Beatvision Song Contest 1

Beatvision Song Contest 1, was the first edition of the Beatvision Song Contest. It took place in Spain, in its capital city, Madrid.

Location
Spain is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, with two large archipelagos, the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands off the North African Atlantic coast, two cities Ceuta and Melilla in the North African mainland and several small islands in the Alboran Sea near the Moroccan coast. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only European country to have a border with an African country (Morocco) and its African territory accounts for nearly 5% of its population, mostly in the Canary Islands but also in Ceuta and Melilla.

Host City
Madrid  is the capital city of the Kingdom of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole. The city has a population of almost 3.2 million with a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU) after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU after those of London and Paris. The municipality itself covers an area of 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi).

Bidding phase
On 15 March 2017 BBU (BeatVision Broadcasting Union) announced that there will be a Bidding phase in this edition. Interested countries should send 5 potential host cities and 3 potential presenters. On 18th March It was announced that Spain would host the contest.

Presenter
On 6 April 2017 It was announced that Barei would host this big event.

Semi-Final Allocation Draw
Allocation draw took place on 28 March 2017 in Liria Palace.

Prequalified Country :

was first drawn to determine in which Semi-Final country would vote. After that the remaning thirty-one countries were divided into five pots. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, it´s half of the semi-final was determined.

Running Order
The Running order of all Semi-Finals were officialy announced by TVE on 7 April 2017, shortly before the semi-finals start.

Participating countries
32 countries have confirmed their participation in the contest.

Semi-Final 1
Fifteen countries participated in this Semi-Final. will vote in this Semi-Final.

Semi-Final 2
Sixteen countries participated in this Semi-Final.

12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the first semi-final:

12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the second semi-final: