Dreamvision 11

Pre-qualification round
 Semi-final 1
 Semi-final 2
 Second chance round
 Final
 Venue
 Executive supervisor
 Executive producer
 Host broadcaster
 Number of entries
 Returning countries
 Winner

The **11th edition** of the annual Dreamvision Song Contest took place in Norway after its victory at the 10th edition with the song 'Power' by Ruben. It was the second time a dreamvision event was hosted in Norway, with the first time being the second Dreamvision Song Contest which was held in Hamar. The 11th edition took place in Oslo and Trondheim. The pre-qualification round was held on 4 July, the semi-finals on 11 and 18 July and the grand final on 25 July 2020.

52 countries took part in the contest. Finland and Luxembourg both returned to the contest while Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria withdrew, both because of financial difficulties.

## Location

### **Host country**

On 13 June 2020 it was officialy announced that the 11th edition would take place in Norway, with co-operation from broadcaster NRK. Although several countries like Sweden and United States confirmed they submitted an official bidbook, Norway was the country with the highest hosting rights because of their victory in the 10th edition.

### **Host city and bidding phases**

Along with the official statement that the 11th edition would take place in Norway, NRK announced that suitable venues around the country had until 20 June to submit their respective bidbook. At 23 June it was announced that Hamar, Lillehammer, Oslo and Trondheim were interested in hosting the city: with Oslo having 2 venues. NRK revealed on 25 June that Oslo, with both venues, and Trondheim were the shortlisted cities to host the shows. 2 days later, at 27 June it was officialy announced that Trondheim Spektrum in Trondheim would host the pre-qualification round, and that Telenor Arena in Oslo would host the semi-finals and grand final due to its bigger capacity.

**Key**:  Host venue  Shortlisted

 Lillehammer
 Oslo
 Oslo
 Trondheim

## Provisional list of participants

52 countries took part in the 11th edition of the Dreamvision Song Contest.

### **Pre-qualification round**

The bottom 3 of each semi-final from the 10th edition and the returning countries took part in the pre-qualification round in order reduce the amount of countries in the semi-finals.

### **Semi-final 1**

21 countries took part in the first semi-final. The 10 countries with the highest amount of points qualified to the final. The 11th and 12th place qualified to the second chance round.

### **Semi-final 2**

21 countries took part in the second semi-final. The 10 countries with the highest amount of points qualified to the final. The 11th and 12th place qualified to the second chance round.

### **Grand final**

A total of 6 countries were pre-qualified for the final due to their top 6 placement in the 10th edition. Sweden was the winner of the pre-qualification round and was therefor qualified to the final.

## Other countries

* Barbados While several sources reported a potential return of the island, the government of Barbados - who is in charge of the financial support - announced on 22 June that Barbados would not return to the contest.
* Bosnia and Herzegovina Because of financial difficulties and poor results the HoD of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to withdraw from the 11th edition.
* Bulgaria The head of broadcaster BNT revealed on 19 June that the no decision about a participation was made, however it was announced that BNT was facing financial difficulties. On 26 June 2020, along with the publishment of the participation list, BNT announced their official withdrawal from the 11th edition stating financial difficulties as a reason.
* Colombia Canal Uno tweeted on 22 June: 'Official statement: Colombia will not return to the Dreamvision contest but we are hoping and preparing our return to one of the future editions'.
* Cuba The official HoD of Cuba announced on 21 June that Cuba would not return to the contest due to financial difficulties.
* Jamaica For the first time since their withdrawal Jamaica made a statement regarding their participation in the contest, the broadcaster announced they were planning to return to either the 12th or 13th edition.
* Lebanon The Lebanese broadcaster announced on 22 June that the country would not return due to political and financial difficulties.
* Slovakia Broadcaster RTVS announced on 22 June that Slovakia would not return to the contest due to financial priorities.
* Thailand In the evening of 21 June broadcaster TPBS revealed on national television that Thailand would not take part in the 11th edition.