Redditvision Song Contest 2

Redditvision Song Contest 2 was the second edition of the Redditvision Song Contest. It was hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark following delegate u/ShellEase's win in Berlin with the song "Time Machine", performed by Ingrid Michaelson.

Thiry-four countries participated in the contest. However, 6 countries were disqualified and banned, as they were revealed to be all monitored by one person using them as a measure of cheating. Monaco was also disqualified due to time constraints. It only consisted of one final.

The live show began on 28 January 2017. On 1 February 2017, the winner of the contest was revealed to be u/wierdmeansawesome and Italy with their song "Luce che entra", written and performed by Lorenzo Fragola. Remarkably, they won without receiving a single 12 points.

Background
Following the first edition, confusion and discussion arose around the rules of the contest. The moderators decided to put up a survey in order to determine the rules. The loose country rule of Redditvision, where there doesn't need to be a connection between the artist and the country, was in particular a hot topic. Originally, a user would have to use the same country every edition, but the survey results gave way for a more free way of claiming countries. Only the host would get first rights to a country, while the rest of the delegates would go through a first-come, first-serve system. Also introduced were the host-based restrictions, where the host would have the opportunity to restrict song length, maximum song age, maximum YouTube view count in addition to deciding the scheduling of the contest.

For this edition, a song length and age restriction was imposed: all songs had to be between 3:00 and 4:30 minutes long, and had to be released from 2014 onwards.

Participants
With 34 users signing up, an increase of sixteen from the previous edition, there were a total of 19 debutants. u/fronterasborders, u/Porquoijiv, u/EurofanZapopan, u/Notorious_Park, u/DeannaDeesse, u/Crotenis, u/Kastenbrot2, u/wierdmeansawesome, u/Beernme, u/CJorex, u/TrueHrafninn, u/iPromi, u/kontor97, u/ConkaConka, u/TheBlairBitch, u/dudeoh, u/hannah_ef, u/mycomputerisaghost and u/whyidontwanna all debuted this edition. Three users withdrew: u/dnikandjam, u/michaelanthony128 and u/truequesty.

Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Spain, Tonga, Ukraine and Vatican City all made their first appearance in Redditvision.

12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country: