| The Olympiad Song Contest | |
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Abbrev. |
OSC |
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Founded |
January 15, 2014 |
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Origin |
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Editions |
60 |
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Channel |
The Olympiad Song Contest |
For The Junior Olympiad Song Contest. Check: Junior Olympiad SongContest
Contest Rules
Participant Rules
1. You must show activity in the forums (been a member for least1 month, have made at least 50 posts). 2. Participants must vote on time as set in the edition. 3. Top 3 from the previous edition must keep their country or withdraw for 1 edition.
Artist Eligibility
1. The artist can only perform for one country per edition. 2. The artist can only represent a country by CLEAR heritage with evidence/proof if there is doubt. 2.1. NVSC wikia and language sung / used through media platform will NOT be a justified reason for heritage. 2.2 Acceptable pieces of evidence: Parents, citizenship, being born there. 2.3 Unacceptable pieces of evidence: Grandparents, children, having lived there for x amount of time, being married/engaged to someone from there, having represented said country at Eurovision (eg. Serhat for San Marino), posts on social media in a particular language. 3. Acts and all band members must be over 18 years old (Check rules for JOSC age limits). 4. 33%+ (1/3) of the band/group/collection has to be from this nation to be eligible to compete.
Song Eligibility
1. Any Eurovision or Junior Eurovision entries are NOT ELGIBILE to compete in any format. 2. Any previous Eurovision National Selection songs are NOT ELIGIBLE to compete in any format. 3. Song has to have been released in the last 5 years. 4. Songs from previous OSC national selections ARE ELIGIBLE to be re-used. 5. Song timeslot is 25 seconds which must be given when song is submitted.
Voting
1. Voting in ESC style. 2. Participants MUST vote within the deadline. 3. Non-voting during the edition is 1 strike. A strike means a ban from the next edition. 2.1 a 4th strike after this is a permanent ban. 4. Not voting in a semi final will result in that country being disqualified from from qualifying to the grand final. 4.1 Non voting in a grand final will lose the country next edition if the country reaches top 3.
National Selection
1. Poll, recap, form or open voting are acceptable formats. 2. Can only be performed for the current edition. 3. All selection songs MUST be sent to all council in a PM for approval. 4. Songs from previous OSC national selections ARE ELIGIBLE to be re-used and compete.
Eligible nations
List of countries in the Olympiad Song Contest
This list includes all UN recognised sovereign states and other observer, territory or other states.
The list reflects nation states that are used on the forum.songcontests.eu and have competed in the past while preventing nations to compete just once and not returning.
Editions
Participating Countries
Here is a list of all the countries which have participated in MSC to date, along with the editions each country made their debut in.
Bold indicates a winning debut nation.
Winners
| Edition | Country | Song | Performer | Points | Runner-up | Host city |
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| 1 |  United Kingdom
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Goodness Gracious | Ellie Goulding | 114 |  Andorra
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Warsaw,  Poland
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| 2 |  Spain
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Nada Es Comparable A Ti | Mirela | 97 | United Kingdom
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Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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| 3 | United Kingdom
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Let Go For Tonight | Foxes | 89 | Andorra
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Madrid, Spain
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| 4 |  Norway
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Am I Wrong | Nico & Vinz | 111 | Spain
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Liverpool, United Kingdom
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| 5 |  Denmark
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Rainmaker | Emmelie De Forest | 125 |  Canada
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Lillehammer, Norway
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| 6 |  Latvia
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Lights On | Markus Riva | 109 |  United States
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Herning, Denmark
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| 7 |  Australia
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Never Be The Same | Jessica Mauboy | 171 |  Hungary
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St. Thomas,  US Virgin Islands
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| 8 |  Singapore
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Rooftops | Daphne Khoo | 146 | Latvia
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Melbourne, Australia
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| 9(S) |  Germany
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Satellite | Lena | 194 |  The Netherlands
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Daugavpils, Latvia
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| 10 |  Armenia
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New Day | Tamar Kaprelian | 165 | United Kingdom
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Kallang, Singapore
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| 11 |  South Korea
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Super Love | Dami Im | 151 | The Netherlands
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Yerevan, Armenia
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| 12 | The Netherlands
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Home | Dotan | 112 | Norway
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Seoul, South Korea
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| 13 |  Brazil
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Santificação | Elaine Martins | 133 | Canada
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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| 14 |  Ukraine
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Come Out And Play | Mika Newton | 131 |  Sweden
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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| 15 |  Mali
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Queen of Africa | Maimuna | 103 |  Lebanon
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Kiev, Ukraine
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| 16 |  New Zealand
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It's Worth It | Jackie Thomas | 165 | United States
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Bamako, Mali
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| 17 | US Virgin Islands
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My Immortal | Evanescence | 122 |  Aland Islands
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Wellington, New Zealand
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| 18 |  Ireland
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Break Me Up | Erika Selin | 139 | Norway
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Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands
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| 19 | United States
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Shatter Me | Lindsey Stirling ft Lzzy Hale | 102 | Ireland
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Dublin, Ireland
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| 20 | Denmark
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Karma Town | Stine Bramsen | 161 |  Kurdistan
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Sacramento, United States
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| 21 | United States
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Fight Song | Rachel Plattern | 139 | United Kingdom
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Aalborg, Denmark
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| 22 |  Russia
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7 Wonders | Sergey Lazarev | 129 |  Austria
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New York, United States
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| 23 |  Slovenia
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Lovin' Me | Maraaya | 135 |  Portugal
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Moscow, Russia
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| 24 |  Venezuela
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Mirate | Aldrey | 111 |  Egypt
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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| 25 |  Taiwan
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I Won't Leave | Princess Ai & A-Lin | 150 | Sweden
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Caracas, Venezuela
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| 26 | Singapore
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Sixty Five | Gentle Bones | 179 |  Ghana
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Taipei Taiwan
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| 27 |  Kazakhstan
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Hey - La | Ayumi ft Batyr | 180 |  Italy
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Kallang, Singapore
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| 28 |  Uganda
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Not Too Young | Sabina Ddumba | 176 | Australia
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Astana, Kazakhstan
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| 29 | Australia
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Wings | Delta Goodrem | 222 | Spain
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Kampala, Uganda
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| 30 |  Finland
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Sugar Rush | Venior | 209 | Australia
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Perth, Australia
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| 31 | United Kingdom
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Rockabye | Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie & Sean Paul | 191 | Australia
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Helsinki, Finland
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| 32 |  Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyz Kyzdary | Ak Sedep | 212 | Ukraine
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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| 33 | Spain
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Contigo | Mirela | 136 |  Morocco
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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| 34 |  Fiji
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Kings & Queens | Brooke Fraser | 159 | Germany
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Barcelona, Spain
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| 35 | Italy
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Vulcano | Francesca Michielin | 379 |  Malta
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Suva, Fiji
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| 36 |  Iraq
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Love Wins | Dashni Morad | 122 | Spain
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Turin, Italy
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| 37 |  Bulgaria
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Samuray | Zhana Bergendorff | 143 |  Slovakia
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Baghdad, Iraq
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| 38 | Norway
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Strangers | Sigrid | 172 | Slovakia
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Varna, Bulgaria
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| 39 |  France
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Ma Revolution | Cassandre | 185 | Brazil
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Oslo, Norway
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| 40 |  Iceland
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Tribalist | iLL Blu ft. Glowie | 196 | Germany
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Paris, France
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| 41 |  Philippines
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Broken Love | Built By Titan ft. Starxs | 196 |  North Macedonia
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Reykjavik, Iceland
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| 42 | Ukraine
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Superstar | Svetlana Loboda | 172 |  Indonesia
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Bulacan, Philippines
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| 43 | Kazakhstan
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S.O.S | Ziruza | 165 | Sweden
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Kiev, Ukraine
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| 44 | Ghana
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Favourite Things | Fleur East | 159 |  Albania
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Astana, Kazakhstan
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| 45 | Ukraine
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Siren Song | Maruv | 193 | Australia
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Accra, Ghana
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| 46 | Andorra
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Jaque Al Rey | Belén Aguilera | 123 |  Malaysia
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Odessa, Ukraine
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| 47(S) | The Netherlands
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Numb | Dotan | 176 | South Korea
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Andorra La Vella, Andorra
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| 48 | Norway
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Dancing in the Smoke | KEiiNO | 140 |  Romania
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Bucharest, Romania
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| 49 | Ukraine
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Push | Kazaky ft. Gaspar | 136 | France
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Hamar, Norway
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| 50 | United Kingdom
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Heal Me | Grace Carter | 129 |  Mexico
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Kiev, Ukraine
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| 51 | Norway
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The Seed | AURORA | 152 | Canada
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Cardiff, United Kingdom
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| 52 | Sweden
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Backfire | Dotter | 158 | Romania
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Trondheim, Norway
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| 53 |  Nigeria
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Stand Up | Cynthia Erivo | 142 | United Kingdom
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Stockholm, Sweden
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| 54 | Italy
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Noche Sin Día | Il Volo & Gente de Zona | 102 | Germany
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Abuja, Nigeria
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| 55 |  Belize
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Envious | Aluna Francis | 174 | Mexico
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Rome, Italy
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| 56 | Canada
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Meaningless | Charlotte Cardin | 183 |  Uzbekistan
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Belize City, Belize
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| 57 | United Kingdom
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Little Bit of Love | Tom Grennan | 128 | Spain
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Montreal, Canada
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| 58 | Morocco
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Hero | Faouzia | 129 | South Korea
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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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| 59 | Germany
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Future Starts Now | Kim Petras | 119 |  Belarus
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Casablanca, Morocco
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| 60 | Belarus
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Vbyla Myloho | Takaya | 110 | South Korea
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Cologne, Germany
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| 61 | United Kingdom
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Melody | Sigala | 169 | Malaysia
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Minsk, Belarus
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| 62 |  Switzerland
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Bitter Tonic | Kings Elliot | 110 | United States
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Belfast, United Kingdom
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| 63 | United States
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Love Goes On And On | Lindsey Stirling ft. Amy Lee | 100 |  Madagascar
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Zürich, Switzerland
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| 64 | Canada
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CTRL + ALT + DEL | Rêve | 119 | United Kingdom
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Phoenix, United States
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| 65 |  Japan
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Frankenstein | Rina Sawayama | 112 | United Kingdom
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Vancouver, Canada
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| 66 | TBA, Japan
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(S) = Special Edition
Best of Winners
| Edition | Country | Song | Performer | Points | Runner-up |
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| Best of Edition 01 - 10 | Australia
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Never Be The Same | Jessica Mauboy | 066 | Denmark
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| Best of Edition 11 - 20 | |||||
| Best of Edition 21 - 30 | |||||
| Best of Edition 31 - 40 | |||||
| Best of Edition 41 - 50 | |||||
| Best of Edition 51 - 60 | |||||
| Best of Edition 61 - 70 |
Contest Statistics and Records
In this section we shall display all the current statistics and records currently held by countries and in the countries alike.
- Highest grand final Winning score (Split Voting): 379 points
Italy - Highest grand final Winning score (single voting): 222 points Australia
- Highest semi final Winning score (Split Voting): 246 points Greece
- Highest semi final Winning score (single voting): 151 points
- Lowest grand final Winning Score: 89 points United Kingdom
- Lowest grand final last place score: 1 point
- Canada ed.60
- Longest participation run without a win: 38 Editions Hungary
- Longest participating run before first win: 51 Editions Sweden
- Country with most 12 points in grand final: 8x 12 points
- Country with most grand final wins: United Kingdom 6 times (ed.1/3/31/50/57/61)
- Artist with most grand final wins: 2 wins
- Mirela #2 Spain, #33 Spain
- Dotan #12 The Netherlands, #47 The Netherlands.
- Lindsey Stirling #19 United States, #63 United States
- Mirela #2
- Artist who has appeared the most:14 times Samira Said
- Most countries in a contest: 53 Countries, Edition 29
- Youngest winner: Ziruza, 21 years old - Edition 43
- Oldest winner: Sean Paul, 43 years old - Edition 31
- Best debut results: 1st Place
- Wins by Continent:
- Africa: 5
- Asia: 10
- Europe: 38
- North & Central America: 6
- Oceania: 4
- South America: 2
