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The **Mediterraneanvision Song Contest 10** was the tenth edition of the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest. The contest took place in Damascus, Syria, following Syria's victory at the ninth edition in Beirut, Lebanon, with the song "Human Nature", performed by ALITA. Thirty-three countries participated in the contest. Andorra and Croatia returned after a one-edition absence. Vatican City withdrew after the country's broadcaster officially terminated their MBU membership. Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Moldova and Montenegro withdrew without citing any reasons.

The winner was Cyprus with the song "Stop the Time", performed by Padé, Görkem Sala and Basia Janyga. This was Cyprus's first win. Albania placed 2nd and Serbia placed 3rd.

## Location

Preparations for the tenth edition began on the 20 July 2020, immediately after Syria won the ninth edition in Beirut, Lebanon. The Mediterranean Broadcasting Union (MBU) handed ORTAS, the Syrian participating broadcaster, a stack of documents and a USB drive with tools to begin the work needed to host the next edition.

### Bidding phase

Aleppo
**Damascus**
Homs
Latakia
Tartus

On the 23 July 2020, it was confirmed by ORTAS that 5 cities were being considered to potentially host the contest. Due to the ongoing Syrian civil war, the MBU and the hosting broadcaster worked closely together to ensure the safety of the contest. On the 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the bids from Damascus and Latakia had been shortlisted, the decision being made with the safety of the contest in mind. On the 26 July 2020, the MBU and ORTAS came to the mutual decision that Damascus would be the most suitable host city. Below are the 5 cities and their bids:

**Key**:  †  Host venue  ‡  Shortlisted venues

### About the host city

**Damascus** (Arabic: دمشق, romanized: Dimašq, French: Damas) is the capital of Syria; it is also the country's largest city, following the decline in population of Aleppo due to the battle for the city. It is colloquially known in Syria as *aš-Šām* (الشام) and titled the "City of Jasmine" (مدينة الياسمين *Madīnat al-Yāsmīn*). Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world. The city has an estimated population of 1,711,000 as of 2009.

Located in south-western Syria, Damascus is the center of a large metropolitan area of 2.7 million people (2004). Geographically embedded on the eastern foothills of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range 80 kilometres (50 mi) inland from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean on a plateau 680 metres (2,230 ft) above sea level, Damascus experiences a dry climate because of the rain shadow effect. The Barada River flows through Damascus.

First settled in the second millennium BC, it was chosen as the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 750. After the victory of the Abbasid dynasty, the seat of Islamic power was moved to Baghdad. Damascus saw a political decline throughout the Abbasid era, only to regain significant importance in the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods. Today, it is the seat of the central government and all of the government ministries. As of September 2019, 8 years since the start of the Syrian Civil War, Damascus has been named the world's least livable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

## Format

### Contest

The contest consisted of 2 semi-finals and a final.

### Visual design

The theme for the edition, *as it's in our nature*, was unveiled on the 27 July 2020. The theme art consists of a glowing star, symbolising the rebirth of Syria following the Syrian civil war.

### Presenter(s)

Dania Hallak and Mona Haydar were announced as the presenters on the 3 August 2020.

### Running order

The running orders were created by the producers.

## Participating countries

### Returning artists

 Elenoir |  Italy | #9 (for San Marino with Xanti & Tim Bell)

### Semi-final 1

Algeria, Portugal and Syria also voted in this semi-final.

### Semi-final 2

Israel, Libya and San Marino also voted in this semi-final.

## Other countries

Further information: List of countries in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest
Eligibility for potential participation in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active MBU membership that will be able to broadcast the contest. The MBU had issued an invitation of participation in the contest to all active members.

### Active MBU members

The following countries and broadcasters confirmed their non-participation without offering further explanation:

* Iraq – Al Sharqiya

* Moldova – TRM

### Non-MBU members

* Vatican City – On the 5 April 2020, Vatican broadcaster Vatican Radio officially terminated their MBU membership which put the country's future participation in doubt. On the 16 May 2020, it was announced that the country would no longer participate in the contest.

## Spokespersons

The spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country's national jury in the following order:

2. Andorra – Miki Núñez
3. Croatia – Damir Kedžo
4. Israel – Albert Escolà Benet
5. Greece – Tamta (Greek representative in #9)
6. Monaco – Møme (Monégasque representative in #8 with Merryn Jeann)
7. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Rialda (Bosnian representative in #6)
8. Tunisia – Emel Mathlouthi
9. Slovenia – Nina Donelli (Slovene representative in #7 with Djomla KS)
10. Malta – Ira Losco (Winner of the 3rd edition)
11. Algeria – Jenifer (French representative in #9 with Kylie Minogue)
12. Bulgaria – Victoria Georgieva
13. Albania – Inis Neziri (Winner of the 4th edition; co-presenter of the 5th edition)
14. Serbia – Miljana Kulić
15. Romania – Lucia (Romanian representative in #9)
16. Liechtenstein – Ariane (Liechtensteiner representative in #9)
18. Hungary – Arany Timi (Hungarian representative in #9)
19. Palestine – Elyanna
20. Turkey – Bensu Soral
21. Portugal – Filomena Cautela
22. Gibraltar – Ellie Goulding (Gibraltarian representative in #3)
23. Spain – Ruth Lorenzo (Winner of the 2nd edition; Spanish representative in #7)
24. Italy – Shari (Italian representative in #9)
25. San Marino – LYRA
26. North Macedonia – Magdalena ENA (Macedonian representative in #2)
27. Libya – Nadia Ali (Libyan representative in #4 with Sultan & Shepard & IRO)
28. Switzerland – Soccer Mommy
29. France – Kylie Minogue (French representative in #9 with Jenifer)
30. Kosovo – Mirud
31. Cyprus – Annet Artani
32. Austria – Zoë (Austrian representative in #4)
33. Syria – Safiya (Syrian representative in #4)

## Official album

***Mediterraneanvision Song Contest: Damascus #10*** is the official compilation album of the contest, put together by the Mediterranean Broadcasting Union and released on 1 November 2020. The album features all 33 entries including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify for the final.