Corsavision Song Contest 05

The Corsavision Song Contest 05 was the fifth edition of the CSC. It was held in Sydney, Australia, following Hopkins's win for the country in Osaka with the song "SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK", by Joji.

## Location

**Australia**, officially the **Commonwealth of Australia**, is a sovereign transcontinental country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi), Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the centre, tropical rainforests in the north-east, and mountain ranges in the south-east.

**Sydney** is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". As of June 2020, Sydney's estimated metropolitan population was 5,367,206, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'.

The **Sydney Super Dome** (currently known as the **Qudos Bank Arena**) is a large multipurpose arena located in Sydney, Australia. It is situated in Sydney Olympic Park, and was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for the 2000 Summer Olympics. The A$190‑million facility was designed by COX Architecture & Devine deFlon Yaeger, and constructed by Abigroup and Obayashi Corporation Bob Carr, premier of New South Wales, officially opened the stadium in November 1999. The development of the stadium was part of three subsites which also included a 3,400-space carpark which cost A$25 million, and a plaza with external works, also costing $25 million. The roof's masts reach 42 metres (138 ft) above ground level, and the stadium occupies a site of 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft; 4.9 acres).

## Rules Change

On the 22nd of March, 2022, the CBU announced that worldchart, Eurovision and national final songs and artists would be allowed to compete from the fifth edition onwards, although to a limited extent. The rule change was made in order to open more variety for contestants, but the CBU also stated that the amount of worldchart entries should not outnumber original songs.

Another big announcement stated on the 22nd of March, 2022 was the massive reduction of participants, from 36 in the previous edition to 20 for the new edition, meaning only a single Grand Final will be held for the first time since the first edition, back at Nuuk.

## Participants

The CBU confirmed on the 22nd of March, 2022, that the fifth edition would have a total of 20 countries, a decrease of 16 countries compared to the previous edition. Only Villager NPCs were granted entry, with the exceptions of Tom Nook, Timmy and Tommy.

### Returning Artists

 Kwon Eun-Bi
 Choi Yu-jin
 Sorn

## Other Countries

Eligibility for potential participation in the Corsavision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active CBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest via the Corsavision network. The CBU has issued invitations to all active members.

 Austria: On the 22nd of March, 2022, Austrian Broadcaster ORF confirmed that they would not compete in the fifth edition due to the mass withdrawals of non-villager NPCs, as Wilbur was affected.

 Guam: KUAM-TV confirmed on the 22nd of March 2022 their non-participation due to the mass withdrawals of non-villager NPCs, since Isabelle was their Head of Delegation and no one else wanted to be the new Head of Delegation for the fifth edition.

**The following countries' broadcasters confirmed their non-participation without further information.**

* Aland Islands - TV Aland
* Andorra - RTVA
* Angola - TPA
* Azerbaijan - ITV
* Barbados - Caribbean BC
* Belarus - BTRC
* Belgium - VRT
* Canada - CBC
* Costa Rica - Teletica
* China - CCTV
* El Salvador - TCS
* Germany - NDR
* Greenland - KNR
* Guyana - NCN
* Hong Kong - RTHK
* Iceland - RÚV
* Iran - IRIB
* Israel - KAN
* Jamaica - TVJ
* Kazakhstan - Khabar Agency
* Libya - LRTC
* Macau - TDM
* Moldova - TRM
* Montenegro - RTCG
* Morocco - SNRT
* Poland - TVP
* Portugal - RTP
* Puerto Rico - TPR
* Romania - TVR
* Russia - C1R
* Slovakia - RTVS
* Slovenia - RTV SLO
* Spain - RTVE
* Sudan - SNBC
* Sweden - SVT
* Taiwan - TTV
* Thailand - AIS Play
* Turkey - TRT
* Uganda - NBS Television
* Ukraine - UA:PBC
* Uzbekistan - MTRK
* Zimbabwe - ZBC TV