Fantasia Contest 7
The Fantasia Contest 7 was the seventh edition of the Fantasia Contest. It took place in Densent, Sirenforest, following Nikki Yanofsky's victory in the sixth edition with "Necessary Evil". The contest consisted of three semi-finals and the grand final. The shows were hosted by Rebecca Mader and Blaire White.
| Fantasia Contest 7 | |
|---|---|
| Flourish! | |
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| Host | |
| Venue | Kelliper Falls Arena, Densent, Sirenforest |
| Presenter(s) | Rebecca Mader Blaire White |
| Executive supervisor | Marika Wolfe |
| Executive producer | Ashley Muscat |
| Host broadcaster |  Sirenforest Television (SFTV) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 52 |
| Debuting countries |  Florea Lidonia Marsia Pecunia |
| Withdrawing countries |  Demonica Kerwan Simjangdae |
| 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 |  Beklium"Weak" |
Fifty-two countries sent their entrants to Densent, one more than the previous edition. Florea, Lidonia, Marsia and Pecunia debuted; meanwhile Demonica, Kerwan and Simjangdae announced their withdrawal from the contest.
After the results were revealed, it became apparent that Beklium had won the contest, with their entrant AJR and their song "Weak". AJR is the first all-male winner of the Fantasia Contest. Beklium scored 365 points, just one more point than the runner-up, the US Eldance. 3rd and 4th place were scored by automatic qualifiers Trivania and Alkyria, and rounding up the top 5 was Fordia.
Of the automatic qualifiers, Trivania and Alkyria reached the top 5, placing 3rd and 4th respectively. Frootania placed 13th, host country Sirenforest placed 17th, and the Ermy placed 22nd. Just like the previous edition, an automatic qualifier didn't take the last place.
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 countries would perform in Densent. One semi-final contained 15 participants, the other two contained 16.
Semi-final 1
Ermy and 
Frootania also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Golden Land
|
Star Cast | "Ain't About What You Got" | 8 | 127 |
| 02 |  Lakadamia
|
Camila Morena | "No Parar de cerrar, no parar de abrir" | 14 | 61 |
| 03 |  The White Havens
|
Aida Nikolaychuk | "Korotkie gudki" | 13 | 77 |
| 04 | Beklium
|
AJR | "Weak" | 1 | 218 |
| 05 |  Pashlanahuy
|
Zlata Ognevich | "Za litom, za besnayu" | 7 | 130 |
| 06 |  Ruyjin Republic
|
Austra | "Utopia" | 10 | 117 |
| 07 |  Cercasia
|
Noréll | "Damage Done" | 9 | 124 |
| 08 |  Atlandia
|
Vaults | "Hurricane" | 6 | 137 |
| 09 |  United States of Eldance
|
Alice Merton | "No Roots" | 3 | 203 |
| 10 |  Lab Rador
|
Francesco Gabbani | "Software" | 15 | 29 |
| 11 |  Dýria
|
GARNiDELIA | "Cry" | 11 | 109 |
| 12 |  Pohunskia
|
SVĒ | "Riot" | 4 | 176 |
| 13 |  Glacea
|
Salt Ashes | "Save It" | 2 | 208 |
| 14 |  Onduria
|
Micky Cohen & Maker Breaker | "Warship" | 5 | 150 |
| 15 |  Danskanksova
|
Sigur Rós | "Brennisteinn" | 12 | 101 |
Semi-final 2
Alkyria also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Pecunia
|
Temperance | "Unspoken Words" | 15 | 60 |
| 02 |  Angostura
|
Sofia Carson feat. Alan Walker | "Back to Beautiful" | 16 | 53 |
| 03 |  Shinkoyu
|
Linnea Henriksson | "Säga mig" | 10 | 99 |
| 04 | Florea
|
Avec Sans | "We Are" | 7 | 139 |
| 05 |  Glaray
|
Sivik | "High" | 9 | 99 |
| 06 |  Aquia
|
Noga Erez | "Pity" | 6 | 146 |
| 07 | Marsia
|
Lawson | "Roads" | 13 | 88 |
| 08 |  Achróa
|
iamamiwhoami | "vista" | 2 | 185 |
| 09 |  Scandavia
|
LEA | "Dach" | 3 | 184 |
| 10 |  Demacia
|
Zyrah | "Oblivion" | 8 | 120 |
| 11 |  Baesnia
|
Regina Todorenko | "Fire" | 14 | 64 |
| 12 | Lidonia
|
Natives | "Warpaint" | 12 | 89 |
| 13 |  Kingdovania
|
Simply Three | "Maverick" | 11 | 98 |
| 14 |  Jarea
|
ONE OK ROCK | "We Are" | 5 | 180 |
| 15 |  Evergreen
|
Emilie Brandt | "The Living" | 1 | 187 |
| 16 |  Fordia
|
Sofi Tukker | "Johny" | 4 | 181 |
Semi-final 3
Sirenforest and 
Trivania also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Orangina
|
Tone Damli | "Pinnacle" | 8 | 126 |
| 02 |  Decoria
|
Miss Li | "Aqualung" | 3 | 205 |
| 03 |  Evämaa
|
NELL | "Dream Catcher" | 15 | 52 |
| 04 |  Prunia
|
Rachel Taylor | "Porcelain" | 5 | 174 |
| 05 |  Flírskmasto
|
Dotter | "Evolution" | 4 | 198 |
| 06 |  Vradiazi
|
HONNE & Izzy Bizu | "Someone That Loves You" | 11 | 95 |
| 07 |  Pacifica
|
Gia Love | "Falling" | 12 | 93 |
| 08 |  Foxtavia
|
Yasmeen | "Selfish" | 10 | 117 |
| 09 |  Maronesia
|
Kye Kye | "Honest Affection" | 9 | 124 |
| 10 |  Lanovina
|
SVRCINA | "Burning Heart" | 1 | 226 |
| 11 |  Harish Islands
|
EXES | "Dear, Home" | 14 | 54 |
| 12 |  Amelia
|
Show Lo, Jolin Tsai, Aaron Kwok, Momo Wu & Hwang Xiaming | "Shake Your Body" | 16 | 51 |
| 13 |  Te Ao
|
Natali Felicia | "War" | 2 | 209 |
| 14 |  Equaland
|
Mimicat | "Fire" | 13 | 76 |
| 15 |  Katsyria
|
Harper | "Skin" | 6 | 148 |
| 16 |  De Vremdspongeln
|
Alexe | "Éclat" | 7 | 140 |
Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Glacea
|
"Save It" | 12 | 253 | |
| 02 | Beklium
|
"Weak" | 1 | 365 | |
| 03 | Frootania
|
Alyssa Reid feat. Likewise
|
"Badlands" | 13 | 240 |
| 04 | Lanovina
|
"Burning Heart" | 10 | 268 | |
| 05 | Te Ao
|
"War" | 8 | 287 | |
| 06 | Atlandia
|
"Hurricane" | 25 | 106 | |
| 07 | Flírskmasto
|
"Evolution" | 9 | 269 | |
| 08 | Jarea
|
"We Are" | 15 | 223 | |
| 09 | Pashlanahuy
|
"Za litom, za besnayu" | 16 | 196 | |
| 10 | Pohunskia
|
"Riot" | 24 | 128 | |
| 11 | Ermy
|
"Hide & Seek" | 22 | 159 | |
| 12 | Decoria
|
"Aqualung" | 6 | 293 | |
| 13 | Aquia
|
"Pity" | 21 | 165 | |
| 14 | United States of Eldance
|
"No Roots" | 2 | 364 | |
| 15 | Achróa
|
"vista" | 7 | 288 | |
| 16 | Sirenforest
|
"Black Sea" | 17 | 192 | |
| 17 | Onduria
|
"Warship" | 19 | 181 | |
| 18 | Katsyria
|
"Skin" | 20 | 179 | |
| 19 | Prunia
|
"Porcelain" | 23 | 150 | |
| 20 | Trivania
|
"Hey Child" | 3 | 321 | |
| 21 | Florea
|
"We Are" | 18 | 183 | |
| 22 | Fordia
|
"Johny" | 5 | 307 | |
| 23 | De Vremdspongeln
|
"Éclat" | 26 | 105 | |
| 24 | Alkyria
|
"Angel" | 4 | 318 | |
| 25 | Evergreen
|
"The Living" | 14 | 230 | |
| 26 | Scandavia
|
"Dach" | 11 | 262 |
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
Demonica: Demonica failed to state their intention regarding their participation of the seventh edition within the filing deadline.
Kerwan: Kerwan withdrew from the contest due to a lack of resources.
Simjangdae: Simjangdae did not take part in the contest as a statement against the malfunctioning scandal regarding the voting counter during the previous edition.