Redditvision Song Contest 7
| Redditvision Song Contest 7 "Feel the Spark" | ||||
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| Dates | ||||
| Country claiming | 10 – 14 May 2017 | |||
| Song submission | 14 – 21 May 2017 | |||
| Semi-finals | 21 – 27 May 2017 | |||
| Final | 28 May – 3 June 2017 | |||
| Live show | 3 – 5 June 2017 | |||
| Host | ||||
| Host city |  Swansea, Wales
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| Host | u/Fingrpaint | |||
| Participants | ||||
| Number of entries | 38 | |||
| Debuting countries |  Andorra Cuba Jamaica Portugal Slovenia South Africa
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| Vote | ||||
| Voting system | Each country awards 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points to their 10 favorite songs. | |||
| Winning song | "O Amor é Assim" Portugal
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| Redditvision Song Contest | ||||
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Redditvision Song Contest 7 was the seventh edition of the Redditvision Song Contest. It was hosted in Swansea, Wales following their win in Birmingham with the song "Comeback".
This edition consisted of two semi-finals and one grand final. Each delegate voted in their own semi-final, with two AQ delegates voting in each semi-final.
The live show begun on June 3rd, 2017. On June 5th, 2017, the winner of the contest was revealed to be Portugal with the song "O Amor é Assim", performed by HMB featuring Carminho.
Format
Draw
Participants
38 users participated in this edition, a minor decrease from the 40 that participated in edition 6.
Five users made their debut: u/Azzbestos, u/duchessofpancake, u/oneleek, u/SeptimiaZenobia and u/Spooky_Squid. u/laneyflitt was the only returning user.
Eighth users present in edition 6 withdrew for this edition. Six of the users were unable to participate following the disqualification in edition 6: u/JonideBlam, u/Kaphox, u/LF1MUBRSneedtank, u/michaelanthony128, u/Pourquoijv and u/whyidontwanna. Two additional users had claimed countries but failed to submit an entry. u/estoniass claimed Ukraine and hosted a national final, while u/RealPhali had claimed Monaco.
3 countries, Andorra, Finland and Mexico, were unable to vote within the given timeframe during the grand final.
National finals
Returning artists
Semi-finals
Automatic qualifiers
| Voting | Country | User | Language | Artist | Song |
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| Semi 1 | Cuba
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u/hannah_ef | Spanish | Daymé Arocena | "La Rumba Me Llamo Yo" |
 Sweden
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u/Notorious_Park | English | Mariette | "A Million Years" | |
 Slovakia
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u/Kubgge | English | Margaret | "Cool Me Down" | |
| Semi 2 |  Wales
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u/Fingrpaint | English | Daughtry | "Waiting for superman" |
 Canada
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u/Wierdmeansawesome | English | Andee | "Never Gone" | |
 Denmark
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u/iPromi | Faroese | Eivør | "Í Tokuni" |
Semi-final 1
Cuba, Slovakia and Sweden voted in this semi-final.
A YouTube playlist can be found here.
| Draw | Country | User | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 | Portugal
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u/chikabow | Portuguese | HMB (ft. Carminho) | "O Amor é Assim" | 4 | 102 |
| 02 |  Brazil
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u/FlohNumba1 | English | Joey Suarez | "High in the Sky" | 12 | 51 |
| 03 | Jamaica
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u/Plz_Nerf | English | Laura Mvula | "Phenomenal Woman" | 1 | 112 |
| 04 |  Iceland
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u/SeptimiaZenobia | Icelandic | Greta Salome | "Fleyið" | 7 | 83 |
| 05 |  England
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u/DeannaDeesse | English | Highly Suspect | "My Name is Human" | 11 | 56 |
| 06 |  Italy
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u/ShellEase | Italian | Nek (ft. J-ax) | "Freud" | 5 | 94 |
| 07 |  Luxembourg
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u/Azzbestos | English | Birth of Joy | "Hands Down" | 16 | 29 |
| 08 |  Poland
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u/Kastenbrot2 | English | IAMX | "The Background Noise" | 14 | 39 |
| 09 |  Spain
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u/Spirit697 | Spanish | Alvaro Soler | "Volar" | 2 | 106 |
| 10 |  Japan
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u/oneleek | English, Japanese | Kero Kero Bonito | "Lipslap" | 13 | 43 |
| 11 |  Netherlands
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u/AwesomeJoshua | English | Emilie Brandt | "The Living" | 3 | 103 |
| 12 |  Austria
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u/suizidraupe | English | Mustasch | "Thank You For the Demon" | 17 | 16 |
| 13 |  Latvia
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u/duchessofpancake | Latvian | Musiqq | "Dari Ka Es" | 15 | 33 |
| 14 |  South Korea
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u/stardust112 | Korean | Orange Caramel | "Catallena" (까탈레나) | 8 | 76 |
| 15 |  Israel
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u/ani_shira | Hebrew | Hatikva6 | "Hakol Od Lefanay" (הכל עוד לפניי) | 10 | 61 |
| 16 |  Scotland
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u/SaltyPopcorn02 | English | Marnie | "Lost Maps" | 9 | 67 |
| 17 |  Estonia
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u/theofficialruar | English | Lily Allen | "Somewhere Only We Know" | 6 | 89 |
Semi-final 2
Canada, Denmark and Wales voted in this semi-final.
Monaco and Ukraine were due to participate in this semi-final, but failed to submit an entry.
A YouTube playlist can be found here.
| Draw | Country | User | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Lithuania
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u/RacoonBot | Lithuanian | Vaidas ir Moniqué | "Dviese" | 11 | 58 |
| 02 |  Czech Republic
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u/SoaringAven | Czech | Ewa Farna | "Na ostří nože" | 10 | 59 |
| 03 | Slovenia
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u/_xSyracuse | English | Maraaya | "Nothing Left For Me" | 8 | 76 |
| 04 |  New Zealand
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u/CJorex | English | Broods | "Free" | 3 | 87 |
| 05 |  Ireland
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u/Spooky_Squid | English | Amber Run | "Heaven" | 1 | 93 |
| 06 |  France
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u/Phoenix963 | French, English | Sasha | "Alive" | 12 | 55 |
| 07 | Andorra
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u/TheBlairBitch | French | Le Couleur | "Femme" | 15 | 37 |
| 08 |  Turkey
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u/throwawayravenclaw | Turkish | Ayşe Hatun Önal | "Çak Bir Selam" | 6 | 82 |
| 09 |  Mexico
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u/laneyflitt | English | Kygo & Selena Gomez | "It Ain't Me" | 13 | 47 |
| 10 |  Panama
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u/dnikandjam | Spanish, English | Fuel Fandango | "Salvaje" | 7 | 82 |
| 11 | South Africa
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u/TheDutchDen | Afrikaans | NRG | "Onvoorwaardelik" | 5 | 83 |
| 12 |  Germany
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u/feimir | German | Tanzwut (ft. Liv Kristine) | "Stille Wasser" | 9 | 65 |
| 13 |  Australia
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u/IdahoSciGuy | English | Dami Im | "Super Love" | 4 | 85 |
| 14 |  Finland
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u/TrueHrafninn | Swedish | KAJ | "Pa to ta na kako?" | 14 | 43 |
| 15 |  United States
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u/Dugly_Uckling | English | Les Friction | "Torture" | 2 | 92 |
Grand final
Andorra, Finland and Mexico failed to vote.
A YouTube playlist can be found here.
| Draw | Country | Redditor | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 | Canada
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u/Wierdmeansawesome | English | Andee | "Never Gone" | 10 | 89 |
| 02 | Italy
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u/ShellEase | Italian | Nek (ft. J-ax) | "Freud" | 6 | 95 |
| 03 | Australia
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u/IdahoSciGuy | English | Dami Im | "Super Love" | 5 | 101 |
| 04 | Scotland
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u/SaltyPopcorn02 | English | Marnie | "Lost Maps" | 16 | 73 |
| 05 | Netherlands
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u/AwesomeJoshua | English | Emilie Brandt | "The Living" | 3 | 106 |
| 06 | Slovakia
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u/Kubgge | English | Margaret | "Cool Me Down" | 18 | 70 |
| 07 | Denmark
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u/iPromi | Faroese | Eivør | "Í Tokuni" | 2 | 106 |
| 08 | Portugal
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u/chikabow | Portuguese | HMB (ft. Carminho) | "O Amor é Assim" | 1 | 133 |
| 09 | Jamaica
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u/Plz_Nerf | English | Laura Mvula | "Phenomenal Woman" | 9 | 89 |
| 10 | Iceland
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u/SeptimiaZenobia | Icelandic | Greta Salome | "Fleyið" | 15 | 73 |
| 11 | Germany
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u/feimir | German | Tanzwut (ft. Liv Kristine) | "Stille Wasser" | 24 | 43 |
| 12 | Israel
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u/ani_shira | Hebrew | Hatikva6 | "Hakol Od Lefanay" (הכל עוד לפניי) | 17 | 70 |
| 13 | Turkey
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u/throwawayravenclaw | Turkish | Ayşe Hatun Önal | "Çak Bir Selam" | 22 | 57 |
| 14 | Czech Republic
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u/SoaringAven | Czech | Ewa Farna | "Na ostří nože" | 8 | 89 |
| 15 | Estonia
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u/theofficialruar | English | Lily Allen | "Somewhere Only We Know" | 12 | 85 |
| 16 | Wales
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u/Fingrpaint | English | Daughtry | "Waiting for superman" | 26 | 21 |
| 17 | Slovenia
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u/_xSyracuse | English | Maraaya | "Nothing Left For Me" | 11 | 87 |
| 18 | Cuba
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u/hannah_ef | Spanish | Daymé Arocena | "La Rumba Me Llamo Yo" | 25 | 39 |
| 19 | New Zealand
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u/CJorex | English | Broods | "Free" | 14 | 80 |
| 20 | South Africa
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u/TheDutchDen | Afrikaans | NRG | "Onvoorwaardelik" | 23 | 53 |
| 21 | United States
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u/Dugly_Uckling | English | Les Friction | "Torture" | 7 | 90 |
| 22 | Spain
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u/Spirit697 | Spanish | Alvaro Soler | "Volar" | 20 | 68 |
| 23 | Panama
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u/dnikandjam | Spanish, English | Fuel Fandango | "Salvaje" | 4 | 102 |
| 24 | South Korea
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u/stardust112 | Korean | Orange Caramel | "Catallena" (까탈레나) | 19 | 69 |
| 25 | Ireland
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u/Spooky_Squid | English | Amber Run | "Heaven" | 13 | 80 |
| 26 | Sweden
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u/Notorious_Park | English | Mariette | "A Million Years" | 21 | 62 |
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Total | Place | |
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| Canada | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 89 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 95 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 101 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotland | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 73 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 8 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 106 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 106 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 133 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 89 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 89 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 85 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wales | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 8 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 87 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 80 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Panama | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 102 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 7 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 80 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 21 |