Plastics Song Contest 5

Plastics Song Contest 5 is the fifth edition of the Plastics Song Contest. It will be hosted in Stockton in April. The contest will consist of two semi-finals and a final.

If any new country wishes to join, please contact glam.anto or reillyqueens22 on Skype. But in the meantime you can create your own country page and flag.

Location
The event is set to take place in Mischen, Stockton. Mischen was announced early as the host city, as it is the only major city in the small country. Jenius Life Network announced 3 venues had put forth a bid to host the contest. The Swift Centre was ultimately decided on the location.

Bidding phase
PBA announced the conditions under which cities and venues could announce their interest in hosting the contest.


 * The host city had to be near a major airport.
 * The venue must be available for at least six weeks before the contest and one week after the conclusion of the contest
 * The venue must not be open-air, but an air-conditioned building with a capacity of at least 10,000 and a minimum ceiling height of 15 metres (49 ft), insulated for sound and light.
 * The green room must be located as close to the arena as possible (or within it), with a capacity of 300.



Host venue

Format
This was the second edition of the Plastics Song Contest to feature two Semi Finals, with 18 songs in each Semi Final. The Top Five from the Plastics Song Contest 4 automatically qualified for the Grand Final.

Semi Final Allocation Draw
The draw to determine which semi final each country would compete in was held on 3 April 2017. Of the 36 countries competing in the semi finals, 29 of them had participated before and were ranked accordingly, allocated into five pots of six, with debut country Sawsbuckistan rounding out the pots by taking the place of Zantaceal, as the country had merely changed its name and political structure. The six other debutants were assigned to Pot 6.

Returning artists
All countries have until 23:59 CET April 3rd to confirm your entry, after which the contest will begin!

Semi Final 1
Lyrisia and Wanheda will vote in this semi final.

Click here for the playlist and here for the recap.

Here are the results!


 * NOTES:
 * a. Fire Nation, Fokland, D.R Balkans and Gagaria placed first, sixth, ninth and tenth respectively in Semi Final 1. However, due to technical difficulties, the broadcasters were unable to submit their votes to the Plastics Broadcasting Association in time for the votes to be counted. As a result, they were all disqualified and their qualification spot was given to the four highest-placed non-qualifiers.

Semi Final 2
Stockton, Tonias Island and Uislandes Vuonitaas will vote in this semi final.

Click here for the playlist and here for the recap.

Here are the results!

Grand Final
Click here for the playlist and here for the recap.


 * NOTES:
 * b. Chechichen and Kiss Kingdom placed 13th and 19th respectively in the Final.  However, the broadcasters were unable to submit their votes to the Plastics Broadcasting Association in time for the votes to be counted. As a result, they were all disqualified and placed in the last two placings.

Countries that did not qualify for the final, and failed to provide votes were D. R. Balkans, Fire Nation, Fokland and Gagaria.

Semi-Final 1
Lyrisia and Wanheda have automatically qualified for the Final and were drawn to vote in this semi final.

Semi-Final 2
Stockton, Tonias Island and Uislandes Vuonitaas have automatically qualified for the Final and were drawn to vote in this semi final.

International broadcasts and voting
The contest was broadcast in over 30 countries.

Voting and spokespersons

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 * Lana Parrilla
 * Sandra Afrika
 * Andy Samberg
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 * Yunjin Kim
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 * Charlotte Church
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 * Cher Lloyd
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 * Betty White
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 * Super Junior


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 * Genevieve Vavance
 * Katherine Langford
 * MELOVIN
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 * Ida Corr
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 * Phoebe Timmins

Active PBA Countries

 * - A lack of substantial communication between the PBA and the Err-ish broadcaster Insert Disk 1 has resulted in Err-or disqualifying despite ranking 3rd in SF1. Due to this, Err-or has withdrawn for this edition, hinting at a return for next edition. This is to ensure that all communications between the PBA and ID1 are stable as always.


 * - Due to huge political crisis (The Royal family fled the country and the revolution broke through which was caused by the Conservative Party) in the country, PBA has decided to suspense the membership of SMNTV due to instability and possible fall of the state, also announcing that San Monetta (until it exists, whose future existence is very doubtful) will never return to Plastics Song Contest.
 * - Following the conclusion of the Plastics Song Contest 4, the country of Zantaceal was overrun by a herd of Sawsbuck which took over the country and renamed it the Republic of Sawsbuckistan. Zantacanese refugees fled from the advancing horde of Sawsbuck and managed to keep some of their land in the cherry fields on the Wanhedan border. However, the country remains without government or a national broadcaster and is unable to compete. Sawsbuckistan will debut in the Plastics Song Contest 5 in its place.