Fantasia Contest 17
The Fantasia Contest 17 was the seventeenth edition of the Fantasia Contest. It took place in Decoria, following their win in the previous edition with Weyes Blood and the song "Movies".
| Fantasia Contest 17 | |
|---|---|
| Be the Star of Your Own Movie | |
 | |
| Host | |
| Venue | Royal Arena, Norfort, Decoria |
| Presenter(s) | Billy Porter Adore Delano Signe Molde Miss Li |
| Executive supervisor | Marika Wolfe |
| Executive producer | Dimitris Ioannou |
| Host broadcaster |  DRT |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 53 |
| Debuting countries |  Kazkya Moowaus Shkeera Sylvan |
| Returning countries |  De Vremdspongeln Glaray |
| 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 |  Niolskiaj"nihilist blues" |
Fifty-three countries participated in this edition, Kazkya, Moowaus, Shkeera and Sylvan debuted, while De Vremdspongeln and Glaray returned. The winners were Bring Me The Horizon and Grimes from Niolskiaj with a total of 451 points, with a margin of 48 points. This was Niolskiaj's second win after thirteenth edition. Second place went to Danskanksova, third place went to Jarea, fourth place went to Llort and fifth place went to Namimori. Llort and Namimori archieved their best results until future editions and also gained their first automatic qualifications.
Of members of "Big 5", Ruyjin Republic finished 7th, Fordia finished 14th, Hwaesonna finished 22nd, the host country Decoria finished pre-last, and Frootania finished last.
The seventeenth edition saw the first appearances in the grand final of Levalle, Namimori and Wyvernbourne and non-qualifications of debuting countries: Kazkya, Moowaus, Shkeera and Sylvan.
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 six pots were as follows:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Results
It was confirmed that 53 countries would perform in Norfort. Each semi final contained 16 semi finalists.
Semi-final 1
Fordia and 
Frootania also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Alkyria
|
Ashnikko | "Special" | 9 | 125 |
| 02 |  Scandavia
|
KAINA | "Cannonball" | 10 | 123 |
| 03 | Sylvan
|
Charity | "And There Were Strangers" | 12 | 110 |
| 04 |  Taslana
|
Bdy_Prts | "Take It to the Top" | 14 | 99 |
| 05 |  United States of Eldance
|
Renan Pitanga | "Sax" | 15 | 97 |
| 06 |  Dýria
|
Hulda | "Sorgin" | 2 | 187 |
| 07 |  Jarea
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EVERGLOW | "Adios" | 3 | 172 |
| 08 |  Glacea
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Magdalena Bay | "Mine" | 13 | 100 |
| 09 |  Sirenforest
|
Cherry Glazerr | "Isolation" | 8 | 130 |
| 10 |  Demacia
|
RY X | "Berlin" | 11 | 116 |
| 11 |  Trivania
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KAZAKY | "Push" | 7 | 147 |
| 12 |  Zylofonija
|
IAMX | "Mile Deep Hollow" | 1 | 192 |
| 13 |  Sincuerello
|
Francisca Valenzuela | "Tómame" | 5 | 160 |
| 14 |  Atlandia
|
SPELLES | "Dead in the Water" | 16 | 62 |
| 15 |  Evergreen
|
Chelsea Wolfe | "Be All Things" | 4 | 171 |
| 16 |  Moly-Boronia
|
Tautumeitas | "Raganu Nakts" | 6 | 155 |
Semi-final 2
Hwaesonna also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Ninelie
|
Daoko | "Daisuki" | 13 | 100 |
| 02 |  Pashlanahuy
|
NIJAZ | "Blue Sea" | 11 | 107 |
| 03 |  Lanovina
|
Miserable | "Loverboy" | 16 | 89 |
| 04 |  Wyvernbourne
|
Charlotte Adigéry | "High Lights" | 2 | 162 |
| 05 | Glaray
|
Chloe Kohanski | "Come This Far" | 14 | 99 |
| 06 |  Lakadamia
|
Videoclub | "En nuit" | 1 | 224 |
| 07 | Moowaus
|
Hawa Boussim | "Kognan kera" | 10 | 112 |
| 08 |  Vikyirie
|
Kælan Mikla | "Draumadís" | 4 | 143 |
| 09 |  Kingdovania
|
MONO | "Dream Odyssey" | 8 | 119 |
| 10 |  Onduria
|
MOTTRON | "Lighter" | 6 | 139 |
| 11 |  Ximbala
|
Sabihya | "Wolf" | 9 | 115 |
| 12 |  Ka'a and Kehbe
|
Orville Peck | "Hope to Die" | 15 | 96 |
| 13 |  Yster
|
cacophany | "Sick Boy" | 3 | 158 |
| 14 |  Levalle
|
Astrid Gnosis | "Drop Dead" | 5 | 141 |
| 15 |  Drevona
|
An Go | "Affection" | 7 | 123 |
| 16 |  Pohunskia
|
Shortparis | "Styd" | 12 | 103 |
Semi-final 3
Decoria and 
Ruyjin Republic also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Achróa
|
Andrea Laszlo De Simone | "Mistero" | 15 | 71 |
| 02 |  Vradiazi
|
North State | "Crowns" | 11 | 95 |
| 03 |  Corzazjan
|
YONAKA | "Fired Up" | 6 | 174 |
| 04 | Shkeera
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Robert Robert | "Nobody Breaches Our Stasis" | 8 | 115 |
| 05 | Niolskiaj
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Bring Me The Horizon feat. Grimes | "nihilist blues" | 1 | 221 |
| 06 |  Aquia
|
María José Llergo | "Me Miras Pero No Me Ves" | 3 | 211 |
| 07 |  Juliana
|
Vendredi sur Mer | "Chewing-Gum" | 9 | 109 |
| 08 |  Namimori
|
Ailee | "Room Shaker" | 4 | 201 |
| 09 |  Shinkoyu
|
Loote | "tomorrow tonight" | 16 | 64 |
| 10 | Kazkya
|
yeule | "Pretty Bones" | 12 | 94 |
| 11 |  Flírskmasto
|
COBRAH | "Glue" | 5 | 180 |
| 12 |  Lidonia
|
Georgia | "About Work the Dancefloor" | 10 | 96 |
| 13 |  Llort
|
Yes You Are | "Blacklight" | 7 | 131 |
| 14 | De Vremdspongeln
|
Brooke Candy & Ojivolta | "Oomph" | 14 | 79 |
| 15 |  Torlova
|
Franz Szony | "Petunia" | 13 | 90 |
| 16 |  Danskanksova
|
Arca | "Desafío" | 2 | 215 |
Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Wyvernbourne
|
"High Lights" | 13 | 268 | |
| 02 | Llort
|
"Blacklight" | 4 | 346 | |
| 03 | Onduria
|
"Lighter" | 24 | 80 | |
| 04 | Hwaesonna
|
"MOMOM" | 22 | 103 | |
| 05 | Frootania
|
"Bender" | 26 | 68 | |
| 06 | Zylofonija
|
"Mile Deep Hollow" | 9 | 301 | |
| 07 | Namimori
|
"Room Shaker" | 5 | 341 | |
| 08 | Corzazjan
|
"Fired Up" | 12 | 273 | |
| 09 | Levalle
|
"Drop Dead" | 11 | 290 | |
| 10 | Yster
|
"Sick Boy" | 20 | 141 | |
| 11 | Drevona
|
"Affection" | 23 | 84 | |
| 12 | Fordia
|
"Schwing ming Fott" | 14 | 267 | |
| 13 | Evergreen
|
"Be All Things" | 6 | 307 | |
| 14 | Niolskiaj
|
Bring Me The Horizon feat. Grimes
|
"nihilist blues" | 1 | 451 |
| 15 | Jarea
|
"Adios" | 3 | 352 | |
| 16 | Ruyjin Republic
|
"Door" | 7 | 302 | |
| 17 | Dýria
|
"Sorgin" | 17 | 194 | |
| 18 | Lakadamia
|
"En nuit" | 18 | 188 | |
| 19 | Flírskmasto
|
"Glue" | 19 | 166 | |
| 20 | Trivania
|
"Push" | 16 | 235 | |
| 21 | Sincuerello
|
"Tómame" | 8 | 301 | |
| 22 | Aquia
|
"Me Miras Pero No Me Ves" | 10 | 294 | |
| 23 | Decoria
|
"Motherland" | 25 | 73 | |
| 24 | Danskanksova
|
"Desafío" | 2 | 403 | |
| 25 | Moly-Boronia
|
"Raganu Nakts" | 15 | 238 | |
| 26 | Vikyirie
|
"Draumadís" | 21 | 140 |
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.
Active FBA members
Associate FBA members
Baesnia: The Broadcaster was demoted to Associate Broadcaster status and thus unable to participate.
Lab Rador: The Broadcaster was demoted to Associate Broadcaster status and thus unable to participate.
Pacifica: The Broadcaster was demoted to Associate Broadcaster status and thus unable to participate.
Te Ao: The Broadcaster was demoted to Associate Broadcaster status and thus unable to participate.
