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Nation Song Contest 49
"Basics FTW"
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Date 19 February - 19 March 2010
Host Belvist Belvist
Ecclestonia Ecclestonia
Venue Centar Milenijum, Belvist (Semi 1)
Kulturni Centar, Belvist (Semi 2)
Gallifrey, Ecclestonia (Final)
Winner Bokia 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 Sillycone Valley
Withdrawing nations Balearica Island Balearica Island
Begonia Begonia
Celeja Celeja
Doklea Doklea
Kuki-Q Kuki-Q
Lafronia Lafronia
Mylenium Islands Mylenium Islands
Mysticland Mysticland
Saint Joe and Southgulfia Saint Joe & Southgulfia
Scorpionia Scorpionia
United Islands United Islands
Vedatistan Vedatistan
Zechonia 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.

49stage

The stage of the NSC 49 final in Ecclestonia

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

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