, the EBU decided that the countries have to perform a song in their own national language. Because of this, Italy had only one option: Italian.

Because it was the first edition, there was not previous winner, to host the next edition so there was a slection. Italy was long in the running, but at the end, Spain won the right to host the contest and not Italy.

Later on, the RAI presented the Italian language song: "*Une finestra tra stelle*" to represend Italy in Madrid.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Italy was drawn to perform fourth following Cyprus and preceding The Netherlands.

Italy became 7th. They received 50 points. The Italian broadcaster said one day later that they were pleased about the result and about the production of the contest in Spain

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Italy and awarded by Italy in the final.

### Points awarded to Italy

* United Kingdom
 5 points
 * France
* Switzerland
* Germany
* Luxembourg
* Sweden
Belgium in EuroMusic Song Contest 10

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**Belgium** participated in the tenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Walloon broadcaster RTBF, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For the fifth participation of the RTBF, and the tenth of Belgium, they decided to select their act with a intern selection for Amsterdam.

RTBF announced that they would perform a song in the French language. They selected the song *Papaoutai*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Because Belgium finished in the previous edition in the top 11, they were automatic qualified for the final in Amsterdam.

Belgium performed seventh, following Hungary and preceding Ireland. They received 33 points, what was enough to become 16th.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Belgium and awarded by Belgium in the final.

### Points awarded to Belgium (Final)

* Morocco
* Ireland
* Poland
* Netherlands
* Switzerland
* Greece
* Turkey
Faroe Islands in Regiovision Song Contest

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**Faroe Islands** are a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in Regiovision Song Contest. Their first participation was in the first edition of the contest.

## History

Faroe Islands debuted in the first edition. They immediately announced to participate with a Faroese song. Later on, they selected the song *Brotin*. Åland Islands awarded the song with 12 points and with a total of 63 points, the Faroe Islands reached a fifth place. This was much better than expected.

For the second edition, KvF selected again a Faroese song due to the good result in the first edition. This time the region was awarded with 77 points, which resulted in a third place.

In the third edition, the Faroe Islands didn't do well. They only managed to get 13 points, which resulted in a last place. The year after, they did better with the song *Í tokuni*. The Faroe Islands received 63 points and came sixth.

The islands went to Sicily with the song *Heimið* and reached the 11th place with 21 points. During the next two editions the Faroe Islands both finished in the bottom side of the scoreboard.
Denmark in EuroMusic Song Contest 9

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**Denmark** participated in the ninth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Danish broadcaster, DR, was responsible for their act.

## Selection process

For their eighth participation the Danish broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. They announced to select a song in Danish. It was the first ime after the introduction of the free-language rule that they decided to select a song in the Danish language. Later it was clear that they would perform: "Fucking smuk" in Gothenborg.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Denmark was drawn to perform twenty first, and last preceding Spain.

The Danish act could not count on much success. They received 16 points, were 11 came from Scandinavian country. So far, it was their lowest position.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Denmark and awarded by Denmark in the final.

### Points awarded to Denmark

* Norway
* Iceland
Belgium in My Eurovision Song Contest

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## Broadcasts

Belgium has two national broadcasters of the contest, Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) and French-speaking broadcaster Radio télévision belge de la communauté française (RTBF). The two broadcasters rotate selection for the Eurovision Song Contest each year (currently starting with 2002, VRT in the even-numbered years and RTBF in the odd-numbered years; until 1993 BRT/BRTN in the odd-numbered years and RTB/RTBF in the even-numbered years).

## See also

* Belgium in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Ireland in EuroMusic Song Contest 3

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**Ireland** participated in the third edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Irish broadcaster, RTÉ, was responsible for their act. It was the first time that they took part in the contest.

## Selection process

For their first participation the Irish broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. For this edition, like the two previous onces, the EBU decided that the countries have to perform a song in their own national language. Because of this, Ireland had the option to select a song in English our Irish.

They announced to send a song in the English language. Later on, they selected "*Lipstick*" as act for the third edition in Nicosia.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Ireland was drawn to perform fifth following Sweden and preceding Netherlands.

Greece ended at the 11th place with 27 points. In a press-conference after the final it was clear that the Irish broadcaster expected that they would finish in the top 5.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Ireland and awarded by Ireland in the final.

### Points awarded to Ireland

 * Sweden
* Spain
* Portugal
Catalonia in EuroRegion Song Contest

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**Catalonia** is a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in EuroRegion Song Contest. This autonomous community in the northeastern corner of Spain debuted in the first edition.

## History

Catalonia was announced as participating region for the first edition. Catalonia selected Pablo Alborán to take part in the first edition. However the high expectations, he finished at the 13th -and last- place. Catalonia did way better in the next edition in Tórshavn. Txarango finished at the fifth place. Barcelona, the Catalan capital city, was chosen to host the third edition. Victor Pizarro was announced as representative. He finished at the third place. They even did better in the fourth edition by finishing at the second place. In Kazan, Catalonia finished at the tenth place. The region finished at the second place in Sápmi. In the next edition, they finished at the fifth place. The sixth place was achieved in the next edition.

Catalonia finished again at the second place in the ninth edition. Gagauzia, the winner, received 10 points more than the Catalan entry. In the tenth edition, Catalonia took their very first victory. In the next edition, Catalonia finished at the second place, 17 points behind the winner Brittany. In Heerenveen they finished at the fourth place. In the following edition, they finished at the fifth place. Their entry in the 14th edition finished at the seventh place.
EuroMusic Dance Contest 4

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The EuroMusic Dance Contest 4 was the fourth edition of the EuroMusic Dance Contest. Poland hosted the contest in Gdańsk.

Poland won the contest for the second time. Denmark ended at the second place and Portugal followed at the third place.

## Location

The EBU announced that they would select a host country. They decided that Gdańsk in Poland got the rights to host the contest.

The Polish broadcaster announced that the *Polish Baltic Philharmonic*, in Gdańsk. The venue has a capacity of 1.000 seats.

## Format

Like the previous edition, the countries can decide to participate. The EBU said that there was no maximum of participating countries. Also, there is not an official minimum, but the EBU said that the contest would difficult to take place with an amount of less than seven countries.

Each country sends one act to perform at the contest. After that all the participating countries performed, a professional jury decide the top three, the rest of the results will not be announced.

## Other Countries

### Returning countries

* Ukraine - The broadcaster from Ukraine announced that they would return to the contest.

### Withdrawing countries

* Greece - The Greek broadcaster announced to withdraw from the contest due the disappointing results.
* United Kingdom - The BBC announced not to take part in the contest. They didn't gave any specific reasons.
Bulgaria in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Bulgaria** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest. Bulgaria decided to debut in the ninth edition.

## History

Bulgaria debuted in the ninth edition. The national broadcaster, BNT, already showed some interests to participate since the fifth edition. They debuted in the ninth edition. They announced that they would send a song in the Bulgarian language. They finished at the ninth place. They finished the next edition at the third place.

Varna was selected by the EBU to host the eleventh edition. Bulgaria finished at the third place, like they did in the previous edition. In Amsterdam, they finished at the seventh place.

The broadcaster announced that the country would not take part anymore in the contest, so they would not select an entry for the thirteenth edition. They gave no specific information.
Canary Islands in Regiovision Song Contest

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The **Canary Islands** are a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in Regiovision Song Contest. Their first participation was in the sixth edition of the contest.

## History

The Canary Islands were a long time in the running to be the host region for the very first edition of the contest. They finished second in the selection process, after England. Afterwards, the broadcaster even decided not to participate after all.

After years of rumours, the Canary Islands debuted in the sixth edition. Their broadcaster, Televisión Canaria, announced also to perform a song in the Spanish language. Later, the region decided to select the song *Contigo hasta el final* to represent the region on their début in England. The islands region finished 4th.

The next edition, the islands were represented by the song *La venda*. The Canary Islands managed to win the contest with 118 points, 12 more than runner-up Sicily. The song was awarded with 12 points five times. The year after, the contest was held in the Canarian capital Tenerife. Fifteen regions took part, which was a record at the time. England was crowned winner and the host nation finished nineth with the song *Quédate conmigo*.

## Contestants

  07 | *La venda* | Spanish
  08 | *Quédate conmigo* | Spanish
  09 | *Espejo* | Spanish
Andorra in EuroMusic Song Contest 17

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**Andorra** participated in the seventeenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Andorran broadcaster, RTVA, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their third participation the broadcaster from Andorra decided to select their act with a intern selection for Cologne.

RTVA announced that they would perform a song in both the Catalan and English language. They selected the song *La teva decisió (Get a life)*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Andorra first had to attempt in the semi finals. They performed as twelfth, following Belarus and preceding Ukraine. They received 21 points, and finished 16th in the semi-final. This was not enough to qualify for the final.

After the results were published by the EBU, the Andorran broadcaster announced to withdraw from the contest.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Andorra awarded by Andorra in the semi final and the final.
Australia in WorldMusic Song Contest

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**Australia** can participate in the WorldMusic Song Contest. This country located in Oceania debuted in the first edition. Australia won the contest three times.

## History

Australia was announced as participating country at the first edition. ABC was invited to participate and selected Dean Lewis to represent the country. He finished at the fourth place. Australia selected The Veronicas to represent Australia in Hong Kong. They won this edition. Bacause of their victory, Australia hosted the third edition. This was the first time in the history of the contest that a country won the festival in two consecutive editions and take the victory on home soil. Here, they finished for the first time out of the top ten.

In the next edition, hosted by Sweden, Australia finished again at the first place. Australia indicated that it wanted to organize the next festival, but a little later it was decided not to have a new edition. This was due to the ungoing international political deadlock.
Italy in EuroMusic Song Contest 10

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**Italy** participated in the tenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Italian broadcaster RAI, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For the eighth participation of the RAI, they decided to select their act with a intern selection for Amsterdam.

RAI announced that they would perform a song in the Italian language. They selected the song *La mia stanza*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Italy had to performed in the semi final, they performed fifth following the United Kingdom and preceding Estonia. They received 69 points. They finished at the 11th place. Only the ten best countries qualified for the contest.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Italy and awarded by Italy in the final.

### Points awarded to Italy (Semi-final)

* Slovenia
 5 points
* Turkey
* Slovenia
* Estonia
* Germany
* Romania
Azerbaijan in EuroMusic Song Contest 19

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**Azerbaijan** participated in the nineteenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Azerbaijani broadcaster, İTV, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their fourth participation the broadcaster from Azerbaijan decided to select their act with a intern selection for Stockholm.

İTV announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *When the music dies*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Azerbaijan first had to attempt in the semi finals. They performed as twelfth, following the United Kingdom and preceding North Macedonia. They received 129 points, and won their semi-final.

In the final, Azerbaijan performed as sixth, following Moldova and preceding Lithuania. They received 263 points, and won the final. It was the first victory of Azerbaijan in the EuroMusic Song Contest

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Azerbaijan awarded by Azerbaijan in the semi final and the final.

### Points awarded to Azerbaijan (Semi-final 1)

* Israel
* Russia
* Slovenia
* Montenegro
* North Macedonia
* Portugal
* Iceland
* United States
 5 points
 * Sweden
* Denmark
* Germany

### Points awarded to Azerbaijan (Final)

* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* Georgia
* Greece
* Israel
* Malta
* Moldova
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Ukraine
* North Macedonia
* Serbia
* United States
* Slovenia
* Cyprus
* Estonia
* Lithuania
* Poland
* Iceland
 5 points
* Portugal
* Finland
Belgium in EuroMusic Song Contest 4

Selection process
 Selected Song
 Final results

**Belgium** participated in the fourth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. Because the VRT was responsible for the previous edition, the RTBF selected an act for this edition.

## Selection process

For their fourth participation of Belgium, and the second one of the Walloon broadcaster RTBF, they decided to select their submission internally. It was the first edition that their was a free-language rule. However, they didn't select an English language song, but a French one.

The RTBF presented the song "*Mes rêves*".

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Belgium was drawn to perform thirteenth, like the previous edition, following The United Kingdom and preceding Portugal.

When the voting was over, it was clear that they finished 16th, out of 17 countries. They received 13 points. It was the first time that Belgium didn't finish in the top 10.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Belgium and awarded by Belgium in the final.
Junior EuroMusic Song Contest 2

Venue
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 Broadcaster
 Opening act
 Entries
 Debuting
 System
 Winner

The **Junior EuroMusic Song Contest 2** was the second edition of the Junior EuroMusic Song Contest. The EBU choosed Malta as host country with the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta.

Croatia won this edition with 109 points. It was their first victory in a EuoMusic event. Greece finished at the second place and Russia ended third.

## Location

Different as in the adult version, the previous winners isn't automatically the next hosting country. All participating countries were able to send a bid for host this edition.

Russia, who won the previous edition, announced that they where currently not interested in organising this edition. Croatia said aswel that they where not planning to host the second edition.

Stockholm, Valletta and Zurich were presented as candidate host citties. However The Hague, in The Netherlands, was interested aswel, they where not able to find a suitable venue.

     Host city

  Valletta
  Zurich

The EBU announced that Valletta was choosen as host city. This was the first time that Valletta hosted a EuroMusic event. Malta, however, has already organized the EuroMusic Song Contest 16, but this took place in Ta'Qali.

## Format

### Number of participants

For the first edition, the EBU announced that they invited some countries to participate in the contest. The maximum of countries is 15.

### Running order

There are specific rules about how a country gets his running order.

The countries will be split in to groups (first- and second half). This will happen fully random. After, a team will create a running order.

### Song

Each country sends one song to the contest. The song has to be in one of the official languages of the country. The song also can't be longer than five minutes.

### Voting rules

After that all the participating countries have sang their song, each single country awards a set of points. The country who gets the most amount of points wins the contest. If two or more countries receive the same number of points, the country that received from the mst countries points, will be ranked higher. If that is also the same, then the country who have the highest rank of a country, will be ranked higher.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/352881/junior-euromusic-song-contest-02--valletta

### 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

 2
 1
 Ukraine | Poland

## Other Countries

### Debuting countries

* Poland - The Polish boadcaster announced that they would debut in this second edition. The main reason was their success in the adult contest, where they won the 24th edition.
EuroRegion Song Contest 1

Venue
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 Debuting
 System
 Winner

The EuroRegion Song Contest 1 was the first edition of the EuroRegion Song Contest. Friesland was announced as hosting region because their tv-station took the initiative to start this festival. They decided to organise the edition in the Frisian capital city: Leeuwarden.

Wales was the first region who was crowned as winner. Eve Goodman recieved 110 points. The Scottish entry finished at the second place followed by Tatarstan.

## Location

When the EBU announced this new contest they made clear that Friesland was choosen as region to host this first edition. The Frisians announced later on that "De Harmonie" was selected as host venue. This means that the city of Leeuwarden got the honour to be the first hosting city.

De Harmonie has a capacity of 1.000 seats.

## Format

For this very first edition, the EBU decided to select thirteen regions all over Europe and Australia to take part in this edition. The most important thing was that the entries were peformed to show the ethnical background of the nation or the people groups. The EBU prefered that the songs were sung in a minority language, but this was not obbligaroty.

After that all the participating regions have sang their song, each single region awards a set of points. The country who gets the most amount of points wins the contest. If two or more regions receive the same number of points, the country that got the highest point will rank higher.

In this contest, also regions from Australia and the United States are able to take part.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/460651/euroregion-song-contest-01---friesland

### 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

 2
 1
 Scotland | Wales

## Other regions

### Debuting regions

* Bashkortostan
* Brittany
* Catalonia
* Faroe Islands
* Friesland
* Gamilaraay
* Graubünden
* Meänmaa
* Sápmi
* Scotland
* Sorbs
* Tatarstan
* Wales

## See also

* EuroMusic Song Contest 1
* Junior EuroMusic Song Contest 1
Israel in EuroMusic Song Contest 3

Selection process
 Selected Song
 Final results

**Israel** participated in the third edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Israeli broadcaster, KAN, was responsible for their act.

## Selection process

For their second participation the Israeli broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. For this edition, like the two previous onces, the EBU decided that the countries have to perform a song in their own national language. Because of this, Israel had to send a song in the Hebrew language.

They announced to send a song in the Hebrew language. Later on, they selected "*Diva*" as act for the third edition in Nicosia.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Israel was drawn to perform first preceding Greece.

During the voting it was clear that Israel received a lot of points from the other voting nations. When Luxembourg, the last voting nation, awarded their points, everything was still possible for both the UK and Israel. However, they gave more points to the British entry.

They finished second with 140 points. Seven points awarded their maximum of 12 points to the Israeli act, a record.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Israel and awarded by Israel in the final.

### Points awarded to Israel

* France
* Italy
* Portugal
* Spain
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Ireland
* Luxembourg
* Sweden
* Netherlands
France in WorldMusic Song Contest

Member station
 Appearances
 First appearances
 Worst result

**France** can participate in the WorldMusic Song Contest. This country located in Europe debuted in the first edition.

## History

France was announced as participating country at the first edition. Later on, it was clear that Paris was selectd to host the first edition. France 2 selected Philippine to represtent the country. She finished at the ninth place. Joe Dassin finihsed at the same place in the second edition. In Sydney, France finished at the seventh place.

In Gold Coast, during the fourth edition, France finished at the third place. The country finished in the fifth edition at the 14th place. It was decided not to have a new edition. This was due to the ungoing international political deadlock.
Lusatia in EuroRegion Song Contest

Member station
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**Lusatia**, previously presented in the contest as "The **Sorbs**", are a West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting Lusatia, a region divided between Germany and Poland. Because of that, they can participate in EuroRegion Song Contest. They debuted in the first edition.

## History

Lusatia, participating as *The Sorbs* was announced as participating region for the first edition. They finished at the 11th place in Leeuwarden. The region was represented by the group Berlinska Dróha in the second edition. Despite receiving 12 points, they just finished at the tenth place with only 35 points. Skupina Astronawt performed at the stage in Barcelona. The group finished at the 12th place, out of 13 participating regions.

When the EBU published the list of participants, it was clear that this region would not take part in the fourth edition. After one edition of absence, the region returned and was represented by Helena Hejduškec. She was ranked at the 11th place. Immediately after the final, the broadcaster announced that they would participate in the next edition. This time under the name Lusatia. The region finished again at the 11th place in the sixth edition. Lusatia didn't select an entry for the seventh edition. This was because they were not able to find singers who were interested to participate. The head of delegation anncounced that the region would try to return as soon as possible.

Lusatia returned in the next edition hosted in Wales. Nowa Doba performed their rap song. They finished at the 11th place. Lusatia was selected to host the ninth edition. They annanouced that their capital city, Cottbus, would be the hosting city. However the high expectations, they finished at the 13th place, their lowest placement so far. In the tenth edition, Lusatia finished at the sixth place, their best result so far. In the next edition the region finished at the 12th place, out of 13 participating regions.
Coseaux in Province Song Contest

Member station
 Appearances
 First appearances
 Worst result

**Coseaux** is a province of Flarkanou. Because of that, they can participate in Province Song Contest. They have never won the contest, to date.

## History

Coseaux took part in the first edition. Because the regional language of this province is French, they have to sing in the French language. In the first edition they finished at the fourth place. In the second edition they selected a song in both the French and Dutch language. It was a success because they finished at the third place.

## Contestants

  02 | *Un nouveau rêve* | French, Dutch
  03 | *Macédomienne* | French
Italy in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Member station
 Appearances
 First appearances
 Worst result

**Italy** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Italy participated in the twelfth edition.

## History

Italy participated in the twelfth edition with an Italian and English song called *Tu primo grande amore*. They finished last with only 9 points from Malta (4) and San Marino (5).

Italy won the fifteenth edition of the contest. Italy finished second in the jury vote with 113 points and first with the online voting with 103 points. They tied with Ukraine, but won over them because Italy received more points from online voting.