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My Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005

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The My Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third edition of the My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Hasselt, Belgium. They were chosen by the EBU.

Originally Cyprus would have participated 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.

At the end of the show, the Netherlands were declared as winner. They got 149 points with the song *Stupid*. This is 77.60% of the highest amount of points a country can get. Croatia came second with 142 points. Belgium ended at the third place.

## Format

Each country has to send a song in (on of) their national language(s). The song can't be shorter than 2 minutes and 30 seconds and can't be longer than three minutes.

Every participating country awards 12, 10, 8, 7, ...,1 points to their top-10.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/201363/jesc-2005

## 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:
Netherlands in WorldMusic Song Contest

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The **Netherlands** can participate in the WorldMusic Song Contest. This country located in Europe debuted in the second edition.

## History

Netherlands was announced as participating country at the second edition. The AVROTROS broadcasted the previous edition and reached high viewing numbers. Because of this, they decided to take part in the next edition. They finished at the 14th place, out of the 16 countries. The group SH!NE finished at the 9th place. In Gold Coast, the nation finished at the fifth place.

The country finished in the fifth edition at the 13th place. It was decided not to have a new edition. This was due to the ungoing international political deadlock.
Morocco in EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Morocco** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the ninth edition. SNRT is responsible for the Moroccan participation.

## History

The EBU published the official list of participants for the ninth edition. It was clear that Morocco would debut in the contest. SNRT was the broadcaster who was responsible for the selection. The announcement came for a lot of people as a surprise. The Moroccan broadcaster announced after the seventh edition that they wern't interested in a future participation in the contest. They were be the first African country who participated in this contest. They selected the song *Bitaqat hob* to represend their country. They finished at the 16th place. At the tenth edition, they finished last in the semi final. After the tenth edition, the Moroccan broadcaster SNRT anncounced that they were withrawing from the contest, due the bad results, and the losing interest. They also said that a return in the near future, was very unlikely.
My Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011

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The My Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the ninth edition of the My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Yerevan, Armenia. They were chosen by the EBU.

At the end of the show, Russia was declared as winner. They got 114 points with the song *Kak Romeo i Dzhulyetta*. This is 79.17% of the highest amount of points a country can get. Sweden came second with 106 points. Lithuania finished as third. This was the second Russian victory in the contest. It was also for the second consecutive edition in a row that Sweden and Lithuania finished 2nd and 3rd.

## Format

Each country has to send a song in (on of) their national language(s). The song can't be shorter than 2 minutes and 30 seconds and can't be longer than three minutes.

Every participating country awards 12, 10, 8, 7, ...,1 points to their top-10.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/201823/jesc-2011
Russia in WorldMusic Song Contest

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**Russia** can participate in the WorldMusic Song Contest. This country located in Europe debuted in the first edition.

## History

Russia was announced as participating country at the first edition. Russia 1 was invited to participate and selected Yulianna Karaulova to represtent the country. However she was one of the favorites to win the contest, the Russian entry finished at the seventh place. In Hong Kong, they finihsed out of the top ten. The Tolmachevy Sisters finished at the second place in Sydney.

Ekaterina Ryabova was selected to represent the nation at the fourth edition. She brought Russia at the fourth place at the scoreboard of the end of the show. The country finished in the fifth edition at the 11th place. It was decided not to have a new edition. This was due to the ungoing international political deadlock.
Netherlands in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest

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The **Netherlands** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. The Netherlands was invited to participate in the first edition.

## History

The Netherlands debuted in the first edition. The national broadcaster, AVROTROS, was invited. They announced that they would send a song in the Dutch language. The Dutch capital, Amsterdam, was choosen as host city for the first edition. They finished at the 6th place. They received the most 12 points in that edition. The following two editions were not a huge success. In Valletta and Stockholm, they finished at the 12th place.

In Croatia, they finished at the second place. The Hague tried to host the fifth edition. However, Antwerp was chosen in favor of The Hague. In the fifth edition, The Netherlands finished at the 11th place. Because there was a change of the language rule, The Netherlands selected a song in both the Dutch and English language. They were the favorite to win the show. However, they finished at the third place.

The Netherlands hosted the seventh edition. They where the first nation to host the contest multiple editions. The won the edition in the Hague. They where also the first country who won at their home soil. The next edition was not a success, they finished at the 13th place. The same happend in the next edition.

The Netherlands finished at the tenth edition at the last place. They just received one points, from Bulgaria. In Varna, they finished at the sixth place. This was the first top ten result after their victory. Amsterdam hosted the 12th edition. They finished at the second place. Guus Meeuwis was selected to represent the country at the 14th edition in Malta. He achieved the sixth place. The group Sh!ine finished at the second place in the 15th edition in Warsaw. Amsterdam was choosen to host the 16th edition. They finished at the tenth place. In the next edition, the country finished at the fifth place. The Netherlands 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.

The Netherlands is the only country that took part in every edition.

## Hostings

 07 |  The Hague
 12 |  Amsterdam
 16 |  Amsterdam

## See also

* Netherlands in EuroMusic Dance Contest
* Netherlands in EuroMusic Song Contest
North Macedonia in EuroMusic Song Contest 18

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**North Macedonia** participated in the fifteenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Macedonian broadcaster, MRT, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their third participation the Macedonian broadcaster decided to select their act with a intern selection for in Madrid.

MRT announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *Proud*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

North Macedonia first had to attempt in the semi finals. They easily qualified for the final, where they finished at the first place with 135 points.

In the final, North Macedonia was drawn to perform at the fourth place, following Norway and preceding San Marino. North Macedonia finished at the 5th place, just like they did in the previous edition.

### 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 North Macedonia awarded by North Macedonia in the semi final and the final.

### Points awarded to North Macedonia (Semi-final 1)

* Hungary
* Slovenia
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Lithuania
* Italy
* Spain
 5 points
 * Sweden

### Points awarded to North Macedonia (Final)

* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Serbia
* Malta
* San Marino
* Israel
* Poland
 5 points
 * Georgia
* Ukraine
* Russia
* United States
Netherlands in EuroMusic Song Contest 2

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The **Netherlands** participated in the second edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Dutch broadcaster, AVROTROS, was responsible for their act.

## Selection process

For their second participation the Dutch 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, Netherlands has to perform an act in the Dutch language.

Later on, the Dutch language song "*Tik tak tik*" was selected as act for the second edition in Düsseldorf.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

The netherlands was drawn to perform first preceding Israel.

With the song *Tik tak tik*, they finished third. They received 108 points. It was their best result so far in the contest.

### 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 Netherlands and awarded by Netherlands in the final.

### Points awarded to Netherlands

* Denmark
* Germany
* Luxembourg
* Sweden
 5 points
 * Israel
* Italy
* Switzerland
Portugal in EuroMusic Song Contest 5

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**Portugal** participated in the fifth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Portuguese broadcaster, RTP, was responsible for their act.

## Selection process

For their third participation the Portuguese broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. The RTP decided to perform a song in their own national language, Portuguese.

Later on, "*Há um mar que nos separa*" was selected as act for the fifth edition in Dublin.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Portugal was drawn to perform third following the United Kingdom and preceding Finland.

Portugal became 17th with 16 points, and last. Israel who became 16th received only one point more.

After this result the Portuguese broadcaster decided to withraw from the contest.

### 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 Portugal and awarded by Portugal in the final.
Regiovision Song Contest 3

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The Regiovision Song Contest 3 was the third edition of the Regiovision Song Contest. The host country was Northern Ireland because they won the previous edition with the song *Súile glasa*.

## Location

After the victory of Northern Ireland in the previous edition, they got the rights to host this edition. Directly after their victory, BBC Northern Ireland announced that they would host the contest.

## Format

Each region sends one song to the contest. The regions can't be independent. They also have to present some ethnical background in their region during their performance. The song can't be longer than five minutes.

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

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/282777/regiovision-song-contest-3

### 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

## Other regions

### Returning regions

* Azores - RTP Açores announced that they would return to the contest after a a break of one edition.
Sweden in EuroMusic Song Contest 10

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**Sweden** participated in the tenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Swedish broadcaster SVT, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For the tenth participation of the SVT, they decided to select their act with a intern selection for Amsterdam.

SVT announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *Make me (La la la)*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Because Sweden finished in the previous edition in the top 11, they were automatic qualified for the final in Amsterdam.

Sweden performed eleventh, following the winner Germany and preceding Iceland. They received 16 points, what was enough to become 19th. Due the bookmakers, Sweden was one of the favorites to win the show.

### 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 Sweden and awarded by Sweden in the final.

### Points awarded to Sweden (Final)

 5 points
* Finland
* Iceland
Portugal in EuroMusic Song Contest 9

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**Portugal** participated in the ninth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. They returned to the contest after a break of three editions. The Portuguese broadcaster, RTP, responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

When the EBU announced the list of participants, it was clear that Portugal would return to the contest. They were absent for three editions.

For their fourth participation the Portuguese broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. They announced to select a song in Portuguese. Later it was clear that they would perform: "Amar pelos dois" in Gothenborg.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Portugal was drawn to perform fifth, following Germany and preceding Norway.

Portugal finished 15th in the final with 26 points. Spain awarded the maximum of 12 points to the Portuguese 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 Portugal and awarded by Portugal in the final.

### Points awarded to Portugal

* Malta
* Italy
* Monaco
United Kingdom in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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

## History

United Kingdom participated in the first edition with an English song called *My song for the world*. At the end, the UK finished 1st with 142 points. Five more than runner-up Denmark. They got 6 times (out of 15) the highest mark of 12 points.

## Contestants

  2004 | *The best is yet to come* | English
  2005 | *How does it feel?* | English

## See also

* United Kingdom in My Eurovision Song Contest
South Africa in WorldMusic Song Contest

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**South Africa** can participate in the WorldMusic Song Contest. This country located in Africa debuted in the first edition.

## History

South Africa was announced as only African country at the first edition. SABC 1 was invited to participate and selected Brendan Peyper to represtent the country. The country finished at the last place. In the next edition, they only received 5 points and again finished at the last place. In Sydney, he country was able to finish at the 8th place. In the next edition, they finished at the 15th 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, South Africa was not possible to take part in the fifth edition, hosted in Stockholm.
Netherlands in EuroMusic Song Celebration

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The **Netherlands** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in the EuroMusic Song Celebration. AVROTROS is responsible for the Dutch participation.

## History

The Dutch broadcaster, AVROTROS, decided to debuts in the contest for the first edition. In Vienna, the country selected Trijntje Oosterhuis to represent the nation. The Netherlands finished at the 11th place.

## See also

* Netherlands in EuroMusic Song Contest
* Netherlands in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest
Scotland in EuroRegion Song Contest

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**Scotland** is a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in EuroRegion Song Contest. This country that is part of the United Kingdom decided to debut in the first edition.

## History

Scotland was announced as participating region for the first edition. Kathleen MacInnes was selected as artist to represent Scotland. She finished at the second place. In the second edition, Scotland finished at the sixth place. Scotland selected a song in the Scots language in the third edition. They finished at the tenth place. In Sneek, Scotland ended at the 8th place.

The Scottish broascaster selected the group Tannas to represent the region at the fifth edition. They were during the voting in the running to take the victory. However, at the end of the voting they ended at the fourth place. In the next edition, Scotland finished at the sixth place. The fourth place was achieved in the seventh edition. Rachel Walker finished at the second place with 108 points in the 8th edition. The winning region, Wales, finished first with only one point more.

The group Capercaillie finished at the seventh place in the ninth edition. The third place was obtained in the tenth edition. At the end of the previous edition, the EBU announced that they would select a host region internally. Later on, it was clear that Scotland was selected. The two largest cities of Scotland were interested in hosting the contest: Edinburgh and Glasgow. Both selected a potential venue. BBC Alba selected Edinburgh to host the edition. They finished at the ninth place. In the next edition, an entry in the Scots language was choosen. It finished at the tenth place. In Brittany, the 13th edition, Scotland finished at the third place. In the next edition their entry finished at the fourth place.
Meänmaa in EuroRegion Song Contest

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**Meänmaa** is a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in EuroRegion Song Contest. This one of the oldest inhabited areas in northern Finland. They debuted in the first edition.

## History

Meänmaa was announced as participating region for the first edition. Raj-Raj Band was selected to take part in Leeuwarden. They were able to finish at the tenth place, out of 13 regions. In Tórshavn, the region finished at the last place with zerro points. It was the first time in the history of the contest that a region didn't received any point. Jord was selected to represent the region in the third edition. The band finished at the 8th place. They did beter in the next edition, by finishing at the sixth place.

Because of the lackof interested singers to represent the region, Meänmaa anncounced that they would not take part in the next edition. The region returned in the 12th edition. Their entry finished at the fifth place, the higest result for the region. In the next edition, the region finshed at the 9th place.
Switzerland in EuroMusic Song Contest 10

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**Switzerland** participated in the tenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their sixth participation the Swiss broadcaster, they decided to select their act with a intern selection for Amsterdam.

SRG SSR announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *Time to shine*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Because Switzerland finished in the previous edition in the top 11, they were automatic qualified for the final in Amsterdam.

Due the bookmakers, Switzerland was, together with Germany, the top favorite to win the show. However, they didn't score enough points to win. They performed fifteenth, following Croatia and preceding Denmark. They received 82 points, what was enough to become ninth.

The broadcaster said during a press conference afterwords, that they were very disappointed by the result.

### 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 Switzerland and awarded by Switzerland in the final.

### Points awarded to Switzerland (Final)

* Germany
* Croatia
* Slovenia
 5 points
 * Belgium
* Denmark
* Russia
* United Kingdom
* Italy
* Netherlands
Sweden in NordicMusic Song Contest

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**Sweden** is a country in the north of Europe. Because of that, they can participate in NordicMusic Song Contest 1. This country debuted in the first edition.

## History

Sweden was announced as participating country in the first edition, hosted in Denmark.
Serbia in EuroMusic Song Contest 18

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**Serbia** participated in the eigteenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Serbian broadcaster, RTS, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their eigth participation the Serbian broadcaster decided to select their act with a intern selection for in Bucharest.

RTS announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *Beauty never lies*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Serbia first had to attempt in the semi finals. They qualified for the final, In the semi-final, they finished at the sixth place.

In the final, Serbia was drawn to perform at the twentieth place, following Finland and preceding Russia. Serbia finished at the 13th place.

### 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 Serbia awarded by Serbia in the semi final and the final.

### Points awarded to Serbia (Semi-final 1)

* Montenegro
* Malta
 5 points
 * Israel
* Moldova
* Romania
* San Marino

### Points awarded to Serbia (Final)

* Slovenia
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Hungary
* Romania
* Poland
My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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The **My Junior Eurovision Song Contest** (JMESC) is a competitive music festival between European countries (and some expections), where every participating country sends a song to compete in the event. At the end, the results are made by a jury and televoting.

## History

The origins of the contest date back to 2018.

## Number of victories and hosting

For this contest there is no rule about hosting the contest after a victory. After every edition, the EBU selects a new host for the next festival.

First the countries have to apply for hosting and have to make a bidbook in where they say why they want to host the contest and what venues are possible, etc. After that, the EBU selects the best country for the upcoming festival.

Because of this rule there are a lot of countries who have hosted the festival, but never managed to win it. These countries are: Armenia, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Georgia, Malta (2 times), Norway and Romania.

## Statistics

Here you can see the top 10 prestations from each country.

Table key
     *Withdrawn* – Countries who have participated in the past but have withdrawn.
Netherlands in EuroMusic Song Contest 3

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The **Netherlands** participated in the third edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Dutch broadcaster, AVROTROS, was responsible for their act.

## Selection process

For their third participation the Dutch 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, Netherlands had to send a song in the Dutch language.

They announced to send a song in the Dutch language. Later on, they selected "*Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)*" as act for the third edition in Nicosia.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Netherlands was drawn to perform sixth, following Ireland and preceding Switzerland.

They finished eighth with 41 points. The Dutch broadcaster announced after the final, that they expected way more 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 Netherlands and awarded by Netherlands in the final.

### Points awarded to Netherlands

 * Germany
* Spain
* United Kingdom
* Israel
* Italy
Spain in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest

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

## History

The national broadcaster, RTVE, decided to debut in the sixteenth edition in Amsterdam. They announced that they would select a song in the Spanish language. However Spain finished at the first place from the national jury, the online voting ranked the Spanish act at the ninth place. Overall, they, finished at the sixth place. In the next edition, Spain finished at the 14th place out of 16 participating countries. Spain 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.

## See also

* Spain in EuroMusic Song Contest
* Spain in EuroMusic Dance Contest
United States in EuroMusic Song Contest 14

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The **United States** participated in the 14th edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. It was the eight American participation, and their fourth after the American withdraw in the 9th and 10th edition.

## Previously

The best American result so far is the 1st place in the 11th and 12th edition. They also reached two times a 3rd place. This happened in the 7th edition and the last edition in Tel Aviv.

In their previous participation, the United States participated with the song *Bad romance*. They finished as 3rd with 181 points. It's one of their best results so far.

## Selection process

For this edition the American broadcaster, NBC, decided to select its particpant internally like they did in their previous participations in the contest, except for the 12th and 13th edition.

The USA selected *Born this way* as their participant for Germany. The song already participated in last years selection process. It got the wildcard for the final, where it finished fourth out of five.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Due to the high number of participating countries, the organisation held semi-finals to select 20 countries qualifying for the final. The United States were drawn to perform fifth in the first semi-final, following Spain and preceding Georgia. The USA was named as one of the 10 finalists.

In the final, the USA were drawn to perform in the second half of the show. The producers placed the country on spot 15, following France and preceding Finland.

### 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 the United States and awarded by the United States in the semi-final and final.

The USA came third in the final with 137 points. It was the third time the country finished third and for the second consecutive year. Iceland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom awarded the song with 12 points.

After the show, the EBU published the semi-finals results. The United States placed first in the first semi-final, with 125 points.

### Points awarded to the United States

#### Semi-final

* Germany
* Iceland
* Hungary
* Poland
* France
* Spain
* Italy
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 * Albania

#### Final

* Netherlands
* United Kingdom
* Norway
* Finland
* Israel
* Greece
* Spain
* Germany
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* Slovenia
* Poland
* Sweden
* Hungary
Poland in EuroMusic Song Contest 26

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**Poland** participated in the twenty sixth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Polish broadcaster, TVP, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their sixteenth participation the Polish broadcaster decided to select their act with a intern selection for in Baku.

TVP announced that they would perform a song in both the Polish and English language. They selected the song *I'll be standing*.

## At the EuroMusic Song Contest

Poland performed as first, preceding Albania.

During the voting, Poland took the first place during the start of the voting. Poland received 151 points and so won the contest for the second time in their history. It the first time since the Bulgarian victory in the twentieth edition that the winning song contained non-English lyrics.

### 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 Poland awarded by Poland in the grand final.

### Points awarded to Poland

* Montenegro
* Slovakia
* Ukraine
* Germany
* Iceland
* Norway
* Russia
* San Marino
 5 points
 * Azerbaijan
* Ireland
* United Kingdom
United Kingdom in WorldMusic Song Contest

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**United Kingdom** can participate in the WorldMusic Song Contest. This country located in Europe debuted in the first edition.

## History

United Kingdom was announced as participating country at the first edition. BBC was invited to participate and selected Olly Murs to represent the country. He finished with 23 points at the tenth place. The UK had a success in the second edition. With the song "*Let her go*" they finihsed at the second place, only five points less then the winner; Australia. In the next edition, the UK finished at the 10th place.

The UK selected Cliff Richard to sing for the nation in the fourth edition. He finished at the second place. Sweden, who won the contest received only one point more that the UK. It was already their second time that they finished at the second place. The country finished in the fifth edition at the second place. It was decided not to have a new edition. This was due to the ungoing international political deadlock.
Spain in EuroMusic Song Contest 4

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**Spain** participated in the fourth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Spanish broadcaster, RTVE, was responsible for their act.

## Selection process

For their fourth participation the Spanish broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. It was the first edition with the free language rule. However, the RTVE said to perform a song in Spanish.

Later on, "*Que me quiten lo bailao*" was selected as act for the fourth edition in Liverpool.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Spain was drawn to perform sixth following United States and preceding Netherlands.

Spain finished as 4th with 103 points. It was already the second time that they finished at the 4th place.

### 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 Spain and awarded by Spain in the final.

### Points awarded to Spain

* Italy
* Portugal
* Greece
* Malta
 5 points
 * Ireland
* Sweden
* Germany
Netherlands in EuroMusic Song Contest 9

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The **Netherlands** participated in the ninth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Netherlands broadcaster, AVROTROS, was responsible for this edition. They won this edition.

## Selection process

This was the ninth edition that they participated in the contest. The broadcaster announced that they would perform in Dutch and English.

They selected the song "*Kisses and dancin'*" to represend The Netherlands in Gothenborg.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

The Netherlands was drawn to perform thirteenth following Iceland and preceding.

Due the bookmakers was The Netherlands the country with the most opportunities to win the show. During the voting The Netherlands, Switzerland and Finland were in the running to win the edition. When the last voting country, Denmark, awarded 10 points to The Netherlands, it was clear that the won the ninth edition.

Later during the winners press-conference, the head of delegation said that the expectations were very high, and with this song, a top three a must was.

### 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 The Netherlands and awarded by The Netherlands in the final.

### Points awarded to The Netherlands

* Germany
* Finland
* Poland
* Switzerland
* Denmark
* Norway
* Iceland
* Morocco
* Sweden
 5 points
 * Portugal
Switzerland in EuroMusic Song Contest 11

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**Switzerland** participated in the eleventh edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Swiss broadcaster, SRG SSR, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

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

SRG SSR announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *Hunter of stars*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Switzerland had to attempt for the first time in the semi finals. They qualified as 5th in the second semi final.

In the final they performed twelfth, following Denmark and preceding Israel. They received 39 points. They ended at the 16th place at the scoreboard. It was the first time since their return in the eighth edition that they did not finished in the top 10.

### 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 Switzerland awarded by Switzerland in the semi final and the final.

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

* Serbia
* Iceland
* Ireland
 5 points
 * Austria
* Italy
* Sweden
* United Kingdom
* Russia

### Points awarded to Switzerland (Final)

* Italy
* Norway
* Germany
* Luxembourg
Malta in MediteranianMusic Song Contest

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

## History

Malta took part in the first edition. Malta won this first edition with the song *Vlzzju*, performed by Raquel Galdes Briffa. Because of their victory, Malta hosted the second edition. This edition took place in the Maltese capital, Valletta. Their entry finished at the fifth place. In the next edition, the country achieved the third place. In the fourth edition, Malta finished out of the top ten for the first time.
United States in EuroMusic Song Contest 13

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The **United States** participated in the 13th edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. It was the seventh American participation, and the third particpation after their return in the 11th edition.

## Previously

The best American result so far is the 1st place in the last two editions. Furthermore the United States also reached the 3rd place *Can't stop the feeling!*.

## Selection process

For this edition the American broadcaster, NBC, decided to held national final to select their entry. This was due to their victory in the last two editions with the songs *St. Elmo's fire (Man in motion)* and *High hopes*.

The participating songs were:

 Rewrite the stars

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Due to the high number of participating countries, the organisation held semi-finals to select 20 countries qualifying for the final. Due to their victory in the last edition, the USA was automatically qualified for the final.

In the final, the USA were drawn to perform on spot 21, following Germany and preceding Israel.

### 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 the United States and awarded by the United States in the semi-final and final.

### Points awarded to the United States

#### Final

* Israel
* Norway
* United Kingdom
* France
* Hungary
* Finland
* Germany
* Netherlands
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Estonia
* Malta
 5 points
 * Russia
* North Macedonia
* Portugal
* Slovenia
Noord-Swiffel in Province Song Contest

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**Noord-Swiffel** is a province of Snuffift. Because of that, they can participate in Province Song Contest. They have never won the contest to date.

## History

In their first participation, in Flarkanoustad, Noord-Swiffel finished at the last place. However both the professional jury or the televoting placed this province at the last place. In the next edition, Noord-Swiffel finished at the seventh place with the song "*Vive la fête*". Although the song has a French title, the song is totaly performed in Dutch.

## Contestants

  02 | *Vive la fête* | Dutch
  03 | *Big bang* | Dutch
Switzerland in EuroMusic Song Contest 2

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**Switzerland** participated in the second edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. It was their second participation in the contest. The SRG SSR was responsible for the act.

## Selection process

For their second edition the Swiss broadcaster, SRG SSR, decided to select their submission internally. Due the language rule, they could choose between songs in the German, French, Italian our Romansh language.

Fast after they confirmed for participation, they announced that they decided to perform in French. Later on, the titel of the song was announced: "Il pleut de l'or" would be the entry for in Düsseldorf.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Switzerland was drawn to perform tenth, following Sweden and preceding Belgium.

Due the bookmakers, the Swiss entry was not topped very high. When the voting was over, it was clear that Switzerland finished in the last place. They received only one point, from Luxembourg.

### 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 Switzerland and awarded by Switzerland in the final.
Scotland in Regiovision Song Contest

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**Scotland** 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

Scotland debuted in the first edition. They immediately announced to participate with an English song. Later on, they selected the song *Mr. Rock & Roll*. They finished 8th with 51 points. Northern Cyprus awarded the song with 8 points.

Due to the success of Northern Ireland (2nd) and Wales (6th) in the first edition with songs in Irish and Welsh, the Scottish broadcaster decided to select a Scottish song for the second edition. With a fourth place they did way better than the previous edition.

Because of the good result in the second edition with a Scottish Gaelic song, the broadcaster decided immediately to participate in the third edition with a Scottish Gaelic song. Scotland went to Northern Ireland with the song *Smèorach chlann Dòmhnaill* and reached again the 4th place.

Scotland decided to continue participating in the Scottish Gaelic language because of the good results. However, this time it didn't went well for Scotland. In Jomala they could only reach the 11th place out of 14 regions. The next edition, Scotland finished 6th with the song *This is the life*.

The next two editions were a disaster for the Scottish people. In England they participated for the first time with a Scots song. The song only received 20 points which resulted in a 12th place out of 14. The next edition, the region even did worse by finishing last with only 9 points.
Ulster in EuroRegion Song Contest

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**Ulster** is a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in EuroRegion Song Contest. This traditional Irish province took part for the first time in the ninth edition.

## History

Ulster was announced as participating region for the ninth edition. This edition was hosted in Lusatia. Sinéad McGuire finished at the sixth place. In the tenth edition, they finished at the seventh place. Ulster finished out of the top ten in the eleventh edition. In the 12th edition, Ulster nearly won the contest. The winner Brittany only scored one point more than Ulster. In the next edition they achieved the 8th place.