SynthsVision 8

Edition 8 of SynthsVision took place in Valletta, Malta. Malta won the contest the previous edition, Edition 7 with Child Of The Parish and their song "Relic Of The Past".

52 countries competed in this edition, decided by the staff team to keep this number of entries as the standard unless it's an edition with a special theme. 10 countries made their debut: Argentina,  Cameroon,  Costa Rica,  Ecuador,   Guam,  Montenegro,  Peru,  Sierra Leone,  Slovenia and  Uruguay . 24 countries withdrew and 9 countries made a comeback into this edition. This edition was a non-themed edition, it had no special theme. The usual format is back: 12 songs qualifying from each semi final, with the inclusion of the wildcard: the four songs that finish 13th and 14th of each semi final.

The vote was, as always, a 100% jury vote. Non qualifiers voting was displayed as televote.

The winning country this edition was Scotland. Scotland were represented by London Grammar with their song "Lose Your Head". They scored 247 points. Montenegro was the runner-up, and were represented by ELFL and his song "Never Or Right Now". The winning jury this edition was Annette, and the 2nd place jury was EP.

Returning Artists
This edition had 1 returning artist:

Manuel Gagneux returned to the contest after finishing in 33rd place in Edition 3 as part of the band Zeal & Ardor, with the song "Ship On Fire". He represented Switzerland.

Semi Final 1
25 countries competed in Semi Final 1, those countries, plus the host jury, Jamaica, voted in this semi final.

These countries advanced to the grand final.

These countries advanced to the wildcard vote.

12 points
Here are all the 12 points given by the juries in Semi Final 1.

Semi Final 2
26 countries competed in Semi Final 2, and all those countries, voted in this semi final.

These countries advanced to the grand final.

These countries advanced to the wildcard vote.

These countries were disqualified.

12 points
Here are all the 12 points given by the juries in Semi Final 2.

Wildcard
The wildcard vote took place on the 12th April 2021, and, as always, featured the 4 songs which finished 13th and 14th in the semi finals: Canada, Costa Rica, Greece and Liechtenstein.

Costa Rica won the vote, therefore qualifying for the Grand Final.

Grand Final
''26 countries competed in the Grand Final, and all countries were allowed to vote. Scotland won Edition 8 by 56 points.''

The songs which finished 2nd-6th have qualified for the second edition of All Stars.

12 points
Here are all the 12 points given by the juries in the Grand Final.

Non Voters
The following country was disqualified:


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