Canticum Certamine 04

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**Canticum Certamine 4**, often referred as **CC 4**, was the was the 4th edition of Canticum Certamine. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following Empara Mi's victory in the 3rd edition. It was the first time that Ireland hosted the contest. Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) selected the 3Arena as the venue for the contest while Niall Horran and Sarah McTernan were selected as the hosts of the edition.

Forty-four countries participated in the edition including Luxembourg which made their debut appearance in the edition. Spain and Serbia announced their withdrawal from the edition while Cyprus returned after their one-edition absence.

Poland was crowned as the winner of the edition with the song "Hibiskus" performed by Marysia Starosta. The song gathered a total of 322 points, 31 points ahead the runner-up, Malta. Romania finished on third place, while Finland, debut country Luxembourg and host country Ireland completed the top 6 of the edition. Romania achieved the best result of the big 6 countries with the third place.

## Location

*For further information see Dublin*
**Dublin** is the capital and the largest city of Ireland. It lies within the province of Leinster. It is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range.

It has an urban area population of 1,173,179, while the population of the Dublin Region (formerly County Dublin) as of 2016 was 1,347,359. The population of the Greater Dublin Area was 1,904,806 per the 2016 census. Dublin is a historical and contemporary centre for education, the arts, administration and industry. As of 2018 the city was listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as a global city, with a ranking of "Alpha −", which places it amongst the top thirty cities in the world

## Participating Countries

Forty-four countries confirmed their participation for the edition. One of them, Luxembourg, made their debut appearance in the contest, meanwhile Cyprus returned. Serbia and Spain were forced to withdraw from this edition as they both achieved last place in their semi final in the 3rd edition. Hungary however, received a 3 edition ban *(4,5,6)* due to lack of the support for the lgbt in the country, this didn't come without any backlash, many thought that other countries should receive a ban too.

OT, Belgium's participant in the 1st edition with his song "You Have A Heart" with Regi, where he reached 26th place in the final, he returned to the contest this edition representing the country once again, this time with his song "Bad Advice". Ana Whiterose, Switzerland's participant in the 1st edition with her song "Something To Tell You" where she reached 15th place in the semi finals, she returned to the contest this edition representing the country once again, this time with her song "Luxor Mood". Shirin, Lebanon's participant in the 2nd edition with her song "Back To The Basics" where she reached 4th place in the final, she returned to the contest this edition representing the country once again, this time with her song "Cover Your Eyes".

## Results

### Semi-final 1

Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Ireland, Norway and Romania also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

### Semi-Final 2

Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Belarus, Finland and India also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.