Eurovision Song Contest - Fans Club Game 7

The 7th edition of Eurovision Song Contest - Fans Club Game was organised in Cinecittà, Rome in Italy, following the country's victory in 6th edition of the contest in Prague with the song "In My Arms" by Ancient Bards.

It was the first contest held by the Italian broadcaster. Just like in the previous edition, the show consisted of three Semi-finals, Second Chance and the Grand Final. All of them were hosted by an icon of Italian pop-culture - Raffaella Carrà and Nina Zilli, who represented Italy in Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and in the 5th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest - Fans Club Game.

The winner of the contest was Italy with the song "Í Tokuni" by Eivør, awarded with 157 points in total.

Format
The show still consisted of three Semi-finals, the Grand Final and Second Chance round in between. Countries that participated, just like before, could come from both geographical and historical Europe, with only one special guest(in this edition - United States). Same voting system; each country had a set of points from 1-8, 10 and 12 to give. The songs chosen could be original, found and selected by players themselves, as well as the ones, which previously had taken part in Eurovision Song Contest. The running order random, after a randomization personally held by a creator of the contest.

Participating Countries
In the seventh edition of Eurovision Song Contest - Fans Club Game, 50 countries submitted their applications for participation in the contest.

Semi-final 1
Eighteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Ten highlighted countries qualified for the Grand Final. 11th and 12th place qualified for Second Chance.

Semi-final 2
Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Ten highlighted countries qualified for the Grand Final. 11th and 12th place qualified for Second Chance.

Semi-final 3
Eighteen countries participated in the third semi-final. Ten highlighted countries qualified for the Grand Final. 11th and 12th place qualified for Second Chance.

Second Chance
Two highlighted countries qualified for the Grand Final.

The Grand Final
32 countries participated in the final, with all 54 participating countries eligible to vote.