Eurosong 9

was the debut edition of our brand new contest. XX countries participated in this first edition held in the city XX. The contest consisted of two semi-finals and a final was scheduled to be held from 8th to 22nd August 2019.

Hosting Information
The following criteria were outlined for the selection of the host city:
 * The venue must be covered with a capacity of at least 7,000 but ideally up to 10,000 attendees.
 * An international press center must be able to accommodate no less than 1,550 journalists.
 * Venues must also be provided for the opening and closing ceremonies of at least 3,000 attendees.
 * The host city must have fairly priced hotel rooms, that are located in close proximity to the venue and the city center.
 * The host city must be able to guarantee the safety and security of participants, members of delegations and guests.
 * The host city must have modern transport infrastructure: an international airport and readily available transport between the airport, the city and hotels, in addition *to convenient traffic in the city and the opportunity to provide additional transport routes.

Format
According to the number of participants. Each participating country award points to their top 10 songs, by using the traditional Eurovision system of 12, 10, and 8-1 points. The countries are however not allowed to vote for their own song. The top 5 of the previous edition is qualified directly for the Grand Final. The 11 songs that received more points of the semi final will qualify for the Grand Final.

The allocation draw and the running order will be made in November by the host broadcaster. Countries are divided in 6 different pots according to their general results throughout all the competition. The seeding was based on the General Ranking of October 2018. The registered delegations were seeded into six pots:

Direct Finalists

Semifinal 1
TBD countries will participate in the first semi-final. None,   None and    None will vote in this semifinal. Eleven countries will qualify directly to the final.
 * Playlist:
 * Voting form:
 * Recap:

Semifinal 2
TBD countries will participate in the first semi-final. None,   None and    None will vote in this semifinal. Eleven countries will qualify directly to the final.
 * Playlist:
 * Voting form:
 * Recap: