Changes: Own Americavision Song Contest 8

Own Americavision Song Contest 8;
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Dates
Semi-finals date	2 March 2020
Final date	18 March 2020
Host
Venue	Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva, Havana, Cuba
Presenter(s)	Camila Cabello
Broadcaster	Instituto Cubano de Radio y Televisión
Participants
Entries	38
Debuting	Guam
Returning	Bolivia ; British Virgin Islands ; Colombia ; Dominican Republic ; Jamaica ; Saint Kitts and Nevis ; Suriname ; Trinidad and Tobago
Withdrawing	Aruba ; Panama ; Saint Lucia ; Uruguay ; Venezuela
Voting
System	Each country awardes 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winner	United States ; "Oblivion"
Own Americavision Song Contest

Revision as of 13:00, 23 March 2020

Own Americavision Song Contest 8, often referred to as OAmSC #8, is the 8th edition of Own Americavision Song Contest. It took place in Havana, Cuba, following Mayra Verónica’s win in the 7th edition with the song "Mama Mia". It was the first time Cuba had hosted the contest. The contest was held at the Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva, and consisted of two semi-finals and the final. The three live shows were hosted by Camila Cabello.

Thirty-eight countries participated in the contest — one less than the record number of 39 set at the third edition. Guam made their debut this edition. Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago returned to the contest. Meanwhile, Aruba, Panama, Saint Lucia, Uruguay and Venezuela withdrew for various reasons.

The winner was United States with the song "Oblivion" performed by Zayde Wølf & Neoni. This is country's second victory and it became the first country to win the contest twice. The podium was completed by Argentina and Paraguay, which achieved their best result. Costa Rica finished on the 4th place, tied with their previous best placement. From the top 10, the countries of Jamaica, Guam and Honduras also scored their best placement in the history of the contest, alongside Peru and British Virgin Islands on 12th and 18th places respectively. The host nation, Cuba finished on the 20th place. This edition also marked the first non-qualification of Antigua and Barbuda, Martinique and Trinidad and Tobago.

Location

Further information on the host country: Cuba

Host City

Own Americavision Song Contest 8 is located in Cuba

Havana

Location of the host city.

Havana is the capital city, largest city, province, major port, and leading commercial center of Cuba. The city has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of 781.58 km2 – making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the fourth largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region.

Contemporary Havana can essentially be described as three cities in one: Old Havana, Vedado and the newer suburban districts. The city extends mostly westward and southward from the bay, which is entered through a narrow inlet and which divides into three main harbors: Mari melena, Guanabacoa and Antares. The sluggish Almendares River traverses the city from south to north, entering the Straits of Florida a few miles west of the bay.

The city attracts over a million tourists annually; the Official Census for Havana reports that in 2010 the city was visited by 1,176,627 international tourists, a 20% increase from 2005. Old Havana was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. The city is also noted for its history, culture, architecture and monuments. As typical of Cuba, Havana experiences a tropical climate.

Venue

Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva is an indoor sporting arena located in Havana, Cuba. The capacity of the arena is 15,000 spectators and opened in 1957. The arena is part of the Ciudad Deportiva complex. It is used to host indoor sporting events and hosts the Cuba men's national volleyball team.

On March 1, 2016, The Rolling Stones announced they'd be playing a free concert at the arena on March 25, the first open air concert by a British rock band in the country's history.

In 1974, the Coliseo hosted the World Amateur Boxing Championships. In 1984 it hosted the boxing component of the Friendship Games, which was hosted in boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The Ciudad Deportiva complex also hosted the competitions in men's volleyball and water polo during the Friendship Games. The complex was also used to host events during the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana.

Format

Semi-final Allocation Draw

The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place on 24 February 2020. The first part of the draw determined in which semi-final the Big Six would have to vote. The second part of the draw decided in which half of the respective semi-finals each country would perform, with the exact running order determined by the producers of the show at a later date. Sixteen countries participated in each semi-final. From each semi-final, ten countries joined the "Big 6" in the final, where a total of twenty-six countries participated.

The thirty-two semi-finalists were allocated into six pots, based on their geographical place and cultural similarities. Drawing from different pots helps in reducing the chance of so-called neighbour voting and increasing suspense in the semi-finals. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.

The six pots were the following:

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Greenland United States Virgin Islands	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Paraguay Peru	Costa Rica Dominican Republic Honduras Jamaica Mexico
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Colombia French Guiana Guyana Suriname Trinidad and Tobago	Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Guadeloupe Martinique Saint Kitts and Nevis	Barbados Curaçao Grenada Guam Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Participating countries

Semi-final 1

Sixteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Cuba, Puerto Rico and United States also voted in this semi-final.

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Mexico	Gloria Trevi feat. Shy Carter	"Habla Blah Blah"	14	37
02	Jamaica	Celeste	"Stop This Flame"	3	125
03	Costa Rica	Mia Paz & Pranz	"Mala reputación"	2	130
04	Brazil	Clarice Falcão	"Minha cabeça"	8	64
05	Argentina	Ada Reina	"Chocolate y miel"	4	112
06	Martinique	Charlotte Adigéry	"Okashi"	11	53
07	Antigua and Barbuda	Deva	"Summer Jam"	13	45
08	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Abi Ocia	"Offering"	6	97
09	French Guiana	Bad Joke	"Swollen"	15	14
10	United States Virgin Islands	Allegra Miles	"Change the World"	16	12
11	Trinidad and Tobago	Prince Pronto & Blakgold	"Hello Carnival"	12	52
12	Guam	Pia Mia	"Touch"	5	100
13	Bermuda	Heather Nova	"The Wounds We Bled"	10	56
14	British Virgin Islands	Melanie Amaro	"Fuel My Fire"	9	56
15	Paraguay	Anna Chase	"Quiero gritar"	1	130
16	Colombia	Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Elin Oskal	"The Way You Make Me Feel"	7	77

Semi-final 2

Sixteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Ecuador, El Salvador and Haiti also voted in this semi-final.

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Greenland	Shaya	"Feel My Love"	5	91
02	Peru	Renata Flores	"Qam hina"	9	76
03	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Labrinth	"Something's Got to Give"	6	90
04	Cayman Islands	Natula	"Iceland"	7	89
05	Guadeloupe	Kim Cesarion	"I Love This Life"	3	97
06	Curaçao	Kris Berry	"Hope"	12	51
07	Suriname	Lauwtje feat. Famke Louise & Poke	"Boing Boing"	11	63
08	Guyana	Lanya Matthews	"Where Are They Now"	4	91
09	Dominican Republic	Rosalía & Ozuna	"Yo x ti, tu x mi"	13	44
10	Grenada	LyricL feat. Ray Estaire	"Reason"	15	37
11	Bolivia	Avionica & Andrea Echeverri	"Ojos de miel"	14	38
12	Barbados	Jodie Connor feat. Wiley	"Now or Never"	8	82
13	Honduras	Banoffee feat. Empress Of	"Tennis Fan"	2	105
14	Canada	Riit	"Qaumajuapik"	10	70
15	Dominica	Carlyn XP	"24/7"	16	16
16	Chile	M-22 feat. Medina	"First Time"	1	120

Final

Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all 38 participating countries eligible to vote.

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Guadeloupe	Kim Cesarion	"I Love This Life"	21	49
02	British Virgin Islands	Melanie Amaro	"Fuel My Fire"	18	61
03	Haiti	Ayiiti	"Manman"	22	43
04	Peru	Renata Flores	"Qam hina"	12	94
05	Chile	M-22 feat. Medina	"First Time"	11	96
06	Colombia	Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Elin Oskal	"The Way You Make Me Feel"	10	100
07	Greenland	Shaya	"Feel My Love"	5	125
08	United States	Zayde Wølf & Neoni	"Oblivion"	1	187
09	Cuba	Lauren	"Look at Me Now"	20	51
10	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Abi Ocia	"Offering"	6	113
11	Costa Rica	Mia Paz & Pranz	"Mala reputación"	4	128
12	Brazil	Clarice Falcão	"Minha cabeça"	15	63
13	Paraguay	Anna Chase	"Quiero gritar"	3	134
14	Canada	Riit	"Qaumajuapik"	16	62
15	Guam	Pia Mia	"Touch"	8	103
16	Ecuador	LaTorre	"Temporal"	13	83
17	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Labrinth	"Something's Got to Give"	17	62
18	El Salvador	Jordan Fisher & Angie K	"Happily Ever After"	26	30
19	Cayman Islands	Natula	"Iceland"	14	71
20	Honduras	Banoffee feat. Empress Of	"Tennis Fan"	9	102
21	Bermuda	Heather Nova	"The Wounds We Bled"	25	37
22	Argentina	Ada Reina	"Chocolate y miel"	2	169
23	Guyana	Lanya Matthews	"Where Are They Now"	24	38
24	Jamaica	Celeste	"Stop This Flame"	7	104
25	Puerto Rico	Jennifer Lopez	"Hypnotico"	19	57
26	Barbados	Jodie Connor feat. Wiley	"Now or Never"	23	42

Other countries

Further information: List of countries in the Own Americavision Song Contest

Eligibility for potential participation in the Own Americavision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active OABA membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not.

Anguilla: The broadcaster announced that it would not participate in the contest due to a lack of singers.
Aruba: Aruba had originally confirmed their participation in the contest. However, the OABA announced that the delegation had failed to submit a song before the deadline, thus being forced to withdraw.
Bahamas: Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas announced that Bahamas would not return due to a possible change in the delegation.
Belize: Despite showing interest in returning in the contest, Great Belize Television announced that they will stay away for one more edition.
Guatemala: Radio y Televisión de Guatemala failed to confirm or withdraw from the edition on time and were fined by the council.
Nicaragua: It was confirmed that the broadcaster had not signed up to compete in the contest.
Panama: Despite confirming their participation in the contest, the Panamanian broadcaster decided to withdraw without a given reason.
Saint Lucia: The Lucian broadcaster announced its withdrawal due to a change in their delegation.
Uruguay: Televisión Nacional Uruguay failed to confirm their participation in time and was forced to withdraw.
Venezuela: Corporación Venezolana de Televisión announced that they would not participate in the contest, due to financial reasons. A return was speculated in the next edition.

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 Thirty-eight countries participated in the contest — one less than the record number of 39 set at the [[Own Americavision Song Contest 3|third edition]]. [[Guam]] made their debut this edition. [[Bolivia]], [[British Virgin Islands]], [[Colombia]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Jamaica]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], [[Suriname]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]] returned to the contest. Meanwhile, [[Aruba]], [[Panama]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Venezuela]] withdrew for various reasons.
-The winner was [[United States]] with the song "[[Oblivion]]" performed by Zayde Wølf & Neoni. This is [[United States|country]]'s second victory and it became the first country to win the contest twice. The podium was completed by [[Argentina]] and [[Paraguay]], which achieved their best result. [[Costa Rica]] finished on the 4th place, tied with their previous best placement. From the top 10, the countries of [[Jamaica]], [[Guam]] and [[Honduras]] also scored their best placement in the history of the contest, alongside [[Peru]] and [[British Virgin Islands]] on 12th and 18th places respectively. This edition also marked the first non-qualification of [[Antigua and Barbuda]],  [[Martinique]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]].
+The winner was [[United States]] with the song "[[Oblivion]]" performed by Zayde Wølf & Neoni. This is [[United States|country]]'s second victory and it became the first country to win the contest twice. The podium was completed by [[Argentina]] and [[Paraguay]], which achieved their best result. [[Costa Rica]] finished on the 4th place, tied with their previous best placement. From the top 10, the countries of [[Jamaica]], [[Guam]] and [[Honduras]] also scored their best placement in the history of the contest, alongside [[Peru]] and [[British Virgin Islands]] on 12th and 18th places respectively. The host nation, [[Cuba]] finished on the 20th place. This edition also marked the first non-qualification of [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Martinique]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]].
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