Quackvision Song Contest 03

The Quackvision Song Contest 03, also referred to as QSC 03, was the third edition of the Quackvision Song Contest. The edition tpok place in Piraeus, Greece, after the country's win in Hamar. There were 36 competing nations. Russia took home the win with polnalyubvi's "Komety", while Hong Kong's Lexie Liu taking second with her song "Magician" and North Korea took third with NATURE and their song "LIMBO!". Sweden and Singapore rounded out the top five.

City
Piraeus (/paɪˈriːəs, pɪˈreɪəs/ py-REE-əs, pirr-AY-əs; Greek: Πειραιάς Peiraiás [pireˈas]; Ancient Greek: Πειραιεύς Peiraieús [peːrai̯eús]) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located eight kilometres (5 mi) southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf. The municipality of Piraeus and four other suburban municipalities form the regional unit of Piraeus, sometimes called the Greater Piraeus area, with a total population of 448,997. At the 2011 census, Piraeus had a population of 163,688 people, making it the fifth largest municipality in Greece and the second largest (after the municipality of Athens) within the Athens urban area.

Venue
The Peace and Friendship Stadium (Greek: Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας, romanized: Stadio Eirinis kai Philias), commonly known by its acronym SEF, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Piraeus, on the coastal zone of Attica, Greece. The arena is mostly known for being the home to EuroLeague team Olympiacos, and is the central venue of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. It opened in 1985 and its design was inspired by Palasport di San Siro. The arena complex also contains a 942-seat amphitheater, a weight training room, a full practice facility, three auxiliary courts that house the Olympiacos youth clubs, and the Olympiacos team office. It is also used as training center for the Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association.

Production
The third edition of the Quackvision Song Contest is being developed by the Quackvision developers and staff, in collaboration with ERT.

Visual Design
The theme art and slogan were revealed on the Quackvision Event 03, and was revealed to have been made by VaullkX, alongside quaackeers and DubbleTrubbleBoy.

Presenters
The presenters were revealed to be Eleni Foureira and Katerina Stikoudi during the Quackvision Event 03, on the 8th of January, 2023.

Stage Design
The stage is currently in development by the Quackvision developers and staff, with quaackeers as the main developer.

Quackvision Event 03
The Quackvision Event 03 was held on the 8th of January, 2023, at the Sporting Arena, in Athens. The event was hosted by previous edition winner Markella and included performances of "Fotia" by Evangelia and "Pandura", by Tamta. The event revealed the artwork, slogan, host city, venue and the dates for the live shows. After the last performance, the allocation draw was held (with four pots decided previously). Below are the pots.

Participants
The edition has 36 entrants, including hosts Greece.

Returning Artists
QSC 03 marked the first edition to have a returning artist from a previous edition, CLASS:Y. Chisu, runner-up for Finland back at the first edition, competed in the Finnish National Final.

National Finals

 * Flag of Finland.svg Finland - Suomen Laulu
 * Flag of Guam (3-2).svg Guam - Palmfest
 * Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea - Korea's Decision
 * Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden - Melodifestivalen
 * Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine - Holos Ukrayiny