LiuVision 3

Liuvision Song Contest 03, often referred as LVSC 03, was the third edition of the Liuvision Song Contest. The edition was held in Niagara Falls, Canada, following the victory of Grimes with Shinigami Eyes the previous edition.

Nineteen countries participated in this edition, having 4 new debutants.

The winner of the edition was Ukraine with the song "Kalyna" performed by band Go_A, which scored 167 points, twentyfive points over the runner-up, Wales. The top 5 was followed by England, Norway and USA, which was the host's country.

Location
This edition was hosted in Niagara Falls, a city in Ontario, Canada. Niagara Falls is on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario, with a population of 88,071 at the 2016 census.

Bidding process

The bidding process began short after the second contest was concluded. Crumlin, Greater Sudbury, Halifax, Niagara Falls, Regina, Victoria, Waterloo were the possible cities that made it to the shortlist. Eventually, the final phase of the bidding process came down to 2 cities, Venice and Rome.

On the 11th of September, 2022, Niagara Falls was selected as the host city for the third edition of the LiuVision Song Contest.

Participating countries
Nineteen countries participated in the second edition of the contest. A total of six countries stayed for another edition. Italy returned to the contest after a missing entry when they hosted.

Production
The second edition of Liuvision Song Contest was organised by Baddy, winner of previous edition (they were in charge of deciding the host city, hosts, promotion...)

 Presenters 

The winner of previous edition, Grimes, was selected as host for this edition and she was accompanied by the famous server figure Kate Miller. The Green Room was hosted by Avril Lasagne, which was in charge of the interviews.

 Opening, breaks and interval acts 

The Grand Final opened with the canadian pop-rock star, Avril Lavigne, singing her most famous song, Girlfriend. This was followed by the flag parade and the hosts reveal. Every each 5 acts, an small interview occured to a contestant. The contestants that got interviewed where Beethoveen (representative of Germany), Victoria Monét (representative of USA) & Pope Francis (representative of Vatican City).

Two intervals took place this editions. The first one was Céline Dion (winner of Eurovision 1988) singing I Drove All Night. The second was a medley of Grimes with the songs Genesis, Player of Games and, her winning song, Shinigami Eyes.

12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's vote in the grand final: