Hitovision Song Contest



Hitovision Song Contest is a contest of the worldwide hits or quite popular songs organized by ESC Doni. The first edition took off on June 24, 2018.

Rules
Rules applicable from Hitovision 13:
 * 1. The song must be a worldwide hit or well known, original song also allowed!
 * 2. Limits of songs are 0 - 500 million views!
 * 3. Songs from kids are ALLOWED! Limit of songs: 3
 * 4. Songs from every Eurovision National Finals are allowed! Limit of songs: 3
 * 5. The artist and his song don't necessarily represent his country! (I have the right to change a country during participation)
 * 6. The song can't be older than 1 January 2010!

History
The first edition took place in Gdansk, the city of Poland. The first winner of the contest was Alan Walker with the song "Faded ". After winning, Lithuana organized a second competition in Vilnius. Ireland became the winning country with the song "What About US " by Pi!nk. On 21 July 2018, it was announced that the third edition will be held in Dublin probably in the second half of August 2018. On 26 August 2018 Malta won the third edition represented by Sigala and Ella Eyre with the song Came Here For Love with 92 points. This time, Hitovision will take place in Valletta !

On 16 September 2018 will start the fifth edition of Hitovision Song Contest in Australia - Sydney after winning Sean Paul and Becky G with song "Mad Love"! 26 September 2018, for the first time Croatia won Hitovision Song Contest after winning Hailee Steinfeld and BloodPop® with song "Capital Letters"!

23 October 2018, for the first time Greece won Hitovision Song Contest after winning Lana Del Rey with song "Young And Beautiful"! The seventh edition was the last edition in 2018! After a few months break, Hitovision 8 will be organized in Reykjavik at the turn of March and April 2019 after Tom Walker 's victory! The winning song in the native language for the first time in Hitovision history was "Tsunami" by Tarabarova from Ukraine!

The ninth edition started 17 May 2019 in Kyiv on Ukraine! Finally, Margaret representing Canada with song Tempo won with 197 points!

Special jubilee edition - Hitovision Song Contest 10 was held in Vancouver in Canada where Iceland and Hozier triumph with the song "Take Me To Church"!

For the second time in Hitovision history, Hitovision 11 will be held on Iceland! Tiesto, Rita Ora and Jonas Blue representing Austria won Grand Final with song "Ritual" and they earned 183 points! Austria organized Hitovision Song Contest 12 in the autumn style. Over 50 countries participated for the first time. Finally, at 2 November 2019, the French - Deborah Lemoine won with the song "Solo" with 170 points.

In early December 2019, HBU announced that France is ready to organize the thirteenth edition of Hitovision Song Contest in four French cities/regions! For the first time in history, slogan was created in native language! On the end of the 2019 year, at 27 December Selena Gomez won win with the song "Lose You To Love Me "! The next edition is going in Chicago, Dallas and San Diego since 6th February 2020! The crystal edition won Ava Max with the song "Torn" on 24 February 2020 in New York! From the United States, Hitovision 15 is going to Albania which will be held in "WILD" style in Durres and Tirana, with Sweden becoming the fifteenth winner with the song "Bulletproof" performed by Dotter.

In May 2020, Hitovision Broadcasting Union announced the rule that only artists which have strong connection with the country (born and raised) ONLY can participate in 16th edition! The new rule was positively received by fans and three semifinals took place in June 2020! On July 3, 2020, the entire edition was won by 18-year-old Celina Sharma with the song "Chalo" representing Australia! During the winning performance it was announced that the 17th edition will take place in Tasmania! On July 25, 2020, official artwork with the most important details for the 17th edition was released. The slogan is #ExperienceLife

Statistics of each countries
On August 31, 2020, the special Wikia "Hitovision Stats" was completed. All stats have been moved there!

► https://hitovision-stats.fandom.com/wiki/Hitovision_Stats_Wiki

Countries with all counted points
These are the countries which participate in the contest, and at the same time their total points they have collected in the semi-final or in the final. At the end of each year, the country with the highest number of points will be the Hitovision Song Contest Official Winner!


 * 1st place - Hitovision Song Contest 2018 winner: 🇨🇦 Canada with 911 points
 * 2nd place - 🇦🇺 Australia with 908 points
 * 3rd place - 🇮🇪 Ireland with 739 points
 * 4th place - 🇱🇹 Lithuania with 710 points
 * 5th place - 🇬🇷 Greece with 640 points


 * Hitovision Song Contest 2019 winner: 🇨🇦 Canada with 2717 points
 * 2nd place - 🇱🇹 Lithuania with 2670 points
 * 3rd place - 🇦🇺 Australia with 2467 points
 * 4th place - 🇮🇪 Ireland with 2208 points
 * 5th place - 🇺🇸 United States with 2157 points

Winners of each editions
🔹 Alan Walker - The first winner of Hitovision Song Contest organized in Gdansk 🔹



🔹 Pink - The winner of second Hitovision Song Contest organized in Vilnius 🔹



🔹 Sigala and Ella Eyre - Winners of the third Hitovision Song Contest organized in Dublin 🔹



🔹 Sean Paul and Becky G - Winners of the fourth Hitovision Song Contest organized on Malta in Valletta! 🔹



🔹 Hailee Steinfeld - Winner of the fifth Hitovision Song Contest organized in Sydney in Australia! 🔹



🔹 Lana Del Rey - Winner of the sixth Hitovision Song Contest organized in Split in Croatia!



🔹 Tom Walker - Winner of the seventh and last Hitovision Song Contest in 2018! Thessaloniki, Greece!



🔹 Tarabarova - Winner of the eighth edition of Hitovision Song Contest organized in Reykjavik, Iceland!



🔹 Margaret - Winner of the ninth edition of Hitovision Song Contest organized in Kyiv on Ukraine!



🔹 Hozier - Winner of jubilee edition (10) of Hitovision Song Contest organized in Vancouver, Canada!



🔹 Tiësto & Rita Ora & Jonas Blue - Winners of the eleventh edition of Hitovision Song Contest organized on Iceland!



🔹 Déborah Lemoine - Winner of Hitovision Song Contest 12 organized in Austria!



🔹 Selena Gomez - Winner of Hitovision Song Contest 13 organized in France!



🔹 Ava Max - Winner of Hitovision Song Contest 14 organized in the United States!



🔹 Dotter - Winner of Hitovision Song Contest 15 with advanced semifinal system organized in Durres and Tirana, Albania!



🔹 Celina Sharma - Winner of the most original edition - Hitovision Song Contest 16 with 215 points in the final held in Stockholm, Sweden!



Slogans
Since the first edition, slogans have been introduced in the show. The slogan is decided by the host broadcaster or winner user.

Doni's entries

 * Qualification rate: 82,3%
 * Average placing: 14.18
 * Female acts: 6
 * Male acts: 4
 * Duet: 5
 * Band: 2

Hitovision Song Contest #2 Semifinal
This edition consists of one semi-final, which contains 22 countries, of which '12' will qualify to the Grand Final! At the beginning, it was agreed that 14 countries would qualify to the Grand Final, but there were little changes about it. The points of qualifiers will appear after the Grand Final!

Hitovision Song Contest #5 First Semifinal
This edition consists of two semi-finals. First Semifinal contains 17 countries, of which '10' will qualify to the Grand Final!. The points of qualifiers will appear after the Grand Final!

Hitovision Song Contest #5 Second Semifinal
This edition consists of two semi-finals. Second Semifinal contains 17 countries, of which '10' will qualify to the Grand Final!. The points of qualifiers will appear after the Grand Final!

Hitovision Song Contest #6 First Semifinal
International Jury HSC

Hitovision Song Contest #6 Second Semifinal
International Jury HSC

Hitovision Song Contest #7 First Semifinal
International Jury HSC

Hitovision Song Contest #7 Second Semifinal
International Jury HSC

Hitovision Song Contest #12 First Semifinal
The first semifinal of Hitovision 12 took place in Salzburg, Austria, with 17 participants taking part for the spot in the final. Indonesia had their first appearance in the contest, but didn't qualify for the final. Thus, during the semifinal results in one of the three semifinals, it was revealed that Denmark will be the participant in the wildcard round.

Hitovision Song Contest #12 Second Semifinal
The second semifinal of Hitovision 12 took place in Bregenz, Austria, with 17 semifinalists taking part for the spot in the grand final in Vienna. Luxembourg and North Macedonia took part in the contest for the first time after Indonesia. After the reveal of the semifinal results, it was revealed that South Korea will participate in the wildcard round, along with Denmark with the song, Stay (Don't Go Away) by David Guetta ft. Raye. Later, in the grand finale, South Korea bested Denmark and Brazil in the wildcard round, bringing their first appearance in the final along with Luxembourg whose country who qualified for the final.

Hitovision Song Contest #16 Grand Final
Hitovision scoreboards won't be updated here anymore! On August 31, 2020, the special Wikia "Hitovision Stats" was completed. All stats have been moved there!

► https://hitovision-stats.fandom.com/wiki/Hitovision_Stats_Wiki