Was expecting to see MUNA at #1! ;o x

 

Bang La Decks, Ali Barter, Arion and Nadia Tehran are the highlights there for me <3 x

'Telescope' is not bad by any means but I always found it a bit unmemorable. Your #2 is quite the opposite of that however *.* What a banger.

 

'At The Break Of Dawn', 'Don't You Cry For Me' and 'The Touch' are my other favourite picks there :heart:

Was expecting to see MUNA at #1! ;o x

SO WAS I! :o But after my final listen I thought nope, these two are better.

 

HARMONICA'S FAVORITE ENTRIES OF 2016 (CONTINUED)

 

11. Lomaja - Triple T feat. JYP "Born To Be Wild"

12. Ultraviolenceland - Lauren Aquilina "How Would You Like It?"

13. Bhangra - Timeflies "Once In A While"

14. Cadelicia - Mendoza "Love Druggie (Jade Blue Remix)"

15. St. Burbia - Jorja Smith "Blue Lights"

16. Republic Of Adonia - Anna Of The North "The Dreamer"

17. Ethanola - Hilight Tribe "Free Tibet (Vini Vici Remix)"

18. Ultraviolenceland - Skies "Drone"

19. Ethanola - Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman x Tom Staar "Empire"

20. Avalonia - Deborah Iurato "Sono Ancora Io"

21. Aeroche - Zonderling feat. BISHØP "Crazy For You"

22. New Lexico - Sofi de la Torre "Colorblind Cruisin'"

23. FSR Rontvia - Romans feat. Rejjie Snow "Prisoner"

24. Taahino - Tonight Alive "How Does It Feel"

25. The Actual Republic Of Bellamia - Catey Shaw "The Ransom (Tommy Walker Remix)"

26. Singerpurear - Kadie Elder "First Time He Kissed A Boy"

27. Deandria - Allie X "Sanctuary"

28. Medhelnia - Parade Of Lights "Feeling Electric"

29. Yehesi - Era Istrefi "Bonbon"

30. Altyr Muunilinst - Shaed "Running Through The Fields"

31. Daehun - I.O.I. "Very Very Very"

32. Kluminican Republic - Bleitch "Speaking Of Moments"

33. St. Burbia - Bearson feat. Cal "Want You"

34. Pupok - Vesala "Tequila"

35. Desbuanda - Sofi Tukker "Matadora"

36. Summericia - Genevieve "Show Your Colors (PLS&TY Remix)"

37. Cadelicia - Feed Me feat. Nina Nesbitt "What It Feels Like"

38. Altyr Muunilinst - Saara "I Do"

39. FARC - Salt Ashes "Save It"

40. St. Burbia - Sarah Mark "Tun Up"

41. Unovia - Jackie Tech "You Can Have It All"

42. Altyr Muunilinst - Redlight feat. Melisa Whiskey "Threshold"

43. D'yermak'er - Sada Vidoo "The Actress"

44. Unovia - Ricki-Lee "Mirage"

45. Aeroche - Kali Uchis feat. Tory Lanez "Ridin' Round"

46. Cor Lupus - MIIA "Dynasty (Elephante Remix)"

47. Daehun - 9Muses "Hurt Locker"

48. Ramrynia - Cilia "Hardcore Heartbreak"

49. Greenfroze - Philter "Revolver"

50. Unovia - TAL "Are We Awake"

 

Congrats to Unovia and Altyr Muunilinst, with four entries each in our top 50! Plus there are three more songs that became big enough personal chart hits that it didn't feel right to have them here, so look out for those in my personal chart EOY which hopefully starts this weekend.

 

Exclusive on BJSC 91: Harmonica still has nothing to send :nocheer:

lmao just send more country

 

Wow at the "Dynasty" inclusion! :cheer:

thanks for the inclusions :wub: glad to see someone rly loved kali uchis, i thin kit was my fave thing i sent last year!!!

Yesss @ noted Desbuonica smashes 'Winterbreak' and 'Cash Flow' finishing comfortably top 10 here! Have to agree I'm surprised the former didn't nab the #1, though I guess you can't argue with TEARS nor a monstrous ethnobanger to the dimensions of 'Aide' (which I'm listening back to now and you're right, it really doesn't lose its deranged charm or potency)~

 

Other standouts include 'Love Druggie', 'Blue Lights', 'Colorblind Cruisin'', 'Prisoner', 'First Time He Kissed A Boy', 'Want You', 'Tun Up', 'Threshold', and of course 'Matadora', which I thought would be Desbuanda's best shot here but knew wasn't guaranteed. Chuffed that it finishes the year with a cult hit status akin to the wondrous 'Winterbreak'. :wub:

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Tall Heights "Spirit Cold"

XCI

 

It's not ideal to have a complete dry spell of possible entries while on your longest qualifying streak, but it's time to try something understated and risky. And it's nice to take a break from sending seven female artists in a row! Listen to the Youtube video rather than the MP3 as that sounds a little more like a demo whereas the version above makes the beautiful harmonies a LOT more prominent <333

 

Love this Jordan, my favourite from you so far. :wub:

Think this is up there with your best entries for me as well (and not surprised at Jacob loving it as it does sound very Aelandor, quite reminiscent of Bear's Den in particular)! Perhaps you should have dry spells of potential entries more often xx

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Tall Heights "Spirit Cold"

XCI: 29th

 

Well that was our biggest surprise qualifier ever! We're up to five in a row now, one away from matching our longest DNQ streak. Folk is not exactly a successful genre in BJSC but somehow 22 countries had our entry in their top fifteen!

18 points: Aelandor

13 points: Altyr Muunilinst, Niceland

12 points: Hushkanukia, New Lexico

11 points: Tinnmark

10 points: Bignia-Zaragovina

9 points: Beaverdonia, Mulgracia

7 points: Florina, Quintessa, Zanmatony

6 points: Skall, Taahino

5 points: Aeroche

3 points: Jadakissnia, Republic of Adonia

2 points: Azure

1 point: Land of DW, Persephonia, Ramrynia, The Actual Republic of Bellamia

 

Thanks a billion! Here's to some more risks being taken in 2017! Also, 7000th post :cheer:

 

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Kaneholler "Paper Games"

XCII

 

The girl is Steven Tyler's daughter Chelsea, the guy is seemingly failed TV actor Jon Foster. The song is a bit more....trash-pop than we're used to sending, but we've done a U-turn from last month in that our list of potentials is now the strongest we've ever had. We still can't distinguish a hit from a non-hit (just see our last entry), but there IS a winning contender in here somewhere! :o

This might be the best Harmonica entry yet!

 

*gets 7 points*

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Kaneholler "Paper Games"

XCII: 21st

 

With an entry that wasn't quite pop and wasn't quite dance, it was a bit of a risk having no real target audience in mind. We didn't really know WHO this would appeal to but we scraped the top half of the final AND had our BEST ever semi result, somehow getting 2nd! That 2nd-to-21st regression though :nocheer:

15 points: Altyr Muunilinst

13 points: Espen, Seyetana

12 points: Land of DW, Tartford

11 points: Ashton, Cor Lupus, Jadakissnia, Singerpurear

10 points: Cor Lupus

9 points: Zanmatony

8 points: Quintessa

7 points: Daehun

6 points: Kluminican Republic, Persephonia

5 points: Unovia

4 points: #00274E, Greenfroze

2 points: -Pi, Cadelicia, D'yermak'er

1 point: Oslol

 

Stay tuned to see if we really try to get a 7th Q in a row...but first, Masquerade results!

I only gave you ten points (Sam posted Jade's votes instead of mine in the graphic, my 11 went to Altyr), but at least I managed to break this trend:

This might be the best Harmonica entry yet!

 

*gets 7 points*

Definitely your best entry yet!

I only gave you ten points (Sam posted Jade's votes instead of mine in the graphic, my 11 went to Altyr), but at least I managed to break this trend:

Definitely your best entry yet!

Fixed, and thanks!!! I had to edit anyway to mention our not-so-fabulous semi regression :coffee:

 

Would have loved this to live up to its semi-final result! One of the biggest growers of the contest. Very kool B-)

LATE but I am still listening to 'Paper Games' loads post-contest :heart: Could possibly overtake 'A/B Machines' as my favourite entry of yours :o I really thought it was going to be a smash in the final so it's a shame that it didn't quite make the top 20. But a 2nd place in the semi final is nothing to sniff at *.*

 

Congrats on doing so well in Masquerade also! 'Jason' was very much to my tastes :heart: in fact quite a few people on plug suspected that it might have been me that sent it :lol: what an amazing discovery. <3

The Midnight feat. Nikki Flores "Jason"

BJSC Masquerade: 2nd!!! :o

 

Seriously!? Yes, we managed to fool everyone by masquerading as Eledan, -Pi, and everything in between. In doing so we had our most successful entry ever and were only 3 points from winning the spin-off! It was fitting yet bittersweet for The Midnight as they'd been runners-up in the main contest as well, and this one could have been avoided if Pavel had actually voted, but hey, we're beyond thrilled. Deandria masqueraded as Harmonica and did so with a very unknown yet fabulous Sizzy Rocket song, 'Spell On Me'. Overall it was one of the best spin-offs we've participated in to date!

 

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Ary "Higher"

XCIII

 

In true Harmonica fashion, this was our intended entry for 91 that we completely forgot about when confirmations came around. :lol: It's much more fitting now, though, as Ary's BJSC debut was in the previous Danaelanda-hosted contest as a vocalist on Carl Louis' 'Telescope'. That was our favorite entry of 2016 which led to searching out Ary as a solo artist. 'Telescope' barely made it to the final so 'Higher' could well be at risk of ruining our Q streak, but it was simply too good not to send! Hopefully it's an equally good discovery for someone else.

not a discovery in the least for me but i am already a fan of this!!

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Ary "Higher"

XCIII: 33rd

 

Our Q streak is up to 8! :cheer: Honestly thought this would be the one to DNQ but y'all thought better of it. Another bad regression though, 'Higher' was 12th in its semi and would have been projected to finish 20th! Anywho, thanks to these 17 countries for their support in the final:

 

18 points: #00274E, Fljotavik

12 points: Ultraviolenceland

11 points: Deandria

10 points: Land of DW

7 points: Skall, South Danaelanda

6 points: Bhangra

5 points: Beaverdonia, Desbuanda, Republique d'Ashton

3 points: Daehun, Oslol

2 points: Yehesi

1 point: Espen, Taahino

 

Scandal feat. Patty Smyth "The Warrior"

BJSC 80s: 17th

 

A mid-table finish for one of our favorite 80s songs was slightly disappointing, but objectively quite good! We're especially glad that others enjoyed the song and appreciate the 109 points. ^_^ Unfortunately Harmonica is anticipating another break from spin-offs unless something truly unmissable comes around in the meantime.