Tubevision Contest 6

Tubevision Contest 6, often referred to as TVC 6, was the sixth edition of the Tubevision Contest.

Information
The edition was held in Dublin, Ireland after the victory of the country in the fifth edition with the song "Falling" performed by Nikki Kavanagh. It was the first time that Ireland hosted the contest, since they debuted just in the fifth edition in which they won.

Participants
The submissions for the edition opened on 29 October 2011. They were open for more than two weeks. Twenty countries confirmed participation with Morocco making its first appearance.

Location
Dublin is the capital and most populous city of Ireland. The English name for the city is derived from the Irish name Dubhlinn, meaning "black pool". Dublin is situated in the province of Leinster near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and the centre of the Dublin Region.

Originally founded as a Viking settlement, it evolved into the Kingdom of Dublin and became the island's principal city following the Norman invasion. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century; it was briefly the second largest city in the British Empire and the fifth largest in Europe. Dublin entered a period of stagnation following the Act of Union of 1800, but it remained the economic centre for most of the island. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, the new parliament, the Oireachtas, was located in Leinster House. Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State and later the Republic of Ireland.

Similar to the cities of Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford—Dublin is administered separately from its respective County with its own City Council. The city is listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as a global city, with a ranking of "Alpha-", placing Dublin among the top 30 cities in the world. It is a historical and contemporary cultural centre for the country, as well as a modern centre of education, the arts, administration, economy, and industry.

Returning artists

 * [[file:Flag of France.svg|22px|border|link=]] Alizee has previously represented France twice.
 * [[file:Flag of Croatia.svg|22px|border|link=]] Marko Perkovic Thompson has previously represented Croatia once.
 * [[file:Flag of Spain.svg|22px|border|link=]] Monica Naranjo has previously represented Spain once.
 * [[file:Flag of Germany.svg|22px|border|link=]] Tokio Hotel have previously represented Germany once.
 * [[file:Flag of Sweden.svg|22px|border|link=]] Veronica Maggio has previously represented Sweden once.
 * [[file:Flag of Finland.svg|22px|border|link=]] Waldo's People has previously represented Finland once.

Voting
The voting in the final of the edition started on 18 November 2011. The voting closed on 23 November 2011 and the results were published on the same day.