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The Kantvision Karaoke Contest (often abbreviated as KVKC) is an international online karaoke competition held primarily on Instagram under the handle @kantvisionkaraokecontest.

The contest is inspired by song festivals such as the Eurovision Song Contest, but focuses on karaoke performances submitted by contestants around the world.

Format

Unlike a traditional song contest, the Kantvision Karaoke Contest is a karaoke competition open to all songs, not just Eurovision entries. Two semi finals are held, where the best contestants qualify from it into the grand final. However, a wildcard round may save one of the nonqualifiers and give them a ticket into the grand final. In ED 1, the number of qualifiers were 9 from each semi, +2 wildcard entries. There were no auto Qualifiers in the first edition. The top 4 highest scoring countries got to be the auto qualifiers for the 2nd edition, where the winning country from the previous edition got handed to opportunity to host the next edition. The grand final of the 2nd edition featured the auto qualifiers and the top 10 entries in teach semi final + 1 wildcard.

Country Representation

While singers represent specific countries, they are not required to choose songs from that country.

Performance Rules

Contestants must perform over an instrumental track.
No auto-tuning or pitch correction is allowed on vocals.

Community Standards

The contest enforces strict rules against disrespectful behavior, racism, homophobia, and other harmful conduct. The organizers also note that minors are among the participants, so respectful engagement is required.

History & Editions

First Edition: Won By Eden, performing a karaoke version of "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish.
Second Edition: Won by Mia Tomic, performing a karaoke version of "Doomsday Blue" by Bambie Thug.
Third Edition: Features 36 countries, with Cork, Ireland announced as its symbolic host location. This is the current edition, currently going on.

Number of Participating Countries per edition

In ED 1, 28 countries participated in the contest, In Ed 2, there were 36 participants, however, two of them (Spain and Luxembourg) were disqualified for not meeting deadlines.