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Romania in the Current Music Contest in August 2019

**Romania** has expressed interest in taking part in the August 2019 edition of the Current Music Competition. The song that will represent Romania will be selected through the national final *Cântarea noastră pentru Tel Aviv* (Our Song for Tel Aviv), and the event will be organised by the Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR).

## Background

Prior to the August 2019 contest, Romania had participated in the Current Music Contest nine times since its first entry in August 2018. Its highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been fourteenth place, which the nation achieved in July 2019 with the song "In My Mind" performed by Jealous Friend.

## Before Current Music Competition

### ***Cântarea noastră pentru Tel Aviv***

*Cântarea noastră*  will be the second edition of the third national selection organized by Romania to select their entry for the contest, this time for the August 2019 edition.

#### **Competing entries**

The shortlisted list of competing entries was released on 23 July 2019 by the Romanian broadcaster TVR. The list would include a returning artist in Feli, who previously represent Romania in September 2018. Andreea D was also granted with a golden ticket after having competed in Romania's national selection for the July 2019 edition, thus making her eligible to compete with the same song in the selection. It was later announced that the songwriters of "Strazile din Bucuresti" had withdrawn the song from the selection, meaning that florianrus and MIRA had to withdraw from the national selection.

### **Final**

The final took place on 28 July 2019 at the Polyvalent Hall in Bucharest. The winner was selected via public televoting. In the final, "XXX" performed by XXX was declared as the winner after receiving the most televotes from the Romanian public.

#### **Superfinal**

The two most voted songs would compete in the superfinal where the public would vote for the winning song.

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## Controversy

Although Andreea D won the selection with her song "Opa opa (Bim bim bim)", TVR decided that it was in Romania's best interest to send the runner-up instead as Andreea D had already previously competed in the previous selection for Romania without any success. The public quickly started accusing TVR for corruption, and Andreea D has been reported filing a case against the broadcaster for sending Paul Damixie and Liv Royale instead of her, although she fairly won the national selection to represent Romania in the contest.
Cambodia

**Cambodia** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the ninth edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
China

**China** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the first edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
Sebastián Yatra

**Sebastián Yatra** (\* October 15, 1994 in Medellín) is a singer from Colombia. He represented his country in the Current Music Competition once in June 2018.

## Biography

Sebastián Yatra was born on October 15, 1994 in Medellín, Colombia and grew up in Miami, Florida. In 2013 he began writing songs and performing in public. His first successful release
was the *Por fin te encontré* featuring Cali Y El Dandee. He was nominated for the Latin Grammys and won several other awards.

In June 2018 he represented Colombia in the first edition of the CMC with the song "Si Quieres, Puedes".

## External links

* Sebastián's official Facebook page
* Sebastiánt's official Twitter account
* Sebastián's official Instagram account
Olga Verbițchi

**Olga Verbițchi** (Born May 22, 2001 in Moldova) is a Romanian singer. In 2016 she participated in the Romanian version of X Factor, and later won the competition.

## Current Music Competition

Olga Verbițchi represented her country in the Current Music Competition in August 2018 with the song "Oameni" (People), and was Romania's debut act in the contest. She competed and performed 9th in the second semi-final, finishing 11th with 112 points, which in most cases would count as a non-qualification, however, Australia from the semi-final was disqualified and Romania was granted a spot in the grand final. Verbițchi got to close the grand final, performing 22nd. Romania, however, scored the least amount of points, resulting in Verbițchi finishing 22nd, meaning last, with only 40 points.
Naaz

**Naaz Mohammad** (\* June 8, 1998) is a Kurdish singer from the Netherlands. She participated in the Current Music Competition twice, in June 2018 and July 2019.

## Biography

Naaz was born on June 8, 1998. She began writing songs when she was six, but it took a while to convince her Kurdish family to allow her to make her music public. After posting cover versions of pop songs to her YouTube channel, she released her debut single, "Nobody Said," which she co-wrote with her brother Yaad, in 2013. In 2015, she appeared on Yellow Claw & Flux Pavilion's "Catch Me," and released another pair of singles, "Sadboy" and "Escape," in 2016. The following year, the track "Words" arrived in advance of the debut EP "Bits of Naaz".

She participated in various contests, including the 24th edition of the North Vision Song Contest where she came 12th in the semifinal with the song "Up To Something". In June 2018 she represented the Netherlands with the song "As Fun" in the Current Music Competition.

## External links

* Naaz's official Facebook page
* Naaz's official Twitter account
* Naaz's official Instagram account
Belgium At The CMC August 2019

### Participants

Loïc Nottet, Claure Laffut ft. Yseult, K3, Hooverphonic, Lost Frequencies ft. Aloe Blacc

### Winning song

Looking For Stars

**Belgium**has expressed interest in taking part in the Agoust 2019 edition of the Current Music Competition. The song that will represent Belgium will be selected through the national final Battle Of Bops 2.

## Before Current Music Competition

### ***Battle Of Bops 2***

Battle Of Bops will be the second national selection organized by Belgium to select their entry for the contest, this time for the July 2019 edition.

#### **Competing entries**

The shortlisted list of competing entries was released on 18 July 2019. The only artist who had already been part of the contest is Loïc Nottet, who already participated in the February 2019 edition.

***Competing Entries***
 Claire Laffut ft. Yseult
 K3
 Hooverphonic
 Lost Frequencies ft. Aloe Blacc

#### **Results**

The winner was announced on July 19, 2019. The winner was selected by the public votes.
Malta

**Malta** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the tenth edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
May 2023

The **Current Music Competition May 2023** is the fifty-third edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway, after Moyka's victory in the previous edition.

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in March 2023 or April 2023.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.

## Schedule

* May 1, 2023: Confirmations start
* May 8, 2023: Confirmation deadline
* May 9, 2023: Pre-qualification Round voting starts
* May 14, 2023: Pre-qualification Round deadline
* May 15, 2023: Grand Final voting starts
* May 22, 2023: Grand Final voting deadline
* May 23, 2023: Grand Final results

## Countries

* Czech Republic
* Georgia
* Iran
* Israel
* Lebanon
* Madagascar
* Puerto Rico
* Ukraine
* Uzbekistan
* Western Sahara
* Iceland
* Kosovo
* New Zealand
* Romania
* South Africa
* Sweden
* Tunisia
* Türkiye

### National Finals

* Пей Сърце (Peĭ Sŭrtse) May 2023
* DORA:CMC // MAY 2023
* Hellasvision
* SkopjeFestCMC May 2023
* Norsk Melodi Grand Prix #01
* UK CMC May 2023

## External links

* The official Discord server of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

 June 2018 •  July 2018 •  August 2018 •  September 2018 •  October 2018 •  November 2018 •  December 2018 •  SOTY 2018
**2019**
 January 2019 •  February 2019 •  March 2019 •  April 2019 •  May 2019 •  June 2019 •  July 2019 •  August 2019 •  September 2019 •  October 2019 •  November 2019 •  December 2019 •  SOTY 2019
**2020**
 January 2020 •  February 2020 •  April 2020 •  July 2020 •  August 2020 •  September 2020 •  SOTY 2020
**2021**
 January 2021 •  February 2021 •  March 2021 •  April 2021 •  May 2021 •  June 2021 •  July 2021 •  August 2021 •  September 2021 •  November 2021 •  December 2021 •  SOTY 2021
**2022**
 January 2022 •  February 2022 •  March 2022 •  April 2022 •  May 2022 •  June 2022 •  July 2022 •  August 2022 •  September 2022 •  October 2022 •  November 2022 •  December 2022 •  SOTY 2022
**2023**
 January 2023 •  February 2023 •  March 2023 •  April 2023 •  **May 2023** •  June 2023 •  July 2023 •  August 2023 •  September 2023 •  October 2023 •  November 2023 •  December 2023 •  SOTY 2023
**2024**
 January 2024
October 2020

The **Current Music Competition October 2020** is the twenty-sixth edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Tórsvøllur football stadium in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, after Turid's victory in the previous edition.

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in July or August 2020.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.
* The maximum number of participants is 30.
* New rule: a pre-qualfication round was introduced. The top 6 users of the previous edition and the first 19 confirmed other countries will be directly qualified for the Grand Final, the rest will have to compete for the five remaining spots.

## Schedule

* October 2, 2020: Confirmations start
* October 10, 2020: Confirmation deadline
* October 11, 2020: PQR voting starts
* October 13, 2020: PQR voting deadline & results
* October 14, 2020: Grand Final voting stars
* October 24, 2020: Grand Final voting deadline
* October 25, 2020: Grand Final results

## Countries

* Argentina
* Belize
* Finland
* India
* Kazakhstan
* Morocco
* New Zealand
* Taiwan
* Uzbekistan
* Azerbaijan
* Canada
* Chile
* China
* Kyrgyzstan
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Pakistan
* Philippines

### National Finals

* Belge Lied
* Sélection Française pour les îles Féroé
* Unser Lied für Tórshavn
* Mitz'aad HaShirim 15
* Mexico Se Sueña: Rumbo A Tórshavn
* SkopjeFestCMC Ed. 8
* Indian National Final
* Spanish National Final
* British National Final

## External links

* The official Discord server of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

 June 2018 •  July 2018 •  August 2018 •  September 2018 •  October 2018 •  November 2018 •  December 2018 •  SOTY 2018
**2019**
 January 2019 •  February 2019 •  March 2019 •  April 2019 •  May 2019 •  June 2019 •  July 2019 •  August 2019 •  September 2019 •  October 2019 •  November 2019 •  December 2019 •  SOTY 2019
**2020**
 January 2020 •  February 2020 •  April 2020 •  July 2020 •  August 2020 •  September 2020 •  SOTY 2020
**2021**
 January 2021 •  February 2021 •  March 2021 •  April 2021 •  May 2021 •  June 2021 •  July 2021 •  August 2021 •  September 2021 •  November 2021 •  December 2021 •  SOTY 2021
**2022**
 January 2022 •  February 2022 •  March 2022 •  April 2022 •  May 2022 •  June 2022 •  July 2022 •  August 2022 •  September 2022 •  October 2022 •  November 2022 •  December 2022 •  SOTY 2022
**2023**
 January 2023 •  February 2023 •  March 2023 •  April 2023 •  May 2023 •  June 2023 •  July 2023 •  August 2023 •  September 2023 •  October 2023 •  November 2023 •  December 2023 •  SOTY 2023
**2024**
 January 2024
October 2022

The **Current Music Competition October 2022** is the forty-sixth edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, after Anorska's victory in the previous edition.

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in August 2022 or September 2022.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.
* The maximum number of participants is 30.
* New rule: a pre-qualification round was introduced. The top 6 users of the previous edition and the first 19 confirmed other countries will be directly qualified for the Grand Final, the rest will have to compete for the five remaining spots.

## Schedule

* September 1, 2022: Confirmations start
* September 12, 2022: Confirmation deadline
* September 12, 2022: Pre-Qualification Round voting stars
* September 27, 2022: Pre-Qualification Round voting deadline
* September 18, 2022: Grand Final voting stars
* September 25, 2022: Grand Final voting deadline
* September 26, 2022: Grand Final results

## Countries

* France
* Mongolia
* Lithuania
* Slovakia
* Finland
* India
* Latvia
* Norway
* Kiribati

### National Finals

* Пей Сърце *(Peĭ Sŭrtse)* October 2022
* Dora:CMC // October 2022
* Finnish National Final
* Greek National Final
* An Tuairiscéan Eipiciúil 3
* Het Maandelijks Songfestival 19 // CMC October 2022
* SkopjeFestCMC October 2022
* Türkiye Seçiyor October'22

## External links

* The official Discord server of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

 June 2018 •  July 2018 •  August 2018 •  September 2018 •  October 2018 •  November 2018 •  December 2018 •  SOTY 2018
**2019**
 January 2019 •  February 2019 •  March 2019 •  April 2019 •  May 2019 •  June 2019 •  July 2019 •  August 2019 •  September 2019 •  October 2019 •  November 2019 •  December 2019 •  SOTY 2019
**2020**
 January 2020 •  February 2020 •  April 2020 •  July 2020 •  August 2020 •  September 2020 •  SOTY 2020
**2021**
 January 2021 •  February 2021 •  March 2021 •  April 2021 •  May 2021 •  June 2021 •  July 2021 •  August 2021 •  September 2021 •  November 2021 •  December 2021 •  SOTY 2021
**2022**
 January 2022 •  February 2022 •  March 2022 •  April 2022 •  May 2022 •  June 2022 •  July 2022 •  August 2022 •  September 2022 •  **October 2022** •  November 2022 •  December 2022 •  SOTY 2022
**2023**
 January 2023 •  February 2023 •  March 2023 •  April 2023 •  May 2023 •  June 2023 •  July 2023 •  August 2023 •  September 2023 •  October 2023 •  November 2023 •  December 2023 •  SOTY 2023
**2024**
 January 2024
Guatemala

**Guatemala** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the sixth edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
E-girls

### Members

Anna Suda, Harumi Sato, Nonoka Yamaguchi, Reina Washio, YURINO, Karen Fujii, SAYAKA, Yuzuna Takebe, Anna Ishii, Kaede, Nozomi Bando

### Appearances

1 (#02)

**E-girls** is a girl group from Japan, consisting of Anna Suda, Harumi Sato, Nonoka Yamaguchi, Reina Washio, YURINO, Karen Fujii, SAYAKA, Yuzuna Takebe, Anna Ishii, Kaede and Nozomi Bando. They represented their country in the Current Music Competition once in July 2018.
Kazakhstan at the Current Music Competition May 2019

**Kazakhstan** took part in the Current Music Competition May 2019. Khabar, the Kazakh broadcaster, organised the national selection Qazaqstan Äwenderi Festïvali 03.

## Before CMC

### ***Qazaqstan Äwenderi Festïvali 03***

*Qazaqstan Äwenderi Festïvali 03* was the third edition of the Kazakh music competition that selected Kazakhstan's entry for the Current Music Competition May 2019.

### **Final**

The final took place on 21 April 2019 at the Khabar Studio in Almaty. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top two entries were selected to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final: "Break of Dawn" performed by Aigül ft. Emir Baigazin and "Naizagai" performed by Tamiris. In the Gold Final, "Naizagai" performed by Tamiris was declared as the winner after receiving the most televotes from the Kazakh public.

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Mexico

**Mexico** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the first edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
August 2023

The **Current Music Competition August 2023** is the fifty-sixth edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Dnipro-Arena in Dnipro, Ukraine, after Go\_A's victory in the previous edition.

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in June 2023 or July 2023.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.

## Schedule

* August 1, 2023: Confirmations start
* August 8, 2023: Confirmation deadline
* August 10, 2023: Semi-finals voting starts
* August 17, 2023: Semi-finals deadline
* August 18, 2023: Grand Final voting starts
* August 25, 2023: Grand Final voting deadline
* August 26, 2023: Grand Final results

## Countries

* China
* Ghana
* Gibraltar
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Liechtenstein
* Moldova
* New Zealand
* Nigeria
* Papua New Guinea
* Sudan
* Vietnam
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Iceland
* Iran
* Malaysia
* Mexico
* Mongolia
* Portugal
* South Africa
* Sweden
* Yemen
* Saudi Arabia

### National Finals

* Georgian National Final
* Mitza'ad HaShirim 56
* SkopjeFestCMC August 2023
* Norsk Melodi Grand Prix #03
* Saudi Arabian National Final
* UK CMC August 2023

### Semi Final 1

Also vote in this semi final:  Belgium,  Netherlands and  Ukraine.

### Semi Final 2

Also vote in this semi final:  Cabo Verde,  Georgia and  Spain.

## External links

* The official Discord server of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

 June 2018 •  July 2018 •  August 2018 •  September 2018 •  October 2018 •  November 2018 •  December 2018 •  SOTY 2018
**2019**
 January 2019 •  February 2019 •  March 2019 •  April 2019 •  May 2019 •  June 2019 •  July 2019 •  August 2019 •  September 2019 •  October 2019 •  November 2019 •  December 2019 •  SOTY 2019
**2020**
 January 2020 •  February 2020 •  April 2020 •  July 2020 •  August 2020 •  September 2020 •  SOTY 2020
**2021**
 January 2021 •  February 2021 •  March 2021 •  April 2021 •  May 2021 •  June 2021 •  July 2021 •  August 2021 •  September 2021 •  November 2021 •  December 2021 •  SOTY 2021
**2022**
 January 2022 •  February 2022 •  March 2022 •  April 2022 •  May 2022 •  June 2022 •  July 2022 •  August 2022 •  September 2022 •  October 2022 •  November 2022 •  December 2022 •  SOTY 2022
**2023**
 January 2023 •  February 2023 •  March 2023 •  April 2023 •  May 2023 •  June 2023 •  July 2023 •  **August 2023** •  September 2023 •  October 2023 •  November 2023 •  December 2023 •  SOTY 2023
**2024**
 January 2024
Dreamworld Device

**The Dreamworld Device** is a product created and marketed by Animus Technologies, to allow shared, lucid dreaming between anyone who owns one. The brainchild of Zachary Quantrell, the Dreamworld is capable of tapping into the user's subconscious and broadcasting it to other Dreamworld devices. This allows for gaming, communication, and even studying while the user is technically asleep, and has also found considerable success in allowing families to communicate with comatose loved ones. Though it was conceived in 2052, the product didn't reach the market until ten years later, in 2062, where it was met with wide acclaim and massive success.

A year after its initial release, in 2063, a patch and an add-on were introduced, allowing the Dreamworld to function in a limited state even while the subject was awake, resulting in a system with AR capabilities, broadcasting and receiving data directly to and from the subject's mind. This system has allowed the public to exchange messages and information, and even participate in group daydreams powered by their own imagination, all activated and powered by imagination and thought. The add-on was announced and sold under the name Project Daydreamer.
Latvia

**Latvia** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the twelfth edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Disqualified*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
March 2022

The **Current Music Competition March 2022** is the thirty-ninth edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan, after AYGUN's victory in the previous edition.

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in January 2022 or February 2022.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.
* The maximum number of participants is 30.
* New rule: a pre-qualification round was introduced. The top 6 users of the previous edition and the first 19 confirmed other countries will be directly qualified for the Grand Final, the rest will have to compete for the five remaining spots.

## Schedule

* March 1, 2022: Confirmations start
* March 12, 2022: Confirmation deadline
* March 14, 2022: Grand Final voting stars
* March 24, 2022: Grand Final voting deadline
* March 25, 2022: Grand Final results

## Countries

* Colombia
* China
* Gambia
* Indonesia
* Kazakhstan
* Poland
* Russia
* Rwanda
* South Korea
* Tunisia
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* France
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Switzerland
* Thailand

### National Finals

* A Community Song - AZERBAIJAN
* La Battaile Française 01
* Current German Music Competition :: March 2022
* Mitza'ad HaShirim 39
* Se Sueña Rumbo A Baku
* SkopjeFestCMC March 2022
* Norges Neste Hit: Musikkfestival
* Het Maandelijks Songfestival 13

## External links

* The official Discord server of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

 June 2018 •  July 2018 •  August 2018 •  September 2018 •  October 2018 •  November 2018 •  December 2018 •  SOTY 2018
**2019**
 January 2019 •  February 2019 •  March 2019 •  April 2019 •  May 2019 •  June 2019 •  July 2019 •  August 2019 •  September 2019 •  October 2019 •  November 2019 •  December 2019 •  SOTY 2019
**2020**
 January 2020 •  February 2020 •  April 2020 •  July 2020 •  August 2020 •  September 2020 •  SOTY 2020
**2021**
 January 2021 •  February 2021 •  March 2021 •  April 2021 •  May 2021 •  June 2021 •  July 2021 •  August 2021 •  September 2021 •  November 2021 •  December 2021 •  SOTY 2021
**2022**
 January 2022 •  February 2022 •  **March 2022** •  April 2022 •  May 2022 •  June 2022 •  July 2022 •  August 2022 •  September 2022 •  October 2022 •  November 2022 •  December 2022 •  SOTY 2022
**2023**
 January 2023 •  February 2023 •  March 2023 •  April 2023 •  May 2023 •  June 2023 •  July 2023 •  August 2023 •  September 2023 •  October 2023 •  November 2023 •  December 2023 •  SOTY 2023
**2024**
 January 2024
Bosnia & Herzegovina

**Bosnia & Herzegovina** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It hasn't debuted yet.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
Mihaela Marinova

**Mihaela Marinova** (\* May 7, 1998 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian singer. She represented her country in the Current Music Competition on four different occasions in four different years, respectively in December 2018, September 2019, October 2022 and January 2023, achieving her best placement with the song "Tiempo" in the seventh edition.
Senegal

**Senegal** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the twentieth edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
Georgia

**Georgia** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the nineteenth edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
Kazakhstan

**Kazakhstan** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the first edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Disqualified*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
Muzica Românească Curentă

**Muzica Românească Curentă** is the Romanian National Final for the Current Music Competition, It was first used in the 25th edition. (September 2020)

## History

After the change of the Romanian head of delegation in the 25th edition of CMC, The head decided that Romania had a lot of great music to offer, therefore it should have a National Final. This was also Romania's first ever national final in the contest.

## Winners

#01 - Minelli x INNA "Discoteka" September 2020
November 2023

The **Current Music Competition November 2023** is the fifty-ninth edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, United Kingdom, after safesp8ce's victory in the previous edition.

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in September 2023 or October 2023.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.

## Schedule

* November 1, 2023: Confirmations start
* November 8, 2023: Confirmation deadline
* November 10, 2023: Semi-finals voting starts
* November 17, 2023: Semi-finals deadline
* November 18, 2023: Grand Final voting starts
* November 25, 2023: Grand Final voting deadline
* November 27, 2023: Grand Final results

## Countries

* Belgium
* Brazil
* Cameroon
* Czech Republic
* Iceland
* Kosovo
* Mexico
* Nigeria
* Palestine
* Puerto Rico
* South Africa
* Taiwan
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Colombia
* Germany
* Ghana
* Guadeloupe
* Ireland
* Italy
* Lebanon
* Reunion
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Uzbekistan

### National Finals

* ПЕЙ СЪРЦЕ NOVEMBER 2023
* Greek Big Battle
* BARAYE IRAN 11/23
* Irish Golden Duel - NF for CMC November 2023
* Mitza'ad HaShirim 59
* Norsk Melodi Grand Prix #06 - November 2023
* Spanish NF
* Türkiye Seçiyor | November'23
* America's Next (Ultimate) Song: November 2023

### Semi Final 1

Also vote in this semi final:  Israel,  Türkiye and the  United Kingdom

### Semi Final 2

Also vote in this semi final:  Lebanon,  Serbia and  Ukraine

### Grand Final

Also vote in this semi final:  Lebanon,  Serbia and  Ukraine

## External links

* The official Discord server of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

 June 2018 •  July 2018 •  August 2018 •  September 2018 •  October 2018 •  November 2018 •  December 2018 •  SOTY 2018
**2019**
 January 2019 •  February 2019 •  March 2019 •  April 2019 •  May 2019 •  June 2019 •  July 2019 •  August 2019 •  September 2019 •  October 2019 •  November 2019 •  December 2019 •  SOTY 2019
**2020**
 January 2020 •  February 2020 •  April 2020 •  July 2020 •  August 2020 •  September 2020 •  SOTY 2020
**2021**
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**2022**
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**2023**
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**2024**
 January 2024
Kazakhstan at the Current Music Competition September 2019

**Kazakhstan** took part in the Current Music Competition September 2019. Khabar, the Kazakh broadcaster, organised the national selection Qazaqstan Äwenderi Festïvali 07.

## Before CMC

### ***Qazaqstan Äwenderi Festïvali 07***

*Qazaqstan Äwenderi Festïvali 07* was the seventh edition of the Kazakh music competition that selected Kazakhstan's entry for the Current Music Competition September 2019.

### **Final**

The final took place on TBA August 2019 at the Khabar Studio in Almaty. The winner was selected by public televoting, resulting in a win for "TBA" peformed by TBA.

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March 2019

The **Current Music Competition March 2019** was the tenth edition of the Current Music Competition. It took place in the United Kingdom after Fleur East's victory in the previous edition.

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in January or February 2019.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.

## Schedule

* February 18, 2019: Confirmations & song submission start
* February 28, 2019: Confirmations & song submission end
* March 1, 2019: Semifinals
* March 12, 2019: Semifinals results
* March 12, 2019: Grand Final
* March 20, 2019: Grand Final results

## Countries

* Brazil
* Cambodia
* Colombia
* Denmark
* Italy
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* South Africa
* Trinidad & Tobago
* Vietnam
* Yemen
* Estonia
* Kyrgyzstan
* Malaysia
* Malta
* Samoa

### National Finals

* Hungarian Star
* Féile amhráin na hÉireann 04
* Mexico Se Sueña
* New Zealand NF
* Warsaw Song
* 目 前 的 臺 灣 音 樂 : 2019年3月, 江陵市
* Unnamed British NF

## External links

* The Google+ community of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

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**2024**
 January 2024
November 2022

The **Current Music Competition November 2022** is the forty-seventh edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, after Puck's victory in the previous edition.

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in September 2022 or October 2022.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.
* The maximum number of participants is 30.
* New rule: a pre-qualification round was introduced. The top 6 users of the previous edition and the first 19 confirmed other countries will be directly qualified for the Grand Final, the rest will have to compete for the five remaining spots.

## Schedule

* November 1, 2022: Confirmations start
* November 12, 2022: Confirmation deadline
* November 12, 2022: Pre-Qualification Round voting stars
* November 17, 2022: Pre-Qualification Round voting deadline
* November 18, 2022: Grand Final voting stars
* November 25, 2022: Grand Final voting deadline
* November 26, 2022: Grand Final results

## Countries

* DR Congo
* Faroe Islands
* India
* Kiribati
* Latvia
* Romania
* Cyprus
* Madagascar
* Moldova
* Poland
* Portugal
* Thailand
* Zimbabwe

### National Finals

* Australia Decides: CMC November 2022
* Nele Sangria Festival #01
* Dora:CMC // November 2022
* The Starlight Music Festival 1
* Mitz'aad HaShirim 47
* Het Maandelijks Songfestival 20 // CMC November 2022
* British National Final

## External links

* The official Discord server of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

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**2022**
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**2023**
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**2024**
 January 2024
Czech Republic

The **Czech Republic** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the third edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
G.E.M.

**Gloria Tang Tsz-kei** (邓紫棋; \* August 16, 1991 in Shanghai), also known as **G.E.M.**, is a Hong Kong-Chinese singer-songwriter and actress. She represented her country in the Current Music Competition five times. She is currently holding the record for the most appearances in the contest.

## Biography

G.E.M. made her debut in the Hong Kong music scene with the release of her self-titled EP G.E.M. in 2008. This was followed by the release of 2009's 18..., 2010's MySecret and 2012's Xposed, which won the Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award for the Best Sales Local Female Vocalist. Her 2nd-place finish in the 2014 edition of Chinese singing competition program I Am a Singer gained her immense fame and popularity in Greater China in addition to her native Hong Kong. In the same year, she won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Asian Act. In 2015, she released the critically acclaimed Mandopop album Heartbeat, and was ranked 11th on the Forbes China Celebrity 100. In 2016, she became the only Asian artist featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30.

In June 2018 she represented China in the Current Music Competition with her song "Victoria" and finished on the 6th place. In August 2018 she competed for Hong Kong performing the song "Ai Ruyi" coming fifth. She made two more appearances in September and December 2018.
May 2022

The **Current Music Competition May 2022** is the forty-first edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar, after Dana Al Fardan's victory in the previous edition.

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in March 2022 or April 2022.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.
* The maximum number of participants is 30.
* New rule: a pre-qualification round was introduced. The top 6 users of the previous edition and the first 19 confirmed other countries will be directly qualified for the Grand Final, the rest will have to compete for the five remaining spots.

## Schedule

* May 1, 2022: Confirmations start
* May 12, 2022: Confirmation deadline
* May 14, 2022: Grand Final voting stars
* May 24, 2022: Grand Final voting deadline
* May 25, 2022: Grand Final results

## Countries

* Cuba
* Madagascar
* Malaysia
* Mauritius
* Moldova
* Poland
* Serbia
* Tunisia
* Vietnam
* Cyprus
* Japan
* Russia
* Sierra Leone
* Turkmenistan
* Ukraine
* Zimbabwe

### National Finals

* Dora:CMC #02//May 2022
* CMC - May 2022 - Greece
* Se Sueña Rumbo A Doha
* SkopjeFestCMC May 2022
* A Community Song
* Türkiye Seçiyor May'22

## External links

* The official Discord server of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

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**2019**
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**2020**
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**2021**
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**2022**
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**2023**
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**2024**
 January 2024
Chile

**Chile** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the seventeenth edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
Botswana

**Botswana** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the fifteenth edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Disqualified*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
April 2021

The **Current Music April 2021** is the twenty-ninth edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada, after Charlotte Cardin's victory in the previous edition.

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in February or March 2021.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.
* The maximum number of participants is 30.
* New rule: a pre-qualfication round was introduced. The top 6 users of the previous edition and the first 19 confirmed other countries will be directly qualified for the Grand Final, the rest will have to compete for the five remaining spots.

## Schedule

* April 1, 2021: Confirmations start
* April 15, 2021: Confirmation deadline
* April 17, 2021: Grand Final voting stars
* April 27, 2021: Grand Final voting deadline
* April 31, 2021: Grand Final results

## Countries

* Denmark
* Faroe Islands
* Germany
* Liberia
* Lithuania
* Norway
* Russia
* Spain
* United Kingdom
* Finland
* Ghana
* Ireland
* Kosovo
* Tunisia
* Ukraine

### National Finals

* Se Sueña A Vancouver
* Uktayinska Pisnya

## External links

* The official Discord server of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

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**2019**
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**2020**
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**2021**
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**2022**
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**2023**
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**2024**
 January 2024
February 2020

The **Current Music Competition February 2020** wa the twenty-first edition of the Current Music Competition. It took place in the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia, after Samanta Tina's victory in the previous edition. The winner of this edition was Ukraine's Kazka with "Palala".

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in December 2019 or January 2020.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.

## Schedule

* January 21, 2020: Confirmations & song submission start
* February 1, 2020: Confirmations & song submission end
* February 6, 2020: Semifinals
* February 16, 2020: Semifinals results
* February 17, 2020: Grand Final
* February 24, 2020: Grand Final results

## Countries

* Bangladesh
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Finland
* Kosovo
* Mali
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Russia
* Senegal
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Turkey
* Belarus
* China
* Colombia
* France
* Georgia
* Morocco
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Iceland
* Mongolia
* Portugal
* Tajikistan

### National Finals

* Help Aussies
* Gott kvøld Evropa. #4
* Deutsche Melodie
* Orkeppni val - Febrúar
* Mitz'aad HaShirim 10
* Qazaqstan Äwenderi Festïvali 12
* Februara Dziesma
* Mexico Se Sueña Trece
* Het Maandelijks Songfestival 04
* 현재 노래 축제 #1
* Türkmenmilliseçip Alyşlar
* Vietnam's choice

## External links

* The official Discord server of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

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**2019**
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**2021**
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**2022**
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**2023**
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**2024**
 January 2024
Evaluna Montaner

**Evaluna Mercedes Reglero Rodríguez** (\* August 7, 1997 in Caracas), also known as **Evaluna Montaner**, is a Venezuelan-American singer. She represented her country in the Current Music Competition once in December 2018 and won the edition with the song "Me Liberé". On March 2 announced the Argentinian broadcaster that it would return with EvaLuna Montaner representing the country in edition 27 with the song Uno Más Uno.
Cotonou Vibes

**Cotonou Vibes** is the show, monthly broadcasted by the ORTB, where foreign delegations decide on entries for Benin in the Current Music Competition.

The show introduces famous and less famous talents of the country that showed interest in representing the nation in the contest.

According to the rules of the Current Music Competition, only natives and some artists from the diaspora with enough roots, are allowed to take part in the selection.

Foreign delegations can vote for their favourite entry via an online poll where all participating entries are revealed. They can vote for one or several entries depending on the number of songs.

## first edition: October 2019

     *Selected entry*

Result: 15th SF

## second edition: November 2019

     *Selected entry*

Result: TBA
January 2024

The **Current Music Competition January 2024** is the sixty-first edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Pars Shiraz Stadium in Shiraz, Iran, after Marie Sahba's victory in the previous edition.

## Rules

*→ See also: Rules*

* The entries must be released in November 2023 or December 2023.
* The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
* Eurovision songs are not allowed.

## Schedule

* January 1, 2024: Confirmations start
* January 8, 2024: Confirmation deadline
* January 10, 2024: Semi-finals voting starts
* January 18, 2024: Semi-finals deadline
* January 19, 2024: Grand Final voting starts
* January 26, 2024: Grand Final voting deadline
* January 27, 2024: Grand Final results

## Countries

* Austria
* Current Music Country
* Denmark
* Iceland
* Kiribati
* Kosovo
* Lebanon
* Morocco
* Romania
* Slovenia
* Sweden
* Turkmenistan
* Zambia
* Croatia
* India
* Indonesia
* Ireland
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Portugal
* Taiwan
* United Arab Emirates
* Honduras
* Maldives

### National Finals

* ПЕЙ СЪРЦЕ January 2024
* Canadian NF
* DORA:CMC - JANUARY 2024
* Greek NF
* Janremo
* Türkiye Seçiyor | January'24
* America's Next (Ultimate) Song: January 2024

### Semi Final 1

Also vote in this semi final:  Italy,  Lithuania and  Portugal

### Semi Final 2

Also vote in this semi final:  Bulgaria,  Iran and the  United States

## External links

* The official Discord server of the CMC
* The official YouTube channel of the CMC

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**2019**
 January 2019 •  February 2019 •  March 2019 •  April 2019 •  May 2019 •  June 2019 •  July 2019 •  August 2019 •  September 2019 •  October 2019 •  November 2019 •  December 2019 •  SOTY 2019
**2020**
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**2021**
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**2022**
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**2023**
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**2024**
 **January 2024**
Lithuania

**Lithuania** is a member of the World Broadcasting Union thus it's eligible to participate in the Current Music Competition. It debuted in the third edition of the contest.

## Participations

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Disqualified*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
Current Music Competition Wiki

Welcome to the official CMC Wiki!Welcome to the official CMC Wiki! Here you can find the most important information about the **Current Music Competition**, an online song contest based on the Eurovision Song Contest and the NowNewMusic Contest.
 **Please help** expanding this project and create articles about your national finals, countries, artists and songs.

Most important pagesThis is a list of the most important articles on the CMC Wiki.
* The rules
* Participating countries
* Current edition