Republic of Lost Islands in the Internatia Song Contest

Republic of Lost Islands
Participation summary
Appearances	3
First appearance	ISC 9
Best result	8th: ISC 11
Worst result	19th SF: ISC 10

Lost Islands made their debut in the 9th Edition of the Internatia Song Contest.

Results

Edition	Artist	Title	Place	Points	Semi	Points
9th	Amberian Dawn	"He Sleeps in a Grove"	X	X	13	53
10th	Styx	"The Best of Times"	X	X	19	35
11th	Nightwish	"Wish I Had an Angel"	8	82	3	90
12th	Nino Rota	"Love Theme from The Godfather"	17	97	3	96
13th	Anabantha	"Deja-vu"	X	X	22	16
14th	Journey	"Don't Stop Believin'"	X	X	16	38

History

KPR, the public broadcaster for the Lost Islands, has held a national final, called Kálitt Lódd Inasiyal (Kalitt Song for Internatia), to determine the Lost Islander entry in the Internatia Song Contest.

Lost Islands in the Internatia Song Contest 9 (Kálitt Lódd Inasiyal 1)

Three bands competed in KLI 1, which was a one-evening, three-song affair. An estimated 30,000 people watched the show.

Place	Artist	Song	Score
1	Amberian Dawn	He Sleeps in a Grove	62
2	Evanescence	Bring Me to Life	60
3	Aphasia	Break the Ice	58

An estimated 37,500 people (86% of the population) watched Amberian Dawn finish 13th in the second semi final out of 21 competing nations. The final, despite not having the Lost Islands, was watched by 23,500 people.

Lost Islands in the Internatia Song Contest 10 (Kálitt Lódd Inasiyal 2)

The second edition of Kalitt Song for Internacia featured three popular local bands, each entering three songs, with the additional prize of a mainland recording contract.

Place	Artist	Song	Score
1	Styx	The Best of Times	50
2	Styx	Come Sail Away	47
3	Styx	Lorelei	46
4	KISS	Unholy	43
5	KISS	Beth	39
6	Boston	More Than a Feeling	35
7	Boston	Amanda	29
8	Boston	Don't Look Back	27
9	KISS	Heaven's on Fire	26

The competition was watched by 29,000 people, a slight decrease from the first Kalitt Song for Internacia.

Styx was drawn fifth in the first semi-final to be held in Pixopolis, Bitland. Unfortunately, they finished 19th with 35 points, not making the final. An estimated 35,000 people watched the semi, and 20,000 people watched the final.

After Bitland Imperial Television was unable to fully present the results, the IBU asked KPR to collect results from participating broadcasters and present them.

Lost Islands in the Internatia Song Contest 11 (Kálitt Lódd Inasiyal 3)

KPR announced a new format for KLI 3, in response to criticism that the contest leaned too heavily towards rock and metal. A number of songs from a variety of genres were commissioned, and 16 songs were unveiled in KLI 3. The songs would compete in a series of single-elimination duels, with a new draw before every round. Nations wishing to vote in KLI 3 were told to rank songs from top to bottom (depending on how many songs were left). Each nation would compare its preference to cast a vote in the duels. Therefore, each voter need only listen to the songs once and vote once.

First Round

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1	Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
The Kingston Trio	Tom Dooley	0	Nine Inch Nails	Closer	3
Die fantastischen Vier	Sie ist weg	0	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy	3
Robert John	Sad Eyes	2	Shawn Elliott	Shame and Scandal	1
The Parliaments	(I Wanna) Testify	0	Dio	Rainbow in the Dark	3
The Archies	Sugar, Sugar	1	Edith Piaf	No, je ne regrette rien	2
Mahmoud Ahmed	Aynotche terabu	2	The Peanuts	Furimukanaide	1
Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley	The Phantom of the Opera	3	Frank Sinatra	World War None	0
Nightwish	Wish I Had an Angel	3	The Olympians	O Tropos	0

Quarterfinals

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1	Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Nightwish	Wish I Had an Angel	6	Robert John	Sad Eyes	1
Edith Piaf	No, je ne regrette rien	2	Dio	Rainbow in the Dark	5
Baltimora	Tarzan Boy	6	Mahmoud Ahmed	Aynotche terabu	1
Nine Inch Nails	Closer	3	Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley	The Phantom of the Opera	4

Semifinals

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley	The Phantom of the Opera	4		Nightwish	Wish I Had an Angel	4
Baltimora	Tarzan Boy	4		Dio	Rainbow in the Dark	4

The first duel went to the winner of the Lost Islands televote, Nightwish's "Wish I Had an Angel." The second duel went to the winner of the rest of Internatia, Baltimora's "Tarzan Boy."

Finals

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Nightwish	Wish I Had an Angel	5		Baltimora	Tarzan Boy	3

Viewing figures for KLI 3:

First round: 16,500
Quarterfinal: 18,000
Semifinal: 20,250
Final: 26,000

KPR announced that foreign songs and composers would be welcome to participate in KLI 4.

Nightwish were drawn fifth in the second semifinal of ISC 11 in Amor, Marvelia. They qualified for the final on May 17, adding extra cause for celebration of the Lost Islands' full independence from the Southeastern Federation. Between the two causes, an estimated 20,000 people took to the streets celebrating throughout the weekend.

Nightwish finished in 8th place with 82 points, despite not receiving any points until Lacrea voted 6th of the 31 voters.

Viewing figures for ISC 11:

Semi One (did not have Lost Islands): 8,500
Semi Two (had Lost Islands): 30,500
Final: 40,250 (over 92% of the Lost Islands population, and the 4th most watched program in Lost Islands history in terms of percentages.)

Lost Islands in the Internatia Song Contest 12 (Kálitt Lódd Inasiyal 4)

After the huge success of KLI 3, both at home and in attracting ISC fan interest, KPR sought foreign songs and composers to enter KLI 4. Four countries did so:

Dulcet Ebullience: Janita - I Miss You
Edoriada: Amr Diab - Tamally Maak
Irdminia: Emigrate - In My Tears
Monteverde: Various Cruelties - Chemicals

These four songs joined the 16 songs selected by a KPR jury. As there were 20 songs, 8 of them were randomly picked to enter the first round, which had only eight songs competing in four duels, with the winners progressing to the second round, which would have 16 songs.

After the huge success of KLI 3, both at home and in attracting ISC fan interest, KPR sought foreign songs and composers to enter KLI 4. Four countries did so:

Dulcet Ebullience: Janita - I Miss You
Edoriada: Amr Diab - Tamally Maak
Irdminia: Emigrate - In My Tears
Monteverde: Various Cruelties - Chemicals

These four songs joined the 16 songs selected by a KPR jury. As there were 20 songs, 8 of them were randomly picked to enter the first round, which had only eight songs competing in four duels, with the winners progressing to the second round, which would have 16 songs.

First Round

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1	Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Jessy Matador	Decale Gwada	1	Various Cruelties	Chemicals	2
Lolita	Seeman, deine Heimat ist das Meer	2	Sister Sledge	We Are Family	1
Elvis Presley	Hound Dog	0	Ros Seresothyea	Chnam Oun 16	3
Sieneke	Dromen alleen maar dromen	3	Janita	I Miss you	0

Second Round

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1	Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Amr Diab	Tamally Maak	2	Sieneke	Dromen alleen maar dromen	3
PSY	Gangnam Style	0	Anna Blue	So allein	5
Ilona Mitrecey	Un monde parfait	2	Various Cruelties	Chemicals	3
Roger Whittaker	The Last Farewell	2	Nino Rota	Love Theme from the Godfather	3
Lolita	Seeman, deine Heimat ist das Meer	4	Jim Nabors	Impossible Dream	1
Ros Seresothyea	Chnam Oun 16	1	Yngwie Malmsteen	Heaven Tonight	4
Emigrate	In my tears	2	Terasbetoni	Orjatar	3
Iiris Vesik	Melyse	4	GWAR	Sick of You	1

Quarterfinals

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1	Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Various Cruelties	Chemicals	4	Yngwie Malmsteen	Heaven Tonight	2
Lolita	Seeman, deine Heimat ist das Meer	1	Nino Rota	Love Theme from the Godfather	5
Iiris Vesik	Melyse	3	Teräsbetoni	Orjatar	3
Anna Blue	So allein	2	Sieneke	Dromen alleen maar dromen	4

Semifinals

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Various Cruelties	Chemicals	4		Teräsbetoni	Orjatar	3
Sieneke	Dromen alleen maar dromen	3		Nino Rota	Love Theme from the Godfather	4

Finals

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Various Cruelties	Chemicals	3		Nino Rota	Love Theme from the Godfather	4

Note: According to KLI rules, odd-numbered tie votes in a given KLI goes to the Lost Islands televote, while even-numbered tie votes go to the song with the most international juries voting for it.

Nino Rota was drawn 19th in the second semifinal. After a joke where Novatlantida was announced as the last qualifier, the flag of the Lost Islands was pulled from the final envelope! Nino was drawn 23rd for the final.

Nino placed 3rd in the semifinal with 96 points, but was a somewhat disappointing 17th in the final with 97 points.

Viewing figures for KLI 4:

First round: 14,500
Second round: 19,250
Quarterfinals: 20,500
Semifinals: 21,000
Finals: 22,500

Viewing figures of ISC 12:

Semi One (did not have Lost Islands): 7,800
Semi Two (had Lost Islands): 29,600
Finals (had Lost Islands): 38,500

Lost Islands in the Internatia Song Contest 13 (Southeastern Song Festival 1)

As an unprecedented venture between ChTV of Chruno and TVS of Spitzenbergen, KPR hosted the first Southeastern Song Festival. The duels format of KLI 3 and 4 was kept, although each host country submitted four songs to the contest. Consolation duels were held for elimination songs, allowing a full placement from 1st to 12th. The highest placed song from each country will be the representative in ISC 13.

First Round

	Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Chruno	Camo & Krooked	Cryptkeeper	2	Lost Islands	The Cure	Love Song	4
Spitzenbergen	Kati Wolf	Vár a Holnap	1	Chruno	Kristina	Odnijela te votka	5
Spitzenbergen	Jenifer	Sur le fil	4	Lost Islands	Siouxsie and the Banshees	Peek-A-Boo	2
Chruno	Stoja	Kakva sam takva sam	4	Spitzenbergen	Tone Damli	No Way Out	2

Second Round

	Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Chruno	Stoja	Kakva sam takva sam	4	Lost Islands	The Cure	Love Song	3
Spitzenbergen	Luxuslärm	Atemlos	4	Lost Islands	Sirenia	Lost in Life	3
Chruno	Kristina	Odnijela te votka	3	Lost Islands	Anabantha	Deja vu	4
Spitzenbergen	Jenifer	Sur Le Fil	3	Chruno	Irish Stew of Sindidun	Lady of New Tomorrow	4

Second round consolation (9th-12th place)

	Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Spitzenbergen	Kati Wolf	Vár a Holnap	3	Lost Islands	Siouxsie and the Banshees	Peek-A-Boo	4
Chruno	Camo & Krooked	Cryptkeeper	4	Spitzenbergen	Tone Damli	No Way Out	3

Semifinals

	Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Chruno	Stoja	Kakva sam takva sam	3	Spitzenbergen	Luxuslärm	Atemlos	4
Chruno	Irish Stew of Sindidun	Lady of New Tomorrow	3	Lost Islands	Anabantha	Deja vu	4

Semifinal consolation (5th-8th place)

	Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Lost Islands	Sirenia	Lost in Life	5	Chruno	Kristina	Odnijela te votka	2
Lost Islands	The Cure	Love Song	2	Spitzenbergen	Jenifer	Sur le fil	5

9th place

	Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Lost Islands	Siouxsie and the Banshees	Peek-A-Boo	4	Chruno	Camo & Krooked	Cryptkeeper	3

11th place

	Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Spitzenbergen	Kati Wolf	Vár a Holnap	3	Spitzenbergen	Kati Wolf	Vár a Holnap	4

Finals

Place		Artist	Song	Score
1st	Lost Islands	Anabantha	Deja vu	5-2
2nd	Spitzenbergen	Luxuslärm	Atemlos
3rd	Chruno	Irish Stew of Sindidun	Lady of New Tomorrow	4-3
4th	Chruno	Stoja	Kakva sam takva sam
5th	Spitzenbergen	Jenifer	Sur le fil	4-3
6th	Lost Islands	Sirenia	Lost in Life
7th	Lost Islands	The Cure	Love Song	4-3
8th	Chruno	Kristina	Odnijela te votka
9th	Lost Islands	Siouxsie and the Banshees	Peek-A-Boo
10th	Chruno	Camo & Krooked	Cryptkeeper
11th	Spitzenbergen	Tone Damli	No Way Out
12th	Spitzenbergen	Kati Wolf	Vár a Holnap

Viewing figures for Southeatern Song Festival 1

First Round: Lost Islands 16,000; Chruno 41%; Spitzenbergen (pending)
Second Round: Lost Islands 19,500; Chruno (pending); Spitzenbergen (pending)
Semifinals: Lost Islands 23,000; Chruno (pending); Spitzenbergen (pending)
Finals: Lost Islands 30,500; Chruno (pending); Spitzenbergen (pending)

Ananbantha was drawn 14th in Semi One. Unfortunately, they finished dead last in their semi with only 16 points.

ISC 13 Semi One (had Lost Islands): 33,500
ISC 13 Semi Two (did not have Lost Islands): 12,000
ISC 13 Final (did not have Lost Islands):

Lost Islands in the Internatia Song Contest 14 (Kálitt Lódd Inasiyal 5)

KPR announced on June 30 that it would revert to the KLI format to determine its ISC 14 entry.

On July 2, the 16 songs were revealed. KPR decided there was insufficient rock in previous KLI contests and "decided to unleash some of the greatest songs of all time upon Internatia."