Own Americavision Song Contest 1

Own Americavision Song Contest 1, often referred to as OAmSC #1, is the first edition of Own Americavision Song Contest. The contest took place in Lima, Peru. This is the first time that Peru hosted the contest.

Thirty-seven countries participated in the first edition. Bahamas was also expected to take part in the contest, but they missed the submission deadline and therefore could not take part. The participating countries competed in two semi-finals.

The winner was Antigua and Barbuda with the song "Kicks" by Au/Ra which scored 164 points, winning by a margin of 13 points in front of Trinidad and Tobago. The podium was completed by Uruguay, which finished on the third place. Peru, the host country placed fourteenth.

Location
For more details on the host country, see Peru.

Host City
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan Area. With a population of more than 9.5 million, Lima is one of the largest cities in the Americas.

Nowadays the city is considered to be the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of the country. Internationally, it is one of the thirty most populated urban agglomerations in the world. Due to its geostrategic importance, it has been defined as a "beta" city.

Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located. Both provinces have regional autonomy since 2002.

In October 2013, Lima was chosen to host the 2019 Pan American Games; these games were held at venues in and around Lima, and were the largest sporting event ever hosted by the country. It also hosted the APEC Meetings of 2008 and 2016, the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in October 2015, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2014, and the Miss Universe 1982 contest.

Venue
Coliseo Amauta is the biggest multi-use indoor arena in Peru, located in the southern zone of the Lima District in Lima, Peru. The arena has a capacity for 20,000 people, which can vary depending on use. It originally opened in 1968.

The arena hosts sport events as basketball and volleyball. Today it is used for evangelic events and also to host circus during July.

Semi-final Allocation Draw
The semifinal allocation draw took place on May 6, 2017.

The participating countries, will be split into six pots, based on geographical position. The pots were calculated and are as follows: From these pots, 19 countries were allocated to compete in the first semi-final and 18 in the second semifinal.

Semi-final 1
Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final.

Semi-final 2
Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final.

Final
Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all 37 participating countries eligible to vote.