Wonderful Song Contest 38

Wonderful Song Contest 38 will be the thirty-eighth edition of the Wonderful Song Contest. The contest took place in Varna after the Bulgarian victory in the 37th edition. A total of 46 countries competed in Wonderful Song Contest 38. The top 6 from the last edition, , , , and  are directly qualified to the final, while the other competing countries are split into two semi finals. The Semi Final allocation draw took place on 22 nd December at the WBU headquarters in Prague, where the other competing countries were split into two semi finals. The running order was announced on 02 January 2020.

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On 15 December 2019 it was announced that Varna will serve as the host city of the Wonderful Song Contest 38.

Host City
Varna (Bulgarian: Варна, pronounced [ˈvarnɐ]) is the third largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Situated strategically in the Gulf of Varna, the city has been a major economic, social and cultural centre for almost three millennia. Varna, historically known as Odessos (Ancient Greek: Ὀδησσός), grew from a Thracian seaside settlement to a major seaport on the Black Sea.

Varna is an important centre for business, transportation, education, tourism, entertainment and healthcare. The city is referred to as the maritime capital of Bulgaria and headquarters the Bulgarian Navy and merchant marine. In 2008, Varna was designated seat of the Black Sea Euroregion by the Council of Europe. In 2014, Varna was awarded the title of European Youth Capital 2017.

The oldest gold treasure in the world, belonging to the Varna culture, was discovered in the Varna Necropolis and dates to 4200–4600 BC.

Varna has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb), with mediterranean influences in summer but specially continental influences in autumn-winter. The summer begins in early May and lasts till early October. Temperatures in summer usually vary between 17–18 °C (63–64 °F) in the night and 25–30 °C (77–86 °F) during the day.

Bidding phase
Only one main venue was announced as possible venue for the competition to be held. 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.

Presenter
On 15 December 2019 it was announced that Kristian Kostov will be host of Wonderful Song Contest 38.

Kristian Konstantinov Kostov (Bulgarian: Кристиан Константинов Костов, Russian: Кристиа́н Константи́нов Ко́стов; born 15 March 2000) is a Bulgarian-Russian singer. He was a finalist in season one of The Voice Kids Russia and a runner-up in the fourth season of X Factor Bulgaria. He represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Beautiful Mess", finishing in 2nd place. In January 2018, Kostov won the EBBA Public Choice award. In January 2019, Kostov was one of seven first batch singers who would be performing in the seventh season of Hunan Television's singing reality-competition Singer (previously I Am a Singer).

First Semifinal
The deadline to vote is 10 January 2020 at 20:00 CET. , and  have to vote in this semifinal.

Second Semifinal
The deadline to vote is 10 January 2020 at 20:00 CET. , and   have to vote in this semifinal.

Spokespersons

 * Rest of The World - Tini
 * 🇦🇱 Jonida Maliqi
 * 🇦🇲 Sirusho
 * 🇦🇺 Lee Lin Chin
 * 🇦🇹 Nathan Trent
 * 🇦🇿 Emin
 * 🇧🇾 Tatyana Eduardovna Lipnitskaya
 * 🇧🇪 Angéle
 * 🇧🇦 Maya Berovic
 * 🇧🇷
 * 🇧🇬 Victoria Georgieva
 * 🇨🇦 Faouzia
 * 🇭🇷 Roko
 * 🇨🇿 Mariana Prachařová and her mum
 * 🇩🇰 Anja Nissen
 * 🇪🇪 Elina Born
 * 🇫🇴 Eivør
 * 🇫🇮 Topi Latukka
 * 🇫🇷
 * 🇩🇪 Kim Petras
 * 🇬🇷 Josephine
 * 🇭🇺 Cameron Patrick Stone
 * 🇮🇸
 * 🇮🇳 Ananya Birla
 * 🇮🇪
 * 🇮🇱 Netta Barzilai
 * 🇮🇹 Francesca Michielin
 * 🇰🇿 Möldir Äwelbekova
 * 🇱🇻 Markus Riva
 * 🇱🇹 Beatrich
 * 🇲🇩 Irina Rimes
 * 🇳🇱 Duncan Laurence


 * 🇳🇴 Alan Walker
 * 🇵🇱 Monika Lewczuk
 * 🇵🇹 David Carreira
 * 🇷🇴 Alina Eremia
 * 🇷🇺
 * 🇷🇸 Andjela Keleman
 * 🇸🇰 Lina Mayer
 * 🇸🇮 Gaja Prestor
 * 🇰🇷
 * 🇪🇸 Lola Indigo
 * 🇸🇪 Benjamin Ingrosso
 * 🇨🇭 Ilira Gashi
 * 🇹🇷 Derya Uluğ
 * 🇺🇦 Maruv
 * 🇬🇧 Mabel
 * 🇺🇸 Ariana Grande