LiuVision 2

Liuvision Song Contest 02, often referred as LVSC 02, was the second edition of the Liuvision Song Contest. The edition was held in Venice, Italy, following the victory of Diodate with Che Vita Meravigliosa the previous edition.

Fifteen countries participated in this edition, having two new debutants.

The winner of the edition was Canada with the song "Shinigami Eyes" performed by Grimes, which scored 127 points, just five points over the runner-up, Kosovo. The top 5 was followed by France, Scotland and Japan. The host's country, Lithuania, placed 13th.

Location
This edition was hosted in Venice, the northeastern Italian city. Venice is the capital of Veneto region and it's composed of a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. Venice is also know as the City of Canals and a really popular destination for travel.

Bidding process

The bidding process began immediately after the first contest was concluded. Milan, Genova, Turin, Rome, Trieste, Venice and Pisa 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 22nd of August, 2022, Venice was selected as the host city for the second edition of the LiuVision Song Contest.



Participating countries
Fifteen countries participated in the second edition of the contest. A total of five countries stayed for another edition. This was the first edition where some countries non-participants in Eurovision were allowed, such as Canada, which eventually won.

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

 Presenters 

The winner of previous edition, Diodato, was selected as host for this edition and he was accompanied by the religious figure Pope Francis. The Green Room was also hosted by Pasta PNG, which was in charge of the interviews.

 Opening, breaks and interval acts 

The Grand Final opened with Diodato, winner of last edition, singing his entry that was planned to represent Italy in 2020, Fai Rumore. This was followed by the flag parade and the hosts reveal. Every each 4 acts, an small interview occured to a contestant. The contestants that got interviewed where De Maar (representatives of The Netherlands), Elina Born (representative of Estonia) & Monika Liu (representative of Lithuania).

Two intervals took place this editions. The first one was Il Volo (representatives of Italy in Eurovision 2015) singing Volare, a really popular Italian song worldwide. The second was a medley of Diodato with the songs Fino a farci scomparire, Un'altra estate and, his winning song, Che Vita Meravigliosa.

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