Kross-European Song Contest of 1937

This was the 16th edition of the contest.

Hosting
Following Iceland's win at the contest in 1936, questions were open about who would host the contest as the territory was a while away from other countries. People didn't appreciate that going from Minsk to Iceland. In 1937 that was a very hard distance to cross. United Kingdom eventually hosted the contest.

Participants
This time, an alternate system of confirming was introduced. Participants would send out a representative to the KESK HQ in Amsterdam, and they would get confirmed or turned away and persuaded to fix the flaw.

The Spanish government did not like the idea, which was the cause of their withdrawal. On the other hand, both Albania and  Hungary joined the contest, with Albania debuting. All other countries participating in KESK 1936: Belgium,   Netherlands,   France,   United Kingdom,   Italy,   Switzerland,   Sweden,   Norway,   Ireland,   Germany,   Monaco,   Portugal,   Denmark,   Iceland,   Soviet Union,   Poland,   Austria,   Czechoslovakia and   Yugoslavia confirmed their participation within the deadline.

Big 3
United Kingdom

Netherlands

France

Iceland

Elimination Round
The Elimination Round was held in Manchester, on 10th of June 1937. 17 countries took part, of which 10 qualified.

Final
Austria won their first ever contest, with 166 points (5 more than the runner up, Germany). Last place was once again Ireland with only 15 points.