VOTE 47: New Lexico

"18 FARC

15 Botanikka

13 Altyr Muunilinst

12 FSR Rontvia

11 Lookylion

10 Danaeviia

09 Taahino

08 Zanmatony

07 Republique d’Askorza

06 Hendinia

05 Cheiron

04 Balegdhde

03 Cor Lupus

02 The Spodic Empire

01 Greenfroze"

VOTE 48: Hinterlandia

"18 Skall

15 Land of DW

13 Scotland 2

12 Nelionoir

11 Trifoski

10 East Rukahavian

9 Pestolia

8 Lookylion

7 Macromia

6 Bronzil

5 Ben’s Sanctuary

4 Aesthetica

3 Aeroche

2 Thelonia

1 Taahino

thank you!"

LEADERBOARD:

1. 253pts BØTANIKKÄ • Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music

2. 250pts PESTOLIA • KETTAMA - It Gets Better (Edit)

3. 246pts NELIÖNOIR • DEBBY FRIDAY - 1/17

4. 227pts SCOTLAND 2 • Model/Actriz - Cinderella

5. 223pts BRONZIL • MØ - Keep Møving

6. 223pts DANÆVIIA • Polo & Pan - Petite Etoile (feat. Beth Ditto) 

7. 205pts KLUMINICAN REPUBLIC • Orbital & Tilda Swinton - Deepest

8. 200pts THELONIA • Deep Thrills - Truth Before Dare

9. 176pts TERRA AVIUM • KASHIWA Daisuke - Ice

10. 171pts PERSEPHONIA • Messa - At Races

11. 168pts BEN'S SANCTUARY • Zoe Wees - Traitor

12. 165pts SKALL • Burial - Boy Sent From Above

13. 162pts MACROMIA • Jadu Heart - U

14. 160pts AEROCHE • Minuit Machine - Hold Me

15. 158pts AELANDOR • Trikk - Fortuna

16. 156pts COR LUPUS • Momma - I Want You (Fever)

17. 154pts BALEGHDE • Daya - Don't Call

18. 153pts GREENFROZE • Song Sohee - Not A Dream

19. 153pts LOTUNIA • GFRIEND - MAGO

20. 146pts RÉPUBLIQUE D'ÁSKORZA • Elodie - Mi Ami Mi Odi

21. 146pts HENDINIA • Mae Muller - Breakaway

22. 143pts SÉYETANA • Igorrr - ADHD

23. 141pts JADAKISSNIA • goneMUNE - AMNESIA

24. 140pts AESTHETICA • Michael Medrano - SYLVIA

25. 138pts HINTERLANDIA • Blue Hawaii - I Felt Love

26. 135pts TAAHINO • Chloe Qisha - Sex, Drugs & Existential Dread

27. 130pts LAND OF DW • Carson Coma - Daddy Said No

28. 103pts WHY SO SIRIUS • Xina Mora & Metrika - 666 (Demonio)

29. 102pts FSR RONTVIA • lozeak - NADA

30. 97pts TRIFOSKI • MICHELLE - Oontz

31. 97pts CHEIRON • MARIS - Give Me A Sign (feat. Caroline Kingsbury)

32. 94pts JUPITERDONIA • The Ting Tings - Good People Do Bad Things

33. 94pts CUMULONIMBIA • Litku Klemetti - Tour De France

34. 93pts EAST RUKAHAVIAN • Lonely Computer - Blindfold (feat. Montgomery)

35. 91pts ZANMATONY • H3rizon - Soul Ties (Don't Give It Up)

36. 85pts PALMYRA • ESSIRAY - LOVE TYPE

37. 85pts ALTYR MUUNILINST • Lydia Night - Pity Party

38. 85pts FARC • Bea And Her Business - Rich

39. 77pts LOOKYLION • Lov3less - Gaslighter

40. 70pts AJANAEDA • Erika Jayne - Bounce

41. 57pts THE SPODIC EMPIRE • We Are Domi - Getaway

WOW! After aaages at the top spot, Pestolia have been toppled. This is getting tight with only six votes left (Persephonia, Macromia, Hendinia, Yehesi, Eledan, and host nation Ajanaeda)!!! Persephonia claw their way back into the top ten here too after some healthy points from the last few votes 👀

Thrilled to get over the 100 mark, thanks Lex! Three great songs battling it out, I'd be happy to see any of them win.

The remaining batch of voters feels like it might be quite good for both of the Debbs I'd say?

Yay for being top 10 again at the business end *.* definitely expecting to dip back to the teens after the last few votes though.

Ion't want non of that top 10 to win, no shade 🤣

I thought it was a great final in the opposite direction

Oh my :cheeseblock:

At the top for the first time <3 thank you!!!

Out of those countries left to vote, I don’t expect Debbii to hold on at the top, unless Brer did 360 and he’s the biggest Debbii fan now <3

VOTE 49: PERSEPHONIA

"Buonasera from Persephonia, thank you to Ajanaeda for your hostings this month, after much deliberation here are our final votes for BJSC 174

18 Scotland 2 // Model/Actriz - Cinderella

15 Séyetana // Igorrr - ADHD

13 Aeroche // Minuit Machine - Hold Me

12 Skall // Burial - Boy Sent From Above

11 Why So Sirius // Xina Mora and Metrika - 666 (Demonio)

10 Greenfroze // Song Sohee - Not A Dream

9 Terra Avium // KASHIWA Daisuke - Ice

8 Cor Lupus // Momma - I Want You (Fever)

7 Jadakissnia // goneMUNE - AMNESIA

6 Thelonia // Deep Thrills - Truth Before Dare

5 Kluminican Republic // Orbital and Tilda Swinton - Deepest

4 Palmyra // ESSIRAY - LOVE TYPE

3 Jupiterdonia // The Ting Tings - Good People Do Bad Things

2 Neliönoir // DEBBY FRIDAY - 1/17

1 Macromia // Jadu Heart - U

Commiserations:

16th Pestolia // KETTAMA - It Gets Better

17th Cumulonimbia // Litku Klemetti - Tour De France

18th Baleghde // Daya - Don't Call

19th FSR Rontvia // lozeak - NADA

Highlights:

- Scotland 2's medal tally now stands at 2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze with this following their previous 18 from us for glass beach in BJSC 162.

- Séyetana's medal tally now stands at 4 golds, 6 silvers and 2 bronzes. (As it happens, the last time both Scotland 2 and Séyetana were in our medal positions was BJSC 169 when they were also our top 2 but the other way round with 18 to Séyetana's Godspeed You! Black Emperor and 15 to Scotland 2's Geordie Greep, so the Scots get their revenge this month x)

- Aeroche's medal tally now stands at 8 golds, 4 silvers and 8 bronzes.

- Cor Lupus get their highest points from us since 9 to safesp8ce in BJSC 161.

- Thelonia get their highest points from us since 7 to Dimension in BJSC 156.

- Kluminican Republic get their highest points from us since 9 to Krystal Klear in BJSC 152.

- Palmyra get their first points from us since 18 to Everything Everything in BJSC 29 (!) - throwing way back to the brief experiment with anonymity (with those points going to "Bundamba"), god I'm old. They have of course participated very sporadically over the years so in that time there were only 6 other Palmyra finalists that we snubbed.

Good luck to all and hoping for a decent showing for ar doom metal/gothic rock legends Messa x"

VOTE 50: MACROMIA

"Thank you so much for hosting and what a marvelous show so far! ⭐

What a final! I think I can speak for all of Macromia in saying that this was one of the toughest contests in a while! 🔥

Now, without further ado, here are the votes from Macromia:

18 points TERRA AVIUM • KASHIWA Daisuke - Ice

15 points DANÆVIIA • Polo & Pan - Petite Etoile (feat. Beth Ditto)

13 points GREENFROZE • Song Sohee - Not A Dream

12 points THELONIA • Deep Thrills - Truth Before Dare

11 points WHY SO SIRIUS • Xina Mora & Metrika - 666 (Demonio)

10 points LAND OF DW • Carson Coma - Daddy Said No

9 points HENDINIA • Mae Muller - Breakaway

8 points AELANDOR • Trikk - Fortuna

7 points BEN'S SANCTUARY • Zoe Wees - Traitor

6 points BRONZIL • MØ - Keep Møving

5 points BØTANIKKÄ • Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music

4 points JUPITERDONIA • The Ting Tings - Good People Do Bad Things

3 points TAAHINO • Chloe Qisha - Sex, Drugs & Existential Dread

2 points HINTERLANDIA • Blue Hawaii - I Felt Love

1 point SÉYETANA • Igorrr - ADHD

There simply aren't enough points!

Commiserations follow:

AEROCHE • Minuit Machine - Hold Me

SCOTLAND 2 • Model/Actriz - Cinderella

EAST RUKAHAVIAN • Lonely Computer - Blindfold (feat. Montgomery)

PERSEPHONIA • Messa - At Races

ALTYR MUUNILINST • Lydia Night - Pity Party

KLUMINICAN REPUBLIC • Orbital & Tilda Swinton - Deepest

LOTUNIA • GFRIEND - MAGO

TRIFOSKI • MICHELLE - Oontz

ZANMATONY • H3rizon - Soul Ties (Don't Give It Up)"

So close to the top 10… I wish Zoe could do it!

Thank you very much for all the points for Ben‘s Sanctuary so far. I saw also an 18 and a couple of good scores over 10 ❤️

Oh my at the 18 from Scotland 2 and an exact max point swap this month! *.*

Thank you @!!!

Oh that's a real surprise, thank you Macromia <3 Love how this has appealed to countries I don't normally get points from

Thanks Brer

Snap having 'Cinderella' and 'Hold Me' in medal positions

VOTE 51: HENDINIA

"Hendinia’s votes are as follows…

18 Nelionoir

15 Baleghde

13 FARC

12 Bronzil

11 Cheiron

10 Why So Sirius

09 Botanikka

08 FSR Rontvia

07 Aesthetica

06 Aelandor

05 Ben’s Sanctuary

04 Republique d’Askorza

03 Ajanaeda

02 Altyr Muunilinst 

01 Pestolia

16TH: Lookylion

17TH: Land Of DW

18TH: Zanmatony

19TH: Lotunia

20TH: Cumulonimbia

21ST: Greenfroze

22ND: Aeroche

23RD: Cor Lupus

24TH: Taahino

I could’ve happily voted for all 24 of these, very high qualify! Commiserations to those who I couldn’t vote for and good luck to our lost Queen Ms Debby ❤️"

VOTE 52: YEHESI

"Congrats to me for actually being able to vote

18    13. ALTYR MUUNILINST • Lydia Night - Pity Party

15    10. RÉPUBLIQUE D'ÁSKORZA • Elodie - Mi Ami Mi Odi

13    7. ZANMATONY • H3rizon - Soul Ties (Don't Give It Up)

12    12. BALEGHDE • Daya - Don't Call

11    19. HENDINIA • Mae Muller - Breakaway

10    27. FSR RONTVIA • lozeak - NADA

9     31. AJANAEDA • Erika Jayne - Bounce

8     2. PALMYRA • ESSIRAY - LOVE TYPE

7     3. AEROCHE • Minuit Machine - Hold Me

6     6. AELANDOR • Trikk - Fortuna

5     15. FARC • Bea And Her Business - Rich

4     30. BEN'S SANCTUARY • Zoe Wees - Traitor

3     37. LAND OF DW • Carson Coma - Daddy Said No

2     5. SCOTLAND 2 • Model/Actriz - Cinderella

1     9. JUPITERDONIA • The Ting Tings - Good People Do Bad Things"

LEADERBOARD:

1. 267pts BØTANIKKÄ • Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music

2. 266pts NELIÖNOIR • DEBBY FRIDAY - 1/17

3. 251pts PESTOLIA • KETTAMA - It Gets Better (Edit)

4. 247pts SCOTLAND 2 • Model/Actriz - Cinderella

5. 241pts BRONZIL • MØ - Keep Møving

6. 238pts DANÆVIIA • Polo & Pan - Petite Etoile (feat. Beth Ditto)

7. 218pts THELONIA • Deep Thrills - Truth Before Dare

8. 210pts KLUMINICAN REPUBLIC • Orbital & Tilda Swinton - Deepest

9. 203pts TERRA AVIUM • KASHIWA Daisuke - Ice

10. 184pts BEN'S SANCTUARY • Zoe Wees - Traitor

11. 181pts BALEGHDE • Daya - Don't Call

12. 180pts AEROCHE • Minuit Machine - Hold Me

13. 178pts AELANDOR • Trikk - Fortuna

14. 177pts SKALL • Burial - Boy Sent From Above

15. 176pts GREENFROZE • Song Sohee - Not A Dream

16. 171pts PERSEPHONIA • Messa - At Races

17. 166pts HENDINIA • Mae Muller - Breakaway

18. 165pts RÉPUBLIQUE D'ÁSKORZA • Elodie - Mi Ami Mi Odi

19. 164pts COR LUPUS • Momma - I Want You (Fever)

20. 163pts MACROMIA • Jadu Heart - U

21. 159pts SÉYETANA • Igorrr - ADHD

22. 153pts LOTUNIA • GFRIEND - MAGO

23. 148pts JADAKISSNIA • goneMUNE - AMNESIA

24. 147pts AESTHETICA • Michael Medrano - SYLVIA

25. 143pts LAND OF DW • Carson Coma - Daddy Said No

26. 140pts HINTERLANDIA • Blue Hawaii - I Felt Love

27. 138pts TAAHINO • Chloe Qisha - Sex, Drugs & Existential Dread

28. 135pts WHY SO SIRIUS • Xina Mora & Metrika - 666 (Demonio)

29. 120pts FSR RONTVIA • lozeak - NADA

30. 108pts CHEIRON • MARIS - Give Me A Sign (feat. Caroline Kingsbury)

31. 105pts ALTYR MUUNILINST • Lydia Night - Pity Party

32. 104pts ZANMATONY • H3rizon - Soul Ties (Don't Give It Up)

33. 103pts FARC • Bea And Her Business - Rich

34. 102pts JUPITERDONIA • The Ting Tings - Good People Do Bad Things

35. 97pts PALMYRA • ESSIRAY - LOVE TYPE

36. 97pts TRIFOSKI • MICHELLE - Oontz

37. 94pts CUMULONIMBIA • Litku Klemetti - Tour De France

38. 93pts EAST RUKAHAVIAN • Lonely Computer - Blindfold (feat. Montgomery)

39. 82pts AJANAEDA • Erika Jayne - Bounce

40. 77pts LOOKYLION • Lov3less - Gaslighter

41. 57pts THE SPODIC EMPIRE • We Are Domi - Getaway

Ughhhhhhhh..... how tight is that with two votes left to add. What are we thinking? Battle of the Debbys? or is Kettama still in it? Mathematically they are!!! Could Scotland 2 or Bronzil sneak up with some last minute big votes?

Look at Yehesi shaking up the bottom 10 :cheeseblock:

I think it's RIP to the relevance of that stat I looked up earlier xx

Rooting for Neliönoir unless Scotland 2 can still somehow snatch it

Always love an Addy win but 1/17 is an absolute banger so that gets my support!

Those Yehesi votes were worth the wait! Thanks Tim and Rob!

I kinda went into shock after the 18 from Aelandor (and also I was playing Fortnite) so just wanted to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Also thx to !!! and Braydino for the points haul!

VOTE 53: ELEDAN

Note that there were issues with these votes missing a 3 pointer, so I was advised by the mods to bump up the rest and leave Eledan without a 1 pointer.

"18 Skall

15 Aelandor

13 Neliönoir

12 Land of DW

11 Áskorza

10 Ajanaeda

09 Persephonia

08 Macromia

07 Thelonia

06 Scotland 2

05 Jadakissnia

04 Pestolia

02 Hendinia

01 Why So Sirius"

and here's a leaderboard flash:

1. 279pts NELIÖNOIR • DEBBY FRIDAY - 1/17

2. 267pts BØTANIKKÄ • Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music

3. 255pts PESTOLIA • KETTAMA - It Gets Better (Edit)

4. 253pts SCOTLAND 2 • Model/Actriz - Cinderella

5. 241pts BRONZIL • MØ - Keep Møving

... with one vote to go (the host nation, Ajanaeda), what is going to happen? Sadly, Pestolia are now out of the running. Debby scoots past Debbii to get a nice 12 point lead, but it really does fall down to my votes. Muahahhaahaha!!!

I am in awe rn. this is close to the same points tally as what Chungha got last month 🤯

battle of the Debb-yii-s

Thanks Pavel