37th edition of WAO Song Contest took place in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Ericsson Globe has been selected as venue of the edition and it was presented by the winner of last edition: Måns Zelmerlöw. The theme song was "In My Mind", by Dynoro & Gigi D’Agostino, and the slogan selected "Don't limit your challenges, challenge your limits".
63 participants: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.
From this edition, the automatic qualifiers passed from 3 to 4, and the fight called "Second Chance", introduced in the 8th edition, was removed. Sweden, because of has won the last edition, passed automatically in the final, along with Canada, Ukraine and Croatia, arrived respectively 2nd, 3rd and 4th. 4 semi-finals took place and 6 countries qualified from each semi-final. 28 countries qualified for the grand final. Won the edition the American singer Wrabel with "The Village".
Participants
| Key |  Winner
|
 Top 10
|
 Finalist
|
|---|
| Country | Artist(s) | Song | Language(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania
|
Kejsi Tola | U Rritëm | Albanian |
 Andorra
|
Lola Indigo | Ya No Quiero Ná | Spanish |
 Argentina
|
Lali | Ego | Spanish |
 Australia
|
Alfie Arcuri | If They Only Knew | English |
 Austria
|
MYNTH | Mirrors | English |
 Azerbaijan
|
Zlata Ognevich & ELDAR | Ice & Fire | English |
 Belarus
|
Janet | Supernova | English |
 Belgium
|
Blanche | Wrong Turn | English |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
Džejla Ramović | Jedna kao nijedna | Bosnian |
 Brazil
|
Gusttavo Lima | Respeita O Nosso Fim | Portuguese |
 Bulgaria
|
Mihaela Fileva | Bez Etiketi | Bulgarian |
 Canada
|
Carly Rae Jepsen | Party For One | English |
 China
|
Wanting | Ai De Hai Yang | Chinese |
 Colombia
|
Sebastián Yatra, Beret | Vuelve | Spanish |
 Croatia
|
Franka | S tobom | Croatian |
 Czech Republic
|
Light & Love | Under The Low Sun | English |
 Denmark
|
Fallulah | Out of It | English |
 Egypt
|
Cairokee | No'ta Beida | Arabic |
 Estonia
|
Cartoon feat. Daniel Levi | On & On | English |
 Finland
|
Within Temptation feat. Tarja | Paradise (What About Us?) | English |
 France
|
Slimane | Viens on s'aime | French |
 Georgia
|
Sopho Gelovani | Saqartvelo | Georgian |
 Germany
|
Nico Santos | Safe | English |
 Greece
|
Yianna Terzi | Karma | Greek |
 Hungary
|
yesyes | Let me closer | English |
 Iceland
|
DAVID44 | Talk | English |
 Ireland
|
Shane Filan | Knee Deep In My Heart | English |
 Italy
|
Julia Traser | Grigiori D'Arcobaleno | Italian |
 Jamaica
|
Samantha J. feat. DeJ Loaf | League of My Own | English |
 Kosovo
|
Mimoza | Big Girls Cry | English |
 Latvia
|
Catalyst | Howl | English |
 Lebanon
|
Kristina Maria | Karma | English |
 Liechtenstein
|
Mayvie | City Girl | English |
 Lithuania
|
Jovani feat. Jazzu | Keep It To Myself | English |
 Luxembourg
|
Imany | There Were Tears | English |
 Malta
|
Ira Losco | One In A Million | English |
 Mexico
|
Yuridia | Cobarde | Spanish |
 Moldova
|
Maryon | You | English |
 Monaco
|
Sindy | S'envoler | French |
 Montenegro
|
Goga Sekulić | Hotel | Serbian |
 Morocco
|
Era Istrefi feat. French Montana | No I Love Yous | English |
 New Zealand
|
Ben Hazlewood | Loveless | English |
 North Macedonia
|
Kaliopi | Rodjendan | Serbian |
 Norway
|
Jesper Jenset | FOR LOVE. | English |
 Peru
|
Elsiane | Underhelped | English |
 Poland
|
Clödie | Go! | English |
 Portugal
|
Noiserv | Mr. Carousel | English |
 Russia
|
Little Big | Skibidi | English |
 San Marino
|
Erica Mou | Dove Cadono I Fulmini | Italian |
 Serbia
|
Marko Balabanović | Slep Kod Očiju | Serbian |
 South Africa
|
Alice Phoebe Lou | SHE | English |
 South Korea
|
Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK | Kiss and Make Up | English, Korean |
 Spain
|
Anael Santana | Glow | English |
 Sweden
|
Robin Stjernberg | Pieces | English |
 Switzerland
|
Celeste Buckingham | My Last Song | English |
 Taiwan
|
Angela Chang | You Xing De Chi Bang | Chinese |
 Thailand
|
Faye Fang Kaew | Ying | Thai |
 The Netherlands
|
Chef'Special | Amigo | English, Spanish |
 Turkey
|
Mahmut Orhan & Colonel Bagshot | 6 Days | English |
 Ukraine
|
ALEKSEEV | Sberegu | Russian |
 United Kingdom
|
Jess Glynne | Take Me Home | English |
 United States
|
Wrabel | The Village | English |
 Venezuela
|
Aldrey | Causa Y Efecto | Spanish |
Returning artists
| Artist | Edition | Previous country | Current country |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEKSEEV
|
27 | Ukraine
|
Ukraine
|
| Aldrey
|
23 | Venezuela
|
Venezuela
|
| Angela Chang
|
35 | Taiwan
|
Taiwan
|
| Ben Hazlewood
|
35 | New Zealand
|
New Zealand
|
| / / / BLACKPINK
|
35 | South Korea
|
South Korea
|
| Cartoon
|
15 | Estonia
|
Estonia
|
 / Celeste Buckingham
|
34 | Slovakia
|
Switzerland
|
| / / Dua Lipa
|
33 | Kosovo
|
South Korea
|
| ELDAR
|
35 | Azerbaijan
|
Azerbaijan
|
| Era Istrefi
|
15 | Kosovo
|
Morocco
|
| French Montana
|
35 | Morocco
|
Morocco
|
| Imany
|
26 | France
|
Luxembourg
|
| Ira Losco
|
23 | Malta
|
Malta
|
| Janet
|
29 | Belarus
|
Belarus
|
| Jazzu
|
19 (as part of Leon Somov & Jazzu) |
Lithuania
|
Lithuania
|
| Jess Glynne
|
9 | United Kingdom
|
United Kingdom
|
| Kaliopi
|
Special (3) | North Macedonia
|
North Macedonia
|
| Lali
|
16 | Argentina
|
Argentina
|
| Light & Love
|
34 | Czech Republic
|
Czech Republic
|
| Mihaela Fileva
|
33 | Bulgaria
|
Bulgaria
|
| / Nico Santos
|
32 | Spain
|
Germany
|
| Samantha J.
|
31 | Jamaica
|
Jamaica
|
| Sebastián Yatra
|
26 | Colombia
|
Colombia
|
| Shane Filan
|
26 (as part of Westlife)
|
Ireland
|
Ireland
|
| Slimane
|
28 | France
|
France
|
| Tarja
|
6 | Finland
|
Finland
|
| Wanting
|
14 | China
|
China
|
| Within Temptation
|
8 | The Netherlands
|
Finland
|
| Zlata Ognevich
|
6 | Ukraine
|
Azerbaijan
|
Semi-final 1
Also Sweden voted in this semi final.
| Key | First Place
|
Qualified for the Final
|
|---|
| Draw | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Greece
|
Yianna Terzi | Karma | 6 | 66 |
| 02 | The Netherlands
|
Chef'Special | Amigo | 8 | 62 |
| 03 | San Marino
|
Erica Mou | Dove Cadono I Fulmini | 13 | 47 |
| 04 | Jamaica
|
Samantha J. feat. DeJ Loaf | League of My Own | 15 | 18 |
| 05 | Ireland
|
Shane Filan | Knee Deep In My Heart | 3 | 82 |
| 06 | Estonia
|
Cartoon feat. Daniel Levi | On & On | 7 | 65 |
| 07 | Argentina
|
Lali | Ego | 1 | 96 |
| 08 | Liechtenstein
|
Mayvie | City Girl | 10 | 57 |
| 09 | Moldova
|
Maryon | You | 4 | 76 |
| 10 | Peru
|
Elsiane | Underhelped | 12 | 52 |
| 11 | Brazil
|
Gusttavo Lima | Respeita O Nosso Fim | 14 | 31 |
| 12 | South Africa
|
Alice Phoebe Lou | SHE | 9 | 60 |
| 13 | United Kingdom
|
Jess Glynne | Take Me Home | 5 | 74 |
| 14 | Serbia
|
Marko Balabanović | Slep Kod Očiju | 2 | 87 |
| 15 | Georgia
|
Sopho Gelovani | Saqartvelo | 11 | 55 |
Semi-final 2
Also Canada voted in this semi final.
| Key | First Place
|
Qualified for the Final
|
|---|
| Draw | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | North Macedonia
|
Kaliopi | Rodjendan | 8 | 57 |
| 02 | Mexico
|
Yuridia | Cobarde | 3 | 77 |
| 03 | United States
|
Wrabel | The Village | 1 | 108 |
| 04 | Azerbaijan
|
Zlata Ognevich & ELDAR | Ice & Fire | 13 | 49 |
| 05 | Albania
|
Kejsi Tola | U Rritëm | 7 | 62 |
| 06 | Italy
|
Julia Traser | Grigiori D'Arcobaleno | 15 | 37 |
| 07 | Kosovo
|
Mimoza | Big Girls Cry | 2 | 85 |
| 08 | Czech Republic
|
Light & Love | Under The Low Sun | 5 | 68 |
| 09 | Austria
|
MYNTH | Mirrors | 11 | 51 |
| 10 | Venezuela
|
Aldrey | Causa Y Efecto | 8 | 57 |
| 11 | Belgium
|
Blanche | Wrong Turn | 6 | 65 |
| 12 | Andorra
|
Lola Indigo | Ya No Quiero Ná | 14 | 38 |
| 13 | Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
Džejla Ramović | Jedna kao nijedna | 4 | 71 |
| 14 | Egypt
|
Cairokee | No'ta Beida | 10 | 52 |
| 15 | China
|
Wanting | Ai De Hai Yang | 11 | 51 |
Semi-final 3
Also Ukraine voted in this semi final.
| Key | First Place
|
Qualified for the Final
|
|---|
| Draw | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Colombia
|
Sebastián Yatra, Beret | Vuelve | 10 | 61 |
| 02 | Luxembourg
|
Imany | There Were Tears | 11 | 41 |
| 03 | New Zealand
|
Ben Hazlewood | Loveless | 3 | 89 |
| 04 | Australia
|
Alfie Arcuri | If They Only Knew | 1 | 96 |
| 05 | Morocco
|
Era Istrefi feat. French Montana | No I Love Yous | 14 | 21 |
| 06 | Hungary
|
yesyes | Let me closer | 6 | 77 |
| 07 | Switzerland
|
Celeste Buckingham | My Last Song | 9 | 62 |
| 08 | Thailand
|
Faye Fang Kaew | Ying | 15 | 17 |
| 09 | Spain
|
Anael Santana | Glow | 2 | 90 |
| 10 | Portugal
|
Noiserv | Mr. Carousel | 12 | 40 |
| 11 | Poland
|
Clödie | Go! | 8 | 68 |
| 12 | Belarus
|
Janet | Supernova | 13 | 32 |
| 13 | Finland
|
Within Temptation feat. Tarja | Paradise (What About Us?) | 5 | 80 |
| 14 | Monaco
|
Sindy | S'envoler | 7 | 71 |
| 15 | Iceland
|
DAVID44 | Talk | 4 | 83 |
Semi-final 4
Also Croatia voted in this semi final.
| Key | First Place
|
Qualified for the Final
|
|---|
| Draw | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Germany
|
Nico Santos | Safe | 3 | 70 |
| 02 | Montenegro
|
Goga Sekulić | Hotel | 13 | 36 |
| 03 | France
|
Slimane | Viens on s'aime | 2 | 74 |
| 04 | Malta
|
Ira Losco | One In A Million | 9 | 62 |
| 05 | Denmark
|
Fallulah | Out of It | 1 | 93 |
| 06 | South Korea
|
Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK | Kiss and Make Up | 11 | 59 |
| 07 | Taiwan
|
Angela Chang | You Xing De Chi Bang | 6 | 68 |
| 08 | Russia
|
Little Big | Skibidi | 14 | 30 |
| 09 | Lithuania
|
Jovani feat. Jazzu | Keep It To Myself | 3 | 70 |
| 10 | Norway
|
Jesper Jenset | FOR LOVE. | 3 | 70 |
| 11 | Turkey
|
Mahmut Orhan & Colonel Bagshot | 6 Days | 12 | 45 |
| 12 | Latvia
|
Catalyst | Howl | 6 | 68 |
| 13 | Lebanon
|
Kristina Maria | Karma | 8 | 64 |
| 14 | Bulgaria
|
Mihaela Fileva | Bez Etiketi | 10 | 61 |
Taiwan and Latvia both ended up 6th with 68 points, but Taiwan has been voted from more countries, so it qualified. Latvia has been eliminated.
Grand final
| Key | Winner
|
 Runner-up
|
 Third Place
|
Top 10
|
 Last Place
|
|---|
| Draw | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Norway
|
Jesper Jenset | FOR LOVE. | 23 | 91 |
| 02 | Spain
|
Anael Santana | Glow | 8 | 156 |
| 03 | Kosovo
|
Mimoza | Big Girls Cry | 12 | 136 |
| 04 | Taiwan
|
Angela Chang | You Xing De Chi Bang | 25 | 81 |
| 05 | Canada
|
Carly Rae Jepsen | Party For One | 27 | 45 |
| 06 | United Kingdom
|
Jess Glynne | Take Me Home | 5 | 198 |
| 07 | Finland
|
Within Temptation feat.
Tarja |
Paradise (What About Us?) | 2 | 216 |
| 08 | United States
|
Wrabel | The Village | 1 | 230 |
| 09 | Mexico
|
Yuridia | Cobarde | 19 | 113 |
| 10 | Australia
|
Alfie Arcuri | If They Only Knew | 3 | 212 |
| 11 | Argentina
|
Lali | Ego | 7 | 166 |
| 12 | Lithuania
|
Jovani feat. Jazzu | Keep It To Myself | 28 | 30 |
| 13 | Moldova
|
Maryon | You | 11 | 144 |
| 14 | Hungary
|
yesyes | Let me closer | 17 | 117 |
| 15 | Czech Republic
|
Light & Love | Under The Low Sun | 24 | 84 |
| 16 | Ukraine
|
ALEKSEEV | Sberegu | 21 | 100 |
| 17 | Denmark
|
Fallulah | Out of It | 16 | 121 |
| 18 | New Zealand
|
Ben Hazlewood | Loveless | 4 | 200 |
| 19 | Sweden
|
Robin Stjernberg | Pieces | 10 | 146 |
| 20 | Croatia
|
Franka | S tobom | 15 | 123 |
| 21 | Germany
|
Nico Santos | Safe | 9 | 153 |
| 22 | Iceland
|
DAVID44 | Talk | 20 | 101 |
| 23 | France
|
Slimane | Viens on s'aime | 6 | 179 |
| 24 | Belgium
|
Blanche | Wrong Turn | 13 | 125 |
| 25 | Serbia
|
Marko Balabanović | Slep Kod Očiju | 22 | 98 |
| 26 | Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
Džejla Ramović | Jedna kao nijedna | 26 | 51 |
| 27 | Ireland
|
Shane Filan | Knee Deep In My Heart | 14 | 124 |
| 28 | Greece
|
Yianna Terzi | Karma | 18 | 114 |