Eurovision Song Contest - Fans Club Game 1

The 1st edition of Eurovision Song Contest - Fans Club Game was organised in Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. The decision of choosing the first official host of the contest was made by Jakov Starkas, an executive supervisor and creator of the whole contest.

It was the very first edition of the contest. The whole show consisted of two Semi-finals and Grand Final and all of them were hosted by a single presenter, Petra Mede, who already had quite an experience in this field, previously being a single presenter of Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and a co-host of Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

The winner of the contest was North Macedonia with the song "Crno i Belo" performed by Kaliopi. She received 152 points for her song, which become a first points record in the Eurovision Song Contest - Fans Club Game.

Format
Participating countries were both from geographical and historical Europe. There was no special guest in this edition. Each country had a set of points from 1-8, 10 and 12 to give in their own Semi-Final and then in the Grand Final later on. 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 is random, after randomization personally held by a creator of the contest.

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

Semi-final 1
Twenty five countries participated in the first semi-final. Fifteen highlighted countries qualified for the Grand Final.

Semi-final 2
Twenty five countries participated in the first semi-final. Fifteen highlighted countries qualified for the Grand Final.

The Grand Final
30 countries participated in the final, with all 50 participating countries eligible to vote.