Fantasia Contest 1

Venue
 Host broadcaster
 Interval act
 Number of entries
 Debuting countries
 Withdrawing countries

Participation map
* Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1
 Voting system
 Winning song

The **Fantasia Contest 1** will be the first edition of the annual Fantasia Contest. It will take place in Crystalfall, the capital of Evergreen. The contest consisted of two semi-finals, and a final. The shows were presented by Anu Välba. Forty-six countries confirmed their participation in the contest, all of them debuting.

After a tense voting process, Kerwan won with Lara Lee and the song "Superman", scoring 175 points. Kerwan was followed by Cercasia in second place, Golden Land in third place, and the top 5 was completed by Alkyria and Achróa. The hosts Evergreen were automatically qualified, but only placed 19th.

## Location

 Crystalfall

*For more details on the host country, see Evergreen.*
Everish Broadcasting Corporation (EBC-IAR) announced on August 11th, that the host city of the contest would be Crystalfall, the capital of Evergreen.

### Bidding phase

EBC-IAR announced two arenas in Crystalfall, who are interested in hosting the contest. The host venue was finally decided to be the McAdole's Arena, which was chosen over the Crystalfall Central Arena due to more capacity, better time schedule and better accommodations for the artists and fans.

 McAdole's Arena

## Format

The competition will consist of two semi-finals and a final. Twelve countries with the highest score in both semi-finals will qualify to participate in the final, where they will join the host country, Evergreen.

### Semi-final allocation draw

The semi-final allocation draw was decided on 7 September 2015, during a meeting in the EBC-IAR headquarters. The forty-five semi-finalists were spread into pots, based on geographical location.

The six pots were the following:

* Dýria
* Freyhurst
* Golden Land
* Patriae
* The White Havens
* United Lands of Jarea
* Vradiazi
* Atlandia
* Áredival
* Decoria
* Deep Valley
* Delinia
* Glaray
* Onduria
* Equaland
* Evämaa
* Fordia
* Lakadamia
* Lanovina
* Pacifica
 Pot 4
 * Beklium
* Cercasia
* Flírskmasto
* Gallifrey
* Lendy
* Prunia
* Scandavia
* Demacia
* Kerwan
* Maronesia
* Orangina
* Pashlanahuy
* Pohunskia
* Angostura
* Demonica
* Foxtavia
* Harish Islands
* Ice Crest
* Mara Green
* United Islands of Ermy

### Graphic design

On 17 August, the FBA and the EBC-IAR released the graphic design of the contest, it included a slogan "*The World Is in Our Hands*".

The theme utilises a planet, with smoke-like waves appearing from either side, with the planet representing the "world" and the waves representing the "hands". The slogan and theme were selected to promote unity, but also reflect individuality and diversity of the Fantasia world.

## Participants

It was confirmed that forty-six countries would perform their debut entry in Crystalfall. There will be twenty-two participants in the first semi-final and twenty-three participants in the second semi-final, and twenty-five in the final.

## 12 points

### Semi-final 1

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

### Semi-final 2

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

## Other countries

To be eligible to participate in the Fantasia Contest, a country needs to be an active member of the Fantasia Broadcasting Association (FBA). The FBA issued an invitation to all active members of the FBA, to participate in the contest. Forty-six out of forty-seven active nations confirmed their participation, whilst those who didn't are noted below.

### Require active FBA membership

* United States of Eldance - The United States of Eldance issued no interest in participating in the first edition, however, nothing has prohibited a national broadcaster to apply for membership in order to participate in the second edition.

## International broadcasts and voting

### Voting and spokespersons

2. Marko Reikop
3. Nina Dobrev
4. Sarah Hyland
5. Rose Byrne
6. Hugh Dennis
7. Masha Vasra
8. Horst Schlämmer
9. Sabrina Halm
10. Petra Mede
11. Liam Hemsworth
12. Jenna Dewan
13. Susanne Masha
14. Violet Chachki
15. Katie Price
16. Amelia Mandeville
17. Maggie Q
18. Claire Chazal

20. Solei Segurdettan
21. Alexandra Nora
22. Raya Encheva
23. Jenna Louise Coleman
24. Karoline Herfurth
25. Ana Morgade
26. Anne V
27. Miranda Sings
28. Melissa McCarthy
29. Rúni Þórleikr
30. Liza Soberano
31. twaimz
32. Dominika Mirgova
33. Christiana Aristotelous

35. Tanja Ýr Ástþórsdóttir
36. Betty Maggira
37. Marianne Schröder
38. David Beckham
39. Dayana Mendoza
40. Gal Gadot
41. Teuvo Teräväinen
42. Ruslana Korshunova
43. Christine & The Queens
44. Tony Aguilar
45. Austin Armacost
46. Valary Winton
47. Kateryna Ionescu
48. Susanne Ostberg