| Universong 128 "The union of the old and the new" | |
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Date |
15th December 2019 - 4th January 2020 |
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Host city |
Los Ángeles, |
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Participants |
42 |
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Debuting countries |
None |
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Returning countries |
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Withdrawing countries |
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Hosts |
Carolina Escobar and Roberto Poblete |
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Winner |
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Timeline |
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Universong 128 is the one hundred and twenty-eighth edition of the Universong Contest, that is held in the city of Los Ángeles, capital of the province of Bio Bio, in southern Chile. This is the third Chilean production of the Universong Contest, and it's been possible thanks to Karla Grunewaldt, who won the contest the previous edition in Matera, Italy, with the song "Desatar". The two semifinals and the grand final are held from December 15th 2019 to January 4th 2020, and are being hosted by journalist and anchorwoman Carolina Escobar and actor and former congressman Roberto Poblete.
Originally, TVN - the Chilean official broadcaster for the USC - announced its intention to make an ambitious movement by having three host cities from the regions of Ñuble and Bio Bio, as part of the descentralization policy of TVN. The first semifinal would have been held in Chillán, with the Nelson Oyarzún Bicentennial Stadium serving as the venue; and the second semifinal, in Los Ángeles, with venue in the Polideportivo of Los Ángeles; while the grand final would have been held in Concepción, in the SurActivo Convention Center. Even though, this proposal was discarded because of lack of coordination and logistics between the three cities, as well as financial and safety burdens. At the end, TVN decided to leave Los Ángeles as the only host city for this event.
About the city[]
Los Ángeles (Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈaŋxeles]) is the capital of the province of Bío Bío, in the commune of the same name, in Bío Bío, in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 186,671 inhabitants (census 2012). The municipality ("comuna") of Los Ángeles has the highest absolute rural population of any Chilean municipality.
To the north of the city is Salto del Laja (Laja Falls), and roughly 100 kilometers to the east is the 2,979 meters (9,774 feet) high Antuco volcano, in the Andes mountain range. The city is a gateway for tourists visiting the nearby Laguna del Laja National Park, the location of the volcano.
Los Ángeles is served by María Dolores Airport.
Founded as Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles (Our Lady of the Angels) in 1739 by José Antonio Manso de Velasco, it was originally a Spanish fort as an outpost in the War of Arauco. It received the title of villa in 1748. The city underwent numerous rebuildings, due to the Spanish military campaigns against the native Mapuche in their efforts to colonize the area. Its geographic location, just to the north of the Biobío river (the border established by the Spaniards), made it a strategic location.
Semifinal 1[]
In this semifinal, the semifinalists plus 
Switzerland shall vote in this semifinal. 
Chile 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 | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Russia
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Leningrad | "Kabriolet" | 9 | 69 |
| 02 |  Argentina
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J Mena | "Dos corazones" | 19 | 14 |
| 03 |  Croatia
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Jacques Houdek | "Cista umjetnost" | 11 | 58 |
| 04 |  Belgium
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Angèle | "Balance ton quoi" | 8 | 71 |
| 05 |  Azerbaijan
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Xatire | "Zümlatar" | 18 | 19 |
| 06 |  Latvia
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LIVI | "Rumpi pumpi virs" | 20 | 12 |
| 07 |  Türkiye
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Bahadır Tatlıöz
ft. Bulutsuzluk Özlemi, Gökhan Türkmen, Kubat, Mehmet Erdem, Pi & Tepki |
"Kina" | 10 | 58 |
| 08 |  Canada
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Marie-Mai | "Empire" | 4 | 110 |
| 09 |  Lithuania
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GJan | "Ruduo" | 12 | 51 |
| 10 |  Bolivia
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El Tribunal de La Haya | "Anoche" | 14 | 45 |
| 11 |  Australia
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Birds of Tokyo | "Good lord" | 3 | 118 |
| 12 |  Serbia
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Tijana Bogićević
& Sara Milutinovic |
"Sirina" | 6 | 102 |
| 13 |  Italy
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Cristiano Malgioglio
ft. The Jek |
"Notte perfetta" | 2 | 118 |
| 14 |  Estonia
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Metsatöll | "Vaid vaprust" | 16 | 38 |
| 15 |  Ecuador
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Ana Paula | "Mala" | 17 | 29 |
| 16 |  Moldova
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EXNN | "Vnutri" | 15 | 38 |
| 17 |  Philippines
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SB19 | "Go up" | 13 | 47 |
| 18 |  Vatican City
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Elisa | "Soul" | 5 | 106 |
| 19 |  Ukraine
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Artem Pivovarov | "N°1" | 1 | 154 |
| 20 |  Andorra
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Furious Monkey House | "Echoes" | 7 | 77 |
Semifinal 2[]
In this semifinal, the semifinalists plus 
Norway shall vote in this semifinal. Chile 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 | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  United States
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HAIM | "Hallelujah" | 8 | 73 |
| 02 |  Spain
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Miss Caffeina
ft. Javiera Mena & La Casa Azul |
"Cola de pez (Fuego)" | 3 | 99 |
| 03 |  Monaco
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Vamalaima Chaves | "Ton nom déjà" | 18 | 31 |
| 04 |  Romania
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Eneli ft. Toby Ibitoye | "Nowhere" | 2 | 103 |
| 05 |  Sweden
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Flora Cash | "For someone" | 17 | 32 |
| 06 |  Liechtenstein
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Lena & Nico Santos | "Better" | 13 | 49 |
| 07 |  Mexico
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Paulina Rubio | "Ya no me engañas" | 12 | 60 |
| 08 |  Singapore
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Sobs | "Astronomy" | 14 | 49 |
| 09 |  Iceland
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Glowie | "I'm good" | 9 | 70 |
| 10 |  France
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Indila | "Parle à ta tête" | 1 | 105 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria
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Innerglow | "So long" | 4 | 98 |
| 12 |  Greece
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ray.DioS | "Panta edo" | 15 | 42 |
| 13 |  Germany
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Alle Farben & Justin Jesso | "As far as feelings go" | 5 | 96 |
| 14 |  England
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Years & Years | "Eyes shut" | 10 | 68 |
| 15 |  Slovenia
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BQL | "Peru" | 7 | 81 |
| 16 |  Netherlands
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Thomas Azier | "Ghostcity" | 6 | 82 |
| 17 |  Hungary
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The Middletonz | "Lonely days" | 19 | 29 |
| 18 |  San Marino
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Marco Mengoni | "Duemila volte" | 11 | 62 |
| 19 |  Poland
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Gromee ft. Marta Galuszewska | "Share the joy" | 16 | 40 |
Grand Final[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 | Serbia
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Tijana Bogićević & Sara Milutinovic | "Sirina" | 15 | 83 |
| 02 | Netherlands
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Thomas Azier | "Ghostcity" | 7 | 104 |
| 03 | Germany
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Alle Farben & Justin Jesso | "As far as feelings go" | 21 | 68 |
| 04 | Switzerland
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Levin ft. Rykka | "Wintermemories" | 23 | 49 |
| 05 | Iceland
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Glowie | "I'm good" | 16 | 81 |
| 06 | Canada
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Marie-Mai | "Empire" | 2 | 146 |
| 07 | Vatican City
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Elisa | "Soul" | 17 | 76 |
| 08 | England
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Years & Years | "Eyes shut" | 12 | 84 |
| 09 | Slovenia
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BQL | "Peru" | 5 | 126 |
| 10 | Belgium
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Angèle | "Balance ton quoi" | 8 | 97 |
| 11 | Ukraine
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Artem Pivovarov | "N°1" | 1 | 195 |
| 12 | Bulgaria
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Innerglow | "So long" | 19 | 71 |
| 13 | Italy
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Cristiano Malgioglio ft. The Jek | "Notte perfetta" | 20 | 70 |
| 14 | Norway
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Elin Oskal & Jon Henrik Fjällgren | "The way you make me feel" | 3 | 144 |
| 15 | Andorra
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Furious Monkey House | "Echoes" | WDN | - |
| 16 | Romania
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Eneli ft. Toby Ibitoye | "Nowhere" | 6 | 106 |
| 17 | United States
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HAIM | "Hallelujah" | 10 | 91 |
| 18 | Mexico
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Paulina Rubio | "Ya no me engañas" | 9 | 95 |
| 19 | San Marino
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Marco Mengoni | "Duemila volte" | 11 | 85 |
| 20 | Spain
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Miss Caffeina ft. Javiera Mena & La Casa Azul | "Cola de pez (Fuego)" | 14 | 84 |
| 21 | Russia
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Leningrad | "Kabriolet" | 24 | 42 |
| 22 | Lithuania
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GJan | "Ruduo" | 22 | 56 |
| 23 | Chile
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Neven Ilic | "Déjame amarte" | 25 | 41 |
| 24 | Croatia
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Jacques Houdek & Nina Kraljić | "Cista umjetnost" | 18 | 74 |
| 25 | Türkiye
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Bahadır Tatlıöz
ft. Bulutsuzluk Özlemi, Gökhan Türkmen, Kubat, Mehmet Erdem, Pi & Tepki |
"Kina" | 26 | 30 |
| 26 | Australia
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Birds of Tokyo | "Good lord" | 13 | 84 |
| 27 | France
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Indila | "Parle à ta tête" | 4 | 138 |
Split Results[]
| Place | Finalists Vote | Points | Non-Finalists Vote | Points |
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| 1 | Ukraine
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122 | Ukraine
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73 |
| 2 | Norway
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99 | Slovenia
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54 |
| 3 | France
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93 | Mexico
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53 |
| 4 | Canada
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93 | Canada
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53 |
| 5 | Netherlands
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77 | Norway
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45 |
| 6 | England
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73 | France
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45 |
| 7 | Slovenia
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72 | Romania
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44 |
| 8 | Serbia
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69 | Belgium
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44 |
| 9 | San Marino
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66 | Italy
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43 |
| 10 | United States
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64 | Australia
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37 |
| 11 | Vatican City
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62 | Iceland
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36 |
| 12 | Romania
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62 | Germany
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35 |
| 13 | Croatia
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55 | Spain
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32 |
| 14 | Belgium
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53 | Bulgaria
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30 |
| 15 | Spain
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52 | Netherlands
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27 |
| 16 | Lithuania
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49 | United States
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27 |
| 17 | Australia
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47 | San Marino
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19 |
| 18 | Iceland
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45 | Croatia
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19 |
| 19 | Mexico
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42 | Russia
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18 |
| 20 | Bulgaria
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41 | Switzerland
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15 |
| 21 | Chile
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35 | Vatican City
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14 |
| 22 | Switzerland
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34 | Serbia
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14 |
| 23 | Germany
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33 | England
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11 |
| 24 | Italy
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27 | Türkiye
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11 |
| 25 | Russia
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24 | Lithuania
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7 |
| 26 | Türkiye
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19 | Chile
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6 |
| 27 | Andorra
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WDN | Andorra
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WDN |