EFV 02 - Antwerp, Belgium & Temuco, Chile

Bidding Phase & Entry Acceptance
As the second edition of the contest, it was previously decided on the Council Meeting that the previous champion would host the following season of the contest. The situation of having two winners wasn't previewed and the Council Meeting needed to put extra efforts to build a different structure that would please both winners.

II Council Meeting - Temuco, Chile - June 09, 2016 The 14 participating countries had almost a week right after the closure of season 1 to send their entries and the Management Team could organize the Official Playlist for the voting.

Visual Identity
The challenge this time was representing two countries and the hard identity those two countries represent in terms of culture. One of the main objectives of the contest is sharing and, considering the tough times we were living, nothing better than sharing good vibes.

So, for this second edition, EFV decided on an abstract pattern. EFV was still working on a permanent logo and the idea of "identity" was shown with the name of the contest in white contrasting in a green background, with a daisy with the number "2" represent the second edition. It's also noticed that there's a headphone close to the flower, which means that this "sharing" happens through music. In the upper left part, it's possible to see the motto translated in the official languages of the countries (French and Spanish) and coloured in the countries national colours.

Motto
"Partage"/"Comparte" reflects the feeling to being in mind of all people relating to good thins in life: if we share good feelings as well as we share songs, the world can be a better place to live.

Artists & Entries
Here you can find a list with the 14 entries which were in the competition. The winner is listed in bold/italic.

Semifinals Running Order & Voting
In this edition, due to the number of countries participating, EFV used only one round of votes, excluding the Semifinals.

Winner Acceptance
As a consequence to the results, EFV didn't have any problems to declare Sweden the winner, receiving 96 points. The tie-break rule had to be applied between the Runner Up and 3rd place.

Curiosities & Notes

 * 1) As EFV reviewed the rules for tie-breaking, South Korea received the second position in the final scoreboard, with the same 86 points received by Finland. South Korea received votes from 14 countries and Finland from 11 countries.
 * 2) No country was disqualified in this season.
 * 3) It was the first time the competition was promoted on Facebook and on Instagram.
 * 4) It's also the first time that one (or two) players from Instagram reached the Top 3 countries.