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Contest: XV

Host: Quotosibb :: 2nd place in XIV with September - Can't Get Over

Previous Winner: FSR Rontvia :: 1st place in XIV with Uh Huh Her - Not A Love Song

Result:

 

01 [207; SF1: 01 // 157] Mdiče - Röyksopp; Robyn - The Girl And The Robot

02 [159; SF1: 02 // 114] Kathaldazia - Jody - Wind It

03 [140; SF2: 10 // 066] Hendinia - Kim Leoni - Medicine

04 [134; SF2: 02 // 119] Kopečka - Erik Hassle - Hurtful

05 [131; SF1: 05 // 093] Inner Massivia - Little Boots - Mathematics

06 [127; AQ1: xx // xxx] FSR Rontvia - Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum [same votes; most 12s]

07 [127; SF1: 03 // 103] Scherzland - A.R. Rahman; Pussycat Dolls - Jai Ho! [same votes; fewer 12s]

08 [127; SF2: 05 // 101] Numayania - Nexx - Paralyzed [same votes; least 12s]

09 [115; SF2: 01 // 138] Kingdom of Shadow - Janet Leon - Breakaway

10 [110; SF2: 07 // 082] Ojnoj - Keri Hilson; Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down

11 [105; SF2: 13 // 065] Cadbury - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll

12 [084; AQ2: xx // xxx] QUOTOSIBB - Video Villain - Paranoia

13 [082; SF1: 12 // 061] People’s Republic of Jester - Passion Pit - Sleepyhead

14 [079; SF1: 08 // 072] Rivandia - Chew Lips - Solo

15 [078; SF1: 04 // 101] New Rivermaya - Lady GaGa - LoveGame

16 [076; SF1: 07 // 079] Xanaga - Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van

17 [075; SF1: 10 // 071] Botanikka - Petros - Predator

18 [074; SF2: 09 // 067] M.K.L. - Cassie; Akon - Let’s Get Crazy

19 [072; SF1: 09 // 072] Frahliso - Kish Mauve - Come On

20 [071; SF1: 11 // 067] Land of Jack - Sabrina Salerno - Erase Rewind

21 [069; SF1: 13 // 059] Torchwood - BoA; Sean Garrett - I Did It For Love

22 [066; SF1: 06 // 080] Utopia - Los Compesinos! - Ways To Make It Through The Wall

23 [065; SF2: 03 // 113] Ashton - Haffi Haff - Give Me Sexy

24 [062; SF2: 06 // 085] Britmasu - Mandy Moore - I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week

25 [051; SF2: 04 // 105] Lorikeet - The Saturdays - Work - 51 [-33% = 16/17; 76 without deduction]

26 [044; SF2: 08 // 072] Nonsuch - Natasha Bedingfield - Again

27 [043; AQ3: xx // xxx] FNT Nickodonia - Mira Craig - I’m The One

28 [038; SF2: 12 // 065] Fortunia - Stacie Orrico - So Simple

29 [031; SF2: 11 // 066] Dulpaen - Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Everything Falls Into Place

 

Records broken: Highest final points score: 207; Mdiče (since broken); highest semi-final points score: 157; Mdiče (since broken); first ever country to win four times; Mdiče; largest margin of victory; 48 (since broken); highest finish by a country to finish as the last qualifier in the semi-final: 11th; Cadbury; lowest finish by a top-three semi-finalist: 23rd; Ashton; lowest finish by a top-five semi-finalist: 25th; Lorikeet (since broken).

 

So, what happened?: Amidst a controversy which caused the first ever (and to date the only) mid-contest host resignation (due to the withdrawal of Bokia in protest over the NF rule changes, which caused the withdrawal of FSR Rontvia in response and a seeming mass pull-out of countries until Rontvia were persuaded to return to the contest in a non-hosting capacity) and the emergency passing on of hosting duties to Quotosibb, it only ever looked as if victory would be a straight fight between two countries - Mdiče and Kathaldazia. Mdiče sent the much-hyped dark electro collaboration between Röyksopp and previous top five contestant Robyn, while Kathaldazia sent the South African unknown Jody with a five-minute epic not a million miles away from Rihanna's 'Don't Stop The Music'. While speculation had predicted a two-horse race between the two, in the event it looked to be a close six-horse race, with only 12 points between the controversially cheap entry from Scherzland, Hendinia, Numayania, Mdiče, Kathaldazia and dark horses FSR Rontvia at the thirty-vote mark. However, the last ten votes saw Mdiče storm ahead in the points score and secure victory with several votes left to announce, eventually claiming the first ever 200+ points victory.

 

More to be posted later on ;o

Mazin! :wub: Loving the German, and seeing my first top tenner :kink:

6th was amazing seeing as I picked Emiliana as a risk to replace the even then quite cheap (although by BJSC standards only at this point) Pixie Lott, with a song that would later be entered and perform worse than Jungle Drum did :funky:

 

don't remind me of XVgate though :snif: lucky we had a final of immense quality, with the best top two possible plus the amazing discovery for me at the time of Knock You Down :wub:

 

at this point, we'd never seen such a semi -> final collapse as Ashton had...that was a tad unfair actually, I really liked the song and it was an unexpected entry from Ashton

My first DNQ <3

Haffi was amaze :snif: And Elimiana (for old times sake :kink:)

6th was amazing seeing as I picked Emiliana as a risk to replace the even then quite cheap (although by BJSC standards only at this point) Pixie Lott, with a song that would later be entered and perform worse than Jungle Drum did :funky:

Hey now. Was my best placing to date by far. :kink:

 

This was the first contest I decided to enter and I'm glad Mandy made it into the final. Still definitely one of my favorite songs I've entered but I think Kate Miller-Heidke may have just beat it out. :wub:

Haffi was amaze :snif: And Elimiana (for old times sake :kink:)

 

don't try and pretend you get her name right now Tom, you called her Emilia earlier today :kink:

Hey now. Was my best placing to date by far. :kink:

 

This was the first contest I decided to enter and I'm glad Mandy made it into the final. Still definitely one of my favorite songs I've entered but I think Kate Miller-Heidke may have just beat it out. :wub:

 

that Mandy Moore song was excellent, I believe it got my 7 points...a long way off the quality of Wind It, Girl & The Robot and Knock You Down, but would have got maybe a 10 and at least an 8 in most contests...it's just those three are three of my favourite songs of the year :lol:

 

that Mandy Moore song was excellent, I believe it got my 7 points...a long way off the quality of Wind It, Girl & The Robot and Knock You Down, but would have got maybe a 10 and at least an 8 in most contests...it's just those three are three of my favourite songs of the year :lol:

Hurtful got your 7, I think Mandy got your 6 ;o Or it may have been the other way around.

no you're right, Hurtful got the 7, Mandy got the 6...that was an amazing top 5 for me...the top 4 all would have got my 12 in XX for example

Way to make me feel worse for ITC Rich! :snif::heehee: I still haven't decided my top ten for XI-XX for my own entries :o

I WAS TOP FOR ABOUT HALF OF THE VOTES :snif: Never the less, my highest placed position yet :wub:

Way to make me feel worse for ITC Rich! :snif::heehee: I still haven't decided my top ten for XI-XX for my own entries :o

 

it was a backhanded compliment :lol: Hurtful >>> Into The Clouds obviously, I just couldn't award four lots of 12 points :snif: oh and for me, at this moment in time it's as follows;

 

M.A.G.I.C. (best)

Robots In Love

Music Everywhere

Kongulo

Boys & Girls

I'm Going For Your Brother

Watch The Sun Come Up

Not A Love Song (:lol:)

Jungle Drum

Miss Blue (worst but still amazing)

For me it would have to be:

 

Quicksand

Crazy Possessive

Dollhouse

Into The Clouds

Hurtful

Many Moons

Method of Modern Love

You're Out [Frankmusik Remix]

Gifted

Hot Loving

 

That top five is VERY difficult to decide though. Crazy Possessive, Dollhouse and Into The Clouds are all effectively interchangeable...

Hmmm. I didnt really think much of this contest, but perhaps that would be different if id have been online to give the songs more listens and ultametly vote.

Well, how other opinions affected your list Tyron :P

 

Caroline Af Ugglas - Snälla Snälla [best]

Elisha Keen - Love Soldier

Harrys Gym - Top Of The Hill

Private - Killer On The Dancefloor

Gaby - My Show

Anjulie - Boom

Marit Bergman - Bang Bang

Lenka - The Show

Hande Yener - Romeo

Shakira - Loba

 

This is my XI-XX Top 10 :o

For me it would have to be:

 

Quicksand

Crazy Possessive

Dollhouse

Into The Clouds

Hurtful

Many Moons

Method of Modern Love

You're Out [Frankmusik Remix]

Gifted

Hot Loving

 

That top five is VERY difficult to decide though. Crazy Possessive, Dollhouse and Into The Clouds are all effectively interchangeable...

 

didn't Hurtful top your chart for AGES :o I thought Many Moons would be higher too...interestingly, this is my rate of your entries;

 

Quicksand (perfect)

Hurtful (stunning)

Into The Clouds (magical, but not as good as M.A.G.I.C.)

Crazy Possessive (grew on me like a fungus :lol:)

Dollhouse (very original entry, catchy, great song)

 

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Gifted (underrated, I actually really liked this)

Many Moons (good but a tad 'too' quirky for me perhaps)

Method of Modern Love (good but got over it quickly)

You're Out [Frankmusik Remix] (forgettable)

Hot Loving (awful)

 

gulf in quality between the top and bottom five

 

 

This was an amazing contest. But I think that of everything I've been in :kink:

 

don't try and pretend you get her name right now Tom, you called her Emilia earlier today :kink:

 

Yeah, but I'm drunk now so it's OK :rofl:

didn't Hurtful top your chart for AGES :o I thought Many Moons would be higher too...interestingly, this is my rate of your entries;

 

Quicksand (perfect)

Hurtful (stunning)

Into The Clouds (magical, but not as good as M.A.G.I.C.)

Crazy Possessive (grew on me like a fungus :lol:)

Dollhouse (very original entry, catchy, great song)

 

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Gifted (underrated, I actually really liked this)

Many Moons (good but a tad 'too' quirky for me perhaps)

Method of Modern Love (good but got over it quickly)

You're Out [Frankmusik Remix] (forgettable)

Hot Loving (awful)

 

gulf in quality between the top and bottom five

Indeed it did! Eight weeks...but as I'm judging now, I've gone off it just a tad :( Ditto Dollhouse, so Into The Clouds really ought to be above it but I think I've overplayed that a little too! Whereas my love for Crazy Possessive has been reignited by the video AND the explicit version both being uploaded! It sounds so much more natural now :heart:

Well, how other opinions affected your list Tyron :P

 

Caroline Af Ugglas - Snälla Snälla [best]

Elisha Keen - Love Soldier

Harrys Gym - Top Of The Hill

Private - Killer On The Dancefloor

Gaby - My Show

Anjulie - Boom

Marit Bergman - Bang Bang

Lenka - The Show

Hande Yener - Romeo

Shakira - Loba

 

This is my XI-XX Top 10 :o

 

my views on yours too Pavel :kink:

 

Caroline Af Ugglas - Snälla Snälla (undescribably perfect :heart:)

Shakira - Loba (prefer She Wolf slightly but this is almost as great)

Lenka - The Show (fantastic)

 

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Gaby - My Show (generic but good, shouldn't have DNQ'd)

Elisha Keen - Love Soldier (you should have sent Katie Todd but this was good too, The Polite was immense though)

Private - Killer On The Dancefloor (forgot about this one, was quite good actually)

Anjulie - Boom (annoying)

Marit Bergman - Bang Bang (no Casey, Hold On :P)

Harrys Gym - Top Of The Hill (forgettable)

Hande Yener - Romeo (terrible)

 

amazing top three