Worldvision Song Contest: Difference between revisions

The [[Worldvision Q2-2023|Worldvision Song Contest Q2-2023]] was the third edition of the contest, organised by [[:en:SBS (Australian TV channel)|Special Broadcasting Service]] (SBS) and held on 2 July 2023 at the [[:en:John Cain Arena|John Cain Arena]] in [[:en:Melbourne|Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. According to the rules of the competition, the season was supposed to take place in San Marino, but due to the lack of proper infrastructure to host the event, it was decided to move the competition to Australia, which won second place in the early season. 26 countries took part in the competition. [[Canada]], [[Montenegro]], [[North Macedonia]] and the [[United Kingdom]] decided not to compete in this edition, however [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[New Zealand]], [[Poland]], [[Uzbekistan]] and [[Vietnam]] made its debut. [[Germany]] gained its first win in the contest, represented by [[:en:Rêve (singer)|Reve]] and "Still Dancing".

The [[Worldvision Q4-2023|Worldvision Song Contest Q4-2023]] was the fifth edition of the contest, organised by [[:en:NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting AS]] (NRK) and held on 26 December 2023 (semi-final) and 6 January 2024 (grand final) at the [[:en:Telenor Arena|Telenor Arena]] in [[:en:Oslo|Oslo]], [[Norway]]. 29 countries took part in the competition, among which the first participation was for [[Malta]] and [[Switzerland]], while [[San Marino]] and [[Uzbekistan]] decided to withdraw. [[Lebanon]] became the fifth country to win the Worldvision title, with duo Sasha Lopez and [[:en:AMI (Romanian singer)|AMI]] with "Butterfly Dance".

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== <strong>Format</strong> ==

Only a [[:en:Member states of the United Nations|UN member country]] can be allowed to participate in IECO competitions. A maximum of 46 countries ^{(to be specified)} can take part in any one contest.

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Members of the reference group are involved in organizing various competitions within the framework of IEKO, as well as resolving controversial situations, developing and adopting new rules. The reference group consists of permanent active members, current winners of competitions within the framework of IEKO, as well as one member elected by election among the remaining active curators of IEKO. Starting from the [[Worldvision Q2-2024|Q2-2024]] season, the reference group includes active members and current winners of competitions within the IECO.

*[[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] Denis Vorobyov (Supervisor Special Music, Wikipedia, since [[Worldvision Q2-2023|Q2-2023]])

*[[File:Jpn-icon.png|20px]] Paša Kulik (Wikipedia, between [[Worldvision Q2-2023|Q2-2023]] for [[Worldvision Q4-2023|Q4-2023]] and since [[Worldvision Q2-2024|Q2-2024]])

== <strong>Rules</strong> ==

| In the semi-finals, only the televote is used to decide which songs receive points. In the final, the jury and the televote each award an independent set of points. Also, an additional set of points have international viewers who were not represented by any of the participating countries.

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| scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:;" | [[Worldvision Q1-2025|Q1-2025]]

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| scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:;" | [[Worldvision Q3-2025|Q3-2025]]

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