OMSC 38

Online Music Song Contest 38, often referred to as OMSC 38, was the thirty-eighth edition of Online Music Song Contest, held in Podgorica, after Montenegro won the previous edition of the contest.

The Pre-Qualification Round of OMSC 38 occured on the 30ᵗʰ April 2023, the Semi-Finals on the 7ᵗʰ May 2023 while the Final occured on the 14ᵗʰ May 2023. Fifty countries participated in the thirty-eighth contest, under the slogan “Fight For Your Life!”.

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Location
After it’s victory in the previous edition, the broadcaster RTCG chose to host the contest in the capital and largest city of Montenegro, Podgorica, which has a population of about 150,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Zeta Plain, just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. The surrounding landscape is predominantly mountainous terrain at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers.

Participants
Fifty countries participated in the thirty-eighth edition of the contest: fifteen European countries (Austria, Belgium, England, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine), twelve Asian countries (Azerbaijan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Mongolia, North Korea, Palestine, Qatar, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkey), twelve American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Falkland Islands, Greenland, Martinique, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States of America), three Oceanian countries (Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands) and eight African countries (Algeria, Canary Islands, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe).

In this edition the Isle of Man participated for the first time.

Other Countries
• Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan was set to participate as they confirmed their participation on the 11ᵗʰ April 2023, however, the broadcaster announced their withdrawal from the competition on the 18ᵗʰ April 2023 due to unknown reasons.