"BALKATONE" No.3

**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 **third edition** of the Balkatone music competition began in January 2023, 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.3 took part on the **25th of January, 2023** 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 first quarter-final of "Balkatone" No.3 took part on the **27th of January, 2023** 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. In this quarter-final, two acts were tied for fourteenth place; songs "Kad otopli" by Albino and "Brani me" by Anastasija both placed with 88 points for the last wildcard position so as a reward, the competition decided to grant them both a chance to participate in the Wirlcard Round.

### Wildcard Round

The wildcard round of "Balkatone" No.3 took part on the **28th of January, 2023** 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.3 took part on the **2nd of February, 2023** 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 first Semi-final of "Balkatone" No.3 took part on the **3rd of February, 2023** 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.3 took part on the **5th of February, 2023** where six songs that didn't manage to qualify from the semi-finals compete for the three last spots in the Final. The voting consists of no jury voting, exclusively the televoting (split into age groups).

### Final

The final of "Balkatone" No.3 took part on the **8th of February, 2023** 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.