AVSC 2019



The AfroVision Song Contest was started in 2019, following the first EFSC in June 2019. The contest took place in Cape Town, South Africa with 20 countries appaering in this edition. Held on Reddit on the subreddit r/FantasyVisionContests, by users u/DontBreakKayfabePlz and u/YourLocalBirdLord. The final was held after a two weeks voting period in August 2019.

Twenty countries debuted in this first edition, where the Angolan artist Matias Damásio eventually won with his song "Teu Olhar", gathering 125 points. The contest consisted of one final, considering the intial low interest and participation rate.

Location


The contest was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Ticketpro Dome. It was the first time South Africa hosted the AVSC, and the venue itself could hold up to 13,000 people.

South Africa was chosen as it was the most iconic and suitable African country, that could provide for every participant in theory. As the most recognisable and one of the most developed African country, South Africa was picked as the first nation to ever host the AfroVision Song contest.

Johannesburg was chosen as the hosting city after Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town were eliminated for various undisclosed reasons. Thereby leaving Johannesburg as the only remaining suitable city left. Johannesburg is known as the provincial capital of Gauteng province, the wealthiest province in South Africa - making it ideal to host the AfroVision Song Contest. "The city of gold" is one of the worlds largest urban areas and is classified as a megacity.

Participants
Twenty countries debuted in the first edition of AVSC.



Main article: AfroVision Countries