Canticum Certamine 06

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**Canticum Certamine 6**, often referred to as **CC 6** is the 6th edition of Canticum Certamine. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following SEA's victory in the fifth edition. It was the first time that Portugal hosted the contest. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) chose the Atlice Arena as the venue for the contest, with David and Sara Carreira as the hosts.

Forty-two countries participated in the 6th edition.   Bulgaria,   Bosnia and Herzegovina,   Croatia,   India,   Kosovo and   Uzbekistan announced their withdrawal from the edition, We also invited   Algeria as a guest this edition.

Belarus was crowned as the winner of the edition with the song "Poslednij Zvonok" performed by HELENA. The song gathered a total of 384 points, 60 points ahead the runner-up, Romania. Germany finished on third place, while Switzerland, Cyprus and debut country Latvia completed the top 6 of the edition. Belarus achieved the best result of the big 6 countries this edition with their outstanding win.

## Location

*For further information see Lisbon*
**Lisbon** is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 505,526 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.8 million people, being the 10th-most populous urban area in the European Union. About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, which represents approximately 27% of the country's population. It is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus. The westernmost portions of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, form the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca.

Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the second-oldest European capital city (after Athens), predating other modern European capitals by centuries. Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia, adding to the name Olissipo. Ruled by a series of Germanic tribes from the 5th century, it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century. In 1147, the Crusaders under Afonso Henriques reconquered the city and since then it has been the political, economic and cultural center of Portugal.

## Semi-final allocation draw

The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on 11 September 2020 at the Atlice Arena in Lisbon. The big 6 countries were first drawn to determine in which semi-final would each country vote.  Belarus,  Greece and  Portugal were drawn to vote in the first semi-final while  Japan,  Malta and  Serbia were drawn to vote in the second semi-final. The rest thirty-six countries were divided into six pots, based on the voting running order from last edition. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.

The six pots were the following:

* Austria
* Lebanon
* Luxembourg
* Sweden
* United Kingdom
* Australia
* Estonia
* Latvia
* Ukraine
* United States
* Italy
* New Zealand
* Norway
* San Marino
 Pot 4
 * Albania
* Belgium
* Finland
* France
* Moldova
* Russia
* Israel
* Netherlands
* Romania
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Ireland
* Lithuania
* Poland

## Participating Countries

Forty-four countries confirmed their participation for the edition,One of them, Algeria whom was invited as a guest, made their debut appearance in the contest, meanwhile Bulgaria,  Bosnia,  Croatia,  India,  Kosovo and  Uzbekistan announced their withdrawal from the edition

No artist from the past editions returned this edition.

## Results

### Semi-final 1

Eighteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Belarus, Greece and Portugal also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

### Semi-final 2

Eighteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Japan, Malta and Serbia also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.