Kanta ng Pilipinas (OMSC 13)

Kanta ng Pilipinas (OMSC 13) was the 3ʳᵈ edition of the Filipino music competition Kanta ng Pilipinas and was held between the 25ᵗʰ April 2021 and the 1ˢᵗ May 2021. Ten artists participated in this edition of the contest hoping to represent their country, the Philippines, at the OMSC 13, under the slogan “Padayon! (Onward!)”.

The winner of the contest was KZ Tandingan, a soloist singer, with her song "Marupok". She represented the Philippines in OMSC 13 in Odessa, Ukraine, placing 32ⁿᵈ with 61 points, without qualifying for the final.

Format
Kanta ng Pilipinas (OMSC 13), organised by People's Television Network (PTV), was the third edition of the contest to determine the Filipino representative/s for OMSC 13. Each artist represented a region of the Philippines. The two semi-finals were held between the 25ᵗʰ and the 27ᵗʰ April 2021 and each had five artists competing. The two entries with the most votes from each semi-final advanced directly to the final, while among the two entries with the third highest score, the song with the most votes advanced to the final thanks to the wildcard. The final was held on the 1ˢᵗ May 2021 and was held, as the semi-finals, in Cebu, Visayas, where the ten artists performed their songs.

Voting
The televote influenced the results at 100%, as the voting consisted uniquely in public votes.

After the artists' performances, the televoting was opened and after votes were casted, it was closed and the qualifiers, during the semi-finals, and the winner, during the final, were announced.

Competing Entries
The ten competing entries were announced to the public on the 25ᵗʰ April 2021.

Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final took place on the 26ᵗʰ April 2021 in Cebu.

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final took place on the 27ᵗʰ April 2021 in Cebu.

Final
The final took place on the 1ˢᵗ May 2021 also in Cebu.

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