Corsavision Song Contest 06

The Corsavision Song Contest 06 was the sixth edition of the CSC. It was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, following Flip's win for the country in Sydney with the song "Keeper", by Hana Vu.

## Location

**Vietnam** (Vietnamese: *Việt Nam*, [vîət nāːm], officially the **Socialist Republic of Vietnam**, is a country in Southeast Asia. Located at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, it covers 311,699 square kilometres. With a population of over 96 million, it is the world's fifteenth-most populous country. Vietnam borders China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City.

**Ho Chi Minh City** (Vietnamese: *Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh*; [tʰàjŋ̟ fǒ hò cǐ mīŋ̟] or [tʰàn fǒ hò cǐ mɨ̄n], formerly (and still commonly) known as **Saigon** (Vietnamese: *Sài Gòn*; [sàj ɣɔ̀n] or [ʂàj ɣɔ̀ŋ]), is the largest city in Vietnam, situated in the south. In the southeastern region, the city surrounds the Saigon River and covers about 2,061 km2 (796 sq mi). Prior to Vietnamese settlement in the 17th century, the city was a scarcely populated area that had been part of historic empires of Funan, Chenla, and Cambodia. With the arrival of Vietnamese, the area became more populated and officials began establishing the city from 1623 to 1698. After it was ceded by the last Vietnamese dynasty to the French in 1862, the name Saigon was adopted and the city underwent urbanization to become a financial center in the region. The city was the capital of South Vietnam until the end of the Vietnam War with North Vietnamese victory in 1975. In 1976, the government of the unified Vietnam renamed Saigon in honor of Hồ Chí Minh, who was Chairman and founder of the Workers' Party of Vietnam.

**Phu Tho Indoor Sport Stadium** (Vietnamese: ***Nhà thi đấu Phú Thọ***) is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located in District 11, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, within walking distance from the 1932-built Phú Thọ Horse Racing Ground. The stadium was constructed for 2003 Southeast Asian Games. Although not officially recognized, the stadium is usually home to Vietnam national futsal team. It has a capacity of 5,000 people for sporting events and a full-house capacity of around 8,000.

## Participants

The CBU confirmed on the 3rd of April, 2022, that the sixth edition would have a total of 20 countries, the same amount of contestants in the previous season. Latvia, The Philippines and Trinidad & Tobago debuted, while Canada, Guam and Iceland returned from a one-edition break, Iran from two and Morocco will compete for the first time since 02. 8 countries withdrew.

## Other Countries

Eligibility for potential participation in the Corsavision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active CBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest via the Corsavision network. The CBU has issued invitations to all active members.

 Finland: Before the country reveal, Finnish broadcaster YLE announced their non-participation due to Kidd leaving Head of Delegation duties and the lack of interested artists in the country.

 Norway: NRK announced their non-participation on the sixth edition before the participant reveal due to lack of interest from the broadcaster and watching public during the fifth edition's show.

 Switzerland: On the 4th of April, 2022, SRG SSR and their 05 head of delegation Penguin announced in a press conference that Switzerland would not participate in the sixth edition due to a lack of interested artists.

 The Netherlands: On the 3rd of April, 2022, Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS announced their withdrawal from the sixth edition due to lack of broadcaster interest.

The following countries' broadcasters confirmed their non-participation without providing further information:

* Aland Islands - TV Aland
* Andorra - RTVA
* Angola - TPA
* Azerbaijan - ITV
* Barbados - Caribbean BC
* Belarus - BTRC
* Belgium - VRT
* Costa Rica - Teletica
* China - CCTV
* Czech Republic - ČT
* Germany - NDR
* Gibraltar - GBC
* Greenland - KNR
* Guyana - NCN
* Honduras - TNH
* Hong Kong - RTHK
* Israel - KAN
* Jamaica - TVJ
* Kazakhstan - Khabar Agency
* Kosovo - RTK
* Luxembourg - RTL
* Macau - TDM
* Moldova - TRM
* Montenegro - RTCG
* North Korea - KCT
* Poland - TVP
* Portugal - RTP
* Puerto Rico - TPR
* Romania - TVR
* Russia - C1R
* Slovakia - RTVS
* Slovenia - RTV SLO
* Spain - RTVE
* Sudan - SNBC
* Sweden - SVT
* Taiwan - TTV
* Thailand - AIS Play
* Turkey - TRT
* Uganda - NBS Television
* Ukraine - UA:PBC
* Uzbekistan - MTRK
* Zimbabwe - ZBC TV