OMSC 8

Online Music Song Contest 8, often referred to as OMSC 8, was the eighth edition of Online Music Song Contest, held in London, United Kingdom.

The Semi-Finals of OMSC 8 occured on the 23ʳᵈ January 2021 while the Final occured on the 30ᵗʰ January 2021. Twenty-four* countries participated in the eighth contest, under the slogan “Spice Up Your Life!”

Location
After it's victory in the previous edition, the broadcaster BBC chose to host the contest in the capital of the United Kingdom, London, the largest city of the country which has a population of almost 9 million inhabitants.

Participants
Twenty-four* countries participated in the eighth edition of the contest: ten European countries (Belarus, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom), seven Asian countries (China, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Thailand), two American countries (United States of America, Venezuela), four Oceanian countries (Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia) and one African country (Cape Verde).

In this edition Cape Verde, Estonia and Venezuela participated for the first time.