AwlaVision Song Contest 10

AwlaVision Song Contest 10, often referred to as ASC#10, was the tenth edition of AwlaVision Song Contest, held in Lisbon, Portugal. The edition started the 31st August 2016, and ended the 29th September 2016.

34 countries took part in this edition. Albania, Lebanon and Macedonia debuted in this edition. No one withdraw from ASC. Kazakhstan returned to the competition. Kristian Kostov from Bulgaria won the contest with the song "Ne si za men" receiving a total of 254 points, 71 points ahead the runner-up, Finland. England finished in third place with 162 points. The host country, Portugal achieved a 18th place with 37 points. The last place was for Estonia, that got only 1 point.

Organisation
After Portugal's victory in AwlaVision Song Contest 9, RTP and ABU had to decide where to organise the contest this time. The main projects were from Lisbon (Campo Pequeno, MEO Arena), Porto (Pavilhão Rosa Mota) and Póvoa de Varzim (Monumental Praça de Touros). Finally, RTP and ABU chose Lisbon as the host city of ASC10.

RTP decided to use popular and professionals people as presenters. Finally Daniela Varela was selected.

Campo Pequeno
The Campo Pequeno is the bullring of Lisbon, Portugal. It is located in the Campo Pequeno Square, by the Avenida da República. After a profound renovation, it re-opened as a multi-event venue in 2006, designed to be used for various events apart from bullfighting. It hosts a range of live acts and has seen many famous bands perform there. It includes an underground shopping centre, a cinema, restaurants and a parking lot.

Lisbon's bullring was built between 1890 and 1892 under the supervision of Portuguese architect António José Dias da Silva. His design was inspired by the old bullring of Madrid, by Emilio Rodriguez Ayuso, later demolished. The style is the neo-Mudéjar, a Romantic style inspired by the old Arab architecture from Iberia. Lisbon's new bull ring replaced an old one, located in the Campo de Santana.

The bull ring has a circular floorplan with four large octagonal towers on each cardinal point with oriental-looking domes. The Western tower is flanked by two turrets and serves as main entrance. The many windows of the building have a typical horseshoe shape. The entire surface of the building is covered by bricks of orange colour. The inner arena has 80 metres of diameter and is covered with sand.

Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with a population of 552,700 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km². Its urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union. About 2.8 million people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. It is continental Europe's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus. The westernmost areas of its metro area is the westernmost point of Continental Europe.

Lisbon is recognised as a global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. It is one of the major economic centres on the continent, with a growing financial sector and one of the largest container ports on Europe's Atlantic coast. Lisbon Portela Airport serves over 20 million passengers annually, as of 2015, and the motorway network and the high-speed rail system of Alfa Pendular link the main cities of Portugal. The city is the 7th-most-visited city in Southern Europe, with 1,740,000 tourists in 2009.

Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the oldest in Western Europe, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris and Rome by centuries. Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia, adding to the name Olissipo. Ruled by a series of Germanic tribes from the 5th century, it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century. In 1147, the Crusaders under Afonso Henriques reconquered the city and since then it has been a major political, economic and cultural centre of Portugal.

Lisbon enjoys a Mediterranean climate. It has the warmest winters of any metropolis in Europe, with average temperatures 15 °C during the day and 8 °C at night from December to February. The typical summer season lasts about six months, from May to October, although also in April temperatures sometimes reach around 25 °C.

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

Participants
34 countries took part in the edition.

Debuting countries
Bellow a list of all debuting countries:

Returning countries
Bellow a list of all returning countries:

First Semifinal
Jury
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Second Semifinal
Jury
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