Discogram International Song Contest 07

## Discogram International Song Contest

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**Discogram International Song Contest 07** also referred as **DISC07**, is the 7th edition of Discogram International Song Contest, held in Chiba, Japan after Mondo Grosso (ft. Hikari Mitsushima) won the last edition with their song "Labyrinth".

Nineteen countries participated in the seventh edition. This edition saw the debut of  Bhutan,  Monaco,  Mongolia &  Wales while  France &  United States returned after one edition,  Portugal after two editions,  Austria &  Greece after three editions as well as  Nigeria returning after four editions! However,  Canada,  Estonia,  Italy,  Qatar,  Sweden,  Tanzania,  Ukraine &  Vietnam decided to withdrew due to various reasons.

 Bhutan ended up victorious after beating out  Germany by a five point margin. This was Bhutan's first victory.  South Korea rounded up the podium in 3rd. While the host country,  Japan finishes in 11th.

This edition we saw four countries setting their best result ever,  Nigeria finishing in 4th,  Greece in 5th,  Austria in 8th &  France in 9th!

## Venue

**Makuhari Messe** (幕張メッセ) is a Japanese convention center outside Tokyo, located in the Mihama-ku ward of Chiba city, in the northwest corner of Chiba prefecture. Designed by Fumihiko Maki, it is accessible by Tokyo's commuter rail system. *Makuhari* is the name of the area, and Messe is a German language word meaning "trade fair".

The convention center opened on October 9, 1989. It hosts many high-technology events.

Makuhari Messe is close to Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, and to Chiba prefecture's black sand beaches. It is accessible from Kaihimmakuhari station on the Keiyō Line of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The center is the host of the annual Tokyo Auto Salon (modified car show, in January), the biennial Tokyo Motor Show (in October), the annual Tokyo Game Show (video game hardware and software exhibition, in September), the annual Jump Festa (manga, anime, and video game exposition, in December), and the biannual Wonder Festival (toys, scale figures, and garage kits exposition, in February and July). The venue was host to several Nintendo Space World events.

It was the venue for certain sports during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

## Location

Chiba (千葉市, Chiba-shi, Japanese: [tɕiꜜba]) is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In June 2019, its population was 979,768, with a population density of 3,605 people per km2. The city has an area of 271.77 square kilometres (104.93 sq mi).

Chiba City is one of the Kantō region's primary seaports, and is home to Chiba Port, which handles one of the highest volumes of cargo in Japan. Much of the city is residential, although there are many factories and warehouses along the coast. There are several major urban centres in the city, including Makuhari, a prime waterfront business district in which Makuhari Messe is located, and Central Chiba, in which the prefectural government office and the city hall are located.

Chiba is famous for the Chiba Urban Monorail, the longest suspended monorail in the world. Some popular destinations in the city include: Kasori Shell Midden, the largest shellmound in the world at 134,000 m2 (160,000 sq yd), Inage Beach, the first artificial beach in Japan which forms part of the longest artificial beach in Japan, and the Chiba City Zoological Park, popular on account of the standing red panda Futa.

## Results

**Grand Final**

Recap Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QcoJ58ta6U-RueixNZviibmvBXW-fo4s/view?usp=sharing

The Grand Final took place between 18 February 2022 to 26 February 2022

## Other Countries

 Spain initially planned on debuting this edition however the HoD decided to swap to  Monaco. Spain has yet to debut in the contest.