AwlaVision Song Contest 47

AwlaVision Song Contest 47, often referred to as ASC#47, was the forty-seventh edition of AwlaVision Song Contest, held in Kaunas, Lithuania. The edition started the 03rd February 2020, and ended the 22nd February 2020.

44 countries took part in this edition. No one debuted in this edition. No one withdrew from ASC. No one returned to the competition. Gabrielius Vagelis from Lithuania won the contest with the song "Tave čia randu" receiving a total of 296 points, 1 points ahead the runner-up, Italy. Romania finished in third place with 220 points. The host country, Lithuania achieved a 1st place, becoming the first country in winning twice in a row. The last place was for Estonia, that got 5 points.

Organisation
After Lithuania's victory in AwlaVision Song Contest 46, LRT and ABU had to decide where to organise the contest this time. LRT organised a public competition for choosing the host city between all applicant cities. Some cities presented their applications and the organisation had to decide which one was the best. Finally, LRT and ABU chose Kaunas as the host city of ASC47.

LRT decided to use popular and professionals people as presenters. Finally Jonas Nainys and Agnė Grudytė were selected.

Žalgiris Arena
The Žalgiris Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The arena is located on an island of the Nemunas River. It is the largest indoor arena in the Baltics. The arena's maximum possible seating capacity for basketball games is 15,415, and 20,000 spectators for concerts (when the stage is in the middle, and 17,000 when stage is in the side of the arena). The Žalgiris Arena replaced the Kaunas Sports Hall as a major venue in the city.

The Žalgiris Arena is used to host basketball games as well as concerts. The arena's namesake basketball club BC Žalgiris, which currently competes in the domestic LKL and the EuroLeague, uses the facility for all of its European and LKL home fixtures. BC Žalgiris and Žalgiris Arena has had the highest average attendance in the Euroleague in 2011-12, 2012-13, 2017-18, and 2018-19. It is equipped with some unique technical solutions, such as power windows and modern ice-making installation. Advanced audio equipment (amplifiers, digital mixing engines and stage boxes) by Yamaha is installed in the Žalgiris Arena. The arena has 48 VIP suites, 21 suites for the Žalgiris basketball club and media, 9 suites for a single rent, an exhibition hall, and a fitness center. There are 8 halls in the Arena where more than 150 various events take place annually.

Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and the historical centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. The city is the capital of Kaunas County, and the seat of the Kaunas city municipality and the Kaunas District Municipality. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas. Kaunas is located at the confluence of the two largest Lithuanian rivers, the Nemunas and the Neris, and is near the Kaunas Reservoir, the largest body of water in the whole of Lithuania.

As defined by Eurostat, the population of Kaunas functional urban area, that stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 383,764 (as of 2017), while according to statistics of Kaunas territorial health insurance fund, there are 437,283 permanent inhabitants (as of 2018) in Kaunas city and Kaunas district municipalities combined.

Despite its northern location, the climate in Kaunas is relatively mild compared to other locations at similar latitudes, mainly because of the Baltic Sea. Because of its latitude, daylight in Kaunas extends 17 hours in midsummer, to only around 7 hours in midwinter. The Kazlų Rūda Forest, west of Kaunas, create a microclimate around the city, regulating humidity and temperature of the air, and protecting it from strong westerly winds.

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

Participants
44 countries took part in the edition.

First Semifinal
Jury
 * (Host)
 * (Finalist)
 * (Finalist)

Second Semifinal
Jury
 * (Finalist)
 * (Finalist)
 * (Observer Member)