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And the deciphered Dobago votes. A bronze for you @Jade , yes indeed! 18 Land of DW // RMB - Experience (Follow Me) 15 Aeroche // EV - Thierry Henry (Modeā Remix) 13 Jadakissnia // tlen - patnik 12 The Spodic Empire // waist - bravado 11 Lentyll // RAY - MOD 10 Danæviia // Liminal - The Crop 09 Elëdan // Roly Porter - An Open Door 08 FARC // Lee Jung Hyun - Wa 07 Skall // Domenique Dumont - Visages Visages 06 POPHub // EVAN GIIA - AS WE DANCE 05 Hendinia // La Beba - SANTUARIO CLUB 04 Ojnoj // Tash Blake - cologne 03 Bøtanikkä // Natalie Jane - dance til i die 02 Zanmatony // Black Mighty Orchestra - Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix) 01 Terra Avium // The Haunted Youth - falling to pieces Commis: Kluminican Republic // Alewya - Maktoub Taahino // Stand Atlantic - LUCID Freidland // Lena Leon - Chemical

15/58 Juranabaijan Hi Harve, Thanks for hosting a great contest in Skall! The songs were not so much to my tastes this month, but my Top 6 are brilliant and there are a fair few other songs I really liked too (many of which didn't make it through the semi-finals). The Juranamese public have votes, and our points are awarded as follows: +18 | Taahino | Stand Atlantic - LUCID +15 | Harmonica | Badflower - Detroit +13 | Jupiterdonia | Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys +12 | République d’Áskorza | Ambre Vallet - Ambre +11 | New Lexico | Chloe Qisha - Baby Girl +10 | FSR Rontvia | HENGE - Mushroom One +09 | Yehesi | Mollie Elizabeth - Run Rabbit +08 | Séyetana | Portraits Of Tracy - Caught In A Jam +07 | Bøtanikkä | Natalie Jane - dance til i die +06 | Altyr Muunilinst | Mae Muller - Wheels Come Off +05 | FARC | 이정현 - 와 +04 | N DNTN | YENA - Catch Catch +03 | Hendinia | La Beba - SANTUARIO CLUB +02 | Aesthetica | Kyra Machida - Control +01 | Lookylion | Ellee Duke - Adrenaline That makes a second 18 pointer in a row for Taahino, congratulations!

14/58 FSR Rontvia Good evening Skall, this is Ricardo Delta calling with the results of the Rontvian vote. Thank you so much for so brilliantly hosting a memorable contest full of long songs, AI and the rest. We are so elated to be back in the final after three contests sitting on the sidelines and have reactivated our national televote for the occasion. The Rontvian public enjoyed a lot of entries and would like to offer commiserations to these countries, whose entries we also enjoyed: Kathaldazia, Séyetana, FARC, POPHub, Lookylion, Deandria, Sovarasma, Cor Lupus and Neliönoir. And now, without further ado, here are our votes: 18 Points: Aeroche // EV - Thierry Henry (Modeā Remix) 15 Points: Jadakissnia // tlen - patnik 13 Points: Herbilore // Boys Go To Jupiter - Lovers Always Lose 12 Points: Bronzil // Isabel LaRosa - Her Face 11 Points: Skall // Domenique Dumont - Visages Visages 10 Points: Zanmatony // Black Mighty Orchestra - Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix) 9 Points: Bøtanikkä // Natalie Jane - dance til i die 8 Points: New Lexico // Chloe Qisha - Baby Girl 7 Points: The Spodic Empire // waist - bravado 6 Points: Fljótavík // Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence 5 Points: Land of DW // RMB - Experience (Follow Me) 4 Points: Trifoski // MEMORIALS - Dropped Down The Well 3 Points: New Helvetica // Serafina Steer - Night Before Mutiny 2 Points: Jupiterdonia // Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys 1 Point: République d'Áskorza // Ambre Vallet - Ambre This concludes the Rontvian voting. Thank you and goodnight!

(I will post the deciphered Dobago votes soon I just need to route out the PM) 13/58 Flynnonda Hi, 18 // Harmonica // Badflower - Detroit 15 // The Spodic Empire // waist - bravado 13 // Fljótavík // Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence 12 // Taahino // Stand Atlantic - LUCID 11 // New Lexico // Chloe Qisha - Baby Girl 10 // Terra Avium // The Haunted Youth - falling to pieces 09 // Skall // Domenique Dumont - Visages Visages 08 // Altyr Muunilinst // Mae Muller - Wheels Come Off 07 // Séyetana // Portraits Of Tracy - Caught In A Jam 06 // Kluminican Republic // Alewya - Maktoub 05 // Jupiterdonia // Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys 04 // Cor Lupus // Wolf Cutt & Muki - STARSEED 03 // FSR Rontvia // HENGE - Mushroom One 02 // Jadakissnia // tlen - patnik 01 // Aeroche // EV - Thierry Henry (Modeā Remix) Honourable Mentions Danæviia // Liminal - The Crop Hendinia // La Beba - SANTUARIO CLUB Pagasa // Great Grandpa - Split Up The Kids Elëdan // Roly Porter - An Open Door Zanmatony // Black Mighty Orchestra - Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix)

Just in case the song discourse hasn't been abrasive enough, here are the Dobago votes: 12/58 Dobago Hope you all learned your song lengths! 18 5:18 15 3:00 (the third one in the RO) 13 3:58 12 2:36 11 4:53 10 5:17 09 6:00 08 3:32 07 5:59 06 3:00 (the first one in the RO) 05 2:18 04 2:54 03 2:59 02 8:45 01 7:24 Commis: 2:41 (the first one in the RO) 3:08 2:49 (the second one in the RO) NB all times listed above are as per Spotify. ICYWW RO means running order. byebye!

Prediction threads are SO FUN when you host but so annoying as you can't contribute Here is what Yehesi say: 11/58 Yehesi 18 points -- Hendinia // La Beba - SANTUARIO CLUB 15 points -- Bronzil // Isabel LaRosa - Her Face 13 points -- East Rukahavian // Chayla Hope - Love In Lo-Fi 12 points -- Altyr Muunilinst // Mae Muller - Wheels Come Off 11 points -- Freidland // Lena Leon - Chemical 10 points -- République d'Áskorza // Ambre Vallet - Ambre 9 points -- Lookylion // Ellee Duke - Adrenaline 8 points -- Kluminican Republic // Alewya - Maktoub 7 points -- Bøtanikkä // Natalie Jane - dance til i die 6 points -- POPHub // EVAN GIIA - AS WE DANCE 5 points -- Fljótavík // Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence 4 points -- Kathaldazia // Dev Lemons - eat the pavement 3 points -- New Lexico // Chloe Qisha - Baby Girl 2 points -- N DNTN // YENA - Catch Catch 1 points -- Taahino // Stand Atlantic - LUCID 0 points -- Jadakissnia // tlen - patnik 0 points -- Aesthetica // Kyra Machida - Control

....not a significant change apparently as Bronzil lead the way on the early scoreboard! Scoreboard after 10 votes 01 | 57 Bronzil // Isabel LaRosa \\ Her Face 02 | 48 Freidland // Lena Leon \\ Chemical 03 | 48 Greenfroze // ANRI \\ I CAN'T STOP THE LONELINESS 04 | 48 Ojnoj // Tash Blake \\ cologne 05 | 46 Yehesi // Mollie Elizabeth \\ Run Rabbit 06 | 39 Aesthetica // Kyra Machida \\ Control 07 | 39 Pagasa // Great Grandpa \\ Split Up The Kids 08 | 38 Elëdan // Roly Porter \\ An Open Door 09 | 38 Lentyll // RAY \\ MOD 10 | 38 Sovarasma // Shye \\ Smoke 11 | 37 Trifoski // MEMORIALS \\ Dropped Down The Well 12 | 36 FSR Rontvia // HENGE \\ Mushroom One 13 | 36 République d'Áskorza // Ambre Vallet \\ Ambre 14 | 35 Danæviia // Liminal \\ The Crop 15 | 34 Fljótavík // Cain Culto \\ a plague, a pestilence 16 | 34 Terra Avium // The Haunted Youth \\ falling to pieces 17 | 33 FARC // Lee Jung Hyun \\ Wa 18 | 32 Séyetana // Portraits Of Tracy \\ Caught In A Jam 19 | 31 Hendinia // La Beba \\ SANTUARIO CLUB 20 | 31 POPHub // EVAN GIIA \\ AS WE DANCE 21 | 30 East Rukahavian // Chayla Hope \\ Love In Lo-Fi 22 | 30 Kluminican Republic // Alewya \\ Maktoub 23 | 28 Jadakissnia // tlen \\ patnik 24 | 28 Jupiterdonia // Diana Vickers \\ Pretty Boys 25 | 28 Kathaldazia // Dev Lemons \\ eat the pavement 26 | 27 Bøtanikkä // Natalie Jane \\ dance til i die 27 | 27 Deandria // Collide \\ Freak Like Me 28 | 27 New Lexico // Chloe Qisha \\ Baby Girl 29 | 26 Skall // Domenique Dumont \\ Visages Visages 30 | 25 Cor Lupus // Wolf Cutt & Muki \\ STARSEED 31 | 25 Lookylion // Ellee Duke \\ Adrenaline 32 | 24 Neliönoir // Sophia Stel \\ Molly In The Club 33 | 24 New Helvetica // Serafina Steer \\ Night Before Mutiny 34 | 22 Land of DW // RMB \\ Experience (Follow Me) 35 | 20 The Spodic Empire // waist \\ bravado 36 | 18 Aeroche // EV \\ Thierry Henry (Modeā Remix) 37 | 17 Altyr Muunilinst // Mae Muller \\ Wheels Come Off 38 | 15 Taahino // Stand Atlantic \\ LUCID 39 | 11 Zanmatony // Black Mighty Orchestra \\ Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix) 40 | 7 Herbilore // Boys Go To Jupiter \\ Lovers Always Lose 41 | 2 N DNTN // YENA \\ Catch Catch 42 | 1 Harmonica // Badflower \\ Detroit

Those were a poppy few votes so let's see how Jade changes the equation: 10/58 Jadakissnia

9/58 Lookylion

8/58 Taahino Loving the colour grading Lindsey

7/58 Zephyra Continuum

6/58 Ben's Sanctuary

P.s. on the first scoreboards when hosted as far as apart as 2023 and 2013 (or sometime around then) I have inadvertently partially revealed the final score by ordering all the entries tied on points by their final finishing position. I can assure you that I have not made the same mistake a third time!

Let's see the scoreboard after Ennea's votes rounding off our first batch of five. 5/58 Ennea Scoreboard after 5 votes 01 | 37 Trifoski // MEMORIALS - Dropped Down The Well 02 | 33 Danæviia // Liminal - The Crop 03 | 33 FARC // Lee Jung Hyun - Wa 04 | 33 Fljótavík // Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence 05 | 33 Lentyll // RAY - MOD 06 | 30 Bronzil // Isabel LaRosa - Her Face 07 | 30 Pagasa // Great Grandpa - Split Up The Kids 08 | 27 Séyetana // Portraits Of Tracy - Caught In A Jam 09 | 26 FSR Rontvia // HENGE - Mushroom One 10 | 25 Elëdan // Roly Porter - An Open Door 11 | 24 Terra Avium // The Haunted Youth - falling to pieces 12 | 22 Greenfroze // ANRI - I CAN'T STOP THE LONELINESS 13 | 19 Sovarasma // Shye - Smoke 14 | 18 Aeroche // EV - Thierry Henry (Modeā Remix) 15 | 18 Land of DW // RMB - Experience (Follow Me) 16 | 16 République d'Áskorza // Ambre Vallet - Ambre 17 | 15 Jadakissnia // tlen - patnik 18 | 15 Ojnoj // Tash Blake - cologne 19 | 15 Skall // Domenique Dumont - Visages Visages 20 | 14 POPHub // EVAN GIIA - AS WE DANCE 21 | 13 Kathaldazia // Dev Lemons - eat the pavement 22 | 13 Lookylion // Ellee Duke - Adrenaline 23 | 13 Yehesi // Mollie Elizabeth - Run Rabbit 24 | 12 Deandria // Collide - Freak Like Me 25 | 12 Kluminican Republic // Alewya - Maktoub 26 | 12 Neliönoir // Sophia Stel - Molly In The Club 27 | 11 New Helvetica // Serafina Steer - Night Before Mutiny 28 | 10 Cor Lupus // Wolf Cutt & Muki - STARSEED 29 | 10 Hendinia // La Beba - SANTUARIO CLUB 30 | 8 Taahino // Stand Atlantic - LUCID 31 | 7 Herbilore // Boys Go To Jupiter - Lovers Always Lose 32 | 5 Zanmatony // Black Mighty Orchestra - Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix) 33 | 4 Altyr Muunilinst // Mae Muller - Wheels Come Off 34 | 3 Aesthetica // Kyra Machida - Control 35 | 2 Freidland // Lena Leon - Chemical 36 | 2 The Spodic Empire // waist - bravado 37 | 0 Bøtanikkä // Natalie Jane - dance til i die 38 | 0 East Rukahavian // Chayla Hope - Love In Lo-Fi 39 | 0 Harmonica // Badflower - Detroit 40 | 0 Jupiterdonia // Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys 41 | 0 N DNTN // YENA - Catch Catch 42 | 0 New Lexico // Chloe Qisha - Baby Girl

I have already prepped the first 10 points as I pm'd them to myself but may ditch the quotation boxes for the rest. Lemme know if anyone has any opinions on quotation boxes. Anywhere here is last month's host: 4/58 Bøtanikkä

And I think we knew where Nelionoir's 18 was going thanks to the relentless Seyetana shilling (that I am on board with) so let's get that out the way. 3/58 Neliönoir

Followed by our final opener also voting early in the mix: 2/58 Séyetana

Ok me first! 1/58 Skall

Hey huns, Starting within the next hour. Randomised vote reveal order and scoreboards every 5 votes or so. I have no idea how I'm formatting the scoreboards from Google Sheets onto here and have them look legible. I'll try to make sure it's not a mess but don't get your hopes up x

Hey I hope you're on the mend today. I would say: Knowing in advance that votes would be coming late/not at all (obviously not always possible to know this in advance) Getting votes just a little late rather than the following afternoon I'm not attributing the decision entirely to the mods but I did ask what I should do and was recommended to apply the same deduction to all late voters - and that includes some who were only a couple of hours late so it gets tricky if I give them a deduction but exempt another from an even later vote. I do think that it is fair from an organisational point of view, before wading into health/personal circumstances because I had stayed up late last night + got up early this morning to try and get ahead with scoreboards and other prep as I knew that I would be busy all afternoon. Having so many votes come in late while I was doing this did delay this and meant I had to redo scoreboards etc. I don't think that the other late votes (and there were a lot of them) were due to any extenuating circumstances so I'm definitely in favour of the deduction existing for dissuasive reasons.

I gave Cody a 15% deduction for fun too because a 15% reduction in Cor Lupus's score when the points total is so tragically low still rounds up to the same number x

I've accepted all votes received and no bans next month for anyone who has voted. 15% deductions will be given to Aesthetica, East Rukahavian and New Lexico.

Voting has closed and we have a winner! Still didn't get votes from Baleghde, East Rukahavian, Kylienips, Numayania and Wholune but everything is now locked in. See you tonight!

I've PM'd all except Jafet. I was intending it to be a Wednesday deadline (not sure if that is any less usual) but everything got finalised a bit late so I shifted it a day later - oh well! But Thursday deadline is my next best option as I won't be able to host any results until Sunday night if for whatever reason tomorrow doesn't happen. And I'm volunteering for the UTMB at 6:00 on Monday morning before doing my day job so it would be more like Sunday late afternoon/very early evening results.

Still missing all the above. I'll be able to accept votes until 10:30am BST tomorrow. I'm mostly free in the morning but working in the afternoon right up until the results so will be spending the morning prepping the results (lowkey dreading trying to paste scoreboards and it being a mess with the new-ish forum), so no votes accepted later than that!