Discogram International Song Contest 02

## Discogram International Song Contest

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**Discogram International Song Contest 02** also referred as **DISC02**, is the 2nd edition of Discogram International Song Contest, held in Taipei, Taiwan after G.E.M. won the last edition with her song "Tik Tok".

Eighteen countries participated in the second edition. This edition saw the debut of  Albania,  Brazil,  Ireland,  Malaysia,  New Zealand,  Nigeria,  North Macedonia and  Sweden, however  American Samoa,  Bulgaria,  Germany,  Greece,  Israel,  Kiribati,  Norway,  Poland,  Uganda,  United Kingdom and  Vietnam withdrew due to various reasons.

 Sweden ended up victorious after beating out  Philippines for the win by a two point margin with  Japan rounding up the podium in 3rd. All podium finishers were able to achieve a better result. Host Country,  Taiwan finished in the top 10 by placing 6th.

A few countries also managed to achieve a better result this edition compared to the previous edition. They are,  Singapore which finished in the top 5, placing 5th,  South Korea finishing in 7th,  Kazakhstan finishing in 11th &  Mexico finishing in 12th.

## Venue

The Taipei Arena is a multi-purpose stadium located in Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan, and it is operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC). Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing, judo, karate, taekwondo and wrestling.

## Location

**Taipei** is located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.

The city of Taipei is home to an estimated population of 2,646,204 (2019), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name "Taipei" can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or just the city itself.

Taipei is the economic, political, educational and cultural center of Taiwan and one of the major hubs in East Asia. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha − City by GaWC, Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area. Railways, highways, airports and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by two airports – Songshan and Taoyuan. Taipei is home to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks, which include Taipei 101, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Hsing Tian Kong, Lungshan Temple of Manka, National Palace Museum, Presidential Office Building and Taipei Guest House. Popular shopping districts including Ximending as well as several night markets dispersed throughout the city. Natural features such as Maokong, Yangmingshan and hot springs are also well known to international visitors.

In English-language news reports, the name Taipei often serves as a synecdoche referring to central government of Taiwan. Due to the ambiguous political status of Taiwan internationally, the term Chinese Taipei is also frequently used as a synonym for the entire country, as when Taiwan's governmental representatives participate in international organizations or Taiwan's athletes compete in international sporting events.

## Results

**Grand Final**

Recap Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tLXtRrs6XCbH-qV9vSXdejB02kkXadP/view?usp=sharing

The Grand Final took place between 10 November 2020 to 17 November 2020.

 Brazil &  Ireland were disqualified due to not voting. They lost 50% of their points.