Plastics Song Contest 24

The 24th edition of the Plastics Song Contest will be held on a date to be announced (basically in May) at the Starfire City Music Hall in Starfire, Aquatica. The aforementioned nation was able to win with the song "Tears Getting Sober" by VICTORIA, who is set to host in this edition along with Jesse McCartney and frequent PSC participant and worldwide sensation Halsey.

As of the 8th of May, 26 countries are set to compete in this edition.

This edition will see the debut of  Calavera,  Cascadia,    Edulandia,  Escowood,  Niescky Republic, and   Utrana, as well as the return of one previously competing nation;  L, who last appeared on the 20th edition.

Hosting Information
On the 20th of April 2020, it was announced that Starfire will serve as the host city of the 24th edition of the Plastics Song Contest.

Bidding phase

 * 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

The Starfire City Music Hall in Aquatica is a multi-purpose indoor arena is the home of the Aquaticans orchestra. It has a capacity of 20,000 attendees. It is located in in the north of Downtown Starfire.

On the 16th of April, Aquatique representatives met with the Plastics Song Contest Reference Group at the PBU headquarters. During the meeting, Aquatique officials attended a workshop covering several topics related with hosting the Plastics Song Contest. They also had the opportunity to present their first plans for the contest, including multiple proposals for the host city and venue.

On the 20th of April, the PBU and Aquatique announced that Starfire been selected as the host city, Aquatique indicated the Starfire City Music Hall, as the site for the shows.

Visual design
The design of the contest is revealed on the third May. It symbolise the national flower of Aquatica. This flower won't be used as a stage design. The stage will consist of a half round stage with LED. It will have 8 meter long projection panels. There won't be a LED-screen.

Presenters
VICTORIA is the one of the main presenters of the show. She won this contest in the Plastics Song Contest 23 with the song " Tears Getting Sober ". She will open the show with her winning song and and other song : " I Wanna Know ". She will also be in a promotional video of the city Starfire where she gives a guidetour. Also she will be in a interval movie where she goes back in the history of Plastics and looks for the most unforgettable entries.

Jesse Mc Cartney will be by the side of ViCTORIA as one of the main presenters. He is an 23 years old Aquatican actor and singer. He represented the country in edition 20 of the Plastics Song Contest with the song " Wasted ". It was a remix of his song that represented the former country Falcoland. He didn't get a spot in the final then. He will sings in as interval act his song " Yours ". He will also have an interval act where he search how to make the best remixes of participating songs.

Halsey is a 25 years old singer of Aquatica. She will be hosting the green room. Also she will sing a song as interval act. That song is " You Should Be Sad". Also Halsey is a known face in Plastics. She represented Aquatica in Plastics Song Contest 22 and became 21th after Aquatique hadvoting issues and was drawn to that place.

Postcards
During the breaks between each song, there will be postcards. This edition the artist will be dancing on famous places in Aquatica in the rain. In some postcords there will be also pyro-effects.

The Grand Final
The deadline for sending entries was set on the ninth May.



Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in Plastics Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with an active PBA membership that is able to broadcast the contest. All countries with an active PBA membership have been given an invitation to join this edition.

Active PBA countries

 * flag of Callgium.png Callgium - On the 7th May VRT announced that they will pass this edition. The broadcaster didn't give yet a reason of withdraw. The country won the contest in edition 17 with Loïc Nottet
 * - On the 7th May the broadcaster FTV that Fokland would withdraw. There isn't give a reason for this action yet. Foklands best entry was became 8th in edition 22.

Inactive PBA countries

 * - The broadcaster Studio100 first stated that they would return in the contest. On the 27th April they pull back that decission.

New date entries
The deadline for sending entries was set on the fifth May. The deadline was extended due the had a big operating point : the measures for COVID-19. The date was extended to the ninth May.

International broadcasts and voting
The contest will be broadcast in 22 countries.

Spokespersons
The spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country's national jury in the following order:


 * 1) - François Civil
 * 2) Flag of L.jpg L
 * 3) Flag of Disneyland.png Disneyland - Ovidiu Jacobsen
 * 4) Cascadia.jpg Cascadia
 * 5) Edulandia.png Edulandia
 * 6) Korviet.jpg Korviet Republic
 * 7) - Brendan Murray
 * 8) Flag Rote.jpg Rote Kaserne
 * 9) Flag_Aquatiqa.png Aquatica - Ashnikko
 * 10) Nexus.jpg Nexus
 * 11) - Oscar Zia (Skandinavian representative in #3)
 * 12) Republic N .png Niescky Republic
 * 13) Flag of Vovaltik.png Vovaltik - Pál Jurák (Head of delegation of Vovaltik)
 * 14) Utrana.png Utrana
 * 15) Flag TL.png Trimute Lands - Lilly Singh
 * 16) esco.jpg Escowood - Imogen Waterhouse
 * 17) Calavera.jpg Calavera
 * 18) Flag of Phoenixiland.png Phoenixiland
 * 19) Flag of Haykaland.jpg Haykaland
 * 20) flag of Oldlandia.png Oldlandia
 * 1) Flag of Phoenixiland.png Phoenixiland
 * 2) Flag of Haykaland.jpg Haykaland
 * 3) flag of Oldlandia.png Oldlandia
 * 1) Flag of Phoenixiland.png Phoenixiland
 * 2) Flag of Haykaland.jpg Haykaland
 * 3) flag of Oldlandia.png Oldlandia

Broadcasters

 * Flag_Aquatiqa.png Aquatique
 * ARIATV
 * Calavera.jpg Bloom36
 * Cascadia.jpg
 * Flag of Disneyland.png
 * Edulandia.png
 * esco.jpg EST
 * Korviet.jpg TVHouse
 * RTK
 * Flag of L.jpg
 * MTV
 * MTV


 * RTM
 * Nexus.jpg NTV
 * Republic N .png
 * Flag Rote.jpg RK RTV
 * DSFFN Concord
 * Flag TL.png TRTN
 * Utrana.png
 * Flag of Vovaltik.png
 * Flag of Vovaltik.png