Mystical Song Contest 2

The Mystical Song Contest #2 (also known as MSC 2) was the second edition of the Mystical Song Contest. It took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands after Krystl won in Paris, 🇫🇷 France.

It was confirmed that 50 countries participated in the 2nd edition. 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇲🇦 Morocco,             🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 United States debuted.

The top 6 of last edition The Netherlands, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 🇩🇪 Germany were automatically pre qualified for the Grand Final of this edition. The 44 other countries that participated were split into 2 semi finals.

The running orders were made by the supervisor of the contest ESC Thømås.

Amsterdam
Amsterdam (/ˈæmstərdæm/, UK also /ˌæmstərˈdæm/; Dutch: [ɑmstərˈdɑm] (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands with a population of 872,680 within the city proper, 1,380,872 in the urban area and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. Found within the province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", attributed by the large number of canals which form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Amsterdam's name derives from Amstelredamme, indicative of the city's origin around a dam in the river Amstel. Originating as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world in the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century and became the leading centre for finance and trade. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded, and many new neighbourhoods and suburbs were planned and built. The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam and the 19–20th century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Sloten, annexed in 1921 by the municipality of Amsterdam, is the oldest part of the city, dating to the 9th century.

As the commercial capital of the Netherlands and one of the top financial centres in Europe, Amsterdam is considered an alpha-world city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) study group. The city is also the cultural capital of the Netherlands. Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there, including Philips, AkzoNobel, TomTom and ING. Also, many of the world's largest companies are based in Amsterdam or have established their European headquarters in the city, such as leading technology companies Uber, Netflix and Tesla. In 2012, Amsterdam was ranked the second best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and 12th globally on quality of living for environment and infrastructure by Mercer. The city was ranked 4th place globally as top tech hub in the Savills Tech Cities 2019 report (2nd in Europe), and 3rd in innovation by Australian innovation agency 2thinknow in their Innovation Cities Index 2009. The Port of Amsterdam is the fifth largest in Europe. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands, and the third busiest in Europe. Famous Amsterdam residents include the diarist Anne Frank, artists Rembrandt and Van Gogh, and philosopher Baruch Spinoza.

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in the world. Amsterdam's main attractions include its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, the Concertgebouw, the Anne Frank House, the Scheepvaartmuseum, the Amsterdam Museum, the Heineken Experience, the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, Natura Artis Magistra, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, NEMO, the red-light district and many cannabis coffee shops. They draw more than 5 million international visitors annually.

Host of the show
On May 10, 2018 it was announced that Maan was the host of Mystical Song Contest 2.

Manuela "Maan" de Steenwinkel (born 10 February 1997), also known as simply Maan, is a Dutch singer and actress. De Steenwinkel first came to prominence after winning season six of The Voice of Holland.

She has subsequently taken part in the Dutch television series De beste zangers van Nederland and in the Dutch version of Dance Dance Dance.

De Steenwinkel was born in Bergen, North Holland. Her father is a television director and her mother a teacher. She attended Murmellius Gymnasium in Alkmaar.

In 2015, de Steenwinkel auditioned for season six of The Voice of Holland, where she was a member of Team Marco. She performed "The Power of Love" in her blind audition, where all four coaches turned their chairs. On 29 January 2016, de Steenwinkel went on to win the competition.

Following her win, she released the single "Perfect World", which was certified gold and peaked within the Top 40 in the Netherlands.

Her followup single, "Ride It", achieved similar levels of success.

In 2017, de Steenwinkel became involved with season ten of De beste zangers van Nederland and season three of Dance Dance Dance.

there was criticism for De Steenwinkel in 2016, her appearing many times in a talk show Pauw which her rich father created and is the director for, getting critique like being rich daddy's girl

Returning Artists
Here is the list of the returning artists for the 2nd edition.

Semi Finals
On May 10, 2018 the supervisor of the contest ESC Thømås revealed the running order of both semi finals.

The big 6 members were assigned to a semi final where they had to vote.

A total of 22 countries competed in each semi final and 10 countries qualified in both.

Semi Final 1
In this semi final 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 🇩🇪 Germany had to vote.

Semi Final 2
In this semi final The Netherlands, 🇮🇱 Israel and 🇨🇾 Cyprus had to vote.

Grand Final
On May 15, 2018 the supervisor of the contest ESC Thømås revealed the running order of the Grand.