The Current Music Competition May 2019 was the twelfth edition of the Current Music Competition. It took place in Belgium after Lea Rue's victory in the previous edition.
Rules
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- The entries must be released in March or April 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.
- April 20, 2019: Confirmations & song submission start
- April 30, 2019: Confirmations & song submission end
- May 2, 2019: Semifinals
- May 10, 2019: Semifinals results
- May 11, 2019: Grand Final
- May 22, 2019: Grand Final results
Countries
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
|---|---|---|
National Finals
Help Aussies V2- Unser Lied für Belgien
- Greek National Final
- Hungarian Star May
- Mitz'aad HaShirim
- Qazaqstan Äwenderi Festïvali 03
- Mexico se Sueña 4
- Pittoresque
- España te necesitas 02
Participants
Semifinal 1
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  India |
Ritu Agarwal | "Ek Dafaa" | 13 | 77 |
| 02 |  Morocco |
Bilal Hassani | "Fais Beleck" | 10 | 107 |
| 03 |  Egypt |
Nathalie Saba | "Fe Nas" | 6 | 140 |
| 04 |  United States |
Audien ft. Echosmith | "Favorite Sound" | 9 | 116 |
| 05 |  China |
Boy Story | "Oh My Gosh" | 15 | 32 |
| 06 |  Mexico |
Paulina Rubio | "Ya No Me Engañas" | 5 | 141 |
| 07 |  Nepal |
The Cartoonz Crew ft. Sushant KC | "Saath Sadhaiko" | 3 | 155 |
| 08 |  Poland |
Gromee ft. WurlD | "Love Me Now" | 12 | 80 |
| 09 |  United Kingdom |
Sody | "The Bully" | 4 | 142 |
| 10 |  France |
Olivier Marguerit | "Les Pédales" | 11 | 106 |
| 11 |  Israel |
Ran Danker | "Bayt" | 7 | 131 |
| 12 |  Hungary |
Kasza Tibi | "Kis Hülye Vagy" | 8 | 122 |
| 13 |  Brazil |
Sophia Messa | "moneydontfixlonely" | 2 | 156 |
| 14 |  Kazakhstan |
Tamiris | "Naizagai" | 1 | 172 |
| 15 |  Russia |
HammAli & Navai | "Bez Tebya Ya Ne Ya" | 14 | 55 |
Semifinal 2
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Canada |
Lennon Stella | "Bitch" | 5 | 126 |
| 02 |  Iran |
Sevdaliza | "Darkest Hour" | 11 | 95 |
| 03 |  Australia |
Cxloe | "I Can't Have Nice Things" | 3 | 145 |
| 04 |  Uzbekistan |
Umidaxon | "Yonsin Yurak" | 13 | 69 |
| 05 |  Finland |
Jannika B | "Kaksi Jotka Pelkaa" | 7 | 120 |
| 06 |  Latvia |
Anete Porga | "Pienākt Tuvāk" | 14 | 62 |
| 07 |  Turkey |
Rabia Tunçbilek | "Merhaba Dünya" | 2 | 146 |
| 08 |  Thailand |
Jannine Weigel | "Words" | 10 | 96 |
| 09 |  Faroe Islands |
Lea Kampmann | "Sail" | 1 | 180 |
| 10 |  Norway |
Kygo ft. Rita Ora | "Carry On" | 8 | 118 |
| 11 |  Azerbaijan |
Dihaj | "Dəşti Təsnifi" | 9 | 110 |
| 12 |  Germany |
Future Palace | "Maybe" | 6 | 123 |
| 13 |  South Korea |
Pentagon | "Spring Snow" | 15 | 30 |
| 14 |  Barbados |
Grace Acladna | "Fuming" | 12 | 88 |
| 15 |  Greece |
Xenia Ghali | "Dopamine" | 4 | 141 |
Grand Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Turkey |
Rabia Tunçbilek | "Merhaba Dünya" | 4 | 142 |
| 02 |  Spain |
Rosalía ft. J Balvin | "Con Altura" | 22 | 75 |
| 03 | United States |
Audien ft. Echosmith | "Favorite Sound" | 10 | 126 |
| 04 | United Kingdom |
Sody | "The Bully" | 5 | 136 |
| 05 | Israel |
Ran Danker | "Bayt" | 2 | 181 |
| 06 |  Sweden |
Darin | "Hög" | 12 | 117 |
| 07 | Nepal |
The Cartoonz Crew ft. Sushant KC | "Saath Sadhaiko" | 20 | 91 |
| 08 | Australia |
Cxloe | "I Can't Have Nice Things" | 1 | 183 |
| 09 | Hungary |
Kasza Tibi | "Kis Hülye Vagy" | 16 | 102 |
| 10 |  Belgium |
Angèle | "Balance Ton Quoi" | 8 | 126 |
| 11 | Mexico |
Paulina Rubio | "Ya No Me Engañas" | 11 | 125 |
| 12 |  Albania |
Majk ft. Butrint Imeri | "Sa Gjynah" | 26 | 10 |
| 13 | Greece |
Xenia Ghali | "Dopamine" | 17 | 102 |
| 14 | Norway |
Kygo ft. Rita Ora | "Carry On" | 25 | 31 |
| 15 |  Guyana |
Anjulie | "Eyes Closed" | 24 | 44 |
| 16 | Azerbaijan |
Dihaj | "Dəşti Təsnifi" | 7 | 129 |
| 17 | Canada |
Lennon Stella | "Bitch" | 19 | 92 |
| 18 | Morocco |
Bilal Hassani | "Fais Beleck" | 13 | 112 |
| 19 |  Bulgaria |
Nelina Georgieva | "Rai" | 23 | 61 |
| 20 | Thailand |
Jannine Weigel | "Words" | 21 | 89 |
| 21 | Egypt |
Nathalie Saba | "Fe Nas" | 9 | 126 |
| 22 | Finland |
Jannika B | "Kaksi Jotka Pelkaa" | 18 | 99 |
| 23 | Faroe Islands |
Lea Kampmann | "Sail" | 3 | 159 |
| 24 | Germany |
Future Palace | "Maybe" | 15 | 107 |
| 25 | Kazakhstan |
Tamiris | "Naizagai" | 14 | 112 |
| 26 | Brazil |
Sophia Messa | "moneydontfixlonely" | 6 | 133 |
Returning artists
| Artist | Country | Previous appearance(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Anjulie | Guyana |
April 2019 |
| J Balvin |  Puerto Rico, Spain |
July 2018, January 2019 |
| Rita Ora |  Kosovo, Norway |
October 2018 |
| Xenia Ghali | Greece |
January 2019 |
