Bombastic Song Contest 04

Crown Is Waiting For You

**Bombastic Song Contest 04** will be the fourth edition of the Bombastic Song Contest. The contest took place in Podgorica after the Montenegrian victory in the 3rd edition. A total of 58 countries competed in 3rd edition. The 3rd edition was won by  Montenegro and their song "Omađijan" by Sanja Vučić, which got a total of 494 points. Prequalified countries for this edition are:  Montenegro,  Moldova,  Kazakhstan,  United States,  San Marino and  Bulgaria. They are directly qualified to the final, while the other competing countries are split into two semi finals.

### Host City

**On 05 December 2022 it was announced that Podgorica will serve as the host city of the **Bombastic Song Contest 04**.**

Podgorica is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro formed, as the Socialist Republic of Montenegro in honour of Marshal Josip Broz Tito. The city was largely destroyed during the bombing of Podgorica in World War II and accordingly the city is now dominated by architecture from the following decades of communism. Further but less substantial damage was caused by the 1999 bombing by NATO forces.
The surrounding landscape is predominantly mountainous terrain. The city is just north of the Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Historically, it was Podgorica’s position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and at the meeting-point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley that encouraged settlement.
Podgorica is located in central Montenegro. The area is crossed with rivers and the city itself is only 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Lake Skadar. The Morača and Ribnica rivers flow through the city, while the Zeta, Cijevna, Sitnica and Mareza flow nearby. Morača is the largest river in the city, being 70 m or 230 ft wide near downtown, and having carved a 20 m or 66 ft deep canyon for the length of its course through the city. Except for the Morača and Zeta, other rivers have an appearance of small creeks. The richness in bodies of water is a major feature of the city.
In contrast to most of Montenegro, Podgorica lies in a mainly flat area at the northern end of the Zeta plain, at an elevation of 40 m (130 ft). The only exceptions are hills which overlook the city. The most significant is 130.3 m (427 ft) high Gorica Hill, city's namesake, which rises above the city centre. The other hills include Malo brdo ("little hill", 205.4 m or 674 ft), Velje brdo ("big hill", 283 m or 928 ft), Ljubović (101 m or 331 ft) and Dajbapska gora (172 m or 564 ft). Podgorica city proper has an area of 108 square kilometres (42 sq mi), while actual urbanized area is much smaller.
Podgorica's location in central Montenegro makes it a natural hub for rail and road transport. Roads in Montenegro (especially those connecting Podgorica to northern Montenegro and Serbia) are usually inferior to modern European roads. Both major Montenegrin motorway projects, Bar-Boljare motorway and Nudo–Božaj motorway, will pass near Podgorica. The first phase of newly constructed motorway A-1 (Bar-Boljari) will be open on July 13. 2022. The newly built Sozina tunnel (4.2 km) shortened the journey from Podgorica to Bar (Montenegro's main seaport) to under 30 minutes. Also, a new road bypass has been constructed in 2011, to remove transport routes from north to south of the country, out of the city center. A south-western bypass has also been planned, with the same goal of moving heavy transport out of the city core. Podgorica is also characteristic of its extensive network of multi-lane boulevards which make inner-city transport quick and effective. Traffic over the Morača River also goes fluently since river banks are very well connected with 6 vehicular and 3 pedestrian bridges.

### Presenter(s)

**On 07 December 2022 it was announced that Sanja Vučić & Teodora Džehverović will be presenter of the Bombastic Song Contest 04.**

### First Semifinal

The deadline to vote in semifinals is **22 January 2023 23:59 CET**.  Montenegro,  Kazakhstan and  San Marino have to vote in this semifinal.

### Second Semifinal

The deadline to vote in semifinals is **22 January 2023 23:59 CET**.  Moldova,  United States and  Bulgaria have to vote in this semifinal.