| Retrica Song Contest 3 #Throwback | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | October 2018 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Olympia Theatre Dublin, Ireland |
| Presenter(s) | Sarah Bolger |
| Host broadcaster | RTÉ |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 13 |
| Debuting countries |  San Marino
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| Returning countries |  Belgium
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| Withdrawing countries |  Finland Serbia Malta
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favorite countries. |
| Winning country |  Russia"American Boy" |
| Retrica Song Contest | |
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The Retrica Song Contest 3 was the second edition of the Retrica Song Contest. The contest was originally scheduled to take place August 2017, however it suffered over a year's worth of delays due to various undisclosed issues.
Format[]
Due to prior commitments, Ireland's highest placing Country Model Contest competitor Georgia Salpa was unable to host the event. Instead, actress-model Sarah Bolger who achieved 5th place presented the contest.
Location[]
RTÉ confirmed that the contest would be held at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The venue can hold up to 1,600 people. The CCU announced in a joint statement with RTÉ that "having a larger venue was not justified, as such would not be until the contest has a wider amount of participants, and therefore, higher interest levels."
Results[]
| No. | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Russia
|
Kombinaciya | "American Boy" | 1 | 185 |
| 02 | San Marino
|
Ivana Spagna | "Every Girl and Boy" | 11 | 79 |
| 03 |  Ireland
|
B*Witched | "C'est la vie" | 7 | 120 |
| 04 |  Sweden
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Neneh Cherry | "Buffalo Stance" | 12 | 79 |
| 05 |  Norway
|
Trine Rein | "Just Missed the Train" | 4 | 135 |
| 06 |  France
|
Jordy | "Dur dur d'être bébé!" | 6 | 127 |
| 07 |  United Kingdom
|
Atomic Kitten | "Right Now" | 10 | 90 |
| 08 |  Germany
|
Nena | "99 Luftballons" | 5 | 131 |
| 09 |  Iceland
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Brimkló | "Skólaball" | 8 | 105 |
| 10 |  Austria
|
EAV | "Ding Dong" | 13 | 30 |
| 11 |  Denmark
|
Toy-Box | "Tarzan & Jane" | 2 | 177 |
| 12 |  Switzerland
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Emel | "On and On" | 9 | 100 |
| 13 | Belgium
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Vaya Con Dios | "Nah Neh Nah" | 3 | 151 |
| Split jury/televote results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Televoting | Points | Jury | Points |
| 1 | Denmark
|
95 | Russia
|
101 |
| 2 | Russia
|
84 | Belgium
|
89 |
| 3 | France
|
75 | Denmark
|
82 |
| 4 | Ireland
|
63 | Norway
|
79 |
| 5 | Belgium
|
62 | Germany
|
70 |
| 6 | Germany
|
61 | Iceland
|
60 |
| 7 | Norway
|
56 | Ireland
|
57 |
| 8 | United Kingdom
|
55 | France
|
52 |
| 9 | San Marino
|
52 | Switzerland
|
51 |
| 10 | Switzerland
|
49 | Sweden
|
42 |
| 11 | Iceland
|
45 | United Kingdom
|
35 |
| 12 | Sweden
|
37 | San Marino
|
27 |
| 13 | Austria
|
20 | Austria
|
10 |
Other countries[]
Belgium: VRT announced their comeback stating that "they had more music to offer" and that "their medicore debut would not stop their participation in the long run."- Finland: YLE announced that Finland would withdraw due to lack of interest.
- Malta: Two-time competitor PBS announced that Malta would withdraw to "free the timeslot for other one-off broadcasts." It was later revealed to give place for The Great Maltese Show, which became a hit for its slot.
- San Marino: SMRTV announced that San Marino would debut in the contest.
- Serbia: RTS confirmed its withdrawal, without giving any reason.