

All 58 participating countries, including the non-qualifiers must vote in the grand final. They are joined by the "Big Three" consisting of Denmark, Mexico, and France as the best three countries from the previous edition. Nacho, Felipe Peláez & Cruzīest eight songs from each semifinal qualify to the grand final. Other countries can vote as well, but their votes will be aggregated and counted as Rest Of The World Table key Qualified to the final Disqualified Withdrew Draw Iggy AzaleaĪll 18 participating countries and the automatic qualifier France must vote in the semifinal 3. Other countries can vote as well, but their votes will be aggregated and counted as Rest Of The World Table key Qualified to the final Disqualified Withdrew DrawĪll 18 participating countries and the automatic qualifier Mexico must vote in the semifinal 2. Mehrnigori Rustam of Tajikistan finished third with the song "Dili Oshiq", which marks the best result of the country in the contest history.Īll 19 participating countries and the automatic qualifier Denmark must vote in the semifinal 1. Eugenio Bennato of Italy finished in the second place with a unique song "Che il Mediterraneo sia". It was the third time Monaco won the Universong Contest, after Zagreb 76, where Cassandre won with the song called "Ma Révolution" and Henningsvær 133, where Shanguy triumphed with "Toukassé". Monaco, represented by the French-Lebanese singer Lukas Abdul, won the contest with the song "Beyrouth" by a large margin of 26 points. It was the second time the contest was held in Denmark (after 31st edition, held also in Copenhagen), and the fourth time it was held in the Danish Realm, which also includes Greenland ( Nuuk 79) and Faroe Islands ( Tórshavn 83). It was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory in the preceding edition with the song "Dark Vibrations" by Saveus. The Universong Contest 159 was the 159th edition of the monthly virtual international song contest simulation Universong Contest.
