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Snuffift

**Snuffift** (*Dutch: Snuffift*), officialy the **Republic of Snuffift** is an island in the North Sea. It has no neighboring countries, but it is situated close to Norway and Scotland. Snuffift has one official language: Dutch.

With an area of 390 square kilometres, it is one of the smallest sovereign states in Europe. In 2017, Snuffift had a population of 21,893, which makes it one of the least-populous countries in Europe. As a representative democracy with a republic, it is headed by Björn Gospir, who won the elections from 19 November 2016. It's his second term of office.

## Administrative division

Snuffift is divided into 4 provinces, and Swiffel with a special capital city status. All provinces and Swiffel have an own province counsil hosted in the capitals of all provinces.
Malta in EuroMusic Song Contest 10

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**Malta** participated in the tenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Maltese broadcaster, TVM, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their seventh participation the Maltese broadcaster, they decided to select their act with a intern selection for Amsterdam.

TVM announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *Marchin' on*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Malta was due the bookmakers not considered as potential qualifier for the semi-final. They finished 10th in the semi-final, were the 10 best acts qualified. They received 75 points, six points more than Italy, who finished 11th.

In the final they performed fourth, following Russia and preceding Netherlands. They received 16 points. They ended at the 18 th place at the scoreboard.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Malta and awarded by Malta in the final.

### Points awarded to Malta (Semi-final)

* Portugal
* Turkey
* Spain
 5 points
* United Kingdom
* Ireland
* Netherlands
* Switzerland
* Estonia
* Norway
* Russia
* Hungary
* Iceland

### Points awarded to Malta (Final)

 * Morocco
* Portugal
* Russia
* Spain
* United Kingdom
Ukraine in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Ukraine** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Ukraine participated in the fourth edition.

## History

Ukraine participated in the fourth edition with an Ukrainian song called *Khlopchyk rock 'n' roll*. They didn't do well with a 13th place, out of 15 countries.

Ukraine won the 13th edition of the contest with the song *Pochny z sebe*. They got 158 points which are 4 points more than runner-up Slovenia.
Serbia and Montenegro in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Serbia and Montenegro** are a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Serbia and Montenegro participated in the third edition.

## History

Serbia and Montenegro participated in the third edition with a Montenegrin song called *Ljubav pa fudbal*. The entry finished 12th out of 16.

Following the 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, Serbia and Montenegro have participated in the contest as separate entities. Serbia first participated in the 2007 edition. Montenegro in the 2014 edition.

## Given and received points

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)

## See also

* Serbia and Montenegro in My Eurovision Song Contest
Åland Islands in NordicMusic Song Contest

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The **Åland Islands** are an autonomous territory in the north of Europe. Because of that, they can participate in NordicMusic Song Contest. This region of the debuted in the first edition.

## History

The Åland Islands were announced as participant in the first edition. They selected Ulvens Döttrar as their entry. They finished at the last place.
Montenegro in EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Montenegro** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the seventeenth edition. RTCG is responsible for the Montenegrin participation.

## History

The Montenegrin broadcaster, RTCG, decided to debuts in the contest for the seventeenth edition. Montenegro tried to debut in the fourteenth edition. However, they were not on the official list published by the EBU. The following editions, Montenegro did not appear in the 15th and 16th edition. Montenegro selected a song in the Montenegrin language in the seventeenth edition. They qualified for the final, where they ended at the fifteenth place. In Bucharest, they finished at the 16th place in the final. In Sweden, they finished at the 15th place in the grand final. Montenegro failed to qualify in the twentieth edition. In Sofia, they finished at the 15th place in the final. In Glasgow, they finished at the 11th place in the final, their best place so far. In Bucharest they failed to qualify.

In Krakow, Montenegro finished at the seventh place in the grand final. It was the first time that Montenegro ended in the top ten. The 25th edition took place in Bratislava. For this edition, the EBU decided to drop the semi finals because of the lack of interesting broadcasters. Montenegro took part and finished at the 18th place. In Baku, they finished at the 14th place. The next edition, Montenegro finished at the 20th place. Because Montenegro finished at one of the last three possitions in the 27th edition, they were not able to take part in the next edition. They returned in the 37th edition but failed to qualify for the final. In the following two editions, they failed to qualify again. In the 40th edition, the country was able to qulify for the final, the first time since their return. In the final their entry reached the 12th place. In the next edition, the country was able to qualify for the final. They achieved their second best result ever and their second place in the top ten.
Slovakia in EuroMusic Song Contest 12

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**Slovakia** participated in the twelfth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Slovak broadcaster, RTVS, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their second participation the Slovak broadcaster decided to select their act with a intern selection for Zurich.

RTVS announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *Don't close your eyes*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Slovakia first had to attempt in the semi finals. They performed as eighth, following Hungary and preceding Germany. They received 11 points, and finished 15th in the semi-final. This was not enough to qualify for the final.

After the results were published by the EBU, the Slovak broadcaster announced to withdraw from the contest.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Slovakia awarded by Slovakia in the semi final and the final.

### Points awarded to Slovakia (Semi-final 2)

* Slovenia
* Romania
* Turkey
Sweden in EuroMusic Dance Contest

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**Sweden** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Dance Contest. They were invited by the EBU to participate in the first edition.

## History

They were invited by the EBU to participate in the first edition. This edition took place in Copenhagen. Sweden was not able to finish in the top three, so their result is not revealed. In Moscow, they finished at the third place.

Sweden hosted the third edition in Stockholm, were they were able to finish at the first place. They hosted the contest again in the fifth edition, where they finished at the second place. They did the same in Kiev.
Spain in My Eurovision Song Contest

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## Spain and the "Big Five"

Since 1999, four particular countries have automatically qualified for the Eurovision final, regardless of their positions on the scoreboard in previous Contests. They earned this special status by being the four biggest financial contributors to the EBU. These countries are the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain. Due to their untouchable status in the Contest, these countries became known as the "Big Four". Italy returned to the contest in 2011, thus becoming part of a "Big Five".

## See also

* Spain in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest
MediteranianMusic Song Contest 4

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The **MediteranianMusic Song Contest 4** was the fourth edition of the MediteranianMusic Song Contest. The host country was Italy, that won the previous edition, with the song *Sarà perchè ti amo*. It was the second time that Italy hosted this contest. Sanremo was selected to host this edition.

Fifteen countries participated in this edition. The same number as in the previous edition. San Marino was invited by the Italian broadcaster to take part in this edition. The two debuting nations from previous edition Andorra and Portugal decided to withdraw from the competition after one edition. The main reasons for both countries were the lack of interests by their broadcaster. Morocco, who withdrew previous edition because of the recent earthquakes in the country, returned after one edition of being absent.

Croatia won this edition followed by Greece and Spain. For Croatia it was their best result so far.

## Location

Straight after the Italian victory in the previous edition, the national broadcaster announced that they were planning to host this edition. At the official press conference after their victory, they said to be proud that the song contest was comming again to Italy. The Italian broadcaster announced some days later that Sanremo was choosen as city. The contest took place in the Ariston Theatre. It holds a capacity of 2.000 people.

## Format

Each country sends one song to the contest. In de beginning of the contest, the countries had to sing in their own national language. Since the fourth edition, the is no specific language rule. The song can't be longer than five minutes.

After that all the participating countries have sang their song, each single country awards a set of points. The country who gets the most amount of points wins the contest. If two or more countries receive the same number of points, the country that got the highest point will rank higher.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/671652/mediteranianmusic-song-contest-4

### 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

 3
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 Spain | Morocco

## Other Countries

### Debuting countries

* San Marino - The national broadcaster announced that they had been invited to participate by the Italian broadcaster.

### Returning countries

* Morocco - The country withdrew previous edition because of the earthquakes in the country. At the end of the third edition, thay announced that Morocco would take part in the fourth edition.

### Withdrawing countries

* Andorra - The country decided to withdraw from the competition after one edition. The main reasons was the lack of interests by their broadcaster.
* Portugal - The country decided to withdraw from the competition after one edition. The main reasons was the lack of interests by their broadcaster.

## See also

* EuroMusic Song Contest 4
* WorldMusic Song Contest 4
Sweden in EuroMusic Song Contest 9

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**Sweden** participated in the ninth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Swedish broadcaster, SVT, was responsible for their act. Sweden hosted the contest in Gothenborg.

## Selection process

For their first participation the Swedish broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. They announced to select a song in English. Later it was clear that they would perform: "Wild child" in Gothenborg.

## Hosting

Because Sweden won the previous edition, they got the rights to host the contest. A bit later, the SVT announced to host the ninth edition.

All Swedish citties could send a bit for hosting the contest. The SVT said that they would like a venue above 7.000 seats. When the deadline was over, it was clear that Gothenborg (with two venues), Stockholm and Västerås sended a bit. The SVT announced later on, that the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre, in Gothenborg, was chosen as host venue. The venue has a capacity of 8.800 people.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Sweden was drawn to perform eighteenth following Poland and preceding Malta.

The Swedish song was able to get enough points to finish sixth in the final. They received 75 points.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Sweden and awarded by Sweden in the final.

### Points awarded to Sweden

* Norway
* Morocco
 5 points
 * Belgium
* Iceland
* Italy
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
Portugal in EuroMusic Song Contest 10

Selection process
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**Portugal** participated in the tenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Portuguese broadcaster, RTP, responsible for the act of this edition. It was the first time that they hold a national selection.

## Selection process

For their fifth participation the Portuguese broadcaster decided to select their act with a national final as act for Amsterdam.

They selected the song *Mea culpa*.

### National final

The Portuguese broadcaster announced to helt a national final. They selected the song "*Mea culpa*". In the national final, the song will be performed in three different versions. In English, Portuguese, and both Portuguese and English. At the end of the show, they will announce the winner. The results were made of 100% televoting.

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At the end of the show, it was clear that the English and Portuguese version won the selection.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

In the semi final, they finished fourth with 134 points. This was all in the lines of expectations.

In the final they performed seventeenth, following Denmark and preceding Finland. They received 63 points, what was good for the 11th place.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Portugal and awarded by Portugal in the final.

### Points awarded to Portugal (Semi-final)

* Malta
* Spain
* Morocco
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
 5 points
 * Ireland
* Finland
* Russia
* Slovenia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Denmark
* Germany
* Hungary
* Netherlands
* Poland

### Points awarded to Portugal (Final)

* Morocco
* Greece
 5 points
Slovenia in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Slovenia** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Slovenia participated in the twelfth edition.

## History

Slovenia participated in the twelfth edition with a Slovenian and English song called *Nisi sam (Your light)*. They finished as third with 112 points. Three times, the maximum score of 12 points was awarded to Slovenia.

## Contestants

  2015 | *Prva ljubezen* | Slovenian, English

## Given and received points

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)
My Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

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The My Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the thirteenth edition of the My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. They were chosen by the EBU. It was the first time that Bulgaria hosted the contest.

## Format

Each country has to send a song in (on of) their national language(s). The song can't be shorter than 2 minutes and 30 seconds and can't be longer than three minutes.

Every participating country awards 12, 10, 8, 7, ...,1 points to their top-10.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/201828/jesc-2015

## 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:
Italy in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Italy** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest. Italy decided to debut in the ninth edition.

## History

The national broadcaster, RAI, decided to debut in the ninth edition in Moscow. They announced that they would send a song in the Italian language. They finished at the third place. In Stockholm, they finished at the fourth place. In Varna, Italy finished at the 8th place. They finished for the first time out of the top ten in the 12th edition.

This country wasn't named at the official list of participating countries for the thirteenth edition. The country returned in Amsterdam, in the 16th edition. They nation finished at the 9th place. In the next edition, they finished at the 8th place. Italy was on the official list of participants of the 18th edition, which would be organised in Belgium. A few days after the official list of participants was published, the EBU announced that it was canceling the 18th edition. Later on, the EBU announced that there were no plans to organise a new edition.
Madeira in Regiovision Song Contest

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**Madeira** is a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in Regiovision Song Contest. Their first participation was in the eighth edition of the contest.

## History

The Madeiran broadcaster announced for several years that they were interested in participating in the contest. They officially confirmed to participate a few hours before the deadline of the eighth contest. RTP Madeira selected the Portuguese song *O jardim*
Switzerland in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Switzerland** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Switzerland participated in the second edition.

## History

Switzerland participated in the second edition with an Italian song called *Birichino*.

## Given and received points

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)

## See also

* Switzerland in My Eurovision Song Contest
South Ossetia in Regiovision Song Contest

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**South Ossetia** is a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in Regiovision Song Contest. Their first participation was in the first edition of the contest.

## History

South Ossetia debuted in the first edition. They immediately announced to participate with an Ossetian song. Later on, they selected the song *Bædolæ*. South Ossetia finished 7th with 51 points.

In the second edition South Ossetia finished 10th. One edition later, the region reached the 8th place with the song *Zardaj-zardama*.

For the fourth edition, South Ossetia decided to select a song about their own region. They chose the Ossetian song *Iryston*, which is Ossetian for Ossetia. At the contest it went very well for South Ossetia as they managed to finish fifth, their best result so far. In Sicily, the region finished 12th out of 14 with only 18 points.

After the sixth edtion, GTRK Alania, the Ossetian broadcaster decided not to take part anymore in the contest because of the low results in the last two editions. Another reason was the lack of interest among artists to represent the nation. The broadcaster was considering a return in the eigth edition, but opted not to do so because the lack of interest among artists. The year after the broadcaster was able to find artists interested in participating in the contest. Therefore, South Ossetia immediately announced their return to the contest. In England they will participate with the song *I see the light*, which will be sung completely in Ossetian, despite the English title.
United Kingdom in EuroMusic Dance Contest

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**United Kingdom** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Dance Contest. They decided to debut in the third edition of the show.

## History

After the second edition, the British broadcaster, BCC, announced that the UK would take part for the first time in this dance contest. The didn't finish in the top three.

## See also

* United Kingdom in EuroMusic Song Contest
My Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012

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The My Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the tenth edition of the My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They were chosen by the EBU. It was the second time that the Netherlands hosted the contest, after the fifth edition.

At the end of the show, Russia was declared as winner. This was the third Russian victory and the second consecutive victory for Russia. They got 134 points with the song *Sensation*. This is 93.06% of the highest amount of points a country can get. Israel, who made its début, came second with 112 points. Ukraine finished as third.

## Format

Each country has to send a song in (on of) their national language(s). The song can't be shorter than 2 minutes and 30 seconds and can't be longer than three minutes.

Every participating country awards 12, 10, 8, 7, ...,1 points to their top-10.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/201824/jesc-2012

## 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:
Norway in EuroMusic Song Celebration

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**Norway** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in the EuroMusic Song Celebration. NRK is responsible for the Norwegian participation.

## History

The Norwegian broadcaster, NRK, decided to debuts in the contest for the first edition. In Vienna, the country selected Tooji to represent the nation. Norway finished at the third place.
United Kingdom in EuroMusic Song Contest 11

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The **United Kingdom** participated in the eleventh edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The British broadcaster, BBC, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their eleventh participation the British broadcaster decided to select their act with a intern selection for Munich.

BBC announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *Sweet lies*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

The United Kingdom had to attempt in the semi finals, as they had to do in the previous edition. Like in the previous edition they failed to qualify. They finished 12th, with 29 points. They received one time the highest amount of 12 points from the United States.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to United Kingdom and awarded by United Kingdom in the semi final and the final.

### Points awarded to United Kingdom (Semi-final 2)

* Malta
* Sweden
* Switzerland
North Macedonia in My Eurovision Song Contest

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## History

As North Macedonia was at one time part of Yugoslavia, it had the opportunity to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest after Yugoslavia's debut at the contest in 1961. It debuted the same year as Spain and Finland and became the first and, for three decades, only socialist country to participate in the competition. Yugoslavia participated regularly until its breakup in 1991/1992.

## Name

Prior to 2019 North Macedonia was represented in the contest as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R. Macedonia).

## Contestants

*For contestants prior to 1993, see* Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest.

## See also

* North Macedonia in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Poland in EuroMusic Song Contest 9

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**Poland** participated in the ninth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Polish broadcaster, TVP, was responsible for their act.

## Selection process

Already from the third edition they showed some interests to debuts in the contest. Normally, Poland would participate in the seventh edition, but due the rule of maximum of participants, Poland was not able to debuts.

For their first participation the Polish broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. They announced to select a song in English. Later it was clear that they would perform: "Flashlight" in Gothenborg.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Poland was drawn to perform seventeenth following Monaco and preceding Sweden.

The Polish song was able to get enough points to finish eighth in the final. They received 58 points.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Poland and awarded by Poland in the final.

### Points awarded to Poland

* Germany
* Netherlands
 5 points
My Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009

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The My Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of the My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Kiev, Ukraine. They were chosen by the EBU.

At the end of the show, Russia was declared as winner. They got 117 points with the song *Malenkiy prints*. This is 81.25% of the highest amount of points a country can get. Serbia came second with 105 points. Sweden finished as third.

## Format

Each country has to send a song in (on of) their national language(s). The song can't be shorter than 2 minutes and 30 seconds and can't be longer than three minutes.

Every participating country awards 12, 10, 8, 7, ...,1 points to their top-10.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/201440/jesc-2009
Regiovision Song Contest 7

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The Regiovision Song Contest 7 was the seventh edition of the Regiovision Song Contest. The host country was England because they won the previous edition with the song *Sweet lies*.

## Location

After the victory of England in the previous edition, they got the rights to host this edition. Directly after their victory, BBC Four announced that they would host the contest.

It was the first time that the contest was organised by the same region in two consecutive editions.

## Format

Each region sends one song to the contest. The regions can't be independent. They also have to present some ethnical background in their region during their performance. The song can't be longer than five minutes. Because of this rule, Sicily sended a request to the EBU for their song. The EBU agreed and therefore Sicily could participate with a song that contained more English lyrics than Italian.

After that all the participating regions have sang their song, each single country awards a set of points. The region who gets the most amount of points wins the contest. If two or more regions receive the same number of points, the region that got points from most voting regions, will be ranked higher.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/364622/regiovision-song-contest-07---england

### 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

## Other regions

### Debuting regions

* Basque Country - Basque Country was the last region to sign up for participation in the seventh edition.

* Gagauzia - The region announced that they would take part in England. They already showed some interest to debut in the previous edition.

### Withdrawing regions

* Isle of Man - The region announced straight after the end of the previous edition that they would not send an act to this edition. The Isle of Man participated twice in the contest, where they finished in both editions at the last place.

* Lapland - Lapland is no longer eligible to participate in the contest, because of some rules. The EBU held a meeting where they made the rules for participation stricter. Lapland isn't a political region, has no state and therefore they can no longer participate.

* South Ossetia - GTRK Alania, the Ossetian broadcaster decided not to take part anymore in the contest because of the low results in the last two editions. Another reason was the lack of interest among artists to represent the nation.
Malta in EuroMusic Song Contest 12

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**Malta** participated in the twelfth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Maltese broadcaster, TVM, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their ninth participation the Maltese broadcaster decided to select their act with a intern selection for Zurich.

TVM announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *Chameleon*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Malta had to attempt first in the semi finals. They were the favorite to win the second semi final, what they did. They received 149 points.

Before the final started, Malta was at number one by the bookmakers to win this edition. In the final they performed fourth, following Serbia and preceding France. In the first part of the voting, Malta was in the leading possition. However, in the second part, the United States took that possition. At the end of the show it was clear that Malta finished second with 233 points, 20 points behind the winner the USA. It was Malta's best result in the history of the contest.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Malta awarded by Malta in the semi final and the final.

### Points awarded to Malta (Semi-final 2)

* Germany
* Greece
* Slovenia
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Russia
* Norway
* Slovakia
* Switzerland
* Hungary
 5 points

### Points awarded to Malta (Final)

* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Greece
* Italy
* Portugal
* Spain
* Turkey
* United States
* Israel
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* United Kingdom
* Romania
* Denmark
* France
* Hungary
* Netherlands
* Norway
 5 points
 * Germany
* Slovakia
* Sweden
United Kingdom in EuroMusic Song Celebration

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**United Kingdom** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in the EuroMusic Song Celebration. BBC is responsible for the British participation.

## History

The British broadcaster, BBC, decided to debuts in the contest for the first edition. In Vienna, the country selected Michael Rice to represent the nation. The UK tried to host the first edition. They selected the city of London. At the end however, Austria was the prefered country by the EBU. The country finished at the fifth place. The EBU selected the nation to host the second edition.

## See also

* United Kingdom in EuroMusic Song Contest
* United Kingdom in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest
Ukraine in EuroMusic Song Contest 12

Selection process
 Selected Song
 Semi-final results
 Final results

**Ukraine** participated in the twelfth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Ukrainian broadcaster, UA:PBC, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

Ukraine was already interested to participate in the contest for several edition. The UA:PBC announced after the 11th edition to debut in the 12th edition. For their first participation the Ukrainian broadcaster decided to select their act with a intern selection for Zurich.

UA:PBC announced that they would perform a song in both the Ukrainian and English language. They selected the song *Pochny z sebe*.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Ukraine first had to attempt in the semi finals. They qualified easily for the final. They finished in the semi final at the fifth place.

In the final, Ukraine performed twelfth, following Belgium and preceding Greece. Ukraine received 57 points. Slovakia awarded the song with the maximum of 12 points. At the end of the voting, it was clear that Ukraine finished at the 15th place.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Ukraine awarded by Ukraine in the semi final and the final.

### Points awarded to Ukraine (Semi-final 2)

* Slovakia
* Hungary
* Turkey
 5 points
 * Greece
* Russia
* Slovenia
* Romania

### Points awarded to Ukraine (Final)

* Croatia
* Turkey
 5 points
WorldMusic Song Contest 5

Venue
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The WorldMusic Song Contest 5 was the fifth edition of the WorldMusic Song Contest. The host country was Sweden, because they won the previous edition, with the song *Det finaste någon kan få*. This was the first time that Sweden hosted this contest. This edition took place in Stockholm.

Australia won this edition. It was their third victory. The UK and Chine completed the top three.

A total of fifteen countries will take part in the contest. This was a decline of no less than six countries, all because of a new rule to reduce the number of countries to 15. The countries having the lowest average scores over the previous four editions relegated. Those countries were: Egypt, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Mexico and South Africa. Because the Icelandic broadcaster announced to withdraw from the competition Morocco was able to participate instead of Iceland.

## Location

Straight after the victory of Sweden in the previous edition, at the official press conference, the broadcaster said to be proud that the WorldMusic Song Contest would be organised in Sweden.

Sweden choose the Annexet venue in Stockholm. It can host 3.950 people.

## Format

In the first edition, 13 countries were invited to participate in the contest. Afterwords, it was clear that all countries over the whole world could sign up to participate. The maximum of participating countries was raised to 21 in the 3rd and 4th edition.
To date, there is a limit of 21 participating countries. Because of a new rule to reduce the number of countries to 15 in the fifth edition, the countries having the lowest average scores over the previous four editions relegated.

After that all the participating countries have sang their song, each single country awards a set of points. The country who gets the most amount of points wins the contest. If two or more countries receive the same number of points, the country that got the highest point will rank higher.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/553078/worldmusic-song-contest

### 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

 3
 2
 1
 South Korea | Japan

## Other Countries

### Withdrawing countries

* Egypt
* Fiji
* Iceland
* Kazakhstan
* Mexico
* South Africa
Morocco in MediteranianMusic Song Contest

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**Morocco** is a one of the Mediteranian countries. Because of that, they can participate in MediteranianMusic Song Contest. Morocco was one of the twelve founding nations.

## History

Morocco took part in the first edition. Morocco announced their interests to host the first edition. However, later it was clear that the first edition would take place in Italy. Morocco finished at the 10th place, out of 12 participating countries. In the second edition, their entry finished at the third place. However to third place of Morocco in the previous edition, the country decided to not take part in the third edition. The main reason behind this decision was the recent earthquakes in the country. The Moroccan broadcaster stated that it was inappropriate to focus on entertainment at this time and wanted to focus on solidarity.

The country returned in the fourth edition, where they finished out of the top ten.
Spain in EuroMusic Song Celebration

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**Spain** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in the EuroMusic Song Celebration. RTVE is responsible for the Spanish participation.

## History

The Spanish broadcaster, RTVE, decided to debuts in the contest for the first edition. In Vienna, the country selected Edurne to represent the nation. The Spanish entry finished at the second place at the televoting, however at the overall scoreboard they finished at the sixth place.

## See also

* Spain in EuroMusic Song Contest
* Spain in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest
Norway in EuroMusic Dance Contest

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 First appearances
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**Norway** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Dance Contest. They decided to debut in the third edition of the show.

## History

After the second edition, the Norwegian broadcaster, NRK, announced that Norway would take part for the first time in this dance contest. They did not finish in the top three.
Belarus in EuroMusic Song Contest 18

Selection process
 Selected Song
 Semi-final results
 Final results

**Belarus** participated in the eigteenth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Belarusian broadcaster, BTRC, was responsible for the act of this edition.

## Selection process

For their third participation the broadcaster from Belarus decided to select their act with a intern selection for Cologne.

BRTC announced that they would perform a song in the English language. They selected the song *Solayoh*. It was the first time that Belarus selected a song fully in the English language.

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Belarus first had to attempt in the semi finals. They performed as eigth, following Czech Republic and preceding Netherlands. They received 100 points, and finished 3rd in the semi-final. This was more than enough to advance to the final.

In the final, Belarus performed as sixteenth, following the winner Sweden and preceding Hungary. They received 111 points, and finished 9th in the final. This was their best result so far.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Belarus awarded by Belarus in the semi final and the final.

### Points awarded to Belarus (Semi-final 1)

* Georgia
* Moldova
* Serbia
* Malta
 5 points
* Bulgaria
* Israel
* Poland

### Points awarded to Belarus (Final)

* Russia
* Ukraine
* Moldova
* Romania
 5 points
 * Estonia
* Lithuania
* North Macedonia
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Israel
Portugal in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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**Portugal** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in My Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Portugal participated in the fourth edition.

## History

Portugal participated in the fourth edition with a Portuguese song called *Deixa-me sentir*. They finished 7th out of 15 countries. Spain awarded the song with 12 points. The year after, they finished 8th.

Portugal did not participated in the contest for nine years before returning to the contest in 2017. The song *Youtuber* got only 52 points which resulted in a 15th place out of 16 countries.

## Given and received points

 1

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)

(J) = jury; (C) = childrenjury (as of 2016)
WorldMusic Song Contest 4

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The WorldMusic Song Contest 4 was the fourth edition of the WorldMusic Song Contest. The host country was Australia, because they won the previous edition, with the song *Together*. This was the second time that Australia hosted this contest. This edition took place in Gold Coast.

Molly Sandén won this edition, for Sweden. It was their first victory in the contest. The UK finished at the second place while France ended at the third place.

A total of twenty-one countries will take part in the contest, the maximum number of participating nations in this contest. Kazakhstan decided to take part for the very first time in the contest. Colombia however withdrew from the competition. This makes it the first nation in the history who withdrew.

## Location

Straight after the victory of Australia in the previous edition, at the official press conference, the broadcaster said to be proud that the WorldMusic Song Contest would be organised in Australia again.

Australia chose the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. It can host 6.000 people.

## Format

In the first edition, 13 countries were invited to participate in the contest. Afterwords, it was clear that all countries over the whole world could sign up to participate. To date, there is a limit of 21 participating countries.

After that all the participating countries have sang their song, each single country awards a set of points. The country who gets the most amount of points wins the contest. If two or more countries receive the same number of points, the country that got the highest point will rank higher.

## Returning artists

The contest featured one representative who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same country.

## Voting

https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/501649/worldmusic-song-contest-4

### 12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

## Other Countries

### Debuting countries

* Kazakhstan - This country was at the official list of participating countries.

### Withdrawing countries

* Colombia - The broadcastser announced to withdraw because the lack of interesting artists to represent the nation.
San Marino in MediteranianMusic Song Contest

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**San Marino** can participate in the MediteranianMusic Song Contest. San Marino took part for the first time in the fourth edition.

## History

San Marino took part in the fourth edition. The national broadcaster announced that they had been invited to participate by the Italian broadcaster. Elia Pazzini and Anita Simoncini represented the country but finished at the 14th place, out of 15 participating countries.
United States in EuroMusic Song Contest 12

Selection process
 Selected Song
 Final results

The **United States** participated in the 12th edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. It was the sixth American participation, and the second particpation after their return in the 11th edition.

## Previously

The best American result so far is the 1st place in the previous edition. Furthermore the United States also reached the 3rd place *Can't stop the feeling!* and the 6th place *Empire state of mind*.

## Selection process

For this edition the American broadcaster, NBC, decided to held national final to select their entry. This was due to their victory in the previous edition with the song *St. Elmo's fire (Man in motion)*.

The participating songs were:

 We built this city

## At EuroMusic Song Contest

Due to the high number of participating countries, the organisation held semi-finals to select 20 countries qualifying for the final. Due to their victory in the last edition, the USA was automatically qualified for the final.

In the final, the USA were drawn to perform on spot 20, following Poland and preceding Slovenia.

### Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the United States and awarded by the United States in the semi-final and final.

### Points awarded to the United States

#### Final

* Denmark
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Romania
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Poland
* Russia
* Slovenia
* Turkey
 5 points
* Slovakia