Edition 9

The ninth edition of DVSC was held in Tbilisi, Georgia. A total of 56 countries competed, with the winner yet to be decided. There was 3 semi finals, each with 17, 17 and 18 songs. The top 7 highest scoring songs in each semi final qualified to the grand final,along with the top 6 highest scoring countries from the eighth edition (Georgia, Belgium, Serbia, Svalbard, Sweden and Scotland). The eighth places in each semis competed in the wildcard, which consists of each country casting a single vote for one of the three countries. The country with the most votes qualified to the grand final. This leaves a total of 27 songs in the final.Andorra, Thailand and Ireland were all represented by returning artists, being Aitana, who represented Andorra in 07, Violette Wautier, who represented Thailand in 07, and Lyra, who represented Ireland in 08.