This was so up my street believe it or not! Love this style of 90s dance music. I guess I'll have to listen to that other Pharao song! Plus, pretty sure it's our first double-figure points to Jadakissnia since your very first entry :o

Erm so this still exists :blush: a very belated thank you for the above praise Jordan! Did you ever hear 'There Is A Star'? You are correct in thinking that your Pharao points were your highest to me since BJSC 74, glad to have appealed to you so much with something again at last :wub:

 

Will update my OP eventually, but for now here's how we did since this was last updated...

 

Pharao - I Show You Secrets

BJSC 112: 3rd place // 284 points

 

Josin - Once Apart

BJSC 113: DNQ (26th in semi) // 37 points

 

LUNA - Dumala

BJSC 114: 24th // 149 points

 

Yoshitaka Hirota - hazy iii

BJSC 115: 34th // 130 points

 

ONUKA - Time

BJSC Your Best Of II: 1st // 200 points

 

AURORA - The Seed

BJSC Pride II: 4th // 94 points

 

So this year has been a weird one so far. Last year was super successful for main contests but this time we're all over the place :lol: we've now had 2 DNQs this year, the first time we've had more than one in a BJSC year since 2015. But at the same time, we've kept up a streak of attaining a top 10 hit every single year thanks to Pharao! But I'd say that this is definitely more of an experimental year which has been reflected by the results. It's the one where we've cared about success the least for sure, probably due to the DNQs spurring more of a carefree attitude. We're still gutted about Josin flopping btw. She better do well in Rejects or else! Anyway, it's also been a right foreign year as we've sent no acts from the UK or US yet! Instead we've gone to South Africa, Germany twice, Ukraine, Japan and now Slovakia with our newie. On the flipside, it's been an immense year for spin-offs so far! ONUKA improved on their original 9th place position in BJSC 75 with a WIN in Your Best Of II for 'Time', brilliant stuff *.* plus AURORA represented us in Pride II with her best song to date - 'The Seed' - and finished in an impressive 4th place. This means we've finished top 10 in both Pride spinoffs, with Arca last time placing 9th. Worldvision is just around the corner, let's hope we can get back to our glory days with that spinoff and score another top 10 this year. But first, the latest main contest...

 

Gleb - Gauč n Bass

BJSC 116 // semi 2

 

The experimental year continues as we've gone all rap/hip-hop/drum & bass on you guys! We've dipped into weird foreign hip-hop in the past with Epelit in Worldvision II and Tuna in BJSC 86 but both were sadly big flops. However, we're boldly returning to this lane 3 years later. This one has FLUTES and DRUM & BASS elements though so that's gotta help our chances right?? Err, wrong, because this looks like a terrible semi for us. :kink: but I hope some of you guys out there do embrace this incredible standout song. Gleb is a male rapper who resides in Slovakia so that's a neat new nationality for us! The song features Slovak lyrics too minus a couple of lines in English here and there. It's wild and we're living for it. Semi 1 people show your support please as we're going to need it! We've been drawn in slot 10 of the semi. This is our 43rd entry to date - time is flying!

 

Yeah, let me get back on track with this thread now x

LOVE^

LOVE^

A fan who is actually in my semi, yessss *.* glad you're liking it! :heart:

 

(I really enjoyed your entry on plug.dj last night also btw! Definitely something a bit different for Dobago.)

Yay for your thread being bumped again in time for easily your best entry of the year so far *.* bangah. Loving the flutes x

^ So glad that you're on board as I did think it would be up your street! *.* snap with it being our Jadakissnia 2019 fave so far. I never thought I'd see the day when I'd have the energy to revive this thread but a quick catch-up did the trick eventually :kink: anyway, we have some news... :o

 

Gleb has qualified for the final of BJSC 116 with 'Gauč n Bass'! :cheer: The tides have turned from the days when our weird hip-hop/rap stuff would be destined to flop. Poor Epelit and Tuna. I honestly did not think we had a chance at all when the semi draw was revealed! But... we somehow made it. Excited for the final as most vocal fans seemed to be in the other semi! This is our 36th qualifier to date and increases our qualifying streak to a decent three in a row. Thanks to everyone who voted for us!

 

However, the same could not be said for all of our favourites. Here is what dropped out from our actual votes and would-be votes...

 

semi 1 (actual votes):

04 Trifoski // black midi - Talking Heads

02 Singerpurear // Jesus Jones - Info Freako

01 Wholune // Hobo Johnson - Typical Story

 

semi 2 (would-be votes):

10 Cowtermont // KLOUD - Exit Alive

06 Danæviia // RIOT - Overkill

04 Tartford // Raúl Orellana - The Real Wild House

03 Deandria // Nite Jewel - 2 Good 2 Be True

 

Semi 2 was particularly brutal! :( poor poor Cowtermont. With that and Danæviia out it seems like it wasn't to be for noisy dance this time.

 

In other news the Worldvision IV spin-off is currently underway in Hushkanukia. We were (unfortunately :lol:) given Monaco and may have confirmed a classical piece.

hey wanna see a glow up?

 

soooo Gleb - Gauč n Bass ended up finishing 30th in 116, with 151 points. It's cool, getting a foreign rap flutey D&B song to the final was impressive in itself.

 

But then something truly remarkable happened...

 

Rompasso - Ignis

BJSC 117: ★ 1st // 264 points ★

 

WE ONLY WENT AND WON BJSC FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!!

 

It took 44 entries and 4 years of trying. But we've only gone and done it at last with some banging house music from Russia!

 

So, "omg Jade teach me your ways, how can I win?" I hear you say? well here are my top tips...

 

- have a banging drop

- make sure Persephonia snub you

- get a Beaver to decide

 

and hey presto you'll finally get there!

 

:kink: seriously though I'm over the moon - thanks so much everyone who pointed it <3

 

also... we went classical in Worldvision IV and it actually came top 20? lmao. Coming 17th (with 105 points) for MONACO of all places was even more impressive than winning the main contest tbh. Okay no, the length of the title of this entry was actually the real winner. Here was the song:

 

 

mood in Jadakissnia rn: :cheer: :yahoo: :w00t: :dance: :banana:

Gleb deserved better!

 

And congratulations on finally becoming a winner at BJSC! :cheer: Fully deserved win, really liked Ignis!

You finally winning the first time I ever snub one of your songs is genuinely messing with my brain lmao xxx (obviously was still a fan if not as much as I usually am but that's just so typical!)

 

Welcome to the winners' circle at last!!

 

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Oh fanny ell comgrats!!

Gleb deserved better!

 

And congratulations on finally becoming a winner at BJSC! :cheer: Fully deserved win, really liked Ignis!

So much this! At least it got justice as a multi-chart smash haha, how random *.*

 

Thanks so much :cheer: you started off the night on such a high for the song with my first medal of the night! a 13 point swap was particularly satisfying.

 

You finally winning the first time I ever snub one of your songs is genuinely messing with my brain lmao xxx (obviously was still a fan if not as much as I usually am but that's just so typical!)

 

Welcome to the winners' circle at last!!

 

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I know I actually cannot believe it!! Feels so mean when 'Sinking' came so close and that's your fave. Well... at least you didn't hate my winner or anything, I can just about cope with 16th x thank youuuuu ahhh this is so exciting <3

 

cat <3

 

Oh fanny ell comgrats!!

Thanks Meek! WELL DONE on such a decision from ur beavering self!

 

BJSC 118

Active Child - All Eyes on You

 

 

This time we get to sit back and relax as winning with Rompasso last month has bagged us an auto-qualifier! Did we go risky for this 45th entry? Well, not exactly, as I had this lined up as probably my safest entry of the year before I knew I had an AQ :kink: but the Jadakissnians were so desperate to send it that we ran with it anyway. This is the second time we've had an autoqualifier, after placing 2nd with Sominum's 'Sinking' back in BJSC 108. This allowed us to send Ben Frost's 'Venter' as our AQ. It ended up placing in 17th for BJSC 109. Will 'All Eyes on You' follow in its footsteps and also finish in the top 20? We shall see. Fun fact, these AQs are both elëdan recycles - the impact! Skall have also sent Active Child in the past. However, this is the first song I've ever heard by the American singer. You could say it was a good first impression! 'All Eyes on You' is as romantic as the title suggests, with very devoted lyrics and dreamy vocals. The electronic production (that of course incorporates strings too) is also beautiful. This is our third entry in a row to feature male vocals! Look at us ramping up the diversity all of sudden, after never sending even two male vocal songs in a row in the past.

 

We hope you guys will love this as much as we do! Make sure to vote in your respective BasilJSC semi if you're taking part. I'll be hosting the final!

This made me cry

This made me cry

:wub: it's stunning isn't it?! My favourite song I've sent this year. Much hype right back at you for 'We Are W.I.T.C.H.' of course, so nostalgic *.*

Cornelia is coming to smash up the contest tbf

Legends only x

BJSC 118 Results

Active Child - All Eyes On You

 

 

Last night the results of the BJSC 118 final were on home ground! Following a huge Jadakissnia top 10s medley, we announced the votes of 58 different nations. The winner was crowned as Charlotte Lawrence's 'Why Do You Love Me', so a huge congratulations to Lotunia on their first ever gold medal! As for our own entry, auto-qualifier 'All Eyes On You' by Active Child finished in an impressive 3rd place with 270 points! This actually beats the points total for our winner 'Ignis' by 6 points. Here are some fun stats:

 

- This is the first time we've ever had back-to-back top 3s (Rompasso 1st + Active Child 3rd)

- This is the first time we've had three medallists in one year (Pharao 3rd, Rompasso 1st + Active Child 3rd)

- 'All Eyes On You' received the most amount of 18s ever for a Jadakissnia entry - with 6! This beats the 5 that FM-84's 'Arcade Summer' got in BJSC 87. Thanks to Arcodesia, Hushkanukia, Jupiterdonia, Kylienips, Lotunia + Skall for making it happen :wub:

- Not that there's a big pool, but 'All Eyes On You' is our most successful AQ to date, massively eclipsing the 17th place of Ben Frost's 'Venter' in BJSC 109.

- This is our 16th top 10 hit, 8th top 5 hit and 7th top 3 hit to date.

- This is the fourth time we've obtained a bronze medal (joining MssingNo, BÖ + Pharao) - our most common position to date now!

- This is the fourth time we've bagged a top 10 hit during the 8th contest of the year, this definitely seems to be our most successful contest! The exception is 27th in 98 with Moth Equals (still a qualifier though yay) - but we came 7th in 78 (AK & LYNX feat. Veela), 3rd in 88 (MssingNo), 2nd in 108 (Somnium) and now 3rd in 118!

 

Phew. That was fun. We're so pleased that 'All Eyes On You', our favourite of our own entries this year, was such a huge success!

 

Thank you to these nations for awarding us the following points:

 

18 - Arcodesia, Hushkanukia, Jupiterdonia, Kylienips, Lotunia + Skall

15 - Persephonia

13 - Kluminican Republic

12 - Espen + Fljótavík

11 - Aeroche + Bøtanikkä

10 - Sergeistan + Utopia

09 - Aelandor, Altyr Muunilinst + Deandria

08 - Danæviia + East Rukahavian

06 - FARC

05 - Trifoski

04 - Budtar + Summericia

02 - Oslol + Unovia

01 - République d'Áskorza + Scherzland

 

These were our semi-final votes + final votes:

 

SEMI 1

12 Arcodesia: God Is An Astronaut - Echoes

10 Bøtanikkä: Ayla - Angelfalls (Elemental Force)

08 Rolloland: UNKLE feat. Richard Ashcroft - Lonely Soul

07 Aeroche: MXMS - Gravedigger

06 Scherzland: Gemini Rising, Tensnake & Fiora - Speed Of Sound

05 Hushkanukia: Marion Raven - We Are W.I.T.C.H.

04 Lotunia: Charlotte Lawrence - Why Do You Love Me

03 Utopia: beabadoobee - She Plays Bass

02 Singerpurear: Paul Kalkbrenner - No Goodbye

01 Fljótavík: Jenny Hval - Ashes To Ashes

 

SEMI 2

12 Trifoski: Moses Sumney - Rank & File

10 Summericia: Covenant - Dead Stars

08 Espen: DEVILNOTCRY - NotEnoughOfYou

07 Sergeistan: Zivert - Beverly Hills

06 Oslol: Bjørn Olav Edvardsen & Arcteec - Mountains

05 Terra Avium: The Snake Charmer - Nageena (Siren Of The Sands)

04 Skall: Korallreven - The Highest State Of Grace

03 Deandria: Niyaz - Sabza Ba Naz (The Triumph Of Love)

02 Persephonia: Kælan Mikla - Draumadís

01 Beaverdonia: The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu

 

FINAL

18 Trifoski: Moses Sumney - Rank & File

15 Summericia: Covenant - Dead Stars

13 Sergeistan: Zivert - Beverly Hills

12 Persephonia: Kælan Mikla - Draumadís

11 Oslol: Bjørn Olav Edvardsen & Arcteec - Mountains

10 Arcodesia: God Is An Astronaut - Echoes

09 Espen: DEVILNOTCRY - NotEnoughOfYou

08 Rolloland: UNKLE feat. Richard Ashcroft - Lonely Soul

07 Bøtanikkä: Ayla - Angelfalls (Elemental Force)

06 The Actual Republic of Bellamia: Lewis Blissett - Killing Butterflies

05 Terra Avium: The Snake Charmer - Nageena (Siren Of The Sands)

04 Hushkanukia: Marion Raven - We Are W.I.T.C.H.

03 Skall: Korallreven - The Highest State Of Grace

02 Aeroche: MXMS - Gravedigger

01 Niceland: Lola Marsh - Echoes

 

As for next month... we're still having a dig around but the main potential right now is a BICEP-esque instrumental. So possibly watch this space for that.

didn’t you send Moth Equals in 98?

didn’t you send Moth Equals in 98?

Oh wait yes you're right, how could I forget the contest of my first ever veto :lol: 27th instead of 24th for that one then -quickly edits-

Kind of a shame that you miss out on the chance to get another AQ next contest to maybe send something a little more wacky (this was always bound to do rather well anyway) but really pleased that this did so well ofc <3 I'm gonna pretend this was your winner since it did actually get more points than 'Ignis' and all :lol: so will be joining Pharao in actually being more successful than your winner!

 

Jadakissnia now having more top 10s than Persephonia in about half the number of attempts though :lol: we are not worthy xx