Cydoni-Gibberia in the Nation Song Contest
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Cydoni-Gibberia has participated in NSC fourteen times, and plans to continue competing. This article is a detailed overview of Cydoni-Gibberia's history in NSC.
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[edit] NSC 20
For the Cydu debut entry, CyGiTV held an internal selection. The Utah Saints were chosen to represent Cydoni-Gibberia with the song Something Good 08. The song came last in the semi, with just 22 points.
[edit] NSC 21
After the failure of The Utah Saints in NSC 20, CyGiTV has organised a national final for NSC 21, called 'The Pulse Of Music'. Minor controversy arose around the NF, after Song 1, 'Heaven', was discovered to have been used in NSC in the past in microstate qualifications. You & Me was eventually sent to NSC 21, where it qualified, becoming the first Cydu NSC entry to get to the final. The song ended in 9th place, becoming the most successful Cydu NSC entry and gaining 5 sets of 12 points. However, Uniting Nations did not secure a place in the Top 6, and so Cydoni-Gibberia will again have to qualify from the semi-finals for NSC 22.
| No. | Artist | Song | Rank in NF | Points in NF | YT Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ Sammy | Heaven | 1 | 139 | TBA |
| 2 | Uniting Nations | You & Me | 2 | 132 | TBA |
| 3 | Fatboy Slim | Right Here, Right Now | 7 | 85 | TBA |
| 4 | The Klaxons | It's Not Over Yet | 3 | 110 | TBA |
| 5 | My Chemical Romance | Welcome To The Black Parade | 6 | 86 | TBA |
| 6 | Hard-Fi | Cash Machine | 4 | 109 | TBA |
| 7 | Hot Chip | Ready For The Floor | 5 | 91 | TBA |
| 8 | Taio Cruz ft. Luciana | Come On Girl | 8 | 65 | TBA |
[edit] NSC 22
The Pulse Of Music returns for NSC 22, to be held in Jastistia. Four songs were chosen by CyGiTV in the hope that Cydoni-Gibberia could reach the final once again, which they did with Pigloo's song 'Moi J'Aime Skier', and was seen by some nations (notably Tohru and Reym-L-Dneurb) as a shock qualifier.
| No. | Artist | Song | Rank in NF | Points in NF | YT Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keane | Is It Any Wonder? | 1 | 48 | Video |
| 2 | Pigloo | Moi J'aime Skier | 2 | 35 | Video |
| 3 | Thomas Falke | High Again | 4 | 32 | Video |
| 4 | Yo! Gabba Gabba | Party In My Tummy | 2 | 35 | Video |
[edit] NSC 23
The Pulse Of Music returned for it's 3rd edition, and contained 10 songs, the largest NF for Cydoni-Gibberia ever. Keane, Hot Chip and previous NSC entrants Uniting Nations (responsible for the best result for Cydoni-Gibberia) returned for another shot at glory. The Verve won, and were hotly tipped to win the overall competition, however left the competition early, finishing 12th with 58 points, failing to qualify.
| No. | Artist | Song | Rank in NF | Points in NF | YT Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Metallica | I Disappear | 09 | 70 | Video |
| 02 | The Verve | Bittersweet Symphony | 01 | 133 | Video |
| 03 | Ferry Corsten | Rock Your Body Rock | 08 | 71 | Video |
| 04 | Keane | Is It Any Wonder? | 04 | 107 | Video |
| 05 | Uniting Nations | Do It Yourself | 10 | 69 | Video |
| 06 | Chicane ft. Bryan Adams | Don't Give Up | 06 | 82 | Video |
| 07 | Paradise | See The Light | 03 | 116 | Video |
| 08 | Hot Chip | One Pure Thought | 07 | 75 | Video |
| 09 | Linkin Park | Shadow Of The Day | 05 | 88 | Video |
| 10 | Scooter | The Question Is What Is The Question | 02 | 117 | Video |
[edit] NSC 24
After failing to qualify to the final in NSC 23, Cydoni-Gibberia will have to pass through the semi-finals again. CyGiTV internally selected InnerPartySystem to represent the island in Maccha-Brugia, with the 'original' song "Don't Stop". Cydoni-Gibberia returned to the final of NSC this edition, with the help of the juries from Semi 1, and finished 18th in the final, Cydoni-Gibberia's 2nd best ever result.
[edit] NSC 25
The Pulse Of Music returned for NSC 25, with eight acts hoping to represent the nation in Vorhota. Hi_Tack won the NF, with one-third of the 12 points given to them, however, failed to qualify to the final of NSC, gaining 56 points uinin the 2nd semi and ending 13th.
| No. | Artist | Song | Rank in NF | Points in NF | YT Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mint Royale | Singin' In The Rain | 3 | 98 | Video |
| 2 | The Feeling | I Thought It Was Over | 2 | 101 | Video |
| 3 | Filo & Peri | Anthem | 5 | 75 | Video |
| 4 | The Fratellis | Mistress Mabel | 6 | 62 | Video |
| 5 | Bloc Party | Flux | 8 | 48 | Video |
| 6 | We Are Scientists | Chick Lit | 7 | 61 | Video |
| 7 | Hi_Tack | Say Say Say | 1 | 117 | Video |
| 8 | Infadels | Free Things For Poor People | 4 | 83 | Video |
[edit] NSC 26
CyGiTV made their 3rd internal selection for NSC 26, and New Order were chosen to represent the island in Belvist, with the rock song "Crystal". They openened the second semi-final, and finished 18th with 43 points, leaving Cydoni-Gibberia out of the final for the 2nd time in a row.
[edit] NSC 27
CyGiTV held The Pulse Of Music for the 5th time this edition. Head Automatica won with 150 points and represented Cydoni-Gibberia in Swelatie, placing 24th out of 28 in the final.
| No. | Artist | Song | Rank in NF | Points in NF | YT Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Killers | Smile Like You Mean It | 3 | 127 | Video |
| 2 | Chris Brown | Forever | 8 | 117 | Video |
| 3 | Mystery Jets | Two Doors Down | 9 | 106 | Video |
| 4 | Jason Nevins ft. Holly James | I'm In Heaven | 7 | 119 | Video |
| 5 | Andrew WK | Party Hard | 10 | 93 | Video |
| 6 | Head Automatica | Beating Hearts Baby | 1 | 150 | Video |
| 7 | The Teenagers | Make It Happen | 5 | 126 | Video |
| 8 | Sunset Strippers | Falling Stars | 4 | 127 | Video |
| 9 | Denise Lopez | Don't You Wanna Be Mine | 6 | 124 | Video |
| 10 | Kids In Glass Houses | Saturday | 2 | 129 | Video |
[edit] NSC 28
For the 9th entry, CyGiTV held another internal selection, selecting Milk Inc. to represent the island with 'Forever'. Milk Inc. previously represented Sunland in NSC 22, placing 6th. Can they repeat their previous success?
[edit] NSC 29
NSC 29 was a celebration for CyGiTV as it was Cydoni-Gibberia's 10th entry. Because of this, they invited InnerPartySystem back to perform the nation's entry in Noizeland. Unfirtunately, the song (Die Tonight, Live Forever) failed to impress and came 22nd in the semi-final, equaling the place of Utah Saints, a whole ten years before.
[edit] NSC 30
CyGiTV once again chose internally, selecting the unusual music stylings of the group Friendly Fires, who performed "Paris" in Scorpionia for the special 30th NSC. Unfortunately, they finished 24th in the semi-final, above three nations, two of which didn't vote and recieved a reduced score. This was Cydoni-Gibberia's worst result by placing but Friendly Fires were very satisfied at not finishing last.
[edit] NSC 31
CyGiTV decided to end the three-year streak of internal selections and brought The Pulse Of Music back for its sixth running. 5 songs competed to hopefully bring the island's first win in the contest. Röyksopp won the NF with the Thin White Duke Remix of What Else Is There? and qualified to the final of the main contest, and finished 11th, the 2nd best result for the country and only 4 points off being the best points result. On a related note, The Killers with Human were sent by Alinta and only just missed out on a win at the contest.
| No. | Artist | Song | Rank in NF | Points in NF | YT Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Paramore | Decode | 2 | 89 | Video |
| 02 | Kings Of Leon | Use Somebody | 5 | 59 | Video |
| 03 | Keane | Spiralling | 3 | 80 | Video |
| 04 | Röyksopp | What Else Is There? (Thin White Duke Remix) | 1 | 116 | Video |
| 05 | The Killers | Human | 4 | 76 | Video |
[edit] NSC 32
Due to Röyksopp's great result in the previous edition, CyGiTV decided to take a risk and send Dionysos to St. Lotus with the french song Coccinelle. The song did not qualify but did better than expected, finishing 16th with 46 points.
[edit] NSC 33
After a return to being stuck in the semis, the country sent two-time NF entrants Hot Chip to NSC 33, with Ready For The Floor. Despite being seen as likely qualifiers, they disappointingly came 20th in the semis with 40 points.
[edit] NSC 34
CyGiTV were originally going to select their 15th NSC entry internally but took the decision to run The Pulse Of Music 7 after not being able to decide on an entry. Tommy Sparks was chosen to be the 15th entrant and first ever soloist for the island, but in the main contest was not predicted to qualify. However, he was the only act that managed to qualify against the odds in the second semi-final, and came 23rd in the final.
| No. | Artist | Song | Rank in NF | Points in NF | YT Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Sparks | I'm A Rope | 1 | 53 | Video |
| 2 | Kevin Rudolf ft. Lil Wayne | Let It Rock | 2 | 43 | Video |
| 3 | Passion Pit | Sleepyhead | 3 | 39 | Video |
[edit] NSC 35
After a surprising result, SugaRush Beat Company were chosen to go to Qele and were hoped to qualify by CyGiTV. However, they did not manage this, as they came 16th with 50 points for their song Love Breed.
[edit] NSC 36
After a fairly dissapointing result in Qele, CyGiTV held another internal selection and invited Röyksopp back to perform for the island with their song Happy Up Here in Tír an Abhainn and Adamsburg, after they came in a great 11th place 5 years earlier. Röyksopp managed to equal and even better the last result, coming in at a fantastic 7th place in the final, the first Top 10 for the island since way back in NSC 21. Unfortunately, they just fell short of prequalifying the country for the next final.
[edit] NSC 37
Thanks to the fantastic result the previous year cyGiTV went risky and sent Passion Pit with their song Sleepyhead. It did not qualify, but won the B Final, meaning that the B Final for NSC 38 would be held in Cydoni-Gibberia! Thanks!
[edit] NSC 38
CyGiTV sent Yuksek to the show in Reym-L-Dneurb, stating to make a 'special effort' due to the close ties with the host country. The song came joint second in the semi and did not dissapoint in the final, reaching a fantastic 5th place, and prequalifying the nation for their 20th edition into the final. Thanks Yuksek!
[edit] NSC 39
Due to being in the final automatically there was no fear of a bad result, so CyGiTV held a NF. Enter Shikari, a previous Zombiran entrant, won, and Juggernauts will repesent Cygo in the final.
[edit] Future
CyGiTV has aimed to enter every NSC in the future unless technical/financial circumstances crop up.
[edit] Notes
- In the NF for NSC 21, Heaven was banned from entering NSC, as it had already failed microstate qualification. You & Me went on to the competition, as it came 2nd.
- In the NF for NSC 22, Is It Any Wonder? was banned from entering NSC, as Keane had already been confirmed by Effiland. Furthermore, two of the songs came 2nd. Pigloo eventually won though, winning the tie-break round as it recieved the least 1 points of the two songs.
- In the NF for NSC 31, Human by The Killers was banned from entering NSC as Alinta had already confirmed the song. They did not win the NF, however in the contest they came 2nd. Had they representedCydoni-Gibberia, they would have easily been the best result for the island.
| Cydoni-Gibberia in the Nation Song Contest |
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| 20 Utah Saints - 21 Uniting Nations - 22 Pigloo - 23 The Verve - 24 InnerPartySystem - 25 Hi_Tack - 26 New Order - 27 Head Automatica - 28 Milk Inc. - 29 InnerPartySystem - 30 Friendly Fires - 31 Röyksopp - 32 Dionysos - 33 Hot Chip - 34 Tommy Sparks - 35 SugaRush Beat Company - 36 Röyksopp - 37 Passion Pit - 38 Yuksek - 39 Enter Shikari |
