Discogram International Song Contest 10

## Discogram International Song Contest

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**Discogram International Song Contest 10** also referred as **DISC10**, is the 10th edition of Discogram International Song Contest, held in Reykjavík, Iceland after Yohanna won the last edition with their song "I Miss You".

Twenty-one countries participated in the tenth edition. This edition saw the debut of  Cambodia,  Jordan,  Malawi,  Malta,  Samoa &  Scotland.  France &  Japan returned after 2 editions,  New Zealand return after 7 editions and  Norway which return after 8 editions! However,  American Samoa,  Germany,  Guadeloupe,  Haiti,  Jamaica,  Macau,  Sierra Leone &  Sweden decided to withdrew due to various reasons.

 Norway ended up victorious after beating out  Japan by a one point margin. This was Norway's first victory ever since its debut in the first edition and it also managed to set its new best result ever.  Jordan rounded up the podium in 3rd. While host country,  Iceland ended up 16th.

## Venue

**Laugardalsvöllur** is Iceland's national football stadium and the home venue for the Iceland national football team. It is in Reykjavík with a capacity of 9,800.

The idea of building a sport venue in Laugardalur, along with some other entertainment facilities, dates back to 1871. At that time, the population of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, was only about 2,000. Laugardalur was also nearly 3 km (1.9 mi) away from residential areas. Little came out of this proposal the next 60 years or so.

In 1943, the town council set up the Laugardalsnefnd committee. Its task was to make proposals and ideas for the area. The committee then delivered the result later, which included building a new football stadium and a new swimming pool.

Construction of the field started in 1949 and lasted until 1952. A year later in 1953, construction of a new stand started. The stand had a capacity of 4,000 when completed.

The first match was played on Laugardalsvöllur in 1957 when the Iceland men's national football team played against Norway, two years before the official opening on 17 June 1959. A few years later, the stand was renovated and expanded, starting from 1965 to 1970.

Under the new stand there was opened a track-and-field facility, which operated until 2007, although there has always been all-weather running track around the pitch (upgraded in 1992). Later the year 1992, floodlights were inaugurated for the match against Greece.

In 1997, another new stand was built against the old stand, across the pitch. Constructions started a year earlier. It has a capacity of 3,500. At the same time, the old stand was relieved by matching it with the new stand by seating capacity.

Big renovation and expansion of the old stand started in 2005. After the completion in 2007, the stadium has a capacity of 9,800. Additional capacity can be added by bringing in two temporary stands seating 1,500 each, giving the stadium a maximum capacity of 15,000 but after the new requirements of FIFA for national football stadiums, this addition method has been forbidden. No major renovations or expansions have occurred since 2007.

The largest attendance for a football match ever seen at Laugardalsvöllur was 20,204 in 2004 in a friendly match between Iceland and Italy. The largest attendance for the venue about 25,000 during a concert in 2007.

On 24 July 2018, American rock band Guns N' Roses played at the stadium in front of 25,000 people, at that time the largest rock concert ever held in Iceland.

## Location

Reykjavík (/ˈreɪkjəvɪk, -viːk/ RAYK-yə-vik, -⁠veek; Icelandic: [ˈreiːcaˌviːk] (listen)) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a population of around 131,136 (and 233,034 in the Capital Region), it is the centre of Iceland's cultural, economic, and governmental activity, and is a popular tourist destination.
Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to Landnámabók, was established by Ingólfr Arnarson in 874 CE. Until the 18th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was officially founded in 1786 as a trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. It is among the cleanest, greenest, and safest cities in the world.

## Results

**Grand Final**

Recap: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R6jYZg3-LGrwEnB0XWmsqsl0pfkiw2od/view?usp=sharing

The Grand Final took place between 17 September 2022 to 01 October 2022

## Other Countries

 Wales initially planned on returning this edition, however the HoD decided to switch to  Jordan.