Edition 3

The third Rayvision Song Contest edition was held in Bangkok, Thailand, following Thailands's win in Edition 2 with Agnes' song "24 Hours".

The contest had a total of 87 participating countries. The winning song was from American Samoa and the entry was Lana Del Rey with their song "Summertime Sadness". The runner-up was Bermuda with the entry from Mabel with their song "Let Them Know". American Samoa came first with a total of 731 points, 33 points above the runner-up Bermuda.

Bangkok Information
The Rayvision Song Contest Edition 3 was held in Bangkok, Thailand. The city has a total population of 10,539,000 making it the largest city in Thailand. Bangkok is also the capital of Thailand. Bangkok is known for its amazing street life, cultural landmarks, and red-light districts. Wat Arun is one of Thailand's most known cultural landmarks, being located in Bangkok. Wat Arun is a beautiful buddhist temple and has a plethora of interesting history behind it. The Grand Palace is another well known landmark in the heart of Bangkok. Bangkok holds the Suvarnabhumi Airport which visitors from outside of Thailand used to get to the Rayvision Song Contest.



Venue
The Rayvision Song Contest Edition 3 was held at PAT Stadium which has a capacity of 12,308. The stadium is mostly used for football matches and is home to the Port Football Club.

Semi-Final Allocation Draw
The Semi-Final Allocation Draw is a draw that takes place before the edition starts. It randomizes the countries semi-finals and halves inside that semi-final to keep the contest fair. Countries who participate in the Pre-Qualifying Round or automatically qualify to the final do not participate in this draw. The countries who qualified from the Pre-Qualifying Round are then drawn into their own semi-finals and semi-final halves, making all the semi-finals have 25 participants. Here is the results of the Semi-Final Allocation Draw (including the Pre-Qualifier placements).

Grand Final Allocation Draw
The Grand Final Allocation Draw is a draw that takes place after all the semi-finals and Raydemption Competition have completed. All the qualifiers will then be drawn into the first and second half of the Grand Final. This draw is to keep the contest fair. The host country does not participate in this draw since they have the power to choose their running order spot in the final. Here is the results of the Grand Final Allocation Draw.

Pre-Qualifying Round
Countries whose last placement fell in the bottom 17 participated in the Pre-Qualifying Round, all countries voted in this round with a 100% televote. The televotes from non-participating countries were averaged into their own separate televote score. 6 countries qualified to the semi-finals and 3 to the Raydemption Competition.

These countries directly advanced to the semi-finals. These countries advanced to the Raydemption Competition.

Semi-Final 1
A total of 25 countries participated in Semi-Final 1, all countries voted in this semi with a 50% jury vote and 50% televote. 10 countries advanced to the Grand Final, and 3 to the Raydemption Competition.

These countries directly advanced to the grand final. These countries advanced to the Raydemption Competition.

Split Results
Here is the Semi-Final 1 split results between jury and televoting.

Semi-Final 2
A total of 25 countries participated in Semi-Final 2, all countries voted in this semi with a 50% jury vote and 50% televote. 10 countries advanced to the Grand Final, and 3 to the Raydemption Competition.

These countries directly advanced to the grand final. These countries advanced to the Raydemption Competition. These countries were chosen as wildcard selections.

Split Results
Here is the Semi-Final 2 split results between jury and televoting.

Semi-Final 3
A total of 25 countries participated in Semi-Final 3, all countries voted in this semi + the host country Thailand, with a 50% jury vote and 50% televote. 10 countries advanced to the Grand Final, and 3 to the Raydemption Competition.

These countries directly advanced to the grand final. These countries advanced to the Raydemption Competition. These countries were chosen as wildcard selections.

Split Results
Here is the Semi-Final 3 split results between jury and televoting.

Raydemption
A total of 12 countries participated in Raydemption Competition, all countries voted in this competition with a 100% televote. The televotes from non-participating countries were averaged into their own separate televote score. This competition consisted of 3 countries from the Pre-Qualifying Round, and 9 countries from the Semi-Finals (3 from each). 4 countries advanced to the Grand Final.

These countries directly advanced to the grand final.

Wildcard
At the end of the Raydemption Competition, 2 countries who did not qualify to the Raydemption or the final were given a spot in the grand final, making the total amount of participating countries in the final 37. The wildcard selections were determined on voting from 50% the RBU council and 50% from the public viewers. This was the first edition the wildcard selections were ever implemented. Wildcard selections will only be added to the competition if the RBU thinks it is necessary to do so. Below you can find the selections for Edition 3.

Grand Final
A total of 37 countries participated in the Grand Final, all particpating countries voted in the Grand Final a 50% jury vote and 50% televote. The final included 10 countries from each of the the semi-finals, 4 from the Raydemption Competition, 2 wildcard selections, and the host country.

Split Results
Here is the Grand Final split results between jury and televoting.