4th Alternative Eurovision Song Contest

The 4th AESC took place in June and July 2018. 27 countries participated and Brussels, Belgium hosted the show. 2 semi-finals took place and 8 entries from each semi qualified to the final. It was decided that Ukraine is the winner with 111 points scoring "12 points" from 3 countries.

Participants
A record of 27 countries competed in 4th AESC.

Portugal, Austria, Iceland, Slovenia, FYR Macedonia and Belarus participated for the 1st time.

Slovakia, Ireland, Albania, The Netherlands and Azerbaijan returned to the contest.

Serbia, Switzerland, Estonia, Greece, Finland, Turkey and Lithuania decided to withdraw from the show. Armenia was meant to perform 13th in first semi-final but later withdrew.

Italy and Ukraine hosted the national finals.

Sennek, Belgian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, hosted the show.

Axel Hirsoux (Belgium's Eurovision 2014 entrant) opened the 1st semi. Loic Nottet (Belgium's Eurovision 2015 entrant and 3rd AESC winner) opened the 2nd semi. Sennek opened the final with her ESC 2018 song "A Matter of Time"

The interval act in the Grand Final was previous AESC's winner - Loic Nottet with "Million Eyes".

8 out of 13 countries qualified from the semis and joined Belgium in the final. 17 countries competed in the final.

Ukraine's Tayanna won the final with 111 points.

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Ukraine
Each voter choosing 1 out of 2 songs.

Italy
Each voter awards points from 1 to 6.