Mediterraneanvision Song Contest 4

The Mediterraneanvision Song Contest 4 was the fourth edition of the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest. The contest took place in Attard, Malta, following the country's victory at the with the song "We Are the Soldiers" by Ira Losco. Organised by the Mediterranean Broadcasting Union (MBU) and host broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), the contest was held at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre and consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 28 July, and the final on 19 September 2018. The three live shows were presented by Moira Delia. This edition was the first to include semi-finals.

All thirty-six countries that were eligible to take part at the time participated, with Andorra, Austria, Egypt, Hungary, Jordan, Libya, Monaco, Slovenia, Switzerland and Tunisia all making their debut. Albania and Lebanon both returned after a one and two-edition absence respectively.

The winner was Albania with the song "Piedestal", performed by Inis Neziri. This was Albania's first victory in the contest. Serbia, Andorra, Egypt, Portugal and Greece rounded out the top six and would go on to become members of the "Big 6" in the next edition.

Location
The fourth edition was held in Attard, Malta, following the country's victory at the third edition with the song "We Are the Soldiers", performed by Ira Losco. The selected venue was the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre.

Preparations for the fourth edition began on 11 June 2018, immediately after Malta won the third edition in Barcelona, Spain. The Mediterranean Broadcasting Union (MBU) handed PBS, the Maltese participating broadcaster, a stack of documents and a USB drive with tools to begin the work needed to host the next edition.

Bidding phase
On 12 June 2018, it was confirmed by PBS that 3 cities had submitted bids to host the contest. The hosting broadcaster reviewed the bids and a day later on 13 June 2018, Attard was announced as the host city, overcoming the bids from Marsa and Valletta. Below are the 3 cities and their bids:

Key: Host venue

Visual design
The contest's slogan, "#Unity", as well as the official logo and branding were revealed on 13 June 2018.

Presenters
On 13 June 2018, it was announced that Moira Delia would host the fourth edition.

Postcards
The "postcards" are short introduction videos shown on television whilst the stage is being prepared for the next contestant to perform their entry, and are 40 seconds long. The following locations were used for each participating country's postcard:


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Participating countries


0n 15 June 2018, the MBU announced that all 36 eligible countries would take part in the contest, with Andorra, Austria, Egypt, Hungary, Jordan, Libya, Monaco, Slovenia, Switzerland and Tunisia all making their debut and Albania and Lebanon both returning after a one and two-edition absence respectively.

Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 12 July 2018. Fifteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Those countries plus, , and voted in this semi-final.

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Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 28 July 2018. Fifteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Those countries plus, , and voted in this semi-final.

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Final
The final took place on 19 September 2018. Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all thirty-six participating countries eligible to vote.

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Semi-final 1
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12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country's professional juries.

Semi-final 2
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12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country's professional juries.

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

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


 * 1)  – Edurne (Spanish representative in )
 * 2)  – Poli Genova (Bulgarian representative in )
 * 3)  – Helena Paparizou (Winner of the with Anastasios Rammos; Cypriot representative in )
 * 4)  – ZiBBZ
 * 5)  – Tal
 * 6)  –  – Amir
 * 7)  – Reni Tolvai
 * 8)  – Latifa
 * 9)  – Enta Saab
 * 10)  – Hadise (Turkish representative in and )
 * 11)  – Marta Roure
 * 12)  – Nora Istrefi
 * 13)  – Maher Zain (Syrian representative in )
 * 14)  – Maria Elena Kyriakou
 * 15)  – Faouzia (Maltese representative in ; Moroccan representative in )
 * 16)  – Orgesa Zaimi
 * 17)  – Valentina Monetta (Sammarinese representative in with Joshua de Cadenex)
 * 18)  – Khaled
 * 19)  – Franka Batelić
 * 20)  – Yasmine Hamdan (Lebanese representative in )
 * 21)  – Sofyan el Gidi
 * 22)  – Slavko Kalezić
 * 23)  – Francesca Michelin
 * 24)  – Cesár Sampson
 * 25)  – Seka Aleksić
 * 26)  – Deen
 * 27)  – Suzy
 * 28)  – Oonagh (Liechtensteiner representative in )
 * 29)  – Jana Burčeska
 * 30)  – Gigi Hadid
 * 31)  – Ellie Goulding (Gibraltarian representative in )
 * 32)  – Alexandra Stan (Romanian representative in )
 * 33)  – Emma Marrone (Italian representative in )
 * 34)  – Tinkara Kovač
 * 35)  – Séverine
 * 36)  – Christabelle

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 MBU issued an invitation to participate in the contest to all active members.

Non-MBU members

 * – On 1 June 2018, Northern Cypriot broadcaster BRT applied for MBU membership with the intention of debuting at the fourth edition. Their application was rejected without further comment by the MBU.

Official album
Mediterraneanvision Song Contest: Attard #4 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 36 entries including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify for the final.