Mediterraneanvision Song Contest 1

The Mediterraneanvision Song Contest 1 was the first edition of the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest. It took place in Kalamata, Greece, on the 25 January 2018. 15 countries participated: Albania, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Spain, and Syria.

The winner was the host country, Greece with the song "An Me Deis Na Klaío" performed by Helena Paparizou featuring Anastasios Rammos. Italy came 2nd and Portugal came 3rd.

Location
The contest was hosted in Kalamata, Greece, following a decision made by the contest's creator.

Venue
The contest took place at the Kalamata Dance Megaron. To date, this venue remains the smallest host venue of a Mediterraneanvision event, having a total capacity of just 675.

About the host city
Kalamata (Greek: Καλαμάτα Kalamáta) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. The capital and chief port of the Messenia regional unit, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf.

The 2011 census recorded 69,849 inhabitants for the wider Kalamata Municipality, of which 62,409 in the municipal unit of Kalamata proper. Kalamata is renowned as the land of the Kalamatianos dance and Kalamata olives.

The second-oldest Chamber of Commerce in the Mediterranean, after that of Marseille, exists in Kalamata. The traditional product of the era are the well known black Kalamata olives.

Plus, the factories of the Karelia Tobacco Company have been operating in Kalamata since 1888.

Visual design
The theme for the contest, Ride Your Wave!, was unveiled on the 29 December 2017 on the contest's Google+ Community.

Contest
The contest consisted of a Final on the 25 January 2018.

Running order
Countries performed in alphabetical order.

Participating countries
On the 30 December 2017, the MBU announced that 15 countries would take part in the contest.

12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country's professional juries.

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active MBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. The EBU issued an invitation to participate in the contest to all active members.

Active MBU members

 * – BNT was originally going to debut in the first edition but later decided not to participate without clearing any specific reasons.

Spokespersons
The spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country's national jury in the following order:


 * 1)  – TBD
 * 2)  – TBD
 * 3)  – TBD
 * 4)  – TBD
 * 5)  – Demy (Greek representative in #5; co-presenter of the 2nd edition)
 * 6)  – TBD
 * 7)  – TBD
 * 8)  – TBD
 * 9)  – TBD
 * 10)  – TBD
 * 11)  – TBD
 * 12)  – TBD
 * 13)  – TBD
 * 14)  – TBD
 * 15)  – TBD

Incorrect amount of online voting points
After the voting, it became clear that the total amount of online voting points was different from the total amount of jury points, being 192 points less. The MBU later fixed the issue, resulting in Spain coming 8th instead of 6th, Albania coming 6th instead of 8th, Kosovo coming 12th instead of 11th, and Cyprus coming 11th instead of 12th. The MBU made certain that this issue would never happen again in future editions.

Official album
Mediterraneanvision Song Contest: Kalamata #1 is the official compilation album of the contest, put together by the Mediterranean Broadcasting Union and released on 1 November 2020. The album features all 15 entries.