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Date |
2 - 21 April 2019 |
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Host city |
Cosenza, |
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Participants |
43 |
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Debuting countries |
None |
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Returning countries |
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Winner |
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Timeline |
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Universong 120 was the one hundred and twentieth edition of the Universong Contest, held from April 2nd to 22nd, 2019 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. RAI produces the Universong Contest for a record ninth time, and it was held after the winning of Loredana Bertè with the song "Cosa ti aspetti di me" on the previous edition held in Warsaw, Poland.
The three shows will be hosted by the singers Francesco Gabbani and the reigning Universong Champion Loredana Bertè.
As every ten editions, the Universong Contest is engaged in a special edition. After a week of brainstorming, a poll was conducted among three different options. And the winner was "The 80s", which was chosen over the other two options: Junior Universong Contest and Pride Edition. This is the second time an '80s Special Edition is made. The first one was made on USC 19, in Osijek, Croatia. That edition was won by Bonnie Tyler, with the song "Holding out for a hero", representing Wales.
The elegibility criteria were: uptempo entries, songs released from January 1st, 1980 to December 31st, 1989, not contemplating the songs competing in the first version. The rest of the rules were still inforced, though this edition includes an exception to world hits.
About the city[]
Cosenza (Italian: [koˈzɛntsa] (listen); Cosentian: Cusenze, [kuˈsɛndzə]) is a city in the Calabria region of Southern Italy. The municipal population is of around 70,000, but the urban area counts over 268,000[3] inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza, which has a population of around 735,000. The demonym of Cosenza is cosentino in Italian and Cosentian in English.
The ancient town is the seat of the Cosentian Academy, the second academy of philosophical and literary studies to be founded in the Kingdom of Naples (1511) and one of the oldest in Europe. To this day, the city remains a cultural hub in Southern Italy, with several museums, theatres, libraries and the University of Calabria.
Semifinal 1[]
In this semifinal, the semifinalists plus 
Netherlands shall vote in this semifinal. 
Italy will decide in which semifinal it'll vote. The rest of the countries can vote too, but their votes will be counted as Rest of the World.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Year | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Azerbaijan
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Brilliant Dadashova | "Züleyxa" | 1989 | 17 | 30 |
| 02 |  France
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Mylène Farmer | "A quoi je sers" | 1989 | 6 | 80 |
| 03 |  Bolivia
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Los Kjarkas | "Solo" | 1989 | 15 | 41 |
| 04 |  Greece
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Marianna | "Talk about love" | 1985 | 5 | 86 |
| 05 |  Bulgaria
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FSB | "Obicham te dotuk" | 1986 | 10 | 55 |
| 06 |  Peru
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Rio | "Televidente" | 1985 | 19 | 22 |
| 07 |  United States
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Shalamar | "Dancing in the sheets" | 1984 | 14 | 48 |
| 08 |  Ireland
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Enya | "Orinoco flow" | 1988 | 7 | 76 |
| 09 |  Vatican City
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Gazebo | "I like Chopin" | 1983 | 9 | 61 |
| 10 |  Andorra
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Nacha Pop | "Lucha de gigantes" | 1987 | 13 | 52 |
| 11 |  Australia
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Rick Springfield | "Love somebody" | 1984 | 4 | 87 |
| 12 |  Latvia
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Līvi | "Dzimtā valoda" | 1985 | 16 | 36 |
| 13 |  England
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Spandau Ballet | "Gold" | 1983 | 11 | 53 |
| 14 |  Portugal
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António Variações | "O corpo e que paga" | 1983 | DSQ | - |
| 15 |  Canada
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Bryan Adams | "Summer of '69" | 1984 | 2 | 122 |
| 16 |  Sweden
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Europe | "Superstitious" | 1988 | 3 | 100 |
| 17 |  Norway
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a-ha | "Take on me" | 1984 | 1 | 177 |
| 18 |  South Korea
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Heo Yun Jeong | "Malhaebeolyeossne (I told you)" | 1980 | 18 | 23 |
| 19 |  Spain
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Sergio Dalma | "Esa chica es mía" | 1989 | 8 | 75 |
| 20 |  Austria
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Falco | "Jeanny" | 1985 | 12 | 52 |
Semifinal 2[]
In this semifinal, the semifinalists plus 
Finland shall vote in this semifinal. Italy will decide in which semifinal it'll vote. The rest of the countries can vote too, but their votes will be counted as Rest of the World.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Year | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Mexico
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Lucía Méndez | "Tormenta de verano" | 1989 | 6 | 84 |
| 02 |  Liechtenstein
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Die Toten Hossen | "Hier kommt Alex" | 1988 | 8 | 71 |
| 03 |  Philippines
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Jam Morales | "A smile in your heart" | 1984 | 12 | 53 |
| 04 |  Moldova
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Anastasia Lazariuc | "Privighetoarea" | 1983 | 16 | 35 |
| 05 |  Uruguay
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Los Iracundos | "Tú con él" | 1984 | 18 | 29 |
| 06 |  San Marino
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Spagna | "Call me" | 1987 | 1 | 133 |
| 07 |  Hungary
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Neoton Familia | "Dandelion" | 1981 | 14 | 48 |
| 08 |  Israel
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Ofra Haza | "Im nin'alu" | 1984 | 3 | 113 |
| 09 |  Germany
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Nena | "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" | 1984 | 4 | 100 |
| 10 |  Croatia
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Denis & Denis | "Soba 23" | 1985 | 10 | 57 |
| 11 |  Ecuador
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Jesús Fichamba | "La Pinta, la Niña y la Santa María" | 1985 | 9 | 62 |
| 12 |  Colombia
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Ricardo Montaner | "Adónde va el amor" | 1988 | 17 | 31 |
| 13 |  Belgium
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Technotronic | "Pump up the jam" | 1989 | 2 | 128 |
| 14 |  Poland
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Basia
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"Time and tide" | 1987 | 13 | 48 |
| 15 |  Serbia
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Zana | "Dodirni mi kolena" | 1982 | 7 | 73 |
| 16 |  Lithuania
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Rondo | "Margarita" | 1986 | 11 | 56 |
| 17 |  Ukraine
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Rusya | "Ne stiy pid viknom" | 1989 | 5 | 90 |
| 18 |  Chile
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Los Prisioneros | "El baile de los que sobran" | 1986 | 15 | 37 |
| 19 |  Türkiye
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MFÖ | "Ele güne karşı" | 1984 | 19 | 28 |
Grand Final[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Year | Place | Points |
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| 01 | Netherlands
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Dolly Dots | "Love me just a little bit more" | 1984 | 21 | 48 |
| 02 | Finland
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Hanoi Rocks | "Tragedy" | 1981 | 26 | 26 |
| 03 | San Marino
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Spagna | "Call me" | 1987 | 3 | 135 |
| 04 | Norway
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a-ha | "Take on me" | 1984 | 1 | 251 |
| 05 | Sweden
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Europe | "Superstitious" | 1988 | 12 | 82 |
| 06 | Philippines
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Jam Morales | "A smile in your heart" | 1984 | 23 | 36 |
| 07 | Vatican City
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Gazebo | "I like Chopin" | 1983 | 8 | 102 |
| 08 | Australia
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Rick Springfield | "Love somebody" | 1984 | 14 | 73 |
| 09 | Croatia
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Denis & Denis | "Soba 23" | 1985 | 27 | 26 |
| 10 | Italy
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Toto Cutugno | "L'italiano" | 1983 | 7 | 105 |
| 11 | Austria
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Falco | "Jeanny" | 1985 | 19 | 53 |
| 12 | Serbia
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Zana | "Dodirni mi kolena" | 1982 | 25 | 34 |
| 13 | Lithuania
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Rondo | "Margarita" | 1986 | 22 | 38 |
| 14 | Germany
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Nena | "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" | 1984 | 11 | 83 |
| 15 | Israel
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Ofra Haza | "Im nin'alu" | 1984 | 5 | 117 |
| 16 | Spain
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Sergio Dalma | "Esa chica es mía" | 1989 | 15 | 72 |
| 17 | Liechtenstein
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Die Toten Hossen | "Hier kommt Alex" | 1988 | 16 | 68 |
| 18 | Ecuador
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Jesús Fichamba | "La Pinta, la Niña y la Santa María" | 1985 | 18 | 54 |
| 19 | Ireland
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Enya | "Orinoco flow" | 1988 | 4 | 129 |
| 20 | Ukraine
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Rusya | "Ne stiy pid viknom" | 1989 | 20 | 49 |
| 21 | Greece
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Marianna | "Talk about love" | 1985 | 17 | 64 |
| 22 | Bulgaria
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FSB | "Obicham te dotuk" | 1986 | 23 | 36 |
| 23 | Belgium
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Technotronic | "Pump up the jam" | 1984 | 6 | 113 |
| 24 | France
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Mylène Farmer | "A quoi je sers" | 1989 | 10 | 89 |
| 25 | Mexico
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Lucía Méndez | "Tormenta de verano" | 1989 | 13 | 75 |
| 26 | Canada
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Bryan Adams | "Summer of '69" | 1984 | 2 | 148 |
| 27 | England
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Spandau Ballet | "Gold" | 1983 | 9 | 98 |
Split Results[]
| Place | Finalists Vote | Points | Non-Finalists Vote | Points |
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| 1 | Norway
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168 | Norway
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83 |
| 2 | Canada
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106 | Vatican City
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49 |
| 3 | San Marino
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103 | Israel
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49 |
| 4 | Ireland
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92 | Belgium
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46 |
| 5 | England
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81 | Canada
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42 |
| 6 | France
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71 | Ireland
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37 |
| 7 | Germany
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70 | Italy
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37 |
| 8 | Italy
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68 | Austria
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36 |
| 9 | Israel
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68 | San Marino
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32 |
| 10 | Belgium
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67 | Sweden
|
23 |
| 11 | Sweden
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59 | Mexico
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22 |
| 12 | Liechtenstein
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57 | Ukraine
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20 |
| 13 | Spain
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57 | Australia
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20 |
| 14 | Mexico
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53 | France
|
18 |
| 15 | Vatican City
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53 | England
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17 |
| 16 | Australia
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53 | Spain
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15 |
| 17 | Greece
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49 | Greece
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15 |
| 18 | Netherlands
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48 | Bulgaria
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13 |
| 19 | Ecuador
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44 | Germany
|
13 |
| 20 | Serbia
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34 | Lithuania
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12 |
| 21 | Ukraine
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29 | Liechtenstein
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11 |
| 22 | Philippines
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27 | Ecuador
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10 |
| 23 | Lithuania
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26 | Philippines
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9 |
| 24 | Croatia
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25 | Finland
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8 |
| 25 | Bulgaria
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23 | Croatia
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1 |
| 26 | Finland
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18 | Netherlands
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0 |
| 27 | Austria
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17 | Serbia
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0 |
Champions Edition 111-120[]
As every ten editions, the Universong Contest chooses the Champion of Champions of the previous 10 editions. The difference with previous editions, is that the vote is free: All the members of the USC group are free to vote if desired.
| Edition | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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 USC 111
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Greece
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Otherview | "Tora i pote" | 6 | 140 |
 USC 112
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Andorra
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Ruth Lorenzo | "99" | 10 | 116 |
 USC 113
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Norway
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K-391 & Alan Walker ft. Julie Bergan & Seungri | "Ignite" | 5 | 142 |
 USC 114
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Moldova
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Carla's Dreams | "Pana la sange" | 2 | 168 |
| USC 115
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Ireland
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Kodaline | "Follow your fire" | 8 | 137 |
 USC 116
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Australia
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Ben Hazlewood | "Wanted" | 1 | 178 |
 USC 117
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Ukraine
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Sonya Sukhorukova | "Uhodi" | 9 | 125 |
 USC 118
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Poland
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Clödie | "Devil in disguise" | 4 | 146 |
 USC 119
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Italy
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Loredana Bertè | "Cosa ti aspetti di me" | 7 | 137 |
 USC 120
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Norway
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a-ha | "Take on me" | 3 | 161 |