WorldVision Song Contest 117

117th WorldVision Song Contest
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Host information
Date	11 November 2024
Venue	Phoenix Arena
Presenters	Douglas Stinnett Angela Ingram
Executive supervisors	WorldVision Committee
Executive producer	Maine Leppink
Host broadcaster	Alternative International Media (AIM)
Website	worldvision.tv/event/concord-117
Participants
Number of entries	26
Returning countries	List Alezian Union Antahbrantahstan Axuva F.D.R Alinghi Missus X Mister X Placely Placington Plangainer Rugenia These American States United Mandaran States Uskad
Non-returning countries	Achaean Republic Hafamarimët Lotnuscora Robloxian Robloxia Saintrabina Unclear
Vote
Voting system	Each national jury awards their top 10 points, from 12, 10, 8-1. A proportional televote is then given out, amounting to the same total as the jury.
Winning song	Plangainer "Under The Starlight"
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The 117th WorldVision Song Contest is was held on 11 November 2024 in Concord, Plangainer. The show was organised by the International Broadcasting Alliance (IBA) and host broadcaster Alternative International Media (AIM)

Plangainer hosted the competition for the first time with 26 countries taking part in the contest.

The winner were hosts, Plangainer, with the song "Under the Starlight" performed and written by Mercey Sofi, marking their first win in the competition after placing first in both the jury and public vote. Ugunnustan finished as runner up followed up by Malta Comino Gozo in third. Kalosia and Ertzei Kishim would complete the top five. StrayaRoos would achieve their joint best position to date, finishing in ninth. Rugenia returns to the edition after a 90-edition absence since their last appearance at the 27th WorldVision Song Contest.

Host Bidding Process

The ballot for host voting was conducted between 12 August and 19 August among member broadcasters participating in the 117th edition of the WorldVision Song Contest. Two countries expressed interest in hosting the event.

Cäer, Darkmania

Darkmania expressed interest in hosting the contest in their second largest city, Cäer, at the Builderman Arena, also known as the Cäer Indoor Hall, a multi-purpose venue with a total capacity of 10,000 spectators. This was their second consecutive attempt, and the proposal bore identical content to their WorldVision 116 bid.

The Cäer Musical Festival is held in the city, which is the second largest in Darkmania with a population of 7 million.

Concord, Plangainer

Plangainer indicated interest in hosting the contest prior to the announcement of the city that would serve as the event's bidding host, with 9 locations qualifying past the first elimination stage of a total of 12, before the rounds shortlisted Concord and Orley. Concord would secure the final ticket to become the primary proposal for hosting candidacy on October 8.

Alternative International Media (AIM) and the local authority of Concord submitted a bid to host the contest in the cultural capital of Plangainer, which has a population of 1.4 million. They also announced that they would be partnering with Benson, Tamook, Plangainer Railways, and Remedy for the contest.

The contest would be hosted at the Phoenix Arena, located close to the commercial area of Concord with a total capacity of 28,000 spectators, it is one of the most modern and largest indoor arenas in the country with experience in hosting several major sport and music events, such as the Melodine Song Festival.

The Concord City Council, in collaboration with the host broadcaster, organized the after party at the Montanago Plaza Amphitheater, which served as the venue for central outdoor show screenings and festivities associated with the event. The council of Zalena were also involved by announcing that Zalena will be hosting an official watch party of the event in the Main Avenue at St. Hayes Park. Additionally, the city of Abanee would aim to organize a fan festival and exhibition activities at the Tether Exhibition Center, with previous WorldVision participants making an appearance.

Orley, the runner-up of the bid ticket, announced that they would utilize Campos Stadium for an official concert and viewing party during and after the event. The adjacent indoor venue, which would serve as the primary event space would house 12,000 visitors during the festivities.

Results

The WorldVision Committee published the outcome of the ballot on 22nd October 2024, announcing that Concord, Plangainer would host the 117th edition of the WorldVision Song Contest.

Key:  †  Host city

Venue	Capacity	City	Nation	Place	Points
Builderman Arena	10,000	Cäer	Darkmania	2nd	62 points
Phoenix Arena	28,000	Concord	Plangainer	1st	70 points

Contest Overview

On November 11, 2024, the Phoenix Arena held the contest, which was inaugurated by Helley Bee's performance of "It's Easy."

The contest included four returning artists: Noah Pandolfino, who represented Malta Comino Gozo, Dave McDaverson and Dave the Living DJ Booth from Placely Placington, and Ashley Thornhill from Nation M, who represented their countries at WorldVision 111, WorldVision 113, and WorldVision 115 respectively. In addition, Abbey Jahga, who had previously represented the nation at WorldVision 109 and WorldVision 111, returned to represent StrayaRoos.

R/O	Country	Singer	Song	Points	Place
01	Uskad	Echo Lanterns	Thoughts	41	22
02	Beepee	Mary Shellie	The Perfect Guy	136	11
03	Crustyland	Kåre Paulsen	Dancing In A Dude's Eye	121	12
04	Ertzei Kishim	Maccabeat	Ka'akua (Tattoo)	192	5
05	Nation M	Ashley Thornhill	Destroy the Opposition	82	17
06	Marissolia	Kathleen Wilson	Sun Comes Up	105	14
07	Axuva	Enina	UP ABOVE	93	16
08	Waisnor	Venda	Kanat	112	13
09	Rugenia	REBELLION	Fade Away	178	7
10	StrayaRoos	Abbey Jahga (feat. Vinrea)	Come Back	152	9
11	Mister X	Frigus Britanniam	Coming For You	69	19
12	Ignosia	Ivaa Nová	Mlhy	56	20
13	Malta Comino Gozo	Noah Pandolfino	Calm After The Storm	207	3
14	Antahbrantahstan	Maya Jaime	Lovestruck ('Till Insanity)	164	8
15	Placely Placington	A Couple of Daves	Placely Return Rap	11	26
16	Kalosia	Henrique Magaiánes	Lë Matrimoniu	203	4
17	Alezian Union	Royan Hadid Zulkifli & Lisanne Vahl	Merindukanmu	152	10
18	Ugunnustan	Eméa Alisova	Paris Syndrome	234	2
19	Missus X	Hyper Unlimitednesses	Totalliest Tastelessnesses	24	23
20	Plangainer	Mercey Sofi	Under The Starlight	246	1
21	Tödlichebujoku	Ecateriné Helsieg	Halo	185	6
22	Federal-Democratic Republic of Alinghi	Tusksten	Terror of the Sea	47	21
23	These American States	DJT	#RichAsHell	20	24
24	Vartugia	The The's	Mega Superstar	13	25
25	Saint Monkey	Mavase	Something New	96	15
26	United Mandaran States	Sylvia Geraldine	Posesif	78	18

Detailed Voting Results

12 Points

12 points awarded by nations in WorldVision Song Contest 117

No.	Recipient	Countries giving 12 points
5	Ugunnustan	Kalosia, Malta Comino Gozo, United Mandaran States, Ertzei Kishim, Tödlichebujoku
3	Malta Comino Gozo	Ignosia, StrayaRoos, Uskad
Tödlichebujoku	Waisnor, Ugunnustan, These American States
2	Alezian Union	Mister X, Saint Monkey
Kalosia	Beepee, Alezian Union
Plangainer	Rugenia, Missus X
Rugenia	Federal-Democratic Republic of Alinghi, Plangainer
StrayaRoos	Marissolia, Axuva
1	Beepee,	Nation M
Ertzei Kishim	Antahbrantahstan
Missus X	Vartugia
Nation M	Placely Placington
United Mandaran States	Crustyland

Broadcast Ratings

Viewership by participating nations

Nation	Broadcaster	Avg. viewers (millions)	Share (%)
Plangainer	AIM	16,27	44.1%
Saint Monkey	SMBS	10,05	53.3%
Malta Comino Gozo	MCGBC	0.5	96.7%