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 x. x were represented by x with their song "x". They scored x points. x was the runner-up, and were represented by x and their song "x". The winning jury this edition was x, and the 2nd place jury was x.

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.

Grand Final
''XX countries competed in the Grand Final, and all XX countries were allowed to vote. (Country) won Season XX by XX points.''

The songs which finished 2nd-6th have qualified for the (third?) edition of All Stars.

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

Non Voters
The following countries did not vote in the final and were therefore disqualified:


 * (Disqualified Countries)