The Sounds Song Contest 2018

Semi Final 2 Luxembourg Cityd'Coque

Semi Final 3 AntwerpenSportpaleis Antwerpen

Final RotterdamAhoy!

  Mark Vd Steen

 David Svendsgaard

  Hans Montserrat

  Bogdan Bogdan

## Interval Acts

### Opening Acts

Flag Parade with Roccoman's "Humberto" and Ilse DeLange's "Miracle", while Ilse DeLange and Humberto Tan enters the stage.

### Interval Acts

Ilse DeLange, Sandra Kim, Getty Kaspers, Dotan, Kensington, OG3NE and Holland's Got Talent Karate Kids and Nick Nicolai have all performed as interval acts.

## Results

### This Editions Winning Artist and Song

Jon Henrik Fjällgren "Jag Är Fri (Manne Leam Frijje)"

### Voting System

Everyone sends their top 10 from every country participating. The voting will be in traditional Eurovision way (1975-2016). 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 point system. 1 point to your least favourite but still in your top 10. 12 points to your winner. People cannot vote on the same area as they are sending votes from.

## Bidding Phase

Despite having only a few countries confirming. There are four countries currently bidding to host the contest. Sápmi is currently bidding with all broadcasters trough Finland, Sweden, Norway taking part at the bid. Aswell as Murmansk Oblast. Also altrough only the Dutch NPO confirming. The presidents of both Luxembourg, Belgium and The Netherlands aims for hosting the contest as a collective bid. On the 11th of August both the United States, Japan and the Philippines have confirmed a bid aswell.

See Hosting Bid for Edition 1 for further information about which venues are taking up for a bid.

It's announced on the 4th of September that The Benelux will take up a bid after winning from Ireland and The Philippines respectively.

## Participant Countries

### In the Competition

The song submission deadline is on the 29th of September. However the Japanese Cities, Japan and The United States excluded from the rule. They are going to send the songs on 14th of October.

#### Semi Final 1

In this semi-final 8 Countries will granted towards the final. Mark will arrange the recap video.

#### Semi Final 2

In this semi-final 8 Countries will granted towards the final. Either Antwan or Joeri will arrange the recap video.

### Semi Final 3

In this semi-final 8 Countries will granted towards the final. Mark will arrange the recap video.

#### Semi Final 4

While to ease of pressure and blockvoting. There would be a third Semi-Final especially designed for the Japanese Cities. Hans Montserrat will create and maintain this Semi-Final. 2 Cities will go towards the final.

The hosts will be Yohio, LiSA, Miwa, & GACKT.

### Second Chance Bracket

#### Final

The final will have 30 countries across the globe. 6 Pre-Qualifying countries from Team-Members. 4 OKN Participants and 20 Countries from Semi-Final 1 and 2.

## Incidents

### Brazil's politically motivated boycott towards Northern Cyprus

While lists there were two boycotts of this edition. One of which was politically motivated. The old HoD of Brazil: Μηνάς Αντωνίου citing the participation of Northern Cyprus as a state as the main reason of leaving the group. Saying suffering multiple times and attacked the HoD of Northern Cyprus because of Μηνάς his political views. Breaking rule 2.6 "*If you participate you have to accept that all countries, ethnic groups, territories, breakaway states and regions are eglibe to participate. Whether the place has legal justition or not over the territory. If accepted, there is no withdrawal afterwards possible on this cause.*"

After this happened Daniel replaced his votes. Even though the replacement, Brazil still has a sanction of qualifying in this Edition. Making it unpossible for Brazil to win. Aswell as Μηνάς being blocked for another 5 editions to come. There is even a possibility he could be sanctioned longer than just 5 editions.

### Boycott because of a person

While many people voted for participation. Kenneth Brian is opposing to participation. Citing "I'll apply as absolutely inactive, y'alls.". Aswell as citing Hans competing as the main reason to withdrawn from all editions. While team member Joeri Groen cited that it's outrageous to withdraw because of one person and it's unfair and backwarded to withdraw because of a person. The team is open to everyone, even to the persons who a certain person (even team member) hate. It's not sure whether he gets sanctioned because of this.

### Inactivity

The long inactivity has been a major factor of this contest becoming less succesfull than other contests. The group originally had 134 members at the start of Edition 1. On 20th of November 2018 this group had just 121 members. It's a small growth from the lowest number of members that was 114 in between those times. Various of people especially the HoD of Sweden and Singapore stating that this is something to be concerned of.

Also numurous of participants forgotted voting due to unknown reasons. Even though Semi-Final voting alone took 2 months.

## Broadcasting and Viewing Figures

These are the following broadcasting figures. Which are fictional.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Antartica may borrow songs from The UK, Argentina, Chile, Australia, The US, Russia, Norway and South Africa since Antartica has no pernament population.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Altrough not concluded in the borowing rules. Mélovin is allowed to participate for Belarus as an exeption.
3. ↑ A few phrases containing in Shona.
4. ↑ Cover artist who covered his own entrees.
5. ↑ Altrough the French titel. The song has been completely sung in Arabic.
6. ↑ Liberland may borrow songs from Serbia, Czech Republic and Croatia since Liberland has no pernament population.
7. ↑ Cover artist who covered his own entrees.
8. ↑ The song haven't got a Youtube Link. It has been sended as a mp4 file on Facebook.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Austria is allowed to borrow German artists between the first and third edition. Due to a dispute about between Justin and Tasha about who is taking Germany.
10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/258993634730978/permalink/259048311392177/