"BALKATONE" No.2

**BALKATONE** is a Balkan-based music competition founded by a board of international and national producers in July 2022. The competition focuses on Balkan regional music and allows up to fifty artists to present their compositions to a professional or regional jury and the public in hopes to win the trophy and an exquisite promotion deal.

The **second edition** of the Balkatone music competition began in November 2022, with 44 songs ready to compete for the prize, going through two quarter-finals, a wildcard round and two semi-finals to get to the end game in the big Final.

### Quarter-final 1

The first quarter-final of "Balkatone" No.2 took part on the **16th of October, 2022** where the first twenty-two songs competed for ten spots in the semi-finals and an additional four spots in the wildcard round. The voting was split equally between the national juries (twenty television studios across the most prominant cities in the Balkan region) and the public votes.

### Quarter-final 2

The second quarter-final of "Balkatone" No.2 took part on the **18thth of October, 2022** where the first twenty-two songs competed for ten spots in the semi-finals and an additional four spots in the wildcard round. The voting was split equally between the national juries (twenty television studios across the most prominant cities in the Balkan region) and the public votes.

### Wildcard Round

The wildcard round of "Balkatone" No.2 took part on the **19th of October, 2022** where the eight songs that placed between 11th and 14th place in the Quarter-finals compete for the last four spots in the Semi-final. The voting was split equally between the national juries (ten television presenters and producers) and the public votes.

### Semi Final 1

The first Semi-final of "Balkatone" No.2 took part on the **22nd of November, 2022** where the first twelve songs that qualified from the quarter-finals compete for the six spots in the Final. The voting was split equally between the national juries (ten musicians and producers from the Balkan region) and the public votes.

### Semi Final 2

The second Semi-final of "Balkatone" No.2 took part on the **23rd of November, 2022** where the first twelve songs that qualified from the quarter-finals compete for the six spots in the Final. The voting was split equally between the national juries (ten musicians and producers from the Balkan region) and the public votes.

### Last chance round

The Last chance round of "Balkatone" No.2 took part on the **24th of November, 2022** where the twelve songs that failed to qualify from the semi-finals compete for the last three spots in the final. The voting was split equally between a panel of professional national juries from the most prominant Balkan countries in the contest (ten musicians and producers from the Balkan region) and the public votes.

### Final

The final of "Balkatone" No.2 took part on the **27th of November, 2022** where the fifteen songs that qualified from the semi-finals compete for the title of the second winner. The voting was split equally between the national juries (twenty musicians and producers, ten of them being international while the other ten Balkan-based) and the public votes.