Edition 1

The first edition of the Honourvision Song Contest took place in Malmö, Sweden. The host venue was the Malmö Arena, which could seat 22,500 people. It consisted of 2 semi finals, held on the 22nd of August & the 27th of August, as well as a grand final, held on the 5th of September. The 2 hosts were Anna Bergendahl & Dotter.

Forty-eight countries took place in the first edition. Moldova was set to participate, but withdrew, making the total amount of countries 47. A little after the withdrawal of Moldova, Latvia was allowed to participate in the first edition, bring the number up to 48 again.

Semi Final 1
21 countries participated in Semi Final 1, with 10 qualifiers going through. 2 strikes were given in this semi final. Strikes are given when a country's jury does not follow the competition's rules or not vote. These two warnings were given to Germany & Guam. Getting a strike forbids you from qualifying in a Semi Final, as well as halving your points. Germany & Guam would've qualified if they had voted. The Semi Final took place on the 22nd of August, at 10pm CET. The countries with bold writing qualified for the Grand Final.

Odds
The odds are made my professionals in the Singing industry. They make a prediction on the results of the competition. For Semi Final 1, they predicted that the top 3 would be Cyprus, Iceland & Hungary, with Cyprus being first. Latvia & North Korea were predicted to be last according to the odds, having no chance of qualifying.

Semi Final 2
21 countries participated in Semi Final 2, with 10 qualifiers going through. 3 strikes were given to people in this semi final. These strikes were given to Australia, Poland & South Korea. Receiving a strike forbids you from qualifying for the Grand Final, which is what happened to Australia. Australia would have been 7th without a strike, but did not follow the rules, resulting in a strike. The Semi Final took place on the 27th of August, at 10pm CET. The countries with bold writing qualified for the Grand Final.

Odds
The odds are made my professionals in the Singing industry. They make a prediction on the results of the competition. For Semi Final 2, they predicted that the top 3 would be the Netherlands, Åland Islands & Morocco, with the Netherlands being first. Mexico was predicted 3rd last in the odds, in 19th. This would become the surprise qualifier of the Semi Final.