Wonderful Song Contest 10

The Wonderful Song Contest 10 will be the tenth edition of the Wonderful Song Contest. The contest took place in Valencia, Spain after their victory in the 9th edition with the song Luna Llena by Malu Trevojo. A total of 48 countries competed in Wonderful Song Contest 10.

The top 6 from the last edition Spain, Poland, Australia, Canada ,Belarus and Sweden are directly qualified to the final, while the other competing countries are split into three semi finals. The Semi Final allocation draw took place on 18th December in the WBU headquarters in Prague, where the other competing countries were split into two semi finals. The running order was announced on 26th December.

The contest was won by Spain and the winning song was Luna Llena performed by Malu Trevojo. After finishing Spain finally won the contest for the first time. Poland and Australia finished 2nd and 3rd respectively and they will be directly qualified to the final of the 10th edition which will take place in Valencia. A total of 0 countries failed to submit their votes in the final which means they won't be able to compete in the next edition.

Hosting Information
'''On 17.12. it was announced that Valencia will serve as the host city of the Wonderful Song Contest 10.'''

Bidding phase
Only one main venue was announced as possible venue for the competition to be held. It was Tba which is located in Helsinki. It has a capacity of 20,000 and several big concerts and sport events take place here.
 * 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 17-12. it was announced Ruth Lorezo will be the host of Wonderful Song Contest 10

Ruth Lorenzo Pascual (Spanish pronunciation: [rut ˈloɾenθo]; born 10 November 1982), better known as Ruth Lorenzo, is a Spanish singer and composer, best known for coming fifth in the fifth series of the British TV talent show The X Factor in 2008. Artists such as Auryn and Dannii Minogue have included compositions of hers in their albums. Her debut single "Burn" entered the Spanish Singles Charts and reached number 16 when she released the single on 27 June 2011. She released her first UK single "The Night" on 15 June 2013, featuring a club remix by Almighty.[citation needed] She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Dancing In The Rain", which entered the Spanish Singles Chart at number 5. She scored 74 points for Spain, finishing in 10th place. Her debut album Planeta Azul was released on 27 October 2014. In November 2017 "Good Girls Don't Lie" was released as the first single of her second album Loveaholic (due in 2018). The song made it to number one iTunes Spain on the first 24 hours.

Rules and Voting.
 * The singer must have connection with the country.
 * The song can't be overused and worldchart.
 * The song can't be cover, instrumental or opera.
 * 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 10 qualifiers from each semi final.