BJSC 87 Teaser

 

We have gone and confirmed one of the songs that appear in this post. If you know us well then you can probably predict what we've sent, but we will not be able to confirm or deny anyone's guesses.

 

Reinvention Ranks

 

Here are the ranks from the Reinvention spin-off. The entire bottom five of this rank were deemed to be 'terrible' by Danaelandan voters but there were a few 'great' entries to make up for that.

 

00 • Danaelanda • Cappa (feat. Jon Santana) • No Scrubs

01 • Brechtoria • Dimitri Vegas / Like Mike vs Sander Van Doorn • Project T

02 • Altyr Muunilinst • Nick Talos • Heartbeat

03 • Séyetana • Baracuda • Where Is The Love (Nightcore Club Mix)

04 • Ethanola • Cupcakes • Captain Obvious

05 • Deandria • Owsey & Resotone • Broke My Promise & Stared To The Sea

06 • N DNTN • Justin Bieber • What Do You Mean It's 1985?

07 • Skall • Blood Diamonds • Phone Sex (feat. Grimes) (Unicorn Kid remix)

08 • Federal Republic of Ashton • Mutya Keisha Siobhan • Lay Down In Swimming Pools

09 • Cadelicia • Henrik the Artist • Perfect Workout

10 • Botanikka • Sharon Doorson • Touch Me There

11 • Cor Lupus • Sofia Carson • Love Is The Name

12 • Terra Avium • Pendulum • Violet Hill

13 • Hendinia • Lazy Town • Cooking By The Book (feat. Lil Jon)

14 • Ramrynia • Gabrielle Aplin & Bastille • Dreams

15 • St. Burbia • BATTS • What Is Love

16 • Thelonia • Collin McLoughlin • Titanium (Anton Ishutin Edit)

17 • Mulgracia • Blondee, Marc Werner & Fabienne Rothe • Wonderful Days

18 • Ultraviolenceland • Jennifer Ann • Mad World

19 • Persephonia • Dissonance • Born Sick

20 • Hushkanukia • Tinashe and Sophia Grace • I Best Friends On Deck

21 • D'yermak'er • Autre Ne Veut • Little Red Corvette

22 • Triangledonia • Jasmine Thompson • Do It Now (Montis Remix)

23 • Taahino • Fall Out Boy • Fourth of July

24 • Avalonia • Within Temptation • Dirty Dancer

25 • Aeroche • Bassnectar (feat. Nelly Furtado) • Magical World

26 • Unovia • Delta Goodrem • I Believe In A Thing Called Love

27 • FSR Rontvia • Scala & Kolacny Brothers • Barbie Girl

28 • Quintessa • Gossip • Careless Whisper

29 • Jadakissnia • CROSSPARTY • Midnight City (vs. M83)

30 • Ojnoj • Keri Hilson • Do It

31 • Suedeonia • Holland and the Jogging Tree • Joan of Arc

32 • Fljótavík • Ólafur Arnalds feat. Arnór Dan • Say My Name

33 • Flynnonda • PostmodenJuxebox ft Ashley Stroud • Fancy

34 • Pupok • No Frills Twins • Milkshake/212 Mashup

35 • Yehesi • Samantha Jade • Heartless

36 • Harmonica • The Amity Affliction • Born To Die

37 • Aelandor • Patty Walters • Story Of My Life

BJSC 87

 

Tobtok - Aber

 

MOS: Released on Friday 8th July, "Aber" is brand new from Swedish rising star, Tobtok.

 

He's supported Allesso, Avicii, Oliver Heldens and Martin Garrix, and is about to take on the States before heading back to Ibiza, but time hasn't always been on Tobtok's side.

 

"Aber is about the struggles in life and the way we overcome them and grow from them" he explains. After overcoming a battle with cancer, he releases 'Aber' which translates from Swedish to "an unexpected obstacle" as a dedication to life.

 

To hear the radio edit version, download the mp3 pack.

First run of DNQs in 2 years

 

With the country still divided in civil war it seems South Danaelanda don't stand well on their own in the contest as 'Aber' by Tobtok gives Danaelanda its worst ever performance.

 

Previously our worst was BJSC 62's Mar 'Man x Woman' which finished in 26th but 'Aber' outdoes that by four positions finishing in a lowly 30th in a hotly contested semi final made of 34 songs. It also marks the first time we have DNQed twice in a row since our flops in BJSC 66 and 67. If we DNQ again next contest then it will be our longest run since BJSC 46 to 49 where we DNQed four times in a row.

 

South Danaelanda are coming to terms now with the fact that our country has peaked in success and relevance and will continue to partake in the contest despite our floppage. Our next entry will be our 50th and so a very special artist will be performing for us.

 

'Aber' only received 29 points, 12 of which came from Ethanola who we also gave 12 points to and they failed to qualify.

 

President Tim Bergling's comment on the matter is 'wake me up when it's all over'.

Now that Tobtok has taken the position of worst performing entry yet, here's a recap of our top performing and least performing entries. Interestingly Pep & Rash are our top performer even though two of our entries have outpeaked it, likely because it was in the smaller final era.

 

01. 6.53% Pep & Rash

02. 6.04% TheFatRat ft. Laura Brehm

03. 5.30% Colleen D'Agostino ft. deadmau5

04. 4.57% Flume ft. Moon Holiday

05. 4.51% KSHMR

06. 4.47% Shadow Child & Doorly

07. 4.11% Mediate

08. 3.93% Kat Krazy

09. 3.89% Ferreck Dawn & Redondo

10. 3.85% 4 Strings ft. Neev Kennedy

 

11. 3.61% Sandy Rivera ft. April

12. 3.35% Laurentiu Duta ft. Andreea Banica

13. 3.32% Maceo Plex ft. C.A.R.

14. 3.31% Cahill ft. Kimberley Locke

15. 3.28% Paperwhite

16. 3.27% Jenny Mayhem & The Fuzz Orchestrator

17. 3.09% The Six

18. 3.09% Helena & Vassy

19. 2.99% EDX

20. 2.99% Mickey

 

21. 2.95% Juventa ft. Erica Curran

22. 2.56% Oliver Heldens

23. 2.52% Arty ft. Jenson Vaughn

24. 2.48% Quintino & Alvaro

25. 2.40% Laurel

26. 2.40% Oliver Nelson

27. 2.34% Danny Dove & Ben Preston ft. Susie Ledge

28. 2.15% Hardwell ft. Amba Shepard

29. 2.12% Ruffneck ft. Yavahn

30. 1.71% Croatia Squad & Lika Morgan

 

DNQs

 

31. 2.99% Christina Walls

32. 2.56% Steve Aoki, Chris Lake & Tujamo

33. 2.29% Radio Killer

34. 2.27% Netsky

35. 2.24% Tez Cadey

36. 2.18% BH ft. Aloma Steele

37. 2.17% The Aston Shuffle

38. 2.15% Oana Tache

39. 2.14% Tiësto et. al

40. 2.10% Airsoul

 

41. 2.07% Adrian Lux ft. Dante

42. 1.79% Christina Novelli

43. 1.71% Elena

44. 1.63% Antillas ft. Fiora

45. 1.50% MrFijiWiji, Direct & Aruna

46. 1.43% Andreea Banica

47. 1.37% Mar

48. 1.28% Stone & Van Linden

49. 1.09% Tobtok

 

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Nooo I didn't expect this to DNQ at all :no:

travesty :(

Excited to hear your 50th entry ! :o

Didn't think you'd be a fan of Avicii Cam :P (let's not pretend I'm sending anyone else)

 

Not sure what I should send from him though, there's this one I want to send but the featured artist currently has a big hit in the charts so it could come across as really cheap?

Ranks

 

Final Rank

 

1 29 ♡ Aeroche ♡ LITTLE BIG - HATEFUL LOVE

2 21 ♡ FKA FKA FKA π ♡ Mai Lan - Technique

3 06 ♡ Espen ♡ CAPPA - Mad About U

4 09 ♡ Brechtoria♡ Glades - Her (Loving You)

5 35 ♡ Botanikka ♡ Vita Chambers - Tell Me

6 14 ♡ Jukianië ♡ Gnucci - Work!

7 31 ♡ Dobago ♡ Kida - Ja Kem Nis

8 04 ♡ Jadakissnia ♡ FM-84 - Arcade Summer

9 18 ♡ New Lexico ♡ King Deco - Castaway

10 17 ♡ Medhelnia ♡ FMLYBND - Come Alive

11 37 ♡ Singerpurear ♡ Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap

12 27 ♡ Cadelicia ♡ Die Antwoord - Banana Brain

13 08 ♡ Cor Lupus ♡ The Naked And Famous - Higher

14 22 ♡ Altyr Muunilinst ♡ High Contrast & Clare Maguire - Who's Loving You (Part 1)

15 15 ♡ St. Burbia ♡ Zack Knight & Jasmin Walia - Dum Dee Dum

16 42 ♡ Syndare ♡ Yoko Ono & Penguin Prison - She Gets Down On Her Knees

17 19 ♡ FARC ♡ Morgxn - Love You With The Lights On (Monsieur Adi Remix)

18 30 ♡ Persephonia ♡ TWRR - Water Frozen

19 12 ♡ N DNTN ♡ Kitty Pryde - * 285 *

20 10 ♡ Thelonia ♡ Dub FX - So Are You

21 20 ♡ Hendinia ♡ That Poppy - Money

22 26 ♡ FSR Rontvia ♡ Ortiga - Ilumbarada

23 32 ♡ Avalonia ♡ Symphobia - I Do

24 07 ♡ Desbuanda ♡ Suns - Catalyse

25 03 ♡ Ramrynia ♡ NEIKED - Sexual

26 28 ♡ Kluminican Republic ♡ Wens - Bones

27 34 ♡ Fljótavík ♡ Kitten - Fall On Me

28 40 ♡ Bignia-Zaragovina ♡ Greyson Chance - Back On The Wall

29 41 ♡ Usfland ♡ Midnight in Monaco - One In A Million

30 23 ♡ Yehesi ♡ LYRA - Emerald

31 33 ♡ Beaverdonia ♡ Ram-Leela - Nagada Sang Dhol

32 36 ♡ D'yermak'er ♡ RIVRS - Falling

33 38 ♡ Greenfroze ♡ Matilda - Ghost

34 05 ♡ Republic Of Adonia ♡ Oh My Girl - Liar Liar

35 11 ♡ Ultraviolenceland ♡ Lauren Aquilina - How Would You Like It* mp3

36 01 ♡ Harmonica ♡ Meg Mac - Never Be

37 13 ♡ Hushkanukia ♡ Cardiknox - Wild Child

38 39 ♡ Kylienips ♡ Icon For Hire - Supposed To Be

39 25 ♡ Unovia ♡ Ali Barter - Far Away

40 24 ♡ Land of DW ♡ Ward Thomas - Carry You Home

41 16 ♡ Pupok ♡ Sasha Pieterse - R.P.M

42 02 ♡ Taahino ♡ Ghost Town - Spark

 

Semi 1 Rank (at the time we voted)

 

1 08 ♡ Ethanola ♡ Green Velvet - Bigger Than Prince (Hot Since 82 Remix)

2 06 ♡ Aeroche ♡ LITTLE BIG - HATEFUL LOVE

3 24 ♡ Jukianië ♡ Gnucci - Work!

4 14 ♡ Espen ♡ CAPPA - Mad About U

5 10 ♡ FKA FKA FKA π ♡ Mai Lan - Technique

6 32 ♡ Brechtoria ♡ Glades - Her (Loving You)

7 34 ♡ St. Burbia ♡ Zack Knight & Jasmin Walia - Dum Dee Dum

8 04 ♡ Ojnoj ♡ Chelsea Lankes - Bullet

9 17 ♡ Syndare ♡ Yoko Ono & Penguin Prison - She Gets Down On Her Knees

10 25 ♡ Tartford ♡ Dominique - I Think I'm Fallin (Manotett Remix)

11 27 ♡ FARC ♡ Morgxn - Love You With The Lights On (Monsieur Adi Remix)

12 22 ♡ Persephonia ♡ TWRR - Water Frozen

13 13 ♡ N DNTN ♡ Kitty Pryde - * 285 *

14 18 ♡ The Actual Republic of Bellamia ♡ Isac Elliot - Worth Something

15 20 ♡ Thelonia ♡ Dub FX - So Are You

16 26 ♡ Singerpurear ♡ Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap

17 33 ♡ Flynnonda ♡ Fickle Friends - Cry Baby

18 03 ♡ Hendinia ♡ That Poppy - Money

19 09 ♡ Ajanaeda ♡ AJÁ ROSE - Paradise Blue

20 30 ♡ Kluminican Republic ♡ Wens - Bones

21 07 ♡ Terra Avium ♡ Essaie Pas - Le Port Du Masque Est De Riguer

22 21 ♡ Quintessa ♡ Lali - Soy

23 31 ♡ Greenfroze ♡ Matilda - Ghost

24 02 ♡ Daehun ♡ Namie Amuro - Hero

25 19 ♡ Yehesi ♡ LYRA - Emerald

26 05 ♡ Beaverdonia ♡ Ram-Leela - Nagada Sang Dhol

27 15 ♡ Ultraviolenceland ♡ Lauren Aquilina - How Would You Like It

28 29 ♡ Harmonica ♡ Meg Mac - Never Be

29 16 ♡ Federal Republic of Ashton ♡ Walking On Cars - Speeding Cars

30 28 ♡ Aelandor ♡ Imperial Leisure - Man On The Street

31 23 ♡ Frandoot ♡ Miya Folick - I Got Drunk

32 11 ♡ Taahino ♡ Ghost Town - Spark

33 12 ♡ Tinnmark ♡ Katastrofe - Sangen Du Hater

 

Semi 2 Rank

 

1 31 ♡ Cumulonimbia ♡ The Len Goodman Independent Artists For Online Kindness Collective - Theme For BuzzJack [bBC News Remix]

2 33 ♡ Botanikka ♡ Vita Chambers - Tell Me

3 17 ♡ Dobago ♡ Kida - Ja Kem Nis

4 14 ♡ Jadakissnia ♡ FM-84 - Arcade Summer

5 06 ♡ New Lexico ♡ King Deco - Castaway

6 23 ♡ Medhelnia ♡ FMLYBND - Come Alive

7 15 ♡ Cadelicia ♡ Die Antwoord - Banana Brain

8 13 ♡ Cor Lupus ♡ The Naked And Famous - Higher

9 22 ♡ FSR Rontvia ♡ Ortiga - Ilumbarada

10 29 ♡ Bhangra ♡ Henri PFR - Home

11 18 ♡ Avalonia ♡ Symphobia - I Do

12 27 ♡ #00274E ♡ Noréll - Howl

13 01 ♡ Desbuanda ♡ Suns - Catalyse

14 34 ♡ Trifoski ♡ Anna Meredith - Nautilus

15 32 ♡ Oslol ♡ Hey Violet - Brand New Moves

16 16 ♡ Ramrynia ♡ NEIKED - Sexual

17 03 ♡ Skall ♡ Kollektivet - ÆØÅ (Size Matters)

18 30 ♡ Fljótavík ♡ Kitten - Fall On Me

19 04 ♡ Bignia-Zaragovina ♡ Greyson Chance - Back On The Wall

20 05 ♡ Usfland ♡ Midnight in Monaco - One In A Million

21 24 ♡ TRIANGLEDONIA ♡ The Aces - Stuck

22 21 ♡ Sandebörg ♡ Espen - Werk Like Beyoncé

23 09 ♡ D'yermak'er ♡ RIVRS - Falling

24 10 ♡ Republic Of Adonia ♡ Oh My Girl - Liar Liar

25 19 ♡ Deandria ♡ NOËP - Move

26 12 ♡ Hushkanukia ♡ Cardiknox - Wild Child

27 25 ♡ Séyetana ♡ Beware Of Darkness - Dope

28 26 ♡ Unovia ♡ Ali Barter - Far Away

29 28 ♡ Aeyundore ♡ KEYS&CAGES - Invisible

30 20 ♡ Kylienips ♡ Icon For Hire - Supposed To Be

31 11 ♡ Land of DW ♡ Ward Thomas - Carry You Home

32 08 ♡ Suedeonia ♡ The Very best - Makes A King

33 07 ♡ bubblelands ♡ T-Ha feat. Issue - Orion

34 02 ♡ Alteria ♡ Shiggy Jr - Beautiful Life

50th Anniversary Celebrations

 

We will be starting our 50th anniversary celebrations soon, but firstly we would like YOU to help us decide what best represents South Danaelanda as half a country in our fiftieth contest. Here are your options.

 

Disclaimer: the winner of the public opinion poll will NOT necessarily be what we send.

 

Avicii - Heaven [feat. Simon Aldred]

 

An unreleased tune from Avicii, featuring Simon Aldred who was also on massive hit 'Waiting For Love'. Chris Martin of Coldplay was rumoured to be on this but it was later confirmed to not be him.

 

Avicii - Dear Boy [feat. Karen Marie Ørsted]

 

An 8-minute album track, condensed into a radio friendly format in the video above, which was cruelly not chosen as a single to be taken from the album 'True'. Featuring vocals from Karen Marie Ørsted (aka MØ) and NOT Lana Del Rey as was rumoured.

 

Avicii - City Lights [feat. Noonie Bao]

 

This one is taken from the album 'Stories' and is one of the more club-friendly tracks on the album, featuring the vocals of Noonie Bao who helped take 'I Could Be The One' to #1 in the UK.

 

Avicii - On My Own [feat. Joakim Berg]

 

A leaked unreleased song from Avicii, based on his own remix of True album track 'Liar Liar' - featuring vocals from Joakim Berg who is unrelated to Avicii despite sharing his surname.

 

Vote for your favourite using the Google Form and comment in this thread too if you wish.

All of those are very good - but Dear Boy is by far and away the best out of them all - my second favourite track from True after Liar Liar (on a different note I was convinced John Newman was on the Liar Liar chorus vocals until like a month ago?! :lol: Tell me I'm not mad).

 

You'll probably get some (insert word related to p**n*s here because I don't want to break the rules again :heehee:) from me regardless so it's obviously up to you but damn, Dear Boy is such a jam.

All of those are very good - but Dear Boy is by far and away the best out of them all - my second favourite track from True after Liar Liar (on a different note I was convinced John Newman was on the Liar Liar chorus vocals until like a month ago?! :lol: Tell me I'm not mad).

 

You'll probably get some (insert word related to p**n*s here because I don't want to break the rules again :heehee:) from me regardless so it's obviously up to you but damn, Dear Boy is such a jam.

how about 'word that rhymes with joints'? :magic:

 

thanks for commenting tho

50 Contests: A Review
after 50 contests, Danaelanda looks back on its participation

BJSC 35 [June 2011], hosted by Herzebania, People's Republic of Jester and Utopia





Where else to start then but BJSC 35, the first contest Danaelanda participated in. It was a summer's day in 2011 when we checked the Buzzjack Song Contest forum and noticed that registration had finally been re-opened (I recall it was closed for some time as they didn't want a load of new people in, and this was back when we'd have less than 50 in a contest - how times have changed.

Our original source of entries would have been Radio 1's dance anthems, perhaps this could be seen as cheap but there were and still are plenty of songs that are played on the show that are obscure enough to go in the contest - and some that were quite well known but still got into the contest anyway (cough, Animals and Tsunami). We had an entry planned for the contest, the wonderful 'Catch Your Fall' by Clokx (

) but unfortunately for us we discovered that the song had already been sent, and it got wasted on a Buzzjackfestivalen contest where it flopped too. -_-

So it was instead the turn of Danny Dove, Ben Preston and Susie Ledge to represent Danaelanda in their first contest with the song 'Falling', also from Radio 1's Friday night dance anthems show. The song itself isn't all that great, and would go on to become one of our least-regarded entries by ourselves very shortly. Some countries do get it right on their first go but the majority don't, and Danaelanda were no exception. 'Falling' would even only make #42 in the country's official chart (my personal chart) - to date a record low for a main contest entry of ours (some spin-offs have missed the top 50 entirely).

That didn't stop it from qualifying though, in fact it would finish 5th in the semi giving us a good first impression - but it was a case of us just being in the right semi as we would end up finishing 25th in the final - back when the final only had 28 songs in it (giving a more authentic Eurovision-type experience than BJSC today, but that's not necessarily a good thing especially with the number of entries we have now).

So what did do well then? FSR Rontvia were on top of their game back in 2011, with Chart Music 'All My Life' giving them yet another win. A personal favourite of ours in the contest, Havana Brown's 'We Run The Night' finished in 2nd, represented by Unoshake (RIP). It was the lucky recipient of the first Danaelanda +12 and remains our personal favourite of the contest today (unlike a few other top-pointers).

Let us also not forget Aquafina (RIP) who went a bit on the cheap side, sending Alexandra Stan of recent hit 'Mr Saxobeat' fame with her follow-up 'Get Back (ASAP)'. We also enjoyed that a fair bit and gave it 10 points, and it finished in the top 10 (the country's first of numerous top 10s). Also noteworthy in the top 10 was Wynter Gordon finishing 6th for Hendinia and Capital Cities finishing 7th for Letland (now Vülkyria) with 'Safe and Sound', which would go on to become a worldwide hit single many months after the contest. The contest also marked the first top 10 hit for Altyr Muunilinst (then known as FYR Vojvodina-on-the-Wold, I'm glad they changed that) who finished in 8th having sent Florrie (wouldn't be the last time they sent her too).

Here is how we voted;

12 - UnoShake: Havana Brown 'We Run The Night' (2nd)
10 - Aquafina: Alexandra Stan 'Get Back (ASAP)' (9th)
08 - B.a.N.G: Sharam feat. Anousheh Khalili 'Fun' (23rd)
07 - Torchwood: Mike Nielsen feat. Ellen 'Unnamed Love' (16th)
06 - FYR Vojvodina-on-the-Wold: Wynter Gordon 'Buy My Love' (8th)
05 - Lievant: Ultraviolet Sound 'Dead On The Dancefloor' (13th)
04 - FSR Rontvia: Chart Music 'All My Life' (1st)
03 - Ashton: Kristine Elezaj 'Warpath' (5th)
02 - Letland: Capital Cities 'Safe And Sound' (7th)
01 - People's Republic of Jester: Akcent feat. Ruxandra Bar 'Feelings On Fire' (17th)

50 Contests: A Review
after 50 contests, Danaelanda looks back on its participation

BJSC 36 [July 2011], hosted by FSR Rontvia





So after a bit of an underperformance in BJSC 35, we'd find a new niche for the country: Romanian dancepop not too dissimilar from the likes of Alexandra Stan. We would send Elena and her effort 'Disco Romancing' into this contest with the hopes of providing our country with a better finish. In reality though, the song failed to make the final. We were gutted. How could people not like a fun Eurodance smash?

Well as it turned out a fair few people did, as Elena would come back in The Rejects final and smash the competition... well most of it anyway. It finished 2nd, which convinced us to return to the BuzzJack Song Contest the following contest and we have never left since. Indeed we took a break of four contests after this, as I was very much losing interest in the contest since DNQing with a song we thought was a lot better than our previous entry. Looking back it's not a major favourite of mine but I do quite enjoy it. It is a bit of its time though, I do remember when songs like these seemed to be a big dance trend but now you don't get any of them

So what did well then? The contest was won by little known artist Lana Del Rey who represented Isconia with 'Video Games'. I wasn't a fan at the time but a few months later when it became a UK hit single I was won over by it. The contest in particular doesn't have any highlights other than that to speak of, I don't even remember most of these songs - not even Sisse Marie's 'Dirty Hands' which we gave 12 points to.

Here were our votes;

12 Kopečka: Sisse Marie - Dirty Hands (11th)
10 B.a.N.G: Ciara ft. Usher - Turn It Up (12th)
08 FSR Rontvia: Ria – Over You (9th)
07 Unovia: Oh My! - Kicking and Screaming (8th)
06 Kluminican Republic: Azuro feat. Elly - Ti Amo (5th)
05 Batidas: Andain – Promises (4th)
04 Farahtyn: Supermarkets feat Danny Saucedo - Crash and Survive (28th)
03 Numayania - The Young Professionals – D.I.S.C.O. (24th)
02 People's Republic of Jester (ProJ): Lora - No More Tears (20th)
01 Budtar: Zoë Badwi - Accidents Happen (17th)

Dear Boy is incredible! Definitely his best unreleased song IMO.

I also approve of "Dear Boy" (although my fave Avicii album track is now "Shame On Me" but this is really close)

50 Contests: A Review
after 50 contests, Danaelanda looks back on its participation

BJSC 41 [January 2012], hosted by Greenfroze





So we were back after a little break and what better to send than a dance banger with female vocals right? Well clearly this didn't leave much of an impression as it would unfortunately DNQ, missing out by just one position and four points. That would be frustrating for any country in this contest and it was a big disappointment for us to return with a DNQ. The song, 'Don't Let The Music End' by Radio Killer, would end up doing semi-well in the year's rejects final to make up for it. It was a bit of a generic dance entry, as Danaelanda would become known for sending, but it is a bit of a fun song with a decent vocal.

So what did well then? Our 12 points went to FSR Rontvia, a firm favourite country of ours at the time having sent dance tune 'Flares'. The entry finished 3rd behind Tone Damli representing Ashton and Foxes representing Fljotavik with the winning song 'Youth', which we did not point at the time but we did like it a fair bit once it became a UK hit single over a year later. Carly Rae Jepsen also did well in the contest with 'Call Me Maybe' finishing 6th, which would of course become a huge hit a few months later.

Here were our votes;

+12 FSR Rontvia - Prance Faris - Flares (3rd)
+10 Scherzland - Vox Halo feat. LaDolla - Criminal (20th)
+8 Lievant - Mollyhaus feat. Little Neve White & The Snoopy Lads - Liar liar! (15th)
+7 Kluminican Republic - Paulina Rubio - Heat of the night (12th)
+6 Ramrynia - Carly Rae Jepsen - Call me maybe (6th)
+5 Mdiče- MNDR - #1 in heaven (8th)
+4 ChrIseland - Donkeyboy - City boy (17th)
+3 Syndare - SoSo - Who's gonna love me (9th)
+2 Tinnmark - Andremo feat. Coco - Music is turning me on (25th)
+1 N-Lazone - Ian Carey & Rosette feat. Timbaland & Brasco - Amnesia (14th)

50 Contests: A Review
after 50 contests, Danaelanda looks back on its participation

BJSC 42 [February 2012], hosted by Fljótavík





No lie, this could have been the contest where we finally won. We had discovered Emma Hewitt 'Colours' on the Armada Music channel prior to the contest and had intended to send it... until Hitstastic posted saying he was going to send it but had been beaten to it, before we had even confirmed (so obviously I didn't attempt to confirm it and send Antillas instead - more on that later). Eventually we'd find out that Botanikka got to it first and they would go on to win the contest. There were no hard feelings though, we'd give it 12 points.

Antillas would represent us instead then with 'Damaged' featuring Fiora (who would appear on many trance songs at the time). It would be our first trance entry but unfortunately the change in direction wouldn't work for us - we would DNQ yet again, finishing 18th in the semi-final (which was bottom 5, semis were smaller back then). A fun fact: 'Damaged' is a cover of a former UK top 20 hit from Plummet, so some of you may be familiar with it already. We didn't actually know this when we sent it so that had no impact on our decision, I just think it's a great song. A small controversy would appear with this song many contests later when someone tried to confirm the Plummet version but got vetoed because it's basically the same song as this.

So what did well then? As mentioned earlier Emma Hewitt would win with 'Colours', two points ahead of Elen Levon representing Ashton with 'Like A Girl In Love'. Poor Elen Levon would go on to have yet another song finish in the runner-up position but she has yet to win a contest. Emma Hewitt however went on to win another contest, namely the most recent edition of Buzzjackfestivalen (in 2015, as it did not run this year).

Here were our votes;

+12 Botanikka ✞ Emma Hewitt • Colours ♫ (1st)
+10 FSR Rontvia ✞ Gossling • Wild Love ♫ (14th)
+08 Farahtyn ✞ Serebro • Mama Lover ♫ (18th)
+07 Allecian ✞ Graph Gonzales • Eyes In The Dark ♫ (24th)
+06 Ashton ✞ Elen Levon • Like A Girl In Love ♫ (2nd)
+05 Scherzland ✞ Jessica Lowndes • Nothing Like This ♫ (13th)
+04 ChrIseland ✞ Annah Mac • Girl In Stilettos ♫ (25th)
+03 Persephonia ✞ Azari & III • Reckless (With Your Love) ♫ (17th)
+02 UnoShake ✞ San Cisco • Awkward ♫ (20th)
+01 Tinnmark ✞ Laleh • Some Die Young ♫ (3rd)

Loving these! It's great to hear about previous contests :)

thanks! you should check out the Emma Hewitt song too, you may like it (I think it's lush)