Slavic Vision Song Contest 4

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**Participation map**
* Confirmed countries that have selected their song and/or performer     Confirmed countries     Countries that participated in the past but not this edition
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**Slavic Vision Song Contest 4**, often referred to as **SVSC 4**, will be the fourth edition of the Slavic Vision Song Contest. The contest will be hosted in Lithuania, after GJan won the third edition of the contest with "Wild".

20 countries participated in the fourth edition, 2 countries return and 2 countries withdraw from the contest. In order to participate, the countries had to be firstly approved to be members of the Slavic Broadcasting Union.

Poland was crowned as the winner of the edition with the song "Elephant" performed by Margaret. The song gathered a total of 181 points, tying with the runner-up, Croatia. Russia finished at third place, while Ukraine, Bulgaria and Slovenia completed the top 6 of the edition.

## Location

*For further information see Vilnius***Vilnius** is the capital of Lithuania and its largest city, with a population of 542,664 as of 2015. Vilnius is located in the southeast part of Lithuania and is the second largest city in the Baltic states. Vilnius is the seat of the main government institutions of Lithuania as well as of the Vilnius District Municipality. Vilnius is classified as a Gamma global city according to GaWC studies, and is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. Its Jewish influence until the 20th century has led to it being described as the "Jerusalem of Lithuania" and Napoleon named it "the Jerusalem of the North" as he was passing through in 1812. In 2009, Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture, together with the Austrian city of Linz.

Vilnius is situated in south-eastern Lithuania (54°41′N 25°17′E) at the confluence of the Vilnia and Neris Rivers. Lying close to Vilnius is a site some claim to be the Geographical Centre of Europe.

Vilnius lies 312 km (194 mi) from the Baltic Sea and Klaipėda, the chief Lithuanian seaport. Vilnius is connected by highways to other major Lithuanian cities, such as Kaunas (102 km or 63 mi away), Šiauliai (214 km or 133 mi away) and Panevėžys (135 km or 84 mi away). The city's off-centre location can be attributed to the changing shape of the nation's borders through the centuries; Vilnius was once not only culturally but also geographically at the centre of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

The current area of Vilnius is 402 square kilometres (155 sq mi). Buildings occupy 29.1% of the city; green spaces occupy 68.8%; and waters occupy 2.1%.

## Participating countries

20 countries participate in the edition. None of them being debutant.

However, 2 countries return to the contest; Montenegro return after 3 editions and Serbia after one. Kosovo and Moldova announce that their return is unlike this edition. 3 countries withdraw from the contest; Estonia, Greece and Romania.

### Returning artists

Kamaliya was internally selected to represent Ukraine for the second time; she previously represented the country in the third edition as a solo artist. Gery-Nikol was compete in for the third time in the Bulgarian National Selection "Your Choice For Bulgaria" but finished 4th with 76 points.

## Voting grids

### Final

#### 12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country in the first semi-final.

Countries in bold represent those awarded full 24 points (12 points apiece from professional jury and televoting) to a specified entrant.

## Incidents

### Montenegrin Song Submission

Montenegro was originally going to be represented by another performer, but due to miscommunication between the Executive Supervisor and the Head of the Montenegrin Delegation, the song was announced too early. Montenegro was originally disqualified from the competition, however, a deal between SVSC and Montenegro was struck and Montenegro sent another song.

### Kazakh entry

On 19 February 2017, KRTC announce that Kazakhstan will hold a national selection called "Battle of Kazakhstan" and it was the second edition of the national selection. **Madina Sadvakasova** was the winner of the selection with the song "Juldizim" but later the entrant disqualified from SBU. The Entry replaced by the girl duo Caffeine and the song "Ty Moy Kofein".

## Other Countries

*Further information: List of countries in the Slavic Vision Song Contest*
Countries that are active members of the Slavic Broadcasting Union (SBU) are also eligible to participate in the Slavic Vision Song Contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.

### Active SBU members

* Estonia: On 27 February 2017 Estonia announce that they will compete in the fourth edition with Kerli and the song "Feral Hearts". But later on March 2nd 2017 Estonia announced their withdrawal from the contest.
* Greece: ERT announce on 20 February 2017 that the country will compete in the fourth edition but later on 4 March 2017 Greece announce that the country won't join the fourht edition due to financial difficults.
* Kosovo: On 1 March 2017 Kosovo announced that they will not return.
* Moldova: TRM announced on February 28th 2017 that their return is unlikely. A return in the fifth edition is likely.
* Montenegro: RTCG announced on February 20th that the Country will return but on 25th of February the country broke the rules and was forced to return in the fifth edition. But on 27th of February SBU announced that Montengro will return.
* Romania: TVR announced that the country will not participate in the fourth edition.

## International broadcasts and voting

### Voting and spokespersons

2. Olga Lounová(Czech representative in the third edition)
3. Greta Zazza
4. Bojana Stamenov
5. Flaka Krelani
6. Elvir Laković Laka
7. Gülşen(Turkish representative in the second and in the third edition)
8. Kristian Kostov(Bulgarian representative in the third edition)
9. Daniel Kajmakoski
10. Adam Ďurica(Slovakian representative in the second edition)

12. Vladimir Trezubov
13. Zhanar Dugalova(Kazakh representative in the third edition)
14. Cleo(Polish representative in the third edition)
15. Zoë
16. Tanja Ribič
17. Jamala
18. Nina Kraljić
19. Freddie
20. Triana Park