Quackvision Song Contest 02

The Quackvision Song Contest 02, also referred to as QSC 02, will be the second edition of the Quackvision Song Contest. The edition will take place in Hamar, Norway, after the country's win in Gothenburg. The edition is expected to have 30 participants.

City
Hamar [ˈhɑ̂ːmɑr] is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake. Historically, it was the principal city of the former Hedmark county which is now part of the larger Innlandet county

Venue
CC Amfi, also known as Nordlyshallen ("The Northern Light Hall"), is an indoor sports arena in Hamar, Norway. It is mostly used for ice hockey and is the home arena of Storhamar Hockey. It has also been used for short track speed skating, figure skating, handball, events and concerts. The venue has a capacity for 7,000 spectators and was built for the 1994 Winter Olympics, where it was used for short track speed skating and figure skating. Other major events held at the arena include the 1999 IIHF World Championship in ice hockey, the 1999 World Women's Handball Championship, the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships and the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.

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

Visual Design
The theme art and slogan was revealed on the Quackvision Event 02, held on the 9th of October, 2022. The logo and slogan were made by VaullkX (logo, slogan) and quaackeers (slogan).

Presenters
The presenters were announced to be Aurora and Tone Damli during the Quackvision Event, alongside the Visual Design and Host City, on the 9th of October, 2022.

Stage Design
The stage was revealed on the 24th of October, 2022, and was fully built by quaackeers.

Quackvision Event 02
The Quackvision Event 02 is set to be held on the 9th of October, 2022, at the Oslo Spektrum, in Oslo. The event was hosted by previous edition winner EHLE and included performances of "You Stupid Bitch" by girl in red and "Cure For Me", by AURORA. 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 is expected to have 30 entrants, including hosts Norway.

Returning Artists
While no contestants that competed in the first edition are participating this edition, both Sophie Simmons for Canada and LÉON for Sweden had previously competed in the Canadian and Åland National Finals in the first edition.

Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final will take place on 5 November 2022 at 19:00 (CEST). Fourteen countries will compete in the first semi-final, with Canada and South Korea not performing.

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final will take place on 6 November 2022 at 19:00 (CEST). Fourteen countries will compete in the second semi-final, with Japan and Uganda not performing.

National Finals

 * Flag of Estonia.png Estonia - The Voice of Estonia
 * Flag of Poland.svg Poland - Polska Decyduje