Alternative Eurovision Song Contest 15

### Opening act

**Semi Final 1:** María José Llergo performing "Me Miras Pero No Me Ves"**Semi Final 2:** Alvaro Soler performing "La Cintura"

**Grand Final:"" Flag Parade**

### Interval act

**Semi Final 1:** Blas Cantó performing "Universo"**Semi Final 2:** María José Llergo performing "El Péndulo"

**Grand Final:** Lola Indigo performing "Fuerte" and María José Llergo performing "Me Miras Pero No Me Ves"

## Participants

### Returning countries

 ****Armenia**** ****Chile****

 ****Czech Republic****

 ****Switzerland****

### Withdrawing countries

 ****Croatia**** ****Hungary****

 ****Moldova****

 ****Serbia****

## Vote

### Voting system

Each country awardes 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs

### Label

**Alternative Eurovision Song Contest 15**, often referred to as **AESC 15**, was the 15th edition of the Alternative Eurovision Song Contest. . The contest was hosted in **Barcelona, Spain**  after **María José Llergo** won in last edition, in **Tashkent**  with song *"Me Miras Pero No Me Ves"*

## Location - Barcelona

Barcelona is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the sixth most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, Madrid, the Ruhr area and Milan. It is one of the largest metropolises on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range, the tallest peak of which is 512 metres (1,680 feet) high. Founded as a Roman city, in the Middle Ages Barcelona became the capital of the County of Barcelona. After merging with the Kingdom of Aragon, Barcelona continued to be an important city in the Crown of Aragon as an economic and administrative centre of this Crown and the capital of the Principality of Catalonia. Barcelona has a rich cultural heritage and is today an important cultural centre and a major tourist destination. Particularly renowned are the architectural works of Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner, which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean are located in Barcelona. The city is known for hosting the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as world-class conferences and expositions and also many international sport tournaments. Barcelona is one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade fair and cultural centres, and its influence in commerce, education, entertainment, sports, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the major global cities. It is a major cultural and economic centre in southwestern Europe, 24th in the world (before Zürich, after Frankfurt) and a financial centre. In 2008 it was the fourth most economically powerful city by GDP in the European Union and 35th in the world with GDP amounting to €177 billion. In 2012 Barcelona had a GDP of $170 billion; and it was leading Spain in employment rate in that moment. In 2009 the city was ranked Europe's third and one of the world's most successful as a city brand. In the same year the city was ranked Europe's fourth best city for business and fastest improving European city, with growth improved by 17% per year, and the city has been experiencing strong and renewed growth for the past three years. Barcelona is also the home of one of the world's most famous clubs, FC Barcelona. Since 2011 Barcelona has been a leading smart city in Europe. Barcelona is a transport hub, with the Port of Barcelona being one of Europe's principal seaports and busiest European passenger port, an international airport, Barcelona–El Prat Airport, which handles over 50 million passengers per year, an extensive motorway network, and a high-speed rail line with a link to France and the rest of Europe.

## Venue - Palau Sant Jordi

Palau Sant Jordi is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, it was opened in 1990. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 17,960. It is the largest indoor arena in Spain. The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics hosting the artistic gymnastics, handball final, and volleyball final events. Today, it is used for all kinds of indoor sport events as well as for concerts and other cultural activities, due to its great flexibility.

 Barcelona
 Barcelona
 Pamplona
 Vitoria-Gazteiz

## Hosts - Miki Nunez and Ylenia Padilla

**Miki Nunez -** sometimes known by the mononym **Miki**, is a Spanish singer who represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, with the song "La venda". In 2018, he took part in series ten of the reality television talent competition *Operación Triunfo*, where he finished in 6th place. He was host in Alternative Eurovision Song Contest 7 in Valencia

**Ylenia Padilla -** is a Valencian singer and television personality, currently associated with Telecinco. After becoming a public figure for participating in the reality television series *Gandía Shore* broadcast on MTV Spain, she started appearing on several Spanish television programmes. Her first single, "Pégate", received a gold certification.

## Other Countries

* ***Croatia** **-*** Due to the lack of interest in the country and very poor results, the head of Croatian television decided to quit the competition.
* ***Hungary** **-*** Due to small finances and debts, Hungary confirmed their lack of participation in the competition.
* ***Moldova** **-*** Due to the departure of the head of the Moldovan delegation, the country confirmed its resignation from the competition for finding a new boss
* ***Serbia** **-***Serbian public broadcaster announced that it is leaving the competition for some time due to very bad results and a huge drop in the interest of Serbian viewers