A big standout in the semi, I actually don't think I could name any other songs that sound like this! Thinking it will be a big grower as well, happy to see you making the final again.

This deserved so much better! I'm glad it at least managed to escape the bottom 5 though after it seemed to be lingering down there for a while. It was such a breath of fresh air in the final line-up :wub: easily your best entry since 'Routine' which was always going to be hard to top.

Thanks,I'm glad you and a handful of others loved it. :)

BJSC99 Stats

 

 

Bullets by Archive finished 16th in its semi-final with 54 points. It received points from 9 countries,including a 12 point maximum from Suedeonia. In the final,it finished in 30th place with 160 points. This was our highest placing in a final since our debut entry finished 12th. Jukianie and Suedeonia both gave their 18 points to Bullets,maintaining Rolloland's consistency in receiving two 18s in each of the three finals it has been part of. These six 18s have been received from six different countries.

 

 

The full list of points received:

18 - Jukianie,Suedeonia

15 - Aelandor

12 - Fljotavik,Jadakissnia

10 - Desbuanda,Persephonia,Summericia,Terra Avium

9 - Deandria,Land of DW,Skall

8 - D'yermak'er

6 - Buzzjack Mountain

4 - Medhelnia

 

 

Our semi-final vote:

Singerpurear 12

Fljotavik 10

Desbuanda 8

Land Of DW 7

Suedeonia 6

Terra Avium 5

Summericia 4

Cadelicia 3

Yehesi 2

Beaverdonia 1

 

 

Our final vote (countries we voted for in a final for the first time are in purple) :

Fljotavik 18

Cadelecia 15

Azure 13

Desbuanda 12

Deandria 11

Cor Lupus 10

Terra Avium 9

South Danaelanda 8

Summericia 7

Altyr Muunilinst 6

Skall 5

Yehesi 4

FSR Rontvia 3

Zanmatony 2

Beaverdonia 1

 

 

BJSC100 - Untouchable by Anathema

 

 

Anathema are a Liverpool band formed in 1990 and originally called 'Pagan Angel'. The three Cavanagh brothers,Vincent,Daniel and Jamie are all part of the group. They recently won the album of the year award at the Progressive Music Awards for 'The Optimist'. Untouchable is from their ninth studio album 'Weather Systems' (2012). This song is not really prog rock at all. It sounds more like Coldplay but on a bigger scale.

 

 

 

well this is a lovely little song even if it is very long :lol: back to back solid entries from you!

Anathema have qualified from their semi-final and we are now looking forward to seeing how they get on in the historic 100th Buzzjack Song Contest Final. We thank all those countries who voted for 'Untouchable'. They may be interested in watching this clip from Anathema's recent concert at the Rollo Arena in Prosperity.

 

No idea what the results will be like but for me this is the only acceptable winner.

Not the only acceptable winner xx but this is pretty incredible Rollo, it's not super far off overtaking 'Routine' as my favourite from you to date!

^Okay there are a couple of others that are fine to win. xx

 

But really qualifiers as a whole were very disappointing to me and this was one of the few I was really happy about getting through, this is probably one of my favourite BJSC discoveries.

Thanks both of you. As I've had two 18s in each of the three finals I have been part of,I'm hoping for three 18s this time.

BJSC100 Stats

 

 

Untouchable by Anathema finished 11th in its semi-final with 151 points. It received points from 13 countries,4 of which gave it 18 points which was more than any other country in either semi-final. It finished 23rd in the final with 217 points. This is our second highest placing. Seyetana,Deandria,Terra Avium,Aelandor and Persephonia gave the song their maximum 18 points. Persephonia are the first country to give us 18 points in a final twice. The five 18s easily beat our national record of two set in all three of the previous finals we have reached and was also more than any country which finished in the top 10. As we expected,our song didn't have the overall appeal to ever have any chance of winning.

 

 

The full list of points received (countries voting for us for the first time in a final are shown in purple) :

18 - Seyetana,Persephonia,Deandria,Terra Avium,Aelandor

13 - Buzzjack Mountain

12 - Summericia,Aeroche

11 - Lotunia,Numayania

10 - Trifoski,Suedeonia,Skall

9 - Harmonica

6 - Cululonimbia,Beaverdonia

5 - Dobago,D'yermak'er

3 - Jadakissnia

2 - Tinnmark

1 - Umiiruka,Cadelicia

 

 

Our semi-final vote:

What 18

N DNTN 15

Singerpurear 13

Quintessa 12

Caerfyddia 11

Buzzjack Mountain 10

Summericia 9

Fljotavik 8

Beaverdonia 7

Triangledonia 6

Persephonia 5

Hushkanukia 4

Terra Avium 3

Ambienta 2

FSR Rontvia 1

 

 

Our final vote:

South Danaelanda 18

N DNTN 15

Caerfyddia 13

Hendinia 12

Suedeonia 11

Fljotavik 10

Skall 9

Beaverdonia 8

Triangledonia 7

Persephonia 6

Aeroche 5

Hushkanukia 4

Sandeborg 3

FSR Rontvia 2

Espen 1

 

 

Coming tomorrow: my end of year points tables.

Edited November 21, 20177 yr by King Rollo

Your 18 haul this contest was really impressive :o congrats on attaining your second highest position to date! I think Rolloland are my favourite debuting nation of 2017 tbh, keep up the good stuff in 2018! ^_^

Year end total points given in finals

 

Fljotavik finish top of our points table. We gave them two 18s and a ten. Terra Avium are just two points behind with one 18,one 13,one 9 and one 4. We voted for FSR Rontvia six times out of seven but five of those were 3 points or fewer so they only finished in 16th place. In our seven contests,we voted for 55 countries. Any ties are settled as they would be in the contest.

 

1. Fljotavik 46

2. Terra Avium 44

3. Deandria 41

4. Suedeonia 39

5. Persephonia 37

6. Aelandor 28

7. Botanikka 28

8. Cor Lupus 26

9. Seyetana 26

10. South Danaelanda 26

11. Hushkanukia 25

12. Ramrynia 24

13. Jadakissnia 22

14. Altyr Muunilinst 22

15. Skall 21

16. FSR Rontvia 20

17. Cadelicia 20

18. Azure 19

19. Lotunia 18

20. Quintessa 17

21. Hendinia 15

22. Pupok 15

23. Kluminican Republic 15

24. N DNTN 15

25. Trivoski 14

26. Oslol 13

27. Avalonia 13

28. Caerfyddia 13

29. Aeroche 12

30. Unovia 12

31. Ojnoj 12

32. Desbuanda 12

33. D'yermak'er 11

34. FARC 11

35. Espen 10

36. Dobago 10

37. Bhangra 10

38. Alteria 10

39. Tartford 10

40. Beaverdonia 9

41. 00274E 9

42. Singerpurear 8

43. Daehun 7

44. Flynnonda 7

45. Summericia 7

46. Triangledonia 7

47. Zanmatony 6

48. Bignia-Zaragovina 6

49. Buzzjack Mountain 6

50. Yehesi 4

51. Niceland 3

52. Sandeborg 3

53. Land of DW 2

54. Taahino 1

55. Cumulonimbia 1

 

 

Coming tomorrow: points received

 

Year end points received in finals

 

 

I was expecting Bre,Chez or Suedehead to finish top of the table but I'm pleasantly surprised to see Rolloland's biggest supporters are Aelandor,so thanks Jacob for all of your points. Aelandor gave us 18,15,12 and 10 in the four finals we have reached. Terra Avium finish in 2nd place as they did on the points given table. 43 countries have so far given us points. Thanks to every one of you.

 

 

1. Aelandor 55

2. Terra Avium 48

3. Persephonia 47

4. Suedeonia 43

5. Trifoski 43

6. Deandria 38

7. Summericia 35

8. Jadakissnia 33

9. Seyetana 29

10. Fljotavik 25

11. Cumulonimbia 24

12. Skall 20

13. Buzzjack Mountain 19

14. Jukanie 18

15. FSR Rontvia 15

16. D'yermak'er 13

17. Botanikka 13

18. Medhelnia 12

19. Aeroche 12

20. Lotunia 11

21. Numayania 11

22. Harmonica 10

23. Land Of DW 10

24. Dobago 10

25. Azure 10

26. Zanmatony 10

27. Desbuanda 10

28. Avalonia 9

29. Varake 8

30. Quintessa 8

31. Kluminican Republic 7

32. Mezidinia 7

33. Beaverdonia 6

34. Pi 6

35. Kylienips 5

36. Espen 4

37. Flynnonda 4

38. FARC 4

39. Republic of Adonia 4

40. Jupiterdonia 2

41. Tinnmark 2

42. Umiiruka 2

43. Cadelicia 1

I thought I would have been first on that list too! But then I guess I did only give Primitive Radio Gods one point (double figure points for all 3 of your other qualifiers though including 2 18s of course).

Always the bridesmaid it seems, but that's a great amount of points on both ends either way. You really have been a great new addition, Anathema was a wonderful discovery like I said and Routine was mainly responsible for getting me back into Steven Wilson just in time for his new material this year, more good to come from Rolloland in 2018 I'm sure *.

Oh wow, thank you so much King Rollo! A privilege to finish atop of your points list. ^_^

 

Glad I was in your top 10 of points received too, I don't always like the tracks you send but you add a much needed sense of variety to the contest and that is always welcomed by me.

BJSC101 - The Great Escape by Marillion

 

 

Marillion still have a large and loyal fanbase but since the 80s,they have gradually become unknown to everyone else so it was only a matter of time before they were chosen to represent Rolloland,to bring one of their finest songs to a wider audience. The Great Escape is from their 1994 album 'Brave' which last year was voted by their fans as their favourite album by the band. In an exclusive interview with Radio Rollo,their lead singer,Steve Hogarth,explained the concept behind the album:

 

"It was round about this stage that the song ideas took me back to a memory of an intriguing radio broadcast from the Bristol Police some years ago on GWR radio. The police had picked up a young woman wandering on the Severn Bridge who refused or was unable to speak to them. In desperation,the appeal was broadcast to the general public in an attempt to discover her identity. I heard this on the radio and thought it was a great first page to a mystery story. I was also concerned for her and wrote a few words of support which of course she would never see or hear. 'Runaway' took me back to her,wondering what became of her and I thought we might dream up a story which would become a piece of music like a fictional documentary of her life and the circumstances which led her to the bridge. We now had a concept album on our hands at a time when the whole genre was and probably still is terribly unfashionable. Suits us just fine!"

 

A film was made based on the music and lyrics of the album and the scenes in this video are from that film. Whether this is all a bit too heavy for BJSC remains to be seen,but if you like The Great Escape,please vote for it.

 

 

 

Worldvision III - What Matters Most by 4 Strings & Fridolijn (The Netherlands)

 

 

4 Strings are Dutchmen Carlo Resoort and Jan De Vos. I know them for their 2000 single 'Daytime' which I entered into the first Dance Forum Song Contest. They have had one top 20 hit with 'Take Me Away (Into The Night) which reached no.15 in 2002. I wanted to find something more recent which also had vocals. Although a British featured singer might have been allowed under the rules,I wanted something with a Dutch singer to make this a fully Dutch entry. Fridolijn is from Amsterdam and does a mixture of folk,jazz and electronica. I listened to some of her songs and as beautiful as they are,I thought that this trance collaboration with 4 Strings would be more likely to pick up votes.