Josh!

This era is a bit meh to me. I thought it'd be fun that she went back to a disco sound but I was quite enjoying the Radio 2 vibes of Hana and Familia. Her voice is just so pretty on those.

I am sooooo conflicted on how to vote. I have three 18-worthy songs I knew and loved already pre-contest, and three 18-worthy songs I’ve discovered by hosting. Normally I don’t listen as much as I have been as a host so I’m still more familiar with the ones I knew before but these newbies are rivalling the oldies. Yet giving some of them only 10 points feels SO wrong. Damn, this is high quality.

#VoteErikaJayne

you did finish one place higher than i announced you based on tie breaks though, if that's any consolation lol x

You scared me that I f***ed up the results even after triple checking Addy but your PM votes were different to this 🤣

RULES: • Entries have been ordered at random. • Please vote by sending me (Josh!) a direct message on Buzzjack with your chosen songs. Please include your country name too. • Please do not vote for yourself. • Please use the 1BF (One Big Final) voting system to submit your votes (18, 15, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1). Incorrect votes may not be accepted. • Please vote by the deadline below. Late votes will be accepted at host discretion. • Late voting nations will have 15% deducted from their entry's score. • Non-voting nations will have 33% deducted from their entry's score. Deadline: Wednesday 30/04/2025 at 23:59 GMT 1. TERRA AVIUM • KASHIWA Daisuke - Ice 2. PALMYRA • ESSIRAY - LOVE TYPE 3. AEROCHE • Minuit Machine - Hold Me 4. GREENFROZE • Song Sohee - Not A Dream 5. SCOTLAND 2 • Model/Actriz - Cinderella 6. AELANDOR • Trikk - Fortuna 7. ZANMATONY • H3rizon - Soul Ties (Don't Give It Up) 8. PESTOLIA • KETTAMA - It Gets Better (Edit) 9. JUPITERDONIA • The Ting Tings - Good People Do Bad Things 10. RÉPUBLIQUE D'ÁSKORZA • Elodie - Mi Ami Mi Odi 11. EAST RUKAHAVIAN • Lonely Computer - Blindfold (feat. Montgomery) 12. BALEGHDE • Daya - Don't Call 13. ALTYR MUUNILINST • Lydia Night - Pity Party 14. LOOKYLION • Lov3less - Gaslighter 15. FARC • Bea And Her Business - Rich 16. BRONZIL • MØ - Keep Møving 17. MACROMIA • Jadu Heart - U 18. JADAKISSNIA • goneMUNE - AMNESIA 19. HENDINIA • Mae Muller - Breakaway 20. KLUMINICAN REPUBLIC • Orbital & Tilda Swinton - Deepest 21. LOTUNIA • GFRIEND - MAGO 22. TAAHINO • Chloe Qisha - Sex, Drugs & Existential Dread 23. CUMULONIMBIA • Litku Klemetti - Tour De France 24. HINTERLANDIA • Blue Hawaii - I Felt Love 25. PERSEPHONIA • Messa - At Races 26. WHY SO SIRIUS • Xina Mora & Metrika - 666 (Demonio) 27. FSR RONTVIA • lozeak - NADA 28. TRIFOSKI • MICHELLE - Oontz 29. NELIÖNOIR • DEBBY FRIDAY - 1/17 30. BEN'S SANCTUARY • Zoe Wees - Traitor 31. AJANAEDA • Erika Jayne - Bounce 32. CHEIRON • MARIS - Give Me A Sign (feat. Caroline Kingsbury) 33. COR LUPUS • Momma - I Want You (Fever) 34. SKALL • Burial - Boy Sent From Above 35. THE SPODIC EMPIRE • We Are Domi - Getaway 36. DANÆVIIA • Polo & Pan - Petite Etoile (feat. Beth Ditto) 37. LAND OF DW • Carson Coma - Daddy Said No 38. AESTHETICA • Michael Medrano - SYLVIA 39. BØTANIKKÄ • Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music 40. SÉYETANA • Igorrr - ADHD 41. THELONIA • Deep Thrills - Truth Before Dare VOTERS (53/57) Why So Sirius Bronzil East Rukahavian Flynnonda Cheiron Land of DW FSR Rontvia Thelonia Lookylion Zanmatony Jadakissnia Botanikka Singerpurear Mothertopia Baleghde A-konohagakure Pestolia Nelionoir Cumulonimbia Altyr Muunilinst Terra Avium Palmyra Danaeviia FARC Aeroche Utopia Cor Lupus Dobago Pophub Aesthetica Ben's Sanctuary Kylienips Greenfroze Jupiterdonia Klum Rep Taahino Skall Ajanaeda Seyetana Herbilore Kathaldazia Lotunia Spodic Empire Eledan Rep D'askorza Trifoski Scotland 2 Aelandor New lexico Hinterlandia Persephonia Macromia Hendinia PLAYLIST:

If only my brain worked in such clever ways, I'd have saved myself all that time x

20th: 36pts… 21st: MOTHERTOPIA (35pts) 8 voters 12 - ajanaeda 06 - taahino 05 - klum rep, new lexico 03 - skall 02 - herbilore 01 - lookylion, baleghde 22nd: KATHALDAZIA (34pts) 6 voters 10 - scotland 2 07 - dobago 06 - skall, cumulonimbia 03 - botanikka 02 - pestolia 23rd: NEW LEXICO (33pts) 8 voters 10 - lookylion 05 - cor lupus, ajanaeda 04 - seyetana 03 - mothertopia, hendinia 02 - baleghde 01 - skall 24th: HERBILORE (29pts) 7 voters 07 - new lexico 05 - baleghde 04 - kylienips, mothertopia, why so sirius, aelandor 01 - bronzil 25th: POPHUB (26pts) 8 voters 10 - botanikka 06 - dobago 03 - cor lupus 02 - aeroche, persephonia 01 - taahino, danaeviia, kathaldazia 26th: DOBAGO (16pts, tiebreak winner due to more 12s) 4 voters 12 - kathaldazia 02 - botanikka 01 - why so sirius, jadakissnia 27th: KYLIENIPS (16pts) 3 voters 08 - herbilore 04 - botanikka, lookylion 28th: SINGERPUREAR (8.04pts with 33% deduction / 12pts pre-deduction) 3 voters 08 - new lexico 02 - klum rep, farc —— 20th: 41 pts… 21st: UTOPIA (39pts) 10 voters 08 - nelionoir, terra avium, 04 - cheiron, fljotavik, trifoski 03 - land of dw, flynnonda, zanmatony 01 - eledan, oslol 22nd: ULTRAVIOLENCELAND (35pts, tiebreak winner due to more 12s) 4 voters 12 - thelonia 10 - yehesi 08 - lotunia 05 - ben’s sanctuary 23rd: FLJÓTAVÍK (35pts) 7 voters 08 - fsr rontvia 07 - nelionoir 06 - trifoski 05 - palmyra 04 - east rukahavian 03 - macromia 02 - utopia 24th: YEHESI (34pts, tiebreak winner due to more 12s) 8 voters 12 - ben’s sanctuary, 07 - république d’askorza, macromia 03 - eledan 02 - a-konohagakure, 01 - spodic empire, palmyra, jupiterdonia 25th: FLYNNONDA (34pts) 9 voters 10 - palmyra 08 - zanmatony 04 - utopia 03 - aesthetica, lotunia 02 - nelionoir, hinterlandia 01 - trifoski, a-konohagakure 26th: OSLOL (33pts) 9 voters 08 - greenfroze, cheiron 06 - flynnonda 04 - macromia 02 - eledan, yehesi 01 - nelionoir, fsr rontvia, aesthetica 27th: A-KONOHAGAKURE (30pts) 5 voters 10 - hinterlandia 07 - greenfroze 05 - ajanaeda 04 - lotunia, jupiterdonia 28th: ELËDAN (16pts) 4 voters 08 - east rukahavian 06 - nelionoir 01 - land of dw, fljotavik

SEMI FINAL 1: QUALIFIED: LOOKYLION (Lov3less - Gaslighter) SEMI FINAL 2: QUALIFIED: TRIFOSKI (Michelle - Oontz) It seems Oprah Winfrey has perked right up again after being seen crying at Kathaldazia's DNQ. These are the last two countries who will make up our final 41. SEMI FINAL 1: DID NOT QUALIFY: 21st MOTHERTOPIA (Priya Ragu - Vacation) SEMI FINAL 2: DID NOT QUALIFY: 21st UTOPIA (Relay Tapes - Violets) This gif of Octavia Spencer has been the mood of our household all day since I totalled up the votes. I hope you're all happy at creating such a sad working environment for your host </3 There was no deduction for Utopia in the end after their vote confusion but unfortunately they were just edged out of the qualifying spots anyway. and that's that.... I don't know how to blur out only the DNQ section of my spreadsheet so I'm just going to post a separate vote breakdown for those who didn't qualify, and then y'all can see the spreadsheets post-finale. In the end, deductions made no changes to the qualifiers.

SEMI FINAL 1: QUALIFIED: TAAHINO (CHLOE QISHA - SEX, DRUGS, & EXISTENTIAL DREAD) SEMI FINAL 2: QUALIFIED: LOTUNIA (GFRIEND - MAGO) We cut to a celebratory shot of Christoph Waltz as these next two waltz their way into the BJSC 174 finale.

SEMI FINAL 1: DID NOT QUALIFY: 22nd KATHALDAZIA (trillosta - Eternal Echoes) SEMI FINAL 2: DID NOT QUALIFY: 22nd ULTRAVIOLENCELAND (kaxishk - The Khia Asylum National Anthem) The room mourns the loss of Kathaldazia's great streak!!!!! 😵 Maybe there'll be some room for these entries down in the khia asylum, where the flops reside. Make room Ava, Bebe, and Rita!

taahino vs mothertopia vs lookylion vs kathaldazia lotunia vs trifoski vs utopia vs ultraviolenceland

SEMI FINAL 2: QUALIFIED: FSR RONTVIA (lozeak - NADA) QUALIFIED: ZANMATONY (H3rizon - Soul Ties (Don't Give It Up)) Some more iconic female pop makes it through SF2. A polite clap from Martin Scorsese... I can't imagine him listening to either of these to be honest. Fortunately for these two, the age of BJSC contestants skews slightly younger.

SEMI FINAL 1: QUALIFIED: COR LUPUS (Momma - I Want You (Fever)) QUALIFIED: FARC (Bea And Her Business - Rich) ok...ok... we'll put Cody out of his misery after that tease in my last post. Well done hun! If it wasn't for infamous email legends Hinterlandia, FARC would've autoqualified anyway so it's only right they get through anyway. Andrew Garfield seems happy for these two.

your post was sad in tone hence deserving of sad react i've sad reacted all of cody's too and his fate is TBD...

So... it's all to play for as six countries remain in each semi with only four qualification spots. SF1: COR LUPUS FARC MOTHERTOPIA KATHALDAZIA TAAHINO LOOKYLION SF2: ULTRAVIOLENCELAND UTOPIA FSR RONTVIA ZANMATONY LOTUNIA TRIFOSKI The tension in the room is palpable!!!!

SEMI FINAL 1: DID NOT QUALIFY: 23rd NEW LEXICO (Vilma Jää - Huutaa) SEMI FINAL 2: DID NOT QUALIFY: 23rd FLJOTAVIK (DJ Koze - Wie Schön Du Bist (feat. arnim & The Düsseldorf Düsterboys)) The two last DNQs are announced as a miserable Joaquin Phoenix looks on from the crowd. He's hoping the announcer is being a 'Joker' but it turns out these two have both shockingly failed to qualify. Not a good batch for songs not in the English language :(

SEMI FINAL 2: QUALIFIED: CHEIRON (MARIS - Give Me A Sign (feat. Caroline Kingsbury)) QUALIFIED: EAST RUKAHAVIAN (Lonely Computer - Blindfold (feat. Montgomery)) Here's a shot of Margot Robbie cheering on Cheiron (the puns write themselves) and East Rukahavian. Maybe she'll be giving these a call to commission a soundtrack song on Barbie 2.

SEMI FINAL 1: QUALIFIED: HENDINIA (Mae Muller - Breakaway) QUALIFIED: CUMULONIMBIA (Litku Klemetti - Tour De France) The camera cuts to an absolutely beautiful line-up of clappers in the audience for Hendinia and Cumulonimbia, including Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams. You could say that everyone here deserves their chance in the 'Spotlight'. 😉

SEMI FINAL 2: QUALIFIED: BEN'S SANCTUARY (Zoe Wees - Traitor) QUALIFIED: THELONIA (Deep Thrills - Truth Before Dare) 'Catch Me If You Can' say these two countries as they race their way to the finals. Here's footage of Leo loving the reference to one of his classic films.

SEMI FINAL 1: QUALIFIED: PESTOLIA (KETTAMA - It Gets Better (Edit)) QUALIFIED: AEROCHE (Minuit Machine - Hold Me) Pharrell Williams is in the audience with us tonight and he's chuffed with these next two qualifiers. You could say these results have made him 'Happy'.

SEMI FINAL 1: DID NOT QUALIFY: 24th HERBILORE (THERA - erase) SEMI FINAL 2: DID NOT QUALIFY: 24th YEHESI (KAYA & Natalie La Rose - New Moon (Extended Mix)) This is a sad DNQ batch which is clearly affecting Ben Affleck particularly badly. Herbilore were on a hit run before this but this sadly couldn't quite make it in. SF1 was ever so tight when adding things up. Natalie La Rose is a former No.1 artist on Josh's Ajanaeda personal chart back in the day too. RIP.

SEMI FINAL 2: QUALIFIED: ALTYR MUUNILINST (Lydia Night - Pity Party) QUALIFIED: THE SPODIC EMPIRE (We Are Domi - Getaway) Anne Hathaway is starring in a film later this year about a popstar with original music penned by Charli XCX so clearly she just gets it when it comes to female vocal bangers. Here's two more for you that have made it to the final!

SEMI FINAL 1: QUALIFIED: SKALL (Burial - Boy Sent From Above) QUALIFIED: AELANDOR (Trikk - Fortuna) WOOOOOOOOOOO shouts Jamie Lee Curtis from the audience. She's a busy lady so I didn't have her down as a fan of 14-minute epics but maybe she had time to listen between fake tanning sessions in prep for her recent role in 'The Last Showgirl'. Click the link for a fright.

SEMI FINAL 1: DID NOT QUALIFY: 25th POPHUB (MICYVID X IVV.LMTD - TURBO BUNNIES) SEMI FINAL 2: DID NOT QUALIFY: 25th FLYNNONDA (Nemahsis - i wanna be your right hand) These are two non-qualifiers which have completely taken Jamie Foxx by surprise and he's clearly gutted. These two got a few Q predictions so that just goes to show how unpredictable it is in the biz.