Fantasy Love Song Contest 1

The Fantasy Love Song Contest 1 will be the eight edition of the Fantasy Love Song Contest. The contest will take place in Otabasco, Real Island.

Hosting Information
Otabasco, is a city of the northern part of Israel and was elected to host the Fantasy Love Song Contest 1. Otabacvo 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 Suavare Area which is located in Otabasco in Real Island.


 * 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 21 February 2017 it was announced that Irina Rimes will be the host of Fantasy Love Song Contest 1.

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: