Edition 8

The eighth edition of DVSC was held in Jonkopling, Sweden. A total of 51 countries competed, with the winner being Georgia. There was 2 semi finals, each with 23 and 24 songs respectivley. The top 10 highest scoring songs in each semi final qualified to the grand final,along with the top 6 highest scoring countries from the sixth edition (Sweden, USA, Guernsey, South Korea, Scotland and Norway.).There was also a wildcard rpund, where the 11th-13th places in the semis competed in a poll. The two songs which got the most votes qualified to the final, ending in a 28 song final. England, US Virgin Islands, Poland and Malta all had returning artists, being Grace Carter, who represented England in 05, PVRIS, who represented USVI in 03, Daria Zawialow, who represented Poland in 07, and Ella Eyre, who represented Malta and Wales in 02.