Your Love Song Contest 9

The Your Love Song Contest 9 will be the eight edition of the Your Love Song Contest. The contest will take place in Jerusalem, Israel after their win in the 8th edition with Maya Buskila and her song Hishagathi.

Hosting Information
Jerusalem, is a city of the northern part of Israel and was elected to host the Your Love Song Contest 9. Jerusalem was the only city that wanted to host the contest.

Bidding phase
Only one main venue wasannounced as possible venue for the competition to be held. It was Oi Arena which is located in Oi in Uff Da.


 * The host city had to be near a major airport.
 * The venue must be available for at least six weeks before the contest and one week after the conclusion of the contest
 * The venue must not be open-air, but an air-conditioned building with a capacity of at least 10,000 and a minimum ceiling height of 15 metres (49 ft), insulated for sound and light.
 * The green room must be located as close to the arena as possible (or within it), with a capacity of 300.

Presenters
On 10 February 2017 it was announced that Maya Buskila will be the host of Your Love Song Contest 9.

Format
The pots will be updated after the results of the final of the 8th edition.

Voting

 * All competing countries are obliged to vote in their own semi final. Failing to do so will result in a disqualification of the entry and risk to lose their spot in the final.
 * The automically qualified countries were assigned one semi final they are obliged to vote in.
 * The competing countries are free to broadcast and vote in the other semi final if they wish to do so. Their votes will be counted towards with the international jury along with the votes from the finalists.
 * There will be 11 qualifiers from each semi final. The top 10 will qualify directly, while the 11th qualifier will be the highest ranked country by the international jury that did not finish in the top 10.

Provisional list of participating countries

 * The following countries have confirmed participation in the upcoming edition: