Fantasia Contest 9
The Fantasia Contest 9 was the ninth edition of the Fantasia Contest. It took place in Danskanksova, following their win in the previous edition with Jenni Vartiainen and the song "Turvasana". The contest consisted of three semi-finals and the grand final. The shows were hosted by Anke Engelke, Francois Sagat, FKA Twigs and Alexander Wang.
| Fantasia Contest 9 | |
|---|---|
| Unleash Your Power | |
 | |
| Host | |
| Venue | Aräna Dän Söndje, Söndje, Danskanksova |
| Presenter(s) | Anke Engelke Francois Sagat FKA Twigs Alexander Wang |
| Executive supervisor | Marika Wolfe |
| Executive producer | Bogdan Burghelea |
| Host broadcaster |  Danskänks Union dän Raðio end Tälävëchün (DURT) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 54 |
| Debuting countries |  Inotyol Juliana Llort |
| Returning countries |  Glaray |
| Withdrawing countries |  Amelia |
| 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 |  Aquia"Guaya" |
Fifty-four countries sent their entries to Söndje, three more than the previous edition. Glaray returned to the contest after not participating for one edition. Inotyol, Juliana and Llort debuted; meanwhile, Amelia withdrew from the contest.
Aquia reigned victorious in the contest, after a tense voting process, with Eva Simons and the song "Guaya". Aquia scored 460 points, 7 more than the runner-up, Lanovina. Glaray also achieved their best result to date, placing 3rd with 421 points and Dýria was the only automatic qualifier to make the top 5, placing 4th. Scandavia rounded out the top 5.
Of the automatic qualifiers, Dýria placed in the top 5, as previously mentioned; host country Danskanksova placed 6th, Evergreen placed 12th, Demacia placed 20th, and Jarea placed 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 countries would perform in Söndje. One semi-final contained 17 participants, the other two contained 16.
Semi-final 1
Dýria and 
Jarea also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Pohunskia
|
Digital Daggers | "Still Here" | 15 | 62 |
| 02 |  Kingdovania
|
Arrhult | "Just Fiction" | 12 | 113 |
| 03 |  Baesnia
|
Josefine Myrberg | "Head over Heels" | 10 | 128 |
| 04 |  Sirenforest
|
Anjali | "Crown" | 9 | 131 |
| 05 |  Scandavia
|
Robot Koch & Savannah Jo Lack feat. Delhia de France | "Heart as a River" | 5 | 146 |
| 06 |  Foxtavia
|
Chi | "Hard to Be Happy" | 13 | 104 |
| 07 |  Shinkoyu
|
FTISLAND | "Pray" | 14 | 82 |
| 08 |  Lab Rador
|
Natalie Taylor | "In the Air Tonight" | 16 | 61 |
| 09 |  Vradiazi
|
Grimes feat. Janelle Monáe | "Venus Fly" | 8 | 132 |
| 10 |  Frootania
|
Lady Gaga | "Dancin' in Circles" | 6 | 145 |
| 11 |  Angostura
|
Dong Nhi | "Bad Boy" | 2 | 174 |
| 12 | Aquia
|
Eva Simons | "Guaya" | 1 | 237 |
| 13 |  Pecunia
|
Rein | "Missfit" | 7 | 140 |
| 14 |  Evämaa
|
Mondo Grosso | "Labyrinth!" | 11 | 15 |
| 15 |  Fordia
|
Jack River | "Fool's Gold" | 4 | 146 |
| 16 | Glaray
|
Molly King | "Hair Down" | 3 | 172 |
Semi-final 2
Danskanksova also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Ermy
|
Era Krann | "Kolodno" | 4 | 152 |
| 02 |  Onduria
|
MILCK | "Devil Devil" | 5 | 152 |
| 03 |  Alkyria
|
Anna Tsuchiya | "Lucifier" | 11 | 114 |
| 04 |  Kerwan
|
Alexiane | "A Million on My Soul" | 15 | 82 |
| 05 |  Harish Islands
|
Off Bloom | "Falcon Eye" | 7 | 140 |
| 06 |  Trivania
|
Flint Eastwood | "Queen" | 1 | 191 |
| 07 |  Equaland
|
Kodaline | "Brother" | 8 | 134 |
| 08 |  Atlandia
|
Lana Del Rey | "13 Beaches" | 17 | 61 |
| 09 |  Flírskmasto
|
Zola Jesus | "Exhumed" | 9 | 128 |
| 10 |  Orangina
|
Tess | "Love Gun" | 10 | 117 |
| 11 | Juliana
|
Clover the Girl | "Detox" | 14 | 84 |
| 12 |  Lakadamia
|
Lili Poe | "Echo" | 2 | 160 |
| 13 |  Glacea
|
EVEE | "Lone Wolf" | 3 | 159 |
| 14 |  Pacifica
|
Maribelle | "Shout" | 13 | 97 |
| 15 |  Pashlanahuy
|
Emelie Hollow | "Like I Love You" | 16 | 74 |
| 16 |  Achróa
|
Kishi Bashi | "In Fantasia" | 12 | 98 |
| 17 |  Prunia
|
SHAED | "Thunder" | 6 | 145 |
Semi-final 3
Demacia and 
Evergreen also voted in this semi final.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Llort
|
Shilpa Narayan | "Renegade" | 7 | 134 |
| 02 |  Cercasia
|
Sara Sangfelt | "I Want You" | 13 | 87 |
| 03 |  De Vremdspongeln
|
Lykke Li | "Gunshot" | 2 | 198 |
| 04 |  Lidonia
|
White Sea | "Bloodline" | 4 | 185 |
| 05 |  Ruyjin Republic
|
Alice Glass | "Without Love" | 3 | 187 |
| 06 |  Te Ao
|
Tanya Tagaq | "Retribution" | 5 | 149 |
| 07 |  Maronesia
|
Sini Yasemin | "Mun kaa" | 8 | 130 |
| 08 |  Marsia
|
Agon | "Opa Opa" | 16 | 45 |
| 09 |  United States of Eldance
|
Alice Merton | "Hit the Ground Running" | 10 | 126 |
| 10 |  Decoria
|
Grace Carter | "Silence" | 6 | 140 |
| 11 |  Katsyria
|
Hoàng Thùy Linh | "I'm Gonna Break" | 12 | 102 |
| 12 |  Lanovina
|
Skott | "Mermaid" | 1 | 214 |
| 13 |  Florea
|
Noonie Bao | "I'm in Love" | 14 | 80 |
| 14 |  Golden Land
|
Vera Blue | "Private" | 9 | 130 |
| 15 | Inotyol
|
12 Girls Band | "Ruten" | 11 | 106 |
| 16 |  Beklium
|
Kadie Elder | "First Time He Kissed a Boy" | 15 | 75 |
Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lidonia
|
"Bloodline" | 9 | 235 | |
| 02 | Decoria
|
"Silence" | 25 | 128 | |
| 03 | Pecunia
|
"Missfit" | 14 | 219 | |
| 04 | Glaray
|
"Hair Down" | 3 | 421 | |
| 05 | Demacia
|
"Living for the Night" | 20 | 174 | |
| 06 | Trivania
|
"Queen" | 8 | 259 | |
| 07 | De Vremdspongeln
|
"Gunshot" | 7 | 262 | |
| 08 | Evergreen
|
"16 Psyche" | 12 | 221 | |
| 09 | Llort
|
"Renegade" | 24 | 155 | |
| 10 | Angostura
|
"Bad Boy" | 18 | 201 | |
| 11 | Frootania
|
"Dancin' in Circles" | 19 | 192 | |
| 12 | Scandavia
|
"Heart as a River" | 5 | 341 | |
| 13 | Lanovina
|
"Mermaid" | 2 | 453 | |
| 14 | Danskanksova
|
"Suru on kunniavieras" | 6 | 266 | |
| 15 | Aquia
|
"Guaya" | 1 | 460 | |
| 16 | Te Ao
|
"Retribution" | 16 | 214 | |
| 17 | Ermy
|
"Kolodno" | 17 | 204 | |
| 18 | Fordia
|
"Fool's Gold" | 13 | 220 | |
| 19 | Glacea
|
"Lone Wolf" | 15 | 218 | |
| 20 | Lakadamia
|
"Echo" | 23 | 156 | |
| 21 | Harish Islands
|
"Falcon Eye" | 21 | 168 | |
| 22 | Jarea
|
"Red Flavor" | 26 | 97 | |
| 23 | Ruyjin Republic
|
"Without Love" | 11 | 232 | |
| 24 | Onduria
|
"Devil Devil" | 10 | 232 | |
| 25 | Prunia
|
"Thunder" | 22 | 158 | |
| 26 | Dýria
|
"Warn Me of Silence" | 4 | 378 |
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
Amelia: The Amelian national broadcaster decided to withdraw from the edition due to Amelia's recent failures to qualify.