let's face it. it's not going to be Galway Girl, is it.

I didn’t get any points in the scoreboard there Harve!

I didn’t get any points in the scoreboard there Harve!

IT SHOULD BE

This format that Lookylion sometimes submit their votes in never fails to melt my brain when trying to input it into my spreadsheet x

Imagine Ryan getting his first win ever, after all this time, out of nowhere

+18 Ramrynia (BOP of the year)
+15 Oslol
+13 New Lexico
+12 Abeltedfayeton
+11 Harmonica
+10 Hendinia
+9 Sandenia
+8 Republique d’askozra
+7 Kluminican Republic
+6 Cor lupus
+5 Utopia
+4 neoioloR
+3 FARC
+2 taahino
+1 Wholune

Commis: Lookylion, terra svium, pophub, hjadakissnia, adonia; Aeroche

18 Quintessa // Fanera \\ Euforija
15 Aeroche // Patrick Topping \\ Whisper (feat. Raphi)
13 Fljótavík // Argy & Omnya \\ Aria
12 Thelonia // VTSS & Boys Noize \\ Steady Pace
11 Terra Avium // films \\ into the vervet storm
10 Ramrynia // Ana Mena \\ Madrid City
09 Cadelicia // Charlotte De Witte \\ Pria
08 Abeltesfayeton // Aaron Hibell \\ destroyer of worlds
07 Kathaldazia // L.S.G. \\ Hearts
06 FARC // Ofenbach \\ Overdrive (feat. Norma Jean Martine)
05 Summericia // Blutengel \\ You Walk Away
04 Jadakissnia // Kap Bambino \\ Forever
03 Neliönoir // Brimheim \\ Literally Everything
02 Cor Lupus // Baby Storme \\ This City Is A Graveyard
01 Dobago // SHEE \\ Am I Just Living

00 Tartford // Pet Shop Boys \\ Radiophonic
00 Pestolia // SIMONA \\ PLUSH
00 Rolloland // Marillion \\ Gaza
00 POPHub // Paperwing \\ Coward

Good evening from Tanamerah, here in Singerpurear, and firstly huge thanks to our gracious hosts in Skall for all the effort putting the competition together! There was a lot of jostling for the top spots, but 15 songs stood out for our voters. These are the results:

1 point: Summericia // Blutengel \\ You Walk Away
2 points: Abeltesfayeton // Aaron Hibell \\ destroyer of worlds
3 points: République d'Áskorza // Molly Sandén \\ Vi Ska Aldrig Gå Hem
4 points: POPHub // Paperwing \\ Coward
5 points: Taahino // Meet Me @ The Altar \\ Take Me Away
6 points: FSR Rontvia // The Rhythm Method \\ Please Don't Die
7 points: Suedeonia // Sharon Shannon \\ The Galway Girl (Jen Payne Remix) (feat. Mundy)
8 points: Ramrynia // Ana Mena \\ Madrid City
9 points: Republic of Adonia // Minnie Riperton \\ Les Fleur
10 points: Fljótavík // Argy & Omnya \\ Aria
11 points: Bøtanikkä // U96 \\ Das Boot
12 points: Oslol // Chappell Roan \\ Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl

BRONZE goes to all-time favourites with a classic oldie:
13 points: Tartford // Pet Shop Boys \\ Radiophonic

SILVER is awarded to Kim Wilde's Cambodia... revamp:
15 points: FARC // Ofenbach \\ Overdrive (feat. Norma Jean Martine)

GOLD is won by the Sparks cover with actual Giorgio back again:
18 points: Lookylion // Stefanie Joosten \\ Tryouts For The Human Race (feat. Giorgio Moroder)

Good luck and good evening all!

Aloha, here are the votes from Persephonia, although don't ingest too much of them because they are full of salt after you all failed to fall in line with the taste of the good people at Rate Your Music who rightfully have our entry ranked as one of the top 30 singles of the entire year x

All change throughout the contest this month as the songs we ranked 1st in the semis both end up outside our final top 3 (Danæviia and Beaverdonia) while our bronze has gone to a song that wasn't even in our top 10 of semi 1. The Persephonian Broadcasting Corporation has vehemently denied social media rumours of receiving a large bribe from the pop punk lobby. After all if it was true surely this would be in the news? Pay no mind to the coincidental mysterious disappearance of dozens of journalists in Persephonia. Nothing to see here folks. (it just grew on me a lot, this sometimes happens with pop punk songs, it's the new Machine Gun Kelly 'bloody valentine' x) Thelonia's song was also a big late grower / national earworm jumping up a good 10 spots on our final airing to sneak a mealworm point (at the expense of our hosts, sorry).

18 Quintessa // Fanera - Euforija
15 Neliönoir // Brimheim - Literally Everything
13 Taahino // Meet Me @ The Altar - Take Me Away

12 Danæviia // BLACKSHAPE - ITIIITIATIIHYLIHYL
11 Beaverdonia // Anilah - The Loom
10 The Spodic Empire // Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy
9 Cor Lupus // Baby Storme - This City Is A Graveyard
8 Terra Avium // films - into the vervet storm
7 Jadakissnia // Kap Bambino - Forever
6 Kathaldazia // L.S.G. - Hearts
5 POPHub // Paperwing - Coward
4 Abeltesfayeton // Aaron Hibell - destroyer of worlds
3 Cadelicia // Charlotte De Witte - Pria
2 FSR Rontvia // The Rhythm Method - Please Don't Die
1 Thelonia // VTSS and Boys Noize - Steady Pace

And a lengthy set of commiserations as you all brought the goods this month (shoutout to Harmonica and République d'Áskorza also being late growers but not quite enough to crack our votes):

16th Skall // John Talabot - Destiny (feat. Pional)
17th Bøtanikkä // U96 - Das Boot
18th Harmonica // Leadley - Love For The Last Time
19th Hendinia // Yaeger - Ciao
20th Pestolia // SIMONA - PLUSH
21st République d'Áskorza // Molly Sandén - Vi Ska Aldrig Gå Hem
22nd Dobago // SHEE - Am I Just Living
23rd Wholune // The Beths - When You Know You Know
24th Rolloland // Marillion - Gaza

Fun stats:
- Quintessa's medal tally now stands at 5 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze. Their last medal position from us was another gold for Platon Karataev in BJSC 139 and they also previously got golds for Avec Sans in BJSC 79, Wings Of The ISANG in BJSC 109 and Weyes Blood in BJSC 115. (Quintessa apparently being the kings of October contests for us).
- Neliönoir's medal tally now stands at 1 gold and 1 silver, quickly following up their 18 for LSDXOXO in BJSC 156.
- Taahino, somewhat shockingly, place in our medal positions for the first time ever - this surpasses their previous best of 12 points to PVRIS in BJSC 102. (Justice for mewithoutYou who I think would have also got a medal from us if they had qualified in BJSC 108).
- Beaverdonia get their highest points from us since 12 to Technical Hitch in BJSC 146.
- Cor Lupus get their first points from us since 1 to Sublab in BJSC 139 (wow I didn't realise it had been that long) and their highest since 11 to Olga Seryabkina in BJSC 134.