Internatia Second Chance Contest 26
| Internatia Second Chance Contest 26 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | February/March 2016 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Exhibition Centre, Cundere Sul, Tikata |
| Host broadcaster |  RTRT |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 5 (to date) |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
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 25th edition in Rhea with the song "Controvento", performed by Arisa.[1] This will be the third time the contest has taken place in Tikata, after 1st and 9th contest.
So far five countries confirmed their participation in the contest.[2]
Location
Cundere Sul
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 13th largest in Tikata.[3]
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.
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.
| Country[2] | Artist | Song | National final |
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 Huania
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Xandria[4] | "Valentine"[4] | |
 Jhe Freeh
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 Kimmystan
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Lea Rue[5] | "I Can't Say No"[5] | 3rd (OSC 15) |
 Raingate
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Cheryl Cole[6] | "Under The Sun"[6] | 3rd (OSC 13) |
 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).