AncientVision Song Contest 15

Final date
 Venue
 Executive producer
 Presenter(s)
 Interval act
 Entries
 Debuting
 System
 Winner

**AncientVision Song Contest 15**, often referred to as **AVSC #15**, is the fifteenth edition of AncientVision Song Contest, It took place in Umayyad, following the country's victory in the fourteenth edition with Dana Al Fardan and her song "Indigo". This is the second time that the country had hosted the contest, having previously done so in the ninth edition.

Twenty-four countries participated in the fifteenth edition. Almohad, Kingdom of Croatia, and Kingdom of Portugal made their debut appearance. CG Philippines, Formosa, and Yugoslavia returned to the contest. However, Kingdom of Cyprus, Malaya, Maurya Empire, and Soviet Union withdrew from the competition.

The winner was Formosa with the song "Zhun mingxing (Like a Star)", performed by Lala Hsu which scored 102 points, winning by a margin of 6 points in front of Yugoslavia. The podium was completed by Umayyad, the host country, which finished in third place.

## Location

*Further information on the host country: Umayyad*

### Host city

**Lusail** (Arabic: لوسيل) is a planned city in Qatar, located on the coast, in the southern part of the municipality of Al Daayen. Lusail is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of the city centre of Doha, just north of the West Bay Lagoon, on over 38 square kilometres (15 sq mi) and will eventually have the infrastructure to accommodate 450,000 people. Of these 450,000 people, it is estimated that 250,000 or fewer will be residents, 190,000 will be office workers and 60,000 will be retail workers.

It is planned to have marinas, residential areas, island resorts, commercial districts, luxury shopping and leisure facilities, and a golf course community, man made islands and several entertainment districts. Construction is still ongoing. Development is being carried out by the state-controlled developer Qatari Diar along with Parsons Corporation and Dorsch-Gruppe.

One of the venues for the Qatar 2022 World Cup is the Lusail Iconic Stadium. It is also the site of the Formula One race track and the First Doha Grand Prix was held here in 2021.

### Venue

**Lusail Sports Arena**, also known as **Lusail Multipurpose Hall**, is an indoor sports arena located in Lusail, Qatar. It occupies an area of 140,000 sq m in Al Ahli Sports Village. With a seating capacity of over 15,300, it is built to host sporting events including handball, volleyball and basketball tournaments, music concerts etc. One of the largest event hosted at the stadium was the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship.

On 18 January 2019, the arena hosted its biggest music event, a live concert by Arijit Singh presented by OneFM Radio in association with Shop Qatar and ticketing partner WanasaTime.

The construction of the spectator stadium began in 2012 with a cost of approximately US$318 Million. Dar Al-Handasah designed the sports arena having been commissioned by the Qatar Olympic Committee. The arena was designed to reflect the local Qatari culture featuring the colors of the sea, pearls and the desert sands blended with a central dome inspired by the classic Islamic architecture. The building is designed in a way to reduce the cooling demand by using fritting, shading and bright finishing to minimize the heat effects. It also optimizes the ratio of opaque and glazed walls.

## Results

The final took place on 26 July 2022. Twenty-four countries participated, with all participating countries eligible to vote. The results show took place on 13 August 2022.

**Note**

1. ↑ Contains a repeated line in Greek.
2. ↑ Contains phrases in English.
3. ↑ Contains one repeated word in English.
4. ↑ Contains phrases in English.

## Detailed voting results

### 12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's vote in the final:

## Other countries

*Further information: List of countries in the AncientVision Song Contest*

* First Mexican Empire: The broadcaster failed to submit their entry within the deadline and was forced to withdraw.
* Kingdom of Cyprus: The broadcaster announced their withdrawal after the HoD had resigned from their position.
* Malaya: The broadcaster announced their withdrawal after the HoD had resigned from their position.
* Maurya Empire: The broadcaster announced their withdrawal because the HoD was fired after they violated the rules and cheated.
* Soviet Union: Despite initially confirmed, the broadcaster announced their withdrawal after the HoD had resigned from their position.