Internatia Song Contest 56

Internatia Song Contest 56
Dates
Semi-final	February 2017
Final	February 2017
Host
Host broadcaster	CSI
Participants
Number of entries	29 (so far)
Debuting	Arcorar
Returning	Kaministiquia
Withdrawing	Land of Jhe Freeh
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 56 will be the 56th monthly edition of Internatia Song Contest. The contest will be held in Sunetti after their home soil victory in Internatia Song Contest 54 with the song "Time" performed by Hans Zimmer.

Participants

Confirmed participants

Country	Artist	Song
Alteus
Amsteris	Sophia Nohr	"Welcome to the List"
Aurävaan
Auspikitan
Bitland	LukHash	"Glitch"
Caprika	Rihanna	"Unfaithful"
Eriod	Grace VanderWaal	"Light the Sky"
Grolskira	Sleeping at Last	"Mars"
Hanzyuki	Rag'n'Bone Man	"Human"
Haven
Huania
Kaministiquia	Alma	"Requiem"
Kimmystan	Anna of the North	"Oslo"
Kosma	Ward Thomas	"Carry You Home"
Lost Islands	Nazia Hassan	"Disco Deewane"
Luzze	Carlos Sadness	"Bikini"
Men̈́sa	Pridjevi	"Ako je"
Ova Anova
Pönö
Ponásikwa	Julie Bergan	"Blackout"
Porielana	Elviira & Rake	"Kuolleet nousee haudoista"
Raingate	Andy Black	"We Don't Have to Dance"
Rata Sum	SHINee	"View"
Sunetti (host)
Tashkveny	RAYE	"Shhh"
Territrius	Ruelle	"Live Like Legends"
Thorway
Tonallán	Paulina Rubio	"Boys Will Be Boys"
Zephyrus	Huntza	"Aldapan gora"

Returning Artists

Artist	Country	Previous edition	Previous country represented
Rihanna	Caprika	ISC 7, ISC 20 (with Shakira), ISC 21 (with Eminem), ISC 47, ISC 49 (with Calvin Harris), ISC 50	DimkaRUS, Volnytaria, Canedonia, Kaministiquia, Haven, Tashkveny
Sleeping at Last	Grolskira	ISC 42, ISC 43	Háttųka, Territrius
Taemin (part of SHINee)	Rata Sum	ISC 43 (with Kai)	Rata Sum