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North Vision Song Contest 9
Connecting People
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Dates
Semi-final 1 date 14 July 2014
Semi-final 2 date 21 July 2014
Final date 28 July 2014
Host
Venue Telenor Arena
Oslo, Norway
Presenter(s) Nadia Hasnaoui, Erik Solbakken
and Haddy N'jie
Broadcaster Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
Opening act Semi-final 1: Adelén performing "Olé"
Semi-final 2: Welcome to Oslo
Final: "The Journey"
Julie Bergan performing "Younger"
Interval act Semi-final 1: "Connecting People" by NOKIA
Semi-final 2: Memorial to Utøya massacre
Final: "You Are Norwegian If.." by Teaandtoastify
Participants
Entries 45
Debuting None
Returning Flag of Cyprus Cyprus
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Withdrawing Flag of Armenia Armenia
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Flag of Belgium Belgium
Flag of Croatia Croatia
Flag of Georgia Georgia
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro
Flag of Morocco Morocco
Flag of San Marino San Marino
Voting
System Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favorite songs
Null points None
Winner Flag of Norway Norway
"Feathers"
North Vision Song Contest
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North Vision Song Contest 9, often referred to as NVSC 9 was the 9th edition of the North Vision Song Contest. It was held in Norway following Julie Bergan's victory in the eighth edition. It was the first time that Norway hosted the competition. However, it is the fourth time that a Nordic country hosts an edition following Iceland, Sweden and Denmark. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) chose the capital city to host the competition and the Telenor Arena. Nadia Hasnaoui, Erik Solbakken and Haddy N'jie were chosen by NRK as the presenters for the events.

Forty-five countries participated in the edition which was the lowest number of participants since the second edition. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium and San Marino announced their withdrawal from the contest mainly due to the poor results of the countries. Croatia, Georgia, Montenegro and Morocco were forced the withdraw for one edition after the NBU found out their cheating series since their debut.

The winner of the edition was once again Norway, making it the first country to win the competition twice and also the first country to win the edition they were hosting. The winning song was "Feathers" by Alida and managed to gather 198 points, just 2 points less than the most scored winner, "The Man I Need". The United Kingdom finished second for second time while Ukraine managed to get in the top 5 for third time in a row by achieving the third place. The Netherlands finished in fourth place making it their second top 5 result while Russia achieved their best result with the fifth place.

Location

Oslo is the capital of Norway and most populous city in Norway. Oslo constitutes a county and a municipality.

Oslo is the economic and governmental center of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important centre for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe. The city is home to many companies within the maritime sector, some of which are among the world's largest shipping companies, shipbrokers and maritime insurance brokers. Oslo is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission intercultural cities programme.

Oslo is considered a global city and ranked "Beta World City" in studies performed by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network in 2008. It was ranked number one in terms of quality of life among European large cities in the European Cities of the Future 2012 report by fDi Magazine. A survey conducted by ECA International in 2011 placed Oslo as the second most expensive city in the world for living expenses after Tokyo. In 2013 Oslo tied with the Australian city of Melbourne as the fourth most expensive city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s Worldwide Cost of Living study.

As of January 2014 the city of Oslo has a population of 634,000. The Metropolitan area of Oslo has a population of 1,502,604, of whom 951,581 live in the contiguous conurbation. The population currently increases at record rates, making it the fastest growing major city in Europe. This growth stems for the most part from immigration and high birth rates among immigrants, but also from intra-national migration. The immigrant population in the city is growing somewhat faster than the Norwegian population, and in the city proper is now more than 25%.

Host city selection

Telenor Arena
Aerial view with the arena

NRK, the Norwegian broadcaster, chose Oslo to host the contest without having a bidding phase making the edition the first to not have one since the third edition. The contest was hosted in the Telenor Arena, which served as the host venue for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.

The selected host city and venue were announced by the broadcaster on 9 June 2014, just a few weeks after the victory of the country in the eighth edition. Vaios Korvsen, the head of delegation reportedly said: "We are very sure that Oslo can host this event. Such a big show as North Vision has to be carried out professionaly in our eyes. Oslo was the only city we were 100% sure about being the perfect option for this. We immediately requested the Telenor Arena to make sure that a large amount of around 25.000 North Fans can attend the spectacular shows."

Format

Semi-final allocation draw

The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on 15 June 2014 at the Radisson Blu Hotel Plaza in Oslo. The semi-final allocation had the old format as there was no pre-qualifying round in this edition. The big 5 countries were first drawn to determine in which semi-final would each country vote. Liechtenstein, Greece and Sweden were drawn to vote in the first semi-final while Norway and Ukraine were drawn to vote in the second semi-final. The rest forty countries were divided into eight pots, based on their geographical place. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.

The eight pots were the following:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Pot 5 Pot 6 Pot 7 Pot 8

Running order draw

The draw that determined the running order of the edition took place on 7 July 2014 in Oslo. Two countries from each semi-final and a big 5 country received a wildcard and could select their starting position at their half (first or second). Denmark and Andorra got the wildcards from the first semi-final, Switzerland and Hungary got the wildcards from the second semi-final while Greece got the wildcard of the big 5. The running order draw for the semi-final qualifiers took place after the results of each semi-final with each of the qualifiers drawing their starting position with the big 5 drawing their starting position after the results of the first semi-final.

Logo and theme

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Early versions of the logo

The logo for the ninth North Vision Song Contest has been created by Jessica Weaver. The Norwegian broadcaster expressed its desire in a logo that resembles unity and the joy of being together. The idea of a beehive came up where each part if connected with at least two other parts to make up a strong structure. Additional to the beehive, colors for each of the hexagons have been added to create a feeling of diversity within the unity. The whole design of the contest based on individual colours to keep up the theme within the show. The original slogan for the contest was "Connection". After Nokia has been announced as official sponsor, the slogan was changed to "Connecting People" as requested by the company.

Participating countries

NVSC 9 SF Map
     Countries in the first semi-final
     Countries voting in the first semi-final
     Countries in the second semi-final
     Countries voting in the second semi-final

Forty-five countries participated in the ninth edition with Cyprus and Slovenia returning to the contest after the one-edition break. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium and San Marino announced their withdrawals from the contest.

Croatia, Georgia, Montenegro and Morocco were forced to withdraw after they were disqualified for one edition by the NBU for cheating. FYR Macedonia was also forced to withdraw for a second edition in a row due to no announcement being made by the broadcaster about their participation. The Faroe Islands would debut in the edition but the broadcaster of the country could not find sponsors to fund their participation. However, it is expected that they will debut in the tenth edition.

Returning artists

Jenni Vartiainen represented Finland for the second time after participating in the fifth edition. Maja Keuc returned to represent Slovenia for third time after representing the country in the fifth and sixth edition. Elena Gheorghe and Glance returned to represent Romania after representing the country in the second edition. Maya Simantov the Israeli singer who represented the country of her origin in seventh edition with DJ Offer Nissim returned back to represent Israel with DJ Yinon Yahel. VIA Gra, the Ukrainian representatives, had previously represented Georgia in the first edition along with Meladze. Ira Losco returned to represent Malta after participating in the fourth, seventh and eighth edition making her the only artist to participate four times. Vessy Boneva and Marie-Mai returned to represent Bulgaria and France respectively after participating in the fourth edition. Dominika Mirgova represented Slovakia for second time after doing so in the fifth edition.

Results

Semi-final 1

Twenty countries participated in the first semi-final. Sweden and Ukraine also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Romania Romania Elena feat. Glance "Mamma Mia (He's Italiano)" 10 61
02 Flag of Serbia Serbia Marina Viskovic "Alisa u zemlji cuda" 13 50
03 Flag of Denmark Denmark Nadia Gattas "Rejser gennem tiden" 8 67
04 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Cher Lloyd "Sirens" 1 143
05 Flag of Albania Albania Arilena "Aeroplan" 3 109
06 Flag of Malta Malta David Correy & Ira Losco "The World Is Ours" 16 45
07 Algeria Algeria Arash, Najim & Rebecca "Près De Toi (Suddenly)" 14 48
08 Flag of Russia Russia Polina Gagarina "Shagay" 4 95
09 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Luina "Gimme Gimme" 7 69
10 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Pinup Girls "Be tavęs" 20 32
11 Flag of Spain Spain Brequette "Puzzle Together" 17 43
12 Flag of Germany Germany Sydney Eggleston "Hit that Drum" 2 123
13 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Nikolina Kovac "Nisam Dobro" 19 35
14 Flag of Monaco Monaco Inna Modja "La fille du Lido" 18 36
15 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Dominika Mirgova & Suvereno "Musim mat nadej" 9 65
16 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Haifa Wehbe "MJK (Heartbeats Remix)" 11 57
17 Flag of Andorra Andorra Lilian García "Ur Girl (Til the End of the World)" 15 47
18 Flag of Belarus Belarus Valeria & Ruslan Alehno "Serdce iz stekla" 12 51
19 Flag of Italy Italy Greta "L'estate" 5 79
20 Austria Austria Anna F. "Friedberg" 6 79

Semi-final 2

Twenty countries participated in the second semi-final. Greece, Liechtenstein and Norway also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of France France Marie-Mai & Jonas "Jamais trop tard" 14 50
02 Flag of Turkey Türkiye Grup Hepsi "Yeter" 8 62
03 Flag of Israel Israel Yinon Yahel feat. Maya Simantov "So Far Away" 20 21
04 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia Axel Tony feat. Tunisiano "Avec toi" 12 56
05 Flag of Estonia Estonia Traffic "Für Elise" 10 59
06 Flag of Moldova Moldova DJ Layla feat. Alissa "Single Lady" 11 58
07 Flag of Latvia Latvia NIKO "Climb The Sky" 13 51
08 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Maria Elena Kyriakou "Dio Egoismoi" 7 64
09 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Maja Keuc "Close to You" 1 120
10 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Anna Rossinelli "Shine In The Light" 2 110
11 Flag of Poland Poland Filip Mettler "Twoje życie" 16 47
12 Flag of Ireland Ireland Lesley Roy "Thinking Out Loud" 17 41
13 Flag of Czech Republic Czechia Cartonnage "Winter Song" 5 88
14 Flag of Portugal Portugal Sophia "Flores" 15 49
15 Flag of Finland Finland Jenni Vartiainen "Suru on kunniavieras" 6 87
16 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Vessy Boneva "Svetlina" 19 38
17 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Deborah "Standing Memories" 18 38
18 Flag of Iceland Iceland Hera Björk "Because You Can" 9 59
19 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Dotan "Home" 4 89
20 Flag of Hungary Hungary Adina "Insomnia" 3 89

Final

Twenty-five countries participated in the final, with all forty-five participating countries eligible to vote.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Germany Germany Sydney Eggleston "Hit that Drum" 10 96
02 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Luina "Gimme Gimme" 22 59
03 Flag of Estonia Estonia Traffic "Für Elise" 13 91
04 Flag of Denmark Denmark Nadia Gattas "Rejser gennem tiden" 20 69
05 Flag of Turkey Türkiye Grup Hepsi "Yeter" 17 82
06 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Anna Rossinelli "Shine In The Light" 8 131
07 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Börni "Trails of Troubles" 23 57
08 Flag of Finland Finland Jenni Vartiainen "Suru On Kunniavieras" 12 92
09 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Dominika Mirgova & Suvereno "Musim mat nadej" 21 66
10 Flag of Sweden Sweden Helena Paparizou "Set Your Heart On Me" 7 139
11 Flag of Czech Republic Czechia Cartonnage "Winter Song" 15 86
12 Flag of Russia Russia Polina Gagarina "Shagay" 5 145
13 Flag of Italy Italy Greta "L'estate" 19 74
14 Flag of Hungary Hungary Adina "Insomnia" 25 47
15 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Cher Lloyd "Sirens" 2 184
16 Austria Austria Anna F. "Friedberg" 6 140
17 Flag of Albania Albania Arilena "Aeroplan" 16 85
18 Flag of Greece Greece Playmen feat. Demy "Nothing Better" 14 87
19 Flag of Iceland Iceland Hera Björk "Because You Can" 24 57
20 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine VIA Gra "Peremiriye" 3 179
21 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Dotan "Home" 4 168
22 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Maja Keuc "Close to You" 9 104
23 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Maria Elena Kyriakou "Dio Egoismoi" 18 81
24 Flag of Norway Norway Alida "Feathers" 1 198
25 Flag of Romania Romania Elena feat. Glance "Mamma Mia (He's Italiano)" 11 93

Non-qualifier results

Place Country Semi-final Place Points Percentage
26 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 11 57 4.47%
27 Flag of Moldova Moldova 11 58 4.35%
28 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 12 56 4.20%
29 Flag of Belarus Belarus 12 51 4.00%
30 Flag of Serbia Serbia 13 50 3.92%
31 Flag of Latvia Latvia 13 51 3.82%
32 Algeria Algeria 14 48 3.76%
33 Flag of France France 14 50 3.75%
34 Flag of Andorra Andorra 15 47 3.68%
35 Flag of Portugal Portugal 15 49 3.67%
36 Flag of Malta Malta 16 45 3.53%
37 Flag of Poland Poland 16 47 3.52%
38 Flag of Spain Spain 17 43 3.37%
39 Flag of Ireland Ireland 17 41 3.07%
40 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 18 38 2.85%
41 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 19 38 2.85%
42 Flag of Monaco Monaco 18 36 2.82%
43 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina 19 35 2.74%
44 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 20 32 2.51%
45 Flag of Israel Israel 20 21 1.57%

Voting grids

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 1
split jury/televote results
Place Televoting Points Jury Points
1 Flag of United Kingdom UK 135 Flag of United Kingdom UK 141
2 Flag of Germany Germany 132 Flag of Albania Albania 135
3 Flag of Russia Russia 106 Flag of Germany Germany 105
4 Flag of Albania Albania 100 Austria Austria 102
5 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 84 Flag of Italy Italy 90
6 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 78 Flag of Russia Russia 75
7 Flag of Denmark Denmark 75 Flag of Belarus Belarus 72
8 Flag of Italy Italy 70 Algeria Algeria 64
9 Flag of Andorra Andorra 63 Flag of Romania Romania 56
10 Flag of Romania Romania 62 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 56
11 Flag of Serbia Serbia 54 Flag of Denmark Denmark 53
12 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 52 Flag of Malta Malta 52
13 Algeria Algeria 47 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 51
14 Austria Austria 47 Flag of Andorra Andorra 51
15 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 47 Flag of Monaco Monaco 49
16 Flag of Belarus Belarus 43 Flag of Spain Spain 49
17 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina B&H 41 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 45
18 Flag of Spain Spain 40 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina B&H 37
19 Flag of Malta Malta 35 Flag of Serbia Serbia 34
20 Flag of Monaco Monaco 31 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 17
Voting results
Total Score NRomania NSerbia NDenmark NUnitedKingdom NAlbania NMalta NAlgeria NRussia NKazakhstan NLithuania NSpain NGermany NBosniaHerzegovina NMonaco NSlovakia NLebanon NAndorra NBelarus NItaly NAustria NGreece NLiechtenstein NSweden
Romania 61 8 6 3 7 3 10 3 3 4 1 5 8
Serbia 50 4 10 6 1 2 12 2 7 6
Denmark 67 7 10 5 8 12 4 4 3 5 4 5
U.K. 143 12 7 12 12 8 10 1 6 5 10 10 12 4 10 6 10 5 3
Albania 109 10 5 8 12 1 8 3 7 1 7 1 10 7 8 12 7 2
Malta 45 4 4 8 8 7 6 6 1 1
Algeria 48 8 1 4 10 2 2 1 12 8
Russia 95 5 10 3 8 12 3 3 8 12 10 3 6 12
Kazakhstan 69 8 2 10 6 2 4 2 6 12 7 8 2
Lithuania 32 3 3 5 10 5 2 3 1
Spain 43 1 4 6 4 8 4 5 8 3
Germany 123 5 6 3 12 7 10 3 10 8 8 12 7 6 6 4 10 6
B&H 35 12 6 3 7 1 5 1
Monaco 36 4 1 1 1 4 4 3 12 6
Slovakia 65 2 6 7 5 5 6 8 1 8 7 10
Lebanon 57 10 4 12 12 7 1 4 7
Andorra 47 1 7 2 2 5 8 2 5 2 12 1
Belarus 51 6 2 7 2 2 12 3 5 5 2 2 3
Italy 79 1 1 7 3 5 6 6 3 6 12 5 8 2 10 4
Austria 79 2 5 4 4 12 2 5 10 7 7 7 4 10

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the first semi-final:

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
4 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Albania, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia
3 Flag of Russia Russia Andorra, Spain, Sweden
2 Flag of Albania Albania Italy, Malta
Flag of Germany Germany Monaco, United Kingdom
Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Algeria, Russia
1 Algeria Algeria Greece
Flag of Andorra Andorra Liechtenstein
Austria Austria Kazakhstan
Flag of Belarus Belarus Lithuania
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina B&H Serbia
Flag of Denmark Denmark Germany
Flag of Italy Italy Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Lebanon
Flag of Monaco Monaco Austria
Flag of Serbia Serbia Belarus


Semi-final 2

Semi-final 2
split jury/televote results
Place Televoting Points Jury Points
1 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 116 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 111
2 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 115 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 90
3 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 89 Flag of Finland Finland 89
4 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 87 Flag of Czech Republic Czech R. 83
5 Flag of Hungary Hungary 84 Flag of Estonia Estonia 82
6 Flag of Moldova Moldova 82 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 81
7 Flag of Czech Republic Czech R. 79 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 81
8 Flag of Finland Finland 79 Flag of Hungary Hungary 75
9 Flag of Iceland Iceland 68 Flag of Ireland Ireland 70
10 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 60 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 62
11 Flag of Estonia Estonia 54 Flag of Iceland Iceland 60
12 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 53 Flag of Portugal Portugal 60
13 Flag of Latvia Latvia 52 Flag of Poland Poland 58
14 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 52 Flag of France France 57
15 Flag of Poland Poland 48 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 46
16 Flag of France France 40 Flag of Latvia Latvia 40
17 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 34 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 39
18 Flag of Ireland Ireland 33 Flag of Moldova Moldova 38
19 Flag of Portugal Portugal 27 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 36
20 Flag of Israel Israel 24 Flag of Israel Israel 18
Voting results
Total Score NFrance NTurkey NIsrael NTunisia NEstonia NMoldova NLatvia NCyprus NSlovenia NSwitzerland NPoland NIreland NCzech Republic NPortugal NFinland NBulgaria NLuxembourg NIceland NNetherlands NHungary NNorway NUkraine
France 50 1 3 6 6 4 5 2 4 4 12 1 2
Turkey 62 6 7 8 10 7 4 1 4 4 3 8
Israel 21 5 6 6 2 1 1
Tunisia 56 6 12 1 10 10 2 8 2 5
Estonia 59 8 8 8 12 1 2 6 4 10
Moldova 58 2 4 3 8 8 2 2 3 10 5 3 6 2
Latvia 51 3 10 1 12 1 2 7 12 3
Cyprus 64 2 12 2 1 5 6 12 1 5 2 4 12
Slovenia 120 3 10 1 1 5 10 10 10 12 7 10 7 3 8 10 7 6
Switzerland 110 12 12 10 4 7 3 5 3 3 5 12 3 6 5 12 3 5
Poland 47 7 5 12 4 6 3 5 1 4
Ireland 41 1 1 3 1 6 7 3 5 6 6 2
Czech Rep. 88 2 4 10 2 7 4 8 7 8 5 8 7 1 7 8
Portugal 49 10 8 3 4 7 4 5 8
Finland 87 8 4 5 10 12 12 1 5 10 8 12
Bulgaria 38 5 6 12 3 1 5 6
Luxembourg 38 5 7 4 2 4 8 1 7
Iceland 59 8 6 3 2 12 3 8 6 4 7
Netherlands 89 6 12 2 8 4 5 7 10 6 8 1 10 10
Hungary 89 4 7 7 2 10 2 7 7 12 10 12 3 6

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the second semi-final:

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
4 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland France, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey
3 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Ireland, Tunisia, Ukraine
Flag of Finland Finland Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary
2 Flag of Hungary Hungary Bulgaria, Iceland
Flag of Latvia Latvia Norway, Poland
1 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Moldova
Flag of Estonia Estonia Finland
Flag of France France Luxembourg
Flag of Iceland Iceland Slovenia
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Israel
Flag of Poland Poland Latvia
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Czech Republic
Flag of Tunisia Tunisia Switzerland

Final

Final
split jury/televote results
Place Televoting Points Jury Points
1 Flag of Norway Norway 201 Flag of Norway Norway 201
2 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 195 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 186
3 Flag of United Kingdom UK 173 Flag of United Kingdom UK 169
4 Flag of Sweden Sweden 153 Austria Austria 151
5 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 153 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 130
6 Flag of Russia Russia 149 Flag of Sweden Sweden 130
7 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 141 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 128
8 Flag of Germany Germany 121 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 116
9 Austria Austria 115 Flag of Estonia Estonia 115
10 Flag of Romania Romania 112 Flag of Finland Finland 114
11 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 104 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 114
12 Flag of Greece Greece 104 Flag of Czech Republic Czech R. 114
13 Flag of Albania Albania 95 Flag of Russia Russia 103
14 Flag of Finland Finland 89 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 99
15 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 89 Flag of Italy Italy 87
16 Flag of Estonia Estonia 76 Flag of Germany Germany 86
17 Flag of Denmark Denmark 73 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 83
18 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 68 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 74
19 Flag of Iceland Iceland 66 Flag of Romania Romania 68
20 Flag of Czech Republic Czech R. 65 Flag of Iceland Iceland 63
21 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 58 Flag of Greece Greece 62
22 Flag of Italy Italy 58 Flag of Albania Albania 60
23 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 51 Flag of Denmark Denmark 54
24 Flag of Hungary Hungary 50 Flag of Hungary Hungary 51
25 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 43 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 44
Voting results
Total Score NGermany NKazakhstan NEstonia NDenmark NTurkey NSwitzerland NLiechtenstein NFinland NSlovakia NSweden NCzech Republic NRussia NItaly NHungary NUnitedKingdom NAustria NAlbania NGreece NIceland NUkraine NNetherlands NSlovenia NCyprus NNorway NRomania NSerbia NMalta NAlgeria NLithuania NSpain NBosniaHerzegovina NMonaco NLebanon NAndorra NBelarus NFrance NIsrael NTunisia NMoldova NLatvia NPoland NIreland NPortugal NBulgaria NLuxembourg
Germany 96 1 7 10 4 6 8 12 12 7 6 1 10 1 2 1 4 1 3
Kazakhstan 59 2 8 1 8 10 7 5 5 5 4 4
Estonia 91 5 8 6 2 6 3 3 10 10 1 3 5 8 12 2 4 3
Denmark 69 12 2 4 10 10 4 2 6 1 5 2 1 10
Turkey 82 10 7 1 10 4 1 7 2 6 3 12 12 4 3
Switzerland 131 6 7 4 8 5 5 1 12 4 1 3 8 10 4 5 6 8 5 5 3 6 1 12 2
Liechtenstein 57 5 5 4 4 1 10 1 1 6 3 1 4 10 2
Finland 92 5 10 2 10 2 8 10 4 2 4 12 1 4 2 2 7 5 2
Slovakia 66 3 7 10 2 3 1 5 12 2 1 6 2 4 8
Sweden 139 8 12 10 5 3 5 2 12 8 3 1 3 6 7 2 6 12 2 12 8 6 6
Czech R. 86 5 6 5 3 8 4 1 7 2 8 4 5 8 3 7 1 1 7 1
Russia 145 3 3 1 8 2 6 12 7 8 10 12 10 10 8 7 8 10 10 10
Italy 74 3 7 6 8 4 5 12 7 3 6 6 7
Hungary 47 4 3 5 2 3 1 4 4 8 6 7
UK 184 7 6 4 12 12 7 6 2 3 10 12 1 5 5 12 8 4 2 7 3 12 12 1 7 10 6 8
Austria 140 4 12 12 12 8 12 7 7 6 12 6 10 10 12 5 5
Albania 85 4 6 2 3 7 4 3 1 4 4 5 5 10 10 4 2 1 3 3 3 1
Greece 87 8 5 7 5 7 3 10 12 5 2 3 1 7 7 5
Iceland 57 7 1 4 3 5 12 1 2 10 3 3 4 2
Ukraine 179 8 12 10 10 3 12 7 12 5 6 7 6 2 6 3 8 2 8 5 6 7 8 8 1 5 12
Netherlands 168 2 8 6 4 7 7 8 8 12 6 12 2 4 6 4 12 6 2 8 12 8 12 4 8
Slovenia 104 1 6 1 7 10 1 1 8 5 1 3 6 7 2 7 8 7 8 6 5 4
Cyprus 81 2 3 2 3 10 8 1 7 3 3 4 4 5 6 3 12 5
Norway 198 10 3 1 6 2 6 12 10 10 5 12 4 6 8 10 7 10 7 7 10 8 4 10 10 12 6 2
Romania 93 5 6 2 2 4 5 8 1 7 3 2 8 6 5 10 7 12
The table is ordered by appearance in the final, then by appearance in the semi-finals.

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final:

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
6 Austria Austria Algeria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Tunisia
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Andorra, Denmark, France, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland
5 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Austria, Greece, Israel, Monaco, Serbia
4 Flag of Sweden Sweden Albania, Moldova, Poland, Turkey
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Russia, Slovakia
3 Flag of Norway Norway Czech Republic, Latvia, United Kingdom
2 Flag of Germany Germany Malta, Netherlands
Flag of Russia Russia Spain, Sweden
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Italy, Portugal
Flag of Turkey Türkiye Lebanon, Lithuania
1 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Ireland
Flag of Denmark Denmark Germany
Flag of Estonia Estonia Belarus
Flag of Finland Finland Cyprus
Flag of Greece Greece Romania
Flag of Iceland Iceland Slovenia
Flag of Italy Italy Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Romania Romania Luxembourg
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Ukraine

Other awards

OGAN Second Chance Contest

The second OGAN Second Chance Contest took place for this edition and was hosted by OGAN Norway. The OGAN clubs of each country could submit one of their national selection entries to compete in the contest with some rules applying for the entries. Sweden won the contest with Manda and her song "Criminals".

Incidents

Finnish entry change

YLE originally had chosen another song for their representative Jenni Vartiainen, but later have changed it due the song having participated in a previous national selection of Estonia.

Lebanese entry change

After LBC had officially chosen their song for the edition, the NBU requested a song change, as the same song (in a different version) had also been chosen for Malta in the same edition. LBC decided to send the runner-up of their national selection; Haifa Wehbe with her song "MJK (Heartbeats Remix)".

Slovak entry change

The actual winner The Dirty Youth, that are originally from the United Kingdom, have been disqualified due not being accepted by the NBU council to participate in the national selection as a foreign act. The runner-up of the selection was selected instead.

Spanish entry change

Adelén was selected by TVE to represent Spain but was immediately rejected due the song being a sample of another song and the singer not having enough roots to be internally selected for Spain.

Other countries

Countries that are active members of the North Broadcasting Union (NBU), are also eligible to participate in the North Vision Song Contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members had been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. Forty-five countries confirmed their participation in the edition. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.

Active NBU members

  • Flag of Armenia Armenia: The Armenian Head of Delegation announced that the country would be withdrawing from the edition citing the bad results of the country as the main reason. However, a return in the 10th edition is possible.
  • Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan: AzTV was unsure about the country's participation in the contest due to their recent set of results in the competition. The decision was made in late-May that Azerbaijan would not participate in the 9th edition, making it the third country to withdraw.
  • Flag of Belgium Belgium: The country will not be participating in the next edition of NVSC for various reasons, mainly due to poor results at previous editions and also due to investing in domestic projects, meaning that funding, that would otherwise go towards NVSC, will be spent elsewhere.
  • Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands: After making a second attempt on participating during the 8th edition, the country was able to debut in this edition. However, the broadcaster could not find any sponsor to fund the participation of the Faroe Islands.
  • Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia: The country was forced to withdraw by the NBU due to no announcement being made by the broadcaster about the participation in the ninth edition. This is only the second time that a previously active country was inactive for more than one time, the first time being Monaco, who did not participate in both the second and third editions, despite participating in the first.
  • Flag of San Marino San Marino: The country will not be participating due poor results, financial difficulties and lack of public interest.
  • The following countries were disqualified from the 9th edition after the NBU Council found suspicious patterns in their voting:

International broadcasts and voting

Voting and spokespersons

  1. Flag of Germany Monika Gruber
  2. Flag of Algeria Tiwa Savage
    (Algerian representative in the eighth edition)
  3. Flag of Iceland Sara Guðjónsdóttir
  4. Flag of Austria Felix Baumgartner
  5. Flag of Tunisia Saber El Robaey
    (Tunisian representative in the thirteenth edition)
  6. Flag of United Kingdom Paloma Faith
    (British representative in the tenth edition)
  7. Flag of Latvia Aminata Savadogo
    (Latvian representative in the tenth edition)
  8. Flag of Ukraine Vera Brezhneva
    (Ukrainian representative in the eighth edition)
  9. Flag of Sweden Stina Wäppling
    (Swedish representative in the fifth edition as part of NONONO)
  10. Flag of Russia Nyusha
    (Russian representative in the eighth and tenth edition)
  11. Flag of Italy Emma Marrone
    (Italian representative in the tenth edition)
  12. Flag of Ireland Aisling Bea

  1. Flag of Belarus Misha
    (Belarusian representative in the second edition as part of Nuteki)
  2. Flag of Hungary Anita Herczegh
  3. Flag of Denmark Sukkerchok
  4. Flag of Kazakhstan Janar Dugalova
    (Kazakh representative in the seventh edition as part of KeshYOU and eleventh edition)
  5. Flag of Greece Nick Raptakis
    (Greek representative in the eleventh edition as part of Freaky Fortune)
  6. Flag of Romania Inna
    (Romanian representative in the third and sixth edition)
  7. Flag of Slovakia Andrej Kiska
  8. Flag of Luxembourg Raphaël Stacchiotti
  9. Flag of Norway Linnea Dale
  10. Flag of Estonia Anna Sahlene
    (Estonian representative in the eleventh edition)
  11. Flag of France Coeur De Pirate
  12. Flag of Andorra Amaia Montero
  13. Flag of Israel Moran Atias
  14. Flag of Lithuania Karina Krysko
    (Lithuanian representative in the sixth edition)
  15. Flag of Lebanon Nancy Ajram

  1. Flag of Albania Amanda Lajlac
  2. Flag of Turkey Hadise
  3. Flag of Monaco Princess Charlene
  4. Flag of Moldova Katy Rain
  5. Flag of Poland Mateusz Mielnicki
  6. Flag of Czech Republic Lucie Bila
  7. Flag of Spain Penélope Cruz
  8. Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko
  9. Flag of Finland Mr. Lordi
  10. Flag of Slovenia Klemen Slakonja
  11. Flag of Malta Gianluca Bezzina
  12. Flag of Liechtenstein Claudia Schanza
  13. Flag of Cyprus Ivi Adamou
  14. Flag of Bulgaria Sofi Marinova
  15. Flag of Portugal Suzy
  16. Flag of Switzerland Ursula Andress
  17. Flag of Serbia Milan Stankovic
    (Serbian representative in the seventh edition)
  18. Flag of Netherlands Armin van Buuren
    (Luxembourgian representative in the fourth edition)

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