Fantasia Contest 12
The Fantasia Contest 12 was the twelfth edition of the Fantasia Contest. It took place in Demacia, following their win in the previous edition with Rina Sawayama and the song "Alterlife".
| Fantasia Contest 12 | |
|---|---|
| Break The Pattern | |
 | |
| Host | |
| Venue | Jarvan III Arena, Hylia, Demacia |
| Presenter(s) | Semi-finals: Marina Diamandis Reggie Fils-Aime Final: Kit Harrington Rose Leslie |
| Executive supervisor | Marika Wolfe |
| Executive producer | Dimitris Ioannou |
| Host broadcaster |  DRT |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 44 |
| Debuting countries | TBA |
| Returning countries |  Baesnia Te Ao |
| Withdrawing countries |  Cercasia Katsyria Kerwan Marsia Orangina Prunia Shinkoyu |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting |
| Winning song | Baesnia "Numb" |
The winner was Meg Myers with "Numb" from Baesnia with 360 points, with a margin of 11 points. This was Baesnia's first victory. Second place went to the host country Demacia, the best place for the host country, third place went to Glacea, the best result until their victory in twenty-sixth edition, fourth place went to Flírskmasto, firth place went to Dýria. Evergreen also automatically qualified for the grand final of the next edition due to mistake in the voting.
Of "Big 5" members, Demacia finished 2nd, Aquia finished 14th, Atlandia finished 22nd, Niolskiaj finished 24th, and Danskanksova finished last.
Format
The competition consisted of three semi-finals and a final. The countries with the highest score in each semi-final qualified to participate in the final, alongside the big five, the countries that were in the top 5 in the previous edition.
Semi-final allocation draw
The five pots were as follows:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Results
It was confirmed that fifty countries would perform in Hylia. Each semi final contained 13 semi finalists.
Semi-final 1
Demacia and 
Niolskiaj also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Kingdovania
|
Elias | "Tearing Down the Walls" | 11 | 72 |
| 02 |  Frootania
|
Meadowlark | "Pink Heart" | 7 | 154 |
| 03 |  Foxtavia
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Maeve | "Empty" | 3 | 172 |
| 04 |  Sirenforest
|
Fifth Dawn | "Pressure" | 10 | 110 |
| 05 |  Equaland
|
Serena Ryder | "Utopia" | 12 | 57 |
| 06 |  Ruyjin Republic
|
Lorn | "Acid Rain" | 9 | 114 |
| 07 | Baesnia
|
Meg Myers | "Numb" | 2 | 181 |
| 08 |  Corzazjan
|
Enji Maaroufi | "Sarkha" | 8 | 150 |
| 09 |  Lidonia
|
RIVALS | "Wild Things" | 1 | 195 |
| 10 |  Pohunskia
|
Lilit Hovhannisyan feat. Kamil Show | "Chkites Honqerd" | 13 | 42 |
| 11 |  Glaray
|
Cyn | "Believer" | 6 | 159 |
| 12 |  Lanovina
|
Rationale | "Tumbling Down" | 5 | 166 |
| 13 |  Ermy
|
Ramsey | "Love Surrounds You" | 4 | 168 |
Semi-final 2
Aquia also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Jarea
|
PNAU | "Go Bang" | 6 | 144 |
| 02 |  Harish Islands
|
Anna Leone | "If You Only" | 10 | 99 |
| 03 |  Amelia
|
Tia Ray | "Don't Speak" | 12 | 90 |
| 04 |  Decoria
|
Crywolf | "Akureyri" | 2 | 160 |
| 05 |  Trivania
|
Sylvie Kreusch | "Seedy Tricks" | 7 | 124 |
| 06 |  Evergreen
|
Let's Eat Grandma | "Hot Pink" | 4 | 151 |
| 07 |  Scandavia
|
Max Richter | "On the Nature of Daylight" | 1 | 177 |
| 08 |  De Vremdspongeln
|
Liv Dawson | "Reflection" | 13 | 61 |
| 09 |  Juliana
|
Maiah Manser | "Sweet Hell" | 9 | 102 |
| 10 |  Onduria
|
Wafia | "Bodies" | 8 | 121 |
| 11 |  Achróa
|
Slowdive | "When the Sun Hits" | 11 | 91 |
| 12 |  Pashlanahuy
|
TARABAROVA | "Manifest" | 6 | 147 |
| 13 |  Llort
|
Vienna Tang | "Never Look Away" | 3 | 157 |
Semi-final 3
Atlandia and 
Danskanksova also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Lab Rador
|
Welshly Arms | "Sanctuary" | 11 | 98 |
| 02 |  Inotyol
|
Auļi un Tautumeitas | "Dzied' papriekšu brāļa māsa" | 9 | 113 |
| 03 |  United States of Eldance
|
MAI LAN | "Technique" | 8 | 120 |
| 04 |  Fordia
|
Ryk | "Running Up" | 2 | 182 |
| 05 | Te Ao
|
Jori Sjöroos | "Animals" | 12 | 93 |
| 06 |  Lakadamia
|
Suzane | "L'insatisfait" | 4 | 160 |
| 07 |  Pacifica
|
Clödie | "Go!" | 13 | 86 |
| 08 |  Alkyria
|
Elenoir | "This War" | 5 | 157 |
| 09 |  Glacea
|
Talos | "Kansas" | 1 | 193 |
| 10 |  Dýria
|
IMLÉ | "Go Deo, Go Deo" | 3 | 181 |
| 11 |  Vradiazi
|
Aurora | "Queendom" | 10 | 113 |
| 12 |  Golden Land
|
Cathedrals | "OOO AAA" | 7 | 121 |
| 13 |  Flírskmasto
|
IC3PEAK | "Grustnaya suka" | 6 | 123 |
Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Glaray
|
"Believer" | 7 | 259 | |
| 02 | Decoria
|
"Akureyri" | 20 | 139 | |
| 03 | Flírskmasto
|
"Grustnaya suka" | 4 | 282 | |
| 04 | Llort
|
"Never Look Away" | 16 | 176 | |
| 05 | Atlandia
|
"Sniper" | 22 | 124 | |
| 06 | Dýria
|
"Go Deo, Go Deo" | 5 | 267 | |
| 07 | Golden Land
|
"OOO AAA" | 25 | 79 | |
| 08 | Scandavia
|
"On the Nature of Daylight" | 11 | 205 | |
| 09 | Demacia
|
"Saturn" | 2 | 349 | |
| 10 | Lidonia
|
"Wild Things" | 12 | 200 | |
| 11 | Lanovina
|
"Tumbling Down" | 18 | 151 | |
| 12 | Jarea
|
"Go Bang" | 15 | 182 | |
| 13 | Pashlanahuy
|
"Manifest" | 21 | 137 | |
| 14 | Aquia
|
"Liberdade" | 14 | 189 | |
| 15 | Lakadamia
|
"L'insatisfait" | 10 | 208 | |
| 16 | Glacea
|
"Kansas" | 3 | 308 | |
| 17 | Foxtavia
|
"Empty" | 8 | 241 | |
| 18 | Fordia
|
"Running Up" | 13 | 200 | |
| 19 | Danskanksova
|
"Throw Down Your Guns" | 26 | 33 | |
| 20 | Evergreen
|
"Hot Pink" | 6 | 266 | |
| 21 | Ermy
|
"Love Surrounds You" | 9 | 236 | |
| 22 | Trivania
|
"Seedy Tricks" | 23 | 108 | |
| 23 | Niolskiaj
|
"Coal" | 24 | 96 | |
| 24 | Baesnia
|
"Numb" | 1 | 360 | |
| 25 | Alkyria
|
"This War" | 17 | 166 | |
| 26 | Frootania
|
"Pink Heart" | 19 | 143 |
Other countries
To be eligible to participate in the Fantasia Contest, a country is required to be an active member of the Fantasia Broadcasting Association (FBA). The FBA issued an invitation to all active members of the FBA to participate in the contest.