AINVision Winter 2013

The AINVision Winter Song Contest 2013 will be the 8th semi-annual AINvision Song Contest. The contest will take place in Kingston and Boyce, following BOY's win in the 2013 summer contest with the song "Little Numbers". This will be the first time hosting for Kingston and Boyce after their premiere in 2012 in Ascadylea.

So far two countries aside from the host country have confirmed participation. The contest will stage in the first week of December, the Semi Final would then be in that last two weeks of November.

Location
On the 29th of July, the host city and venue was announced in the Musicbox magazine to be in Manchester, Kingston and Boyce in the Symphony Building, against competiting cities of Portland, Kingston and New Berlin. In the official Statement, Katja Seidel, head of the organizing committee, declared Manchester's bid to be the winning bid, mainly due to the town's large cultural attraction. The Symphony is the second oldest building in the city, built in 1842, the house was longtime used for Opera and Theatre Plays only, however after a grand renovation between 1996 and 2004, the Stage has been turned into a multifunctional stage, allowing all kind of events, ranging from concerts to cinema shows to the AINVision.

Manchester Mayor Daniel McAllister proclaimed to be excited for the contest, as it would be the ideal city to show off the country's large cultural understanding. It will also be an event back to the roots of live music, as all halftime acts will be acoustic versions, with little or no playback tunes. If needed, participating acts can chose to have the Manchester Symphonic Orchestra as accompany. Already confirmed as half time acts are Die Toten Hosen and Imagine Dragons.

Presenters
The Presenters of the event will be announced on September 30th, 2013 during a press conference preparing for the event. Most probable candidates are Katja Seidel, Ance Jimal and Annika van de Hoffs, although there are also many more contestants.