Redditvision Song Contest 30
Redditvision Song Contest 30 "break through." | ||||
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Dates | ||||
Country claiming | 4 – 7 August 2019 | |||
Song submission | 7 – 16 August 2019 | |||
Semi-finals | 17 – 24 August 2019 | |||
Final | 25 August – 1 September 2019 | |||
Live show | 2 – 5 September 2019 | |||
Host | ||||
Host city | Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | |||
Host | u/Spooky_Squid | |||
Participants | ||||
Number of entries | 66 | |||
Vote | ||||
Voting system | Each country awards 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points to their 10 favorite songs. | |||
Winning song | "Why Do You Love Me" Barbados | |||
Redditvision Song Contest | ||||
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Redditvision Song Contest 30 is the thirtieth ordinary and thirty-second overall edition of the Redditvision Song Contest. It was be hosted by u/Spooky_Squid in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia after their win in the previous edition, with the song "I Lost A Friend" by FINNEAS.
The winner was Barbados with the song "Why Do You Love Me" by Charlotte Lawrence.
Participants
66 participants signed up for the edition.
There were 3 disqualifications and 2 withdrawals during the edition.
u/Xerop681 was the only debuting user.
National finals
Returning artists
Country | Artist | Song | Previous appearances |
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Ireland | Yelle | "Ba$$in" | #16 (for France) #23 (for Monaco) |
Liechtenstein | Noga Erez & ECHO | "Chin Chin" | SE2 (for Israel) |
Lithuania | Sasha Sloan | "at least i look cool" | #24 (for Antigua and Barbuda) |
North Korea | CLC | "ME" (美) | #18 (for Philippines) |
Jamaica | DARENOTS (ft. Gianni Luminati) | "Down" | #5 (for Canada, Gianni Luminati as a part of Walk Off The Earth) #24 (for Denmark, Gianni Luminati as a part of Walk Off The Earth) |
Poland | Léa Castel & Slimane | "Abîmée" | #16 (for Liechtenstein) |
Nicaragua | KWAYE | "Sweetest Life" | #8 (for Zimbabwe) |
Japan | MARINA | "To Be Human" | #9 (for Greece, previously known as Marina and the Diamonds) #10 (for Wales, previously known as Marina and the Diamonds) #11 (for Wales, previously known as Marina and the Diamonds) |
Sweden | Lea Santee | "Wine" | #13 (for Austria, as featuring artist) |
Ukraine | Akine | "Money In Your Mouth" | #23 (for New Zealand) #28 (for Samoa) |
England | Lily Allen (ft. Giggs) | "Trigger Bang" | #7 (for Estonia, Lily Allen as main artist) |
South Korea | Taeyeon | "Four Seasons" (사계) | #5 (for South Korea) |
Uganda | Moses Sumney | "Doomed" | #26 (for The Bahamas) |
Spain | Oh Wonder | "Lose It" | #19 (for Nicaragua) |
Denmark | Tom Rosenthal | "Have We Met Before?" | #9 (for Northern Ireland) |
Samoa | Tei Shi | "How Far" | #24 (for Argentina) |
Wales | SZA (ft. Kendrick Lamar) | "Doves In The Wind" | #9 (for The Bahamas, SZA as main artist) #25 (for Ghana, Kendrick Lamar as featuring artist) |
Georgia | Claire Laffut (ft. Yseult) | "Nudes" | #22 (for Malaysia, Claire Laffut as main artist) |
Indonesia | The Struts | "Could Have Been Me" | #21 (for Palau) |
Australia | HONNE & Izzy Bizu | "Someone That Loves You" | #18 (for North Macedonia, Izzy Bizu as main artist) |
Micronesia | Kimbra | "Lightyears (Chris Tabron Remix)" | #15 (for North Macedonia) #25 (for Austria, as featuring artist) #27 (for Fiji) |
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
The Bahamas and Saint Lucia voted in this semi-final.
Draw | Country | User | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | Ireland | u/justlyra | French | Yelle | "Ba$$in" | 9 | 105 |
02 | Tonga | u/GeorgeESC | English | EZI | "DaNcing in a RoOm" | 2 | 138 |
03 | South Africa | u/Xerop681 | English | Aminé | "Caroline" | 12 | 74 |
04 | Liechtenstein | u/theGarden530 | English | Noga Erez & ECHO | "Chin Chin" | 15 | 62 |
05 | Lithuania | u/ItAintUnique | English | Sasha Sloan | "at least i look cool" | 4 | 124 |
06 | Russia | u/TheSilentWolf2000 | Russian | T-Fest | "Uleti" (Улети) | 19 | 17 |
07 | Moldova | u/estoniass | Romanian | Valeria Stoica | "Distante" | 10 | 97 |
08 | Egypt | u/alt0fctrl | English | Rosie Lowe | "Pharoah" | 3 | 134 |
09 | Cook Islands | u/TrueHrafninn | English | Paul McCartney | "Who Cares" | Disqualified | |
10 | Vanuatu | u/Franky494 | English | CLAY | "orange" | 8 | 106 |
11 | Latvia | u/secondwarm | English | RVBY | "Hanging On" | 5 | 122 |
12 | North Korea | u/pishmagma | Korean, English | CLC | "ME" (美) | 7 | 110 |
13 | Scotland | u/Zxnth | English | Cashmere Cat (ft. MØ & SOPHIE) | "9 (After Coachella)" | 16 | 61 |
14 | Jamaica | u/IdahoSciGuy | English | DARENOTS (ft. Gianni Luminati) | "Down" | 18 | 47 |
15 | Portugal | u/PhillipsBM | English | MAR | "Secret" | 13 | 68 |
16 | Poland | u/DIalecticalMaterial | French | Léa Castel & Slimane | "Abîmée" | 6 | 114 |
17 | Nicaragua | u/jimbaux | English | KWAYE | "Sweetest Life" | 1 | 144 |
18 | Palau | u/pavlovicmihailo6 | English | Teeers | "Driving On My Own" | 14 | 67 |
19 | Trinidad and Tobago | u/SergeyJorjaStan | English | Ari Lennox | "Whipped Cream" | 11 | 92 |
20 | Chile | u/boapessoa | English | LINGUA IGNOTA | "I AM THE BEAST" | 17 | 58 |
Semi-final 2
Australia and Micronesia voted in this semi-final.
Draw | Country | User | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | Norway | u/Fingrpaint | English | Julie Bergan | "STFU" | 6 | 114 |
02 | Libya | u/oneleek | English | Dorian Electra | "Flamboyant" | 7 | 107 |
03 | Finland | u/mysadsacklife | Finnish | Chisu | "Momentum" | 13 | 94 |
04 | Kosovo | u/ApostolisKKK | English | serpentwithfeet | "four ethers" | 2 | 133 |
05 | Japan | u/qyzxf | English | MARINA | "To Be Human" | 3 | 131 |
06 | France | u/_xSyracuse | French | Octavio Mai | "Mon Désir" | 15 | 85 |
07 | Sweden | u/TheDutchDen | English | Lea Santee | "Wine" | 10 | 99 |
08 | Barbados | u/Bongo9911 | English | Charlotte Lawrence | "Why Do You Love Me" | 1 | 149 |
09 | Canada | u/DavidESCIre | English | Ralph | "Gravity" | 14 | 93 |
10 | Bangladesh | u/DylanSlayChallenge | Korean, English | ITZY | "ICY" | 9 | 106 |
11 | Grenada | u/Lordie_Staven | English | Fox Stevenson | "Out My Head" | 16 | 83 |
12 | Comoros | u/Chickflopia | French | Boulevard des airs | "Tout Le Temps" | 8 | 106 |
13 | Turkey | u/Musicmonkey02 | English | Foals | "Black Bull" | 17 | 70 |
14 | Ukraine | u/lewimart | English | Akine | "Money In Your Mouth" | 12 | 95 |
15 | Austria | u/Lilla- | English, German | City Lights Calling (ft. Al Pone) | "We Are Kings" | 20 | 3 |
16 | Netherlands | u/Tiko_Yates | English | Dotan | "Home" | 18 | 57 |
17 | England | u/EmiliaLily | English | Lily Allen (ft. Giggs) | "Trigger Bang" | 4 | 119 |
18 | South Korea | u/201- | Korean | Taeyeon | "Four Seasons" (사계) | 5 | 118 |
19 | Monaco | u/GThing64 | French | PÉPITE | "Revues" | 19 | 54 |
20 | United States | u/stardust112 | English | Lauv (ft. Anne-Marie) | "f*ck, i'm lonely" | 11 | 98 |
Semi-final 3
Bahrain and China voted in this semi-final.
Draw | Country | User | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | New Zealand | u/BiPolarBear17 | English | Noah Slee | "Radar" | 3 | 123 |
02 | Bolivia | u/Foobibby | English | M83 | "Midnight City" | 1 | 141 |
03 | Tajikistan | u/Amyesc | English | Death From Above 1979 | "Freeze Me" | 16 | 61 |
04 | Luxembourg | u/19MartiN95 | English | Handsome Poets | "Sky On Fire" | 19 | 31 |
05 | Iceland | u/Bowman3058 | English | Family of Things | "Harm" | 7 | 104 |
06 | Solomon Islands | u/curryraejepsen | English | Snail Mail | "Heat Wave" | 14 | 74 |
07 | Czech Republic | u/itisdia | English | Melis | "Piece Of Your Heart" | 5 | 116 |
08 | Uganda | u/Dugly_Uckling | English | Moses Sumney | "Doomed" | 8 | 99 |
09 | Germany | u/Wierdmeansawesome | English | slenderbodies | "belong" | 12 | 80 |
10 | Spain | u/Moonlesss | English | Oh Wonder | "Lose It" | 11 | 89 |
11 | Denmark | u/alleenmaarliefde | English | Tom Rosenthal (ft. Fenne Lily) | "Have We Met Before?" | 10 | 96 |
12 | Samoa | u/Sam_Esc | English | Tei Shi | "How Far" | 2 | 125 |
13 | Wales | u/ani_shira | English | SZA (ft. Kendrick Lamar) | "Doves In The Wind" | 6 | 108 |
14 | North Macedonia | u/j_tennant | English | GoldLink (ft. Ciscero) | "Fall In Love" | 13 | 79 |
15 | Papua New Guinea | u/SeptimiaZenobia | English | Kaiit | "Miss Shiney" | 15 | 69 |
16 | Georgia | u/getdeezcookies | French | Claire Laffut (ft. Yseult) | "Nudes" | 9 | 98 |
17 | Switzerland | u/ZwissDa2nd | English | Chairlift | "Amanaemonesia" | 4 | 122 |
18 | Bulgaria | u/mowgli1015 | Bulgarian | Fabrizio Parisi & MiYan (ft. Belonoga) | "Sunbeams" | 20 | 10 |
19 | Indonesia | u/DoddyTV | English | The Struts | "Could Have Been Me" | 18 | 55 |
20 | Marshall Islands | u/ChocolateDonut1 | English | Homefront | "Sinner" | 17 | 60 |
Grand final
Germany and Spain were disqualified for not voting in time. Luxembourg and Portugal withdrew.
Draw | Country | User | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | Australia | u/AwesomeJoshua | English | HONNE & Izzy Bizu | "Someone That Loves You" | 5 | 156 |
02 | Saint Lucia | u/Spooky_Squid | English | Luca Fogale | "Half-Saved" | 28 | 76 |
03 | Uganda | u/Dugly_Uckling | English | Moses Sumney | "Doomed" | 6 | 149 |
04 | South Korea | u/201- | Korean | Taeyeon | "Four Seasons" (사계) | 20 | 109 |
05 | Samoa | u/Sam_Esc | English | Tei Shi | "How Far" | 22 | 99 |
06 | Latvia | u/secondwarm | English | RVBY | "Hanging On" | 26 | 78 |
07 | Tonga | u/GeorgeESC | English | EZI | "DaNcing in a RoOm" | 11 | 134 |
08 | Bahrain | u/-MaxK- | English | LIZ LOKRE | "Buh Bye" | 29 | 35 |
09 | Barbados | u/Bongo9911 | English | Charlotte Lawrence | "Why Do You Love Me" | 1 | 194 |
10 | Micronesia | u/alexkaragaya | English | Kimbra | "Lightyears (Chris Tabron Remix)" | 23 | 98 |
11 | England | u/EmiliaLily | English | Lily Allen (ft. Giggs) | "Trigger Bang" | 12 | 133 |
12 | Comoros | u/Chickflopia | French | Boulevard des airs | "Tout Le Temps" | 2 | 170 |
13 | Kosovo | u/ApostolisKKK | English | serpentwithfeet | "four ethers" | 3 | 166 |
14 | Iceland | u/Bowman3058 | English | Family of Things | "Harm" | 13 | 130 |
15 | Czech Republic | u/itisdia | English | Melis | "Piece Of Your Heart" | 18 | 116 |
16 | Nicaragua | u/jimbaux | English | KWAYE | "Sweetest Life" | 4 | 156 |
17 | Vanuatu | u/Franky494 | English | CLAY | "orange" | 25 | 83 |
18 | The Bahamas | u/Kaylaboe | English | NAS (ft. Amy Winehouse) | "Cherry Wine" | 21 | 99 |
19 | Switzerland | u/ZwissDa2nd | English | Chairlift | "Amanaemonesia" | 9 | 143 |
20 | Libya | u/oneleek | English | Dorian Electra | "Flamboyant" | 8 | 145 |
21 | Japan | u/qyzxf | English | MARINA | "To Be Human" | 16 | 117 |
22 | Norway | u/Fingrpaint | English | Julie Bergan | "STFU" | 14 | 122 |
23 | Poland | u/DIalecticalMaterial | French | Léa Castel & Slimane | "Abîmée" | 27 | 77 |
24 | Lithuania | u/ItAintUnique | English | Sasha Sloan | "at least i look cool" | 19 | 110 |
25 | Wales | u/ani_shira | English | SZA (ft. Kendrick Lamar) | "Doves In The Wind" | 17 | 117 |
26 | China | u/BebeLuigi | French | Indochine | "J'ai Demandé à La Lune" | 30 | 26 |
27 | Egypt | u/alt0fctrl | English | Rosie Lowe | "Pharoah" | 24 | 90 |
28 | New Zealand | u/BiPolarBear17 | English | Noah Slee | "Radar" | 15 | 121 |
29 | Bolivia | u/Foobibby | English | M83 | "Midnight City" | 7 | 147 |
30 | North Korea | u/pishmagma | Korean, English | CLC | "ME" (美) | 10 | 142 |
Scoreboard
Semi-final 1
9 voters from the other semi-finals voted in semi-final 1. As this was under the threshold of 11 voters needed to convert the points down, the points were kept as they came in.
The disqualified Cook Islands would have placed 17th in internal votes with 37 points and 16th in external votes with 14 points.
Semi-final 1 | ||||||
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Place | Combined | Points | Internal | Points | External | Points |
1 | Nicaragua | 144 | Latvia | 101 | Egypt | 55 |
2 | Tonga | 138 | Nicaragua | 99 | Ireland | 54 |
3 | Egypt | 134 | Poland | 93 | Tonga | 46 |
4 | Lithuania | 124 | Tonga | 92 | Nicaragua | 45 |
5 | Latvia | 122 | Lithuania | 87 | Lithuania | 37 |
6 | Poland | 114 | Egypt | 79 | North Korea | 34 |
7 | North Korea | 110 | North Korea | 76 | Vanuatu | 34 |
8 | Vanuatu | 106 | Moldova | 75 | Chile | 29 |
9 | Ireland | 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72 | South Africa | 25 |
10 | Moldova | 97 | Vanuatu | 72 | Moldova | 22 |
11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92 | Palau | 53 | Scotland | 21 |
12 | South Africa | 74 | Liechtenstein | 52 | Poland | 21 |
13 | Portugal | 68 | Portugal | 52 | Latvia | 21 |
14 | Palau | 67 | Ireland | 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20 |
15 | Liechtenstein | 62 | South Africa | 49 | Portugal | 16 |
16 | Scotland | 61 | Scotland | 40 | Palau | 14 |
17 | Chile | 58 | Jamaica | 35 | Jamaica | 12 |
18 | Jamaica | 47 | Chile | 29 | Liechtenstein | 10 |
19 | Russia | 17 | Russia | 11 | Russia | 6 |
Semi-final 2
13 voters from the other semi-finals voted in semi-final 1. As this was over the threshold of 11 voters needed to convert the points down, the points were rescaled.
Semi-final 2 | ||||||
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Place | Combined | Points | Internal | Points | External | Points |
1 | Barbados | 149 | Barbados | 119 | England | 58 |
2 | Kosovo | 133 | Japan | 106 | Sweden | 47 |
3 | Japan | 131 | Kosovo | 96 | Ukraine | 44 |
4 | England | 119 | South Korea | 93 | Libya | 44 |
5 | South Korea | 118 | Norway | 82 | Finland | 44 |
6 | Norway | 114 | Comoros | 79 | Canada | 41 |
7 | Libya | 107 | Bangladesh | 76 | Turkey | 39 |
8 | Comoros | 106 | United States | 64 | Kosovo | 37 |
9 | Bangladesh | 106 | Libya | 63 | United States | 34 |
10 | Sweden | 99 | England | 62 | Norway | 32 |
11 | United States | 98 | France | 57 | Barbados | 30 |
12 | Ukraine | 95 | Grenada | 56 | Bangladesh | 30 |
13 | Finland | 94 | Sweden | 52 | France | 28 |
14 | Canada | 93 | Canada | 52 | Grenada | 27 |
15 | France | 85 | Ukraine | 51 | Comoros | 27 |
16 | Grenada | 83 | Finland | 50 | South Korea | 25 |
17 | Turkey | 70 | Netherlands | 47 | Japan | 25 |
18 | Netherlands | 57 | Monaco | 38 | Monaco | 16 |
19 | Monaco | 54 | Turkey | 31 | Netherlands | 10 |
20 | Austria | 3 | Austria | 3 | Austria | 0 |
Semi-final 3
8 voters from the other semi-finals voted in semi-final 3. As this was under the threshold of 11 voters needed to convert the points down, the points were not rescaled.
Semi-final 3 | ||||||
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Place | Combined | Points | Internal | Points | External | Points |
1 | Bolivia | 141 | Bolivia | 103 | Uganda | 41 |
2 | Samoa | 125 | Czech Republic | 96 | Wales | 40 |
3 | New Zealand | 123 | New Zealand | 92 | Samoa | 38 |
4 | Switzerland | 122 | Switzerland | 88 | Bolivia | 38 |
5 | Czech Republic | 116 | Samoa | 87 | Switzerland | 34 |
6 | Wales | 108 | Iceland | 74 | Spain | 32 |
7 | Iceland | 104 | Denmark | 74 | New Zealand | 31 |
8 | Uganda | 99 | Georgia | 70 | Iceland | 30 |
9 | Georgia | 98 | Wales | 68 | Georgia | 28 |
10 | Denmark | 96 | Uganda | 58 | North Macedonia | 27 |
11 | Spain | 89 | Spain | 57 | Germany | 27 |
12 | Germany | 80 | Solomon Islands | 56 | Denmark | 22 |
13 | North Macedonia | 79 | Papua New Guinea | 55 | Czech Republic | 20 |
14 | Solomon Islands | 74 | Tajikistan | 55 | Solomon Islands | 18 |
15 | Papua New Guinea | 69 | Germany | 53 | Papua New Guinea | 14 |
16 | Tajikistan | 61 | Indonesia | 52 | Marshall Islands | 10 |
17 | Marshall Islands | 60 | North Macedonia | 52 | Tajikistan | 6 |
18 | Indonesia | 55 | Marshall Islands | 50 | Luxembourg | 5 |
19 | Luxembourg | 31 | Luxembourg | 26 | Indonesia | 3 |
20 | Bulgaria | 10 | Bulgaria | 10 | Bulgaria | 0 |
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country:
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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7 | Kosovo | France, Georgia, Libya, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Uganda, Ukraine |
5 | Barbados | Bahrain, Canada, Kosovo, Latvia, Turkey |
Iceland | Austria, Bolivia, Denmark, Marshall Islands, Moldova | |
4 | England | Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Wales |
Libya | Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Finland | |
Uganda | Comoros, Iceland, North Korea, Samoa | |
Wales | The Bahamas, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago | |
3 | Bolivia | Czechia, Indonesia, Liechtenstein |
Comoros | Grenada, Micronesia, Norway | |
North Korea | Chile, Barbados, Scotland | |
Norway | Jamaica, Netherlands, United States | |
Switzerland | Chile, Monaco, Solomon Islands | |
2 | Tonga | Poland, Russia |
Japan | Sweden, Tonga | |
Micronesia | Japan, Switzerland | |
1 | The Bahamas | South Africa |
Czech Republic | Tajikistan | |
Egypt | Palau | |
Lithuania | Saint Lucia | |
Nicaragua | England | |
Samoa | Vanuatu | |
Vanuatu | Ireland |