1 minute ago, gooddelta said:

Was going to say the hype and trending suggests a one-horse race currently in the form of Séyetana. Not even dark horse, just runaway favourite. And it's about time.

I'll try and do some lengthier odds after I listen to the final again.

I'm happy to be in the conversation of doing well after the last three contests <3

Ok, I must have missed all the hype and talk about Seyetana...as I mentioned earlier I couldn't join the listening session, so this already debunks my odds

1 minute ago, Addy! said:

Ok, I must have missed all the hype and talk about Seyetana...as I mentioned earlier I couldn't join the listening session, so this already debunks my odds

It's all in the threads on here I think! I didn't get to the final listenthrough either.

As a caveat however, Yehesi were heavily hyped and talked about last month and finished outside the top 30. So could just be loud hype from a few voices.

Edited Tuesday at 19:591 day by gooddelta

Just now, gooddelta said:

It's all in the threads on here I think! I didn't get to the final listenthrough either.

At first glance it seemed mostly just Nelly hyping one thing as per usual , but I see now it drawn attention from others as well!!!

I respectfully withdraw myself from being able to comment objectively about this race

it definitely could just be a few very lovely fans being very vocal though!

7 minutes ago, Iz様 🌟 said:

I respectfully withdraw myself from being able to comment objectively about this race

it definitely could just be a few very lovely fans being very vocal though!

Could be...but those 'few' are starting to look suspiciously like a winning campaign , and most of the times those vocals are right!!!

I think Top 3 (at least) is locked in at this point!!!

43 minutes ago, Addy! said:

At first glance it seemed mostly just Nelly hyping one thing as per usual , but I see now it drawn attention from others as well!!!

Iz has got twigs and I canvassing like it’s 2017

I really like 'Caught In A Jam', but it doesn't feel like a winner to me... (Though that probably means absolutely nothing and it will actually smash all competition 🤣)

Crying in jaillllll

It’s time to make predictions which will feel outdated in about 12 hours after everyone’s chimed in saying “x that low?!?!” and “x surely top 10!!”

RobBot’s Prediction

1. Séyetana // Portraits Of Tracy - Caught In A Jam

2. Bøtanikkä // Natalie Jane - dance til i die

3. Kathaldazia // Dev Lemons - eat the pavement

4. East Rukahavian // Chayla Hope - Love In Lo-Fi

5. Neliönoir // Sophia Stel - Molly In The Club

6. The Spodic Empire // waist - bravado

7. Skall // Domenique Dumont - Visages Visages

8. FSR Rontvia // HENGE - Mushroom One

9. Cor Lupus // Wolf Cutt & Muki - STARSEED

10. Aesthetica // Kyra Machida - Control

11. Fljótavík // Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence

12. POPHub // EVAN GIIA - AS WE DANCE

13. Danæviia // Liminal - The Crop

14. Lentyll // RAY - MOD

15. N DNTN // YENA - Catch Catch

16. Ojnoj // Tash Blake - cologne

17. Kluminican Republic // Alewya - Maktoub

18. Elëdan // Roly Porter - An Open Door

19. Jupiterdonia // Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys

20. Taahino // Stand Atlantic - LUCID

21. Land of DW // RMB - Experience (Follow Me)

22. New Lexico // Chloe Qisha - Baby Girl

23. New Helvetica // Serafina Steer - Night Before Mutiny

24. Terra Avium // The Haunted Youth - falling to pieces

25. Altyr Muunilinst // Mae Muller - Wheels Come Off

26. Lookylion // Ellee Duke - Adrenaline

27. Pagasa // Great Grandpa - Split Up The Kids

28. Greenfroze // ANRI - I CAN'T STOP THE LONELINESS

29. Hendinia // La Beba - SANTUARIO CLUB

30. Bronzil // Isabel LaRosa - Her Face

31. Yehesi // Mollie Elizabeth - Run Rabbit

32. FARC // Lee Jung Hyun - Wa

33. Trifoski // MEMORIALS - Dropped Down The Well

34. Sovarasma // Shye - Smoke

35. Jadakissnia // tlen - patnik

36. Aeroche // EV - Thierry Henry (Modeā Remix)

37. Harmonica // Badflower - Detroit

38. Herbilore // Boys Go To Jupiter - Lovers Always Lose

39. République d'Áskorza // Ambre Vallet - Ambre

40. Zanmatony // Black Mighty Orchestra - Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix)

41. Deandria // Collide - Freak Like Me

42. Freidland // Lena Leon - Chemical

I can’t see a way that Seyetana doesn’t do this really. I feel like this contest is more alt-heavy than usual, so I don’t think most of the pop songs will get a look in with those fans and I think there’s plenty of alt songs that won’t get a look in with pop fans. But Portraits Of Tracy - as Brer accurately compared in the listenthrough - has a Hemlocke Springs energy that I could imagine sneaking into Fljotavik’s and Lookylion’s alike. I think Kathaldazia could be the other entry likely to do particularly well at crossing over, hence the top 3.

I do think that pop will have a good month though, as a result of the contest being less pop leaning than usual, so the top pop songs will be more concentrated. I think Botanikka will do the best of the bangers and, not sure I’ve seen that much hype for this, but if ORKID/Dani Sylvia can score top 2’s with that kind of pulsating, emotional electro pop, then I see no reason East Rukahavian won’t smash with this.

Definitely think I’m coming for an almighty fall from grace this time and that’s not even me being a Cody, considering I did predict myself 4th (correctly) last contest.

A fair amount of my bottom 10 prediction don’t feel right - I could see almost all of them finishing higher and I wouldn’t be surprised. It’s much easier to predict what sounds like it’ll do well than predict which songs (that have already picked up enough support to make the final in the first place so you know there is some built in support) won’t.

I agree with you in regards to Neliönoir. I think that will do very well. I also think Rontvia could do very well too. Wouldn’t surprise me if Rontvia were in contention to win.

I didn’t hear “winner” from listening to Séytana, but surely that many people can’t be wrong? I’ll need to listen to it again before I vote as I don’t remember it at all!

If I was a betting man id put money on Kathaldazia

i wasn’t expecting to be that low this month 😭

3 minutes ago, leww said:

i wasn’t expecting to be that low this month 😭

I was (not you, me).

If Love In Lo-Fi actually turns out to be a hit... that's been in my list for ages

Final odds from RontBet:

Winner contenders

2/1 Séyetana // Portraits Of Tracy - Caught In A Jam

4/1 Kathaldazia // Dev Lemons - eat the pavement

4/1 Bøtanikkä // Natalie Jane - dance til i die

6/1 Neliönoir // Sophia Stel - Molly In The Club

7/1 Fljótavík // Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence

Top 10 contenders

10/1 Bronzil // Isabel LaRosa - Her Face

10/1 Aeroche // EV - Thierry Henry (Modeā Remix)

10/1 FSR Rontvia // HENGE - Mushroom One

12/1 Skall // Domenique Dumont - Visages Visages

12/1 POPHub // EVAN GIIA - AS WE DANCE

12/1 Jadakissnia // tlen - patnik

12/1 Terra Avium // The Haunted Youth - falling to pieces

14/1 The Spodic Empire // waist - bravado

14/1 République d'Áskorza // Ambre Vallet - Ambre

14/1 Hendinia // La Beba - SANTUARIO CLUB

15/1 Cor Lupus // Wolf Cutt & Muki - STARSEED

15/1 East Rukahavian // Chayla Hope - Love In Lo-Fi

Just listing a selection as I'm not really sure at all beyond that. Sure quite a few I've not mentioned will end up being top 10 hits.

Strapping in for another “who knows” kind of month for my own entry based on these predictions so far then

Why do I feel like Bøtanikkä's about to get chased off of Buzzjack with pitchforks by alt bloc in a few days? I cannot look beyond a Séyetana win, but Kathaldazia getting a Music Fashion Film hit with this banger would be delicious 🖤

I think this is another Isabella Lovestory month for Nelly. I don't see the hype anywhere that would equate to a top ten finish

Seems about right for myself & Rich to snap on four of the top 5 but have very different predictions underneath because I don’t feel confident of anything outside of my top ~12 feeling like definite success.

Predicted to finish last from Rob 😭, honestly though I’m not expecting a super high finish here but it would be nice for us to have a bigger sized hit, not even sure if we’ve finished top half in a final yet

I give hype to Sovarasma, Bronzil and Jadakissnia - hope these three will finish Top 10.