Wonderful Song Contest 5

The Wonderful Song Contest 5 will be the fifth edition of the Wonderful Song Contest.

Hosting Information
Stockholm, is a Swedish city of the middle part of and was selected to host the Wonderful Song Contest 5.

Bidding phase
Only one main venue wasannounced as possible venue for the competition to be held. It was Ericsson Globe which is located in Stockholm.


 * 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 28 August 2017 it was announced Amanda Winberg will be the host of Wonderful Song Contest 5.

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 8 qualifiers from each semi final.