Internatia Song Contest 98

Internatia Song Contest 98
Sailin' Alive
Dates
Semi-final	August 2020
Final	August 2020
Host
Venue	Bulan-Bethari, Riya-Sampetrina
Host broadcaster	RTRS
Participants
Number of entries	55
Vote
Voting system	Each country's 10 favourite songs are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through to 1 points based on the votes of the population of each country. All participating countries in the semi-finals and final will have the right to cast points in the final.

The Internatia Song Contest 98 is the 98th monthly edition of Internatia Song Contest. The contest is held in Bulan-Bethari, Riya-Sampetrina, since Alma Livre, the winners of ISC 96, decided to not host the edition. This marks the sixth time that the hosting country is not the actual winner, after the 2nd, 6th, 13th, 38th and the 70th editions.

Pots

The pots were calculated by the Percheran broadcaster A+ and are as following:

Pots	Countries
Pot 1	, ,
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Pot 5

The host country Riya-Sampetrina (Pot 2) and ISC 96 winner Alma Livre (Pot 3) are exempt from the draw.

Results

Semi-final 1

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
1	Enot'ebia	Zendaya	"Neverland"
2	Limnoupolitana	Ashley Jana, J. Dash	"Sirens"
3	Territrius	Gigi D'Agostino	"The Riddle"
4	Pönö	Gareth Emery & Standerwick ft. HALIENE	"Saving Light"
5	Valdron	Susumu Hirasawa	"TOWN-0 PHASE-5"
6	Percheron	Yseult	"Corps"
7	Lost Islands	Sia	"Helium"
8	Grolskira	Cleo	"Zabiorę nas"
9	Tikata	Mela Koteluk & Kwadrofonik	"Astronomia"
10	Saint Eva & Lepland	Moonlight Haze	"The Rabbit of the Moon"
11	Kharó	Miike Snow	"Silvia (Robotberget Remix)"
12	Zephyrus	LOTTE	"Pauken"
13	Irdminia	Amelia Lily	"Bring Me Joy"
14	Caprika	Jay Chou	"Mojito"
15	Tonallán	Paty Cantú	"Cuando vuelvas"
16	Bartlett	Grace Nono	"Salidumay"
17	Bitland	kaapin	"soft, softer"
18	Uubell	Mariana Sadovska & Christian Thomé	"Vesna"
19	Luzze	BVNDIT	"Jungle"
20	Lacrea	Wednesday Campanella	"The Bamboo Princess"
21	Bubblique	Katzenjammer	"A Bar in Amsterdam"
22	Asankon	Lina Makhoul	"3 Sneen"
23	Tashkveny	Charli XCX	"Vroom Vroom"
24	Ladoga	Khrystyna Soloviy	"Gameritskij kraj"
25	Ova Anova	Viki Gabor	"Forever and a Night"
26	Nicolas' Neighbour	Circle 9 & Hi Chinese Orchestra & Thousand Fingers	"Power Over the World"
27	Kosma	Lili & Luna	"Kolme kaljaa ja kaupunkiin"

Semi-final 2

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
1	Kaministiquia	Davina Michelle	"My Own World"
2	Kaledonii	Taylor Swift ft. Bon Iver	"Exile"
3	Waticania	Bring Me the Horizon	"Parasite Eve"
4	Levië	Jordan Klassen	"Virtuous Circle"
5	Mărium	The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"
6	Fierce	polnalyubvi	"Komety"
7	Men̈́sa	Lingua Ignota	"DO YOU DOUBT ME TRAITOR"
8	Trešlend	Vremya i Steklo	"Na stile"
9	Aonach	Natasha St-Pier	"Aimer c'est tout donner"
10	Chruno	Fionn	"Modern Medication"
11	Amsteris	Sem&Stènn	"18 anni"
12	Pinnipedia	Tim Bendzko	"Hoch"
13	Dulcet Ebullience	Khadja Nin	"Wale Watu"
14	Noxus	Zara Larsson	"Love Me Land"
15	Saónas Fe Pier	RSAC x ELLA	"NBA (Ne Meshaj)"
16	Kimmystan	SOMI	"What You Waiting For"
17	Spitzenbergen	LÉON	"And It Breaks My Heart"
18	Thorway	Malte Ebert	"Gravity"
19	Aevis	Team Ghost	"High Hopes"
20	Rata Sum	Hwa Sa	"Maria"
21	Faĺvarak	Mauvais Œil	"Eve lève-toi"
22	Eriod	GIEDRĖ	"Užgis iki vestuvių"
23	Aurävaan	Phoebe Bridgers	"Smoke Signals"
24	Sunetti	M83	"Wait"
25	Pen Island	Tuuletar	"Odotan"
26	Ħanei Čaravāz	Tamara Todevska	"Monsters"

Final

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
	Alma Livre		""
	Riya-Sampetrina	Radiorama	"'Cause the Night (Factory Team Mix)"

Returning Artists

Artist	Country	Previous edition	Previous country represented
	None		None