Saint Eva & Lepland

The New Republic of Saint Eva & Lepland
Flag
Motto: "Pax et libertas in aeternum." ("Peace and freedom for eternity.")
Anthem: Islands of Majesty
National colours Light blue, dark blue and light brown
Capital and largest city	Woodchester
Official languages	English
National animal	Otter
National flower	Rose
Demonym	Leplandian
Government	Presidential democracy
• President	Candice Wheeler
Population
• 2012 estimate	120 000
Currency	Leplandian Dollar (LPD)
Calling code	+684
Internet TLD	.lp

The New Republic of Saint Eva & Lepland is a country which participates in the Internatia Song Contest. It was formerly known as the Kingdom of the Dysprosian Islands. It is an island group located in the Aeternum Ocean in northern Internatia, and its closest neighbours are Carpathia, Dulcet Ebullience, Sunetti and Irlandia.

History

The Kingdom of the Dysprosian Islands, as was the original name of Saint Eva & Lepland, was originally colonised by settlers from another continent. Until recently it was an absolute monarchy, but recent events have resulted in the implementation of a government (as well as the gift of Loran Island to the nation of Косма). Since the change, the economy of the country has been failing, up until the discovery of natural resources in the form of gemstones and precious metals on Saint Eva. This resulted in the establishment of the town of New Hope as a home for miners and their families, and it is believed that the discovery will revitalise the economy of Saint Eva & Lepland.

Geography

The islands are located in the Aeturnum Ocean. Lepland was the first island to be colonised by settlers, and three towns exist on the hilly island. Forests are present at both ends of the island. Until recently St. Eva was uninhabited, but explorers found deposits of gold and other precious metals and gems in the Heartache Mountains near Lake Arcanium.

Cars are banned in Saint Eva & Lepland, in an effort to minimise the country's carbon footprint. A monorail system extends between the three main cities on Lepland, and ferries can be booked to cross between Lepland and Saint Eva. Majority of transport into and out of the country is via Woodchester Airport, as the Aeturnum Ocean tends to be rough sailing.

Internatia Song Contest

As Dysprosia

Edition	Artist	Language	Song	Place	Points
ISC 1	Tina Cross	English	"Nothing But Dreams"	5	38

As Saint Eva & Lepland

Edition	Artist	Language	Song	Place	Points
ISC 2	Matt Dusk	English	"Back in Town"	6	77
ISC 3	Kerrie Roberts	English	"Rescue Me (How the Story Ends)"	9	59
ISC 4	Marcin Mroziński	English	"Never Felt Like This"	10	61
ISC 5	Amy Grant	English	"Eye to Eye"	17	27
ISC 6	Deborah Conway	English	"It's Only the Beginning"	19	14
ISC 7	Kristina	English	"Life is a Game"	1	128

Island Voices

Saint Eva & Lepland's song for the third and fourth editions of ISC were chosen through the preselection Island Voices. Each edition of Island Voices had 10 songs participating. The artist and song that won Island Voices represented Saint Eva & Lepland at the next edition of ISC, with the second- and third-placing artists receiving a wildcard to the next edition of Island Voices. Due to SBC budget cuts, Island Voices was not used to select the Leplandian entries for the fifth and sixth editions of the Internatia Song Contest, with these entries being chosen by internal selection.

The national final was reintroduced on a smaller scale starting with the seventh edition of ISC, in which six songs would participate and only the runner-up would receive a wild card to the next edition of Island Voices.

Island Voices 1

Draw	Language	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	English	Kim Wilde	"Perfect Girl"	4	26
02	English	The Overtones	"Gambling Man"	3	28
03	English	Will Martin	"Over the Hills"	6	23
04	English	Margaret Urlich	"Gonna Make You Mine"	10	11
05	English	Kerrie Roberts	"Rescue Me (How the Story Ends)"	1	34
06	English	Rick Astley	"Hopelessly"	9	13
07	English	Belinda Carlisle	"I Plead Insanity"	8	21
08	English	Esther Hart	"Hollywood Ending"	2	30
09	English	Billy Joel	"The Downeaster 'Alexa'"	7	22
10	English	Bree Sharp	"America"	5	24

Island Voices 2

Draw	Language	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	English	Marcin Mroziński	"Never Felt Like This"	1	49
02	English	Élan Rivera & Jamily Gray	"All We Wanna Do"	8	27
03	Instrumental	David Arkenstone	"Heart of Spring"	5	31
04	English	Carly Binding	"We Kissed"	9	26
05	Dutch	Sieneke	"Zonnestralen"	3	48
06	English	The Overtones	"Carolyn"	6	29
07	English	Hayley Westenra	"Both Sides Now"	2	49
08	English	Manuel Ortega	"Swimming in Deep Waters"	10	18
09	English	Simon Mathew	"These Arms"	7	28
10	English	Esther Hart	"Underneath the Stars"	4	43

Island Voices 3

Draw	Language	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	English	Kristina	"Life is a Game"	1	43
02	English	Sieneke	"You Don't Know"	3	32
03	English	Blessid Union of Souls	"Brother My Brother"	4	32
04	English	Hayley Westenra	"Dark Waltz"	5	27
05	English	Lionel Richie & Trijntje Oosterhuis	"Face in the Crowd"	2	34
06	English	John Cacavas & Hal David	"Bluebird"	6	21

Voting History

Saint Eva & Lepland has given the most points to...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Dulcet Ebullience	50
2	Sunetti	44
	DPR Jindalea	44
4	Sibinia	33
5	H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	26

Saint Eva & Lepland has received the most points from...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Tikata	32
2	Volnytaria	30
3	Sunetti	29
4	Symphony Isles	22
5	Luzze	20

NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded from the second edition onwards, as the voting format was different in the first edition.