We Are One Song Contest Wikia

WAO Song Contest's 47th edition took place in The Netherlands The Netherlands, in the city of Rotterdam.

Host city
Rotterdam
The Netherlands Rotterdam

The venue chosen for the edition has been the Rotterdam Ahoy and "Fight for the music" the slogan. Two previous participants of the contest presented the show in The Netherlands The Netherlands: Davina Michelle (43rd edition representative, who reached a 3rd place in the final) and Duncan Laurence (46th edition winner).  The song "Stronger", by Lemon Fight feat. Jessica Reynoso, has been the theme song selected for the occasion.

66 countries took part in this edition:

  • Andorra Andorra
  • Argentina Argentina
  • Armenia Armenia
  • Australia Australia
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
  • Belarus Belarus
  • Belgium Belgium
  • Belize Belize
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria Bulgaria
  • Canada Canada
  • Chile Chile
  • China China
  • Colombia Colombia
  • Croatia Croatia
  • Cyprus Cyprus
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic
  • Denmark Denmark
  • Estonia Estonia
  • Finland Finland
  • France France
  • Georgia Georgia
  • Germany Germany
  • Greece Greece
  • Hungary Hungary
  • Iceland Iceland
  • Ireland Ireland
  • Israel Israel
  • Italy Italy
  • Japan Japan
  • Latvia Latvia
  • Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania Lithuania
  • Luxembourg Luxembourg
  • Maldives Maldives
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Moldova Moldova
  • Monaco Monaco
  • Montenegro Montenegro
  • Morocco Morocco
  • The Netherlands The Netherlands
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • Nigeria Nigeria
  • F.Y.R. Macedonia North Macedonia
  • Norway Norway
  • Peru Peru
  • Poland Poland
  • Portugal Portugal
  • Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  • Romania Romania
  • Russia Russia
  • Samoa Samoa
  • San Marino San Marino
  • Serbia Serbia
  • Slovakia Slovakia
  • Slovenia Slovenia
  • South Korea South Korea
  • Spain Spain
  • Sweden Sweden
  • Switzerland Switzerland
  • Turkey Turkey
  • Uganda Uganda
  • Ukraine Ukraine
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • United States United States
  • Yemen Yemen

The Netherlands The Netherlands, the United Kingdom United KingdomIreland Ireland and Norway Norway were the top four of the edition, the rest of the countries had to go through the qualification rounds. Four semi-finals took place and six countries qualified from each one of them. The "Second Chance" took place and two more countries qualified from it. 30 countries competed in the final. The United Kingdom United Kingdom won, bringing the 5th victory to the country with "Skyfall", by Adele.

Participants

Key First Place Winner Top 10 Top 10 Qualified for the Final Finalist
Country Artist(s) Song Language(s)
Andorra Andorra Cristina Ramos Tu Nombre Spanish
Argentina Argentina Ada Reina Non mi importa di te Italian
Armenia Armenia Sargis Yeghiazaryan Qef Ara Armenian
Australia Australia Delta Goodrem Dear Life English
Bangladesh Bangladesh Xefer Harbo Na Bengali
Belarus Belarus CHAKRAS La-Ley-La Non-lyrical singing
Belgium Belgium SHE Major Je ne sais quoi English, French
Belize Belize Tanya Carter feat. Gabo Deejay & Kan On The Beat Million English
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Julijana Nobody's Slave English
Bulgaria Bulgaria Galin Dilema Bulgarian
Canada Canada Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello Señorita English, Spanish
Chile Chile Cami Aquí Estoy Spanish
China China Emmy The Great Swimming Pool English
Colombia Colombia Shakira She Wolf English
Croatia Croatia Boris Rogoznica Rastvorio bi more Croatian
Cyprus Cyprus LOUIS Demenoi Sto S'Agapo Greek
Czech Republic Czech Republic Olga Lounová Dark Water English
Denmark Denmark Simone Heart Shaped Hole English
Estonia Estonia Uku Suviste Pretty Little Liar English
Finland Finland Stig Roy Orbison Finnish
France France Amaury Vassili Tout French
Georgia Georgia Erekle Deisadze Khalkhuri Georgian
Germany Germany Kim Petras Icy English
Greece Greece Stefania Turn Around English
Hungary Hungary Reni Tolvai Látomás Hungarian
Iceland Iceland Berndsen Supertime English
Ireland Ireland Niall Horan Nice To Meet Ya English
Israel Israel Keren Peles Mabul Hebrew
Italy Italy Elettra Lamborghini Musica (E Il Resto Scompare) Italian
Japan Japan supercell My Dearest English, Japanese
Latvia Latvia AGNESSE You Are My World English
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lina Maly Gesicht German
Lithuania Lithuania Girmantė Negaliu pamiršti Lithuanian
Luxembourg Luxembourg Déborah Lemoine Solo French
Maldives Maldives Shalabee Aadheys Dhivehi
Mexico Mexico Lorena Herrera Soy La Más Spanish
Moldova Moldova DJ Sava feat. Irina Rimes I Loved You English
Monaco Monaco Ruby Cube Lobsters & Cherries English
Montenegro Montenegro Jadranka Barjaktarović Kad Ljubav Zaplače Serbian
Morocco Morocco Faouzia The Road English
The Netherlands The Netherlands Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa Scared To Be Lonely English
New Zealand New Zealand Parabola West Calling Your Name English
Nigeria Nigeria Cynthia Erivo Stand Up English
F.Y.R. Macedonia North Macedonia Drella Smoke English
Norway Norway Alan Walker & Ava Max Alone, Pt. II English
Peru Peru Alexia Bosch Rebel Soul English
Poland Poland Daria Reczek Nie Polubisz Mnie Polish
Portugal Portugal Calema Vai Portuguese
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Ivy Queen Un Baile Mas English, Spanish
Romania Romania Vanotek feat. Minelli My Mind English
Russia Russia Dina Garipova Pyatyy Element Russian
Samoa Samoa Alex Aiono Big Mistake English
San Marino San Marino Simonetta Spiri A un km da Dio Italian
Serbia Serbia Ilija Mihailović Lako Je Serbian
Slovakia Slovakia Martina Schindlerová Radšej mi chýbaj Slovak
Slovenia Slovenia zalagasper Box English
South Korea South Korea Dami Im Marching On English
Spain Spain Allen King feat. Amor Romeira My Boy English, Spanish
Sweden Sweden Tove Lo Sweettalk my Heart English
Switzerland Switzerland Vendredi sur Mer Écoute chérie French
Turkey Turkey Atiye Tom Tom English
Uganda Uganda A Pass Nkwagala English, Luganda
Ukraine Ukraine LOBODA INSTADRAMA Russian
United Kingdom United Kingdom Adele Skyfall English
United States United States Lauren Daigle You Say English
Yemen Yemen A-WA Mudbira Arabic

Returning artists

Artist Previous participation(s)
United Kingdom Adele 15th edition (for United Kingdom United Kingdom)
Norway / United Kingdom Alan Walker 13th edition (for United Kingdom United Kingdom)
40th and 43rd edition (for Norway Norway)
United States Alex Aiono 27th edition (for Liechtenstein Liechtenstein)
Germany / Turkey Atiye 17th, 21st, 23rd and 27th edition (for Turkey Turkey)
United States Ava Max 39th and 43rd edition (for Albania Albania)
AustraliaF.Y.R. Macedonia Drella 12th edition (for Australia Australia)
40th and 43rd edition (for F.Y.R. Macedonia North Macedonia)
Portugal Calema 43rd edition (for Portugal Portugal)
Chile Cami 31st edition (for Chile Chile)
CubaUnited States Camila Cabello 21st and 25th edition (for Cuba Cuba)
30th edition (for Puerto Rico Puerto Rico)
Australia / South Korea Dami Im 5th, 9th and 42nd edition (for Australia Australia)
22nd edition (for South Korea South Korea)
Australia Delta Goodrem 13th, 15th, 23rd and 33rd edition (for Australia Australia)
United Kingdom Dua Lipa 17th, 25th, 33rd edition and Special edition 4 (for Kosovo Kosovo)
32nd edition (for Albania Albania)
37th edition (for South Korea South Korea)
China / United Kingdom Emmy The Great Special edition 2 and 36th edition (for China China)
Canada / Morocco Faouzia 28th, 34th and 42nd edition (for Morocco Morocco)
Moldova Irina Rimes 40th edition (for Moldova Moldova)
United States Lauren Daigle Special edition 2 (for United States United States)
The Netherlands Martin Garrix 19th and 30th edition (for The Netherlands The Netherlands)
Ireland Niall Horan 13th edition (as part of Ireland / United Kingdom One Direction) and 25th edition (as a solo
artist) (for Ireland Ireland)
Czech Republic Olga Lounová 26th edition and Special edition 4 (for Czech Republic Czech Republic)
Hungary / Romania Reni Tolvai 28th edition (for Hungary Hungary)
Colombia Shakira 11th, 20th, 29th, 39th, 43rd edition and Special edition 3 (for Colombia Colombia)
Canada Shawn Mendes 13th, 21st and 38th edition (for Canada Canada)
Italy Simonetta Spiri 25th edition (for Italy Italy)
Sweden Tove Lo 6th, 26th and 38th edition (for Sweden Sweden)

Semi-final 1

Also The Netherlands The Netherlands voted in this semi final.

Key First Place First Place Qualified for the Final Qualified for the Final Second Chance Second Chance
Draw Country Artist(s) Song Place Points
01 Croatia Croatia Boris Rogoznica Rastvorio bi more 12 44
02 Moldova Moldova DJ Sava feat. Irina Rimes I Loved You 11 49
03 France France Amaury Vassili Tout 14 40
04 United States United States Lauren Daigle You Say 8 65
05 Estonia Estonia Uku Suviste Pretty Little Liar 3 82
06 Andorra Andorra Cristina Ramos Tu Nombre 6 68
07 Mexico Mexico Lorena Herrera Soy La Más 12 44
08 Italy Italy Elettra Lamborghini Musica (E Il Resto Scompare) 1 95
09 Samoa Samoa Alex Aiono Big Mistake 2 94
10 South Korea South Korea Dami Im Marching On 5 73
11 Switzerland Switzerland Vendredi sur Mer Écoute chérie 10 56
12 Poland Poland Daria Reczek Nie Polubisz Mnie 7 66
13 Morocco Morocco Faouzia The Road 4 78
14 Israel Israel Keren Peles Mabul 15 38
15 China China Emmy The Great Swimming Pool 9 57
16 Georgia Georgia Erekle Deisadze Khalkhuri 16 37

Semi-final 2

Also the United Kingdom United Kingdom voted in this semi final.

Key First Place First Place Qualified for the Final Qualified for the Final Second Chance Second Chance
Draw Country Artist(s) Song Place Points
01 Canada Canada Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello Señorita 6 67
02 Turkey Turkey Atiye Tom Tom 10 57
03 Nigeria Nigeria Cynthia Erivo Stand Up 1 99
04 Colombia Colombia Shakira She Wolf 7 66
05 F.Y.R. Macedonia North Macedonia Drella Smoke 4 72
06 Russia Russia Dina Garipova Pyatyy Element 3 83
07 Peru Peru Alexia Bosch Rebel Soul 2 95
08 Maldives The Maldives Shalabee Aadheys 16 23
09 Belize Belize Tanya Carter feat. Gabo Deejay & Kan On The Beat Million 14 43
10 Hungary Hungary Reni Tolvai Látomás 12 46
11 Armenia Armenia Sargis Yeghiazaryan Qef Ara 12 46
12 Slovenia Slovenia zalagasper Box 9 59
13 Argentina Argentina Ada Reina Non mi importa di te 11 55
14 Bulgaria Bulgaria Galin Dilema 15 41
15 Finland Finland Stig Roy Orbison 5 69
16 Czech Republic Czech Republic Olga Lounová Dark Water 8 65

Semi-final 3

Also Ireland Ireland voted in this semi final.

Key First Place First Place Qualified for the Final Qualified for the Final Second Chance Second Chance
Draw Country Artist(s) Song Place Points
01 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Ivy Queen Un Baile Mas 15 17
02 Latvia Latvia AGNESSE You Are My World 5 76
03 Germany Germany Kim Petras Icy 3 80
04 Lithuania Lithuania Girmantė Negaliu pamiršti 7 65
05 San Marino San Marino Simonetta Spiri A un km da Dio 6 69
06 Sweden Sweden Tove Lo Sweettalk my Heart 14 30
07 Ukraine Ukraine LOBODA INSTADRAMA 10 56
08 Greece Greece Stefania Turn Around 9 59
09 Chile Chile Cami Aquí Estoy 11 54
10 Monaco Monaco Ruby Cube Lobsters & Cherries 12 40
11 Iceland Iceland Berndsen Supertime 13 37
12 Australia Australia Delta Goodrem Dear Life 4 77
13 New Zealand New Zealand Parabola West Calling Your Name 8 64
14 Denmark Denmark Simone Heart Shaped Hole 1 106
15 Bangladesh Bangladesh Xefer Harbo Na 2 98

Semi-final 4

Also Norway Norway voted in this semi final.

Key First Place First Place Qualified for the Final Qualified for the Final Second Chance Second Chance
Draw Country Artist(s) Song Place Points
01 Yemen Yemen A-WA Mudbira 7 65
02 Luxembourg Luxembourg Déborah Lemoine Solo 1 96
03 Romania Romania Vanotek feat. Minelli My Mind 8 58
04 Montenegro Montenegro Jadranka Barjaktarović Kad Ljubav Zaplače 13 44
05 Serbia Serbia Ilija Mihailović Lako Je 15 31
06 Belarus Belarus CHAKRAS La-Ley-La 2 80
07 Portugal Portugal Calema Vai 10 51
08 Cyprus Cyprus LOUIS Demenoi Sto S'Agapo 2 80
09 Slovakia Slovakia Martina Schindlerová Radšej mi chýbaj 12 48
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Julijana Nobody's Slave 14 37
11 Belgium Belgium SHE Major Je ne sais quoi 5 77
12 Japan Japan supercell My Dearest 8 58
13 Uganda Uganda A Pass Nkwagala 6 75
14 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lina Maly Gesicht 4 78
15 Spain Spain Allen King feat. Amor Romeira My Boy 11 50

Second Chance

Every country gave 1 point to his favourite country. Voting is not compulsory.

Draw Country Has received the point from Points
01 Poland Poland
  • Belgium Belgium
  • Estonia Estonia
  • Germany Germany
  • Iceland Iceland
  • Israel Israel
  • Maldives Maldives
  • Morocco Morocco
  • South Korea South Korea
  • The Netherlands The Netherlands
  • Uganda Uganda
10
02 Colombia Colombia
  • Romania Romania
1
03 Lithuania Lithuania
  • Andorra Andorra
  • Argentina Argentina
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • Nigeria Nigeria
  • Peru Peru
  • Slovakia Slovakia
6
04 Yemen Yemen
  • Australia Australia
  • Belarus Belarus
  • Cyprus Cyprus
  • Finland Finland
  • Georgia Georgia
  • Luxembourg Luxembourg
  • Norway Norway
  • Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  • Russia Russia
  • Sweden Sweden
  • Switzerland Switzerland
  • United States United States
12

Grand final

Key First Place Winner Runner-up Runner-up Third Place Third Place Top 10 Top 10 Last Place Last Place
Draw Country Artist(s) Song Place Points
01 Belgium Belgium SHE Major Je ne sais quoi 8 169
02 Finland Finland Stig Roy Orbison 22 101
03 Poland Poland Daria Reczek Nie Polubisz Mnie 15 115
04 Ireland Ireland Niall Horan Nice To Meet Ya 26 79
05 Bangladesh Bangladesh Xefer Harbo Na 2 204
06 Luxembourg Luxembourg Déborah Lemoine Solo 8 169
07 Morocco Morocco Faouzia The Road 4 176
08 Denmark Denmark Simone Heart Shaped Hole 12 139
09 Canada Canada Shawn Mendes, Camila
Cabello
Señorita 23 97
10 Russia Russia Dina Garipova Pyatyy Element 6 170
11 Latvia Latvia AGNESSE You Are My World 30 53
12 Andorra Andorra Cristina Ramos Tu Nombre 16 113
13 Italy Italy Elettra Lamborghini Musica (E Il Resto Scompare) 3 186
14 Nigeria Nigeria Cynthia Erivo Stand Up 10 166
15 San Marino San Marino Simonetta Spiri A un km da Dio 29 57
16 Peru Peru Alexia Bosch Rebel Soul 19 108
17 The Netherlands The Netherlands Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa Scared To Be Lonely 13 138
18 Belarus Belarus CHAKRAS La-Ley-La 11 151
19 Cyprus Cyprus LOUIS Demenoi Sto S'Agapo 25 84
20 United Kingdom United Kingdom Adele Skyfall 1 207
21 Samoa Samoa Alex Aiono Big Mistake 13 138
22 Germany Germany Kim Petras Icy 18 111
23 Estonia Estonia Uku Suviste Pretty Little Liar 17 112
24 South Korea South Korea Dami Im Marching On 28 69
25 F.Y.R. Macedonia North Macedonia Drella Smoke 21 102
26 Uganda Uganda A Pass Nkwagala 27 75
27 Norway Norway Alan Walker & Ava Max Alone, Pt. II 5 173
28 Australia Australia Delta Goodrem Dear Life 6 170
29 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lina Maly Gesicht 20 106
30 Yemen Yemen A-WA Mudbira 24 90