Waiting List Song Contest 205

The Waiting List Song Contest 205 was the 205th edition of the Waiting List Song Contest. After the winning country, Tybalteva, declined the hosting rights following their second consecutive victory, it was yet to determine which country would host the event. Soon after the bidding phase started, second placed Moisantia announced they are unable to host the event as well. Third placed Solentoya was next in line for hosting and after a short negotiations accepted to host the event in the second biggest city — Alasanti.

ÜÜCS returned just for this edition and announced it would probably be their last edition ever. During the first phase of the organisation, Endórë joined the Waiting List and thus debuted at this edition.

Bidding Phase
The Coca Cola Arena has been announced as host venue for this upcoming edition of WLSC. Initially the decision was between this and 2 other venues in Alasanti however the central Location of the Coca Cola Arena, some sponsorship money and connections to hotels etc made it the ideal location. With a Capacity of around 17,000 people it also meant that expenses wouldn't run too out of control while keeping a large sized audience. As well as this venue, a 'fan zone' will be constructed in the Haia square nearby to the Arena where people will be able to interact with the entrants in regular events and eachother while also being able to watch it live on a big screen. All of this easily accessed via the central subway line, buses or tram.

The other 2 venue choices were both rejected for multiple reasons. The first being the Ciotola del sole del cielo. While also located to the centre of Alasanti and the home of the Alasanti Pegasus football team, it was ultimately rejected as it was considered too big and expensive. With a capacity of 60,000 while it would have made a great place for a huge event the concerns over it seeming too empty or being able to fill the seats were too great, as well as potential scheduling problems with the football season in Solentoya. The final choice was the Miral Point Arena located close to the docks and sea front on the outskirts of Alasnti, With a similar capacity to that of the Coca Cola Arena (18,000) it was the main contender and had much going for it, such as good transport links connected to the centre and the beach front hotels. It was rejected as the choice due to concerns the venue wouldn't be finished in time. The Arena being newly built, there was still a lot of landscaping and local infrastructure work going on that may not have been finished in time.

Countries that participated in the previous edition

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 * Belvist_zastava.jpg Belvist
 * Emsfront.jpg Emsfrynt
 * Flag_of_Il-Bidu.png Il-Bidu
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 * Oussou_Empire_Flag.png Oussou Empire
 * Svobodnia_Flag.png Svobodnia
 * Tybaltevan_icon.png Tybalteva