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| year       = 26
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| final      = February/March 2016
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| vote       = 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants.
| host       = {{flagicon|Tikata}} [[RTRT]]
| venue      = Exhibition Centre, Cundere Sul, [[Tikata]]
| entries    = 6 (to date)
| debut      = {{flagu|Frostfall}}
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The '''Internatia Second Chance Contest 26''' will be the 26th edition of the [[Internatia Second Chance Contest]]. It will take place in Cundere Sul, [[Tikata]], following Tikata's victory in the [[Internatia Second Chance Contest 25|25th edition]] in [[Rhea]] with the song "Controvento", performed by [[Wikipedia:Arisa|Arisa]].<ref>[http://www.escforum.net/forum/showthread.php?30131-ISCC-25-%26%239790%3B-Rhea-Gandhara-%26%239790%3B-The-Results&p=4802111&viewfull=1#post4802111 Arisa wins ISCC 25 for Tikata!]</ref> This will be the third time the contest has taken place in Tikata, after [[Internatia Second Chance Contest 1|1st]] and [[Internatia Second Chance Contest 9|9th contest]].

So far six countries confirmed their participation in the contest,<ref name="participants"/> with Frostfall making their début.<ref name="Frostfall"/>

==Location==
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Host broadcaster [[Royal Tikatan Radio Television]] (RTRT) announced on 25 January 2016, the day after winning the 25th Contest, that they are planning to host contest either in [[Surme]], or in Cundere Sur. Later that day RTRT announced that contest will take place in Exhibition Centre in Cundere Sul, largest city in [[Hulara]] and [[List of cities in Tikata by population|13th largest]] in Tikata.<ref>[http://www.escforum.net/forum/showthread.php?30157-ISCC-26-%26%239819%3B-Cundere-Sul-Tikata-%26%238210%3B-Reservations&p=4803843&viewfull=1#post4803843 Cundere Sul announced as host city]</ref>

Cundere Sul is a vigorous service city that is experiencing an ongoing social, economic, and aesthetic revitalisation process The city is famous for its folklore, local gastronomy, and landmarks. According to a 2013 research, Cundere Sul ranks as the most popular Tikatan city, based on where people want to live.
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==Format==

Each participating country has their own national jury, who will give 12 points to their favorite song, 10 to the second best, then 8 to the third, and so forth until the tenth-best ranked song receives a single point. The draw for running order is set to be held on 13 February 2016 in Cundere Sul. 

The contest is open to non-winning songs that participated in a national final. Even if a national final was cancelled, songs from that national final are eligible to enter. Also when a song won a national final, but wasn't sent to a contest, the song can still participate.

===Tie-break rules===
The official rules of the [[Internatia Song Contest]] are followed. During the Internatia Song Contest, in the event of more than one country scoring the same total number of points, a count is made of the numbers of countries who awarded points to each of the tied countries, and the one who received points from the most countries is placed above the other tied countries. If two or more countries are still tied, the sets of maximum points (12 points) each country received is counted. If there is still a tie, the numbers of 10-point scores awarded are compared, and then the numbers of 8-point scores, all the way down the list. In the unlikely event that there is still a tie between two or more songs, the song that performed earliest in the running order will be placed above the other tied songs.

===Presenters=== 
RTRT confirmed that Margo Devi, presenter of two previous contests in Tikata, is broadcaster first choice to host the contest.  

==Provisional list of participants== 
Participating countries have  time  to submit their applications for participation in the contest until 12 February 2016. 

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! Country<ref name="participants">[http://www.escforum.net/forum/showthread.php?30157-ISCC-26-%26%239819%3B-Cundere-Sul-Tikata-%26%238210%3B-Reservations Confirmed participants as of {{date}}]</ref>
! Artist
! Song
! National final
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|{{flagu|Frostfall}}
|Nathan Sykes<ref name="Frostfall">[http://www.escforum.net/forum/showthread.php?30157-ISCC-26-%26%239819%3B-Cundere-Sul-Tikata-%26%238210%3B-Reservations&p=4805195&viewfull=1#post4805195 Frostfall will make debut in ISCC!]</ref> 
|"Over and Over Again"<ref name="Frostfall"/>
|2nd ([[OSC 18]])
|-
|{{flagu|Huania}}
|Xandria<ref name="Huania">[http://www.escforum.net/forum/showthread.php?30157-ISCC-26-%26%239819%3B-Cundere-Sul-Tikata-%26%238210%3B-Reservations&p=4803903&viewfull=1#post4803903 Xandria from Huania.]</ref>
|"Valentine"<ref name="Huania"/>
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|{{flagu|Jhe Freeh}}
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|{{flagu|Kimmystan}}
| Lea Rue<ref name="Kimmystan">[http://www.escforum.net/forum/showthread.php?30157-ISCC-26-%26%239819%3B-Cundere-Sul-Tikata-%26%238210%3B-Reservations&p=4803852&viewfull=1#post4803852 Leah Rue to represent Kimmystan in ISCC 26.]</ref>
|"I Can't Say No"<ref name="Kimmystan"/>
|3rd ([[OSC 15]])
|-
|{{flagu|Raingate}}
| Cheryl Cole<ref name="Raingate">[http://www.escforum.net/forum/showthread.php?30157-ISCC-26-%26%239819%3B-Cundere-Sul-Tikata-%26%238210%3B-Reservations&p=4803992&viewfull=1#post4803992 Raingatian entry announced.]</ref>
|"Under The Sun"<ref name="Raingate"/>
|3rd ([[OSC 13]])
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|{{flagu|Tikata}} (host)
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==Other countries==

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the [[Internatia Second Chance Contest]], it needs to be an active member of the [[Internatia Broadcasting Union]] (IBU) or [[Outernatian Broadcasting Union]] (OBU). The IBU and OBU Active Members listed below have made the following announcements in regards to their decisions.
*{{flagu|Folkloria}} ‒ Right after the 25th edition, Folklorian broadcaster FKMTV announced that Folkloria will most likelyparticipate in 26th edition.<ref>[http://www.escforum.net/forum/showthread.php?30131-ISCC-25-%26%239790%3B-Rhea-Gandhara-%26%239790%3B-The-Results&p=4804250&viewfull=1#post4804250 Folkloria most likely in ISCC 26.]</ref>

==References==
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{{Internatia Second Chance Contest}}
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