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Don't think this is revealing to much to say that both of the semi winners are currently outside the top 10 so any narrative about this contest that I'd built up in my head has been demolished adding up the votes tonight?? Very odd, perhaps a rush of late votes (which I won't be able to accept way into tomorrow....) can make the final look a bit more like the semi finals.

It certainly was

Still missing a lot of votes to the point that even I as someone who's never been the most timely am starting to worry! A-Konohagakure Aesthetica Baleghde East Rukahavian Kylienips Lotunia New Lexico Numayania Ojnoj Persephonia Pestolia Scotland 2 Wholune Zanmatony Not received a PM in an hour, lemme know by carrier pigeon if the usual communication channels into Skall are down. Sabotaged no doubt by the current leader who is holding on by a thread.

Half the votes are in! 7 hours for the rest pls.

Most unhinged votes received so far (and there are a couple of other contenders), thank u for this.

There certainly is somebody being slept on.

This is the fun part of hosting because now I have a pretty solid idea of how right or wrong you all are.

Looks like it. The weekend is the busiest two days of the week for me so can't be online much. Thankyou @RobBot and @Julian_ !

I can't be the only one to wonder if they've unknowingly sent AI based on Bré's comment right.

Zanmatory is the longest. That's just a stat, not a competition x

Good morning. See your qualifiers and autoqualifiers below, all of which this time are presumed to be made by real musicians! Please rank your 15 faves and allocate them votes in this format: 18, 15, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Please send me your votes by 23:59 BST on Thursday 20th August, and I'll most likely have to be less flexible than I was yesterday with any tacit or explicit deadline extensions. Failing to vote will result in a ban next month and, if you are a finalist, a 33% deduction, yikes. Including your country name and including the country names in your votes (rather than just song name/artist) would be helpful for PM-searching purposes but I'll cope if not. YouTube playlist 1. Séyetana // Portraits Of Tracy - Caught In A Jam 2. Bronzil // Isabel LaRosa - Her Face 3. East Rukahavian // Chayla Hope - Love In Lo-Fi 4. FARC // Lee Jung Hyun - Wa 5. Bøtanikkä // Natalie Jane - dance til i die 6. Taahino // Stand Atlantic - LUCID 7. République d'Áskorza // Ambre Vallet - Ambre 8. FSR Rontvia // HENGE - Mushroom One 9. Neliönoir // Sophia Stel - Molly In The Club 10. Terra Avium // The Haunted Youth - falling to pieces 11. Elëdan // Roly Porter - An Open Door 12. Kluminican Republic // Alewya - Maktoub 13. Danæviia // Liminal - The Crop 14. The Spodic Empire // waist - bravado 15. Greenfroze // ANRI - I CAN'T STOP THE LONELINESS 16. Zanmatony // Black Mighty Orchestra - Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix) 17. Deandria // Collide - Freak Like Me 18. POPHub // EVAN GIIA - AS WE DANCE 19. Cor Lupus // Wolf Cutt & Muki - STARSEED 20. Aesthetica // Kyra Machida - Control 21. Altyr Muunilinst // Mae Muller - Wheels Come Off 22. Kathaldazia // Dev Lemons - eat the pavement 23. N DNTN // YENA - Catch Catch 24. Sovarasma // Shye - Smoke 25. Fljótavík // Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence 26. Aeroche // EV - Thierry Henry (Modeā Remix) 27. Freidland // Lena Leon - Chemical 28. New Helvetica // Serafina Steer - Night Before Mutiny 29. Hendinia // La Beba - SANTUARIO CLUB 30. Land of DW // RMB - Experience (Follow Me) 31. Jadakissnia // tlen - patnik 32. New Lexico // Chloe Qisha - Baby Girl 33. Yehesi // Mollie Elizabeth - Run Rabbit 34. Lookylion // Ellee Duke - Adrenaline 35. Harmonica // Badflower - Detroit 36. Ojnoj // Tash Blake - cologne 37. Herbilore // Boys Go To Jupiter - Lovers Always Lose 38. Jupiterdonia // Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys 39. Skall // Domenique Dumont - Visages Visages 40. Pagasa // Great Grandpa - Split Up The Kids 41. Lentyll // RAY - MOD 42. Trifoski // MEMORIALS - Dropped Down The Well Votes received from fallen nations: Ennea Mothertopia Wholune Persephonia A-Konohagakure Aelandor Vaskla Scotland 2 Kylienips Numayania Cheiron Juranabaijan Ben's Sanctuary Dobago Pestolia Baleghde Ajanaeda Zephyra Continuum Lotunia Flynnonda Apple Music – Webplayer„BJSC 187 Final“ von Pavel Iarygin bei Apple MusicPlaylist · 42 Titel

Sorry if it is uncouth to (anonymously) reveal PMs but I even had this comment next to a nation's Millionaire Muses vote: But I guess there are worse crimes, like sending a song with a 7 minute runtime xx

The related artists are so scary too! An entire artificial ecosystem. I'm so sorry but I really have to sleep as it's 23:20 here and my alarm goes off in 6.5 hours but the final thread will be posted asap tomorrow. I'm just glad I did manage to get results done tonight!

Phew! I think the formatting difficulties has slowed hosting down, at least the way I'm used to doing it. I'll hopefully be able to prep properly for the final. 1. Séyetana // Portraits Of Tracy - Caught In A Jam 2. Bronzil // Isabel LaRosa - Her Face 3. East Rukahavian // Chayla Hope - Love In Lo-Fi 4. FARC // Lee Jung Hyun - Wa 5. Bøtanikkä // Natalie Jane - dance til i die 6. Taahino // Stand Atlantic - LUCID 7. République d'Áskorza // Ambre Vallet - Ambre 8. FSR Rontvia // HENGE - Mushroom One 9. Neliönoir // Sophia Stel - Molly In The Club 10. Terra Avium // The Haunted Youth - falling to pieces 11. Elëdan // Roly Porter - An Open Door 12. Kluminican Republic // Alewya - Maktoub 13. Danæviia // Liminal - The Crop 14. The Spodic Empire // waist - bravado 15. Greenfroze // ANRI - I CAN'T STOP THE LONELINESS 16. Zanmatony // Black Mighty Orchestra - Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix) 17. Deandria // Collide - Freak Like Me 18. POPHub // EVAN GIIA - AS WE DANCE 19. Cor Lupus // Wolf Cutt & Muki - STARSEED 20. Aesthetica // Kyra Machida - Control 21. Altyr Muunilinst // Mae Muller - Wheels Come Off 22. Kathaldazia // Dev Lemons - eat the pavement 23. N DNTN // YENA - Catch Catch 24. Sovarasma // Shye - Smoke 25. Fljótavík // Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence 26. Aeroche // EV - Thierry Henry (Modeā Remix) 27. Freidland // Lena Leon - Chemical 28. New Helvetica // Serafina Steer - Night Before Mutiny 29. Hendinia // La Beba - SANTUARIO CLUB 30. Land of DW // RMB - Experience (Follow Me) 31. Jadakissnia // tlen - patnik 32. New Lexico // Chloe Qisha - Baby Girl 33. Yehesi // Mollie Elizabeth - Run Rabbit 34. Lookylion // Ellee Duke - Adrenaline 35. Harmonica // Badflower - Detroit 36. Ojnoj // Tash Blake - cologne 37. Herbilore // Boys Go To Jupiter - Lovers Always Lose 38. Jupiterdonia // Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys 39. Skall // Domenique Dumont - Visages Visages 40. Pagasa // Great Grandpa - Split Up The Kids 41. Lentyll // RAY - MOD 42. Trifoski // MEMORIALS - Dropped Down The Well Congrats to all the finalists!

As u wish 42. Trifoski // MEMORIALS - Dropped Down The Well Congrats on the honour of closing! Sorry for having to make you wait. Which means: Wholune // Iceage - The Weak 23rd with 39 points. Mothertopia // Danny Ray - Anything For Jennifer 22nd with 40 points Ennea // BUCK-TICK - Dress 21st with 42 points. If it helps you feel better about getting the runner up spot then you still would've needed another 12 points to qualify!

41. Lentyll // RAY - MOD Probably (?) the most obvious of those remaining, so glad to have this out of the way to leave a bit more suspense for the last slot, between Mothertopia, Wholune, Trifoski and Ennea.

But not these alt ones: A-Konohagakure // FSTVLST - Tri Esa (Ibid., Op. Cit., Loc. Cit.) 25th with 35 points, with 3 bronze medals as a consolation prize. Persephonia // Child's View - Pendulum 24th with 38 points. That leaves Zanmatory's 8:45 epic as the longest song of the final, very reasonable as I'm sure you'd all agree.

38. Jupiterdonia // Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys Boys Go To Jupiter in #37 followed by Jupiterdonia #38, thankyou =RAND() 40. Pagasa // Great Grandpa - Split Up The Kids Quite an alternative selection left to close out the final!

And it won't be you two unforch: Vaskla // AVAION - ifidiewouldyoucry 27th with 28 points. Aelandor // Neroche - Moontide Theory (Hugo Kant Remix) Not happy about announcing this one! 26th with 34 points, 4 of which came from me. Two SF1 qualifiers next.

Better news for SF1 where final places are also getting scarce: 35. Harmonica // Badflower - Detroit 36. Ojnoj // Tash Blake - cologne 37. Herbilore // Boys Go To Jupiter - Lovers Always Lose Congrats to the above! For the SF1 stragglers we're left with the following vying for the last 4 slots: Lentyll // RAY - MOD Vaskla // AVAION - ifidiewouldyoucry Trifoski // MEMORIALS - Dropped Down The Well Wholune // Iceage - The Weak Jupiterdonia // Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys A-Konohagakure // FSTVLST - Tri Esa (Ibid., Op. Cit., Loc. Cit.) Aelandor // Neroche - Moontide Theory (Hugo Kant Remix) Pagasa // Great Grandpa - Split Up The Kids Persephonia // Child's View - Pendulum Ennea // BUCK-TICK - Dress Mothertopia // Danny Ray - Anything For Jennifer

Nope! Would have been tied 23rd. 33. Yehesi // Mollie Elizabeth - Run Rabbit 34. Lookylion // Ellee Duke - Adrenaline Congrats to both! Which means we say goodbye to the following: Dobago // Villalobos - Fizheuer Zieheuer The final got around 30-35 minutes shorter as your 24th place with 34 points wasn't quite enough. Ben's Sanctuary // almost monday - no more regrets An impressive 9 voters for a DNQ, but mostly low points from each gives you 23rd / 35 points. Juranabaijan // South Arcade - Supermodels 36 points // 22nd for you! And finally: Cheiron // Hiqpy - Youman The unluckiest of them all as you were 1 point off from qualifying, getting 40. Yikes.

32. New Lexico // Chloe Qisha - Baby Girl You get a post all of your own because #33 and #34 take up our remaining SF2 slots.

Google Sheet's =rand() function playing havoc. We actually complete SF2 with the next qualifier trio announcement so let's announce some more unfortunate DNQs: Ajanaeda // Metric - As If You're Here You came 27th with 23 points. As If You're In 27th Place 😭 (I gave 4 points don't blame me) Baleghde // Sorana - Happy Birthday Sadness You came 26th with 23.1 points (35 points pre-deduction so your forgetfullness did not matter - please do vote in the final tho!) Pestolia // tsubi club - ( ╥﹏╥ ) You came 25th with 30 points, from just 4 voters! That leaves: Ben's Sanctuary Yehesi Dobago Cheiron Lookylion Juranabaijan 6 SF2 nations competing for 2 final spots.

Let's take stock. Already qualified: 1. Séyetana // Portraits Of Tracy - Caught In A Jam 2. Bronzil // Isabel LaRosa - Her Face 3. East Rukahavian // Chayla Hope - Love In Lo-Fi 4. FARC // Lee Jung Hyun - Wa 5. Bøtanikkä // Natalie Jane - dance til i die 6. Taahino // Stand Atlantic - LUCID 7. République d'Áskorza // Ambre Vallet - Ambre 8. FSR Rontvia // HENGE - Mushroom One 9. Neliönoir // Sophia Stel - Molly In The Club 10. Terra Avium // The Haunted Youth - falling to pieces 11. Elëdan // Roly Porter - An Open Door 12. Kluminican Republic // Alewya - Maktoub 13. Danæviia // Liminal - The Crop 14. The Spodic Empire // waist - bravado 15. Greenfroze // ANRI - I CAN'T STOP THE LONELINESS 16. Zanmatony // Black Mighty Orchestra - Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix) 17. Deandria // Collide - Freak Like Me 18. POPHub // EVAN GIIA - AS WE DANCE 19. Cor Lupus // Wolf Cutt & Muki - STARSEED 20. Aesthetica // Kyra Machida - Control 21. Altyr Muunilinst // Mae Muller - Wheels Come Off 22. Kathaldazia // Dev Lemons - eat the pavement 23. N DNTN // YENA - Catch Catch 24. Sovarasma // Shye - Smoke 25. Fljótavík // Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence 26. Aeroche // EV - Thierry Henry (Modeā Remix) 27. Freidland // Lena Leon - Chemical 28. New Helvetica // Serafina Steer - Night Before Mutiny 29. Hendinia // La Beba - SANTUARIO CLUB 30. Land of DW // RMB - Experience (Follow Me) 31. Jadakissnia // tlen - patnik 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. Skall // Domenique Dumont - Visages Visages 40. 41. 42. To fill those 10 places we have the following: Cheiron // Hiqpy - Youman Ben's Sanctuary // almost monday - no more regrets Baleghde // Sorana - Happy Birthday Sadness Mothertopia // Danny Ray - Anything For Jennifer Ennea // BUCK-TICK - Dress Pagasa // Great Grandpa - Split Up The Kids Yehesi // Mollie Elizabeth - Run Rabbit Pestolia // tsubi club - ( ╥﹏╥ ) New Lexico // Chloe Qisha - Baby Girl Lentyll // RAY - MOD Ajanaeda // Metric - As If You're Here Dobago // Villalobos - Fizheuer Zieheuer A-Konohagakure // FSTVLST - Tri Esa (Ibid., Op. Cit., Loc. Cit.) Persephonia // Child's View - Pendulum Harmonica // Badflower - Detroit Aelandor // Neroche - Moontide Theory (Hugo Kant Remix) Jupiterdonia // Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys Herbilore // Boys Go To Jupiter - Lovers Always Lose Ojnoj // Tash Blake - cologne Trifoski // MEMORIALS - Dropped Down The Well Lookylion // Ellee Duke - Adrenaline Juranabaijan // South Arcade - Supermodels Vaskla // AVAION - ifidiewouldyoucry Wholune // Iceage - The Weak However only 2 spots are for SF2, so you would much rather be in SF1 here. Going to put a bunch out of their misery and announce their DNQ next!