Danai Gurira and Tinashe, the hosts of this edition
The Current Music Competition February 2019 is the ninth edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in Zimbabwe after Oliver Heldens and Shungudzo have won the previous edition with the song "Fire In My Soul".
Rules
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- The entries must be released in December 2018 or January 2019.
- The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
- Eurovision songs are not allowed.
Schedule
Please note that this isn't the final version of the schedule. Changes aren't ruled out.
- January 20, 2019: Confirmations & song submission start
- January 31, 2019: Confirmations & song submission end
- February 2, 2019: Semifinals
- February 10, 2019: Semifinals results
- February 11, 2019: Grand Final
- February 19, 2019: Grand Final results
Countries
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
|---|---|---|
National Finals
Festival da Canção Brasil- Hrvatski Festival Melodija
- Hungarian Star
- Féile amhráin na hÉireann
- Canzone d'Italia
- Mexico Se Suena
- Romanian National Final
- Zimbabwe Needs Your Help
Participants
Semifinal 1
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Kazakhstan |
Moldir Auelbekova | "Gulmin" | 15 | 68 |
| 02 |  Congo |
Elior | "Blame It On U" | 7 | 111 |
| 03 |  North Macedonia |
Martija Stanojković | "Get Crazy" | 14 | 72 |
| 04 |  United States |
Tiffany Young | "Born Again" | 5 | 136 |
| 05 |  Ukraine |
Opiya | "Meant For You" | 17 | 62 |
| 06 |  Japan |
Riri | "Maybe One Day" | 1 | 241 |
| 07 |  Sweden |
NOTD ft. Felix Jaehn | "So Close" | 6 | 127 |
| 08 |  Bulgaria |
Dessita ft. Galin | "#Musala" | 10 | 88 |
| 09 |  Spain |
Lola Indigo | "Fuerte" | 3 | 163 |
| 10 |  Taiwan |
Shi Shi | "Love Me Like A Liar" | 2 | 193 |
| 11 |  Israel |
Mergui | "Hazug Haze" | 18 | 43 |
| 12 |  Kosovo |
Kida | "Ka Je" | 11 | 88 |
| 13 |  Netherlands |
Within Temptation | "Raise Your Banner" | 13 | 84 |
| 14 |  Hungary |
Szőcs Renáta | "Szemed Mindent Lát" | 8 | 106 |
| 15 |  Russia |
Redji Bloom | "Prizhimayu" | 19 | 35 |
| 16 |  Ireland |
Talos | "The Light Upon Us" | 9 | 97 |
| 17 |  Trinidad & Tobago |
Niyoka | "Privado" | 16 | 65 |
| 18 |  South Africa |
James Carter ft. Dominic Neill | "Give Me Your Love" | 12 | 87 |
| 19 |  Yemen |
A-WA | "Mudbira" | 4 | 154 |
Semifinal 2
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Finland |
Vesala | "Mul ei oo lapsuudensankarii" | 9 | 96 |
| 02 |  Colombia |
Anuel AA ft. Karol G | "Secreto" | 17 | 53 |
| 03 |  Mexico |
Gloria Trevi | "Vas A Recordarme" | 18 | 51 |
| 04 |  France |
Yseult | "Rien à Prouver" | 5 | 142 |
| 05 |  Croatia |
Franka | "Tajno" | 15 | 57 |
| 06 |  South Korea |
Chungha | "Gotta Go" | 4 | 150 |
| 07 |  Poland |
Saszan | "Widzę Tylko Nas" | 16 | 57 |
| 08 |  Turkey |
Mustafa Sandal | "Gel Bana" | 19 | 32 |
| 09 |  Norway |
Aurora | "Animal" | 3 | 156 |
| 10 |  Slovakia |
Erika Rein | "Losing My Ground" | 8 | 107 |
| 11 |  Germany |
Giant Rooks | "Wild Stare" | 7 | 117 |
| 12 |  United Kingdom |
Fleur East | "Favourite Thing" | 1 | 195 |
| 13 |  Brazil |
IZA ft. Caetano Veloso | "Divino Maravilhoso" | 14 | 66 |
| 14 |  Canada |
Allie X | "Science" | 11 | 90 |
| 15 |  Romania |
Iova | "North" | 2 | 172 |
| 16 |  Greece |
Demy | "Ela" | 13 | 68 |
| 17 |  Azerbaijan |
Damla | "Kabus" | 12 | 85 |
| 18 |  Denmark |
Amaranthe | "Dream" | 6 | 128 |
| 19 |  Vietnam |
Karik ft. Emma | "Tất Cả Tại Anh" | 10 | 96 |
Grand Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ireland |
Talos | "The Light Upon Us" | 13 | 140 |
| 02 | Congo |
Elior | "Blame It On U" | 15 | 126 |
| 03 |  Cambodia |
Tep Boprek | "Hello Fox" | 24 | 81 |
| 04 | Finland |
Vesala | "Mul ei oo lapsuudensankarii" | 12 | 141 |
| 05 |  Italy |
Marco Mengoni ft. Tom Walker | "Hola (I Say)" | 8 | 155 |
| 06 | United Kingdom |
Fleur East | "Favourite Thing" | 1 | 198 |
| 07 | France |
Yseult | "Rien à Prouver" | 6 | 171 |
| 08 | Germany |
Giant Rooks | "Wild Stare" | 17 | 107 |
| 09 | Bulgaria |
Dessita ft. Galin | "#Musala" | 9 | 155 |
| 10 | Taiwan |
Shi Shi | "Love Me Like A Liar" | 3 | 191 |
| 11 | Slovakia |
Erika Rein | "Losing My Ground" | 25 | 66 |
| 12 |  China |
Cai Xukun | "Wait Wait Wait" | 19 | 100 |
| 13 | United States |
Tiffany Young | "Born Again" | 16 | 121 |
| 14 |  Zimbabwe |
Taps | "Sober" | 22 | 85 |
| 15 | Yemen |
A-WA | "Mudbira" | 2 | 193 |
| 16 | Hungary |
Szőcs Renáta | "Szemed Mindent Lát" | 23 | 83 |
| 17 |  Albania |
Samanta ft. Elinel | "Vone" | 11 | 145 |
| 18 |  Belgium |
Loïc Nottet | "On Fire" | 7 | 162 |
| 19 | Vietnam |
Karik ft. Emma | "Tất Cả Tại Anh" | 26 | 62 |
| 20 | Norway |
Aurora | "Animal" | 21 | 85 |
| 21 | South Korea |
Chungha | "Gotta Go" | 5 | 183 |
| 22 | Denmark |
Amaranthe | "Dream" | 10 | 154 |
| 23 | Spain |
Lola Indigo | "Fuerte" | 14 | 128 |
| 24 | Sweden |
NOTD ft. Felix Jaehn | "So Close" | 20 | 85 |
| 25 | Romania |
Iova | "North" | 18 | 102 |
| 26 | Japan |
Riri | "Maybe One Day" | 4 | 184 |
Returning artists
| Artist | Country | Previous appearance(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Gloria Trevi | Mexico |
August 2018 |
| IZA | Brazil |
November 2018 |
| Kida | Kosovo |
September 2018 |
| Lola Indigo | Spain |
September 2018 |
| Mergui | Israel |
October 2018 |
| Tiffany Young | United States |
November 2018 |
| Vesala | Finland |
November 2018 |
