EFV 14 - Melbourne, Australia

Bidding Phase & Entry Acceptance
For this edition of the contest, it was previously decided on the Council Meeting that the previous champion would host the following season of the contest. Melbourne was chosen to host the contest. The 27 participating countries had almost a week before the closure of the previous season and the opening of the current season to send their entries and the Management Team could organize the Official Playlist for the voting. Most of the delegations sent their entries with their final votes.

Motto
Melbourne selected the motto "Llevo la paz y mí canción".

Visual Identity
The theme of this season was created according to the standards of EFV, including the motto, the basic information about the season using an abstract background and the Official Logo of EFV.

Artists & Entries
Here you can find a list with the 27 entries in the competition. The winner is listed in bold/italic.

Juries Vote and Televote Running Order & Voting
As a test of a new voting system, EFV tried the Juries Vote and Televote, by all players voting in both semifinals. The two results were calculated and the highest score would be declared winner.

The Top 4 was separated equally in both groups.

Final Results
These were the Final Results of EFV Season 14:

Winner Acceptance
EFV declared Gibraltar as winner, receiving 181 points, a new record so far.

Curiosities & Notes

 * 1) This was the first victory and best result of Gibraltar so far.
 * 2) This season was the first to receive as entries two winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (Ukraine's "1944", winner in 2016 and 4th place in EFV and Portugal's "Amar Pelos Dois", winner in 2017, 18th place in EFV).
 * 3) It's the first time that all songs in the Top 4 are performed in English ("1944" has some verses originally written and sung in Crimean Tatar).
 * 4) 20 of 27 countries received more than 100 points, being the greatest season so far.