recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
France

### Selection Process

Internal Selection: Season 1, Seasons 4-6, Season 8National Final: Seasons 2-3, Season 7

## Appearances

### Worst Result

12th SF: Season 7

France debuted in season 1 of WideVision where they sent Amel Bent with her song "Dis Moi Qui Tu Es", which placed 17th in the final with 95 points. France then came back for Season 2 where they sent Palmer with her song Syndrome. The country qualified for the final and finished 4th while in it. Because of their great result, France was a part of the Big 6, and they automatically qualified for the final. Seemone's "Nightbird" finished 23rd at the end of the final. Møme and Merryn Jeann represented the country in Season 4 with "Aloha", which finished 10th in the final. In Season 5, France sent Claire Laffut to Maastricht with her song "Vérité". The country finished 12th in the final that year. Gavin James and Philippine represented France in Season 6 with their song "Always". They qualified for the final by 1 point over Serbia, and the country finished dead last in the final. France sent Corson's "Raise Me Up" in Season 7. They failed to qualify for the first time ever after losing to Canada in the wildcard vote. France returned to the final the following season with Dust In Mind's "This Is The End", and they finished 18th there. France qualified another time the next season and placed 20th in the final with Naya's "Girl on the Moon". France failed to qualify for the 2nd time ever in Season 10, finishing 11th in the semi-final. However, France won Season 11 with Halflives' "Crown" and became a Big 6 member for the first time since Season 3.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan debuted in Season 1 with Dihaj's song "Loveseat". It did not qualify for the final and finished 14th in the 2nd semi-final with 41 points. The country withdrew in Season 2. They returned in Season 4 with Samra's "Hypnotised", but they failed once again to qualify for the final. They withdrew once again in Season 5. Azerbaijan returned in Season 7 with their worst result to date - last place in the semi-final - with Talib Tale's "Balim". Once again, Azerbaijan withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Season 6

After Romania's win in Maastricht with Birghi and her song "Invizibila", the 6th season of the WideVision Song Contest was hosted in Bucharest, Romania. A total of 50 countries took part in the contest. This season was an 'Overused Edition' which meant that overused songs and world-chart artists were allowed.

## Additions

* The big 6 of this season was made up of the host country Romania and the other 5 countries which completed the top 6 - Cayman Islands, Italy, Moldova, Norway, and Finland.
* The number of countries in the final decreased from 28 to 27 due to the big 7 becoming the big 6.
* Luxembourg can now also borrow from Belgium

## Countries

A total of 50 countries expressed their participation in season 6 - 1 less than last season.

* 6 countries debuted - Bulgaria, Colombia, India, Kazakhstan, Malawi, and Papua New Guinea
* 11 countries returned - Åland Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Georgia, Greenland, Iceland, Monaco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, and Spain
* 18 countries withdrew - Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Chad, Croatia, Greece, Guam, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Malta, Mexico, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe

## Other Seasons

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 7

Season 8

## Results

### Semi-Final 1

Semi-Final 1 took place on the 27th November 2019. North Macedonia's points were halved due to the jury not voting and Singapore was disqualified due to the jury leaving the server.

### Semi-Final 2

Semi-Final 2 took place on 28th November 2019. Albania and Georgia's points were halved due to the juries not voting.

### Final

The final took place on 9th December 2019.
Iran

Iran debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. They chose Arash to represent the country with his song "I'm So Lonely Broken Angel". Iran failed to qualify for the final, finishing 15th place in the semi-final with 43 points. The country returned for Season 3. Mahan Moin was selected to compete for Iran with her song "Elysium", which gave Iran their first qualification to the final and its first victory, winning the final with 275 points. Alishmas & Mehdi Jahani competed for the country with "Adat Kardam" in Season 4, finishing last in the final as the host country. Hungary had the same feat in the previous season. They withdrew in Season 5.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*

 3 | Mahan Moin
 4 | Alishmas & Mehdi Jahani
Canada

Canada debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. Betta Lemme was selected to represent the country with her song "Get It". They ended up not qualifying to the final, placing 13th in the semi-final with 57 points. Canada withdrew in Season 3 and returned in Season 4. The famous duo The Chainsmokers, along with ILLENIUM and Lennon Stella, came together to represent the country with their song "Takeaway". They qualified for the first time and finished 13th in the final. Tritonal and Laurell collaborated and represented the country with their song "Good Thing". They did not do as well as they did in Season 4, finishing 22nd in the final. Kiesza represented Canada in Season 6 with "Sweet Love". Canada qualified in the final by 1 point, tying with Bulgaria for the qualification spot while beating Australia and Monaco for the 2 spots. In the final, Canada finished with its best result - 9th place. In Season 7, Michaela May represented Canada with "1954". Despite not being one of the 10 qualifiers for the final, the country won the wildcard vote and made it through to the final. The country finished second-to-last place (26th). laye represented Canada in Season 8 with "Sicker", which placed 22nd in the final. The country failed to qualify in Season 9 for the 2nd time ever, which ended up being Canada's worst result at 21st in the semi-final. However, Canada received its best result the following season - placing 3rd with Angelike Falbo's "Sailors in the Night". Lennon Stella represented Canada while a Big 6 member in Season 11 with her song "Bad" - placing 24th in the semi-final.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Belgium

Belgium debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. Blanche represented the country with her song "Soon". It did not qualify for the final, finishing 11th with 73 points. It just missed the final, as Poland beat Belgium for the last spot in the final by 1 point. When Belgium returned in Season 3, Billie and Amongster were selected to compete with their song "Pillow Talk", where they barely qualified for the final, finishing 1 point higher than Germany in the second semi-final. They finished 24th in the final. Jade was the representative the following season with her song "Straw House". They finished 6th place in the final, and they got a spot in the Big 7 for Season 5. This meant that they automatically qualified for the final that season. In Season 5, the group K3's "Pina Colada" was the next entry for Belgium. They finished 20th place in the final. Barbara Opsomer represented Belgium in the following season with "Ta Plus Belle Insomnie". The country qualified for the final once again and finished in their second top 6 placement. The country would automatically qualify once again for the Big 6 in Season 7. Charlotte represented the country in that season with "Fuis", which finished 14th in the final. Belgium failed to qualify in Season 8 with the Van Jets' "Danger Zone", giving the country its worst result - 14th in the semi-final. This was the first time Belgium failed to qualify since their debut in Season 2.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Slovenia

Slovenia debuted in the 5th season of WideVision. Nika Zorjan represented the country that season with "Za Vedno". It failed to qualify for the final, finishing 19th in the second semi-final. The country withdrew in Season 6.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Chad

Chad debuted in Season 5 of WideVision. Mounira Mitchala represented the country with the song "Talou Lena". They failed to qualify for the final that season, finishing 17th in the first semi-final. Chad withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Dust Bunnies (Italy)

## November 2019

November 2 - Good Morning Dust Bunnies

November 9 - The Cheesiest Mission

November 16 - Mini Dust Bunnies

November 23 - Left in The Dust

November 30 - Halloween in Dustopia

## December 2019

December 7 - Legend of The Roomba

December 14 - The London and The Jay

## January 2020

January 19 - Factory Bunnies

January 20 - Mmm Tasty!

January 21 - Thanksgiving

January 22 - Run Hare Run

January 23 - Homecoming in Dustopia

January 24 - Gorillas on The Mast

January 25 - Watch That Bernie!

January 26 - Take This Call and Shove It / Colonizer Jay

January 28 - Snow Such Luck / Grandma on The Town

January 31 - Road Trippin / Take The Plunge

## February 2020

February 1 - Bad Bunny / Jays Haircut

February 10 - Hide Nor Hare

February 15 - A Lovely Letter / Save The Date
Belarus

Belarus made its debut at season 3 of WideVision. Platon and Joolay were selected to represent the country with their song "Taking Me Higher". It qualified for the final, and Belarus finished in the top 10 there, placing 8th. B'yanka was the representative in Season 4 with her song "Muzyka". This was Belarus's first non-qualification. Operina represented the country in Season 5 with the song "Kholoda", finishing 9th place in the final. Belarus withdrew in Season 6. The country returned in Season 8 with Michael Soul's "Black Friday". They qualified for the final and finished 14th there.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Yemen

Yemen debuted in Season 3 of WideVision. The group A-WA was selected to represent the country with their song "Mudbira". They failed to qualify for the final, finishing 20th in the second semi-final with 38 points. Yemen withdrew in the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Season Eight

153A - Role Model - July 18, 2011

153B - Be Stella, My Heart - June 25, 2011

154A - Best Enemies - July 19, 2011

154B - Sitting Bull - June 18, 2011

155A - Pasture Bedtime - March 26, 2011

155B - Wimp on The Bar-by - April 2, 2011

156A - Nail bitter - July 15, 2011

156B - Penguins Best Friend - July 15, 2011

157A - Ruthless People - June 4, 2011

157B - Game Boys - March 26, 2011

158A - Send in The Clones - July 20, 2011

158B - Friendzy - July 21, 2011

159A - Head Poet‘s Anxiety - November 11, 2011

159B - White Hare - November 11, 2011

160A - The Hot Shot - November 8, 2011

160B - Rita Her Rights - November 7, 2011

161A - Salsa Imbelicus - November 9, 2011

161B - Stage Plight - November 10, 2011

162A - Predict Ability - October 21, 2011

162B - Jeers For Fears - October 21, 2011

163A - Driving Ambition - September 23, 2011

163B - Herberts Mind Games - September 23, 2011

164 - Frozen Face Off - September 16, 2011

165A - The Maze - September 30, 2011

165B - Insomniac - September 30, 2011

166 - Tripped! -November 25, 2011

167A - Scavenger Hunt - November 25, 2011

167B - Making Faces - November 25, 2011

168A - Dirty vs Clean - April 2, 2012

168B - Flexible Bones April 5, 2012

169A - House of Lies - March 31, 2012

169B - Lucha Fever - March 31, 2012

170A - The Headache - April 6, 2012

170B - Girls Night Out - April 4, 2012

171A - Smile David - April 13, 2012

172A - Present Tense - April 9, 2012

172B - Recipe For Disaster - July 21, 2012

173A - Really Loud Music - April 3, 2012

173B - Mall Duty - April 12, 2012

174A - No Spoilers - December 6, 2012

174B - Spell it Out - July 21, 2012

175A - Health Kicked - October 14, 2012

175B - No More Shortcuts - October 21, 2012

176A - Home Sweet Renovation - September 3, 2012

176B - Billybob Takes All - October 21, 2012

177A - Friend or Faux - October 21, 2012

177B - Shell Shocked - September 3, 2012

178A - Heavy Meddle - October 8, 2012

178B - Herberts in Love - October 8, 2012
Singapore

Singapore debuted in the 5th season of WideVision. Myrne and Aviella collaborated and represented the country with their song "Afterdark". The country finished 18th in the final. The country returned in Season 6, where Jasmine Sokko represented them with the song "SHH". It was disqualified because the jury member of the country left the server. Theodora represented the country with "Talking Insane". It qualified for the final once again, and the country finished 24th there. Singapore withdrew in Season 8.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*

 6 | Jasmine Sokko
Croatia

Croatia debuted in Season 1 with Severina's song "Mrtav Bez Mene". It just missed out on the final, finishing 11th in the semi-final with 54 points. They returned in Season 4 after a two-season absence with Mary May's "Softest Tune", but they failed to qualify again through the wildcard vote. Croatia returned in Season 5 with Domenica's "Ne Vidim, Ne Cujem" and did not qualify again for the final. Croatia withdrew again in Season 6. The country returned in Season 7 to fail to qualify once again with Jelena Rozga's "Moje Proljece". Croatia withdrew for the third time in Season 8 and did not return until Season 11. Sun U went on to represent the country in Seasons 11 and 12, where they gave Croatia its first qualification with "Day After Day" in Season 11 and a personal best of 13th place.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Grenada

Grenada debuted in Season 1, where Christina Aguilera and XNDA competed with their song "Pipe". They finished last in their semi-final with 21 points. They have not competed since then.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Every George and Junior

9:00AM - Episode 1

9:30AM - Episode 2

10:00AM - Episode 3

10:30AM - Episode 4

11:00AM - Episode 5

11:30AM - Episode 6

12:00PM - Episode 7

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1:00PM - Episode 9

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6:00PM - Episode 19

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10:30PM - Episode 28

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11:30PM - Episode 30

## June 13, 1999

12:00AM - Episode 31

12:30AM - Episode 32

1:00AM - Episode 33

1:30AM - Episode 34

2:00AM - Episode 35

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7:00PM - Episode 69

7:30PM - Episode 70

8:00PM - Episode 71

8:30PM - Episode 72

9:00PM - Episode 73

9:30PM - Episode 74

10:00PM - Episode 75

10:30PM - Episode 76

11:00PM - Episode 77

11:30PM - Episode 78

12:00AM - Episode 79

12:30AM - Episode 80 (Stealth Premiere)
Chile

Chile debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. Paloma Mami was selected to represent the country with her song "Don't Talk About Me". She barely managed to qualify, getting the 10th out of 10 qualification spots in the semi-final. At the final, she got 19th place with 77 points. They withdrew in Season 3. Chile returned in Season 4 after a one-season absence with José Madero & Cami's "Codependientes". However, they finished last in the semi-final and failed to qualify for the final.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Lithuania

Lithuania debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. Mark Les and Moniqué were selected to represent the country with their song "Nauja Istorja". They qualified in the second semi-final, placing 5th. In the final, they finished 13th with a score of 100 points. Lithuania returned for Season 3 with Jurga's "Bro", and qualified once again. They didn't repeat their success last season and finished 28th in the final. Lithuania withdrew in Season 4 and returned to the contest the following season. Two non-qualifications followed when they returned. In Season 5, Lithuania's first non-qualification occurred with GJan's "Ruduo". In Season 6, Jessica Shy and Rokas's "Stadionai" did not do any better, finishing second-to-last place in the semi-final. Lithuania withdrew in Season 7 but returned the following season. Lithuania failed to qualify again in Season 8 with Marijonas Mikutavičius' "Geros Žiemos". The country withdrew yet again the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Denmark

Denmark debuted in Season 3 of WideVision. Volbeat and Johan Olsen were selected to represent the country with their song "For Evigt". They qualified for the final and finished 11th in the final. Emmelie de Forest, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, represented the following season with her song "Sanctuary". They didn't repeat the success of last season, finishing 29th in the final. The country withdrew from Season 5. Denmark returned in Season 6, where Jasmin Gabay represented the country with "Kiss Like This". The country's returning season was their strongest season yet - finishing 7th place in the final. Nabiha represented Denmark in Season 7 with the song "Bang That Drum", which resulted in the country's first non-qualification. Denmark returned to the final in Season 8 with Forever Still's "Miss Madness", which finished 9th there.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Moldova

Moldova debuted in Season 5 of WideVision. Irina Rimes was selected to represent the country with her song "Nicaieri". This was Moldova's first qualification, and they finished in the Big 6, 4th to be exact, that season as well. They automatically qualified for the final in Season 6 because of this. Carine represented the country that season with "No Time". Moldova finished 4th place once again and stayed in the Big 6 for the next season because of this. Mark Stam and AMI represented the country in Season 7 with "Ca Sa Fii Fericit", finishing with their worst result to date - 23rd place in the final. Moldova withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Liberia

Liberia debuted in Season 3 of WideVision. The group High15 was selected to represent Liberia with the song "Armour". The country failed the qualify for the final, finishing 17th in the second semi-final with 48 points. Liberia withdrew in Season 4.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
South Africa

South Africa debuted in Season 5 of WideVision, where Troye Sivan represented the country with "For Him." The country qualified for the final and finished 21st there. South Africa returned in Season 6, where Gina Kushka represented the country with "Prayer". The country qualified once again for the final, and they finished 3rd there. South Africa got a spot in the Big 6 for Season 7. Janie Bay represented South Africa in Season 7 with "The Fear Inside", which placed 12th in the final. The country withdrew in Season 8 but returned the following season. South Africa failed to qualify for the first time ever with Johnny Clegg's "King of Time", placing 15th in the semi-final. The country returned to the final in Season 10 with Shekhinah's "Suited", placing 19th in the final. South Africa failed to qualify again in Season 11, but this time with the country's worst result - 21st in the semi-final.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Netherlands

The Netherlands debuted in season 2 of WideVision where they send Dotan with his song Numb. He finished 3rd getting them their best result. For season 3 they sent Marco Borsato, Armin van Buuren & Davina Michelle with their song "Hoe Het Danst". They did not repeat the success of Season 2 and finished 26th in the final. The Netherlands won Season 4 with 241 points by Blackbriar's song "Arms of the Ocean". The Netherlands was the host country in Season 5, and Kaj van der Voort's "Mee Naar Haar" was the next entry for the country. They finished second-to-last in the final (27th) that season. Naaz represented the Netherlands in Season 6 with her song "Words", which lead to the country's first non-qualification. Another non-qualification occurred the following season with Yellow Claw and Yade Lauren's "Love & War". The Netherlands returned to the final in Season 8 with CUT\_'s "Undertow", which finished 16th there.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Greenland

Greenland debuted in Season 3 of WideVision. It was announced that Greenland could borrow songs from Denmark. Sada Vidoo was selected to represent the country with her song "Iconic". It qualified in the first semi-final and finished in 6th place in the final. It became a member of the Big 6 for Season 4. Oh Land was the next representative for Greenland with their song "Head Held High". They finished in 18th in the final, the best result from the Big 6 that season. Greenland withdrew in Season 5. They returned in Season 6 after a one-season absence. Aura Dione represented the country with the song "Sunshine". This comeback, however, resulted in them missing out on the final for the first time. Greenland finished 12th in the semi-final the following season with Julie Berthelsen's "Butterfly". That meant they had a chance of being a wildcard, but they finished last in the wildcard and didn't qualify. Greenland got its worst result in Season 8 with Anya's "Overrun", which finished 16th in the semi-final. They withdrew in Season 9.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Colombia

Colombia debuted in Season 6 of WideVision. Elsa y Elmar represented the country with the song "Mierda". They failed to qualify for the final, finishing 14th in the first semi-final. Colombia failed to qualify again in Season 7 with Bravvo, Stephanie Cayo, and Sebastian Llosa's "Let Me Go", giving the country its worst result to date at 17th in the semi-final. The country withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*

 7 | Bravvo ft. Stephanie Cayo & Sebastian Llosa
Australia

Australia debuted in season 1 of WideVision with Delta Goodrem and Gizzle's "Enough". It managed to get 4th place, which meant they were a member of the Big 5 for Season 2. Australia had another top 5 and Big 6 finish the following season, finishing 2nd with Jessica Mauboy's "Never Be The Same". However, Tyron Hapi & Laurell's "About You" did not do as well as its previous attempts, finishing 19th in the final. Tones and I represented the country in Season 4 with their song "Never Seen The Rain", which lead to Australia's first non-qualification. They finished 10th in the semi-final but lost the wildcard vote. Australia returned to the final in Season 5 with Vera Blue's "The Way That You Love Me". It just missed the top 10 and placed 11th in the final. Eurovision 2015 representative Guy Sebastian represented Australia in Season 6 with his song "Choir". It was eligible to qualify as a wildcard, but it failed to get the most votes, finishing 12th in the semi-final and 2nd in the wildcard vote. This was Australia's second non-qualification in the contest. Lenise Morales and Generdyn represented Australia in Season 7 with the song "Come Out". This gave the country its first top 6 result since Season 2 - placing 3rd in the final. This gave Australia a spot in the Big 6 for Season 8. The country placed 11th in the final that season with Samsaruh's "Speaking Fire".

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Finland

Finland debuted in Season 1 of WideVision, and has participated in every edition ever since. Saara Aalto's "Dance Like Nobody's Watching", the first Finnish entry, had their points halved because the jury didn't vote. If it wasn't for this, Finland would have qualified. The entries in the next three seasons did not get even close to qualifying, finishing 17th, 18th, and 13th in the semi-final. These songs were Günther and D'Sanz's "Love Yourself", Hank Solo's "Söpö", and Sonata Arctica's "A Little Less Understanding". Finland finally managed to qualify for the final in Season 5 with Pohlaja's "Valssi". They also finished in the top 6, which meant they automatically qualified for Season 6's final. Cyan Kicks represented Finland in Season 7 with their song "Feathers", finishing 13th in the final. Two non-qualifications followed this: Jenni Vartiainen's "Missä Muruseni On" in Season 7 and Tuomas Holopainen's "The Last Sled" in Season 8, finishing 17th and 11th in their respective semi-finals. Finland qualified for the final in Season 9 with Lxandra's "Dig Deep", but just missed the Big 6 and placed 7th. The country went on to fail to qualify in the next two seasons.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Hong Kong

Hong Kong debuted in the first edition of WideVision. The country was represented by On Chan with his song "Looking For Love In The Wrong Place". The song qualified for the final and got 14th place in the end. Hong Kong withdrew in Season 2 and hasn't competed since.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan debuted in Season 5 of WideVision. Tohir Sodiqov represented the country in their first season of participation with "Keldingmi". They failed to qualify for the final and withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe debuted in the 5th season of WideVision. Shungudzo was selected to represent the country with the song "Paper". The country finished 12th in the semi-final but was selected to compete as a wildcard. Because they finished 1st in the wildcard vote, they qualified for the final. The country finished in the top 10 - 8th place to be exact - in the final that season. Despite this impressive result, Zimbabwe withdrew the following season, but they returned in Season 7. Ammara Brown represented the country that season with the song "Akiliz". It failed to qualify for the final, finishing 22nd in the first semi-final. Zimbabwe withdrew in Season 8.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
China

China debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. Joey was selected to compete with "See Me Fly". The country ended up not qualifying for the final, finishing 16th in the semi-final with 42 points. China withdrew in Season 3. The country returned in Season 6, where Jane Zhang represented with "Star Way". The country qualified for the final for the first time and finished 22nd there. China withdrew in Season 7 and returned the following season. This would still be China's only qualification to date, as a streak of non-qualifications occurred in Seasons 8, 9, and 10. China withdrew once again in Season 11, but it returned the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
New Zealand

New Zealand debuted in Season 2 with the song "Soaked", sung by BENEE. It failed to qualify for the final, finishing second-last (18th) in the semi-final. They returned for Season 3, but they failed to qualify once again, finishing 19th in the semi-final. Theia represented the country in Season 4 with "Roam", and failed to qualify through the wildcard selection because they finished 10th in the semi-final. After a one-season absence in Season 5, New Zealand returned in Season 6, where Like A Storm represented the country with "The Devil Inside". This was yet another non-qualification for the country. New Zealand qualified for the final for the first time ever in Season 7 with Broods' song "Preach" and finished 16th there. The country withdrew in Season 8, despite this achievement, but returned the following season. New Zealand qualified again on their return season with Robinson's "Karma", which placed 23rd in the final. Two non-qualifications followed in the next two seasons, with a 14th place finish in the Season 10 semi-final with The Naked And Famous' "Bury Us" and an 11th place finish in Season 11 with Mikael Wills "Empire".

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
French Guiana

The French Guiana debuted in Season 3 of WideVision. It was announced that they could borrow songs from France. Shanguy represented the country with the song "La Louze", which qualified for the final. It finished 18th in the final, with 82 points. Coincidentally, it finished with the same amount of points as in the semi-final. They returned in Season 4 with Jul's "La Machine" and did not qualify for the first time, finishing last in the second semi-final. They withdrew in Season 5.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*

 4 | Jul
Kosovo

Kosovo debuted in Season 3 of WideVision where they sent Kida with her song Merri Kedjt. They finished 15th in the semi-final and did not qualify for the final. In Season 4, Lindita, who represented Albania in Eurovision in 2017, came to WideVision to represent Kosovo with her song "Want My Love". Kosovo failed to qualify again that season. They returned in Season 5, where Tanya & Cricket represented the country with "Caliente". They qualified for the final for the first time, and they finished 26th in the final. World-famous artist Dua Lipa represented Kosovo in Season 6 with her song "Don't Start Now". The country failed to qualify once again, finishing 13th in the second semi-final. It was one point away from being eligible for the wildcard vote. Kosovo withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Slovakia

Slovakia debuted in the first edition of WideVision, where they came 7th - their best result to date. This was achieved by Lina Mayer with her song "Personal Sky". They then participated in Season 2 where they were represented by The Young Generation with their song "Rescue the World". Despite getting 1st in their semi-final, they ended up getting 14th in the Final with 96 points. Slovakia withdrew in Season 3. They returned in Season 5 after a two-season absence, where Dominika Mirgová represented the country with "Tu Sme Boli". This was Slovakia's first time not qualifying for the final, finishing 15th in the semi-final. Slovakia withdrew once again in Season 6.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Lebanon

Lebanon debuted in Season 4 of WideVision. World-famous artist Mika was selected to represent the country with his song "Grace Kelly", and they qualified for the final. They ended up placing 5th there, finishing in the Big 7 and automatically qualifying for Season 5's final. Mika returned to represent Lebanon is Season 5 with his song "J'ai Pas Envie". They did not repeat their success last season, finishing dead last in the final that season. Lebanon withdrew in Season 6 and chose not to compete in Season 7. They returned in Season 8 and failed to qualify for the first time with Lynn Hayek's "Party Language". It was a wildcard because it finished 12th in the semi-final, but the country didn't win the vote to get into the final. Lebanon withdrew in Season 9.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*

 5 | J'ai Pas Envie
Mali

Mali debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. Issa Bagayogo represented the country with his song "Sya". However, it didn't qualify, finishing last place with no points given. This was the first time an entry received nul points in WideVision history, and the feat was not repeated until Hungary failed to receive any points in Season 9. Mali withdrew in Season 3, and has not returned since.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom debuted in season 1 of WideVision where they sent Dave x AJ Tracey with their song "Thiago Silva". They failed to qualify and finished 14th in the semi-final. In Season 2 they sent Tom Grennan who qualified for the first time and finished 6th in the final. Because the country got 6th, they got a spot in the Big 6 for Season 3. Tom Zanetti and Karen Harding's "More & More", however, did not do as well in Season 3, placing 27th in the final. World-famous girl group Little Mix and famous rapper Ty Dolla $ign came together to represent the country with their song "Think About Us" in Season 4, and they did not qualify for the 2nd time due to the jury not voting. In Season 5, the group Dusky Grey was selected to compete for the UK with their song "One Night". Despite getting 1st in the second semi-final, they finished 10th at the end of the final that season. Daughter represented the UK in Season 6 with "Youth", finishing 19th in the final. The United Kingdom qualified two more times with top 5 results: Andreya's "Playing With Fire" in Season 7 which placed 4th, and Rae Morris' "Reborn" in Season 8 which placed 2nd behind American Samoa. Sophie and the Giants represented the United Kingdom as a Big 6 member in Season 9, placing 16th with "The Light". The country placed 2nd once again in Season 10 with Gabrielle Aplin's "Salvation" - which lost to the Czech Republic. The UK continued its streak of placing in the Big 6 the next season - placing 6th with Arlissa's "Healing".

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Estonia

Estonia debuted in season 1 of WideVision where it was represented by Karl-Erik Taukar with his song "Salaja". He qualified for the final where he placed 18th. Estonia also qualified for the final in the next two seasons, and both entries finished 12th in the final. These entries were STEFAN's "Without You" and Uku Suviste's "Pretty Little Liar". Karl-Erik Taukar returned to WideVision in Season 4 to represent Estonia with his song "Need Read". However, this ended up being Estonia's first non-qualification, finishing last in the third semi-final. They withdrew in Season 5.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Guam

Internal Selection: Season 5

Guam debuted in Season 4 of WideVision. It was announced that they could borrow from the United States. BANKS represented the country with the song "Gimme". They finished 7th in the final and got a spot in the Big 7 because they tied with Belgium for 6th/7th. Famous drag queen Alaska Thunderfuck was the next representative for Guam with her song "Your Makeup is Terrible". They did not repeat their success from last season and finished 24th in the final. Guam withdrew the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*

 5 | Alaska Thunderfuck
Palau

Palau debuted in Season 3 of WideVision. Aviva was selected to represent the country with her song "Princesses Don't Cry". They qualified for the final. Palau just missed out on a spot in the Big 6, finishing 7th in the final. Despite the great result, Palau withdrew in Season 4.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Israel

Israel debuted in Season 1 with Anna Zak's song "Tik Tok". The jury did not vote in the semi-final, so their points were halved and ended up not qualifying. Israel withdrew in Season 2. The country returned in Season 4 with OSOG's "Wanted", but didn't qualify once again. Ironically, the placement and scores of both songs are the same. They failed to qualify once again in Season 5 with Idan Raichel's "Ve'Eem Tavo'ee Elay". In Season 6, Hagar Yefet represented Israel with the song "Noshemet Biladeha". Despite getting 12th in the semi-final, Israel qualified for the final for the first time ever by winning the wildcard vote. The country finished 18th in the final - the best result for them to date. Despite this successful result, Israel withdrew the following season. Israel returned in Season 8 with Sirit Hadad's "Get Out Of My Head", which failed to qualify for the final, finishing second-last in the first semi-final.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Morocco

Morocco debuted in the 4th season of WideVision. Faouzia and David Guetta were selected to represent the country with their song "Battle". They qualified for the final and finished in 4th place that season. This meant that they would automatically qualify for the final in Season 5 as part of the Big 7. Aminux represented Morocco in Season 5 with the song "Bini W Binek". They finished the best out of any of the Big 7 that season, placing 13th in the final. In Season 6, Bliss n Eso, along with Mario, represented Morocco with their song "Believe". The country qualified for the 3rd season in a row, but they received their worst result to date at 21st place. Morocco withdrew in Season 7.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda debuted in Season 3 of WideVision. Au/Ra was selected to represent the country with their song "Dance in the Dark". It qualified for the final and finished in the top 10 for the final. They did not return for Season 4.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Season 9

### Runner Up

 United States - League of Legends ft. Cailin Russo & Chrissy Costanza - "Phoenix"

## Season 9

After American Samoa's win in Kampala with Unsecret & Neoni with their song "Fallout", the 9th edition of the WideVision Song Contest was hosted in Pago Pago, American Samoa. A total of 50 countries confirmed their participation.

## Additions

* The Big 6 was composed of host country, American Samoa and the other 5 countries that completed the top 6 of Season 8 - United Kingdom, Guernsey, Aland Islands, Portugal and US Virgin Islands.
* This was an overused editon meaning overused songs were allowed and the view limit was 100 million

## Countries

A total of 50 countries countries confirmed participation for Season

* No countries debuted to the contest
* 17 countries returned to the contest - Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Moldova, Morocco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia and South Africa ​​​​​​.
* 17 countries withdrew from the contest - Bahrain, El Salvador, Eswatini, Greenland, Jamaica, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Palestine and Uganda.

## Other Seasons

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

## Results

### Semi Final 1

Semi final 1 took place in the 16th February 2020. Canada's points were halved due to not voting.

### Semi Final 2

Semi final 2 took place in the 16th February 2020.

### Grand Final

The Grand Final took place on the 22nd February 2020.
Aeriales' Results

Aeriales has participated in every season of WideVision, and has reached the final in every contest apart from Season 7, when Corson placed 12th in the semi-final. Aeriales has finished in the top 6 five times, therefore meaning that he automatically qualified for the final in those subsequent editions.

Notably, in Season 8, Aeriales became the first participant to vote as a Jamaican jury, and was the only jury of a debuting country that season to qualify for the final, as the highest placement for the other debuting countries was 20th in the Semi Final.

## Aeriales' Results in WVSC

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Switzerland

National Final: Season 4

Switzerland debuted in Season 3 of WideVision. Kadebostany was selected to represent the country with the song "Castle in the Snow". It qualified for the final, and Switzerland finished 2nd place in the final, making the Big 6 for Season 4. They did not do as well in Season 4 with Flèche Love and Rome's "Umusuma", finishing 25th in the final. Switzerland withdrew in Season 5. The country returned in Season 8 with Faux Tales and Ingrid Lukas' "Rise Now". It qualified for the final and finished 12th place there.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Iceland

Iceland debuted in Season 2 of WideVision. Kaleo was chosen as the representative with their song "Vor í Vaglaskógi", and they qualified for the final. At the end of the final, they got 16th place with 89 points. Two more qualifications in the final occurred in the next two seasons: Of Monster and Men's "Alligator" in Season 3, which finished 20th in the final, and September and Birgitta Haukdal's "Aðeins nær þér" in Season 4, which placed 8th and became their best result to date. Iceland withdrew in Season 5, but they returned the following season. Two more qualifications followed after the country announced its return. Vök's "Waterfall" placed 10th in Season 6, and Gangly's "Drowning" placed 13th in Season 7. Iceland withdrew once again in Season 8.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Hungary

Hungary debuted in season 2 of WideVision where they sent Dorothy with her song "Raise Hell". They won the contest with 225 points, and that meant that Hungary was the host country for Season 3. However, they finished last place in the final that season with 22 points. Optiz Barbi represented the following season with the song "Meddig Várjak?" in Season 4, which lead to Hungary's first non-qualification. In Season 5, Margaret Island represented Hungary with "Eso", which lead to another non-qualification. Yesyes represented Hungary in Season 6 with "I Let You Run Away". Hungary returned to the final for the first time since Season 3, and they finished 12th there. Cserpes Laura represented Hungary in Season 7 with the song "Ments Meg Ha Fáj!" It qualified for the final, but it finished last place there. Hungary failed to qualify in the following season with Szabó Balázs Bandája and Julie Rens' "Hérköznapi". In Season 9, ManGoRise's song Hangod Hallom failed to receive any points in the semi-final. This is the second time this had occurred to a song - the last being Season 2 with Mali. This non-qualification streak was continued in Season 10 with Antal Timi's song Kozelebb, this time receiving points in the semi-final. Hungary got last in the semi-final once again in Season 11.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
Uganda

Uganda debuted in Season 7 of WideVision. Sabina Ddumba, who represented the Aland Islands in Season 1, returned to the contest representing Uganda with her song "I Cry". The country ultimately won the season with 222 points, which meant they would be a Big 6 member and the host country for Season 8's contest. In that season, Vinka represented the country with "Sure", which placed 21st in the final. Uganda withdrew in Season 9.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*

 8 | Vinka
Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein debuted in Season 4 of WideVision with Julia Star's "My Castle My Home". It was announced that the country can borrow from Switzerland. They finished 19th in their first qualification in the final that season. Wincent Weiss was the next representative for the country with his song "Kaum Erwarten", which failed to qualify for the final, finishing 15th in the semi-final. Liechtenstein withdrew in Season 6, and the country didn't return until Season 8. Topic & A7S represented Liechtenstein in this season with the song "Breaking Me", which failed to qualify for the final. The country withdrew again the following season.

## Participations

     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Last place*
     *Disqualified*
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