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{{Infobox Eurovision country
|Name           = Asankon
|Flag           = Flag of Asankon.png
|Member station = Asankon Radio and  Television Corporation (ARTVC)
|National selection event = {{Collapsible list
 | title = Internal Selection
 | OSC 37
 | OSC 40 -
}}{{Collapsible list
 | title = National Final
 | OSC 38-39
}}
|ESC apps       = 3
|ESC first      = [[Outernatia Song Contest 37|OSC 37]]
|ESC best       = 4th OSC 37
|ESC worst      = 18th OSC 38
}}

'''[[Asankon]]''' made their '''[[Outernatia Song Contest]]''' debut in the [[Outernatia Song Contest 37|37th edition]] with the song "Attention", performed by Charlie Puth which placed 4th. 

==History==
Asankon made their debut by performing in the second semi final of [[Outernatia Song Contest 37|the 37th edition of the Outernatia Song Contest]] and placed 6th in the semi final. They improved on this score in the final by getting 4th place with 117 points making them the most successful debut nation of the edition.

For the 38th edition, Asankon had held a national final, The Asankoni Song in which 6 songs competed to represent the country at the contest in Kaministiquia. In late August, it was announced Rudimental featuring James Arthur's song "Sun Comes Up" came out victorious. The song qualified from the First Semi Final and will once again perform in 17th in the final and finished in 19th place in the final with 68 points.

The national final was revamped and renamed GASCA for the Outernatia Song Contest 39. After a landslide victory, it was announced former ESC participant Alyosha would represent Asankon with her song "Kalina" making her the first female to represent Asankon in the contest. She later qualified for the final where she finished in 13th place with 69 points. 

It was announced on 29 August 2017, Asankon would scrap the national final and  revert back to internal selection for OSC 40 citing lack of interest and funds as reasons . The song 'Power' by Little Mix featuring Stormzy was one of the first songs confirmed for the contest. ARTVC have left the possibility of GASCA returning in a future edition.

==Contestants==
;Table key
{{legend inline|gold|Winner}}
{{legend inline|silver|Second place}}
{{legend inline|#cc9966|Third place}}
{{legend inline|#FE8080|Last place}}
{{legend inline|#FF0000|Disqualified}}
{{legend inline|#EEDC82|Jury qualifier}}
{{legend inline|#DCDCDC|Did not compete}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
! Edition
! Artist
! Title
! Language
! Place
! Points
! Semi
! Points
|-
| {{flagicon|Oalia}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 37|37th]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} Charlie Puth
|"Attention"
| English
|4
|117
|6	
|71
|-	
|{{flagicon|Kaministiquia}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 38|38th]]	
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Rudimental 
|"Sun Comes Up" (ft. James Arthur)
| English
|18
|68
|8
|66	
|-	
|{{flagicon|Spinachia}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 39|39th]]	
|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Alyosha
| "Kalina"
| Ukrainian
|13
|69
|9
|56
|-
|{{flagicon|Auspikitan}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 40|40th]]
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Little Mix 
| "Power" (ft. Stormzy)
| English
| 14
| 76
| 7
| 57
|-
|{{flagicon|Kimmystan}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 41|41st]]
|{{flagicon|United States}} Naïka
| "Call Me Marilyn"
| English
| 
|
|
|
|-
|}

==Voting History==

As of [[Outernatia Song Contest 39|OSC 39]], Asankon's voting history is as follows. Votes as part of International Jury are not included and ties were broken using normal ESC rules. If they did not break the tie, the country who gave or received the highest amount of points in the latest edition received a higher place on the ranking:
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{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! colspan="3"| Most points ''given'' in the grand finals only
|-
! Rank
! Country
! Points
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 1
| {{flagicon|Bartlett}} Bartlett
| 28
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2
| {{flagicon|Auspikitan}} Auspikitan
| 22
|- bgcolor="#CC9966"
| 3
| {{flagicon|Kimmystan}} Kimmystan
| 19
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Spinachia}} Spinachia
| 17
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Gaulia}} Gaulia
| 14
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! colspan="3"| Most points ''received'' in the grand finals only
|-
! Rank
! Country
! Points
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 1
| {{flagicon|Polland}} Polland
| 24
|-
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2
| {{flagicon|Spinachia}} Spinachia
| 22
|-
|- bgcolor="#CC9966"
| 3
| {{flagicon|Bartlett}} Bartlett
| 21
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Kimmystan}} Kimmystan
| 17
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Kaministiquia}} Kaministiquia
| 17
|-
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! colspan="3"| Most points ''given'' in the semis and finals
|-
! Rank
! Country
! Points
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 1
| {{flagicon|Kimmystan}} Kimmystan
| 50
|-
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2
| {{flagicon|Bartlett}} Bartlett
| 46
|-
|- bgcolor="#CC9966"
| 3
| {{flagicon|Spinachia}} Spinachia
| 37
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Daǔlska}} Daǔlska
| 32
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Auspikitan}} Auspikitan
| 32
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! colspan="3"| Most points ''received'' in the semis and finals
|-
! Rank
! Country
! Points
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 1
| {{flagicon|Kimmystan}} Kimmystan
| 47
|-
|- bgcolor="silver"
| 2
| {{flagicon|Spinachia}} Spinachia
| 39
|-
|- bgcolor="#CC9966"
| 3
| {{flagicon|Bartlett}} Bartlett
| 38
|- 
| 4
| {{flagicon|Polland}} Polland
| 34
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Kaministiquia}} Kaministiquia
| 29
|-
|}
{{col-end}}
==Participation History==

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{{col-break}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Participations
!Country
!Editions
|-
|rowspan=2|2
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| [[Outernatia Song Contest 38|38th]], [[Outernatia Song Contest 40|40th]]
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} United States
| [[Outernatia Song Contest 37|37th]], [[Outernatia Song Contest 41|41st]]
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine
| [[Outernatia Song Contest 39| 39th]]
|-
|}

{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Participations
! Language
!Editions
|-
|4
| English
| [[Outernatia Song Contest 37|37th]], [[Outernatia Song Contest 38|38th]], [[Outernatia Song Contest 40|40th]], [[Outernatia Song Contest 41|41st]]
|-
|1
| Ukrainian
| [[Outernatia Song Contest 39|39th]]
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

= Other Contests =
Asankon have participated in other contests in Internatia and Outernatia in the past but are not at the present moment. Below is a summary of the results attained in those.

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
! Contest
! Edition
! Artist
! Title
! Language
! Place
! Points
|-
|ITC
| {{flagicon|Kimmystan}} 1st
| {{flagicon|United States}} The Chainsmokers
| #SELFIE
| English
| 8
| 58
|-
| JISC
| {{flagicon|Amsteris}} 31st
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Ruel
| "Don't Tell Me"
| English
| 12
| 47
|-
|}

Asankon did intend to participate in future editions of jISC and ITC but after the broadcaster suffered from internal strife, future participation has been removed from the broadcaster's plans for the near future. 



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