MediteranianMusic Song Contest

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The **MediteranianMusic Song Contest** (MMSC) is a competitive music festival between Mediteranian countries (and some expections), where every participating country sends a song to compete in the event. At the end, the results are made by a jury and televoting.

## History

The origins of the contest date back to 2023. The idea was extended to the Eurovision Song Contest and the EuroMusic Song Contest. The host country was chosen between one of the participating countries. Italy was selected to host the first edition. The contest took place in Venice. Twelve countries participated in this edition. The participating countries were all invited to participate. It later turned out that Portugal and Tunisia had also received an invitation but declined for unknown reasons. Malta won this first edition with the song "*Vlzzju*", performed by Raquel Galdes Briffa. Spain finished at the second place with just four points less than the winner while Egypt completed the top three. Becauce of the Maltese victory, the country hosted the second edition in Valletta. France won this edition with the song "*Je vole*", performed by Louane. It was the first French vicotry. Greece finished at the second place while Morocco completed the top three. For all these countries it was their best result yet. Italy won this edition with the song "*Sarà perchè ti amo*", performed by Ricchi e Poveri. The fan favorite, Algeria, finished at the second place. Their entry finished seven points behind the winner. It was the best African placement since the start of the contest. Malta, who won the first edition, finished at the third place. Croatia however finished at the last place. It was the first time that an European country ended at the last place. Croatia however won in the fourth edition, followed by Greece and Spain.

## Number of victories and hosting

To date, three country won the contest once: France, Italy and Malta

Italy hosted the first edition in Venice. In the second edition, Malta hosted the contest because of their victory. The contest took place in Valletta. Toulouse, located in France, hosted the third edition. Italy was the first country to host the contest for a second time. In the fouth edition, the Italian broadcaster selected Sanremo to host the edition.

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## Participating countries

From the beginning of the contest until the most recent edition, 12 countries took part in the contest. The participating countries received an invitation to take part. Besides them, Portugal and Tunesia declined the invitation and didn't participate.

All countries who are located around the Mediterranean Sea are able to participate, with the exeption of Israel and Palestine. There are countries not bordering the Mediterranean Sea which nonetheless are allowed to participate: Andorra, Bulgaria, Jordan, Kosovo, Portugal, San Marino and Serbia.

On this map, the countries in green are the countries that took part in at least one edition. The yellow countries are the countries who are able to participate but didn't made their début yet and the countries in grey are the nations who can't participate in this contest.

## Statistics

For more statistics, you can have a look to the following page: Statistics of the MediteranianMusic Song Contest

Here you can see the top 10 prestations from each country.

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     *Withdrawn* – Countries who have participated in the past but have withdrawn.

## See Also

* EuroRegion Song Contest
* EuroMusic Dance Contest
* EuroMusic Song Contest
* Eurovision Music Festival
* Junior EuroMusic Song Contest
* WorldMusic Song Contest