Elated this qualified, now I give it all my support :D

Big :wub: for this!!!

Fully here for this one as well (as I'm sure you could probably guess), worked very nice as a semi-final closer! Yay for it making it through despite the less than ideal draw ~

 

 

Elated this qualified, now I give it all my support :D

 

 

Big :wub: for this!!!

 

Yay thanks guys <3 I knew you three would be fans of it without sounding big headed lol. Really hoping this can smash myself. Also I like all of you guys songs (whether they'll feature in my votes.. we'll see as it is a awesome final)

Edited September 12, 20204 yr by Rob S

this may just be the best entry you’ve ever sent, very much an outstanding track of the contest and the year. hope it lives up to the good predictions.

this may just be the best entry you’ve ever sent, very much an outstanding track of the contest and the year. hope it lives up to the good predictions.

 

Thanks Dan. Wow that's huge praise *.* I'm not sure if I'd put it at the top but I think it's comfortably top 3 in my entries. First 18 from you as well (Y) <3

 

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KAS:ST finished in an impressive 3rd place after leading for a while on and off.. That's now our 2nd highest placing overtaking Brianna in 2018 which was 4th for us. Obviously Cathedrals retains best performance winning two years ago.

 

4 18's and 4 13's is an amazing achievement as well, yay. We would like to say a huge thanks for the support especially from Danaeviia Skall, Fljóvatík, Dobago (two maximum points in a row!!), Kluminican Republic, Jadakissnia, Séyetana, FARC, Aeroche, Bøtannikä, Thelonia, Persephonia etc. Also to Aeroche again and Buzzjack Mountain for the Semi 12's. If only The Snake voted in the final but never mind.

 

This final was off the charts, seriously what a bunch of gems ♥ we liked around 36 songs this month which is one of the most ever I think? Or after the contest from June at least.

 

Next contest coming up and it's atm between a dark electro pop duo fronted by a red head in latex or 90's Finnish euro pop by a dead singer :thinking:

Edited September 15, 20204 yr by Rob S

well done. stunning entry and honestly is the kind of sound i've been trying to send for like 5 years - perfect gothy stuff! :wub: gave me total entry envy.

 

both of those sound AMAZING. down for either!

well done. stunning entry and honestly is the kind of sound i've been trying to send for like 5 years - perfect gothy stuff! :wub: gave me total entry envy.

 

both of those sound AMAZING. down for either!

Ha. It's funny cause I did get Aeroche vibes from it so I'm not really surprised about the entry envy thing tbh. I'm happy you were a big fan!

Edited September 18, 20204 yr by Rob S

128

 

 

In the end we ended up not going for either of the songs we put up (these will still most likely be sent soon though) because we came across this alternative/indie sort of pop track by a singer from Brooklyn New York called Elliot Lee. She can sing, play bass AND draw she's multi talented. She has several songs up on her page and they all share a common message about loving the inner self which really is something we all can relate with. 'Pink' (Freak) is a catchy number that gets lodged in your head and is radio friendly as well.. We hope you like it and are hoping we can well with this.

Edited September 26, 20204 yr by Rob S

Meh. I guess I take back what I said earlier this year about unexpected dnqs. I think this for me is up there as a sad flop, more so because it sounded like something that normally would do pretty well and also sounds like a song that could be on the radio. :'(

 

I think I'll go with what I had confirmed first before Elliott Lee next as tbf it's quite dark for Halloween season and their an act I've been listening to for a little while.

 

129: Night Club - Dear Enemy

 

Back to the electro synth for us this month but with a red head girl named Emily Kavanaugh. Mark Brooks being the other member of the duo brings this sophisticated, seductive sound. It's perfect for Halloween as is the one we're sending to the spin off. We've been listening to Night Club for practically most of the year and their songs do follow a similar beat but I don't think in our opinion they've put out anything bad, their videos are certainly ones that stick out in a intrigued way. As for how well we'll do is anyone's guess. Thinking this could very easily flop or it can do okay but we're not going to be too bothered as we are hooked on the song/them!

 

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Edited October 27, 20204 yr by Rob Zombie

Halloween 2020 : Night Club - Gossip

 

So yeah we have sent Night Club to both the main and spin off. Think it's a first but their music really fits in with Halloween season. Surprised nobody has sent them before. Such a cool band!

 

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Also I forgot to mention but this is not related to Buzzjack but in fact Popjustice.. we happened to be stalking the forum lately (and recently joined there) and our eagle eyes spotted one of our non pop entries in the latest contest. 'Start of Something New' which came 7th!! *.* that's an astonishing result for a contest mainly catering for just pop entries. Well done to CHROM!

 

#votenightclub~

So the results for double Night Club were... 'Gossip' 18th in the Halloween spinoff which was a much better result in comparison to 'Dear Enemy', 31st, which ended up narrowly missing the bottom 10 (and so it should tbh). I was of course expecting top 30 for it but it's not the end of the world just falling one place shy.

 

Thanks to everyone who voted for Night Club especially a big thanks if you pointed both songs.

 

We have had our final entry of the year set a week or two ago and we also have two other fun backups but for the main choice it's a full on major bop in our opinion. All the songs are leaning to the poppier side but I they are songs I'm way more invested in.. in this area.

 

Looking to hopefully end things on a high nonetheless!

Edited November 19, 20204 yr by Rob S~

BJSC 130 - moistbreezy - Contact

 

 

:wub: :wub: #1 in my chart and top 40 in the Spotify Wrapped in under a month of finding :cheeseblock:

 

Perfect way for Summericia to end the year on <3

and so we have just finished our final contest of 2020 and are signing it out with a top 10 result. :cheer: thanks to everyone who voted for it. Our nation completely understands that the artists name is quite bad but the song is what counts at the end of the day and the artist does have a couple of other bops too.

 

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Summericia's 2020 results

 

121: Faouzia - Tears of Gold 6th

122: CAT - Moon Spells DNQ

123: Alice Gray - Take Me To The Water 32nd

124: Amy Peters - Salt DNQ (this was a bit surprising considering it finished 5th in popjustice months before)

125: CHROM - The Start of Something New 20th

126: Randy Domingues - Warrior 34th

127: KAS:ST - Hell On Earth 3rd

128: Elliot Lee - Pink (Freak) DNQ (this to get some retribution in rejects hopefully)

129: Night Club - Dear Enemy 31st

130: moistbreezy - Contact 9th

 

We also had Night Club 'Gossip' come 18th as mentioned before from the Halloween spinoff.

 

3 Top 10's and 3 DNQ's. Pretty darn good I'd say. 😍

 

Looking forward to next year and our belated 50th anniversary is on the horizon too. We have a couple of songs in the running for that but of course still a few months away!

Edited December 20, 20204 yr by Rob S Claus

131: VNV Nation - When Is The Future?

 

Not counting Night Club as they were sent to two contests that were running at the same time, this is the first self recycle to the main contest for us as we've opted for VNV Nation again. Think REM meets Depeche Mode for this as it's not a slow song by them this time round. 'Illusion' finished 21st in the semis for us in 2017 (a bit ironic timing as Amy Peters and Elliot Lee both finished there last year and have gotten through to the TBO quater finals currently ~)

 

This also finished inside my EOY top 10 for 2018 (#10). We're not expecting for this to be a hit or anything and also we didn't have any real strong options to kickstart a new year off really so this fit the bill after looking at newer songs and older tracks.

Edited January 10, 20214 yr by Rob S

So the results were announced tonight and as luck turns out Frank revealed that Danaeviia were the victors of the first contest of 2021. A huge well done to them and they were our 18 so this was really satisfying for us. With all that said the runner up was... Summericia. *.*.* this was so unexpected as we went in with NO expectations. Normally we'd have a hunch that a song we sent would do big things Cathedrals, CRIM3S, KAS:ST, Faouzia & moistbreezy but this one we were expecting a dnq lol so my mind is truly blown over this. Possibly the most shocking good result ever in the nation of Summericia!

 

Thank you to FARC(18), Suedonia(18), Rolloland (18) (we know you loved 'Illusion' as well), Terra Avium, Persephonia, FSR Rontvia, Jadakissnia among others who pointed us over 10 points! Can't remember who else gave over 10 lol.

 

Justice for some of the countries that we pointed very highly that unfortunately underperformed especially Terra Avium :(

 

And now for 132 we don't have anything 'shrugs' but we are looking to for the time being leave this type of genre behind. Looking at something dance maybe?

 

Plus our anniversary is in two months and we have a song if it's allowed that we'd love to unleash.. a few of you will have heard it before specifically Iz!

Edited January 24, 20214 yr by Rob S

132: Jessie Frye Ft Timecop1983 - Faded Memory

 

 

Summericia are pleased to announce that Jessie Frye and Timecop1983 will be bringing their synth waveness to the Danaevvia hosted contest this month. 'Faded Memory' was released in 2018 and is just one of the many Jessie songs we've been eyeing along with 'The One' which itself has been a potential numerous times for us since June last year but I figured FM will probably have the better shot at success and Jessie had not long ago come top 10 for Cor Lupus with the also sublime 'Ocean'. Summericia do feel confident with sending this following their runner up from VNV Nation last month. I guess nasty suprises do exist in BJSC so you can't always bank on being confident though. We also potentially were hoping for an AQ but those aren't always going to be promised. Turns out maybe it's for the better as we have a fair playing field and it's good for a song to go through the normal stages even if a bye to the final would've been a welcome treat.

 

Would like to add the video and song mesh perfectly imo and it's precisely what prompted me to send it!

Faded Memory finishes at a underperforming 24th place. Thanks for all the votes. We did hope for a bigger hit to add onto our 2nd place last month but honestly the competition was brutal this month so I can see why it ended up getting lost in the shuffle somewhat!

 

Also thought I'd point it out that Timecop 1983 is cursed with 24th too as he came there years ago with Aelandor in the final!

 

1 more stop until our anniversary and we have so many to choose from for the next contest. Nothing set in stone currently.

Edited March 1, 20214 yr by Rob S

133 : Xenomania Presents Paige Cavell - Red Is The Way

 

 

We've opted to send a generic pop banger from Paige Cavell with help from Xenomania a successful songwriting and production team from Kent. They've produced for some big stars like Kylie, The Saturdays, Pet Shop Boys, Sugababes among others. Famous for writing all of but one of Girls Aloud's studio albums. Paige Cavell is an emerging London based singer-songwriter. Turns out both artists have been sent to BJSC before coming 12th for Vulkyria in 2019. We do seem to be on a trend of not being quite original this year :') We're not totally sure about our qualifying chances what with more nations taking part this time round and the unpredictability of BJSC nowadays so a Qualifier to match our record best 5 would be fab but regardless of what happens we hope to appeal to the masses in some way more importantly the pop fans!

Up to 5 qualifiers in a row *.* matching our longest streak from late 2019 to Jan 2020 (Ollie Wride, Covenant, Noburo, Manik & Faouzia). The pressure will be on next month with our 50th anniversary entry coming up next month.

 

Before that though we're on for a hopeful top half result somewhere especially if the odds are anything to go by.