Posted December 14Dec 14 Hello, and thank you for spending your last three weeks, and the final contest of 2025, here in Constarvan, FSR Rontvia. We hope you have all enjoyed your stay for this most festive of contests, albeit one which hasn't been without controversy.You've all been voting for the 42 songs that made it this far, and I can confirm that the votes have been counted and verified, and we have a winner.Who will win the final contest of 2025? Who will top the end of year chart? How will our long-time returnees do? Did anybody 'do a 180' so effectively that it won them the whole thing? Find out all of this and more tonight!We have a new scoreboard layout we are trialling this evening, which we hope you enjoy. We've been refining it for the last couple of weeks and think it should make the results progression (outside of our own entries) a little easier to track. I will explain more later when the results begin.Discuss what you expect to happen, and where you think you will place! Then join me at 18.30pm GMT when Ricardo Delta from the RTVN will, at long last, get to present the results for the first time since 2014.Here is a reminder of the 42 songs in contention this evening:Skall: Oneohtrix Point Never - Rodl GlideHendinia: Iris Caltwait - Alchemy (Living Is Not For The Heart)Flynnonda: KNIFE BRIDE - alone at the altarLookylion: Chandler Leighton - Say LessZanmatony: Steven Wilson - Drive HomePOPHub: Goodnight Louisa - ActorA-Konohagakure: Sukatani - Tumbal ProyekCumulonimbia: Narciss - LudmillaOjnoj: Absolutely - No AudienceSéyetana: VIOLENT VIRA - SaccharineKluminican Republic: Mall Grab & Real Lies - Ripples In The TimelineBronzil: The Hellp - Live ForeverHerbilore: Francesca Michielin - FRANCESCAKathaldazia: XRUSTALIC - 892SICKFljótavík: Tori Amos - SparkUtopia: Daniel Avery & Ellie - HazeAjanaeda: Alessi Rose - Get AroundLentyll: bbno$ - 1-800 (feat. ironmouse)FARC: Snow Wife - YoYoLand of DW: Euromasters - Amsterdam... Waar Lech Dat Dan? (Maastunnel Mix)Harmonica: ARY - Running In A DreamThe Spodic Empire: Marc Moon - DubaiEast Rukahavian: LUNÈS - Hold on the momentPagasa: Danny Brown & underscores - CopycatsTaahino: 3Quency - Once I Was A Good GirlMothertopia: JT - Girls Gone WildFSR Rontvia: Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Only GirlYehesi: Evangelía - VáleTerra Avium: ANOTHER; COUNTRY $$$$ - TETHER STROBE WARNINGGreenfroze: LEE CHANHYUK - Vivid LaLa LoveAeroche: DOVE & Kehina - CHROMA 009 KR36Cor Lupus: Jerry Heil - Earth (Dradada)Aelandor: Saltillo - A Hair On The Head Of John The BaptistN DNTN: XG - GALAElëdan: Amaia - AralarNeliönoir: Rakky Ripper - Las Cosas De Antes STROBE WARNINGSovarasma: paco te quiero - qué más daRépublique d'Áskorza: Say Now - Can't Keep A BeatPestolia: Sassy 009 - EnemyDanæviia: Austra - Fallen CloudAesthetica: f5ve - I Choose You STROBE WARNINGDalisska: Flora Fishbach - La Machiavela
December 14Dec 14 I think at my 30th attempt, I've sent the winning song to BJSC......except it had already been confirmed, 4 minutes earlier!Regardless 'Earth (Dradada)' would make a fine winner to close the year. Even if doesn't quite win, it would have stood a realistic chance of giving me a last gasp lift back into the EOY top 20, whereas I think I'm more likely to miss the top 30 in a final for a fifth time this year alongside my two DNQs. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing where a lot of these votes go, especially with the new and long-time returning voters!
December 14Dec 14 I really don't have a clue what to expect for Spark, or indeed what to expect to win as I could see a case for so many of the songs... it all feels very wide open to me so looking forward to seeing how it all pans out ☺️
December 14Dec 14 It would be nice to avoid the bottom 10, especially as I've managed it so far this year, but this is another one I'm just pleased to have made it so here's hoping.Seems to be a decent chance of the winner being one I voted for x
December 14Dec 14 I love my song but I’m not sure it’s got the fans/won’t get lost in the shuffle Ojnoj’s song reminds me of a Jess Glynne concert… Absolutely No Audience
December 14Dec 14 Ohonepoint Trix Never finished 20th with what I regard as his signature song when Pagasa entered him. I'd be delighted if I matched that and the only reason why I'm contemplating that as possible is because I've consistently outperformed my expectations this year (and this has already been achieved this month as I expected to DNQ until I got a favourable semi draw).There were only a handful of songs I wasn't into so I'm likely to be pleased with the winner, I just have no idea who it'll be!
December 14Dec 14 This is another stacked final, so it really could go a lot of different ways, but 'Earth (Dradada)' sounded like a winner the moment I heard it I would love to finish in the top 20 one last time, although predictions in the previous two contests also had Nelly in the top 20 and neither of those worked out. We'll see x
December 14Dec 14 5 minutes ago, Harve said:Ohonepoint Trix Never finished 20th with what I regard as his signature song when Pagasa entered him. I'd be delighted if I matched that and the only reason why I'm contemplating that as possible is because I've consistently outperformed my expectations this year (and this has already been achieved this month as I expected to DNQ until I got a favourable semi draw).Hype to Oneohtrix Point Never
December 14Dec 14 Would love to finish out the year with a hit, I pray the contest is kind to rock songs tonight, but as ever predictions have given me very little indication.Couldn't tell you what the winner might be, I've sort of skimmed through the odds threads but nothing really stands out... yet. I'm sure it'll be obvious in hindsight x
December 14Dec 14 Just rooting for Sukatani here x (and other faves but mainly them).The chance of completing the full house of winners this year getting no points from me seems... fairly high x
December 14Dec 14 Haven’t posted any predictions this time round but I think Danaeviia sounded most like the winner type.
December 14Dec 14 Author Good evening! The first vote will be posted as promised at 6.30pm, but first some housekeeping.The final is presented in order of receipt, with the exception that FSR Rontvia's votes will be presented last (we voted about fourth to last in the end so I just moved it back a bit). So if there are any long droughts, it's not engineered that way!Each vote will have a scoreboard posted after it. Now let me explain the new scoreboard format. I wanted to introduce something different having not hosted for so long, but also something useful, that makes everyone feel included in the final including the DNQ nations. So following our second vote, a new scoreboard format will be presented which gives a lot of the information that you usually can't see until the semi-final results are posted. As an example, it will look something like this.⬆ X // X. FSR Rontvia: Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Only Girl - X points (X votes received). Last pointed: X votes ago | Biggest fans: X (18 points) | 🥇× 🥈× 🥉×So reading along, the first X with the arrow is the points scored in that particular vote (we will see live on the scoreboard who scored what), the second X is its current placing on the scoreboard. The third X is the points it has achieved to that point, the fourth tells us how many different people have voted for it up to that point.Then we have the drought counter - it can sometimes be hard to keep track of our own drought, let alone everybody else's. This information tells you how many votes ago a song last received points. And then we get to see which countries are the biggest fans of each track - everybody gave out an 18 so every country will be mentioned at some point in this section by the end of the evening. And then we also have a running medal tally. This will all make more sense as we go along, but we hope it helps everyone to keep better track of what is going on.
December 14Dec 14 Author And now, before the first vote, enjoy the live version of our winning song from BJSC 179, Luukered by SADU!
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