Olympiad Song Contest 58

Final dates
 Venue
 Presenter(s)
 Director
 Executive supervisor
 Host
 Number of entries
 Voting system
 Winning song

**The Olympiad Song Contest** welcomes the world to the  United Kingdom for the **58th** Edition.

The **Olympiad Song Contest #58** will be the **58th** edition of the annual Olympiad Song Contest. It will take place in the **Motorpoint Arena**, located in **Nottingham**,  United Kingdom, following the country's victory at the **57th** edition with Tom Grennan performing **Little Bit of Love**. This will be the **05th** time the country hosts the contest.

The contest is scheduled to consist of a grand final, with official date being the **5th September 2021**.

As of **5th September 2021**, **30** confirmed countries participated in the contest. **1** country has made their debut. **13** countries returned to the contest after absences, while **15** countries withdrew.

## Location

It will take place in the **Motorpoint Arena**, located in **Nottingham**,  United Kingdom, following the country's victory at the **57th** edition with Tom Grennan performing **"Little Bit of Love"**.

### **Venue**

The **Motorpoint Arena** in **Nottingham**, which has a capacity of approximately **10,000** attendees, was announced as the host venue on **TBA 2021**. This will be the Arena's first time hosting the contest.

### **Bidding phase and host city selection**

Following **Canada's** triumph, the Olympiad Broadcasting Union (OBU)'s Executive Supervisor for the Olympiad Song Contest, issued the hosting invitation to **BBC** during the winner's press conference.

**BBC**, announced on **1st September 2021** that with the contest being held in  **United Kingdom** that any city, town or arena that would like to host the contest would had four days to apply to the broadcaster with their interest.

The following selection criteria were outlined for the selection of the host city:-

* The venue must be covered with a capacity of at least 1,000 but ideally up to 10,000 attendees.
* An international press centre must be able to accommodate no less than 1,550 journalists.
* Venues must also be provided for the opening and closing ceremonies of at least 3,000 attendees.
* The host city must be able to guarantee the safety and security of participants, members of delegations and guests.
* The host city must provide a social program alongside their bid, showcasing the hospitality, originality, cultural values and identity of both the city and country.

     **Host City**

## Format

### **Visual Design**

The theme for the contest, **Rule The Waves**, was unveiled on **3rd September 2021** in a press conference. Its visual design features a **crashing wave** logo that alludes to the ideas to XX. The contest's Executive Supervisor remarked that the theme and logos "resonate with OSC's core values, including diversity, very well.

### **Presenters**

On **3rd September 2021**, **BBC** announced that the contest would be hosted by **A'Whora and Tia Kofi**.

**Spokesperson 1**:- **A'Whora**

George Boyle (born 22 September 1996), better known by the stage name A'Whora, is a British drag queen from Worksop, England. They are best known for competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

A'Whora, before endeavouring drag as a career, studied a diploma in womenswear and fashion at a college in Mansfield when they were 16, and graduated in 2013.

**Spokesperson 2**:- **Tia Kofi**

Lawrence Bolton (born 27 September 1990), better known by the stage name Tia Kofi, is a British drag queen from Clapham, South London. They are best known for competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Tia Kofi began their career as a drag queen in 2014, when they started drag on the same day and at the same venue as series 1 contestant Sum Ting Wong. Their name is a play on the British catchphrase "tea or coffee?".

### **Voting**

Each participating country had their own national jury/HoD. Each member of a respective nation's jury is required to rank every song, except that of their own country, to produce an overall ranking from first to last place. The song which scored the highest overall rank received 12 points, while the tenth-best ranked song received 1 point.

## Participating Countries

As of **5th September 2021**, **30** confirmed countries participated in the contest. **1** country has made their debut. **13** countries returned to the contest after absences, while **15** countries withdrew.

### **Returning Artists**

We welcome back some artists who have previous joined us in OSC.

## Scoring

### **12points**

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the Grand final:

## National Selections

Here is a list of all the national selections held this edition.