The Sounds Song Contest 2019

### Host Broadcaster(s)

**Interactive Corporation For Sámi Broadcasters (ICFSB)**NRK Sápmi (Norwegian Sápmi)

YLE Sápmi (Finnish Sápmi)

SR Sápmi (Swedish Sápmi)

VGTRK (Russian Sápmi/Murmansk Oblast)

## Participants

### Debuting Countries

 Afghanistan  Armenia  Autistic People  Azerbaijan  Benin  Bhutan  Bulgaria  Chile  Corsica  Crete  Crimea  Curaçao  Dominican Republic  DR Congo  Dubai  Egypt  Esperanto Community  Finland  French Polynesia  Georgia Ghana  Greenland  Hamburg  Hawaii  Iceland  India  Ingria  Iran  Jejudo  Kosovo  Kyrgyzstan  Lebanon  LGBT-Community  Malaysia  Maldives  Mauritius  Mexico  Mindanao  Moldova  Mongolia  Montenegro  Mordovia  Morocco  Niue  North Macedonia  Overijssel  Padania  Peru  Poland  Puerto Rico  Qatar  Quebec  Romania  Scotland  Serbia  Sri Lanka  Suriname  Switzerland  Taiwan  Thailand  The Gambia  Turkmenistan  Unified Korea  Uruguay  Venezuela  Xinjiang

### Withdrawing Countries

 Argentina England Northern Cyprus,Many Japanese Prefectures

## Results

### Last Editions Winning Artist and Song

Jon Henrik Fjällgren "Jag Är Fri (Manne Leam Frijje)"

### Voting System

Everyone sends their top 10 from every country participating. The voting will be in traditional Eurovision way (1975-2016). 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 point system. 1 point to your least favourite but still in your top 10. 12 points to your winner. People cannot vote on the same area as they are sending votes from.

## Hosting Shedule

The host of this contest where Solju and KEiiNO.

## Shows

### Semi Final 1

From the 28 countries. 5 will qualify to the final. 12 will go to the knock-outs.

### Semi Final 2

From the 28 countries. 5 will qualify to the final. 12 will go to the knock-outs.

### Semi Final 3

From the 28 countries. 5 will qualify to the final. 12 will go to the knock-outs.

### Semi Final 4

From the 28 countries. 5 will qualify to the final. 12 will go to the knock-outs.

### Knockouts Rounds

#### Knockout Round 1

From the 24 countries only 9 will make it to the final.

#### Knock-Out Round 2

From the 24 countries only 9 will make it to the final.

## Other Countries

Prereserved Countries

While the first person with the ethnicity from a new region or country announcing interested is allowed to compete for that region. Aswell as the people who have reserved **The Sounds** last time also gets a choice first.

While list the remaining person have to choose three countries or regions they would like to reserve. One country gets chosen to be represented by that person. If there will be less than 86 participants playing. People can get two countries to play. In case all three countries preffered are reserved the person may have a fourth choice.

## Broadcasting

* Sápmi - NRK Sápmi, YLE Sápmi, SR Sápmi, VGRTK
* China (Peoples Republic of) - Hunan Television & CCTV-3
* Russia - Channel 1 Russia
* United States of America - NBC
* United Kingdom - BBC 1 (Final), BBC 4 (Semi-Finals)
* Australia - SBS

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 This entree will be provided by Jahnz his friends.
2. ↑ Despite the song title in French. The song is performed in German.
3. ↑ Even though the artist is Italian and have no connection to Lithuania. It is allowed to compete since the HoD Ignicio couldn't find a Lithuanian artist on time.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Albeit not having a Belgian citizens. David Guetta can participate as Belgium since his mother is from Belgian descent.