Redditvision Song Contest 20

Redditvision Song Contest will be the twentieth ordinary and twenty-first overall edition of the Redditvision Song Contest. It will be hosted by u/Bowman3058 in Brighton, England after last edition's winner u/Lime_Berry declined hosting. This will be the third time that the winner gives up hosting rights to the second-placed delegate, after edition 16 and edition 18.

Participants
Some users have announced their withdrawal from the contest: u/jimbaux and u/rita_ho. In addition, one user is banned from participating: u/TrueHrafninn (after failing to vote in the Grand Final of the previous edition). Originally, eventual host u/Bowman3058 and user u/Sam_ESC were issued a ban for vote manipulation. This was later appealed and cleared for both users.

A record number of users signed up this edition. With 63 countries claimed, it beat the record from edition 17 where 59 countries were claimed. Estonia, claimed by delegate u/theofficialruar, withdrew during song submissions, bringing the total number of submissions down to 62 for the semi-final period.

Because of the high number of entrants, the moderators of the contest announced on 24 June 2018 that quarter-finals would be included in the edition. All new and returning users, as well as the delegates who got eliminated in the semi-finals of edition 19, would have to participate in the quarter-finals. All users who reached the final of edition 19 would recieve a bye to the semi-finals, while the host and automatic qualifiers would go straight to the grand final. This format was met by a backlash from many users. The quarter-final format was later revoked and the three semi-final format would still be used for edition 20.

Users u/9spaceking, u/blobbyfigg, u/dratinifire, u/Effy-Was-Taken, u/EmiliaLily and u/jq8678 all made their first Redditvision apperance this edition. In addition, u/jennaveeve changed accounts to u/amyesc.

Azerbaijan, Belize, Burundi, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Madagascar, Nauru and Tajikistan are due to make a debut.

National finals

 * See also: National Finals in Redditvision Song Contest 20

Semi-final 1
Australia and Austria are voting in this semi-final. Estonia was also due to make an appearance in this semi-final, but withdrew their entry. A youtube playlist can be found here, a spotify playlist can be found here, and a recap can be found here.

Semi-final 2
Georgia and Taiwan are due to vote in this semi-final.

A youtube playlist can be found here, a spotify playlist can be found here, and a recap can be found here.

Semi-final 3
England and Micronesia are due to vote in this semi-final.

A youtube playlist can be found here, a spotify playlist can be found here, and a recap can be found here.