AwlaVision Song Contest 41

AwlaVision Song Contest 41, often referred to as ASC#41, was the forty-first edition of AwlaVision Song Contest, held in Turin, Italy. The edition started the 29th July 2019, and ended the 17th August 2019.

46 countries took part in this edition. No one debuted in this edition. No one withdrew from ASC. No one returned to the competition. Karla Grunewaldt from Andorra won the contest with the song "Desatar" receiving a total of 307 points, 37 points ahead the runner-up, Cyprus. United Kingdom finished in third place with 239 points. The host country, Italy achieved a 21st place with 33 points. The last place was for Malta, that got 3 points.

Organisation
After Italy's victory in AwlaVision Song Contest 40, RAI and ABU had to decide where to organise the contest this time. RAI organised a public competition for choosing the host city between all applicant cities. Several cities presented their applications and the organisation had to decide which one was the best. Finally, RAI and ABU chose Turin as the host city of ASC41.

RAI decided to use popular and professionals people as presenters. Finally just Federica Nargi and Lorenzo Branchetti were selected.

Pala Alpitour
The Pala Alpitour is a multipurpose indoor sports/concert arena that is located in the Santa Rita district of Turin, Italy. It is a few metres east of the Olympic Stadium. The arena has a seating capacity of 16,000 when it is configured for concerts, and it is one of the largest indoor sporting arena in Italy. The arena was originally built at a cost of €87 million euros, for the 2006 Winter Olympics, and long with the Torino Esposizioni, it hosted the ice hockey events.

Since its opening, the Pala Alpitour has become one of Italy's most booked venues for large-scale concerts. It is also the largest capacity venue in Italy for these type of events, with the allowed maximum capacities set at 16,400 for general admission centre-stage concerts, and 15,500 maximum capacity for general admission end-stage concerts. On August 8, 2014, the arena was renamed to Pala Alpitour. The futuristic building's exterior has a strict rectangular Cartesian coated stainless steel and glass structure, with a base of 183 by 100 metres. It is spread over four levels, of which two are underground (up to 7.5 metres below ground) and two outdoors (up to 12 metres high). The overall length of the structure is about 200 metres. The structure, designed to be a veritable factory of events, using the words of its architect. The arena is completely flexible and adaptable in its internal structure, and with the arrangement of the stands. Due to a modern system of movable and retractable bleachers, and also the option of a temporary movable deck. The structure's acoustics are also adaptable.

Turin
Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is located mainly on the western bank of the Po River, in front of Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 875,698 (31 December 2018) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million.

The city has a rich culture and history, being known for its numerous art galleries, restaurants, churches, palaces, opera houses, piazzas, parks, gardens, theatres, libraries, museums and other venues. Turin is well known for its Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Neo-classical, and Art Nouveau architecture. Many of Turin's public squares, castles, gardens and elegant palazzi such as the Palazzo Madama, were built between the 16th and 18th centuries. A part of the historical center of Turin was inscribed in the World Heritage List under the name Residences of the Royal House of Savoy.

Turin features a humid subtropical climate in contrast to the Mediterranean climate characteristic of the coast of Italy. Winters are moderately cold but dry, summers are mild in the hills and quite hot in the plains. Rain falls mostly during spring and autumn; during the hottest months, otherwise, rains are less frequent but heavier (thunderstorms are frequent). During the winter and autumn months banks of fog, which are sometimes very thick, form in the plains but rarely on the city because of its location at the end of the Susa Valley. Its position on the east side of the Alps makes the weather drier than on the west side because of the föhn wind effect.

This is the first time in the contest that AwlaVision Song Contest is held in Italy.

Participants
46 countries took part in the edition.

First Semifinal
Jury
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Second Semifinal
Jury
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