Canticum Certamine 05

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**Canticum Certamine 5**, often referred as **CC 5**, was the was the 5th edition of Canticum Certamine. It took place in Warsaw, Poland, following Marysia Starosta's victory in the 4th edition. It was the first time that Poland hosted the contest. Telewizja Polska (TVP) selected the PGE Narodowy as the venue for the contest while KAZADI and Natalia Szroeder were selected as the hosts of the edition.

Forty-eight countries participated in the first special edition of Canticum Certamine, including Japan and South Africa which made their debut appearance in the edition. Spain and Serbia returned after their one-edition absence. No country announced their withdrawal in this edition.

Portugal was crowned as the winner of the edition with the song "Player 2" performed by SEA. The song gathered a total of 365 points, 34 points ahead the runner-up, Malta who found themselves 2nd twice in a row. Serbia finished on third place, while Belarus, Greece and debut country Japan completed the top 6 of the edition. Malta achieved the best result of the big 6 countries this edition with the second place.

## Location

*For further information see Warsaw*
**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 limits cover 517.24 square kilometres (199.71 sq mi), while the metropolitan area covers 6,100.43 square kilometres (2,355.39 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 earned 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 complete reconstruction after the war, which had left over 85% of its buildings in ruins.

## Semi-final allocation draw

The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on 9 July 2020 at the PGE Narodowy. The big 6 countries were first drawn to determine in which semi-final would each country vote. Finland, Luxembourg and Malta were drawn to vote in the first semi-final while Ireland, Poland and Romania were drawn to vote in the second semi-final. The rest forty-three countries were divided into eight pots, based on a random order. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.

The eight pots were the following:

* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Cyprus
* Israel
* Kosovo
* United States
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Iceland
* Norway
* San Marino
* Greece
* Italy
* Japan
* Russia
* Ukraine
* Argentina
* Denmark
* France
* Serbia
 Pot 5
 * Austria
* Germany
* India
* Latvia
* Lebanon
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* South Africa
* Uzbekistan
* Moldova
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Lithuania
* South Korea
* United Kingdom

## Participating Countries

Forty-eight countries confirmed their participation for the edition, the most countries that have ever competed in the contest up to that point. Two of them, Japan and South Africa whom was invited as a guest, made their debut appearance in the contest, meanwhile Serbia and Spain returned. No countries withdrew in this edition.

TINI, Argentina's participant in the 1st edition with her song "Sad Song", where she reached 18th place in the semi finals, she returned to the contest this edition representing the country once again, this time with the song "Wild", with Jonas Blue. Flora Cash, Albania's participants in the 1st edition with their song "Sad Song", where they reached 15th place in the semi finals, they returned to the contest this edition representing the country once again, this time with their song "Roses On Your Dress". Chisu, the host of the 1st edition in Finland, returned to the contest this edition representing the country this time, with their song "Ikava". Sanah, Poland's participant in the 2nd edition with her song "Melodia", where she reached 2nd place in the finals, missing out on the victory only by 3 points, she returned to the contest this edition representing the country once again, this time with her song "Szampan". Empara Mi, Ireland's participant in the 3rd edition with her song "Shout", where she won the edition, giving the country their first ever win in the contest, she returned to the contest this edition representing the country once again, this time with her song "Ditch". Empara was the first ever winner to return to the contest as a participant.

## Results

### Semi Final 1

Twenty-one countries participated in the first semi-final. Finland, Luxembourg and Malta also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

### Semi Final 2

Twenty-two countries participated in the first semi-final. Ireland, Poland and Romania also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.