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Czech Republic in EuroMusic Song Contest 17

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**Czech Republic** participated in the seventeenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Czech broadcaster, ČT, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their first participation the broadcaster from the Czech Republic decided to select their act with a intern selection for in Cologne.

ČT announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *My turn*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Czech Republic first had to attempt in the semi finals. They performed as second, following Sweden and preceding Malta. They received 130 points, and finished first in the semi-final.

In the final, Czech Republic performed as eigteenth, following Netherlands and preceding Moldova. They received 203 points, and finished second in the final.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Czech Republic awarded by Czech Republic in the semi final and the final.

### Points awarded to Czech Republic (Semi-final 2)

* Croatia
* Germany
* Hungary
* Finland
* North Macedonia
* Montenegro
* Malta
 5 points
 * Georgia
* Cyprus

### Points awarded to Bulgaria (Final)

* Croatia
* Montenegro
* Ukraine
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bulgaria
* Hungary
* North Macedonia
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
 5 points
 * Latvia
* Netherlands
* Spain
* Estonia
* Georgia
Czechia in EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Czechia**, previously presented in the contest as **Czech Republic**, is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the seventeenth edition. ČT is responsible for the Czech participation.

## History

The Czech broadcaster, ČT, decided to debuts in the contest for the seventeenth edition. They already showed interests to debut in the previous edition. For their first entry, they selected the English-language song *My turn* as their representative. They finished at the second place in the grand final. In Bucharest, they couldn't succeed this result. They finised at the last place in their semi final. However the high expectations of the Czech broadcaster, they finished last again in their semi final in the nineteenth edition. After two editions of non-qualification, Czech Republic qualified for the final. They finished at the eigth place. In Sofia, they finished at the fourth place in the final. In Glasgow, they finished at the 15th place in the final. In Bucharest they finished at the 17th place.

In Poland, Czech Republic won their semi-final. In the final they finished at the 8th place. The 25th edition took place in Bratislava. For this edition, the EBU decided to drop the semi finals because of the lack of interesting broadcasters. Czech Republic took part and finished at the fifth place. The country withdrew from the competition and returned in the 39th edition. Debbi was choosen to represent the nation. She finished at the second place in the final. However, she could not match this result and finished in a disappointing twelfth place. In the following two editions, the country failed to qualify.

Except of the 21st and 40th edition, Czechia always awarded their 12 points to the winner of that edition.
Finland in EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Finland** is a member of the EBU. Because of that they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. The Finnish broadcaster Yle is responsible for their participation. They won the contest once.

## History

The Finnish broadcaster announced that they would débuts in the fifth edition due the good results of the other Scandinavian countries in the contest. Their first entry was directly a succes. With 77 points they ended at the fifth place. In their neighbouring country, Sweden, they were one of the favorite for the victory. They were not able to reach the expectations and became tenth. The next edition, in Ireland, they finished for the first time out of the top 10. They gained 26 points. That was enough for the eleventh place. One edition later, they finished last with only one point. The next edition, they could improved. They became third, it was their best result so far.

In Amsterdam they performed for the very first time in the Finnish language. They finished 17th. Also in the next edition, they qualified, where they finished 8th. In Zurich they finished 19th in the final. In the next edition, they failed for the first time to qualify. In Berlin they finished at the 13th place. The Finnish broadcaster, Yle, announced that they were not taking part in the fifteenth edition. They gave no specific reasons. The Finnish broadcaster announced that they were returning to the sixteenth edition. They failed to qualify for the final. In Cologne, Finland sung for the first time in the Swedish language, one of the two official languages in Finland. They qualified for the final, where they finished at the 17th place. In Bucharest, they finished at the 18th place. In Sweden, Finland last in their semi final, so failed to qualify.

The Finnish broadcaster announced after the nineteenth edition that they were still discussing the future participations of Finland in this contest. Later on, it was clear that Finland would not take part in the twentieth edition. Finland announced that they would return to the 29th edition in Geneva. They finished at the 10th place. In Reykjavík, in the 30th edition, Finland won the contest for the first time. Helsinki was selected as host city in the 31st edition. In the next edition, Finland was not able to qualify for the grand final in the following two editions. In the next edition, Finland qualified again for the final where they finished at the 12th place. The nation failed to qualify in the following four editions. In the 39th edition Finland qualified for the final where they finished at the sixth place. The again qualified for the final where they achieved the tenth place.

Another success was achieved in the 41st edition. Keira was selected the country. She was one of the main favorites to take the victory. In the grand final she finished at the third place.
Israel in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Israel** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Israel participated in the tenth edition.

## History

Israel participated in the tenth edition with a Hebrew song called *Let the music win*. They finished second, 22 points behind Russia.

Four years later, Israel was one of the favourites to win the festival. After the voting Israel ended the contest in the 1st place with 267 points. Israel won both jury and children vote.
Isle of Man in Regiovision Song Contest

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The **Isle of Man** is a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in Regiovision Song Contest. Their first participation was in the fifth edition of the contest.

## History

The Isle of Man debuted in the fifth edition, in Sicily. They announced to take part to promote the Manx language.
At their first participation, they could not speak of a success. The region finished at the bottom of the scoreboard. Only England and Wales gave some points for their entry. In the next edition they finished last again. This time with zero points.

The region announced straight after the end of the sixth edition that they would not send an act to the next edition. There main reason was the bad results that they obtained.

## Contestants

  06 | *Fin as oshin* | Manx
Gamilaraay in EuroRegion Song Contest

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**Gamilaraay** is Aboriginal Australian people group. Because of that, they can participate in EuroRegion Song Contest. Their lands extend from New South Wales to southern Queensland. They form one of the four largest Indigenous nations in Australia. They debuted in the first edition.

## History

Gamilaraay was announced as participating region for the first edition. They decided to take part under the official Aboriginal flag. As only region from Australia, and outside of Europe, they finished at the fourth place. Loren Ryan was selected to represent the region for the second edition in Tórshavn. She finished with her song, in both the Gamilaraay language and English, at the ninth place.

Gamilaraay decided to withdraw from the competition after the second edition. Their reason for this decicion was the lack of singers who were interested to take part. The head of delegation announced that they would continue to contact various artists. He also added to his statement that he hoped that they would be represented soon in the future.

Loren Ryan was selected to take part in the fifth edition, the edition that the region returned. She finished at the last place. It turned out to be a one-off return in the end. Gamilaraay was not represented again until the twelfth edition. The entry finished in sixth place there. In the 13th edition, the broadcaster was not able to select an entry on time. Because of this Gamilaraay withdrew from the competition.
Lithuania in EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Lithuania** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the thirteenth edition. LRT is responsible for the Lithuanian participation.

## History

The Lithuanian broadcaster, LRT, decided to debuts in the contest for the thirteenth edition. They decided to sing in the English language. In Tel Aviv they were able to qualify for the final. The Lithuanian entry finished at the 14th place. In Berlin, they finished at the 18th place. In Madrid, Lithuania could finish for the first time in the top ten. In Malta, they failed to qualify. The next edition, they again qualified. This time they finished at the 11th place. In Bucharest, they finished at the last place in their semi final. In Sweden, they qualified for the final, where they finished at the 10th place. In Baku, they failed to qualify. In Sofia, they finished at the last place in the final. In Glasgow, during the 22nd edition, they obtained their best result so far. They finished at the fifth place in the final. In the following two editions, they failed to qualify.

When the EBU published the official list of participating countries for the 25th edition, Lithuania was not in the list. Later on, it was clear that there wouldn't be a semi final, so only 21 countries were able to take part. The national broadcaster already tried to return in the 39th edition of the contest. However, due a lack of interested singers to represent the country, they decided to postpone their return for one edition. In the 40th edition, Lithuania returned and was able to qualify for the final. Aldegunda finished at the 13th place in name of Lihuania. In the next edition the Lithuanian entry finished at the last place in their semi final without receiving a single point.
Greece in EuroMusic Song Contest 3

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**Greece** participated in the third edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Greek broadcaster, ERT, was responsible for their act.

## Selection process

For their econd participation the German broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. For this edition, like the two previous onces, the EBU decided that the countries have to perform a song in their own national language. Because of this, Greece had to select a song in the Greek language.

Later on, they selected "*Kapou berdeftika*" as act for the third edition in Nicosia.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Greece was drawn to perform second following Israel and preceding Portugal.

Greece ended at the 13th place with 14 points, were 8 points came from Cyprus.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Greece and awarded by Greece in the final.
Italy in MediteranianMusic Song Contest

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**Italy** is a one of the Mediteranian countries. Because of that, they can participate in MediteranianMusic Song Contest. Italy was one of the twelve founding nations.

## History

Italy took part in the first edition. The even hosted the contest in Venice. Their entry received 36 points and finished at the ninth place. In the second edition, hosted in Malta, Italy finished out of the top ten. They achieved the 12th place out of 13 participating countries. The country won in the third edition. Because of their victory they hosted the fourth edition. It was the first country who hosted the contest for a second time. Their entry finished at the sixth place in Sanremo.
Armenia in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Armenia** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest. Armenia decided to debut in the seventh edition.

## History

Armenia debuted in the seventh edition. The national broadcaster, AMPTV, already showed some interests to participate in the previous editions. They announced that they would send a song in the Armenian and English language. They finished at the seventh place.

Armenia selected the song "*Tarber"* for the 8th edition. They won this edition. It was Armenia's first victory in a EuroMusic-event. The next edition in Moscow they finished at the sixth place. In the tenth edition, Armenia was able to win again. They received 108 points, one more than runner-up Russia.

In Varna, Bulgaria, they finished at the last place with ten points. They finished at the 8th place in the next edition. They did better in Dublin by reaching the third place. Armenia participated in the 14th edition, hosted in Malta. Arevik finished at the second place. Ath the end 14th edition, the Armenian broadcaster confirmed to participate in the 15th edition. Sona Rubenyan was selected to represented the country. She finished at the fifth place. In the 16th edition, the Armenian entry finished out of the top ten.

Armenia hosted the 17th edition in Yerevan. They only finished at the 15th place, out of 16 participating countries. Armenia was on the official list of participants of the 18th edition, which would be organised in Belgium. A few days after the official list of participants was published, the EBU announced that it was canceling the 18th edition. Later on, the EBU announced that there were no plans to organise a new edition.
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He appears in "Skin Deep."
EuroRegion Song Contest 14

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The **EuroRegion Song Contest 14** was the fourteenth edition of the EuroRegion Song Contest. Wales was announced as hosting region. They decided to organise the edition in Cardiff. It was the second time that Wales hosted the contest.

Twelve regions decided to take part in the competition, the same number as in the previous edition. A total of four regions announced their debut. The Basque Country, Greenland, the Isle of Man and Sicily took part for the first time. However, four countries withdrew from the competition: Crimea, Meänmaa, Occitania and Ulster.

The scoring was very exciting as there were many favorites who kept exchanging the first place. When the Sicilian jury had to start handing out their points, Friesland was in the lead by one point ahead of the Faroe Islands, who in turn had a one-point lead over the Basque Country. At the end of the Sicilian points, the Basque Country surprisingly won the contest and finished ahead of the favorites Friesland and the Faroe Islands. The two debut regions finished last and second to last respectively.

## Location

Just before the show of the previous edition, the EBU announced that the winner would have the first refusal to host the edition. Wales won the previous edition and announced that they would host the next edition.

They selected Cardiff as city to host the edition. Later on, the Wales Millennium Centre annouced as venue. It holds a capacity of 1.897 people.

## Format

The most important thing was that the entries would show the ethnical background of the region or the people groups. The songs have to be in the minority languages for at least 51%.

After that all the participating regions have sang their song, each single region awards a set of points. The country who gets the most amount of points wins the contest. If two or more regions receive the same number of points, the country that got the highest point will rank higher.

In this contest, also regions from Australia and the United States are able to take part.

## Returning artists

The contest featured one representatives who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same region.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/681238/euroregion-song-contest-14

### 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

 2
 1

## Other regions

### Debuting regions

* Basque Country
* Greenland
* Isle of Man
* Sicily

### Withdrawing regions

* Crimea
* Meänmaa
* Occitania
* Ulster

## See also

* EuroMusic Song Contest 14
* Junior EuroMusic Song Contest 14
Ireland in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Ireland** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Ireland participated in the thirteenth edition.

## History

Ireland participated in the thirteenth edition with an Irish song called *Réalta na mara*. They finished sixteenth (out of 17 countries) with only 14 points.

## Given and received points

 1

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)

 1
  Wales | 2018 (J)

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)
Brittany in EuroRegion Song Contest

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**Brittany** is a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in EuroRegion Song Contest. This cultural region in the west of France debuted in the first edition.

## History

Brittany was announced as participating region for the first edition. Dom DufF was selected to perform in Leeuwarden. He finished at the 12th place, out of 13 participants. They again finished at the twelfth place in the next edition in Tórshavn. The region again was not able to finish in the top ten in the next edition.

In the fourth edition, hosted in Friesland, Nolwenn Leroy was selected to take part for the region. She finished at the first place with 109 points. It was their first result in the top ten. However their success in the previous edition, they finished at the 12th place. Alan Stivell represented Brittany in Tatarstan. Just like all previous editions, exept of their winning edition, they finished out of the top ten. Stivell was choosen again to perform at the stage one edition later. He was able to score 88 points. Brittany finished at the third place, their second placement in the top ten. The region finished at the 8th place in the next edition. In Wales, they finished at the 13th place. It was their lowest placement so far. The group Gwalarn brought Brittany to the fifth place in the ninth edition.

In the tenth edition, the region had a new success by finishing at the second place. Strobinell was selected to represent the region in the eleventh edition, hosted in Edinburgh. However Brittany wasn't counted as favorite before the start of the show, the entry recieved good results from every participating region and was able to score enough points to win the edition. Because of this victory the Breton asked to the EBU to host the next edition. Later on, the EBU announced that they were considering Brittany as host region, this caused misunderstanding in Friesland because they had previously been selected to organize the twelfth edition. Friesland gained the right to host. Brittany although won this edition by just one point more than their pursuer Ulster, who eventually finished at the second place. It was the region's third win. In addition, it was the first time that a region could win two consecutive editions. Just before the show of the previous edition, the EBU announced that the winner would have the first refusal to host the edition. Brittany won the previous edition and announced that they would host the next edition. They selected Nantes to host the contest. They finished at the 10th place. In the next edition they finished out of the top ten.
Cyprus in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Cyprus** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Cyprus participated in the first edition.

## History

Cyprus participated in the first edition with a Greek song called *Efhi*. The expectations were really high, but the country could only manage to finish 13th (out of 16) with 14 points.

Originally Cyprus would have participated in the third contest, held in Belgium, as well, but they withdraw after their song was said to be plagiarism. Cyprus didn't send a song, but did vote in the contest.
Artsakh in Regiovision Song Contest

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**Artsakh** is a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in Regiovision Song Contest. Their first participation was in the first edition of the contest.

## History

Artsakh debuted in the first edition. They were the second country who confirmed to particpate. They also announced to perform in the Armenian language.

Artsakh received 83 points, with 2 times the maximum of 12 points from Kosovo and South Ossetia. With their 83 points, they finished fourth. In the next edition, in Mariehamn, Artsakh finished at the second place. They still were 31 points away from the winner, Northern Ireland.

The next edition, in Belfast they finished at the 10th place with 29 points. It was their worst result so far. In the fourth edition, Artsakh finished at the third place. They were able to keep the success, and finished again at the third place in the fifth edition.

Artsakh decided to try out something new for in the sixth edition. They selected a song in both the Armenian and English language. The head of delegation said that they were aiming for a top three place. However these high expectations, Artsakh could not succeed to it. They finished at the seventh place with 68 points. The next edition, the Artsakh entry finished at the ninth place. For at the eighth edition, Artsakh selected a song in both the Armenian and English language. They finished at the tenth place.
France in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**France** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. France participated in the second edition.

## History

France participated in the second edition with a French song called *Si on voulait bien*. The expectations were high, but France finished last with just 5 points.

The year after the French broadcaster decided no to participate anymore and withdrew from the contest for 13 years before returning in 2018 with the song *Jamais sans toi*.

## Contestants

  2019 | *Bim bam toi* | French

## Given and received points

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)
France in EuroMusic Song Contest 10

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**France** participated in the tenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The French broadcaster France 2, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For the tenth participation of the French broadcaster: France 2, they decided to select their act with a intern selection for Amsterdam.

France 2 announced that they would perform a song in the French language. They selected the song *Dernière danse*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

France had to performed in the semi final, they performed fifteenth following Russia and preceding Cyprus. They received 16 points. They finished at the 16th place. Only the ten best countries qualified for the contest, so they didn't qualify.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to France and awarded by France in the final.

### Points awarded to France (Semi-final)

 * Morocco
* Spain
* Italy
* Portugal
Australia in EuroMusic Song Celebration

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**Australia** isn't a member of the EBU. Because of that, they normally can't participate in the EuroMusic Song Celebration. However, they got a special status as associate member. They confirmed their participation in the first edition. SBS is responsible for the Australian participation.

## History

The Australian broadcaster, SBS, decided to debuts in the contest for the first edition. In Vienna, the country selected Sia to represent the nation. She wasn't able to bring Australia in the top ten. The country finished at the 12th place.

## See also

* Australia in EuroMusic Song Contest
* Australia in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest
Austria in EuroMusic Song Contest 11

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**Austria** participated in the eleventh edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Austrian broadcaster, ORF, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their fifth participation the Austrian broadcaster decided to select their act with a intern selection for Munich.

ORF announced that they would perform a song in the English language. Later on, they selected the song *Running on air*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Austria had to attempt in the second semi final. They finished there at the second place.

In the final they performed seventh, following Spain and preceding Albania. They were a long time in the running to take the victory. However, the United States won the edition, and Germany became second. That means that the Austrian entry ended third. It was Austria's first placement in the top 3.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Austria awarded by Austria in the semi final and the final.

### Points awarded to Austria (Semi-final 2)

* Poland
* Switzerland
* Russia
* United States
* Estonia
* Ireland
* Serbia
* United Kingdom
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 * Malta

### Points awarded to Austria (Final)

* Hungary
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Switzerland
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Serbia
* Spain
* Turkey
* United States
* Finland
 5 points
 * Denmark
* Romania
* Sweden
* Ireland
* Russia
Kazakhstan in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Kazakhstan** is an associate member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest if the country receives an invitation by the host broadcaster. Kazakhstan participated in the sixteenth edition.

## History

Kazakhstan participated in the sixteenth edition with a Kazakh and English song called *Ózińe sen*. The entry did pretty well and finished 3rd with the juries and 5th in the online voting, placing 3rd overall.

## Contestants

  2019 | *Armanyńnan qalma* | Kazakh, English

## Given and received points

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)

  Russia | 2018 (J)

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)
Georgia in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Georgia** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Georgia participated in the fifth edition.

## History

Georgia participated in the fifth edition with a Georgian song called *Odelia ranuni*. They finished sixth with 84 points. Armenia awarded the song with 12 points.
Greece in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Greece** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Greece participated in the first edition.

## History

Greece participated in the first edition with a Greek song called *Fili gia panta*. They finished one-to-last with only 6 points (1 from Malta, 2 points from Spain and 3 points from Cyprus).

## Given and received points

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)
Junior EuroMusic Song Contest 9

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The **Junior EuroMusic Song Contest 9** was the ninth edition of the Junior EuroMusic Song Contest. This edition took place in Moscow, Russia.

At the end of the show it was clear that Serbia won this edition with 109 points. Russia finished at the second place for the second edition in a row. Debuting country Italy finished at the third place.

## Location

Different as in the adult version, the previous winners isn't automatically the next hosting country. All participating countries were able to send a bid for host this edition.

     Host city

  Stockholm

The EBU announced that Russia was chosen to host this edition. The already tried to host four previous editions, but they were never choosed before. Because the fact that this edition took place in Russia, Ukraine decided to withdrawn from the contest.

## Format

### Number of participants

For the first edition, the EBU announced that they invited some countries to participate in the contest. The maximum of countries is 15.

### Running order

There are specific rules about how a country gets his running order.

The countries will be split in to groups (first- and second half). This will happen fully random. After, a team will create a running order.

### Song

Each country sends one song to the contest. There was a change in the rules for this edition. The song has to be for more than 50% in official languages of the country. The song also can't be longer than five minutes.

### Voting rules

After that all the participating countries have sang their song, each single country awards a set of points. The country who gets the most amount of points wins the contest. If two or more countries receive the same number of points, the country that received from the mst countries points, will be ranked higher. If that is also the same, then the country who have the highest rank of a country, will be ranked higher.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/361291/junior-euromusic-song-contest-09--moscow

### 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

 3
 2
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 Sweden | Australia

## Other Countries

### Debuting countries

* Bulgaria - The Bulgarian broadcaster announced that they would take part for the first time in this ninth edition.
* Italy - This country was on the offcial list of participating counties.
* Portugal - This country was on the offcial list of participating counties.

### Withdrawing countries

* Belgium - The VRT decided to withdraw from the competion. The main reason was the low rating in viewers.
* Ukraine - Because Russia hosted this edition, the Ukrainian broadcaster decided to withdraw immediately.
Egypt in WorldMusic Song Contest

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**Egypt** can participate in the WorldMusic Song Contest. This country located in Africa debuted in the third edition.

## History

Egypt was announced as participating country at the third edition. In the previous editions, South Africa was the only African nation. Mohamed Hamaki finished at the 13th place. In the next edition, Egypt finished at the 18th place.

Because of a new rule to reduce the number of countries to 15 in the 5th edition, the countries having the lowest average scores over the previous four editions relegated. Because of this, Egypt was not possible to take part in the fifth edition, hosted in Stockholm.

## Contestants

  04 | Carmen Soliman
Albania in EuroMusic Song Contest 11

Selection process
 Selected Song
 Semi-final results
 Final results

**Albania** participated in the eleventh edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Albanian broadcaster RTSH, was responsible for the act of this edition. This was the first time Albania participated in the contest.

## Selection process

For the first participation of the RAI, they decided to select their act with a intern selection for Munich.

RTSH announced that they would perform a song in the Albanian language. They selected the song *Përrallë*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Albania had to performed in the first semi-final. They finished 9th, out of fifteen countries. The best 10 countries qualified for the grand final.

In the final, Albania performed as eighth following Austria and preceding the winning country the United States. They received 14 points. They ended as 20th out of 21 countries.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Albania and awarded by Albania semi-final and final.

### Points awarded to Albania (Semi-Final 1)

* Turkey
 * Israel
* Hungary
* Netherlands
* Romania
* slovakia
* Norway
* Spain

### Points awarded to Albania (Grand Final)

 * Italy
* Slovenia
* Turkey
* Malta
* Switzerland
France in EuroMusic Song Contest 2

Selection process
 Selected song
 Final results

**France** participated in the second edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The French broadcaster, France 2, was responsible for their act.

## Selection process

For their second participation the French broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. For this edition, like the two previous onces, the EBU decided that the countries have to perform a song in their own national language. Because of this, French has to perform an act in the French language.

Later on, the French language song "*L'enfer et moi*" was selected as act for the second edition in Düsseldorf.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

France was drawn to perform thirteenth following United Kingdom and preceding Spain, who performed last.

France became 6th with 69 points. Every country awarded points to this act.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to France and awarded by France in the final.

### Points awarded to France

* Switzerland
* Spain
 5 points
 * Cyprus
* Netherlands
* United Kingdom
* Germany
* Sweden
EuroMusic Song Contest 6

Venue
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 Debuting
 System
 Winner

The EuroMusic Song Contest 6 was the sexth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The host country was Sweden, that won the last edition, with the song *I can't go on*. It was the first time that Sweden hosted the contest. The contest took place in Malmö.

Ireland won the show with an amount of 152 points, a record. It was also the first time in the history of the contest that a country won the contest more than once. Germany became second and The Netherlands ended for the second time at the third place.

## Location

Afther the Swedish victory in the previous edition, the SVT announced that they will host the sexth edition.

The Swedish broadcaster announced that they would hold a selection to decide the city.

Here you can see the cities who where intrested to host the contest.

     Host venue

 Linköping
 Malmö
 Stockholm

The Swedish broadcaster announced that they would prefer a venue with at least 8.000 seats. Later four cities signed up. The Malmö Arena was chosen by the SVT as host venue for this edition.

## Format

Each country sends one song to the contest. There are no rules about the language of the song, but the song can't be longer than five minutes.

After that all the participating countries have sang their song, each single country awards a set of points. The country who gets the most amount of points wins the contest. If two or more countries receive the same number of points, the country that got the highest point will rank higher.

## Returning artists

The contest featured four representatives who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same countries.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/239789/euromusic-song-contest-06--malm

## 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

 4
 2
 1
Arbëreshë in EuroRegion Song Contest

Member station
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 First appearances
 Worst result

The **Arbëreshë** are an Albanian ethnolinguistic group in Southern Italy. Because of that, they can participate in EuroRegion Song Contest. They debuted in the sixth edition.

## History

Arbëreshë was announced as participating region for the sixth edition, hosted in Tromsø, in Sápmi. The region was represented by the group Shega. They were drawn to open the show. At the end of the voting, it was clear that they finished at the 12th place, out of 14 participating regions. Shega again was selected to represent the people group in the next edition. In the beginning of the voting they scored quite well. However at the end they didn't receive many points. Because of this, they just finished out of the top ten, at the 11th place.

Arbëreshë withdrew from the competition after the seventh edition.

## Contestants

  07 | Shega
Belgium in EuroMusic Song Contest 7

Selection process
 Selected Song
 Final results

**Belgium** participated in the seventh edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. Because the RTBF was responsible for the previous edition, the VRT selected an act for this edition.

## Selection process

For their seventh participation of Belgium, and the fourth one of the Flemish broadcaster VRT, they decided to select their submission internally. It was the first time that the VRT selected a song in Dutch after the free-language rule.

The VRT presented the song "*Shut up*". However the song has an English title, the song was totally performed in Dutch

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Belgium was drawn to perform thirteenth, following Turkey and preceding Israel.

When the voting was over, it was clear that they finished 4th, out of 18 countries. They received 104 points. They received from The Netherlands and Germany the maximum of 12 points.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Belgium and awarded by Belgium in the final.

### Points awarded to Belgium

* Netherlands
* Denmark
* Sweden
* Turkey
 5 points
 * Finland
* Greece
* Spain
Egypt in MediteranianMusic Song Contest

Member station
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**Egypt** is a one of the Mediteranian countries. Because of that, they can participate in MediteranianMusic Song Contest. Egypt was one of the twelve founding nations.

## History

Egypt took part in the first edition. They finished at the third place with 94 points. The winner, Malta, received only five points more. With this third place, Egypt was the best placed African country. The Egyptian broadcaster wanted to succeed the good results in the second edition. They selected Somaya El Khashab to represent the country. However the hight expectations, she finished at the last place. In the next edition, Egypt finished at the 11th place. The fifth place was achieved in the fourth edition.
EuroRegion Song Contest 3

Venue
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 Entries
 Withdrawing
 System
 Winner

The **EuroRegion Song Contest 3** was the third edition of the EuroRegion Song Contest. Catalonia was announced as hosting region. They decided to organise the edition in the Catalan capital city: Barcelona. 13 regions took part in this edition.

This edition was won by the Tatar singer Damira Saetova with her song "*Jezledem tabalmadym*". Sápmi finished for the second edition in a row at the second place. Catalonia completed the top three.

## Location

At the end of the previous edition, the EBU announced that they would select a host region internally. Later on, it was clear that Catalonia were selected. According to some rumors, Tatarstan and Sápmi were also contenders to organize this edition.

Barcelona was selected as host city. The venue was the Palau de la Música Catalana, with a capacity of 2.200 seats.

## Format

The most important thing was that the entries were peformed to show the ethnical background of the nation or the people groups. The EBU prefered that the songs were sung in a minority language, but this was not obbligaroty.

After that all the participating regions have sang their song, each single region awards a set of points. The country who gets the most amount of points wins the contest. If two or more regions receive the same number of points, the country that got the highest point will rank higher.

In this contest, also regions from Australia and the United States are able to take part.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/479503/euroregion-song-contest-03---barcelona

### 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

 2
 1
 Meänmaa | Scotland

## Other regions

### Withdrawing regions

* Gamilaraay - This Aboriginal Australian people group, decided to withdraw from the competition. Their reason for this decicion was the lack of singers who were interested to take part in this third edition. The head of delegation announced that they were would continue talks with various artist. He also added to his statement that he hoped that they would be represented soon again in the future.

## See also

* EuroMusic Song Contest 3
* Junior EuroMusic Song Contest 3
Albania in EuroMusic Song Contest

Member station
 Appearances
 First appearances
 Worst result

**Albania** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the eleventh edition. RTSH is responsible for the Albanian participation.

## History

The Albanian broadcaster, RTSH, decided to debuts in the contest for the eleventh edition. However, already since the seventh edition. They announced quite fast, that they would perform a song in the Albanian language. They qualified for the final, where they finished 20th. In the next edition, they qualified again for the final, where they finished 17th. In Tel Aviv, they failed to qualify for the first time. The next edition they qualified for the final where they finished at the 12th place. In Madrid, Albania finished at the ninth place. It was their best result so far. In the next edition, they finished at the 18th place.

In Cologne, Albania failed to qualify. This was a huge suprise because Albania was topped as one of the favorites to win. In Bucharest, Albania finished at the 20th place in the grand final. In Sweden and Azerbaijan, they failed to qualify. In Sofia they finished last in their semi final. In Glasgow, they again failed to qualify. They finished at the 11th place, only one points less than Cyprus. In Romania, Albania was able to qualify again for the final. They finished at the 11th place. For the 24th edition, only 28 countries signed up to participate. Because of this, there was only one semi-final. The first eleven countries from the previous edition, like Albania, automatically qualified for the final. Albania finished at the 12th place in the grand final.

The 25th edition took place in Bratislava. For this edition, the EBU decided to drop the semi finals because of the lack of interesting broadcasters. Albania took part and finised at the 16th place. For the 26th edition, they achieved their best result so far: 7th. The next edition, they finished at the 12th place. In Baku, they finished at the sixth place. In Geneva, Albania finished with 12 points at the 16th place. In Iceland, at the 13th place. Albania failed to qualify in the following two editions. Ava Max, an American-Albanian singer, was selected to represent the country in Malta. She qualified easily and finished at the second place in the grand final. This with only seven points behind the winner; Ireland. In Dblin, the country finished at the 18th place. In the next edition, the country failed to qualify.

Anna Gjebrea created another success in the 36th edition with finishing at the third place. Albania finished at the 15th place in the next edition. In Thessaloniki, the country was not able to qualify for the final. The entry finished at the last place in their semi final. The country again failed to qualify in the following three editions.

## See also

* Albania in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest