European Song Contest 4

European Song Contest 4 was the fourth edition of the European Song Contest held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, after the win of Jimmy & Verona during the third edition of the contest. It was the third edition hosted in Slovenia, and second to be held in Ljubljana. A total of 11 countries participated in the third edition. Slovenia became the first ever country to host the contest twice in a row.

The show was won by Luxembourg, which was represented by Sally with her song "CORPS Á CORPS" and scored 146 points, making a new record. Ukraine placed second with 140 points, and Liechtenstein placed third with 127 points. It was the first ever edition to be won by a song in French and a debutant state.

Luxembourg announced, that they are prepared to host the fifth edition shortly after this one.

Bidding phase
In order to compete in the bidding selection, the city would have to fulfill following criteria:


 * The host city had to be near a major airport.
 * The venue must be available for at least six weeks before the contest and one week after the conclusion of the contest
 * The venue must not be open-air, but an air-conditioned building with a capacity of at least 10,000 and a minimum ceiling height of 15 metres (49 ft), insulated for sound and light.
 * The green room must be located as close to the arena as possible (or within it), with a capacity of 300.

With the total of 9 (out of 11) votes, the Arena Stožice was chosen the host the fourth edition.

Host City
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.

During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area. Ljubljana itself was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. Situated at the middle of a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, it was the historical capital of Carniola, one of the Slovene-inhabited parts of the Habsburg monarchy. It was under Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The city retained this status until Slovenia became independent in 1991 and Ljubljana became the capital of the newly formed state.

Presenter
Katarina Čas ([kataˈriːna t͡ʃás]; born 23 September 1976) is a Slovenian actress. Katarina is the daughter of Miran Čas (July 22, 1952, Slovenj Gradec - February 23, 2015, Ljubljana), a forester by profession, and his wife Aleksandra. She has a younger sister, Vita Čas.

She attended Bežigrad Grammar School in Ljubljana and continued her studies at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Ljubljana, graduating with a degree in marketing communication.

Čas was born in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia. Her first appearance on television was a 1988 commercial for the Slovene soft drink company carbonated Cockta, directed by Jaka Judnič. Her first movie was the 1989 Slovene youth film Peklenski načrt (The Infernal Plan). She started to appear on TV more often from 1997, as a host of music program for younger generations called Atlantis which was broadcast on Kanal A. Since 2005 she has hosted a music program called Aritmija on RTV Slovenija. Her international career began with the role of Gabriella in the 2011 Irish movie The Guard by John Michael McDonagh. Her most prominent role so far was 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, in which she portrayed Chantalle. Later, she portrayed Sophie in the 2015 film Danny Collins opposite Al Pacino.

Participants
The Reggia Broadcasting Union announced the list of 11 participants, with their songs being chosen via internal selection or a national choice. Luxembourg debuted in the contest, returned to participation and  Hungary withdrawn from the competition.

Debuting countries

 * Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg - the Luxembourger broadcaster RTL debuted in the competition, as they promised before the last one.

Returning countries

 * Flag_of_Austria.svg Austria - the Austrian broadcaster ORF faced a lot of criticism for leaving the competition and after reconsideration, Austria decided to come back to EuSC.

Withdrawing countries

 * Flag_of_Hungary.svg Hungary - the Hungarian broadcaster M1 decided to withdraw from participation in the European Song Contest due "too Western policies promoted by the competition".

Other countries

 * Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg The Netherlands - the Dutch broadcaster NPO announced, that the Netherlands would like to participate in the contest, although due to the unstable financial situation the country resigned from participation.
 * Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg North Macedonia - the Macedonian broadcaster MPT stated, that North Macedonia wants to participate in the competition, although due to the conflict with Bulgaria, it was politically impossible to participate.

Grande Finale
The running order for the Grande Finale was announced shortly before the contest, Slovenia, as the host, got to choose their starting position and decided it would be number 7. A new voting system was introduced with the new voting sets. Both countries had to submit 2 sets of votes (jury + televotes) with the system of 12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, with 12 to the best contestant and 1 to the worst.