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Germany in the Instaglobal Song Contest 16

**Germany** participated in the **Instaglobal Song Contest 16**. After finishing 8th in the final of edition 15, the German broadcaster ARD confirmed their participation in the upcoming edition. The national final *Bundesvision Song Contest* will take place for the sixth time and will decide the German entrant for Instaglobal 16. Germany is represented that edition with the song *"Getaway"* by Schwarz Dont Crack, finishing 16th in the final with 106 points.

## Bundesvision Song Contest 6

*For more information, see Bundesvision Song Contest 6*.

The national final *Bundesvision Song Contest 6* decides the German entrant for Instaglobal 16. It takes place in in Schleswig-Holstein after Wincent Weiss' win in the previous edition with his song "Nur ein Herzschlag entfernt". The national final consists of a semi-final with 10 songs and a final with seven songs that qualified from the semi-final. The voting in the semi-final includes 100% juryvote, in the final 50% juryvote and 50% televote.

## At Instaglobal Song Contest

### **Points awarded to Germany**

Points Awarded to Germany (Semi-final 1)
* Thailand
* Sri Lanka
* Japan
* Kosovo
 5 points
 * Lithuania

Points Awarded to Germany (Final)
* Netherlands
* Switzerland
* Greece
* Lebanon
 5 points
 * Hungary
* Ireland
* Spain
Bring The Show To Iceland 8

**Bring The Show To Iceland 8** was the eighth edition of the Icelandic national final that selected the song and artist of  Iceland for the Instaglobal Song Contest 19 & Instaglobal Second Chance 9.

## Info

The national final took place at the Laugardalshöll in Reykjavik.
The show consisted of two selecting rounds. For the first round RÚV opened a period of 30 days where people could submit their entries. The broadcatser recieved 12 songs, they selected 4 to participate in **"The Battles"**, where the participants made duels. The winner went to the **Final**, where competed with other 5 songs selected internally by RÚV. The 6 finalists performed to win the right to represent Iceland.
3,342 people attended the event live.

## Final

All international juries in Instaglobal were able to vote.
Kazakhstan in the Instaglobal Song Contest 7

**Kazakhstan** participated in the **Instaglobal Song Contest** in Kalmar, Sweden. The Kazakh entry was selected through an internal selection by the broadcaster of the country, Kazakhstan Radio and Television Corporation (KRTC). Lashyn participated with their song "Zhasa, Tugan Zherim", which qualified from the second semi-final of the competition and ended 12th in the final with 119 points.

## At Instaglobal Song Contest

During the semi-final allocation draw, Kazakhstan was drawn to compete in the second half of the first semi-final. Kazakhstan performed as ninth in the semi-final and qualified, placing 2nd and scoring 102 points while the country was announced as the third qualifier. During the qualifiers press conference, Lashyn chose to perform in the second half of the final and were later drawn to perform as seventeenth. Lashyn was placed 12th in the final, scoring 119 points and receiving 12 points one time from  Philippines.

### **Voting**

#### **Points awarded to Kazakhstan**

Points Awarded to Kazakhstan (Semi-final 2)
* China
* Denmark
* Germany
* Serbia
* Ukraine
 5 points
 * Bulgaria
* Finland
* Trinidad & Tobago
* Turkey

Points Awarded to Kazakhstan (Final)
* Denmark
* Germany
* Serbia
* Spain
* Thailand
 5 points
 * Trinidad & Tobago
* Ukraine
* Sweden
* Colombia
* Croatia
* New Zealand
* Nigeria
* RotW
Pakistan

**Pakistan** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest one time since their debut in the seventh edition.
They debuted with the song "*Pillowtalk*" performed by ZAYN and failed to qualify.

## Contestants

The following lists the one contestant that represented Pakistan in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Junior Instaglobal Song Contest 5

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**Junior Instaglobal Song Contest 5** was the fifth edition of the Junior Instaglobal Contest. It returned after a small hiatus. It took place in Winnipeg, Canada, following Charlie's win in the previous edition with her song "Ghosts". This is the first time Canada won the contest.

## Location

Bell MTS Place (formerly MTS Centre) is an indoor arena in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. The arena is the home of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose.[8][9][10]

The Bell MTS Place stands on the former Eaton's site and is owned and operated by True North Sports & Entertainment. The 440,000 square feet[3] (41,000 m2) building was constructed at a cost of $133.5 million CAD. It opened on November 16, 2004, replacing the since-demolished Winnipeg Arena. It has a capacity of 15,321 for hockey and 16,345 for concerts.

## Format

### Voting

The voting was changed from the last edition as there were no semis in the 5th edition. It returned back to the old format, with all the countries rewarding their 12,10,8,7-1 points to the songs.

## International broadcasts and voting

### Voting and spokespersons

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Mak-Pesna 3

**Mak-Pesna 3** was the 3rd edition of the Macedonian national final that selected the song and artist of  FYR Macedonia for the Instaglobal Song Contest 22 & Instaglobal Second Chance 11.

## Selection Progress

MKRTV opened a casting call the 15th November 2018. A total of 66 songs were presented to represent FYR Macedonia.
10 artists advanced to compete in the Semifinal, where the internal jury evaluated and selected six songs giving a score from 0 to 10 points.
The 6 best scores advanced to the Final and MKRTV published the six selected songs to participate in the live show, each international jury awarded 10, 7, 4 & 1 points.

## Final

All delegations of Instaglobal and a ROTW were able to vote. Each international jury awarded 10, 7, 4 & 1 points.
Kazakhstan in the Instaglobal Second Chance

*For Kazakhstan in the Instaglobal Song Contest, see Kazakhstan in the Instaglobal Song Contest.*

**Kazakhstan** has participated in the Instaglobal Second Chance one time since their debut. In the first ever edition, Farleon, together with the American singer Jason Gaffner, performed their song "Tell Me" and had a great success, getting 5th in the final. So far the lowest place was 20th by Ninety One, performing "Qalay qarayiñ". In the third edition Kazakhstan sent the previous winner KeshYOU but didn't qualify to the final.

## Contestants

The following lists the contestants that represented Kazakhstan in the Instaglobal Second Chance.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
Moldova

**Moldova** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest four times since their debut in the first edition.

They debuted with the song "*I Can Change All My Life*" performed by Valeria Paşa but if failed to qualify. Moldova qualified for the first time in edition 8 with Aliona Moon, and it is the first country to win two times in a row.

## Contestants

The following lists the 14 contestants that represented Moldova in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Montenegro

**Montenegro** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest one time since their debut in the ninth edition. They debuted with the song *"Zovi Svoje Drugove"*performed by Milena Vučić.

## Contestants

The following lists the one contestant that represented Montenegro in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*

## Voting History

The following list shows the **voting history** after the 9th edition.
O Melodie Pentru Instaglobal 1

**O Melodie Pentru Instaglobal 1** is the national final format developed in order to select Moldova's entry for Instaglobal Song Contest 16.

## Arists

* **Dara** is 24 years old and is known for participating in the preselection for Moldova in Eurovision 2012. She never participated in an Instaglobal event yet.
* **Kaya** is a 27 year old singer, who has been in the industry since 2012. She also never participated in an Instaglobal event.
* **Irina Rimes** is known after participating in Instaglobal 14, where she finished 8th in the semi final, and third in the Wildcard Round.
* **Olga Verbitchi** is a 16 year old singer, who is known for winning the Romanian X Factor.
* **Carla's Dreams** participated in the twelfth edition of Instaglobal, where he finished 12th in the semi final.
FYR Macedonia in the Junior Instaglobal Song Contest

**FYR Macedonia** debuted with the song "Samo Sonuvaj" performed by Anja Veterova.

## Contestant

Macedonia, known in the contest also as **FYR Macedonia** or **Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia** debuted in the very first edition of JIC in Helsinki with Anja Vetrova and her song "*Samo Sonuvaj*" and finished in 17th place with 36 points.

Table key

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*

## Voting history

As of JIC 2 Macedonian voting history is as follows:
Croatia

**Croatia** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest six times since their debut in the first edition.
They debuted with the song "*More Tuge*" performed by Severina & Saša Matić but the country got disqualified. One edition Severina tried her luck with Učiteljice and sung "*Generale*", although they got 6th in the semi-final, they won the contest in Sydney

## Contestants

The following lists the 16 contestants that represented Croatia in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Instaglobal Second Chance 4

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**Instaglobal Second Chance 4**, is the 4th edition of the Instaglobal Second Chance. It took place in United States.

USA hosted the contest in New York and 33 countries have participated.

The winner of the third edition was Croatia with the song "Kao" performed by Severina, which scored 158 points, 6 points over the runner-up Spain. Ireland, Bulgaria and Germany completed the top 5.

Croatia after his vicotry, was the first country to win two Instaglobal events.
Canada in the Instaglobal Song Contest 19

Canada participated in the 19th edition of the Instaglobal Song Contest. The act was selected via national selection.

## Canadian Music Festival II

After qualifying for the final in the previous edition, the format "Canadian Music Festival" came back for a third edition to select the Canadian entry, despite early reports stated that the broadcaster would choose its representative internally. CBC contacted a total of twelve artists, both unknown and popular.

**Semifinal**

The Semifinal took place in Vancouver's Rogers Arena on the 11th March 2018. A total of twelve acts competed, but only seven qualified.

#### **Notes**

1. Due to some problems with the original version, Anjulie had to perform her song in the version with producer Justice Skolnik. After discovering she failed to go through the semifinal she expressed her disappontment, revealaing that she would try again to compete again in the future with the original version after solving the on going issues.

**Final**

The Semifinal took place in Bell Centre in Montreal on the 26th March 2018.

### **Points awarded to Canada**

Points Awarded to Canada (semi-final)

Points Awarded to Canada (final)
Belarus

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**Belarus** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest eight times since their debut in the first edition. They debuted with the song "*Vsegda budu s toboy*" performed by Alexey Vorobyov ft. FreddY but were disqualified. Belarus had not qualified until the tenth edition with Arston and Jake Reese with *"Circle Track"* and this is the only qualification until the eighteenth edition with a previous particpant Rita Dakota who represented Russia in edition 12 with *"Polchelaveka"* and came 10th and she qualified in the eighteenth edition with "Boyus Cto Da" which qualified and brought Belarus back to the final.

## Contestants

The following lists the 9 contestants that represented Belarus in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*

## Voting History

The following list shows the **voting history** after the 20th edition.
Instaglobal Second Chance

**Instaglobal Second Chance** is a song contest on Instagram held among the members of the Insta Broadcasting Union since November 2016.

In this contest can participate the singers and the songs that have lost in the NF for Instaglobal Song Contest .

Each country's head of delegation gets to select an entry for each edition either by internal or national selection. Then the countries get to vote for each show to determine the qualifiers and the winner of the edition.

So far, nine countries have won the competition and therefore hosted the contest: South Korea, Finland, USA, Croatia, United Kingdom, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Turkey, Albania and India. The last winner was the indian Raja Kumari, who won the ninth edition with her song "Meera" which got 161 points.

## History

The first ever Instaglobal Second Chance started on November 2016. It was held in Calgary, Canada. South Korea was the first ever country to win the contest. The winner is traditionally set to be the host of the following edition.
After South Korea; Finland, United States, Croatia, United Kingdom, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Turkey and Albania have host the contest.

### Slogans

Since the first edition already, slogans were used for the contest like in Instaglobal. In each edition, the host broadcaster was in charge to decide the slogan of the edition and based on it, develop the contest's theme and visual design.

## Winners

The contest has so far nine winning countries.
Kazakhstan in the Instaglobal Song Contest 14

Kazakhstan participated in the 14th edition of the Instaglobal Song Contest.
After four success editions of Qazaqstan Mwzika Festïvali, the broadcaster wanted to select an entry internally. The broadcaster, Kazakhstan Radio and Television Corporation (KRTC), wanted to select a song which it would look more at the voice of the artist rather than the entire act. The Kazakh broadcaster held a national final with two songs.

### **Voting**

#### **Points awarded to Kazakhstan**

Points Awarded to Kazakhstan (Semi-final 1)

Points Awarded to Kazakhstan (Final)
Bring The Show To Iceland 1

**Bring The Show To ICeland 1** was the 1st edition of the Icelandic national final that selected the song and artist of  Iceland for the Instaglobal Song Contest 11.

The winner represented Iceland in the Instaglobal Song Contest 11 while another song went to Instaglobal Second Chance 1.

## Info

The national final took place at the Laugardalshöll in Reykjavik.The national final consisted of two Semifinals with six songs each, where three songs qualified for Final. In the Final the 6 qualified songs were performed to select the Icelandic entry.
3,065 people attended the event live.

## Competing Artists and Songs

The 12 competing artists were revealed on the 1st of October 2016. All artists were debuting.

## Final

All delegations in Instaglobal were able to vote.
Bundesvision Song Contest 12

**Bundesvision Song Contest 12** was the 12th edition of the German national selection for the Instaglobal Song Contest 22. The selection had a semi-final and a final held in Wetzlar, Hesse. It was hosted by Andrea Kiewel.
Felix Räuber won the edition with his song "Wall". In the Instaglobal Song Contest 22, it got the XX place in the final with XX points.

## Information

### **Competing entries**

Table key
     *Winner*
Mexico

**Mexico** has participated in the Instaglobal Song Contest eight times, making its debut in the third edition.

They debuted with the song "*Cool For The Summer*" performed by Demi Lovato.

In the following edition they got the 4th place in the final with the song "*Conmigo*" performed by Sofía Reyes, and so far it's the best result of the country, with an amount of 168 points. She also won the Semifinal.

Up to the 5th edition, Sofía Reyes was selected again to represent her home country, this time accompanied with the Puertorican rapper, Wisin. Their song *"Muévelo"* reached the top 10 again with a 9th position and 141 points, second best result so far.

In the next edition Jesse & Joy won the National Final with the song *"Ecos de Amor"*, so they had the right to represent Mexico in the contest. Despite they won the Semifinal, they only scored 95 points with a 19th position.

In the 7th edition, after some internal problems for the selection of the song, Yuri, accompanied with the Puertorican rapper Yandel, didn't qualify for the final. The song *"Al Bailar"* got a 14th place with 14 points in its Semifinal.

The same happened in the next edition, the boyband CD9 and the Spanish artist Abraham Mateo didn't qualify too, scoring the worst result ever in the history of the country in the contest with the song *"Para Siempre (All The Way)"*. They finished last in the Semifinal with 28 points.

Anahí and her song *"Amnesia"* represented the Mexicans in the 9th edition, but they got a very last place in the Final, 28th with 48 points.

In the current edition, the country is represented by the American djs Cash Cash and Sofía Reyes (her thrid time in the contest) with the song How To Love. So far, they got a wildcard place in their Semifinal, so they will compete in the Wildcard Round for being in the Final.

## Contestants

Mexico has sent different artists to the contest, including three female soloists (Demi Lovato, Sofía Reyes and Anahí), a duo (Jesse & Joy) and four collaborations (Sofía Reyes ft. Wisin, Yuri ft. Yandel, the boyband CD9 ft. Abraham Mateo and the djs Cash Cash ft. Sofía Reyes).

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Ethiopia

**Ethopia** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest one time since their debut in the fifth edition.
They debuted with the song "*Love Me Harder*" performed by Ariana Grande & The Weeknd and placed 26th in the final.

## Contestants

The following lists the one contestant that represented Ethopia in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Denmark in the Instaglobal Song Contest 8

Denmark participated in the seventh edition of the Instaglobal Song Contest. The selection was once again internally. Anja Nissen represented Denmark with her song "Never Alone", which ended 9th in the semi-final with 59 points.

## At Instaglobal Song Contest

Denmark participated in the second semi-final as 16th. After Kazakhstan. The Eurovision star didn't made it to the final, they ended 9th in the final with just 59 points.

### **Points awarded to Denmark**

Points Awarded to Denmark (semi-final)
* Czech Republic
* Russia
 5 points
 * Greece
* South Korea
* Iceland
Damona

**Damona** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest ten times since their debut in the Instaglobal Song Contest 27

## Contestants

The following lists the 14 contestants that represented Damona in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*

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Instaglobal All Stars 3

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The **Instaglobal All Stars 3** was the third edition of the All Stars franchise. The contest was held in the previous winning country Ireland. The format stayed the same of the last edition but instead of three semi-finals there were just two. There was also an suprising twist, the two automatic qualified countries (Denmark and Ireland) could take a country who stayed in the semi-finals to the finals.

In total 29 countries participated in the contest.

## Debuting and withdrawing countries

In total 35 countries participated in the second edition. Canada and Sweden withdrew from the contest and 27 countried debuted in the contest.

## Results

Table key
     *Qualified*
     *Saved by either Denmark or Ireland*
     *Disqualified*
### Semi-final 1

The countries in this semi and Ireland and Denmark voted in this semi-final.

### Semi-final 2

The countries in this semi and Ireland and Denmark voted in this semi-final.

### Grand Final

All countries who participated in this edition of All Stars were asked to vote in the final.
Barbados

**Barbados** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest four times since their debut in the first edition. They debuted with the song "*FourFiveSecond*" performed by Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney, this is the only time that Barbados qualified.

## Contestants

The following lists the four contestants that represented Barbados in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Kenya

**Kenya** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest one time since their debut in the third edition.
They debuted with the song "*Kwa Vile*" performed by Willy Paul but the country was disqualified.

## Contestants

The following lists the one contestant that represented Kenya in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Instaglobal Song Contest 1

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**Instaglobal Song Contest 1**, often referred as **Instaglobal 1**, was the debut edition of the Instaglobal Song Contest. The edition was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands as it was the host's country.

Forty countries participated in the first edition, all of them being debutants as it was the first edition. To participate, the countries had to be approved as members of the Instaglobal Union.

The winner of the first edition was Australia with the song "Elastic Heart" performed by Sia, which scored 164 points, sixteen points over the runner-up Colombia. Ukraine, Sweden and Spain completed the top 5.

## Results

### Semi-final 2

Nine countries qualified as there were three countries finishing a shared seventh place.
Denmark in the Junior Instaglobal Song Contest

*For Denmark in the Instaglobal Song Contest, see Denmark in the Instaglobal Song Contest.*

**Denmark** has participated in the Junior Instaglobal Song Contest one time since their debut. Johanne performed a cover called "Ain't Nobody" which was placed 12th in the final. Denmark couldn't participate in the second edition because they did not vote in the first edition.

## Contestants

The following lists the contestant that represented Denmark in the Junior Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
Junior Instaglobal Song Contest 1

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**Junior Instaglobal Song Contest 1**, often referred as **Junior Instaglobal 1** or **JIGC 1**, was the debut edition of the Junior Instaglobal Song Contest. It was founded by the Finnish and Kazakh delegation of the Instaglobal Song Contest. The contest was held in Helsinki, Finland.

Twenty-two countries participated in the first edition. There was first a maximum of 15 countries in the contest, but because of the high demand the amount was increased to 20.

France won the first edition with the song "On ecrit sur les murs" performed by Kids United with 144 points. Russia and Ukraine became second and third. The Netherlands and Brazil completed the top five. The host country, Finland, became 10th in the final.

## Rules

The artist must orginate from the country and must between the ages of 8 and 15 years old. You can only compete in the Junior Instaglobal Contest if you participate in the adult version to avoid any confusion. All the songs must have been released after 2012, the artist must have been 8-15 at the time of release.

## Results

Twenty-two countries participated in the final.

## Incidents

### Portuguese artist change

Originally, Kika and Andreas Wijk were to represent Portugal with "Can't Feel Love Tonight", however it later turned out that both artists were too old to enter the contest, so Diogo Garcia was instead chosen to represent Portugal in Helsinki

### Technical errors

On the night of the results, there were some technical errors. When Russia revealed their points, it was shown that Denmark would receive 2 points but they actually got 6 points from Russia. When Mexico announced their points, China got 2 points but they weren't added to the scoreboard. This was later corrected.

## International broadcasts and voting

### Voting and spokespersons

2. David Pajero
3. Mathea Mari
4. Paulina Rubio
5. Kamilla Ismailova
6. Barbara Popovic
7. Shalisa
8. Max & Mango
9. Godfrey Gao
10. Afërdita Dreshaj
11. Marta Rak
12. Ariana Abreu
14. Jenni Kaakkola
15. Julia Kedhammer
16. Vanessa Bezrodnaya
17. Page Four
18. Krisia Todorova
19. Noah-Levi
20. Lena Stamenkovic
21. Jotta A
22. Michele Perniola
23. (RoW) Jacob Sartorius

### Commentators

* Spain - María Isabel (La 2)
* Norway - Julie Bergan (NRK 1)
* Mexico - Sofia Reyes (Canal 5\*)
* Russia - Tolmachevy Sisters (Channel 1 Russia)
* FYR Macedonia - Karolina Petkovska (MRT 1)
* Netherlands - Jan Smit (NPO 2)
* France - Twin Twin (France 2)
* China - G.E.M. (Hunan TV)
* Kosovo - Rona Nishliu and Dhuarta Dora (RTK 1, RTK Sat)
* Ukraine - Viktoria Petryk and Sofia Tarsaova (Pershyi)
* Poland - Margaret (TVP1)
* Finland - *Finnish:* Topi Lattuka and Saara Aalto (YLE TV1), *Swedish:* Krista Siegfrids (YLE Fem)
* Sweden - Molly Sandén (SVT1)
* Kazakhstan - *Kazakh:* Norberg Makhambetov (Kazakhstan), *Russian:* Sasha Holiday (Kazakh TV)
* Denmark - Ole Tøpholm (DR2)
* Bulgaria - Elena Rosberg (BNT)
* Germany - Lena (Das Erste)
* Serbia - Bojana Stamenov (RTS1)
* Brazil - Ludmilla (Globo)
* Italy - Francesca Michielin (RAI)
Denmark in the Instaglobal Song Contest 22

Denmark participated in the 22nd edition of the Instaglobal Song Contest. They continued with a the national final called Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. which was hosted by the Danish broadcaster DR.

## Dansk Melodi Grand Prix

*To see more information about Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, see Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 6.*

Denmark continued with Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. The format change in DMGP 5 stayed for this edition, meaning that every song would get a rate from 0 to 100.

### **Points awarded to Denmark**

Points Awarded to Denmark (semi-final)

Points Awarded to Denmark (final)
Armenia

**Armenia** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest three times since their debut in the first edition.

They debuted with the song "*XO*" performed by Athena Manoukian and placed 10th in the final. Although the country was placed in the top 10, the country withrew for unknown reasons. Five editions later they returned but failed to qualify. In edition 9, Armenia returned with "Davachan Es" by Gaby.

## Contestants

The following lists the 16 contestants that represented Armenia in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Instaglobal Song Contest 2

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**Instaglobal Song Contest 2**, often referred as **Instaglobal 2**, will be the 2nd edition of the Instaglobal Song Contest. It took place in Australia following Sia's victory in the **previous edition**. The contest was held in Sydney.

Eleven countries made their appearance in Sydney while eight countries withdrew.

Croatia won the contest with their song "Can't Hold Me Down" performed by Martin Almgren with just two more points than the runner-up Germany. Portugal, Estonia and Lithuania completed the top 5.
Czech Republic

**Czech Republic**has participated in the Instaglobal Contest two times since their debut in the fourth edition.

They debuted with the song "*Toulavá*" performed by Sebastian and was placed 10th in the final. Although the country had their succes, they withdrew from the contest. In the seventh edition they came back but did not qualify for the finals.

## Contestants

The following lists the 12 contestants that represented Czech Republic in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Jamaica

**Jamaica** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest six times since their debut in the first edition.

They debuted with the song "*Cheerleader*" performed by the famous Omi but failed to qualify. They withdrawed in the 3rd edition and returned in the 5th, again represented by superstar Omi. After withdrawing in the 7th edition, they returned in the 8th, but sadly didn't qualify and got the worst result for Jamaica with "*The Way We Are*" by Alesha Dixon and "*Get Stupid*" by Aston Merrygold, both getting the 11th place in the semi-final. Ella Eyre got their best result in #12 with "*Comeback*", reaching top 10. Since their return in the 8th edition, until the 19th edition, the jamaican delegation was run by @spain\_esc

## Contestants

The following lists the 16 contestants that represented Jamaica in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Georgia

**Georgia** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest four times since their debut in the fourth edition.
They debuted with the song "*Unloved*" performed by Tamta whom got their highest score to date, getting 11th in the final.

## Contestants

The following lists the 7 contestants that represented Georgia in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*

## Voting History

The following list shows the **voting history** after the 18th edition.
Instaglobal Second Chance 5

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**Instaglobal Second Chance 5**, will be the 5th edition of the Instaglobal Second Chance. It took place in Croatia.

Croatia hosted the contest in Dubrovnik and 34 countries have participated.

The winner of the fourth edition was United Kingdom with the song "Froot" performed by Marina And The Diamonds, which scored 177 points, 9 points over the runner-up United States. Ireland, Romania and Norway completed the top 5.
Instaglobal Second Chance 2

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**Instaglobal Second Chance 2**, was the 2nd edition of the Instaglobal Second Chance. It took place in South Korea.

South Korea hosted the contest in Seoul and 27 countries have participated.

The winner of the second edition was Finland with the song "Be Real" performed by Krista Siegrifds, which scored 142 points, 16 points over the runner-up Denmark. Canada, Spain and Lithuania completed the top 5.
Australia

**Australia** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest seven times since their debut in the first edition.

They debuted with the song "*Elastic Heart*" performed by Sia and won the first ever edition. In the fifth edition, Australia became one of the Big Five.

## Contestants

The following lists the 21 contestants that represented Australia in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bosniak TV
**Former broadcaster**
* **#01-#36:** BHRT

**Bosnia & Herzegovina** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest seven time since their debut in the first edition.

They debuted with the song "*Kalimero*" performed by Regina but they failed to qualify. Bosnia & Herzegovina qualified to the final for the first time in the sixteenth edition with the song "*Ledena Kraljica*" by Maya Berović in her fourth participation.

## Contestants

The following lists the 13 contestants that represented Bosnia & Herzegovina in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Kazakhstan in the Instaglobal Song Contest 10

**Kazakhstan** participated in the **Instaglobal Song Contest** in Cologne, Germany. The Kazakh entry was selected through an national selection by the broadcaster of the country, Kazakhstan Radio and Television Corporation (KRTC). Ayumi won the first edition of Qazaqstan Mwzika Festïvali 1 with 180 points, just 6 points more than the runner-up Madina Sadvakasova. Ayumi participated in the first semi-final getting second in the final with 114 points. In the final they ended 8th with 135 points.

## Qazaqstan Mwzika Festïvali 1

The first edition of Qazaqstan Mwzika Festïvali was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. A total of 24 countries voted for the national final.

### Voting

The rules states that you must compete in Instaglobal Song Contest in order to vote. The delegates must make a ranking, from first to sixth. The one who is first is your favourite and the only who is sixth (also last) is the least favourite. The Kazakh delegate turned the rankings into points. The following 24 countries voted for the national final.

## At Instaglobal Song Contest

On 11 August 2016, Kazakhstan joined 23 other countries for the Instaglobal in Concert. They presented their song as 22nd. A few days later it was announced that Kazakhstan would perform in the second half of the first semi-final. A day later we knew that Ayumi would perform last. They qualified to the final with 114 points. In the final they performed also as last. Ending on the 8th place with 135 points.

### **Voting**

#### **Points awarded to Kazakhstan**

Points Awarded to Kazakhstan (Semi-final 1)
* Denmark
* Latvia
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* United Kingdom
 * Bulgaria
* Malta
* Sweden
* Switzerland

Points Awarded to Kazakhstan (Final)
* Thailand
* United States
* Cyprus
* FYR Macedonia
* United Kingdom
* Austria
* Canada
* Japan
 5 points
 * Poland
* Russia
* Netherlands
* Slovakia
* Serbia

#### Split voting results

The following five members comprised the Kazakh jury:

* Zhanar Dugalova – Chairperson – singer and participant in the fifth, sixth  and eighth edition
* Mukhtar Umarov – film director, actor
* Kairat Nurtas – singer
* Zhanbolat Ertaev – singer
* Naomi Smalls – drag performer
Latvia in the Instaglobal Song Contest 18

Latvia participated in the 18th edition of the Instaglobal Song Contest. They continued with a the national final called Mūsu Izvēle which was hosted by the Latvian broadcaster LTV. Dana Sokolova represented the country in Tiraspol,

## Mūsu Izvēle

*To see more information about Mūsu Izvēle, see Mūsu Izvēle.*

### **Semi Final 1**

In the first semi final 5 retro songs fighted for the place in the final. 2 qualified.

### **Semi Final 2**

In the second semi final 5 songs fighted for the place in the final. 2 qualified, one entry succeeded as wildcard.

### **Final**

In the second semi final 5 songs fighted for the place in the final. 2 qualified, one entry succeeded as wildcard.
Canada

**Canada** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest nineteen times since their debut in the second edition.

They debuted with the song "*Hello Kitty*" performed by Avril Lavigne but it failed to qualify in to the finals. Rykka, who sang "Movies" was placed 1st in the eighth edition, making Canada highest placement.

## Contestants

The following lists the 21 contestants that represented Canada in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Kazakhstan in the Instaglobal Song Contest 5

**Kazakhstan** debuted in the **Instaglobal Song Contest** in London, the United Kingdom. The Kazakh entry was selected through an internal selection by the broadcaster of the country, Kazakhstan Radio and Television Corporation (KRTC). KeshYou had the honour to make the Kazakh debut with the song "Rizamyn", which qualified from the first semi-final of the competition and won the contest with 196 points.

## At Instaglobal Song Contest

During the semi-final allocation draw, Kazakhstan was drawn to compete in the second half of the first semi-final. Kazakhstan performed as thirteenth in the semi-final and qualified, placing 3rd and scoring 97 points while the country was announced as the last qualifier. During the qualifiers press conference, KeshYou chose to perform in the second half of the final and were later drawn to perform as thirteenth. KeshYou won the contest, scoring 196 points and receiving 12 points three times - from  Ethiopia,  Finland and  Taiwan.

### **Voting**

#### **Points awarded to Kazakhstan**

Points Awarded to Kazakhstan (Semi-final 1)
* Sweden
* Iceland
* Taiwan
* Turkey
* Cuba
* Morocco

Points Awarded to Kazakhstan (Final)
* Finland
* Taiwan
* Philippines
* Poland
* South Korea
* Sweden
* Hungary
* Uzbekistan
* RotW
* Kosovo
* Mexico
* Spain
 5 points
 * Azerbaijan
* Iran
* Ukraine
* China
* Israel
* Portugal
* Morocco
* New Zealand
Lithuania

**Lithuania** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest six times since their debut in the first edition.

They debuted with the song "*Not Perfect*" performed by Edgaras Lubys but failed to qualify to the final.

## Contestants

The following lists the 14 contestants that represented Lithaunia in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Kosovo

**Kosovo** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest five times since their debut in the fourth edition.

They debuted with the song "*Black Widow*" performed by Rita Ora and Iggy Azeala, and got 14th in the final. The following edition Rita Ora performed by herself singing "*Poison*" and being placed 22nd. In the tenth edition Dua Lipa won the contest with her song *"​Hotter Than Hell"*.

## Contestants

The following lists the 17 contestants that represented Kosovo in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Mūsu Izvēle

**Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal** is the Latvian national final for Instaglobal Contest. Hosted for the first time for the 13th edition of the contest.

## Rules

The purpose of the show is to select the Song and Artist that will represent Latvia in Instaglobal. The runner-up has the right go to Instaglobal Second Chance.

The show contains between **4 to 8 artists** and their respective song, selected by an internally process directed by Latvijas Televīzija and/ot televote suggestions.

## **Editions**

**Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal #1**

It was announced on the 5th of March, 2017 that the broadcaster would create Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal to select the representant of Latvia in Instaglobal Song Contest 13.

**Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal #2**

It was announced on the 25th of April, 2017 the second edition of Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal to select the representant of Latvia in Instaglobal Song Contest 14.

**Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal #3**

It was announced on the 11th of July, 2017 the third edition of Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal to select the representant of Latvia in Instaglobal Song Contest 15.

}} It was announced on the 10th of November, 2017 the fourth edition of Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal to select the representant of Latvia in Instaglobal Song Contest 17.

**Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal #4**

 It was announced on the 10th of November, 2017 the fourth edition of Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal to select the representant of Latvia in Instaglobal Song Contest 17.

**Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal #5**

 It was announced on the 15th of December, 2017 the fifth edition of Mūsu Izvēle Instaglobal to select the representant of Latvia in Instaglobal Song Contest 18.

### **Semi Final 1**

In the first semi final 5 retro songs fighted for the place in the final. 2 qualified.

### **Semi Final 2**

In the second semi final 5 songs fighted for the place in the final. 2 qualified, one entry succeeded as wildcard.

### **Final**

In the second semi final 5 songs fighted for the place in the final. 2 qualified, one entry succeeded as wildcard.
Hungary

**Hungary** has participated in the Instaglobal Contest ten times since their debut in the first edition.

They debuted with the song "*Victory*" performed by Kállay Saunders Band, this is also the highest placement for Hungary.

## Contestants

The following lists the 20 contestants that represented Hungary in the Instaglobal Song Contest.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*
Instaglobal All Stars 1

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**Instaglobal All Stars 1**, often referred as **Instaglobal AS1**, was the first edition of the All Stars franchise.
The creator of the contest was the Kazakh HoD so the contest was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. All the winners from the previous editions (1-10) were invited to participate and compete in the contest. They were the jury part of the contest. The other delegations also could vote and be the televote.

Sarsa from Poland won the first ever Instaglobal All Stars with her song "Naucz Mnie" which won the third edition with just a margin of four points beating Poland. The host country, Kazakhstan was placed third.
Denmark

*Denmark in the Junior Instaglobal Song Contest, see Denmark in the Junior Instaglobal Song Contest.*

*Denmark in the Instaglobal Second Chance, see Denmark in the Instaglobal Second Chance.*

**Denmark** has participated in the **Instaglobal Song Contest** 22 times since its debut in the first edition. Denmark is one the countries that have participated in every edition. Out of the 22 participations, Denmark managed to get to the finals 15 times. Despite getting decent results, like getting in the top 10 eighth times out of 14 finals, Denmark has yet to win the contest. Since the 15th edition there is a new HoD which chose to have the national final called Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.
Cecilia Alexandra is the first artist to represent Denmark, sadly she ended 12th in the semi-final, making her not qualify. Adam Daniel and Off Bloom got the highest result for Denmark so far, getting second with the songs "Tænder på dig” and "Lover Like Me".

## Contestants

The following lists the 22 contestants that represented Denmark in the Instaglobal Song Contest. So far eighteen songs that were sent was in English, two in Danish and one in Faroese and German.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Automatically qualified to the final*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was relegated*

## Commentators and spokespersons

Since the first edition there have been different commentators and spokepersons for Denmark. However, all the events were broadcaster by DR. Ole Tøpholm, Johannes Nymark and Nikolaj Koppel have been the semi-final and final television commentators.

So far there is two spokepersons, Emmelie de Forest and Carpark North, who announced the Danish votes twice. Since the 15th edition it's the runner-up of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix who gets the offer to announce the Danish votes at the contest, in the 18th edition Carpark North and Stine Bramsen refused to reveal the points so Bjørnskov did it instead.
Germany in the Instaglobal Second Chance

*For Germany in the Instaglobal Song Contest, see Germany in the Instaglobal Song Contest.*

**Germany** has participated in the Instaglobal Second Chance eight times since the first edition. The first German entrants were Balbina and Maeckes with the song "Seife", finishing shared 10th place with 70 points. Since it's been a tie with Norway, Germany was ranked 11th. The best result was scored by Alice Merton with "No Roots" with a 5th place in the fourth edition.

## Contestants

The following lists the contestants that represented Germany in the Instaglobal Second Chance.

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*