Edition 3

The third edition of the Honourvision Song Contest took place in New York in the United States of America, due to Kulick winning the second edition with his song 'Colors'. The host venue was the Madison Square Garden, which was transformed form a basketball court to the stage of a worldwide competition. The third edition consisted of 2 semi finals, held on the 23rd & the 29th of October, as well as a grand final, held on the 6th of November. There was only one host this edition, being the first time ever with a single host. The host was Kulick, the winner of HSC #02.

Forty-nine countries were set to participate in the third edition, which would've been the most ever. Sadly, Italy and Mexico withdrew after choosing a song. Italy was in the top 6 in the second edition, automatically qualifying for the grand final this edition. Because of their withdrawal, the spot was filled by 7th place, Luxembourg. Mexico was returning to the contest after an edition absence, to then withdraw. Their previous result was 11th in Edition 1.

As time to select an entry was getting closer to the deadline, Albania had still not chosen a song. As the deadline passed, Albania was forced to withdraw, bringing the total number of participants to 46, going from the most to the least amount of participants for an edition

Semi Final 2
After the withdrawal of 2 countries in Semi Final 2, the semi finals had did not have an even amount of participants in each semi final. As a result, Australia was moved from Semi Final 1 to Semi Final 2, making each semi have 20 countries instead of 21.