Fantasia Contest 6
The Fantasia Contest 6 was the sixth edition of the Fantasia Contest. It took place in Maronesia, following their win in the previous edition with Banks and the song "Beggin' for Thread".
| Fantasia Contest 6 | |
|---|---|
| Strive to Thrive | |
 | |
| Host | |
| Venue | McAdole's Arena, Vamislava, Maronesia |
| Presenter(s) | Nicoleta Nuca Nicky Tuckova Banks |
| Executive supervisor | Marika Wolfe |
| Executive producer | Nicky Velichkov |
| Host broadcaster |  NovaTV |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 51 |
| Debuting countries |  Glacea Shinkoyu |
| Returning countries |  Foxtavia |
| Withdrawing countries |  Freyhurst Patriae Voxanya |
| 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 |  Sirenforest"Necessary Evil" |
The winner was Nikki Yanofsky with "Necessary Evil" from Sirenforest with 382 points, with a margin of 22 points. This was Sirenforest's first win. Second place went to Ermy, third place went to Frootania, fourth place went to Alkyria and fifth place went to Trivania.
Of members of "Big 5", Beklium finished higher at 10th, Lakadamia finished 14th, the host country Maronesia finished 18th (despite televote's 11th place), Te Ao finished 22nd, and Pohunskia finished 23rd (while finishing 12th in the televote). This was the first edition where no "Big 5" members 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 six pots were as follows:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
Results
It was confirmed that fifty one countries would perform in Vamislava. One semi-final contained 16 participants, the other two contained 15.
Semi-final 1
Beklium also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Demonica
|
Wolfheart | "Zero Gravity" | 16 | 33 |
| 02 |  Atlandia
|
Charlotte OC | "Darkest Hour" | 2 | 190 |
| 03 |  Decoria
|
Halestorm | "Amen" | 13 | 80 |
| 04 |  Onduria
|
Britt Nicole | "All the Money" | 8 | 135 |
| 05 |  Katsyria
|
The Chainsmokers feat. XYLØ | "Setting Fires" | 9 | 122 |
| 06 |  Pacifica
|
Nik Qistina | "Young Hearts" | 11 | 95 |
| 07 |  Achróa
|
Exitmusic | "Passage" | 12 | 88 |
| 08 |  Lanovina
|
Kassandra | "Run" | 5 | 154 |
| 09 |  Vradiazi
|
LANKS | "Golden Age" | 15 | 49 |
| 10 | Sirenforest
|
Nikki Yanofsky | "Necessary Evil" | 1 | 230 |
| 11 |  Orangina
|
Lao Ra | "Drum Machine" | 10 | 102 |
| 12 |  Dýria
|
Hildur | "I'll Walk with You" | 6 | 145 |
| 13 |  Fordia
|
Elsa & Emilie | "Au Volant" | 4 | 162 |
| 14 |  De Vremdspongeln
|
The Girl and The Dreamcatcher | "Glowing in the Dark" | 7 | 143 |
| 15 |  Alkyria
|
VERIDIA | "Still Breathing" | 3 | 170 |
| 16 |  Amelia
|
Butterfly | "Sorry for the Wait" | 14 | 74 |
Semi-final 2
Pohunskia and 
Te Ao also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Scandavia
|
Madeline Juno | "Waldbrand" | 7 | 144 |
| 02 |  Cercasia
|
TAYANNA | "Lyublyu" | 10 | 121 |
| 03 |  Trivania
|
Enisa | "Burn This Bridge" | 1 | 193 |
| 04 |  Glaray
|
Una Healy feat. Sam Palladio | "Stay My Love" | 15 | 36 |
| 05 |  Baesnia
|
Nod One's Head | "I'm Mad" | 11 | 118 |
| 06 |  Ermy
|
Raye | "Shhh" | 1 | 224 |
| 07 | Shinkoyu
|
Sarah Geronimo | "Minamahal" | 13 | 80 |
| 08 |  Flírskmasto
|
Rita Dakota | "Polcheloveka" | 5 | 163 |
| 09 |  The White Havens
|
Ciara | "Paint It, Black" | 6 | 147 |
| 10 | Glacea
|
Ruelle | "Madness" | 3 | 178 |
| 11 |  Kingdovania
|
Lindsey Sterling feat. ZZ Ward | "Hold My Heart" | 4 | 171 |
| 12 |  Jarea
|
KARD | "Oh NaNa" | 12 | 108 |
| 13 |  Aquia
|
Daya | "Te Dominar" | 9 | 122 |
| 14 |  Evämaa
|
Runaway Zoo | "Mess without You" | 14 | 65 |
| 15 |  Kerwan
|
Ollie feat. Mariliis Jõgeva | "Like This" | 8 | 136 |
Semi-final 3
Lakadamia and Maronesia also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Prunia
|
Amaranthe | "Boomerang" | 9 | 130 |
| 02 |  Harish Islands
|
Cilia | "Silhouettes in Slow Motion" | 6 | 138 |
| 03 |  Equaland
|
Maria Hazell | "Debut" | 12 | 118 |
| 04 |  Simjangdae
|
Di'Ja | "Sowemo" | 7 | 136 |
| 05 | Foxtavia
|
Manicanparty | "Warpaint" | 2 | 178 |
| 06 |  Evergreen
|
Charlotte Cardin | "Faufile" | 5 | 149 |
| 07 |  Demacia
|
Laura Welsh | "Break the Fall" | 1 | 203 |
| 08 |  Frootania
|
MARINA | "Savages" | 3 | 174 |
| 09 |  Lab Rador
|
Honey G | "The Honey G Show" | 15 | 30 |
| 10 |  Golden Land
|
Vera Blue | "Hold" | 8 | 131 |
| 11 |  Danskanksova
|
Daughter | "How" | 13 | 105 |
| 12 |  Angostura
|
GAIA | "New Dawns" | 11 | 120 |
| 13 |  Ruyjin Republic
|
Sleigh Bells | "I Can Only Stare" | 10 | 124 |
| 14 |  United States of Eldance
|
Amy Guess | "Comatose" | 4 | 163 |
| 15 |  Pashlanahuy
|
VIA GRA | "Kto ty mne?" | 14 | 64 |
Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Prunia
|
"Boomerang" | 20 | 177 | |
| 02 | Foxtavia
|
"Warpaint" | 11 | 229 | |
| 03 | Beklium
|
"Rooting for You" | 10 | 231 | |
| 04 | Lakadamia
|
"Accelerate" | 14 | 209 | |
| 05 | Harish Islands
|
"Silhouettes in Slow Motion" | 26 | 116 | |
| 06 | Alkyria
|
"Still Breathing" | 4 | 355 | |
| 07 | Flírskmasto
|
"Polcheloveka" | 13 | 212 | |
| 08 | Atlandia
|
"Darkest Hour" | 9 | 249 | |
| 09 | Ermy
|
"Shhh" | 2 | 360 | |
| 10 | Lanovina
|
"Run" | 24 | 148 | |
| 11 | Trivania
|
"Burn This Bridge" | 5 | 269 | |
| 12 | United States of Eldance
|
"Comatose" | 12 | 226 | |
| 13 | Kingdovania
|
Lindsey Sterling feat. ZZ Ward
|
"Hold My Heart" | 15 | 207 |
| 14 | Pohunskia
|
"We Are Number One" | 23 | 161 | |
| 15 | Frootania
|
"Savages" | 3 | 356 | |
| 16 | Demacia
|
"Break the Fall" | 6 | 261 | |
| 17 | De Vremdspongeln
|
"Glowing in the Dark" | 17 | 202 | |
| 18 | Dýria
|
"I'll Walk with You" | 21 | 168 | |
| 19 | Evergreen
|
"Faufile" | 16 | 207 | |
| 20 | Fordia
|
"Au Volant" | 19 | 180 | |
| 21 | The White Havens
|
"Paint It, Black" | 7 | 259 | |
| 22 | Sirenforest
|
"Necessary Evil" | 1 | 382 | |
| 23 | Scandavia
|
"Waldbrand" | 25 | 143 | |
| 24 | Te Ao
|
"Glass Case" | 22 | 162 | |
| 25 | Maronesia
|
"Criminals" | 18 | 191 | |
| 26 | Glacea
|
"Madness" | 8 | 256 |
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
Freyhurst: Freyhurst had originally announced their intent to participate, however did not submit a song in time to the FBA.
Jamah: Jamah didn't release a statement about their participation and weren't on the final list of participants.
Patriae: Patriae withdrew from the contest due to political instability.
Voxanya: Voxanya was not on the final list of participants.
