Universong 100 "Welcome to the land of the Rising Sun" | |
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Date |
8 - 27 June 2017 |
Host city |
Tokyo, Japan |
Participants |
52 |
Debuting countries |
None |
Returning countries |
Andorra, Denmark, Ecuador, North Macedonia, Greece, Indonesia, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Slovenia |
Withdrawing countries |
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Lebanon, Romania, Russia, United States |
Winner |
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Timeline |
Universong 100 was the one hundredth edition of the Universong Contest, that was held for the very first time in the Far East, specifically in the city of Tokyo, capital city of Japan, from 8th to 27th June, 2017. The Japanese capital was chosen to host this centennial contest after the winning of the band Man with a Mission, with the song "Dead end in Tokyo", on the previous edition held in Naples, Italy.
As every ten editions, the Universong Contest is engaged in a special edition, this time chosen internally by the administrators from four different options. The chosen one was "Retrovision".
The elegitibity criteria are: Songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, with a limit of song release before December 31st, 1999. In an unprecedented movement, the rule against super world hits was relaxed only for this edition. Even though, remixes and covers are still not allowed.
Apart from this special edition and the Champions edition to be played amongst the last ten winners, the Universong Contest team prepared a second Congratulations edition, to commemorate the 100 editions of the Universong Contest.
Israel, at the end of this edition, achieved its second winning, and the first since USC 74. Ofra Haza was responsible for the second Israeli winning, thanks to the song "You", from 1997. The Israeli entry got 295 points, with seven sets of twelve points (from Australia, Colombia, Finland, Philippines, Poland, Serbia and Wales). The score got by Israel became the second best for a winning entry in the history of the Universong Contest, only surpassed by the winning score of 305 points got by Loïc Nottet in USC 93, while surpassing the records got by Kamaliya in USC 70, Álvaro Soler in USC 89 and Lisa Lois in USC 54.
England got its fourth consecutive top 5 finish, as well as its second runner-up position in a row. The band Dead or Alive with their 1984 hit "You spin me round (Like a record)" made the British country, as well as in USC 59 and USC 60, to achieve the second place twice in a row. This time, Dead or Alive did it with 208 points, with four sets of 12 points (from Chile, Estonia, Italy and San Marino). While the third place went to Germany. The 1978 hit "Rasputin" by BoneyM improved the record of this country, by collecting a total of 183 points, being also the favourite of four juries who gave it 12 points (Cyprus, Japan, Kosovo and The Netherlands). The top 10 was completed by the entries from San Marino, Sweden, Colombia, Greece, Cyprus, The Netherlands and Philippines (country that broke in this edition the record of 15 editions out of a Grand Final, gaining its second best historical position).
About the city[]
Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan and one of its 47 prefectures. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Formerly known as Edo, it has been the de facto seat of government since 1603 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters. It officially became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府 Tōkyō-fu) and the city of Tokyo (東京市 Tōkyō-shi).
Tokyo is often referred to as a city, but is officially known and governed as a "metropolitan prefecture", which differs from and combines elements of a city and a prefecture, a characteristic unique to Tokyo. The Tokyo metropolitan government administers the 23 Special Wards of Tokyo (each governed as an individual city), which cover the area that was the City of Tokyo before it merged and became the metropolitan prefecture in 1943. The metropolitan government also administers 39 municipalities in the western part of the prefecture and the two outlying island chains. The population of the special wards is over 9 million people, with the total population of the prefecture exceeding 13 million. The prefecture is part of the world's most populous metropolitan area with upwards of 37.8 million people and the world's largest urban agglomeration economy. The city hosts 51 of the Fortune Global 500 companies, the highest number of any city in the world. Tokyo ranked third in the International Financial Centres Development IndexEdit. The city is also home to various television networks such as Fuji TV, Tokyo MX, TV Tokyo, TV Asahi, Nippon Television, NHK and the Tokyo Broadcasting System.
Tokyo ranked first in the Global Economic Power Index and fourth in the Global Cities Index. The city is considered an alpha+ world city – as listed by the GaWC's 2008 inventory[11] – and in 2014, Tokyo was ranked first in the "Best overall experience" category of TripAdvisor's World City Survey (the city also ranked first in the following categories: "helpfulness of locals", "nightlife", "shopping", "local public transportation" and "cleanliness of streets"). In 2015, Tokyo was ranked as the 11th most expensive city for expatriates, according to the Mercer consulting firm, and also the world's 11th most expensive city, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's cost-of-living survey. In 2015, Tokyo was named the Most Liveable City in the world by the magazine Monocle. The Michelin Guide has awarded Tokyo by far the most Michelin stars of any city in the world. Tokyo ranked first in the world in the Safe Cities Index. The 2016 edition of QS Best Student Cities ranked Tokyo as the 3rd-best city in the world to be a university student. Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1979 G-7 summit, the 1986 G-7 summit, and the 1993 G-7 summit, and will host the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Semifinal 1[]
In this semifinal, the semifinalists plus England shall vote in this semifinal. Japan 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 | Luxembourg | Jean-Jacques Goldman | "Je marche seul" | 1985 | 14 | 59 |
02 | Bulgaria | Margarita Hranova | "Ustem" | 1977 | 19 | 37 |
03 | Serbia | EKV | "Krug" | 1989 | 20 | 36 |
04 | Tuvalu | Tina Arena | "Chains" | 1994 | 13 | 65 |
05 | Spain | Mónica Naranjo | "Pantera en libertad" | 1998 | 15 | 53 |
06 | Ecuador | Au-D | "Sólo por tu amor" | 1996 | 25 | 16 |
07 | Colombia | Shakira | "Ciega sordomuda" | 1998 | 4 | 111 |
08 | Iceland | Þú og Ég | "Í Reykjavíkurborg" | 1979 | 11 | 69 |
09 | Germany | Boney M | "Rasputin" | 1978 | 1 | 128 |
10 | Sweden | The Cardigans | "Lovefool" | 1998 | 2 | 122 |
11 | Slovenia | Marta Zore | "Ne bom" | 1990 | 10 | 73 |
12 | Argentina | Soda Stereo | "Persiana americana" | 1986 | 18 | 48 |
13 | Netherlands | Anouk | "Nobody's wife" | 1997 | 3 | 111 |
14 | South Africa | Lebo M. & Carmen Twillie | "Circle of life" | 1994 | 17 | 51 |
15 | Mexico | Timbiriche | "Tú y yo somos uno mismo" | 1988 | 16 | 51 |
16 | Norway | Shatoo | "Santorini" | 1987 | 8 | 79 |
17 | Australia | Kylie Minogue | "Turn it into love" | 1988 | 12 | 67 |
18 | Brazil | Sandy & Júnior | "Olha o que o amor me faz" | 1999 | 7 | 81 |
19 | Greece | Demis Roussos | "Forever and ever" | 1973 | 5 | 103 |
20 | Czechia | Ivan Mládek | "Jožin z bažin" | 1977 | 22 | 20 |
21 | North Macedonia | Gish | "Samovilska svadba" | 1998 | 21 | 34 |
22 | Türkiye | Aşkın Nur Yengi | "Karanfil" | 1991 | 23 | 17 |
23 | Cyprus | Charalambos Prountzos | "Na rotao ta kytama" | 1998 | 6 | 102 |
24 | Puerto Rico | Millie Corretjer | "De hoy en adelante" | 1999 | 9 | 74 |
25 | Chile | Fernando Ubiergo | "Agualuna" | 1984 | 24 | 17 |
Semifinal 2[]
In this semifinal, the semifinalists plus Finland shall vote in this semifinal. Japan 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 | Monaco | Véronique Jannot | "Aviateur" | 1988 | 21 | 28 |
02 | Israel | Ofra Haza | "You" | 1997 | 1 | 200 |
03 | Estonia | Joel de Luna, Mati Kõrts, Jassi Zahharov & Mait Trink | "Opera on fire" | 1999 | 24 | 10 |
04 | Moldova | Noroc | "Marioara" | 1977 | 23 | 11 |
05 | Peru | Christian Meier | "Carreteras mojadas" | 1995 | 15 | 45 |
06 | Liechtenstein | Dolls United | "Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen" | 1995 | 13 | 56 |
07 | San Marino | Laura Pausini | "Strani amori" | 1994 | 2 | 160 |
08 | South Korea | Park Jin-young | "Honey" | 1998 | 14 | 50 |
09 | Latvia | Mirdza Zīvere | "Atdziedi dvēsele" | 1981 | 17 | 36 |
10 | Ukraine | Irina Bilyk | "Odynokaja" | 1997 | 19 | 30 |
11 | Croatia | Denis & Denis | "Program tvog kompjutera" | 1983 | 20 | 29 |
12 | Indonesia | Fariz RM | "Sakura" | 1980 | 22 | 26 |
13 | Andorra | Antonio Flores | "No dudaría" | 1980 | 12 | 58 |
14 | Portugal | Santamaria | "Eu sei, tu és" | 1998 | 7 | 81 |
15 | Lithuania | Dzordana Butkute | "Vienas namuose" | 1996 | 18 | 33 |
16 | Canada | Loverboy | "When it's over" | 1981 | 5 | 93 |
17 | Kosovo | Gili | "Fol shqip" | 1996 | 9 | 71 |
18 | Denmark | Ray Dee Ohh | "Jeg vil la' lyset brænde" | 1990 | 10 | 70 |
19 | Philippines | Lea Salonga | "Reflection" | 1998 | 6 | 92 |
20 | Italy | Matia Bazar | "Ti sento" | 1985 | 3 | 109 |
21 | Poland | Varius Manx | "Orła cień" | 1996 | 4 | 97 |
22 | Wales | Bonnie Tyler | "Here am I" | 1978 | 8 | 73 |
23 | France | Mylène Farmer | "XXL" | 1995 | 11 | 64 |
24 | Venezuela | Franco de Vita | "Te amo" | 1988 | 16 | 44 |
Grand Final[]
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Year | Place | Points |
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01 | Finland | Waldo's People | "U drive me crazy" | 1998 | 17 | 71 |
02 | Israel | Ofra Haza | "You" | 1997 | 1 | 295 |
03 | France | Mylène Farmer | "XXL" | 1995 | 21 | 62 |
04 | Cyprus | Charalambos Prountzos | "Na rotao ta kytama" | 1998 | 8 | 146 |
05 | Italy | Matia Bazar | "Ti sento" | 1985 | 11 | 129 |
06 | Japan | Kyu Sakamoto | "Sukiyaki" | 1963 | 20 | 65 |
07 | Canada | Loverboy | "When it's over" | 1981 | 24 | 56 |
08 | Denmark | Ray Dee Ohh | "Jeg vil la' lyset brænde" | 1990 | 18 | 69 |
09 | Germany | Boney M | "Rasputin" | 1978 | 3 | 183 |
10 | Colombia | Shakira | "Ciega sordomuda" | 1998 | 6 | 149 |
11 | Wales | Bonnie Tyler | "Here am I" | 1978 | 26 | 39 |
12 | San Marino | Laura Pausini | "Strani amori" | 1994 | 4 | 161 |
13 | Slovenia | Marta Zore | "Ne bom" | 1990 | 15 | 82 |
14 | Kosovo | Gili | "Fol shqip" | 1997 | 25 | 49 |
15 | England | Dead or Alive | "You spin me round (Like a record)" | 1984 | 2 | 208 |
16 | Norway | Shatoo | "Santorini" | 1987 | 16 | 82 |
17 | Andorra | Antonio Flores | "No dudaría" | 1980 | 23 | 59 |
18 | Australia | Kylie Minogue | "Turn it into love" | 1988 | 14 | 99 |
19 | Sweden | The Cardigans | "Lovefool" | 1998 | 5 | 155 |
20 | Portugal | Santamaria | "Eu sei, tu és" | 1998 | 27 | 25 |
21 | Greece | Demis Roussos | "Forever and ever" | 1973 | 7 | 148 |
22 | Poland | Varius Manx | "Orła cień" | 1996 | 12 | 111 |
23 | Netherlands | Anouk | "Nobody's wife" | 1997 | 9 | 145 |
24 | Brazil | Sandy & Júnior | "Olha o que o amor me faz" | 1999 | 13 | 109 |
25 | Iceland | Þú og Ég | "Í Reykjavíkurborg" | 1979 | 22 | 61 |
26 | Puerto Rico | Millie Corretjer | "De hoy en adelante" | 1999 | 19 | 69 |
27 | Philippines | Lea Salonga | "Reflection" | 1998 | 10 | 131 |
Split Results Finalists/Non-Finalists[]
Place | Finalists Vote | Points | Non-Finalists Vote | Points |
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1 | Israel | 158 | Israel | 137 |
2 | England | 125 | Sweden | 103 |
3 | Germany | 108 | Colombia | 94 |
4 | Greece | 87 | San Marino | 86 |
5 | Cyprus | 84 | England | 83 |
6 | Italy | 79 | Germany | 75 |
7 | Netherlands | 78 | Philippines | 72 |
8 | San Marino | 75 | Netherlands | 67 |
9 | Brazil | 74 | Cyprus | 62 |
10 | Poland | 65 | Greece | 61 |
11 | Philippines | 59 | Italy | 50 |
12 | Denmark | 58 | Slovenia | 48 |
13 | Colombia | 55 | Australia | 47 |
14 | Sweden | 52 | Poland | 46 |
15 | Australia | 52 | Andorra | 42 |
16 | Canada | 46 | Iceland | 42 |
17 | Norway | 40 | Norway | 42 |
18 | Finland | 37 | Puerto Rico | 36 |
19 | Japan | 37 | Brazil | 35 |
20 | Slovenia | 34 | Finland | 34 |
21 | Puerto Rico | 33 | France | 30 |
22 | France | 32 | Japan | 28 |
23 | Portugal | 23 | Kosovo | 27 |
24 | Kosovo | 22 | Wales | 22 |
25 | Iceland | 19 | Denmark | 11 |
26 | Wales | 17 | Canada | 10 |
27 | Andorra | 17 | Portugal | 2 |
Returning artists[]
Artist | Country | Previous participation |
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Kylie Minogue | Australia | USC 70 (for Tuvalu) |
Sandy (in Sandy & Júnior) | Brazil | USC 89 (with Tiago Iorc) |
Shakira | Colombia | USC 16, USC 33 (for Lebanon), USC 50, USC 60, USC 91 (with Carlos Vives), USC 94 (with Maluma) |
Denis & Denis | Croatia | USC 10 |
Mylène Farmer | France | USC 26, USC 45, USC 51 (for Luxembourg), USC 79, USC 84 |
Matia Bazar | Italy | USC 83 |
Jean-Jacques Goldman | Luxembourg | USC 90 (for France) |
Thalia (in Timbiriche) | Mexico | USC 14, USC 30, USC 60, USC 75 |
Paulina Rubio (in Timbiriche) | Mexico | USC 15, USC 39, USC 58, USC 90 |
Erik Rubin (in Timbiriche) | Mexico | USC 83 (with Benny Ibarra and Sasha Sokol, in Sasha, Benny & Erik) |
Edith Márquez | Mexico | USC 64 |
Anouk | Netherlands | USC 01, USC 20, USC 34, USC 42, USC 48, USC 57 |
Santamaria | Portugal | USC 52, USC 66 |
Laura Pausini | San Marino | USC 11 (for Italy), USC 21 (with Nek, for Italy), USC 29 (for San Marino), USC 52 (with Hélène Segara, for Luxembourg), USC 60 (for San Marino), USC 85 (for Vatican City) |
Mónica Naranjo | Spain | USC 15, USC 47 (for Andorra), USC 60 |
Tina Arena | Tuvalu | USC 77 (for Australia) |
Franco de Vita | Venezuela | USC 38 (with Alejandra Guzmán, for Spain) |
Bonnie Tyler | Wales | USC 19 |
Special Awards[]
Bartek Award[]
Country | Artist | Song | Place | Situation |
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Estonia | Joel de Luna, Mati Kõrts, Jassi Zahharov & Mait Trink | "Opera on fire" | 24th (SF2) | Winner |
Liechtenstein | Dolls United | "Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen" | 13th (SF2) | Nominée (2nd) |
Czechia | Ivan Mladek | "Jožin z bažin" | 22nd (SF1) | Nominée (3rd) |
Best Non-English Award[]
Country | Artist | Song | Place | Situation |
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Cyprus | Charalambos Prountzos | "Na rotao ta kytama" | 8th | Winner |
Slovenia | Marta Zore | "Ne bom" | 15th | Nominée (2nd) |
Denmark | Ray Dee Ohh | "Jeg vil la' lyset brænde" | 18th | Nominée (3rd) |
hph01 Award[]
Country | Artist | Song | Place | Situation |
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Tuvalu | Tina Arena | "Chains" | 13th (SF1) | Co-winner |
Liechtenstein | Dolls United | "Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen" | 13th (SF2) | Co-winner |
South Africa | Lebo M. & Carmen Twillie | "Circle of light" | 17th (SF1) | Nominée (3rd) |
Mexico | Timbiriche | "Tú y yo somos uno mismo" | 16th (SF1) | Nominée (4th) |
Champions Edition 91-100[]
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 91 | Chile | Camila Gallardo | "Más de la mitad" | 7 | 170 |
USC 92 | Iran | Mahan Moin | "Elysium" | 2 | 204 |
USC 93 | Luxembourg | Loïc Nottet | "Million eyes" | 1 | 213 |
USC 94 | Italy | Lorenzo Fragola | "D'improvviso" | 6 | 172 |
USC 95 | Estonia | Kerli | "Feral hearts" | 4 | 196 |
USC 96 | Azerbaijan | Eldar | "Tell me about love" | 10 | 150 |
USC 97 | Australia | Ben Hazlewood & Mali-Koa Hood | "Paint me black" | 5 | 176 |
USC 98 | Italy | Ermal Meta | "Vietato morire" | 8 | 167 |
USC 99 | Japan | Man with a Mission | "Dead end in Tokyo" | 9 | 151 |
USC 100 | Israel | Ofra Haza | "You" | 3 | 199 |
Congratulations: 100 Editions of the Universong Contest[]
As well as in USC 50, a special edition of the Universong Contest is prepared to commemorate the centennial editions of this contest. 44 of the most representative entries in the 100 editions of history of USC, from an equal number of countries, were selected by the admins of the Universong Contest for this special competition to define the best out of these.
Results[]
Country | Artist | Song | Ed. | Pl. | Pts. | |
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01 | Andorra | Coral | "Todo está en tu mente" | USC 27 | 35 | 31 |
02 | Armenia | Inga & Anush | "Im anunene haystan e" | USC 34 | 44 | 7 |
03 | Australia | Jessica Mauboy | "Never be the same" | USC 64 | 24 | 51 |
04 | Brazil | FTampa ft. Kamatos | "Our way" | USC 95 | 11 | 89 |
05 | Bulgaria | Kristian Kostov | "Ne si za men" | USC 93 | 21 | 63 |
06 | Chile | Javiera Mena | "Espada" | USC 70 | 27 | 48 |
07 | Croatia | Nina Kraljić | "Zaljuljali smo svijet" | USC 81 | 8 | 96 |
08 | Cyprus | Nikki Ponte | "Remembering the summer night" | USC 33 | 40 | 15 |
09 | Ecuador | Daniel Betancourth | "Tus colores" | USC 68 | 34 | 36 |
10 | England | Florence and the Machine | "Never let me go" | USC 45 | 9 | 96 |
11 | Finland | Nightwish | "Amaranth" | USC 47 | 15 | 76 |
12 | France | Indila | "Dernière danse" | USC 61 | 1 | 149 |
13 | North Macedonia | Bobby Andonov | "War is love" | USC 71 | 26 | 49 |
14 | Germany | Oonagh | "Orome" | USC 68 | 12 | 77 |
15 | Greece | Kostas Doxas | "Tou tragoudi tou kairou (Happy day)" | USC 90 | 37 | 24 |
16 | Hungary | Crystal | "Hív a végtelen" | USC 17 | 42 | 14 |
17 | Iceland | Of Monsters and Men | "Little talks" | USC 32 | 3 | 126 |
18 | Iran | Mahan Moin | "Azizami" | USC 77 | 7 | 98 |
19 | Israel | Ofra Haza | "You" | USC 100 | 6 | 107 |
20 | Italy | Giusy Ferreri | "Novembre" | USC 23 | 19 | 66 |
21 | Latvia | Lauris Reiniks | "Banjo Laura" | USC 24 | 33 | 38 |
22 | Liechtenstein | Helene Fischer | "Atemlos durch die Nacht" | USC 67 | 5 | 108 |
23 | Lithuania | GJan | "Not afraid" | USC 52 | 22 | 61 |
24 | Luxembourg | Loïc Nottet | "Million eyes" | USC 93 | 2 | 143 |
25 | Mexico | Belinda | "Dopamina" | USC 23 | 41 | 15 |
26 | Monaco | Cassandre | "Ma révolution" | USC 76 | 16 | 71 |
27 | Netherlands | Future Presidents | "Love don't pay the bill$" | USC 08 | 39 | 21 |
28 | Norway | Ina Wroldsen & Broiler | "Lay it on me" | USC 88 | 13 | 76 |
29 | Peru | Bravvo ft. Stephanie Cayo & Sebastián Llosa | "Let me go" | USC 97 | 38 | 23 |
30 | Poland | Sylwia Grzeszczak | "Karusela" | USC 32 | 30 | 43 |
31 | Portugal | Catarina Pereira | "Mea culpa" | USC 65 | 23 | 52 |
32 | Puerto Rico | Christian Daniel | "Ahora que te vas" | USC 80 | 32 | 40 |
33 | Romania | Alexandra Stan | "Mr. Saxobeat" | USC 13 | 14 | 76 |
34 | Russia | Olya Polyakova | "Russian style" | USC 48 | 29 | 44 |
35 | San Marino | Elisa | "No hero" | USC 85 | 4 | 117 |
36 | Scotland | Amy Macdonald | "This is the life" | USC 06 | 20 | 65 |
37 | Serbia | Neda Ukraden | "Da se najdemona pola puta" | USC 12 | 43 | 9 |
38 | Slovenia | Maja Keuc | "Close to you" | USC 67 | 18 | 68 |
39 | South Africa | Al Bairre | "Let's fall in love some more" | USC 95 | 36 | 25 |
40 | Spain | Pastora Soler | "Vive" | USC 67 | 28 | 46 |
41 | Sweden | Laleh | "Colours" | USC 59 | 17 | 70 |
42 | Türkiye | Atiye | "Bring me back" | USC 43 | 31 | 42 |
43 | United States | Blondie | "Maria" | USC 60 | 25 | 51 |
44 | Venezuela | Aldrey | "Mírate" | USC 94 | 10 | 94 |