Canticum Certamine 03

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**Canticum Certamine 3**, often referred as **CC 3**, was the was the 3rd edition of Canticum Certamine. It took place in Tirana, Albania, following Ava Max's victory in the 2nd edition. It was the first time that Albania hosted the contest. Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) selected Arena Kombëtare as the venue for the contest while Ava Max was selected as the host.

Forty-four countries participated in the edition including Bosnia and Herzegovina which made their debut appearance in the edition. Austria and Uzbekistan announced their withdrawal from the edition while Austria and Uzbekistan returned after their one-edition absence.

Ireland was crowned as the winner of the edition with the song "Shout" performed by Empara Mi. The song gathered a total of 401 points, 80 points ahead the runner-up, Norway. Romania finished on third place, while India, Belarus and Finland. completed the top 6 of the edition. Norway achieved the best result of the big 6 countries with the second place.

## Location

*For further information see Tirana*
**Tirana** is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is the administrative, cultural, economic, and industrial center of Albania.

The population of the city proper at the 2015 census was 610,070 and the municipality of Tirana, created in 2015, has a total population of 800,986. It is the biggest metropolitan area in Albania, and the only one with a population of over 500.000. The city is host to many public institutions and public and private universities, and is the centre of the political, economic, and cultural life of the country.

Tirana was founded as a city in 1614. An almost unimportant centre until the beginning of the twentieth century, Tirana was proclaimed capital of Albania in 1920. City Planning and Construction activity of Italian neighbors during the years 1930-s until capitulation of Fascism in 1943, provided to the city an axis and a look in the centre, which preserves its configuration even at the present days. The City centre and the Old Bazaar were destroyed during the communist regime, new arteries were opened and the central square, Skanderbeg Square, was expanded.

## Participating Countries

Forty-four countries confirmed their participation for the edition. One of them, Bosnia & Herzegovina, made their debut appearance in the contest, meanwhile Austria and Uzbekistan returned. Cyprus and Hungary were forced to withdraw from this edition as they both achieved last place in their semi final in the 2nd edition.

Mila Robert, Bulgaria's participant in the 1st edition with her song "Tired Of Drinking" where she reached 11th place in the semi final, she returned to the contest this edition representing the country once again, this time with her song "Signal".

## Results

### Semi-final 1

Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Albania, Australia and Italy also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

### Semi-final 2

Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Lebanon, Norway and Poland also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.