Wonderful Song Contest 22

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Wonderful Song Contest 22
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Dates
Semi-final date 23.08.2018
Final date 29.08.2018
Host
Host city United States New York
Presenter(s) Ariana Grande
Host broadcaster United States
Participants
Number of entries 46
Debuting   Jamaica
Returning   New Zealand
Withdrawing   Azerbaijan
 Kosovo
Vote
Voting system 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants.
Winning song  Hungary
"Meghalok"
297 Points
Wonderful Song Contest
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Wonderful Song Contest 22 will be the twenteenth-second edition of the Wonderful Song Contest. The contest took place in United States after their victory in the 21st edition. A total of 46 countries competed in Wonderful Song Contest 22.  Azerbaijan and  Kosovo withdrew from the contest. The top 6 from the last edition  United States,  Germany,  Bulgaria,  United Kingdom,  Spain and  Hungary 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 TBA August 2018 in the WBU headquarters in Prague, where the other competing countries were split into two semi finals. The running order was announced on TBA. New Zealand returned to the contest and  Jamaica debut to the contest.

The contest was won by  United States and the winning song was "Instruction" performed by Jax Jones feat. Demi Lovato és Stefflon Don.  United States won the contest for the first time,  Germany and  Bulgaria finished 2nd and 3rd respectively and they will be directly qualified to the final of the 22nd edition which will take place in New York. 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

The host city of the contest, New York

On 11 August 2018 it was announced that New York will serve as the host city of the Wonderful Song Contest 22.

 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.

Presenters

On 11 August 2018 it was announced Ariana Grande is host of Wonderful Song Contest 22

Ariana Grande is host of Wonderful Song Contest #22

Provisitation list of Participants

Semifinal 1

  • All semi finalists are obliged to vote in their own semi final. All countries from BIG 6 need to vote in this SF!
Draw Country Artist Song Language Place Points
01  Canada Nikki Yanofsky Necessary Evil English 2 106
02  Slovakia Sima Intro Slovak 20 27
03  Australia Nicole Miller Blindfolded English 7 88
04  Portugal Karetus x Bárbara Bandeira x Yuzi One Nation English 9 86
05  Sweden Robin Stjernberg Pieces English 12 73
06  Moldova Nelly Ciobanu Ploi Moldovan 19 30
07  France Lili Poe Amore Fragile French 3 101
08  Greece Eirini Papadopoulou Epiviono Greek 6 94
09  Croatia Nina Kraljić Snijeg Croatian 11 81
10  Armenia Capital Cities Vowels English 17 57
11  Belgium Henri PFR, Romeo Blanco In The Mood English 4 100
12  Israel Noa Kirel Killer Hebrew 5 100
13  Romania Milan Regele Minciunilor Romanian 16 59
14  Serbia Marija All The Girls English 1 107
15  Netherlands Rochelle You Got Something English 14 63
16  Jamaica Karmen feat. Krishane Lock My Hips English 10 85
17  Switzerland Bastian Baker Tattoo On My Brain English 15 61
18  Norway Seeb, Dagny Drink About English 8 88
19  Slovenia Anja Kotar How To Be Cool English 18 37
20  South Korea Day6 Shoot Me Korean 13 65

Semifinal 2

  • All semi finalists are obliged to vote in their own semi final. All countries from BIG 6 need to vote in this SF!
Draw Country Artist Song Language Place Points
01  Ireland Kodaline Shed A Tear English 11 76
02  New Zealand Loud Luxury feat. Brando Body English 13 63
03  Denmark Noréll Damage Done English 10 78
04  Albania Kida Mas Albanian 17 42
05  Ukraine Loboda Superstar Russian 4 102
06  Austria Rose May Alaba My Love English 12 68
07  Belarus ZØYA Chaos In My Head English 15 54
08  Finland Sini Yassemin Mun Kaa Finnish 3 103
09  Kazakhstan Asıl ft. Ardaq Balajanova Älemdі Süyu Kazakh 20 21
10  Türkiye Melis Kar Al Dudagimdan Kiss Turkish 5 102
11  Czech Republic Eva Burešová Fly English 2 126
12  Latvia Rassell & Edvards Grieze & Sabīne Berezina Kaila Latvian 9 84
13  Poland C-Bool Wonderland English 6 98
14  Bosnia and Herzegovina Pamela Trag Njenih Usana Croatian 7 98
15  Iceland Kaleo No Good English 19 26
16  Estonia Hoax Mental Tsiki Etalon Estonian 18 32
17  North Macedonia Bobi Andonov Apartment English 16 48
18  Russia Feduk & Eldjey Rozovoe Vino Russian 8 90
19  Italy Lodovica Comello 50 Shades Of Colours English 14 62
20  Lithuania Paula How The Hell U Can Fight It? English 1 127

Grand Final

Draw Country Artist Song Language Place Points
1  France Lili Poe Amore Fragile French 20 94
2  Lithuania Paula How The Hell U Can Fight It? English 4 190
3  Jamaica Karmen feat. Krishane Lock My Hips English 21 90
4  Czech Republic Eva Burešová Fly English 19 102
5  Ukraine Loboda Superstar Russian 11 142
6  Hungary Dér Heni Meghalok Hungarian 1 297
7  Latvia Rassell & Edvards Grieze & Sabīne Berezina Kaila Latvian 22 89
8  Portugal Karetus x Bárbara Bandeira x Yuzi One Nation English 7 181
9  Bosnia and Herzegovina Pamela Trag Njenih Usana Croatian 24 80
10  Germany Lotte Pauken German 18 106
11  Spain Aitana Telefono Spanish 2 225
12  Russia Feduk & Eldjey Rozovoe Vino Russian 16 122
13  United Kingdom Off Bloom Lover Like Me English 5 188
14  Australia Nicole Miller Blindfolded English 23 88
15  Belgium Henri PFR, Romeo Blanco In The Mood English 14 131
16  Türkiye Melis Kar Al Dudagimdan Kiss Turkish 13 137
17  Norway Seeb, Dagny Drink About English 6 184
18  Greece Eirini Papadopoulou Epiviono Greek 3 205
19  Denmark Noréll Damage Done English 10 147
20  Israel Noa Kirel Killer Hebrew 26 69
21  Bulgaria Tita Photoshop Bulgarian 8 177
22  Finland Sini Yassemin Mun Kaa Finnish 25 76
23  Serbia Marija All The Girls English 9 152
24  Poland C-Bool Wonderland English 15 130
25  United States R3HAB x THRDL!FE ft. Olivia Holt Wrong Move English 17 115
26  Canada Nikki Yanofsky Necessary Evil English 12 142

RESULTS

Semi Final 1

Draw Country Place Points Canada Slovakia Australia Portugal Sweden Moldova France Greece Croatia Armenia Belgium Israel Romania Serbia Netherlands Jamaica Switzerland Norway Slovenia South Korea Bulgaria Germany Hungary Spain United Kingdom United States
1  Canada 2 106 10 4 10 5 3 12 3 3 12 8 10 12 1 2 3 6 2
2  Slovakia 20 27 12 5 8 2
3  Australia 7 88 7 2 4 7 4 4 8 12 10 12 1 7 3 1 6
4  Portugal 9 86 1 8 3 1 10 4 6 6 2 1 12 2 6 6 8 2 8
5  Sweden 12 73 6 5 8 7 8 2 5 10 5 4 5 8
6  Moldova 19 30 12 6 1 7 4
7  France 3 101 7 8 7 8 1 10 8 6 4 1 5 3 8 6 6 10 3
8  Greece 6 94 7 6 8 7 8 10 10 12 4 1 4 10 2 5
9  Croatia 11 81 10 4 4 3 12 2 6 7 6 7 6 2 12
10  Armenia 17 57 8 3 7 3 6 1 1 2 8 4 3 7 4
11  Belgium 4 100 10 5 2 1 3 6 4 1 8 7 6 7 6 3 10 4 5 12
12  Israel 5 100 12 4 12 5 5 3 10 12 3 8 8 7 10 1
13  Romania 16 59 5 7 7 1 4 5 5 2 6 4 3 10
14  Serbia 1 107 6 2 3 6 1 8 5 4 7 12 4 10 4 3 12 1 12 7
15  Netherlands 14 63 5 4 5 12 2 8 3 2 12 5 5
16  Jamaica 10 85 4 12 6 8 12 2 5 2 1 2 1 5 10 4 4 7
17  Switzerland 15 61 12 10 3 3 10 5 10 3 5
18  Norway 8 88 2 10 1 2 2 7 2 3 5 10 5 7 8 7 2 8 6 1
19  Slovenia 18 37 3 1 6 2 1 10 6 1 7
20  South Korea 13 65 12 3 10 1 12 12 7 8

Semi Final 2

Draw Country Place Points Ireland New Zealand Denmark Albania Ukraine Austria Belarus Finland Kazakhstan Türkiye Czech Republic Latvia Poland Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland Estonia North Macedonia Russia Italy Lithuania Bulgaria Germany Hungary Spain United Kingdom United States
1  Ireland 11 76 3 7 4 1 12 12 5 4 8 12 8
2  New Zealand 13 63 4 10 6 1 3 12 2 3 3 10 8 1
3  Denmark 10 78 8 4 4 7 4 2 10 6 1 5 1 8 7 7 2 2
4  Albania 17 42 1 5 8 8 12 5 3
5  Ukraine 4 102 3 7 8 12 3 12 1 4 7 1 1 3 3 7 10 2 2 5 3 8
6  Austria 12 68 12 6 2 8 7 1 8 2 8 1 6 7
7  Belarus 15 54 10 2 2 5 3 10 6 4 12
8  Finland 3 103 2 4 8 10 5 10 10 4 3 3 7 3 10 8 2 4 10
9  Kazakhstan 20 21 7 1 3 7 2 1
10  Türkiye 5 102 5 10 7 6 12 6 7 1 7 12 12 10 7
11  Czech Republic 2 126 12 12 6 12 8 12 7 8 10 10 6 7 7 5 4
12  Latvia 9 84 7 8 7 5 6 8 5 4 1 8 5 8 6 6
13  Poland 6 98 5 8 6 1 2 4 6 7 6 2 7 4 5 5 2 6 6 5 2 4 5
14  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 98 6 10 2 4 5 5 2 12 12 4 3 10 10 1 12
15  Iceland 19 26 5 3 3 4 1 2 6 2
16  Estonia 18 32 2 3 4 5 8 10
17  North Macedonia 16 48 12 5 7 3 3 4 5 4 1 4
18  Russia 8 90 6 5 2 8 10 3 10 10 7 8 5 12 1 3
19  Italy 14 62 1 1 8 3 6 4 2 2 7 6 6 4 3 6 3
20  Lithuania 1 127 10 10 1 5 12 12 6 8 1 1 10 12 10 12 4 12 1

Grand Final

Draw Country Place Points Tele France Lithuania Jamaica Czech Republic Ukraine Hungary Latvia Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany Spain Russia United Kingdom Australia Belgium Türkiye Norway Greece Denmark Israel Bulgaria Finland Serbia Poland United States Canada Slovakia Sweden Moldova Croatia Armenia Romania Switzerland Netherlands Slovenia South Korea Ireland New Zealand Albania Austria Belarus Kazakhstan Iceland Estonia North Macedonia Italy
1  France 20 94 54 2 12 7 3 4 6 2 4
2  Lithuania 4 190 40 10 10 3 4 10 7 3 2 4 7 6 12 8 7 6 7 6 6 10 2 7 3 10
3  Jamaica 21 90 10 1 2 5 4 8 5 8 5 12 1 5 1 8 3 3 1 2 3 3
4  Czech Republic 19 102 34 12 12 10 1 5 1 10 8 1 8
5  Ukraine 11 142 39 7 1 2 4 4 1 2 1 8 6 12 12 5 3 6 5 3 12 5 2 2
6  Hungary 1 297 40 6 2 12 8 4 7 8 7 6 3 12 10 8 5 12 8 12 6 4 10 12 7 12 10 10 6 1 8 4 2 12 7 1 10 1 4
7  Latvia 22 89 35 5 8 7 1 12 6 10 1 4
8  Portugal 7 181 48 3 4 3 10 4 12 2 12 10 12 2 10 8 5 3 4 12 12 5
9  Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 80 17 8 2 10 2 1 3 2 12 8 2 6 6 1
10  Germany 18 106 50 5 1 5 6 7 6 7 4 4 5 6
11  Spain 2 225 21 8 4 12 8 7 10 12 12 6 3 8 7 6 1 2 1 8 8 12 7 2 7 1 10 12 8 10 12
12  Russia 16 122 53 2 7 6 12 1 5 5 3 3 12 3 10
13  United Kingdom 5 188 52 3 3 2 6 3 3 7 7 3 7 4 10 6 10 4 8 6 4 4 3 12 6 2 10 2 1
14  Australia 23 88 39 7 4 2 2 1 5 10 5 2 5 6
15  Belgium 14 131 44 1 7 1 1 1 10 1 7 5 7 7 12 7 10 6 4
16  Türkiye 13 137 35 5 7 7 3 8 2 4 10 10 12 8 2 2 5 4 5 1 7
17  Norway 6 184 75 2 5 8 12 2 2 2 3 4 8 10 10 1 1 2 4 10 12 8 3
18  Greece 3 205 44 10 10 10 12 7 8 10 6 7 2 6 7 10 1 3 4 1 10 12 1 8 8 8
19  Denmark 10 147 44 4 6 5 5 10 4 2 3 8 6 1 5 5 7 3 8 10 7 4
20  Israel 26 69 26 10 1 6 5 8 6 1 3 3
21  Bulgaria 8 177 10 12 8 12 10 12 10 6 10 4 1 10 6 5 7 8 5 1 7 8 5 6 7 7
22  Finland 25 76 12 4 1 1 3 6 1 8 8 2 1 5 7 5 3 7 2
23  Serbia 9 152 46 5 8 6 3 4 6 7 1 8 4 5 3 12 8 12 4 4 6
24  Poland 15 130 65 6 4 10 5 3 5 3 12 5 7 5
25  United States 17 115 19 6 2 5 3 5 8 5 2 2 4 3 5 6 8 7 2 6 12 5
26  Canada 12 142 32 3 4 3 7 12 6 12 4 4 2 3 4 4 2 6 2 8 7 6 1 3 3 4
Country T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
 France 2 10 1 10 3 5 8 5 1 6 3
 Lithuania 8 3 7 3 4 3 12
 Jamaica 1 3 2 2 2
 Czech Republic 6 12 6 10
 Ukraine 8 8 4 7 8 4
 Hungary 4 4 2 2 3 10 2 12 1
 Latvia 5 12 7 6 5
 Portugal 6 1 10 12 3 1 10 5
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 6 6 1 2
 Germany 7 7 1 7 7 8 4 2 7
 Spain 5 3 1 12
 Russia 12 7 8 4 4 3 12 3
 United Kingdom 12 4 12 10 4 10
 Australia 5 12 10 5 5 2
 Belgium 3 6 10 3 6 2 10 3 1
 Türkiye 7 4 12 4 3 5
 Norway 10 12 6 6 2 8 7 12 7 5
 Greece 1 8 12 10 6 7
 Denmark 4 4 7 1 8 4 8 8
 Israel 7 12 7
 Bulgaria 2 5 1 2
 Finland 10 1 1
 Serbia 5 8 10 8 3 8 4
 Poland 8 6 5 6 6 2 10 12 10
 United States 3 2 1 5 8
 Canada 5 4 5 6 5 1 6