Fantastic Song Contest 5

**Fantastic Song Contest 5** , often referred to as **FSC 5** was the fifth edition of the Fantastic Song Contest. It took place in the  North Macedonia after **Tamara Todevska** won in fourth edition with song **Monsters** . **MRT** chosed the **National Arena Toše Proeski** venue,while **Tijana Dapčević** selected as the presenter.

## Participants

### Debuting

 Dominica San Marino

 Andorra

### Returning

 Kazakhstan  Cyprus

 China

 Aland Islands

 Mexico

 South Africa

### Withdrawing

 Switzerland Latvia

 Liechtenstein

 Armenia

 Montenegro

 Belarus

 Argentina

 Lithuania

 Slovakia

 Slovenia

 Brazil

 Czech Republic

 Denmark

 Croatia

 Portugal

## Voting

### Voting System

One set of vote with traditional Eurovision voting system 1-8,10 & 12 points.

### About Skopje

Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.

The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; remains of Neolithic settlements have been found within the old Kale Fortress that overlooks the modern city centre. Originally a Paeonian city, Scupi became the capital of Dardania in the second century BC. On the eve of the 1st century AD, the settlement was seized by the Romans and became a military camp. When the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western halves in 395 AD, Scupi came under Byzantine rule from Constantinople. During much of the early medieval period, the town was contested between the Byzantines and the Bulgarian Empire, whose capital it was between 972 and 992.

From 1282, the town was part of the Serbian Empire and acted as its capital city from 1346 to 1371. In 1392, Skopje was conquered by the Ottoman Turks who called it Üsküb, with this name also being in use in English for a time. The town stayed under Ottoman control for over 500 years, serving as the capital of pashasanjak of Üsküp and later the Vilayet of Kosovo. At that time the city was famous for its oriental architecture.[citation needed] In 1912, it was annexed by the Kingdom of Serbia during the Balkan Wars. During the First World War the city was seized by the Kingdom of Bulgaria, and after this war, it became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Yugoslavia becoming the capital of the Vardarska banovina. In the Second World War the city was again captured by Bulgaria and in 1944 became the capital of SR Macedonia, then a federated state of Yugoslavia. The city developed rapidly, but this trend was interrupted in 1963 when it was hit by a disastrous earthquake.

Skopje is located on the upper course of the Vardar River, and is located on a major north-south Balkan route between Belgrade and Athens. It is a center for metal-processing, chemical, timber, textile, leather, and printing industries. Industrial development of the city has been accompanied by development of the trade, logistics, and banking sectors, as well as an emphasis on the fields of transportation, culture and sport. According to the last official count from 2002, Skopje had a population of 506,926 inhabitants; according to official estimates, the city had a population of 544,086 inhabitants, as of 30 June 2015, meaning slightly more than a quarter of all North Macedonia's population lives in the city and its immediate surrounding area

### Semi-final allocation draw

The draw that determined the semi-final allocation will be held on 27th July 2020 in Skopje.

**The pre-qualified countries:**

* North Macedonia

* South Korea

* Belgium

* Greece

* Norway

* Spain

## Semi final 1

Eighteen countries will participate in the First Semi Final.  North Macedonia ,  South Korea and  Belgium must also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in orange will be qualified for the final.

## Semi final 2

Eighteen countries will participate in the First Semi Final.  Greece ,  Norway and  Spain must also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in orange will be qualified for the final.