Harmony Song Contest 1

Harmony Song Contest 1 was the inaugural edition of the Harmony Song Contest (HSC). It was hosted in Malaga, Spain. The contest was developed in December 2021 following the cessation of the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged (ESCT). Malaga was chosen as host city because it was disqualified from hosting ESCT.

Location
For further information see Málaga Malaga is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most populous in Spain. It lies on the Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun) of the Mediterranean, about 100 kilometres (62.14 miles) east of the Strait of Gibraltar and about 130 km (80.78 mi) north of Africa.

Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the oldest cities in Europe and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. According to most scholars, it was founded about 770 BC by the Phoenicians as Malaka. From the 6th century BC the city was under the hegemony of Ancient Carthage, and from 218 BC, it was ruled by the Roman Republic and then empire as Malaca (Latin). After the fall of the empire and the end of Visigothic rule, it was under Islamic rule as Mālaqah for 800 years, but in 1487, the Crown of Castille gained control in the midst of the Granada War. The archaeological remains and monuments from the Phoenician, Roman, Arabic and Christian eras make the historic center of the city an "open museum", displaying its history of nearly 3,000 years.

Participating countries
Forty countries participated in the first edition of the contest. The submissions for the first editions opened on 1 January 2022. Each country had the option of hosting a National selection or making an internal selection.

Semi-final 1
Seventeen countries participated in the first semi-final. Monaco, Portugal, and Spain also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Semi-final 2
Seventeen countries participated in the first semi-final. Australia, France, and Russia also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Final
Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all forty participating countries eligible to vote.

Semi-final 1
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12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the first semi-final:

Semi-final 2
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12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the second semi-final:

Final
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12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final: