AVSC 2020



The Afrovision Song Contest continued in 2020, in Benguela, Angola - following the win of Matias Damásio and his entry "Teu Olhar". The second edition of the contest was held in the September of 2020, as the third major contest of the year, suceeding AsiaVision and preceeding AmericaVision. Originally meant to start in July, Afrovision 2020 was subsequently delayed due to new contests holding their inaugural editions in July and August.

In this edition, 24 countries debuted while 3 countries withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. The top 10 of the previous edition became automatic qualifiers, and the contest consisted of one semi-final with 31 competing countries, where 12 qualified through receiving the highest scores. 2 non-qualifying countries vyed for the final places through a second chance system, decided by which entry received the most 11th to 15th placements of each country's juror. Since half the juries forgot to send in their 11th - 15th placements, the results were never publicly released. The qualifiers of this system were Burundi (1st) and Djibouti (2nd), the rest of the top 5 were Botswana (3rd), Algeria (4th) and Namibia (5th).

Location


The second edition of the AfroVision Song Contest was held in Benguela Angola, in the Ombaka National Stadium. The venue was chosen due to it's open air concept and its capacity of 35 000 people. Ombaka National Stadium was a favoured venue, as Luanda and its proposed venues were deemed too expensive for the Angolese national broadcaster, Televisão Pública de Angola E.P.

As Angola could afford hosting the second edition of the contest, the contest was held there, despite proposals from runner-up country Rwanda, who wished to host to showcase their blossoming economical recovery and boost tourism. This idea was declined as Angola claimed hosting rights after their respective win.

The angolan city of Benguela served as amazing hosts for the second edition of the AfroVision Song COntest, proving that hosting does not necessarily need to happen in the capital city.

Participants
24 countries debuted in AVSC 2020, 3 countries withdrew.



Kerguelen Islands and Madeira not shown, both debuted.

In this edition of AfroVision, countries were allowed to borrow from neighbouring countries, due to the inconsistent borders made by European colonisers and the African tribes that transcends borders. As such, every country in the African continent could borrow from one another, if they were bordering each other.

Main article: AfroVision Countries