| North Vision Song Contest 25 Find YOUR Path! | |
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| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 date | 25 June 2018 |
| Semi-final 2 date | 2 July 2018 |
| Final date | 9 July 2018 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Salle Mohammed V Casablanca, Morocco |
| Presenter(s) | Aja Maria Nadim |
| Broadcaster | 2M TV |
| Participants | |
| Entries | 45 |
| Debuting | None |
| Returning |  Belgium Bulgaria Estonia Ireland Switzerland
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| Withdrawing |  Armenia Cyprus Egypt North Macedonia Greece Liechtenstein United Kingdom
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Participation map
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| Voting | |
| System | Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting |
| Null points | None |
| Winner |  Netherlands"Fortitude" |
| North Vision Song Contest | |
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North Vision Song Contest 25, often referred to as NVSC 25, was the 25th edition of the North Vision Song Contest. The contest was hosted in Casablanca, as Morocco was the winning country of the 24th edition due to Faouzia's win with "My Heart's Grave". The show was hosted by drag queen Aja and former contestant Maria Nadim.
The winner was the Netherlands with the song "Fortitude" performed by HAEVN. This was the Netherlands's first win. The runner-up, Serbia achieved its best result ever as well as the first top 3 result and first automatic qualification whilst it was third place France's 7th automatic qualification and best result since 11th edition. Switzerland, which placed fourth, being the best result country got since their win in 16th edition as well as best result that wasn't a victory. Fifth place Andorra gained its first automatic qualification spot since 18th edition where they placed second. Sweden's Paul Ray got its second automatic qualification after placing 2nd in 23rd edition marking the 13th time Sweden placed in the top six. Hosts Morocco finished 19th in the final while Luxembourg ended up last with 11 points, marking it the least points anyone got in the final in both the old and the new voting system. Bosnia & Herzegovina also got their worst result in the final despite finishing in 16th place.
Participating countries[]
Countries voting in the first semi-final
Countries in the second semi-final
Countries voting in the second semi-final
45 countries participated in the edition, making it one of the editions with the less amount of participants, tying with the 9th and 2nd editions and the 1st edition being the only one to have less participants (41). 5 countries returned to the competition during this edition: Belgium, Estonia, Ireland and Switzerland returned after their one-edition abscence while Bulgaria returned after being away for 2 editions.
A total of 7 countries withdrew from the edition; Armenia, Cyprus, Egypt, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Liechtenstein and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom withdrew for the first time since their debut in the 1st edition.
Returning artists[]
Cassandre, who represented Monaco in the 11th edition, returned to represent the country for a second time. Samira Said, the Moroccan representative in the 4th and 11th editions, returned to represent the host country for a third time. Belarusian singer Natalia Podolskaya returns to the contest after having previously represented Belarus in the 13th edition. Tosca Beat, who represented Slovenia in the 17th edition, returned to represent the country for a second time. Sammarinese representative Aradia Morrigan previously represented San Marino in the 22nd edition under her previous stage name Sophy Rose, while the Sammarinese representative in the eleventh edition, Michele Bravi, returned to the contest, this time representing Italy. Jadranka Barjaktarović, who represented Montenegro in the 16th and 20th editions, returned to represent her country for the third time. Paul Rey returned to this edition after having previously represented Sweden in the 23rd edition. Jelena Žnidarić, who is now known under her name Zsa Zsa, returned to represent Croatia in a duet with Vanna.
Results[]
Semi-final 1[]
Luxembourg, Moldova and Ukraine will also vote in this semi-final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Lithuania
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Ginta | "Mais oui mais non" | 9 | 152 |
| 02 |  Monaco
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Cassandre | "Nos cœurs libres" | 18 | 71 |
| 03 |  Albania
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Flora Cash | "Roses On Your Dress" | 3 | 196 |
| 04 |  Spain
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Miriam Rodríguez | "Hay algo en mí" | 16 | 76 |
| 05 |  Hungary
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yesyes | "Fight" | 14 | 91 |
| 06 |  Finland
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Lxandra | "Dig Deep" | 4 | 192 |
| 07 |  Georgia
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Maliibu | "Where" | 19 | 68 |
| 08 |  Montenegro
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Jadranka Barjaktarović | "Luzeru" | 17 | 75 |
| 09 | Netherlands
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HAEVN | "Fortitude" | 1 | 234 |
| 10 |  Türkiye
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Aylin Coşkun | "Sinsirella" | 13 | 93 |
| 11 |  Czechia
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Melis | "Holding Hands" | 8 | 161 |
| 12 |  Latvia
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Catalyst | "Howl" | 12 | 105 |
| 13 |  Iceland
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BLISSFUL | "Find a Way" | 5 | 190 |
| 14 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Salvatore Ganacci[1] | "Talk" | 7 | 162 |
| 15 | Belgium
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Sam Renascent | "Kobotama" | 11 | 131 |
| 16 |  Lebanon
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Xriss | "Black Dress" | 15 | 90 |
| 17 |  Faroe Islands
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Lea Kampmann | "Moonsick" | 6 | 175 |
| 18 |  Germany
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Mira Wunder | "Licht aus" | 10 | 140 |
| 19 |  Kazakhstan
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Kamshat Zholdabayeva | "Layk basa ber" | 2 | 208 |
Semi-final 2[]
Israel, Morocco and Poland will also vote in this semi-final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Andorra
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Reyko | "Spinning Over You" | 7 | 169 |
| 02 |  Italy
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Michele Bravi | "Diamanti" | 3 | 202 |
| 03 |  France
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Slimane | "Viens on s'aime" | 8 | 169 |
| 04 | Bulgaria
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Mihaela Fileva | "Posledni dumi" | 18 | 69 |
| 05 | Estonia
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Elephants From Neptune | "Riot Disco" | 16 | 81 |
| 06 |  San Marino
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Aradia Morrigan | "A Little Piece of You" | 14 | 90 |
| 07 | Ireland
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Greywind | "Circle" | 10 | 130 |
| 08 |  Denmark
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Bladtkramer | "While I'm Young" | 9 | 167 |
| 09 |  Belarus
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Natalia Podolskaya | "Ni mnogo ni malo" | 12 | 106 |
| 10 |  Slovenia
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Tosca Beat | "Crossroads" | 15 | 83 |
| 11 |  Russia
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5sta Family | "Snova vmeste" | 19 | 61 |
| 12 |  Malta
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Davinia | "Perfectly" | 20 | 57 |
| 13 |  Sweden
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Paul Rey | "Soldier" | 6 | 180 |
| 14 | Switzerland
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Vendredi sur Mer | "La femme à la peau bleue" | 2 | 212 |
| 15 |  Croatia
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Zsa Zsa & Vanna | "Tragom tvojih tragova" | 13 | 90 |
| 16 |  Norway
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Ine Hoem | "Moonland" | 5 | 190 |
| 17 |  Portugal
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The Gift | "You Will Be Queen" | 11 | 129 |
| 18 |  Romania
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Delia | "Du-te-ma" | 17 | 73 |
| 19 |  Serbia
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Kovic | "Give it All" | 1 | 272 |
| 20 |  Austria
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Lea Santee | "Rollin'" | 4 | 191 |
Final[]
Non-qualifier results[]
| Place | Country | Semi-final Place | Points | Percentage |
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| 27 | Belgium
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11 | 131 | 5.01% |
| 28 | Portugal
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11 | 129 | 4.47% |
| 29 | Latvia
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12 | 105 | 4.02% |
| 30 | Belarus
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12 | 106 | 3.89% |
| 31 | Türkiye
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13 | 93 | 3.56% |
| 32 | Hungary
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14 | 91 | 3.48% |
| 33 | Lebanon
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15 | 90 | 3.44% |
| 34 | San Marino
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13 | 90 | 3.30% |
| 35 | Croatia
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14 | 90 | 3.30% |
| 36 | Slovenia
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15 | 83 | 3.05% |
| 37 | Estonia
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16 | 81 | 2.97% |
| 38 | Spain
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16 | 76 | 2.91% |
| 39 | Montenegro
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17 | 75 | 2.87% |
| 40 | Monaco
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18 | 71 | 2.72% |
| 41 | Romania
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17 | 73 | 2.68% |
| 42 | Georgia
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19 | 68 | 2.60% |
| 43 | Bulgaria
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18 | 69 | 2.53% |
| 44 | Russia
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19 | 61 | 2.24% |
| 45 | Malta
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20 | 57 | 2.09% |
Voting grids[]
Semi-final 1[]
| Semi-final 1 split jury/televote results | ||||
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| Place | Televoting | Points | Jury | Points |
| 1 | Netherlands
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110 | Finland
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118 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan
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109 | Netherlands
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116 |
| 3 | Albania
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97 | Kazakhstan
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97 |
| 4 |  B&H
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93 | Albania
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92 |
| 5 | Iceland
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92 | Iceland
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88 |
| 6 | Czech R.
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91 | Lithuania
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87 |
| 7 | Faroe
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84 | Faroe
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79 |
| 8 | Belgium
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76 | Germany
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69 |
| 9 | Germany
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71 | B&H
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69 |
| 10 | Finland
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68 | Czech R.
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65 |
| 11 | Lithuania
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61 | Latvia
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59 |
| 12 | Montenegro
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56 | Belgium
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55 |
| 13 | Hungary
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49 | Türkiye
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53 |
| 14 | Latvia
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46 | Lebanon
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51 |
| 15 | Türkiye
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39 | Spain
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45 |
| 16 | Georgia
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37 | Hungary
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42 |
| 17 | Lebanon
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36 | Monaco
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41 |
| 18 | Spain
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31 | Georgia
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31 |
| 19 | Monaco
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30 | Montenegro
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19 |
12 points[]
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country in the first semi-final.
Countries in bold represent those awarded full 24 points (12 points apiece from professional jury and televoting) to a specified entrant.
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Semi-final 2[]
| Semi-final 2 split jury/televote results | ||||
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| Place | Televoting | Points | Jury | Points |
| 1 | Serbia
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131 | Serbia
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136 |
| 2 | Switzerland
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115 | Italy
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99 |
| 3 | Italy
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100 | Austria
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90 |
| 4 | Norway
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100 | Sweden
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90 |
| 5 | Austria
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95 | France
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89 |
| 6 | Andorra
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91 | Switzerland
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89 |
| 7 | Sweden
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89 | Norway
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83 |
| 8 | Denmark
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86 | Portugal
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73 |
| 9 | France
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76 | Denmark
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71 |
| 10 | Ireland
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70 | San Marino
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66 |
| 11 | Portugal
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56 | Andorra
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66 |
| 12 | Estonia
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54 | Ireland
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60 |
| 13 | Belarus
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47 | Belarus
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59 |
| 14 | Croatia
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47 | Bulgaria
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49 |
| 15 | Romania
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42 | Slovenia
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46 |
| 16 | Slovenia
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37 | Croatia
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43 |
| 17 | Russia
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36 | Malta
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39 |
| 18 | San Marino
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24 | Romania
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29 |
| 19 | Bulgaria
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20 | Estonia
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27 |
| 20 | Malta
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18 | Russia
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25 |
12 points[]
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country in the second semi-final.
Countries in bold represent those awarded full 24 points (12 points apiece from professional jury and televoting) to a specified entrant.
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Final[]
| Final split jury/televote results | ||||
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| Place | Televoting | Points | Jury | Points |
| 1 | Netherlands
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175 | France
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173 |
| 2 | Serbia
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169 | Netherlands
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168 |
| 3 | Switzerland
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149 | Serbia
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153 |
| 4 | France
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147 | Switzerland
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145 |
| 5 | Andorra
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129 | Sweden
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140 |
| 6 | Albania
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121 | Italy
|
133 |
| 7 | Sweden
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119 | Norway
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130 |
| 8 | Norway
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117 | Andorra
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128 |
| 9 | Italy
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113 | Austria
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113 |
| 10 | Lithuania
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113 | Denmark
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112 |
| 11 | Faroe
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113 | Faroe
|
109 |
| 12 | B&H
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111 | Lithuania
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103 |
| 13 | Austria
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110 | Finland
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102 |
| 14 | Denmark
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108 | Iceland
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101 |
| 15 | Finland
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100 | Czechia
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91 |
| 16 |  Poland
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86 | Ireland
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83 |
| 17 | Kazakhstan
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85 |  Morocco
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82 |
| 18 | Morocco
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84 |  Ukraine
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82 |
| 19 | Iceland
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82 | Albania
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81 |
| 20 | Czechia
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77 | Poland
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81 |
| 21 |  Moldova
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73 | Moldova
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79 |
| 22 | Ukraine
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71 | Kazakhstan
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66 |
| 23 | Ireland
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65 | B&H
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63 |
| 24 | Germany
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62 | Germany
|
47 |
| 25 |  Israel
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29 | Israel
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36 |
| 26 |  Luxembourg
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2 | Luxembourg
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9 |
12 points[]
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country in the final.
Countries in bold represent those awarded full 24 points (12 points apiece from professional jury and televoting) to a specified entrant.
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Incidents[]
Belarusian entry leak[]
On 28 May 2018, details about the song Natalia Podolskaya would be singing at Casablanca were leaked by an unknown source. BTRC immediately rejected the rumours and said that the entry is yet to be announced publicly. The North Broadcasting Union took action, mentioning that "there's no fair play in leaking entries without the consent of the Head of Delegation" and also said that these kind of actions "ruin the fun of the contest". Details of the leak were swiftly removed by the North Broadcasting Union.
Latvian entry[]
On 10 June 2018, the Latvian broadcaster announced their entry for the edition; Auļi un Tautumeitas would represent the country with the song "Dzied’ papriekšu, brāļa māsa". However, it was eventually discovered that the song was a remake of an old traditional folk song. Therefore, the country was forced to change their entry. The Latvian broadcaster was given an extra day to submit their song. The broadcaster was not fined by the NBU despite the song breaching the contest's rules, as the song was approved by the NBU beforehand.
Lebanese entry[]
LBC posted a teaser of their entry on 30 April 2018. However, one day later it was announced that the broadcaster would be changing their entry due to the song being a cover of a 1956 song. Subsequently, the Lebanese broadcaster had to disqualify their entry and select another song.
Other countries[]
- Further information: List of countries in the North Vision Song Contest
Countries that are active members of the North Broadcasting Union (NBU) are also eligible to participate in the North Vision Song Contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.
Active NBU members[]
Armenia: After initially confirming participation, on 9 May 2018, ARMTV unexpectedly announced its shutdown due to economic difficulties, forcing the country to withdraw.- Cyprus: CyBC announced its withdrawal on 9 May 2018 due to a lack of applicants. A return in the next edition is likely.
- Egypt: ERTU released a press statement on 5 May 2018 announcing Egypt's withdrawal due to "lack of money and lack of singers interested to take part at the contest." A return is highly likely in the 26th or 27th edition.
- North Macedonia: MRT initially confirmed their participation in the edition. However, it was announced by the NBU that the country's participation had to be revoked due to controversies with the Head of Delegation.
- Greece: The broadcaster announced that the country will be taking an one edition break due to the previous Head of Delegation resignation. ERT announced that a return is most likely for the next edition.
- United Kingdom: Despite initially confirming their participation, BBC later revealed that their participation was in doubt, which ended up with the first withdrawal of the country in the history of the contest.
- The following countries failed to confirm or withdraw from the edition and were fined by the NBU:
NBU non-members[]
- Tunisia: The country is not expected to return to the contest after their last participation in the 16th edition. In order to return, a Tunisian broadcaster would be required to acquire membership in the NBU.
International broadcasts and voting[]
Voting and spokespersons[]
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Notes[]
- ^ Loreen presented the votes for the Rest of the World jury.
- ^ "Talk" features unaccredited vocals from Swedish singer Kinda Vivianne Ingrosso
External links[]
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