Redditvision Song Contest 49

Redditvision Song Contest 49 was the forty-ninth ordinary and fifty-third overall edition of the Redditvision Song Contest. It was hosted by u/Foobibby in Alexandria, Egypt after their win in the previous edition, with the song "Play" by Alewya.

The winner was Papua New Guinea with the song "The King" by Sarah Kinsley.

Participants
Three users debuted: u/Muzaxe14, u/PatronizingTurkey and u/whimsicalbackup.

Semi-final 1
Egypt and Lesotho voted in this semi-final.

Semi-final 2
Uganda and Monaco voted in this semi-final.

Semi-final 3
Oman and Kuwait voted in this semi-final.

Grand Final
A total of four non-qualifiers failed to vote in the final: Mali (u/curryraejepsen) and Mongolia (u/hubbernd) were disqualified and will miss out on the following edition, whilst Burkina Faso (u/zuperZany) and Turkey (u/whimsicalbackup) withdrew before the deadline.

In their place four waitlisted users voted, thus securing their spot for edition 50. These were: u/justlyra, u/NonBinaryLandlord, u/theGarden530 and u/Watermelon_Milk_Tea. The total of voters for this final amounted to 66.