February 18, 20205 yr Yes for Aeroche and Cor Lupus! That makes the whole top 5 from the contest I hosted going through so yay for that!
February 18, 20205 yr QUALIFIER 6/15 kUgKI1_ifXg Fljótavík 120 // The Subs vs. Tsar B - Flesh & Bones With the quirks of how the qualification for TBO worked this year poor FLJ had to wait for the semis to see their one and only eligible song spring into action - but they've made it count as The Subs, the final bronze medallists of the year, are safely through to the final (another one making it despite facing the 15 point deduction).
February 18, 20205 yr yaaaaay thank GOD thanks everyone for getting both of my qualifying entries through to the TBO final! AFter the hellish last two contests I’ve had, this was a nice boost of confidence :)
February 18, 20205 yr Close Cover! Amazing, 2019 was very poor for me overall so I'm happy that one entry made a lasting impact.
February 18, 20205 yr QUALIFIER 7/15 4h26oYuE2h0 Ultraviolenceland 111 // SHAED - Trampoline BJSC entries going on to be real world hits have become significantly rarer in recent years but there are still a couple from time to time and here's one example from 2019, becoming a slow burning top 20 across the pond and a minor hit in the UK as well (partly thanks to a pointless remix with ZAYN). Unsurprisingly it's safely through here even after a deduction, having come 5th in its original contest.
February 18, 20205 yr QUALIFIER 8/15 WnFZVYI8sj4 Holland-Oats 117 // Kita Alexander - Between You & I Holland-Oats, like Kluminican Republic, are also returning to the main contest this month and are also welcomed back with a TBO finalist, with this song which gave them their biggest hit to date in the contest - although it's the fourth qualifier so far that did not originally come top 10, finishing in 11th. And amazingly this is another one that got in despite a deduction! The Kita fanbase really showed up in semi 2 it seems. At least it isn't Tones And I! (This song has actually grown on me quite a bit x)
February 18, 20205 yr How are all these deducted tracks sailing thru! Seemingly a benefit this year. There would be fewer deducted tracks qualifying if it was a percentage but as it were TBO has always just been a static 15 point deduction so it only really affects songs that would have just scraped through!
February 18, 20205 yr QUALIFIER 9/15 M76d_IxZGxo East Rukahavian 117 // Chisu - Ikävä One of East Rukahavian's few major success stories, this most fruitful of their abstractions into Finnish pop grants them a TBO finalist (and would you guess it, it's another one that got a deduction) after coming 6th for them to begin with, matching their best position to date which had been set... earlier in the year by a different Finnish pop song. This was the better of the two though so hooray for it being the eligible one. A banger ~
February 18, 20205 yr Yeah the deduction is supposed to be small to try and keep the results representative as much as is possible while accounting for a boost a song gets by not shooting itself in the foot by voting for competitors. I’d rather not increase it, but maybe at the lower end it should be proportional. So 15 points or 33% whatever is lower. :thinking:
February 18, 20205 yr QUALIFIER 10/15 Dll4NS20WHM Brechtoria 116 // Wafia - I'm Good Next up into the final is this silver medallist from the brief and ill-fated return of Brechtoria who would go on to vanish from the face of the Earth halfway through the following contest that they were supposed to be hosting (I hope all is ok wherever you are Bradders xo). Obviously another one with a deduction but it hasn't stopped this sailing through. Incidentally should note that all 5 of the silver medallists that were drawn into SF1 made it to the TBO final and this is the second from SF2 so far - with only 5 slots left we still await the fates of La Phaze, CXLOE/gnash and Cam, can they make it a full house?
February 18, 20205 yr really hope Hybrid can somehow manage to be one of the four remaining Qs (presumably with a deduction?)
February 18, 20205 yr really hope Hybrid can somehow manage to be one of the four remaining Qs (presumably with a deduction?) Tartford did vote! A quick refresher, the last 5 qualifiers come from the following bunch: 01 Cadelicia 116 // BONES UK - Pretty Waste 02 Republic of Adonia 112 // KOTO - Tiger Fire Cyber Fighter 03 Dobago 120 // Cam - Diane 04 The Actual Republic of Bellamia 117 // CXLOE and gnash - SICK 05 Arcodesia 116 // Etostone - Missing Paradise 06 Wholune 119 // The Struts - In Love With A Camera 07 Rolloland 116 // 10cc - Feel The Benefit (Parts 1, 2, And 3) 08 Thelonia 116 // Chris Lake - Stay With Me 10 Utopia 116 // Cousn - Brain Ticker 11 Skall 115 // Orbital - Chime/Crime (Live) 13 Flynnonda 117 // Paradis - Instantané 14 Tartford 113 // Hybrid - Finished Symphony 16 FARC 120 // shades. - dance when I'm 72. 17 Jadakissnia 112 // Pharao - I Show You Secrets 19 Kylienips 118 // Au/Ra - Dance In The Dark 20 Jupiterdonia 118 // Delain - Masters Of Destiny 22 Cowtermont 116 // KLOUD - Exit Alive 23 Beaverdonia 112 // Oh Wonder - All We Do 24 Unovia 115 // Ingrid Michaelson - Missing You 27 Terra Avium 112 // La Phaze - Avoir 20 Ans 28 Altyr Muunilinst 117 // Chlöe Howl - In The Middle (Sad Banger) 29 Florina 113 // Moyka - Colder 30 Oslol 117 // Charming Horses and byMIA - Bad Look 31 Harmonica 115 // Flight Facilities - All Your Love (feat. Dustin Tebbutt) 32 Singerpurear 112 // The Ritchie Family - American Generation 33 Persephonia 115 // MIRÈLE - Yesli By Lyubov' 35 République d'Áskorza 118 // Lena and Nico Santos - Better 36 Hendinia 118 // I Am Boleyn - Too Much (F9 Club Edit) 39 Vülkyria 114 // Electric Lady Lab - Open Doors 40 Sergeistan 118 // Zivert - Beverly Hills who will make it ~~
February 18, 20205 yr QUALIFIER 11/15 xPGREQvK-dQ Beaverdonia 112 // Oh Wonder - All We Do Oh Wonder are currently sitting pretty with their second UK top 10 album and have more to celebrate as they are TBO finalists here representing the currently absent Beaverdonia, once again with a deduction. This one originally came 7th, but outperforms their earlier 2nd place finisher 'Ultralife' which did not make the TBO final in its year.
February 18, 20205 yr Some decent qualifiers so far, hopefully Etostone can join the list! Would love to see Florina's entry through too.
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