Citivision Song Festival 3

Citivision Song Festival 3; Spread Your Wings
	Official edition logo
Dates
Final date	TBD February 2021
Host
Host city	Santiago de Chile, Chile ; at the Movistar Arena
Broadcaster	TVN Red Santiago
Participants
Entries	29
Debuting	Buenos Aires ; Cleveland ; Moscow ; Berlin ; Taipei ; Rome ; Bucharest ; Adelaide ; Busan ; Houston
Returning	Stockholm ;
Withdrawing	Vancouver ; Montréal ; Dubai ; Perth ; Oslo ; Saint Petersburg ; Johannesburg ; Toronto ; Tokyo ; Zagreb
Disqualified	None
Voting
System	As in ESC 2016
Null points	None
Winner	TBD
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The Citivision Song Festival 3, or CVSF 3, is the third edition of the Citivision Song Festival. It was held at the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile, in early 2021.

Twenty-nine cities confirmed participation in this edition, warranting two shows for the first time in the history in the contest, as per the rules set by the International Council for Cities and Music. Ten cities debuted this edition. All cities are members of the council, as only members of the council are eligible to compete in the contest.

For the first time in the history of the contest, multiple national selections were held to determine the entry sent by a city. These national selections were held by Athens, Seoul, and London.

Location[]

This is the second edition in which the rule set by the ICCM requiring winning cities to host the following edition was enforced. Following singer Karla Grunewaldt's win in London with the song Desatar, the ICCM began plans for the Santiago de Chile urban agglomeration to host this edition.

Host City[]

Main Article: Santiago

Santiago (/ˌsæntiˈɑːɡoʊ/, US also /ˌsɑːn-/; Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo]), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 7 million, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. The city is entirely in the country's central valley. Most of the city lies between 500–650 m (1,640–2,133 ft) above mean sea level.

Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, lined by parks such as Parque Forestal and Balmaceda Park. The Andes Mountains can be seen from most points in the city. These mountains contribute to a considerable smog problem, particularly during winter, due to the lack of rain. The city outskirts are surrounded by vineyards and Santiago is within an hour of both the mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

Santiago is the cultural, political and financial center of Chile and is home to the regional headquarters of many multinational corporations. The Chilean executive and judiciary are located in Santiago, but Congress meets mostly in nearby Valparaíso. Santiago is named after the biblical figure St. James. Santiago will host the 2023 Pan American Games.

Venue[]

1920px-O2 Arena — External view of the O2 Arena from SW India Dock Entrance.

Both the ICCM and BBC London received eight bids from the owners of eight venues across the London metropolitan region, five of which were in London proper. Out of the eight venues that bid, only three were shortlisted, and only two of the shortlisted venues were already constructed. In the end, the board of the ICCM, the Greater London Authority, and BBC London agreed on the O2 Arena as the host venue of this edition. The board of the ICCM released a statement saying "The O2 is an iconic venue, and its notoriety and familiarity among Londoners are what we believe will make this contest feel at-home here in London."

City	Venue	Capacity	Notes
London
	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	62,303	Hosts permanent tenants Tottenham. Would have required the building of a retractable roof.
	O2 Arena	20,000	Multipurpose indoor arena, awarded busiest indoor venue of 2017. Selected out of only three shortlisted venues.
	MSG Sphere	21,500	Proposed venue. Had yet to break ground at the time of the bid. The bid caused controversy for lack of housing availability in the borough where the proposed location lies.
	London Stadium	80,000	Host of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics. Would have required the building of an extension to the existing roof.
	Emirates Stadium	60,704	Hosts permanent tenants Arsenal and often hosts UEFA competitions. Would have required the building of a retractable roof.
Twickenham	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	The smallest host city out of all of the cities with venue bids. The only bidding venue with a rugby team as permanent hosts.
Wembley
	Wembley Stadium	90,000 seated and 15,000 standing	Largest venue to ever be submitted for a Citivision event. Would have required the building of a retractable roof. Bid went under fire for report released detailing expenses to be made for building the roof.
	Wembley Arena	17,500	The only venue outside of London proper to be shortlisted. Host of the 2017 MTV EMAs, as well as many concerts by popular artists since its renovation in 2005-06.

Results[]

Semi Final[]

Nineteen Cities participated in the semi final. 10 moved onto the final.

Draw	City	Act	Song
1	Athens	Josephine	Den Exo Sima
2	Buenos Aires	Sabino & Loli Molina	Los Enamorados
3	Cleveland	DJ Falco & Hugeclocktowerfan	Your Rain
4	New York	Caroline Rose	Got to Go My Own Way
5	Seoul	Cifika	Aegukga
6	Brisbane	Yoste	Blue
7	Stockholm	Tinx	Wait and See
8	Moscow	Nyusha	P'yanye Mysli
9	Berlin	Mulay	Shame
10	Taipei	Valen Hsu	Freyja
11	Rome	Xanti, Tim Belle & Elenoir	Queen of Love
12	Katowice	Coals	Sleepwalker
13	Bucharest	Karmen & Bruja	Belladonna
14	Jakarta	Isyana Sarasvati	Unlock the Key
15	Adelaide	Guy Sebastian	Standing With You
16	Barcelona	Nil Moliner	Sale el sol
17	Busan	Kang Daniel	Who U Are
18	Houston	Alaina Costello	¡Párate!
19	Hamburg	Linus Bruhn	Our City

Grand Final[]

TBA.

City	Act	Song
Dallas	Crown the Empire	Prisoners of War
Gwangju	Seungri	1, 2, 3!
Kyiv	NK	Obitsayu
London	Laurel	Scream Drive Faster
Los Angeles	Night Club	Gossip
Paris	Amir	La fête
Santiago	Vesta Lugg feat. Power Peralta	Turn Off the Lights
Sydney	Micra	Coral Crush
Vienna
Warsaw	Daria Zawiałow	Nie mamy czasu