Lingovision Song Contest 2

The second edition of the Lingovision Song Contest, held in Dublin, Ireland, had a total of 7 participants. This was significantly lower than the number for the previous edition, so the voting system was changed to adapt to the void.

All nations have voted. The winner is Hungary. They will host in Budapest in the new year.

There was initial controvesy over who the host broadcaster would be. On one hand, the larger, national public broadcaster RTE was seen to be a better choice because they could deliver a better show. However, it was pointed out that they mostly broadcast in English, whereas this contest celebrates national languages. Though English is a national language of Ireland, it is widely seen that an Irish-language broadcaster  would be better suited to show the world how well Ireland could host such a large show.

In the end, TG4 was announced as the only broadcaster who was considered truly suitable for the job of hosting, and therefore were awarded the right to host.

After the show, controvesy once again striked. The tiebreaker used appeared to be inconsistent. However, upon further exploration, the tiebreaker used by TG4 was whoever got the higher median score. This meant that United Kingdom went into 3rd place and Ireland, the host, finished last. This was the 2nd time in a row that the host nation finished last, after the UK achieving the same feat in edition 1 following a controversial internal selection.

Hosting
The Committee told the Irish broadcaster TG4 to arrange a list of suitable venues. The venues provided were overwhelmingly stadiums, a lot of which the Committee rejected after some consideration of how feasible it was to arrange a temporary roof and how well-connected the cities were. The cities left were then contacted to arrange a viewing of the venue and city. The final choice was the capital, Dublin.

National Finals
Amhrán Don Éire [Ireland] was planned as a national final for Ireland. However, eventually it was cancelled and Ireland chose an internal selection. Meanwile, the United Kingdom hosted a national final under the name of Lingovision: You Can Actually Decide. Bulgaria was expected to host a national final, before it withdrew completely from the contest due to the Bulgarian broadcaster BNT not being able to find an adequate response.

Live Shows
There was only 1 grand final.