Nation Song Contest 49 "Basics FTW" | |
---|---|
Date | 19 February - 19 March 2010 |
Host | Belvist Ecclestonia |
Venue | Centar Milenijum, Belvist (Semi 1) Kulturni Centar, Belvist (Semi 2) Gallifrey, Ecclestonia (Final) |
Winner | Bokia - Cheryl Cole - Parachute |
Voting system | Each country awards 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
Entries | 44 |
Debuting nations | None |
Returning nations | Sillycone Valley |
Withdrawing nations | Balearica Island Begonia Celeja Doklea Kuki-Q Lafronia Mylenium Islands Mysticland Saint Joe & Southgulfia Scorpionia United Islands Vedatistan Zechonia |
Nul points | None |
Confirmation | 19 February, 2010 - 26 February, 2010 |
Semifinal voting | 27 February, 2010 - 6 March, 2010 |
Semifinal results | 7 March, 2010 |
Final voting | 11 March, 2010 - 18 March, 2010 |
Final results | 19 March, 2010 |
Nation Song Contest | |
◄ NSC 48 NSC 50 ► |
Nation Song Contest 49 was the 49th edition of the Nation Song Contest and was hosted by both the winner of the previous edition, Ecclestonia, and the 3rd placer from NSC 48, Belvist. The winner was Bokia, who led for most of the voting. The contest was the smallest since the introduction of dual semifinals, with Begonia, Doklea, Kuki-Q, Lafronia, Mylenium Islands, Mysticland, Saint Joe & Southgulfia, United Islands and Zechonia all failing to qualify in the previous edition, and then failing to vote in the final, resulting in disqualification in this edition. In addition, Balearica Island, Celeja, Scorpionia and Vedatistan took a break from the contest this edition. Aleksandrija, Gematria, Nightwishia and Swelatie also sent their last entries this edition.
Semi-Final 1
Draw | Nation | Artist | Song | YouTube | Place | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Blondania | Blake Lewis | Heartbreak On Vinyl | YT Link | 3 | 91 |
02 | Ametan | SuG | gr8 story | YT Link | 17 | 32 |
03 | Zoran's Islands | DJ BoBo | Superstar | YT Link | 14 | 45 |
04 | Fervorosia | Donkeyboy | Ambitions | YT Link | 2 | 104 |
05 | Adamsburg | Hej Matematik | Party I Provinsen | YT Link | 8 | 75 |
06 | Arjastan | Deborah Cox | Easy As Life | YT Link | 13 | 47 |
07 | Kostanovia | Sia | You've Changed | YT Link | 11* | 59 |
08 | Nightwishia | Raúl | Sueño Su Boca | YT Link | 16 | 37 |
09 | Spila | Marina & the Diamonds | Hollywood | YT Link | 6 | 80 |
10 | Tír an Abhainn | Caravan Palace | Suzy | YT Link | 4 | 90 |
11 | Reym-L-Dneurb | Flaming Lips | I Can Be A Frog | YT Link | 14 | 45 |
12 | Akkåville | Zemlja Gruva | Da Bi Nam | YT Link | 9 | 60 |
13 | Aleksandrija | Daniel Merriweather & Wale | Change | YT Link | 19 | 14 |
14 | Sillycone Valley | DJ Sammy | Boys Of Summer | YT Link | 18 | 17 |
15 | Cydoni-Gibberia | Delphic | Doubt | YT Link | 7 | 76 |
16 | Comino | Calvin Harris | You Used To Hold Me | YT Link | 10 | 59 |
17 | Zombira | Russ Landau | Ancient Voices | YT Link | 12 | 50 |
18 | Dalisska | Jena Lee | Je Me Perds | YT Link | 5 | 87 |
19 | Saksjaowie | Cassette Kids | Lying Around | YT Link | 1 | 109 |
* - tie broken due to qualification rules
Semi-Final 2
Draw | Nation | Artist | Song | YouTube | Place | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Qele | Kent | Ingenting | YT Link | 15 | 47 |
02 | Zoidiac | Electric Lady Lab | It's Over Now | YT Link | 4 | 76 |
03 | Effiland | Black Eyed Peas | Meet Me Halfway | YT Link | 11 | 54 |
04 | Alinta | Adam Lambert | Whataya Want From Me? | YT Link | 3 | 80 |
05 | Pigeon Island | Cascada | Pyromania | YT Link | 9 | 65 |
06 | Yaponesia | Hồ Ngọc Hà ft. Suboi | Xin Hãy Thứ Tha (My Apology) | YT Link | 10 | 56 |
07 | Bokia | Cheryl Cole | Parachute | YT Link | 1 | 142 |
08 | Mooseland | Jade Ewen | I Had Him First | YT Link | 7 | 73 |
09 | Somborian Republic | Pixie Lott | Cry Me Out | YT Link | 8 | 67 |
10 | Viola Per Sempre | Within Temptation & Chris Jones | Utopia | YT Link | 6 | 74 |
11 | Swelatie | Elena Risteska | Dosta | YT Link | 14 | 48 |
12 | Gematria | Tiësto ft. Tegan & Sara | Feel It In My Bones | YT Link | 19 | 17 |
13 | Gozitania | Kelly Clarkson | Long Shot | YT Link | 5 | 75 |
14 | Lukeland | Alien Beat Club | Oxygen | YT Link | 17 | 38 |
15 | Reignland | Big Bang | Gara Gara Go | YT Link | 16 | 44 |
16 | Calypso | Julie Maria | Evelyn | YT Link | 2 | 82 |
17 | Halito | My Robot Friend | Robot High School | YT Link | 13 | 50 |
18 | QuiénDQ | Beyoncé | Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix) | YT Link | 18 | 27 |
19 | Celinas | Wahero ft. Valerie | Doble Vida | YT Link | 12 | 53 |
Final
Draw | Nation | Artist | Song | YouTube | Place | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Tír an Abhainn | Caravan Palace | Suzy | YT Link | 2 | 149 |
02 | Viola Per Sempre | Within Temptation & Chris Jones | Utopia | YT Link | 14 | 79 |
03 | Ugaly | Lapp-Lisa | Barnatro | YT Link | 28 | 38 |
04 | Mooseland | Jade Ewen | I Had Him First | YT Link | 25 | 64 |
05 | Comino | Calvin Harris | You Used To Hold Me | YT Link | 11 | 89 |
06 | Akkåville | Zemlja Gruva | Da Bi Nam | YT Link | 17 | 71 |
07 | Pigeon Island | Cascada | Pyromania | YT Link | 17 | 71 |
08 | Calypso | Julie Maria | Evelyn | YT Link | 3 | 115 |
09 | Cydoni-Gibberia | Delphic | Doubt | YT Link | 21 | 70 |
10 | Alinta | Adam Lambert | Whataya Want From Me? | YT Link | 8 | 93 |
11 | Zaprya | Colonia ft. Slavonia Band | Gukni Golube | YT Link | 13 | 81 |
12 | 10 Regions of Mobius | April March | Chick Habit | YT Link | 26 | 60 |
13 | Saksjaowie | Cassette Kids | Lying Around | YT Link | 16 | 72 |
14 | Bokia | Cheryl Cole | Parachute | YT Link | 1 | 188 |
15 | Ecclestonia | Timbaland ft. Katy Perry | If We Ever Meet Again | YT Link | 17 | 71 |
16 | Dalisska | Jena Lee | Je Me Perds | YT Link | 12 | 82 |
17 | Somborian Republic | Pixie Lott | Cry Me Out | YT Link | 27 | 59 |
18 | Belvist | DJ Project ft. Giulia | Nu | YT Link | 15 | 74 |
19 | Zoidiac | Electric Lady Lab | It's Over Now | YT Link | 7 | 94 |
20 | Fervorosia | Donkeyboy | Ambitions | YT Link | 6 | 98 |
21 | Blondania | Blake Lewis | Heartbreak On Vinyl | YT Link | 23 | 67 |
22 | Kostanovia | Sia | You've Changed | YT Link | 22 | 68 |
23 | Yaponesia | Hồ Ngọc Hà ft. Suboi | Xin Hãy Thứ Tha (My Apology) | YT Link | 9 | 92 |
24 | Adamsburg | Hej Matematik | Party I Provinsen | YT Link | 4 | 103 |
25 | Gozitania | Kelly Clarkson | Long Shot | YT Link | 17 | 71 |
26 | Noizeland | Kalafina | Storia | YT Link | 24 | 65 |
27 | Qele | Kent | Ingenting | YT Link | 9 | 92 |
28 | Spila | Marina & the Diamonds | Hollywood | YT Link | 5 | 102 |
Controversy
The 7th place in the final was contested between Alinta and Zoidiac, due to some ambiguity in the tie-breaking of the Waiting List Jury's votes. The tie, between Fervorosia, Alinta and Yaponesia was unsolvable by usual means, due to it being numerically completely equal (a single 12-pointer each).
Several solutions had been discussed in the past, though never completely agreed on. Thus, in the case of NSC 49, the votes-collector (Barish, of Effiland) was not informed on how to resolve such a tie. As a result, the tie was broken randomly by scorewiz (in this case, alphabetically).
The previously discussed solutions were
- Break the tie by the WL-collector's preference
- Break the tie statistically by final rank prior to the WL votes being added. (observed in NSC 47)
The results would differ depending on the method:
Random (Alphabetical) Method
Nation | WL Jury points | Final Points | # of 10s | Final rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fervorosia | 2 | 97 | 6 | |
Alinta | 3 | 94 | 2 | 7 |
Zoidiac | 94 | 0 | 8 | |
Yaponesia | 1 | 92 | 9 |
Preference Method
Nation | Effish Votes | WL Jury points | Final Points | # of 10s | Final rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fervorosia | 0 | 1 | 96 | 6 | |
Alinta | 4 | 3 | 94 | 2 | 7 |
Zoidiac | 94 | 0 | 8 | ||
Yaponesia | 3 | 2 | 93 | 9 |
Statistical Method
Nation | Prior rank | WL Jury points | Final Points | Final rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fervorosia | 6 | 3 | 98 | 6 |
Alinta | 9 | 2 | 93 | 8 |
Zoidiac | 7 | 94 | 7 | |
Yaponesia | 10 | 1 | 92 | 9 |
As 7th place was due to prequalify in NSC 50 and this debate was unsolved, both Alinta and Zoidiac were granted prequalification. The solution for unsolvable ties was eventually in agreement with the "Statistical Method".
Winning Song
Editions of the Nation Song Contest | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 |
81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 |
101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 |
121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 |
141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 |
161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 |
181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | |||
Spinoffs |