Own Americavision Song Contest 10

Own Americavision Song Contest 10, often referred to as OAmSC #10, is the 10th edition of Own Americavision Song Contest. It took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, following Angie Rose's win in the 9th edition with the song "Fight Like a Man". It was the first time Puerto Rico had hosted the contest. Organised by the Own American Broadcasting Association and host broadcaster Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation, the contest was held at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, and consisted of two semi-finals and the final. The three live shows were hosted by Gina Rodriguez.

A record of forty-six countries participated in the contest. Northern Mariana Islands, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Sint Maarten made their debut this edition. Aruba, Haiti, Honduras and Uruguay returned to the competition, while Bolivia, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Martinique and Trinidad and Tobago withdrew for various reasons.

The winner was Canada with the song "Au travers des ombres" performed by Lili-Ann De Francesco. The podium was completed by Dominican Republic, which also made its first appearance in the final, and the host nation Puerto Rico, followed by Brazil, which scored its first top 5 position, Venezuela and French Guiana closing the top 6, the latest one also achieving its best result and first top 10 placement. Aruba and Nicaragua also achieved their best result, by finishing on the 9th and 15th places respectively. For the first time since their debut, Chile and Greenland failed to qualify for the final.

Location
Further information on the host country: Puerto Rico

Host City
San Juan is the capital and most-populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it is the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 395,326. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("Rich Port City"). Puerto Rico's capital is the third oldest European-established capital city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, founded in 1496, and Panama City, in Panama, founded in 1521, and is the oldest European-established city in the U.S. proper or U.S. territories. Several historical buildings are located in San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former defensive forts, Fort San Felipe del Morro and Fort San Cristóbal, and La Fortaleza, the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas.

Today, San Juan is Puerto Rico's most important seaport and is the island's manufacturing, financial, cultural, and tourism center. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area, including San Juan and the municipalities of Bayamón, Guaynabo, Cataño, Canóvanas, Caguas, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Carolina and Trujillo Alto, is about 2.6 million inhabitants; thus, about 80% of the population of Puerto Rico now lives and works in this area. San Juan is also a principal city of the San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area. The city has been the host of events within the sports community, including the 1979 Pan American Games; 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games; events of the 2006, 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics; the Caribbean Series and the Special Olympics and MLB San Juan Series in 2010.

The damage caused in 2017 by Hurricane Maria was extensive. Significant progress had been made in the capital by April 2019, and particularly by October 2019. This was significant for tourism, which had rebounded by October of that year and was close to the pre-Maria era.

Venue
The Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment. It is located at the Golden Mile of San Juan, the island capital. It is usually referred by Puerto Ricans as the Choliseo, which is a portmanteau of the words "Coliseo" and "Cholito", in reference to Don Cholito, one of José Miguel Agrelot's characters and Agrelot's own adopted nickname.

The coliseum opened on September 4, 2004 after a prolonged construction financed by the Government of Puerto Rico. This venue is owned by the Puerto Rico Convention District Authority, a public corporation of Puerto Rico, and managed by ASM Global. It can accommodate up to 18,500 spectators and can be reached by the Hato Rey Station of the Tren Urbano system.

After the hit from Hurricane Maria, in the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, events after mid-September 2017 were cancelled. For a while, the Choliseo was used as a warehouse and recollection center by the Government of Puerto Rico to prepare and distribute food, water and basic necessities to those affected by the deadliest and costliest hurricane in Puerto Rican history. The arena resumed hosting events in March 2018.

Semi-final Allocation Draw
The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place on 31 October 2020. The first part of the draw determined in which semi-final the Big Six would have to vote. The second part of the draw decided in which half of the respective semi-finals each country would perform, with the exact running order determined by the producers of the show at a later date. Twenty countries participated in every semi-final. From each semi-final, ten countries joined the "Big 6" in the final, where a total of twenty-six countries participated.

The forty semi-finalists were allocated into six pots, based on their geographical place and cultural similarities. Drawing from different pots helps in reducing the chance of so-called neighbour voting and increasing suspense in the semi-finals. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.

The six pots were the following:

Semi-final 1
Twenty countries participated in the first semi-final. Belize, Guam and Suriname also voted in this semi-final.

Semi-final 2
Twenty countries participated in the first semi-final. American Samoa, Canada and Puerto Rico also voted in this semi-final.

Final
Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all 46 participating countries eligible to vote.

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Own Americavision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active OABA membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members has been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not.
 * It was announced by the broadcaster that the country would be withdrawing for one edition.
 * Ecuador had originally confirmed their participation in the contest. However, the OABA announced that the delegation had failed to submit a song before the deadline, thus being forced to withdraw.
 * Despite initially announcing that the country would debut in the tenth edition, the broadcaster shortly withdrew due to a lack of artists.
 * The broadcaster announced that the country will not be present in the 10th edition due to financial issues in the broadcaster alongside bad results in the latest editions.
 * The country announced its withdrawal without giving further information.
 * The broadcaster announced its withdrawal because of a lack of artists interested in participation.
 * Saint Kitts and Nevis had originally confirmed their participation in the contest. However, the OABA announced that the delegation had failed to submit a song before the deadline, thus being forced to withdraw.
 * The broadcaster missed the deadline for confirmations, thus being forced to withdraw.