Lingovision Song Contest 1

Lingovision Song Contest 1 was the first edition of the Lingovision Song Contest. It had a total of 11 participants. The language rule of this edition was that the song had to be entirely sung in the national language and/or a protected/recognised language. For example, if Malta entered, Maltese and English would be accepted as national languages, as well as Italian, a recognised language of the archipelago This rule was to be followed in Lingovision for the forseeable future.

All the nations have voted. The winner is Ireland. The top 5 contestants got to select their entries first for the Lingovision Song Contest 2, while others were asked to wait. The host country, United Kingdom, came last.

The show was held in Manchester, one of the largest cities in the United Kingdom and home to one of the largest arenas in Europe, Manchester Arena.

Hosting
In September, a set of formal rules for applying to host the contest were laid out by the organising committee: Several cities made bids to host the contest, which are listed below: During Nordicvision 5, it was announced by the hosts that the city of Manchester had been chosen to host the first Lingovision Song Contest. The Mayor, Andy Burnham, said that the decision was "an investment in Manchester".
 * The city has to be reasonably easy to access from a major international airport (defined by having flights to over 7 countries excluding the host country).
 * The venue must be accessible from both the airport and the city centre with reasonable ease.
 * The venue must be available for a few weeks before and after the contest for preparations and demolitions to take place.
 * The venue cannot be open-air, but should be a building with both heating and air conditioning with a capacity of at least 10,000 people and must be sound and light insulated.
 * It must be possible for the green room to be inside the arena.

National Finals
Quite a few nations held national finals. These were: Ireland - Amhran Don Éire, Greece - Ethno-Bop 2000 and Estonia - Eesti Lauluvõistlus.

Live Shows
Since there were only 11 participants, only 1 Grand Final was hosted. The hosts of the Grand Final were Mel Giedroyc and Graham Norton. Instead of the original planned idea that each country shall reveal their votes individually, the BBC announced that the jury votes and televotes will be announced as batches. The final was delayed by 3 days due to technical issues with the satellite feed.