Microvision 2020
Microvision 2020 | |
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Dates | |
Final | 31 December 2020 |
Host | |
Venue | Troncopañya |
Directed by | Micronational Broadcasting Union |
Host broadcaster | Corporació Troncopañyola de Mitjans de Comunicació (CTCM) |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 7 |
Debuting countries | Alevican Overseas Territory of the Village of Pedro |
Non-returning countries | Nova-Occitania Arbreland |
Vote | |
Voting system | Each micronation gives 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 points to 6 songs of their choice. |
Winning song | Tacones Baratos - Huecco Catonia |
The Microvision Song Festival 2020 was the sixth edition of the Microvision Song Festival, organized by the Micronational Broadcasting Union (MBU).
The event saw participation from several micronations, with Catonia emerging as the winner with their song "Tacones Baratos" performed by Huecco. The competition featured a total of seven entries from participating countries, each of which allocated points to their favorite songs using the traditional Eurovision style voting system.
Organization and Location
The process for selecting the host nation of the Microvision Song Festival lacks specific rules but traditionally grants the winner the first opportunity to host. In cases where the initial winner declines, the opportunity passes sequentially to subsequent winners until an organizer is secured. For the Microvision Song Festival 2020, Troncopañya was selected as the host nation following this customary procedure, announcing its role in December of the preceding year. On the beginning of December, it was announced that the former winner Troncopañya would host the 2020 edition.
Participating countries
- Table key
List of participating countries
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
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1 | Overseas Territory of the Village of Pedro | English | Joe Esposito | You are the Best | - | 6 | 30 |
2 | Rino Island | Spanish | Soundtrack | ¡Misteriosa Aventura! | Mysterious Adventure! | 4 | 44 |
3 | Alevican | Spanish & English | Black Eyed Peas | Mamacita | Mommy | 7 | 10 |
4 | Catonia | Spanish | Huecco | Tacones Baratos | Cheap Heels | 1 | 57 |
5 | Helitania | Spanish | La Oreja de Van Gogh | Dulce locura | Sweet madness | 3 | 47 |
6 | Draaken | Spanish | Pignoise | Sigo llorando por ti | I'm still crying for you | 5 | 38 |
7 | Troncopañya | Catalan | Various Artists | Un Sant Jordi Diferent | A Different Saint George | 2 | 47 |
Other countries
- Persico 1st Participation (Disqualified)
Withdrawals
Several micronations withdrew from participating in the Microvision Song Festival 2020:
- Nova-Occitania - Nova-Occitania announced via a statement on 5 May 2020 on Twitter that it would not send a delegation due to disagreements with host nation Troncopañya. Despite this decision, TV OC affirmed its continued involvement in technical operations within the Micronational Broadcasting Union.
- Arbreland - Arbreland originally selected their entry on 7 March 2020 with La Voix De L'arbre 2020. However on 11 December 2020 Arbreland was officially disestablished after almost a year with no activity.
Active MBU members
Other UMR members that have never participated
Incidents
CTCM hosting
As host, the broadcaster CTCM opened several internet pages to organize the election of the competition logo and the registration of participants, functions which customarily fall under the responsibility of the Micronational Broadcasting Union. In parallel, CTCM accepted the candidacy of participants who are not members of the organization, in total violation of the rules of the competition.
These actions led the UMR to delete some of the messages posted on the organization's forum. In response, a complaint was filed against the Nova-Occitania TV OC channel in Troncopañya. In response, the channel announced its withdrawal from the competition if it was organized by this broadcaster. On its Twitter account TV OC published that it was important to know how to differentiate the channel as an independent legal entity and the staff working there who may also have a responsibility at the Micronational Broadcasting Union. TV OC cannot be held responsible for individual actions at MBU level.
Similarly, while the calendar for registrations and the final date of the competition is organized jointly, between the host broadcaster and the Micronational Broadcasting Union, CTCM has unilaterally published its calendar with the consequence of organizing the show in November instead of this summer as desired by the MBU.
Criticism of provisional administration of MBU
In June 2020, after a series of irregularities in holding elections at the MBU, Helitania's television announced that they would not participate in the contest organized by the self-appointed administration. They pledged their participation in the Troncopaynia event. The problems were that the representative Chkaya opened a call for elections through a post in the organization's forum. However, Chkaya himself blocked responses to the forum immediately after submitting his candidacy.
The Republic of Rino Island reported that it would evaluate its participation in this year's event. Likewise, due to the serious irregularities in internal elections of the MBU and the fraudulent application of internal regulations, the Rino Island Broadcasting Company invited members to change the forum, and to hold elections according to the current statute, with full guarantees.
Following the Rino Island claim, Chkaya gave up micronationalism, citing health problems.