recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
34th edition

The thirty-fourth edition of WAO Song Contest took place in Belfast, United Kingdom. Has been chosen a city in Northern Ireland after the tie between United Kingdom and Ireland in the 33rd edition, and to celebrate the country of Ireland that was declared 2nd even though it had the same amount of points of United Kingdom.

## Countries

### Returning countries

* Andorra
* Azerbaijan
* Faroe Islands
* North Macedonia
* Taiwan

### Non-returning countries

* Bulgaria
* Malaysia

## Winner(s)

### Country, artist(s) and song

 IrelandRyan Dolan - Start Again

The venue selected was the Windsor Park and the presenters were Theresa May and the queen Elizabeth II. The slogan was "Life Is A Song, Sing It!" and the theme song of the edition was "Dreams" by Lost Sky.

65 participants: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Peru, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City and Venezuela.

United Kingdom, because of has won the last edition, passed automatically in the final and also Ireland and Russia, because of be arrived second and third in the last edition, passed automatically in the final. For the first time 4 semi-finals took place and 6 countries qualified from each semi-final. The songs that arrived 7th had a "Second Chance". 28 countries qualified for the grand final. Won this edition the Irish singer Ryan Dolan with the song "Start Again".

## Semi-final 1

The songs qualified for the final are marked in light orange. The song that has a "Second Chance" is marked in light purple. Also  United Kingdom voted in this semi final.

## Semi-final 2

The songs qualified for the final are marked in light orange. The song that has a "Second Chance" is marked in light purple. Also  Ireland voted in this semi final.

## Semi-final 3

The songs qualified for the final are marked in light orange. The song that has a "Second Chance" is marked in light purple. Also  Russia voted in this semi final.

## Semi-final 4

The songs qualified for the final are marked in light orange. The song that has a "Second Chance" is marked in light purple. Also  United Kingdom voted in this semi final.

## Second Chance

Every country gave 1 point to his favourite country. Voting is not compulsory.

 02
* Australia
* Egypt
* Finland
* Luxembourg
* Moldova
* The Philippines
* Portugal
* Taiwan
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
 03
 04
* Denmark
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Japan
* Liechtenstein
* Poland
* San Marino
* The Netherlands
Cuba

Cuba debuted in the 20th edition of the competition, participating 7 times and qualified in three. Its best result arrived thanks to Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello in the 21st edition. The song was "Bad Things", that qualified and placed 17th in the final. Worst result for the country has been the edition it debuted, where it failed to qualify and placed 26th in the semi-final. The song was "Bailando (Se Te Va Bailando)", by Yuly & Havana C.
Andorra

Andorra joined the competition in the 3rd edition and participated 41 times, qualifying in 23 of them and being already in the final in four. It won once in the 10th edition, thanks to Natalia Jiménez and her song "Creo en Mi".

## Participating songs

The songs  Andorra presented in the contest have been (in alphabetical order):
• "99" and "Good Girls Don't Lie", by Ruth Lorenzo;
• "Ahora Sé Quién Soy", by Rosa López;
• "Bailando", by Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona;
• "Basta" and "Painkiller", by Edurne;
• "Be Free", by Belinda;
• "Boomin' In Your Jeep", by Crystal Fighters;
• "Cola de Pez - Fuego", by Miss Caffeina, Javiera Mena and La Casa Azul;
• "Contigo" and "Nada Es Comparable A Ti", by Mirela;
• "Creo en Mi", by Natalia Jiménez;
• "El Álbum", by Shinova;
• "Hoy Ya No", by Famous Oberogo;
• "Hundred Miles", by Yall and Gabriela Richardson;
• "Imagina", by Chambao and Juanito Makandé;
• "Indomable", by Lorena Gómez;
• "Intacto", by Gonzalo Hermida;
• "Je te laisse là", by Nina Rossell;
• "La Tormenta", by Pastora Soler;
• "Luna Llena", by Malu Trevejo;
• "Males Experiències", by Rocío Rivas;
• "MERICHANE", by Zahara;
• "Niño Sin Miedo", by India Martínez and Rachid Taha;
• "No Enemy", by Brequette Cassie;
• "No Sé Quién Soy", by Miriam Rodríguez;
• "No Shame", by Mr.K! and Demmy Sober;
• "Pan y Mantequilla", by Efecto Pasillo;
• "Parem el temps", by CROSSING;
• "Pégate", by Ylenia;
• "Recuérdame", by La Quinta Estación and Marc Anthony;
• "Recuérdame", by Pablo Alborán;
• "Sin Ti Me Muero", by Ángel Capel;
• "Síndrome De Estocolmo", by Sandra Groove;
• "Sugarwood" by Gisela;
• "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)", by Las Ketchup;
• "Throw the Dice", by Barei;
• "Tu Nombre", by Cristina Ramos;
• "Unforgettable", by Nico Santos;
• "Victorious", by Xuso Jones;
• "Ya No Quiero Ná", by Lola Indigo.

## Participating artists

**CROSSING**
3rd edition**Efecto Pasillo**
5th edition**Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona**
7th edition**Mirela**
9th edition**Natalia Jiménez**
10th edition**La Quinta Estación and Marc Anthony**
Special edition 1**Edurne**
11th edition**Ylenia**
13th edition**Pablo Alborán**
15th edition**Yall and Gabriela Richardson**
16th edition**Xuso Jones**
17th edition**Barei**
19th edition**Belinda**
20th edition**Brequette Cassie**
24th edition**Mirela**
25th edition**Las Ketchup**
26th edition**Lorena Gómez**
27th edition**Pastora Soler**
28th edition**Rosa López**
29th edition**Ruth Lorenzo**
34th edition**Malu Trevejo**
35th edition**Shinova**
36th edition**Lola Indigo**
37th edition**Ángel Capel**
38th edition**Ruth Lorenzo**
39th edition**Rocío Rivas**
40th edition**India Martínez and Rachid Taha**
Special edition 4**Gisela**
41st edition**Crystal Fighters**
42nd edition**Nico Santos**
43rd edition**Mr.K! and Demmy Sober**
44th edition**Nina Rossell**
45th edition**Edurne**
46th edition**Cristina Ramos**
47th edition**Miriam Rodríguez**
48th edition**Chambao and Juanito Makandé**
49th edition**Famous Oberogo**
52nd edition**Sandra Groove**
53rd edition**Gonzalo Hermida**
54th edition**Zahara**
55th edition**Miss Caffeina, Javiera Mena and La Casa Azul**
56th edition
Dua Lipa

### Appearances

17th edition, 25th edition, 32nd edition, 33rd edition, 37th edition, Special edition 4, 47th edition, 54th edition

The artist **Dua Lipa** is an  English singer born in London to  Albanian parents from  Kosovo. She participated in the contest eight times and for five different countries.

She represented  Kosovo in four occasions:
• in the 17th edition, performing "Last Dance" and arriving 4th in the final;
• in the 25th edition, when she sang "Hotter Than Hell", qualified and placed 7th;
• in the 33rd edition, this time singing her song "Be The One", but failing to qualify and arriving 10th in the semi-final;
• in the 4th Special edition, with "Swan Song", that placed 9th in the semi-final.

**Dua Lipa** represented  Albania once in the 32nd edition, where she sang "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)", qualified and reached a 9th position in the final. She also sang for other three countries:  South Korea,  The Netherlands and the  United Kingdom. The song she presented for the Asian country is "Kiss and Make Up", which performed with the group BLACKPINK in the 37th edition but failed to qualify and arrived 11th in the semi-final. For  The Netherlands she sang "Scared To Be Lonely", featuring the Dutch DJ Martin Garrix, and their result has been a 13th place in the final. It was the 47th edition. Her last participation so far has been for her country of origin the  United Kingdom in the 54th edition, for which she achieved her highest result. In fact she arrived 2nd and almost won with her "Physical".

The songs the singer **Dua Lipa** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Be The One", "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)", "Hotter Than Hell", "Kiss and Make Up", "Last Dance", "Physical", "Scared To Be Lonely" and "Swan Song".
"Champion of Champions", 1st edition

## WAO Song Contest"Champion of Champions", 1st edition

This edition has been the first of these editions called "Only winners", and later renamed in "Champion of Champions".

These editions can accept only winners of previous editions of WAO Song Contest and take place every 25 normal editions and 2 special editions. For this 1st edition, the participants were the countries which won the contest from the 1st to the 25th edition (+ the winners of the 2 special editions).

Achieved the victory the  Irish singer Hozier, who won the 7th edition of the competition with his "Take Me To Church". The group THE HARDKISS and the singer Marina Kaye placed behid him.

## Participating artists

**Alexander Rybak**
3rd edition’s winner
for  Norway**Alexandra Burke**
Special edition 2’s winner
for  Jamaica**Annalisa**
8th edition’s winner
for  Italy**Atiye**
21st edition’s winner
for  Turkey**Dami Im**
4th edition’s winner
for  Australia**Delta Goodrem**
13th edition’s winner
for  Australia**Drella**
12th edition’s winner
for  Australia**Emilie Esther**
24th edition’s winner
for  Denmark**Evanescence**
25th edition’s winner
for the  United States**Francesca Michielin**
11th edition’s winner
for  Vatican City**Greta Salóme**
18th edition’s winner
for  Iceland**Hozier**
7th edition’s winner
for  Ireland**Lena**
20th edition’s winner
for  Germany**Loïc Nottet**
22nd edition’s winner
for  Belgium**Mariette**
9th edition’s winner
for  Åland Islands**Mariette**
23rd edition’s winner
for  Sweden**Marina Kaye**
19th edition’s winner
for  Luxembourg**MIIA**
14th edition’s winner
for  Norway**Molly Sandén**
5th edition’s winner
for  Sweden**Natalia Jiménez**
10th edition’s winner
for  Andorra**Oscar Zia**
16th edition’s winner
for  Sweden**Pastora Soler**
1st edition’s winner
for  Spain**Ruth Lorenzo**
6th edition’s winner
for  Spain**Sylwia Grzeszczak and Sound'n'Grace**
Special edition 1’s winners
for  Poland**THE HARDKISS**
17th edition’s winner
for  Ukraine**Within Temptation**
2nd edition’s winner
for  The Netherlands**Zara Larsson**
15th edition’s winner
for  Sweden
Elhaida Dani

**Elhaida Dani** is an  Albanian singer. She participated three times in the contest and was the spokeperson for her country in the 12th edition. In the 6th she joined the contest for the first time for  Albania and she sang her song "Baciami e Basta", but arrived only 17th in the semi-final and failed to qualify. She tried again in the 19th edition for her homeland singing the song "S'je Më", failing a second time to qualify and arriving 14th. She waited some editions and in the 32nd edition she came back but for the country of  Kosovo, and this time she was luckier. In fact, her song "E Ngrirë" qualified and arrived 10th in the final.

The songs the singer **Elhaida Dani** presented to the contest have been (in alphabetical order): "Baciami e Basta", "E Ngrirë" and "S'je Më".
Israel

Israel debuted in the competition in the 3rd edition and participated 45 times, qualifying in 15 and being already in the final twice. It finally won the contest in the 43rd edition, thanks to the singer Dotan and his song "Numb". Worst result for the country arrived in the 15th and the 26th edition, where, both times, it placed 21st in the semi-final. The songs it presented were: "Terminal 3", by Dudu Aharon (in the first case), and "Ruti", by Dana International (in the second).
ELDAR

Eldar Pərviz oğlu Qasımov (commonly known as **ELDAR**) is an  Azerbaijani singer. He participated in the contest four times, all of them for his country of origin. He debuted in the 10th edition, singing "Onu Sən De" but arriving only 21st in the semi-final. He came back in the 31st edition, this time with a song called "The One", but failed to qualify again placing 15th in the semi-final. His third participation has been in the 35th edition. Here he presented "Tell Me About Love" and finally qualified, reaching a 10th place in the final and achieving the best result for his country  Azerbaijan. His last participation so far has been in the 37th edition, where he sang with Zlata Ognevich the song "Ice & Fire". Sadly, they placed only 13th in the semi-final.

The songs the singer **Eldar** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Ice & Fire", "Onu Sən De", "Tell Me About Love" and "The One".
Germany

Germany debuted in the contest in the 2nd edition and participated 56 times, qualifying in 29 occasions and being already in the final in six. It won the competition once in the 20th edition, thanks to the singer Lena and her "Beat To My Melody (Madizin Remix)". However, the country did also bad, placing 20th in the semi-final in two ocaasions: in the 9th and the 16th edition. The songs it presented were "Lemonade", by the band Elaiza, in the first case, and "Unter meiner Haut", by ELIF, in the second.
Åland Islands

Åland is an autonomous and demilitarised region belonging to  Finland, situated in an archipelago called the  Åland Islands. It joined the contest in the 3rd edition and participated in eight occasions, failing to qualify only one time and winning in the 9th edition with "Don't Stop Believing", by the singer Mariette.

The new rules of the competition don't allow the country to take part in it again.

## Participating songs

The songs the  Åland Islands presented in the contest have been (in alphabetical order):
• "Busy Doin' Nothin'", by Ace Wilder;
• "Can You See Me?", by Krista Siegfrids;
• "Don't Stop Believing", by Mariette;
• "Heart of Me", by Sanna Nielsen;
• "Mustelmat", by Siru;
• "My Heart Is Refusing Me", by Loreen;
• "Sä et ole hullu", by Janna;
• "Unbreakable", by Benjamin.

## Participating artists

**Ace Wilder**
3rd edition**Krista Siegfrids**
4th edition**Loreen**
5th edition**Janna**
6th edition**Sanna Nielsen**
7th edition**Benjamin**
8th edition**Mariette**
9th edition**Siru**
10th edition
Iceland

The island of  Iceland joined the competition in the 2nd edition and participated 53 times, being in the final in 36 occasions: qualifying 31 times, hosting in three (not counting the time it hosted the 1st Special edition), as part of the "Big 3" in one and because there weren't semi-finals in another one. The best result of the country are its three victories: the first one in the 18th edition, with "ROW", by Greta Salóme, the sedond in the 29th edition, with "Little Talks", by the group Of Monsters And Men, and the last one in the 31st edition, with "Way Down We Go", by the band KALEO. Anyway,  Iceland did also bad. In fact, in the 1st Special edition, it arrived 22nd in the semi-final with F.U.N.K. and their song "Þangað til ég dey".
Amy Lee

Amy Lynn Hartzler (née Lee and known professionally as **Amy Lee**) is an  American singer, lead vocalist of the rock band Evanescence. She participated four times in the competition, three of them as part of her group and once as a solo artist. She debuted in the contest in the 4th edition, when her country of origin selected her and Evanescence to sing "My Heart Is Broken". They qualified and reached a 8th place in the final. In the 9th edition, the small country of  Puerto Rico chose them and they performed their song "Sweet Sacrifice", qualifying again but placing only 25th. Seeing the success of the artist, for the 23rd edition of the competition  South Africa decided to select her to sing with the  South African group Seether their song called "Broken". This time, however, she hasn't been so lucky and failed to qualify, arriving 12th in the semi-final. Her last participation has been in the 25th edition for her country of origin  United States. Here she sang with Evanescence "Bring Me To Life" and won.

The songs the  American singer **Amy Lee** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Broken" (as a solo artist), "Bring Me To Life", "My Heart Is Broken" and "Sweet Sacrifice" (as part of Evanescence).
A'Studio

### Members

From left to right: Sergey Kumin, Vladimir Mikloshich, Keti Topuria, Baigali Serkebayev and Eugene Dalskiy

### Allowed toparticipate for

 Georgia
 Kazakhstan
 Russia

### Appearances

10th edition, 12th edition34th edition, 39th edition

**A'Studio** is a  Kazakh group based in  Russia, that consist Sergey Kumin, Vladimir Mikloshich, Baigali Serkebayev, Eugene Dalskiy and the  Georgian singer Keti Topuria. They participated in the contest in four occasions: twice for  Kazakhstan, once for  Russia and one time for  Georgia. They debuted in the 10th edition, when their country of origin selected them and the  Danish singer Tomas N'evergreen to sing the song "Falling For You", that qualified and placed 7th in the final. Only two editions after  Russia chose them to represent the country, and they decided to sing the song "Papa, Mama" with Igor Krutoy. However, this time they weren't very lucky and failed to qualify, arriving 19th in the semi-final. They didn't come back to the contest until the 34th edition. Here  Kazakhstan decided to select them again, this time along with the singer EMIN, but for a second time they failed to qualify, placing 10th in the semi-final with "Esli ty ryadom". Last participation for them in the contest has been in the 39th edition, when they sang "Tik-Tak" for  Georgia and arrived 11th in the semi-final.

The songs the  Kazakh group **A'Studio** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Esli ty ryadom", "Falling For You", "Papa, Mama" and "Tik-Tak".
Arash

Arash Labaf (simply known as **Arash**) is an  Iranian and  Swedish singer, born in  Iran. He joined the contest in three occasions, once for  Russia and twice for his country of origin.

The songs he presented in the competiotion have been:
• "Vostochnye Skazki" in the 8th edition, song which sang for  Russia with the  Russian group Blestyashchiye. They didn't qualify and placed only 18th in the semi-final;
• "One Day" (in the 21st edition) and "Angels Lullaby" (in the 56th), both performed for  Iran and both had the collaboration of the  Swedish singer Helena. The first one arrived 18th in the semi-final once again and the second 30th in the final.

The songs the  Iranian and  Swedish singer **Arash** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Angels Lullaby", "One Day" and "Vostochnye Skazki".
Ecuador

Ecuador joined the contest in the 2nd special edition, participated ten times and has been in four finals. Its best result has been in the 53rd edition, where the country placed 9th in the final with the song "Con Los Ojos Cerrados", by Antonio Guerrero. The worst result arrived in the 22nd edition. Here the country got a 17th in the semi-final with Miguel Avilés and his song "Para Que Te Decidas".
Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan debuted in the contest in the 6th edition and participated 29 times, qualifying in eleven of them. Its best result arrived the edition it debuted, where it placed 5th in the final with the song "Rizamyn (I am grateful)", by Kesh You. Worst result for the country is a 25th place in the semi-final of the 17th edition. The artist who got this result was Ali Okapov, with the song "Bile".
ANTONIA

Antonia Clara Iacobescu (commonly known as **ANTONIA**) is a  Romanian and  American singer. She participated three times in the competition, all of them for her country of origin. She joined in the 6th edition, when she sang "Wild Horses" with the  British Jay Sean, qualified and placed 12th in the final. She came back for the 12th edition of the contest and this time performed alone her song "Hurricane", qualifying again but placing only 25th in the final. Her last participation has been in the 48th edition with her "Lie I Tell Myself". However, this time she failed to qualify and arrived 8th in the semi-final.

The songs the singer **ANTONIA** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Hurricane", "Lie I Tell Myself" and "Wild Horses".
France

France debuted in the 2nd edition and participated 56 times in the contest, qualifying in 32 occasions and being already in the final in three. It finally won the competition in the 56th edition, thanks to the singer Philippine and her song "C'est beau, c'est toi". Worst result for the country arrived in the 6th edition, when Lorie Pester sang "1 garçon" and placed 18th in the semi-final.
Enca

Ruensa Haxhiaj (known as**Enca**) is an  Albanian singer. She joined the contest in the 20th edition with her song "Call Me Goddess", but she failed to qualify arriving only 19th in the semi-final. She returned in the 36th edition with the song "Rendez Vous" and also this time failed to qualify and arrived last in the semi-final.

The songs the  Albanian singer **Enca** presented to the contest have been (in alphabetical order): "Call Me Goddess" and "Rendez Vous".
Ben Hazlewood

**Ben Hazlewood** is a singer from  New Zealand, who now lives and works in  Australia. He participated five times in the contest, reaching a top 10 every time and always representing his country of origin.

The songs he performed in the competition are:
• "Paint Me Black", song that, in the 14th edtion, reached a 5th place in the final, also thanks to the singer Mali-Koa;
• "Wanted" in the 28th edition, with which he achieved the first and only victory for  New Zealand;
• "Drive On" in the 35th edition, that qualified and placed 3rd in the final;
• "Loveless", sang in the 37th edition, it arrived 4th in the final:
• "Louder Than Thunder", placed 9th in the final. He presented it in the 45th edition of the contest.

The songs **Ben Hazlewood** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Drive On", "Louder Than Thunder", "Loveless", "Paint Me Black" and "Wanted".
Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic joined the contest three times so far but it still has to qualify. The country best results is a 10th place in the semi-final of the 56th edition. Achieved this result the singer FANTINE with her "Desconocidos". The worst result for  Dominican Republic is a 15th place in the semi-final, obtained twice: in the 46th edition, when Jarina De Marco performed her song "Knock Out" but failed to qualify, and in the 55th edition, when NIKÓLA presented "Sur".
Auryn

### Members

From left to right: Daniel Fernández Delgado, Carlos Perez Marco, David Martin Lafuente, Alvaro Garcia-Gango Guijarro and Blas Cantó Moreno

### Allowed toparticipate for

* Andorra
* Spain

### Appearances

14th edition, 20th edition

**Auryn** is a 5-member Spanish boy band from  Spain that consists of: Daniel Fernández Delgado, Carlos Perez Marco, David Martin Lafuente, Alvaro Garcia-Gango Guijarro and Blas Cantó Moreno. They participated twice in the contest, both of them for their country of origin. They debuted in the 14th edition with "Who's loving you?", singing it with Anastacia but placing only 15th in the semi-final. They returned in the 20th edition, but this time they were alone. They sang "Electric" and qualified, arriving 23rd in the final.

The songs the band **Auryn** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Electric" and "Who's loving you?".
Japan

Japan debuted in the competition in the 1st edition and participated 44 times, qualifying in 12 occasions and being already in the final in four. It finally won the contest in the 41st edition, thanks to group ONE OK ROCKand their song "Wasted Nights". But the country did also bad. In fact, its worst result arrived in the 8th edition, when it has been disqualified and placed 22nd in the semi-final with the song "Destiny -Taiyou no Hana-", by Hitomi Shimatani.
44th edition

The 44th edition of WAO Song Contest took place in the city ofJerusalem,  Israel.

The Pais Arena Jerusalem has been the venue chosen by the host country, with "Love Your Melody" as slogan. Eliad Nachum and Roni Dalumi presented the contest and the theme song selected for the occasion has been "Over The Sun", by Coopex.

60 countries took part in this edition:

* Albania
* Andorra
* Australia
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Chile
* China
* Colombia
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* India
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Montenegro
* New Zealand
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Pakistan
* Peru
* Poland
* Portugal
* Puerto Rico
* Russia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Somalia
* Spain
* Sri Lanka
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Taiwan
* The Netherlands
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

 Israel hosted the edition and was already a finalist, along with  Canada,  The Netherlands and  Italy, that arrived 2nd, 3rd and 4th last edition. Four semi-finals took place and six countries qualified from each one of them. 28 countries performed in the grand final. Won this edition  Norway, bringing to the country its fourth victory. Achieved this result Mørland with his "En Livredd Mann", becoming the third artist to win two separate editions after Loïc Nottet and Mariette.

## Semi-final 3

Also  The Netherlands voted in this semi final.
Guatemala

Guatemala joined the contest in the 13th edition and participated four times, qualifying twice. Best result for the country has been in the only edition it qualified: the 21st. Here it arrived 10th with the song "You Left Me Nothing But Blues" by Fabiola Roudha. The worst result for the country arrived the edition it debuted, where Ricardo Arjona and Gaby Moreno sang the song "Fuiste tú", but arrived 14th in the semi-final and failed to qualify.
Follya

* Current formation
* 2017-2022 formation
* 2015-2017 formation
* 2012-2015 formation

Current formation: Alessandro Presti, Alessio Bernabei, Riccardo Ruiu and Francesco Pierozzi

### Past members

From left to right:
2017-2022 formation: Francesco Pierozzi, Riccardo Ruiu, Alessandro Presti and Lorenzo Cantarini
2015-2017 formation: Leiner Riflessi, Lorenzo Cantarini, Alessandro Presti, Francesco Pierozzi and Riccardo Ruiu
2012-2015 formation: Riccardo Ruiu, Francesco Pierozzi, Alessio Bernabei, Lorenzo Cantarini and Alessandro Presti

### Allowed toparticipate for

 Italy
 San Marino
 Vatican City

### Appearances

10th edition, 40th edition

**Follya**, previously known as Dear Jack, is an  Italian pop rock band, composed of four people: Alessio Bernabei, Alessandro Presti, Riccardo Ruiu and Francesco Pierozzi. They participated in the contest for the first time in the 10th edition, when  Vatican City selected them to sing "Il Mondo Esplode Tranne Noi", but, sadly, they failed to qualify and placed 13th in the semi-final. They returned in the 40th edition, this time representing their country of origin. They sang with Pierdavide Carone the song "Caramelle", qualified and placed 4th.

The songs the group **Follya** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Caramelle" and "Il Mondo Esplode Tranne Noi".
Alban Skënderaj

**Alban Skënderaj** is an  Albanian singer. His first participation has been in the 5th edition, when he sang with his wife Miriam Cani the song "Let Me Die With You" for  Albania. They qualified and placed 17th in the final. He came back in the 28th edition and sang with the singer Capital T the song "Një Ëndërr" for his homeland, arriving 28th in the final. His last participation so far has been in the 41st edition. Here he joined the competition again with his wife and this time they sang "Somebody Hurts" for  Albania. Sadly, they failed to qualify, arriving 8th in the semi-final.

The songs **Alban Skënderaj**presented to the contest have been (in alphabetical order): "Let Me Die With You",  "Një Ëndërr" and "Somebody Hurts".
Aleksandra Janeva

**Aleksandra Janeva** is a  Macedonian singer. She joined the contest when her country of origin selected her to represent it in the 27th edition. Here she performed "Eve me pak", menaging to qualify but placing only second to last in the final. She came back for the 41st edition and sang "Se odbiram sebe" but this time she failed to qualify, arriving 6th in the semi-final and losing a tiebreaker against Axel Tony and Tunisiano from  Tunisia.

The songs she presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Eve me pak" and "Se odbiram sebe".
Eros Ramazzotti

Eros Walter Luciano Ramazzotti (known professionally as **Eros Ramazzotti**) is an  Italian singer. He participated four times in the competition, three of them for  San Marino and once for  Italy. He debuted in the 11th edition, when  San Marino selected him to sing for the country. He didn't have to go through the qualification process (so he was already in the final) and his song "Un Angelo Disteso Al Sole" reached a 12th place. He returned to the contest for the 18th edition and sang with Anastacia the song "I Belong To You (Il Ritmo Della Passione)" for  Italy. Sadly, it failed to qualify and placed 14th in the semi-final.  San Marino chose him again the following edition and with the  American singer Nicole Scherzinger they sang "Fino All'Estasi", failing to qualify a second time and arriving 18th in the semi-final. His last participation so far has been in the 2nd Special edition. Here he performed for  San Marino a third time with "Buon Natale (Se Vuoi)", arriving 27th in the final.

The songs the  Italian singer **Eros Ramazzotti** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Buon Natale (Se Vuoi)", "Fino All'Estasi", "I Belong To You (Il Ritmo Della Passione)" and  "Un Angelo Disteso Al Sole".
Ailee

Amy Lee (known professionally as **Ailee**) is a  Korean and  American singer, born in the  United States. She participated twice in the contest, both of them for the Asian country she's from. Her first participation has been in the 13th edition, where she sang "Mind Your Own Business", qualified and placed 24th in the final. Five editions after she came back, and this time she did better. In fact, with her song "I Will Show You", she arrived 15th in the final.

The songs the singer **Ailee** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "I Will Show You" and "Mind Your Own Business".
Anna Carina

Anna Carina Copello Hora (known professionally as **Anna Carina**) is a  Peruvian singer. She participated three times in the contest, debuting in the 4th edition and singing with Jandy Feliz the song "Amándote", but failing to qualify and placing 13th in the semi-final. The following edition she came back, and this time she was with Kalimba. They sang "Hipocresía" but didn't qualify, and her song arrived 13th in the semi-final for a second time. She decided to come back to the contest after 40 editions in the 44th edition, with a totally different kind of song and doing better than last times. In fact, she presented her song "Callao", menaging to qualify and arriving 24th in the final.

The songs the  Peruvian **Anna Carina** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Amándote", "Callao" and "Hipocresía".
Drella

Bobby Andonov, known by his stage name **Drella** (previously BOBI or Bobi Andonov) is a singer born in  Australian with  Macedonian origins. His first participation has been in the 12th edition for his country of origin. He performed "War is Love", qualified to the final and won. After his victory,  North Macedonia selected his to represent the country three times:
• in the 40th edition with "Faithful", which placed 9th in the semi-final and failed to qualify;
• in the 43rd edition performing "Apartment" and arriving 17th in the final;
• in the 47th edition with "Smoke", that qualified and arrived 21st in the final.

The songs he presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Apartment", "Faithful", "Smoke" and "War is Love".
Kesh You

**Kesh You** is a  Kazakh group, currently composed by Lyazzat Sultanova, Nargiz Altaibay and Balaussa Yergalina.

They participated four times in the competition and the songs they presented have been:
• "Rizamyn (I am grateful)" in the 6th edition, which qualified and placed 5th in the final, achieving the best result for the country;
• "Kelshi Janima" that arrived 22nd in the final of the 16th edition;
• "Asykpa" for the 18th edition, that, sadly, failed to qualify and placed 22nd in the semi-final;
• "Uyat emes", performed in the 51st edition of the contest failed to qualify and arrived 15th in the semi-final.

Some of the former members of the group that participated as part of it but are no longer in it are: Aidana Medenova, Zhanar Dugalova and Moldir Auelbekova.

The songs the group **Kesh You** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Asykpa", "Kelshi Janima", "Rizamyn (I am grateful)" and "Uyat emes".
Ina Wroldsen

**Ina** Christine **Wroldsen** is a  Norwegian singer. She participated three times in the competition, debuting in the 15th edition and representing her country of origin with Broiler. They performed "Lay It On Me" and achieved a 15th place in the final. She came back for the 29th edition, but this time she was alone. She represented  Norway again and this time sang "Strongest", qualifying and placing 10th in the final. Her last participation so far has been in the 44th edition, when  Brazil selected her and Alok with the song "Favela". However, in this occasion, she didn't qualify, arriving only 10th in the semi-final.

The songs he presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Favela", "Lay It On Me" and "Strongest".
Alexandra Stan

Alexandra Ioana Stan (known as **Alexandra Stan**) is a singer from  Romania. She is the  Romanian artist that participated the most in the contest, with a total of five appearances. She joined the competition in the 5th edition, when she sang for her country the song "Lemonade", qualified and placed 14th in the final. In the 10th edition she came back and sang "Million" with Carlprit, but for this occasion she failed to qualify and arrived 14th in the semi-final. Her country of origin  Romania selected her for a third time in the 11th edition and the song she presented, "Mr. Sexobeat", menaged to qualify and reached a 20th place in the final. Only two editions after she came back with "I Did It, Mama!", failing to qualify again and arriving 19th in the semi-final. Her last participation so far has been in the 24th edition. Here, her and Havana performed "Écoute" and arrived 13th in the semi-final.

The songs the singer **Alexandra Stan** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Écoute", "I Did It, Mama!", "Lemonade", "Million" and "Mr. Sexobeat".
Nicole Scherzinger

Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente (known professionally as **Nicole Scherzinger**) is an  American singer. She joined the contest only once in the 19th edition, with the  Italian Eros Ramazzotti and for the country of  San Marino. They sang "Fino All'Estasi" but failed to qualify, placing 18th in the semi-final.
41st edition

The 41st edition of WAO Song Contest took place in the city of Washington, D.C.,  United States.

The venue selected for the occasion has been the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and the show was presented by the Lynch brothers Ross and Rocky. The theme song chosen has been "Find A Way Out", by Aeden and Harley Bird, and "We're Far From The Shallow Now" the slogan.

58 countries decided to join this edition:

* Albania
* Andorra
* Argentina
* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Chile
* China
* Colombia
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Ecuador
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Mongolia
* New Zealand
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* The Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* The Netherlands
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* United States

The  United States, thanks to its first place gained in the 40th edition, menaged to be automatically in the final, along with  Ukraine,  Australia and  Italy, arrived respectively 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Four semi-finals took place and six countries qualified from each one of them. 28 countries performed in the grand final. Won this edition the  Japanese group ONE OK ROCK with their song "Wasted Nights", making  Japan the first Asian country to win the competition.

## Semi-final 1

Also  United States voted in this semi final.

## Semi-final 2

Also  Ukraine voted in this semi final.

 North Macedonia and  Tunisia both ended up 6th with 62 points, but  Tunisia received votes from more countries, so it qualified.  North Macedonia has been eliminated.

## Semi-final 3

Also  Australia voted in this semi final.

## Semi-final 4

Also  Italy voted in this semi final.

 New Zealand and  Israel both ended up 6th with 66 points. The same amount of countries voted for them and they both received one "12 points", but  Israel got two "10 points" and  New Zealand only one, so  New Zealand has been eliminated.
Rita Ora

### Appearances

7th edition, 17th edition,21st edition, 29th edition, 34th edition, 38th edition, 44th edition

Rita Sahatçiu Ora (known as **Rita Ora**) is a  British singer, born in  Kosovo from  Albanian parents. She participated a total of 7 times in the contest, three of them for her homeland.

The songs she performed in the competition have been:
• "Grateful", presented for  Kosovo in the 7th edition, failed to qualify and arrived only 22nd in the semi-final;
• "Black Widow" for  Australia in the 17th edition, qualified and placed 12th in the final. She sang it with the rapper Iggy Azalea;
• "I Will Never Let You Down", which represented  Kosovo in the 21st edition and menaged to qualify and reach a 3rd position int the final, making it the second highest result for the country after the 2nd place achieved by Era Istrefi;
• "Lonely Together" for  Kosovo again in the 29th edition of the contest. It performed it with Avicii and placed 12th in the final;
• "For You", with which she represented  Albania in the 34th edition, qualified and arrived 13th in the final. With her there was the  British singer Liam Payne;
• "Let You Love Me", presented for  Albania again in the 38th edition. It failed to qualify and arrived 8th in the semi-final;
• "Ritual" for  The Netherlands in the 44th edition. Tiësto and Jonas Blue performed it with her and, thanks to it, they achieved a 3rd place in the final.

The songs **Rita Ora** presented to the contest have been (in alphabetical order): "Black Widow", "For You", "Grateful", "I Will Never Let You Down", "Let You Love Me", "Lonely Together" and "Ritual".
Steven Tyler

**Steven Tyler** (born Steven Victor Tallarico) is a singer from the  United States, best known as the lead singer of the band Aerosmith. He participated only once in the contest in the 6th edition, when  Mexico selected him and the band Santana to perform "Just Feel Better" for the country. However, in the end they only placed 14th in the semi-final and failed to qualify.
Freddie Shuman

Tibor Attila Molnár, known popularly as **Freddie Shuman**, is a  Hungarian artist, frontman of the band Tha Shudras. He participated once in the contest, performing for  Hungary the song "Hosszú Idők", which placed 2nd in the final. The edition was the 48th and with him there were Gabi Tóth and Begi Lotfi.
Helena Paparizou

14th edition, 24th edition, 25th edition, 29th edition, 31st edition, Special edition 4

**Helena Paparizou** is a  Swedish and  Greek singer and is the artist with more participations in the contest, joining the competition a total of ten times and representing both  Greece and  Cyprus.

The songs she presented for  Greece are:
• "4 Another 1" in the 3rd edition of the contest, that was disqualified and placed 15th in the semi-final;
• "Survivor" in the 5th edition, that qualified and achieved a 3rd place overall;
• "Misi Kardia" in the 14th edition, which qualified and placed 9th in the final;
• "Haide" in the 25th edition, with which **Helena** got another 3rd position in the final;
• "Baby It's Over" in the 29th edition, that, sadly, didn't qualify and placed 14th in the semi-final;
• "An Me Deis Na Klaio" in the 31st edition, that achieved another 3rd place. She performed it with the  Greek singer Anastasios Rammos.

For  Cyprus she performed four songs:
• "Mambo!" in the 10th edition of the competition, that qualified and placed 20th in the final;
• "Otan Aggeli Klene (Angel)" in the 11th edition, with which she reached the top 10 and achieved a 7th place in the final;
• "Follow Me (Oti Theleis)" in the 24th edition along with her group Antique. Sadly they failed to qualify with it and arrived 15th in the semi-final;
• "To Fili Tis Zois" in the 4th Special edition, that also failed to qualify and placed 8th in the semi-final.

The songs **Helena Paparizou**presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): 4 Another 1, An Me Deis Na Klaio, Baby It's Over, Haide, Mambo!, Misi Kardia, Otan Aggeli Klene (Angel), Survivor and To Fili Tis Zois (as a solo artist), and Follow Me (Oti Theleis) (as part of Antique).
Daft Punk

**Daft Punk** is an electronic music duo from  France, composed of Guillaume Emmanuel "Guy-Manuel" de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. They joined the contest only one time in the 26th edition for the country of  Canada, with song "I Feel It Coming" and with them there was also the  Canadian singer The Weeknd. Sadly, the song arrived only 15th in the semi-final.
Canada

The country of  Canada debuted in the contest in the 1st edition and participated 54 times, qualifying in 27 of them and being already in the final in eight, six because it was an automatic qualifier and twice because there weren't semi-finals. It finally won the competition in the 4th Special edition, thanks to Céline Dion and her song "My Heart Will Go On". Worst Canadian result arrived in the 11th edition, where Justin Bieber sang the song "What Do You Mean?" and placed 20th in the semi-final.
Panama

The small country of  Panama joined the contest in the 13th edition and participated four times so far, but it has still to qualify. Its best result is a 10th place in the semi-final of the 22nd edition, achieved by the singer Joey Montana with "Picky". Worst result for the country arrived in the 13th edition, when the song "Ula U", by Piva feat. Joey Montana, placed only 19th in the semi-final.
50th edition

The 50th edition of We Are One Song Contest took place in  North Macedonia, in the city of Skopje.

This edition took place in the Toše Proeski National Arena, with the two singers FJØRA and Tamara Todevska as presenters. The slogan chosen has been "Onward as one" and the theme song "We've Got Time", by LiQWYD.

68 countries participated in this occasion and they were:

* Angola
* Australia
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Burundi
* Canada
* Chile
* China
* Colombia
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* El Salvador
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Ghana
* Greece
* Hong Kong
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Kyrgyzstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Mongolia
* Montenegro
* Namibia
* The Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Nigeria
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* Suriname
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* United States

Thanks to its victory last edition,  North Macedonia hosted the competition and was already a finalist, along with  Japan,  Germany and  Kyrgyzstan. Four semi-finals took place and six countries qualified from each one of them. The "Second Chance" took place and two more countries qualified from it. 30 countries competed in the final. Won this edition the English singer Dan Owen for the  United Kingdom with his song "Hideaway", bringing another victory to the country (the 6th).

## Semi-final 1

Also  North Macedonia voted in this semi final.

## Semi-final 4

Also  Kyrgyzstan voted in this semi final.

## Second Chance

Every country gave 1 point to its favourite country. Voting is not compulsory.

* Belarus
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Hong Kong
* Mexico
* Portugal
* Taiwan
* United Kingdom
* Denmark
* El Salvador
* Iran
* Japan
* Moldova
* The Netherlands
* Nigeria
* Norway
* South Africa
* Mongolia
* Namibia
* South Korea
* Ukraine
* Croatia
* Greece
* Indonesia
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Syria
Tone Damli

Tone Damli Aaberge (known as **Tone Damli**) is singer from  Norway. She joined the contest for the first time in the 32nd edition, when her country selected her to sing with the  Swedish singer Eric Saade the song "Imagine". They qualified, but arrived only 23rd in the final. She returned in the 36th edition to represent her country, but this time she was alone.  Norway was hosting the edition so the singer was already in the final, but she menaged to get a good position anyway arriving 6th with the song "Winner of a Losing Game".

The songs the singer **Tone Damli** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Imagine" and "Winner of a Losing Game".
Tanzania

The country of  Tanzania joined the contest in the 16th edition and participated three times, qualifying once. Its best result is an 4th place, achieved in the 4th Special edition by the group Queen with their song "Don't Stop Me Now". "NdiNdiNdi", by Lady Jaydee, got the worst result for the country, placing 19th in the semi-final of the 22nd edition.
Céline Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion (commonly known as **Céline Dion**) is a  Canadian singer. She represented her country of origin a total of four times. She joined the competition in the 15th edition singing "Loved Me Back to Life", qualifying and placing 3rd in the final. She came back for the 22nd edition and this time she presented her song "I Surrender". She didn't have to go through the qualification process because she was a member of the Big 3, but she menaged to get a good result anyway arriving 9th in the final. In the 34th edition she failed to qualify for the first time, arriving 8th in the semi-final with her song "Ashes". Her last participation so far has been in the 4th Special edition, where, thanks to the song "My Heart Will Go On", she achieved the first victory ever for  Canada.

The songs **Céline Dion** presented to the contest are (in alphabetical order): "Ashes", "I Surrender", "Loved Me Back to Life" and "My Heart Will Go On".
Finland

Finland joined the contest in the 2nd edition and participated 56 times, competing in 38 finals, qualifying 34 times and being already a finalist in four. Its best result has been a 2nd place, achieved in two occasions in the 3rd and the 37th edition. Reached this position Jenni Vartiainen, with "Missä muruseni on", and the group Within Temptation with the singer Tarja, performing their song "Paradise (What About Us?)". Anna Abreu brought the worst result ever for the country in the 10th edition, placing 22nd in the semi-final with "Right In Front Of You".
Zeeba

Marcos Lobo Zeballos (known as **Zeeba**) is a  Brazilian and  American singer, born in the  United States. His first and only participation has been in the 27th edition for  Brazil. Here he presented the song "Hear Me Now", performing it with Alok and Bruno Martini but failing to qualify, arriving 12th in the semi-final.
Luxembourg

Luxembourg joined the contest in the 7th edition and participated 40 times, qualifying in 18 occasions and being an automatic qualifier twice. Best result for the country is a victory, achieved in the 19th edition thanks to Marina Kaye and her song "Freeze You Out". However, the coutry did also bad. In fact, in the 14th edition it only reached a 23rd place in the semi-final with the song "Fade Into The Sun", by the group MAD FOX.
Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan joined the contest in the 12th edition and participated four times, qualifying only once. Its best result arrived in the 33rd edition with the song "Say Hallelujah", by Elnur Hüseynov and Fidan Hüseynova, that placed 25th in the final. Worst result is a 15th place in the semi-final of the 34th edition with "Aýterek-Günterek", by Myahri.