Eurovision Now Song Contest 3

**Eurovision Now Song Contest 3**, often to as **ESOGN #3**, was the second edition of Eurovision Now Song Contest, held in Warsaw, Poland following Patricia Kazadi's win in the last edition in Bern. It was the first time Poland, had hosted the contest.

Thirty-two countries confirmed their participation in the contest. Bulgaria, Estonia, Faroe Islands, France, Lebanon, Malta, Monaco, Norway, Portugal, San Marino and Sark made their debut. Croatia, Greenland, Iceland, Luxembourg, and Montenegro returned from their one-contest break, while Austria, Gibraltar, Moldova, Shetland, Spain, Svalbard and Sweden withdrew from the contest.

The third winner of Eurovision Now Song Contest was .... from .... with the song "...." receiving a total of ... points only ... point ahead of ...., who finished in second place. .... followed, by finishing in third place, while .... finished fourth and .... fifth.

.... (...) was the only member of the "Big Six" to make it into the top 10, while .... finished ... (... points). However out of the 26 countries who made it into the final, the remaining .... of the "Big Six", .... failed to make it into the top half of the leader board coming ... (... points) respectively.

## Venue

The **National Stadium** (Polish: ***Stadion Narodwy***), known for sponsorship reasons as the **PGE Narodowy** since 2015, is a retractable roof football stadium located in Warsaw, Poland. It is used mostly for concerts and football matches and is the home stadium of Poland national football team.

With a seating capacity of 58,580, the stadium is the largest association football arena in Poland. Its construction was started in 2008 and was finished in November 2011. It is located on the site of the former Stadion Dziesięciolecia, at the Zieleniecka Avenue in Praga Południe district, near the city center. The stadium has a retractable PVC roof which unfolds from a nest on a spire suspended above the centre of the pitch. The retractable roof is inspired by the cable-supported unfolding system of Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany, and is similar to the newly renovated roof of BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The stadium is also very similar to the Arena Națională in Bucharest in terms of age, capacity and the roof.

## Bidding Phase

NEBU announced the conditions announced the conditions under which cities and venues had announced their interest in hosting the 3rd contest:

* The host city had to provide a certain number of hotels and hotel rooms to be found in the vicinity of the stadium.
* The arena had to be able to offer lodges adjacent to the stadium.
* A press centre had to be available at the stadium that will have a specific size.
* Telewizja Polska had to have access to the host venue at least 4–6 weeks before the broadcasts, in order to build the stage, rigging lights and all the technology.
* The host city had to be close to a major airport.

 Katowice
 Kraków

## Host City

**Warsaw**, officially the **Capital City of Warsaw**, is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland and its population is officially estimated at 1.8 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous capital city in the European Union. The city area measures 517 km2 (200 sq mi), while the metropolitan area covers 6,100 km2 (2,355 sq mi). Warsaw is an alpha-global city, a major international tourist destination, and a significant cultural, political, and economic hub. Its historical Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. The elegant architecture, grandeur, and extensive boulevards gave Warsaw the nickname '*Paris of the North'* prior to the Second World War. Bombed at the start of the German invasion in 1939, the city withstood a siege, but was largely destroyed by the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943, the general Warsaw Uprising in 1944 and the systematic razing by the Germans in advance of the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Warsaw gained the new title of *Phoenix City* because of its reconstruction after the war which had left over 85% of its buildings in ruins.

In 2012, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Warsaw as the 32nd most liveable city in the world. In 2017, the city came 4th in the "Business-friendly", 8th in "Human capital and life style" and topped the quality of life rankings in the region. The city is a significant centre of research and development, business process outsourcing, and information technology outsourcing. The Warsaw Stock Exchange is the largest and most important in Central and Eastern Europe. Frontex, the European Union agency for external border security as well as ODIHR, one of the principal institutions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have their headquarters in Warsaw. Jointly with Frankfurt and Paris, Warsaw features one of the highest number of skyscrapers in the European Union.

The city is the seat of the Polish Academy of Sciences, National Philharmonic Orchestra, University of Warsaw, the Warsaw University of Technology, the National Museum, Zachęta Art Gallery and the Warsaw Grand Theatre, the largest of its kind in the world. The Old Town, which represents examples of nearly every European architectural style and historical period, was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980. Other main architectural attractions include the Royal Castle and the iconic King Sigismund's Column, the Wilanów Palace, the Palace on the Isle, St. John's Cathedral, Main Market Square, as well as numerous churches and mansions along the Royal Route. Warsaw is positioning itself as Central and Eastern Europe's chic cultural capital with thriving art or club scenes and restaurants, with around a quarter of the city's area occupied by parks.

## Participants

Thirty-eight countries have confirmed participation in the Eurovision Now Song Contest 3 with thirteen countries debuting, four returning and seven withdrawing.

Bulgaria, Estonia, Faroe Islands, France, Greenland, Lebanon, Malta, Monaco, Norway, Portugal, San Marino Sark, Scotland made their debut. The Own Eurovision Song Contest 3 will see the return of Croatia, Iceland, Luxembourg and Montenegro, while Austria, Gibraltar, Moldova, Shetland, Spain, Svalbard and Sweden have withdraw.

### Semi-finals

#### Semi-final 1

* the first semi-final took place in Warsaw on 18 February 2014.
* the ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualified for the final.
* Azerbaijan, Czech Republic and Jersey voted in this semi-final.