Wow Rich, you did amazing job putting that playlist together…everything seems to be where they belong. I would buy that CD compilation any day!!!

That’s also something I was planning doing as well, but once I sent my 200th song .

Thanks for sharing <3

10 minutes ago, Addy! said:

Wow Rich, you did amazing job putting that playlist together…everything seems to be where they belong. I would buy that CD compilation any day!!!

That’s also something I was planning doing as well, but once I sent my 200th song .

Thanks for sharing <3

Thank you <3

I would love to see it, so look forward to 2-3 years time!

BJSC/180/Entry

For our second AQ in three months, but the first we have been aware we were definitely getting since 2014, we have gone a little closer to home than Estonia and selected promising new art-rock group Man/Woman/Chainsaw, a mixed six-piece group hailing all the way from London, with their new single Only Girl. Made up of Billy Ward (vocals, guitars), Emmie-Mae Avery (vocals, keys/synths), Vera Leppänen (vocals, bass), Clio Starwood (violin), Lola Cherry (drums), and Billy Doyle (guitar), the group are all aged around 20 and their profile is currently on the up. Vera Leppänen sings lead vocals on the track, which Stereogram described as "90s pop-rock hooks with some striking violin and piano flourishes".

Ricardo Delta of the RTVN explained the entry choice: "Choosing a home entry to represent you is not the easiest task. It's very easy to get lost or send either the same kind of song that you did before in the hopes of another hit, or something completely different that wouldn't make it through the semis, just because.

"We considered doing all of the above and then threw everything to one side when we heard Only Girl, because we were immediately struck by the violin intro and then the rest of the track grabbed us in much the same way. We can hear shades of acts ranging from The Last DInner Party through to The Cure, but even similarities to some acts we have sent before like FIZZ and The Rua. We love a mixed gender group, we love a violin, and we love a great melody - throw it all together and you have an act that we could see doing rather well in the future. They may be an indie rock act but you can hear the commercial/pop elements coming through on Only Girl, and we are proud to have Man/Woman/Chainsaw representing FSR Rontvia in BJSC 180, here in Constarvan.

Only Girl will be competing in the final for FSR Rontvia as our 10th qualifier of the year, therefore completing the calendar year qualification that we missed out on last year after falling at the final hurdle. The song has made an immediate impact in FSR Rontvia, debuting at No.1. Interest for the contest is at a very high level this month and many of the entries are anticipated to be huge hits in our December chart.

3 hours ago, gooddelta said:

Vera Leppänen

nearly read that as Verstappen and honestly this is the closest we’ll get to Max Verstappen getting entered to BJSC

A magic trick

As was recently revealed, Sweden is the nation that has brought us by far the most success in BJSC over the years, particularly in the early Scandipop dominant era of 2008-2011, yet is a country we rarely call on for entries now, the most recent time being back in 2022 when Ishi Vu and Sally Shapiro both took turns. Four and a half years later, we are proud to be represented by the talented DJ Suzy with the Rontvian Christmas No.1 single for 2025, White Rabbit.

The enchanting indie/electronic performer hails from Stockholm and releases on her own label, Kira Krash. She launched her career in 2023 with her first single, Wings, while White Rabbit is her latest release, hitting the streets in mid December and being the only notable song added to Rontvian airplay schedules in a month otherwise packed with festive hits and the highlights of the year.

Ricardo Delta from the RTVN said: "We don't tend to come across much good new music in December, but DJ Suzy ensured we weren't left with scraps when White Rabbit emerged on our Release Radar. We instantly fell in love with this beautiful single that has the vocal style of PinkPantheress, the pop sensibility of Zara Larsson and the beautiful, wistful production that Robyn is perhaps best known for. We loved it immediately and it wasted no time in debuting at No.1 in FSR Rontvia, where it has remained since.

"There are actually two versions of White Rabbit around; mostly the same but subtly different, with an extra intro pluck and extended string outro on the video version, which we love, but is not available on Spotify. But both versions are masterpieces. There was no other song we considered sending to BJSC 181, and we hope you enjoy. Do you feel the magic in the air?"

Edited January 19Jan 19 by gooddelta

DJ Suzy 🖤

That FSR Rontvia taste doesn't let up