Zone Song Contest 3

Final
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 Entries
 Withdrawing
**Participation map**
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     Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final or the PSR     Countries that participated in the past but not this edition
 System
 Winner

**Zone Song Contest 3**, often referred as **ZSC 3**, was the third edition of the Zone Song Contest. The edition was located in Norway as it was the host's country. NRK was the TV station chosen by the Norwegian delegation to televise and organize such important event of this dimensions for all Europe and the world after their victory in the second edition with the singer *Hanne Mjøen* and the song *"Strangers"*with 552 points, giving them a quite comfortable victory they left behind in the *"Top 3"* Belgium and Estonia.

Many Norwegian professionals from television fields offered to present this big festival that brings together almost all European countries for a couple of nights to celebrate music, and finally Hanne Mjøen, the winner of the last edition who took the trophy to Norway was chosen to host along with the singer and presenter Didrik Solli-Tangen.

This third edition, Morocco decided to withdraw, leaving a total of **45** participating countries. The reasons given by the 2MTV network were that they did not agree with the current voting system as it harmed rather than benefited the country's results. They argued that if the voting system was not changed, they would not return.

## Location

**Norway** is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi) and had a population of 5,385,300 in November 2020.

**Bergen** or historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. As of 2021, its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers 465 square kilometres (180 sq mi) and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are on Byfjorden, 'the city fjord', and the city is surrounded by mountains; Bergen is known as the "city of seven mountains". Many of the extra-municipal suburbs are on islands. Bergen is the administrative centre of Vestland county. The city consists of eight boroughs: Arna, Bergenhus, Fana, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Ytrebygda, Årstad, and Åsane.

### Bidding phase

The choice of Oslo as the host city of the festival was immediate, in fact, no other city offered to organize the contest since in Norway the Zone Song Contest was not very popular due to the poor result they obtained in the first edition. Gradually gaining popularity after their victory, now it's one of the most followed festivals in Norway.

*Key'*
  †  Host venue   ‡  Shortlisted venues

## Results

### Semi-Final 1

Germany, Italy and Norway will also vote in this semi-final.

### Semi-Final 2

France, Spain and United Kingdom will also vote in this semi-final.

## External Links

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