Outernatia Song Contest 53
| Outernatia Song Contest 53 Be Like a Panda | |
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| Dates | |
| Semi-final date | November 2018 |
| Final date | November 2018 |
| Host | |
| Host city |  Arody, Auspikitan
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| Host broadcaster | ABC
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 35 |
| Debuting |  Koalatopolous
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| Returning |  Nickymania Timivar
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| Withdrawing |  Dinokratys & Shrikidai Gaulia Green Apple Laranjeiras Ponásikwa Saónas Fe Pier
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| Outernatia Song Contest | |
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The Outernatia Song Contest 53 will be the 53rd edition of the Outernatia Song Contest. The contest will take place in Arody, Auspikitan following their victory in the 51st edition with the song "Disturbia" by Rihanna.
Participants
Semi-Final 1
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 |  Grolskira
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Britney Spears | "Criminal" | ||
| 2 |  DimkaRUS
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MALFA | "So Long" | ||
| 3 |  Mărium
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Nightwish | "Élan" | ||
| 4 |  Asankon
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Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK | "Kiss and Make Up" | ||
| 5 |  Gandhara
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100% | "Heart" | ||
| 6 |  Alardon
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Cazzi Opeia & Jin X Jin | "Batman & Robin" | ||
| 7 |  Celestiana
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Nashville String Machine | "Over The Horizon" | ||
| 8 |  Daǔlska
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Seca Aleksić | "Aspirin" | ||
| 9 |  Raingate
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Nick Jonas & Robin Schulz | "Right Now" | ||
| 10 |  Folkloria
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Edis ft. Emina | "Güzelliğine" | ||
| 11 |  Ladoga
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Evgeny Grinko | "Once Upon A Time" | ||
| 12 |  Kaministiquia
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Nico Santos | "Safe" | ||
| 13 |  Dagon-Azuria
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Sogdiana | "Ya Vybirayu Tebya" | ||
| 14 |  Levië
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Steps | "Tragedy" | ||
| 15 |  Sunetti
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Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl ft. Georgi Kay | "In My Mind (Axwell Mix)" | ||
| 16 |  Lost Islands
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Koichi Sugiyama | "Dragon Quest IV Menuet" | ||
| 17 | Timivar
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Robin Hustin x TobiMorrow ft. Jex | "Light It Up" |
Semi-Final 2
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 |  Lahna
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Stella | "Lumottu" | ||
| 2 |  Enot'ebia
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Dove Cameron ft. Christina Grimmie & Baby Kaely | "What A Girl Is" | ||
| 3 |  Bartlett
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Allison Iraheta | "Friday I'll Be Over U" | ||
| 4 |  Limnoupolitana
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Diamante | "Black Heart" | ||
| 5 |  Lettuce
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IZ*ONE | "La Vie En Rose" | ||
| 6 |  Kimmystan
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Rita Ora | "Let You Love Me" | ||
| 7 |  Alteus
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Remady & Manu-L | "L.I.F.E" | ||
| 8 |  Dulcet Ebullience
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Linda Fäh | "Augen Wie Feuer" | ||
| 9 |  Kannel
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Quincy Wilson ft. Delany | "Het Voelt Zo Goed" | ||
| 10 |  Riya-Sampetrina
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First Aid Kit | "Fireworks" | ||
| 11 | Koalatopolous
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The Heathers | "November" | ||
| 12 |  Pönö
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AiM, Ayumi Miyazaki, Kōji Wada & co. | "Butter Fly (~tri. Version~)" | ||
| 13 |  Unovah
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New Kids ft. DJ Paul Elstak | "Turbo" | ||
| 14 | Nickymania
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Mattis | "Loverboy" | ||
| 15 |  Kosma
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Ward Thomas | "Never Know" | ||
| 16 |  Jungalero
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Valaire | "Golden Rule (Do The Oobopopop)" | ||
| 17 |  Thorway
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Stine Bramsen & Patrick Dorgan | "Can't Let It Go" |
Returning artists
| Artist | Country | Previous edition | Previous country represented |
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| Ayumi Miyazaki (with AIM and Koji Wada) |  Pönö
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OSC 15 | Pönö
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| BLACKPINK (with Dua Lipa) |  Asankon
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OSC 29 |  Gandhara
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| Britney Spears |  Grolskira
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OSC 22 (with Iggy Azalea) |  DimkaRUS
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| Dua Lipa (with BLACKPINK) | Asankon
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OSC 23, OSC 33 (with Martin Garrix), OSC 39, OSC 48 |  Victoria,  Enot'ebia,  Bartlett,  Daǔlska
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| Nico Santos |  Kaministiquia
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OSC 44 | Asankon
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| Rita Ora |  Kimmystan
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OSC 15, OSC 17 (with Sigma), OSC 41 |  Raingate, Pönö, Bartlett
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| Sogdiana |  Dagon-Azuria
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OSC 20 | Grolskira
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| Steps |  Levië
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OSC 41, OSC 50 |  Mărium,  Jungalero
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| Ward Thomas |  Kosma
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OSC 30 | Kimmystan
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Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Outernatia Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with a membership in the Outernatian Broadcasting Union or the Internatia Broadcasting Union.
Debuting countries
Returning countries
- Nickymania (last competed in OSC 49)
- Timivar (last competed in OSC 51)
Withdrawing countries
- Ponásikwa and Saónas Fe Pier are confirmed to withdraw due to strikes for not voting. Originally they were due to compete this edition during the reservation period but due to not voting in the finals of OSC 52 they were forced to withdraw.
- Dinokratys & Shrikidai, Gaulia, Green Apple and Laranjeiras did not send a song due to a busy schedule.
Mergina initially announced their intentions to return but was later withdrawn due to not sending an entry to the host.