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|ESC worst = 26th<small> (SF) [[Internatia Song Contest 65|ISC 65]]</small> | |ESC worst = 26th <small>(SF) [[Internatia Song Contest 65|ISC 65]], [[Internatia Song Contest 104|ISC 104]]</small> | ||
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'''Valdron''' made their debut in the [[Internatia Song Contest 23|23rd edition]] of the [[Internatia Song Contest]] | '''Valdron''' made their debut in the [[Internatia Song Contest 23|23rd edition]] of the [[Internatia Song Contest]] - which was held in Dalistra, [[Alexandria]] - alongside [[Bubblique]] and [[Huania in the Internatia Spong Contest|Huania]]. The nation has entered the contest on 128 occasions and continues to participate to this day, placing it 19th in the current roster in terms of participations. It has participated in every edition since its debut, except from the [[Internatia Song Contest 36|36th]] and [[Internatia Song Contest 66|66th]] editions. Valdron has a generally good voting record, though it has been disqualified in the semi-finals for invalid or non-existent votes on three occasions. | ||
Upon its debut in 2014, Valdron's entries were largely conventional in terms of genre and sonic palette, though showed a limited degree of versatility within the realms of pop music. Soon after returning from its withdrawal in the 36th edition, Valdronian entries began to gradually shift further left-of-field, though the nation was still more comfortable in the field of pop. This less palatable approach to its entries has continued to develop throughout the nation's contest history, and Valdron has thus been recognised by numerous nations as having carved an individual, distinct sound for itself. In more recent editions Valdron has embraced experimentalism not only in some of its entries themselves, but also in song choice, at times vaulting from predominantly inaccessible genres to conventional pop songs in the space of merely an edition. Linguistically, the majority of Valdron's entries are performed in English though they have also sent songs in numerous world languages as well as a few instrumental compositions. | |||
In terms of success, Valdron had been one of the oldest participating nations to have not won the contest until it eventually did so nearly eleven years after its debut in the [[Internatia Song Contest 152|152nd edition]] with "Dis-moi dis-moi dis-moi", performed by Lou-Adriane Cassidy. Prior to its sole victory, Valdron waited three years since its debut to record a podium result, eventually coming 2nd in the [[Internatia Song Contest 63|63rd edition]] which is the nation's best result alongside a later 2nd place in the [[Internatia Song Contest 127|127th edition]]. The nation has finished in the top five 13 times, the top ten 34 times - corresponding with around a fifth of its total participations - and the upper half of the final in over half of its final appearances. Valdron's qualification rate lingers around 50 to 60%, and has maintained this rate throughout much of its contest history. | |||
Valdron has been placed in Pot 1 since the [[Internatia Song Contest 25|25th edition]], after initially being in Pot 2 the edition before, and has not moved pot since. For much of its early history, Valdron was a marginal Pot 1 member due to its voting patterns being more friendly to pop entries, as well as largely adhering to the genre itself. However, Valdron has since grown to become not only synonymous with Pot 1, but a secure and staple member of the pot as Valdron's entries became staunchly unconventional, likewise with their votes. | |||
==Participants & Results== | ==Participants & Results== | ||
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|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 42|42nd]]''' | |'''[[Internatia Song Contest 42|42nd]]''' | ||
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|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Myrkur | |{{flagicon|Denmark}} Myrkur | ||
|Ulvinde | |Ulvinde | ||
| | |Black metal | ||
|Danish | |Danish | ||
|bgcolor="silver"| '''2''' | |bgcolor="silver"| '''2''' | ||
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| <small><span style="color:#808080">66th</span></small> | | <small><span style="color:#808080">66th</span></small> | ||
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|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Anna von Hausswolff | |{{flagicon|Sweden}} Anna von Hausswolff | ||
|The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra | |The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra | ||
| | |Experimental rock | ||
|English | |English | ||
|21 | |21 | ||
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|16 | |16 | ||
|113 | |113 | ||
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|63 | |63 | ||
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|{{flagicon|Japan}} Susumu Hirasawa | |{{flagicon|Japan}} Susumu Hirasawa | ||
|TOWN-0 PHASE-5 | |TOWN-0 PHASE-5 | ||
| | |Electro-industrial | ||
|Japanese | |Japanese | ||
|21 | |21 | ||
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|Ambient | |Ambient | ||
|English | |English | ||
|15 | |||
|110 | |||
|12 | |||
|60 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 100|100th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Spain}} L'Ham de Foc | |||
|Lluna d'algeps | |||
|Sephardic folk | |||
|Catalan | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3''' | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''161''' | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''1''' | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''100''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 101|101st]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Eartheater | |||
|Volcano | |||
|Art pop | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|24 | |||
|34 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 102|102nd]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Angel Olsen | |||
|Lark | |||
|Art pop | |||
|English | |||
|22 | |||
|96 | |||
|colspan="2" {{N/A|Host country}} | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 103|103rd]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Barbados}} Rihanna | |||
|Kiss It Better | |||
|Alternative R&B | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|21 | |||
|41 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 104|104th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle | |||
|Anhedonia | |||
|Dark folk | |||
|English | |||
|bgcolor="#800000"|26 | |||
|bgcolor="#800000"|<del>83</del><ref>This disqualification was outwith the control of the delegation given their circumstances, thus a strike was not given.</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 105|105th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|England}} Wolf Alice | |||
|The Last Man on Earth | |||
|Chamber pop | |||
|English | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3''' | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''160''' | |||
|bgcolor="silver"| '''2''' | |||
|bgcolor="silver"| '''93''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 106|106th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Spain}} Maria Arnal i Marcel Bagés | |||
|Fiera de mí | |||
|Glitch pop | |||
|Spanish | |||
|19 | |||
|118 | |||
|4 | |||
|80 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 107|107th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Finland}} Lau Nau | |||
|Elina | |||
|Chamber folk | |||
|Finnish | |||
|4 | |||
|155 | |||
|8 | |||
|67 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 108|108th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Zella Day | |||
|Dance for Love | |||
|Boogie | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|24 | |||
|39 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 109|109th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Canada}} Sarah Davachi | |||
|Play the Ghost | |||
|Ambient pop | |||
|English | |||
|17 | |||
|52 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 110|110th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} Thy Catafalque | |||
|Vadak (Az átváltozás rítusai) | |||
|Progressive metal | |||
|Hungarian | |||
|14 | |||
|116 | |||
|10 | |||
|65 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 111|111th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Russia}} Shortparis | |||
|Strashno | |||
|Coldwave | |||
|Russian | |||
|6 | |||
|133 | |||
|4 | |||
|81 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 112|112th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Indigo De Souza | |||
|Kill Me | |||
|Indie rock | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|13 | |||
|59 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 113|113th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} Sadness | |||
|I Want to Be with You | |||
|Blackgaze | |||
|English | |||
|6 | |||
|146 | |||
|11 | |||
|60 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 114|114th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Juçara Marçal | |||
|Crash | |||
|Art punk | |||
|Portuguese | |||
|24 | |||
|91 | |||
|11 | |||
|58 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 115|115th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|France}} Oklou | |||
|god's chariots | |||
|Alternative R&B | |||
|English | |||
|26 | |||
|70 | |||
|6 | |||
|73 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 116|116th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Italy}}{{flagicon|United States}} Emma Tricca ft. Judy Collins | |||
|Solomon Said | |||
|Psychedelic folk | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" rowspan="3" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|25 | |||
|33 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 117|117th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|England}}{{flagicon|United States}} ANOHNI and the Johnsons | |||
|Fistful of Love | |||
|Soul jazz | |||
|English | |||
|17 | |||
|51 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 118|118th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Guernica | |||
|Akebono | |||
|Art pop | |||
|Japanese | |||
|14 | |||
|58 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 119|119th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Spain}} Soleá Morente | |||
|Fe ciega | |||
|Dream pop | |||
|Spanish | |||
|6 | |||
|142 | |||
|bgcolor="silver"|'''2''' | |||
|bgcolor="silver"|'''102''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 120|120th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Laura Stevenson | |||
|State | |||
|Noise pop | |||
|English | |||
|7 | |||
|148 | |||
|5 | |||
|82 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 121|121st]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Perfume Genius | |||
|Hellbent | |||
|Experimental rock | |||
|English | |||
|21 | |||
|100 | |||
|bgcolor="#EEDC82"|'''21''' | |||
|bgcolor="#EEDC82"|'''41''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 122|122nd]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Russia}} Auktyon | |||
|Padal | |||
|Art rock | |||
|Russian | |||
|colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|18 | |||
|51 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 123|123rd]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|England}} Keeley Forsyth | |||
|I Stand Alone | |||
|Ambient | |||
|English | |||
|18 | |||
|49 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 124|124th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|France}} Dominique A | |||
|L'horizon | |||
|Folk rock | |||
|French | |||
|5 | |||
|134 | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3''' | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''94''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 125|125th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Canada}} Alvvays | |||
|After the Earthquake | |||
|Jangle pop | |||
|English | |||
|11 | |||
|134 | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3''' | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''83''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 126|126th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Karen Mok | |||
|Fan Dance | |||
|Gabber | |||
|Cantonese | |||
|colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|15 | |||
|55 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 127|127th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} Expresso Transatlântico ft. Conan Osíris | |||
|Barquinha | |||
|Folk rock | |||
|Portuguese | |||
|bgcolor="silver"| '''2''' | |||
|bgcolor="silver"| '''181''' | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3''' | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''85''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 128|128th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} Kimbra | |||
|replay! | |||
|Electropop | |||
|English | |||
|11 | |||
|127 | |||
|9 | |||
|68 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 129|129th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|China}} Hiperson | |||
|Spring Breeze | |||
|Art rock | |||
|Mandarin | |||
|15 | |||
|114 | |||
|5 | |||
|83 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 130|130th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|England}} A.A. Williams | |||
|Melt | |||
|Post-metal | |||
|English | |||
|6 | |||
|135 | |||
|9 | |||
|61 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 131|131st]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Spain}} Rocío Márquez & Bronquio | |||
|Niña de sangre (Verdiales) | |||
|Flamenco nuevo | |||
|Spanish | |||
|8 | |||
|143 | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3''' | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''93''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 132|132nd]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Canada}} The Weather Station | |||
|Atlantic | |||
|Sophisti-pop | |||
|English | |||
|16 | |||
|104 | |||
|12 | |||
|61 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 133|133rd]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Tetê Espíndola | |||
|Amor e guavira | |||
|Vanguarda paulista | |||
|Portuguese | |||
|colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|17 | |||
|49 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 134|134th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Julie Byrne | |||
|Hope's Return | |||
|Psychedelic folk | |||
|English | |||
|6 | |||
|143 | |||
|bgcolor="silver"| '''2''' | |||
|bgcolor="silver"| '''95''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 135|135th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Yumiko Cheng | |||
|Think <small>(想)</small> | |||
|Synthpop | |||
|Cantonese | |||
|colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|24 | |||
|40 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 136|136th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Glasser | |||
|Vine | |||
|Art pop | |||
|English | |||
|5 | |||
|155 | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''1''' | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''88''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 137|137th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Little Moon | |||
|Wonder Eye | |||
|Noise pop | |||
|English | |||
|4 | |||
|153 | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''3''' | |||
|bgcolor="#cc9966"|'''79''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 138|138th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou | |||
|The Valley | |||
|Post-metal | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|15 | |||
|50 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 139|139th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Daniela Pes | |||
|Carme | |||
|Art pop | |||
|Imaginary<ref>Inspired by elements of Italian and Sardinian.</ref> | |||
|7 | |||
|131 | |||
|8 | |||
|75 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 140|140th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Finland}} Pambikallio | |||
|Vesimusiikkia (Laguuni 1) | |||
|Neo-psychedelia | |||
|Finnish | |||
|22 | |||
|91 | |||
|9 | |||
|67 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 141|141st]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} El Perro del Mar | |||
|Kiss of Death | |||
|Art pop | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" rowspan="3" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|14 | |||
|54 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 142|142nd]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Peru}} Sofia Kourtesis | |||
|Si te portas bonito | |||
|Deep house | |||
|Spanish | |||
|15 | |||
|56 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 143|143rd]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Ana Frango Elétrico | |||
|Insista em mim | |||
|Sophisti-pop | |||
|Portuguese | |||
|15 | |||
|56 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 144|144th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Finland}} Karina | |||
|Teko | |||
|Dream pop | |||
|Finnish | |||
|4 | |||
|150 | |||
|bgcolor="silver"| '''2''' | |||
|bgcolor="silver"| '''96''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 145|145th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} SASAMI | |||
|Honeycrash | |||
|Alternative rock | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" rowspan="1" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|22 | |||
|38 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 146|146th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|France}} Alcest | |||
|Flamme jumelle | |||
|Shoegaze | |||
|French | |||
|7 | |||
|143 | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''1''' | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''93''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 147|147th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Belgium}}{{flagicon|United States}} Fievel Is Glauque | |||
|As Above So Below | |||
|Jazz fusion | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|15 | |||
|57 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 148|148th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Nala Sinephro | |||
|Continuum 10 | |||
|Space ambient | |||
|Instrumental | |||
|20 | |||
|45 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 149|149th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Roy Blair | |||
|Panavision | |||
|Drum and bass | |||
|English | |||
|20 | |||
|99 | |||
|5 | |||
|79 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 150|150th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Vera Sola | |||
|Desire Path | |||
|Countrypolitan | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" rowspan="1" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|13 | |||
|56 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 151|151st]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Finland}} Eleanoora Rosenholm | |||
|Puoli päivää Firenzestä itään | |||
|Art pop | |||
|Finnish | |||
|18 | |||
|110 | |||
|8 | |||
|70 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 152|152nd]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Canada}} Lou-Adriane Cassidy | |||
|Dis-moi dis-moi dis-moi | |||
|Nu-disco | |||
|French | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''1''' | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''204''' | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''1''' | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''108''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 153|153rd]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} Nadah El Shazly | |||
|Ghorzetein | |||
|Art pop | |||
|Arabic | |||
|18 | |||
|99 | |||
|9 | |||
|62 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 154|154th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}}{{flagicon|Japan}} Asobi Seksu | |||
|Red Sea | |||
|Shoegaze | |||
|English | |||
|10 | |||
|129 | |||
|colspan="2" {{N/A|Host country}} | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 155|155th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Wednesday | |||
|Bull Believer | |||
|Noise rock | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|15 | |||
|57 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 156|156th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Mannequin Pussy | |||
|I Got Heaven | |||
|Indie rock | |||
|English | |||
|13 | |||
|62 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 157|157th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Quadeca | |||
|Forgone | |||
|Baroque pop | |||
|English | |||
|9 | |||
|135 | |||
|12 | |||
|66 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 158|158th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|China}} Default | |||
|The Plain <small>(平原)</small> | |||
|Dream pop | |||
|Mandarin | |||
|16 | |||
|109 | |||
|6 | |||
|70 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 159|159th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|United States}} Tennis | |||
|12 Blown Tires | |||
|Indie rock | |||
|English | |||
|colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | |||
|24 | |||
|43 | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 160|160th]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} Yasmine Hamdan | |||
|Shmaali | |||
|Art pop | |||
|Arabic | |||
|4 | |||
|166 | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''1''' | |||
|bgcolor="gold"|'''108''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''[[Internatia Song Contest 161|161st]]''' | |||
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Anna von Hausswolff | |||
|Struggle With the Beast | |||
|Art rock | |||
|English | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:37, 8 December 2025
| Valdron | |
|---|---|
| Member station | TCSV |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 138 (as of 8/12/2025) |
| First appearance | ISC 23 |
| Best result | 1st ISC 152 |
| Worst result | 26th (SF) ISC 65, ISC 104 |
Valdron made their debut in the 23rd edition of the Internatia Song Contest - which was held in Dalistra, Alexandria - alongside Bubblique and Huania. The nation has entered the contest on 128 occasions and continues to participate to this day, placing it 19th in the current roster in terms of participations. It has participated in every edition since its debut, except from the 36th and 66th editions. Valdron has a generally good voting record, though it has been disqualified in the semi-finals for invalid or non-existent votes on three occasions.
Upon its debut in 2014, Valdron's entries were largely conventional in terms of genre and sonic palette, though showed a limited degree of versatility within the realms of pop music. Soon after returning from its withdrawal in the 36th edition, Valdronian entries began to gradually shift further left-of-field, though the nation was still more comfortable in the field of pop. This less palatable approach to its entries has continued to develop throughout the nation's contest history, and Valdron has thus been recognised by numerous nations as having carved an individual, distinct sound for itself. In more recent editions Valdron has embraced experimentalism not only in some of its entries themselves, but also in song choice, at times vaulting from predominantly inaccessible genres to conventional pop songs in the space of merely an edition. Linguistically, the majority of Valdron's entries are performed in English though they have also sent songs in numerous world languages as well as a few instrumental compositions.
In terms of success, Valdron had been one of the oldest participating nations to have not won the contest until it eventually did so nearly eleven years after its debut in the 152nd edition with "Dis-moi dis-moi dis-moi", performed by Lou-Adriane Cassidy. Prior to its sole victory, Valdron waited three years since its debut to record a podium result, eventually coming 2nd in the 63rd edition which is the nation's best result alongside a later 2nd place in the 127th edition. The nation has finished in the top five 13 times, the top ten 34 times - corresponding with around a fifth of its total participations - and the upper half of the final in over half of its final appearances. Valdron's qualification rate lingers around 50 to 60%, and has maintained this rate throughout much of its contest history.
Valdron has been placed in Pot 1 since the 25th edition, after initially being in Pot 2 the edition before, and has not moved pot since. For much of its early history, Valdron was a marginal Pot 1 member due to its voting patterns being more friendly to pop entries, as well as largely adhering to the genre itself. However, Valdron has since grown to become not only synonymous with Pot 1, but a secure and staple member of the pot as Valdron's entries became staunchly unconventional, likewise with their votes.
Participants & Results
- Table key
Winner Second place Third place Last place Disqualified Jury qualifier Did not compete
| Edition | Artist | Song Title | Genre | Language | Place | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd | Little Man on the Moon | Chamber pop | English | 26 | 69 | 12 | 45 | |
| 24th | Daniel | Art pop | English | Failed to qualify | 16 | 50 | ||
| 25th | Target | Pop rock | English | 21 | 34 | |||
| 26th | Nissim | Hip hop | Instrumental | 19 | 36 | |||
| 27th | 99 Luftballons | Neue Deutsche Welle | German | 17 | 43 | |||
| 28th | Crystallize | Classical dubstep | Instrumental | 15 | 109 | 7 | 78 | |
| 29th | All That She Wants | Pop | English | Failed to qualify | 19 | 43 | ||
| 30th | In the Silence | Pop | English | 14 | 56 | |||
| 31st | Orinoco Flow | New age | English | 5 | 129 | 6 | 77 | |
| 32nd | Sleepsong | New age | English | 12 | 112 | 7 | 66 | |
| 33rd | Mot søvn | Folk pop | Norwegian | Failed to qualify | 19 | 40 | ||
| 34th | Hunter | Pop | English | 7 | 138 | 2 | 89 | |
| 35th | Si | Chamber pop | French | Failed to qualify | 18 | 48 | ||
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| 37th | Hədəf | Symphonic metal | Azerbaijani | 10 | 136 | 10 | 75 | |
| 38th | Experience | Classical | Instrumental | 6 | 140 | 10 | 58 | |
| 39th | Montserrat | Neofolk | Catalan | 14 | 110 | 4 | 86 | |
| 40th | The Noble Art of Letting Go | Chamber pop | English | Failed to qualify | 24 | 33 | ||
| 41st | L'absolu | Operatic pop | French | 25 | ||||
| 42nd | Kelmti horra | Arabic pop | Arabic | 21 | 32 | |||
| 43rd | Isobella | New age | Irish | 23 | 30 | |||
| 44th | The Haunted Man | Art pop | English | 23 | 35 | |||
| 45th | Finally | Modern classical | Instrumental | 21 | 33 | |||
| 46th | Dreams Today | Art pop | English | 25 | 27 | |||
| 47th | Armor | Ambient pop | English | 23 | 38 | |||
| 48th | Tu mamá te mató | Art pop | Spanish | 12 | 113 | 17 | 55 | |
| 49th | The Saddest Orchestra (It Only Plays for You) | Chamber pop | English | 6 | 142 | 6 | 77 | |
| 50th | El retorn a la infantesa | Neofolk | Catalan | Failed to qualify | 15 | 46 | ||
| 51st | En t'attendant | Chamber pop | French | 12 | 119 | 11 | 61 | |
| 52nd | Lucien | Art pop | English | 20 | 93 | 12 | 59 | |
| 53rd | Passage | Dream pop | English | 7 | 133 | 9 | 75 | |
| 54th | Svanur | Chamber folk | Icelandic | 11 | 127 | 5 | 93 | |
| 55th | Impressions of the West Lake | New age | Mandarin | 7 | 138 | 2 | 103 | |
| 56th | Strange Weather | Art pop | English | Failed to qualify | 15 | 50 | ||
| 57th | Miroirs d'automne | Chamber folk | French | 24 | 24 | |||
| 58th | 17 Hours | Art pop | English | 8 | 141 | 3 | 94 | |
| 59th | Fontaine de lait | Art pop | French | 13 | 120 | 5 | 84 | |
| 60th | In Fantasia | Art pop | English, Japanese | 5 | 141 | 6 | 81 | |
| 61st | Waterfall | Pop | Mandarin | 27 | 72 | 11 | 57 | |
| 62nd | No Salesman | Indie folk | English | 14 | 104 | 10 | 63 | |
| 63rd | Ulvinde | Black metal | Danish | 2 | 159 | 5 | 74 | |
| 64th | Flatlands | Chamber folk | English | Failed to qualify | 17 | 54 | ||
| 65th | Myth | Dream pop | English | 26 | ||||
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| 67th | Blue Bell Knoll | Dream pop | Imaginary | 3 | 170 | 15 | 51 | |
| 68th | Lord, Let Me Know | Dream pop | English | Failed to qualify | 19 | 43 | ||
| 69th | Space Song | Dream pop | English | 16 | 52 | |||
| 70th | The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra | Experimental rock | English | 21 | 93 | 8 | 63 | |
| 71st | Pontual | Dark jazz | Portuguese | 13 | 121 | 15 | 53 | |
| 72nd | I Wish I Was Sober | Indie rock | English | 27 | 81 | 9 | 74 | |
| 73rd | Divide (分裂) | Dream pop | Mandarin | Failed to qualify | 23 | 37 | ||
| 74th | Hungry Is the Ghost | Shoegaze | English | 19 | 44 | |||
| 75th | Everyone Knows | Shoegaze | English | 26 | 73 | 23 | 24 | |
| 76th | Suspirium | Chamber pop | English | 6 | 152 | 3 | 90 | |
| 77th | Charcoal Baby | Contemporary R&B | English | Failed to qualify | 19 | 40 | ||
| 78th | ゆらめき in the Air (98.12.28) | Progressive pop | Japanese, English | 24 | 35 | |||
| 79th | L'ivresse | Nouvelle chanson | French | 20 | 51 | |||
| 80th | Cansaço | Fado | Portuguese | 20 | 44 | |||
| 81st | Adore You | Deep house | English | 14 | 115 | 4 | 81 | |
| 82nd | Love Fade | Shoegaze | English | 12 | 123 | 6 | 79 | |
| 83rd | Movies | Progressive pop | English | 16 | 106 | 9 | 70 | |
| 84th | Sogno l'amore | Canzone d'autore | Italian | Failed to qualify | 14 | 52 | ||
| 85th | Claudion | Dream pop | English | 13 | 111 | 5 | 76 | |
| 86th | Tabú | Art rock | Spanish | 15 | 111 | 8 | 70 | |
| 87th | Romance | Art pop | English | Failed to qualify | 15 | 58 | ||
| 88th | Eye in the Wall | Neo-psychedelia | English | 16 | 113 | 10 | 63 | |
| 89th | Repentance | Art pop | Mandarin | Failed to qualify | 18 | 51 | ||
| 90th | Runner | Dream pop | English | 13 | 62 | |||
| 91st | Your Girl | Indie pop | English | 18 | 45 | |||
| 92nd | Sakura no Sono (櫻の園) | Shoegaze | Japanese | 16 | 51 | |||
| 93rd | Bitterzoet | Art pop | Dutch | 8 | 130 | 1 | 99 | |
| 94th | Kerosene! | Art rock | English | Failed to qualify | 17 | 46 | ||
| 95th | The Prophet | Synthpop | English | 10 | 129 | 8 | 65 | |
| 96th | Les illes | Nova cançó | Catalan | 14 | 116 | 12 | 63 | |
| 97th | Déjà-vu frenesi | Pop rock | Portuguese | 21 | 99 | 12 | 62 | |
| 98th | TOWN-0 PHASE-5 | Electro-industrial | Japanese | 21 | 96 | 9 | 75 | |
| 99th | Finale | Ambient | English | 15 | 110 | 12 | 60 | |
| 100th | Lluna d'algeps | Sephardic folk | Catalan | 3 | 161 | 1 | 100 | |
| 101st | Volcano | Art pop | English | Failed to qualify | 24 | 34 | ||
| 102nd | Lark | Art pop | English | 22 | 96 | Host country | ||
| 103rd | Kiss It Better | Alternative R&B | English | Failed to qualify | 21 | 41 | ||
| 104th | Anhedonia | Dark folk | English | 26 | ||||
| 105th | The Last Man on Earth | Chamber pop | English | 3 | 160 | 2 | 93 | |
| 106th | Fiera de mí | Glitch pop | Spanish | 19 | 118 | 4 | 80 | |
| 107th | Elina | Chamber folk | Finnish | 4 | 155 | 8 | 67 | |
| 108th | Dance for Love | Boogie | English | Failed to qualify | 24 | 39 | ||
| 109th | Play the Ghost | Ambient pop | English | 17 | 52 | |||
| 110th | Vadak (Az átváltozás rítusai) | Progressive metal | Hungarian | 14 | 116 | 10 | 65 | |
| 111th | Strashno | Coldwave | Russian | 6 | 133 | 4 | 81 | |
| 112th | Kill Me | Indie rock | English | Failed to qualify | 13 | 59 | ||
| 113th | I Want to Be with You | Blackgaze | English | 6 | 146 | 11 | 60 | |
| 114th | Crash | Art punk | Portuguese | 24 | 91 | 11 | 58 | |
| 115th | god's chariots | Alternative R&B | English | 26 | 70 | 6 | 73 | |
| 116th | Solomon Said | Psychedelic folk | English | Failed to qualify | 25 | 33 | ||
| 117th | Fistful of Love | Soul jazz | English | 17 | 51 | |||
| 118th | Akebono | Art pop | Japanese | 14 | 58 | |||
| 119th | Fe ciega | Dream pop | Spanish | 6 | 142 | 2 | 102 | |
| 120th | State | Noise pop | English | 7 | 148 | 5 | 82 | |
| 121st | Hellbent | Experimental rock | English | 21 | 100 | 21 | 41 | |
| 122nd | Padal | Art rock | Russian | Failed to qualify | 18 | 51 | ||
| 123rd | I Stand Alone | Ambient | English | 18 | 49 | |||
| 124th | L'horizon | Folk rock | French | 5 | 134 | 3 | 94 | |
| 125th | After the Earthquake | Jangle pop | English | 11 | 134 | 3 | 83 | |
| 126th | Fan Dance | Gabber | Cantonese | Failed to qualify | 15 | 55 | ||
| 127th | Barquinha | Folk rock | Portuguese | 2 | 181 | 3 | 85 | |
| 128th | replay! | Electropop | English | 11 | 127 | 9 | 68 | |
| 129th | Spring Breeze | Art rock | Mandarin | 15 | 114 | 5 | 83 | |
| 130th | Melt | Post-metal | English | 6 | 135 | 9 | 61 | |
| 131st | Niña de sangre (Verdiales) | Flamenco nuevo | Spanish | 8 | 143 | 3 | 93 | |
| 132nd | Atlantic | Sophisti-pop | English | 16 | 104 | 12 | 61 | |
| 133rd | Amor e guavira | Vanguarda paulista | Portuguese | Failed to qualify | 17 | 49 | ||
| 134th | Hope's Return | Psychedelic folk | English | 6 | 143 | 2 | 95 | |
| 135th | Think (想) | Synthpop | Cantonese | Failed to qualify | 24 | 40 | ||
| 136th | Vine | Art pop | English | 5 | 155 | 1 | 88 | |
| 137th | Wonder Eye | Noise pop | English | 4 | 153 | 3 | 79 | |
| 138th | The Valley | Post-metal | English | Failed to qualify | 15 | 50 | ||
| 139th | Carme | Art pop | Imaginary[3] | 7 | 131 | 8 | 75 | |
| 140th | Vesimusiikkia (Laguuni 1) | Neo-psychedelia | Finnish | 22 | 91 | 9 | 67 | |
| 141st | Kiss of Death | Art pop | English | Failed to qualify | 14 | 54 | ||
| 142nd | Si te portas bonito | Deep house | Spanish | 15 | 56 | |||
| 143rd | Insista em mim | Sophisti-pop | Portuguese | 15 | 56 | |||
| 144th | Teko | Dream pop | Finnish | 4 | 150 | 2 | 96 | |
| 145th | Honeycrash | Alternative rock | English | Failed to qualify | 22 | 38 | ||
| 146th | Flamme jumelle | Shoegaze | French | 7 | 143 | 1 | 93 | |
| 147th | As Above So Below | Jazz fusion | English | Failed to qualify | 15 | 57 | ||
| 148th | Continuum 10 | Space ambient | Instrumental | 20 | 45 | |||
| 149th | Panavision | Drum and bass | English | 20 | 99 | 5 | 79 | |
| 150th | Desire Path | Countrypolitan | English | Failed to qualify | 13 | 56 | ||
| 151st | Puoli päivää Firenzestä itään | Art pop | Finnish | 18 | 110 | 8 | 70 | |
| 152nd | Dis-moi dis-moi dis-moi | Nu-disco | French | 1 | 204 | 1 | 108 | |
| 153rd | Ghorzetein | Art pop | Arabic | 18 | 99 | 9 | 62 | |
| 154th | Red Sea | Shoegaze | English | 10 | 129 | Host country | ||
| 155th | Bull Believer | Noise rock | English | Failed to qualify | 15 | 57 | ||
| 156th | I Got Heaven | Indie rock | English | 13 | 62 | |||
| 157th | Forgone | Baroque pop | English | 9 | 135 | 12 | 66 | |
| 158th | The Plain (平原) | Dream pop | Mandarin | 16 | 109 | 6 | 70 | |
| 159th | 12 Blown Tires | Indie rock | English | Failed to qualify | 24 | 43 | ||
| 160th | Shmaali | Art pop | Arabic | 4 | 166 | 1 | 108 | |
| 161st | Struggle With the Beast | Art rock | English | 2 | 152 | 5 | 73 | |
| 162nd | E olhar de longe as brasas que dançam na superfície | Post-rock | Portuguese | |||||
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