Internatia Song Contest 78
| Internatia Song Contest 78 | |
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| Tales of Internatia | |
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| Dates | |
| Semi-final | 13 December 2018 |
| Final | December 2018 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Iubesca, Sunetti |
| Host broadcaster |  CSI |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 55 |
| Returning |  Alteus EdvinOla |
| 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 78 will be the 78th monthly edition of Internatia Song Contest. The contest will be held in Iubesca, Sunetti after achieving their 4th win in ISC 76 with the song "Solitude" performed by Alex.
A full roster of 55 countries confirmed their participation. Both Alteus and EdvinOla returned after a one edition break.
Location
On November 2018, the Sunettian broadcaster Channel of Sunettian Isles (CSI) announced that the Sunettian capital Iubesca would host the 78th Internatia Song Contest. Affetto, Sunetti's cultural capital, declined due to full bookings at most major venues. After several negotiations, Iubesca's Iraia Concert Hall (12,000 capacity) accepted the offer to host the competition.
Similar to ISC 54, CSI had expressed their desire to host the contest in a large and easily accessible city. These factors were included in the decision of choosing Iubesca as the host city.
With a population of 1,538,618, making it the most populous city in Sunetti, Iubesca was chosen to host the event.
Pots
The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on 2 December 2018 in Iubesca. All of the participating countries were split into five pots, based on the voting history of those countries in previous years. From these pots, half (or as close to half as was possible) competed in the first semi-final. The other half in that particular pot competed in the second semi-final.
The host nation, Sunetti (Pot 2), was exempt from the draw.
The pots were calculated by the Alteusian broadcaster BovineTV and are as following:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Results
Semifinal 1
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ova Anova
|
Kortez | "Stare drzewa" | ||
| 2 |  Hanzyuki
|
Hotelo ft. Nina Fernandes | "Virgem" | 23 | 36 |
| 3 |  Spitzenbergen
|
Calum Scott & Leona Lewis | "You Are the Reason (Duet Version)" | 17 | 44 |
| 4 |  Tashkveny
|
Mariah Carey | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | ||
| 5 |  Unovah
|
TooManyLeftHands | "Too Young to Die" | 21 | 38 |
| 6 |  Eriod
|
Niagara Balls | "Don't Be a Dick at Christmas" | 25 | 27 |
| 7 |  Kaledonii
|
Florina | "Va va vis" | ||
| 8 |  Pönö
|
Bechamel Boyz | "Ikuisuuskone" | 18 | 40 |
| 9 |  Tonallán
|
RUBIO | "Hacia el fondo" | ||
| 10 |  Gandhara
|
Hanine | "Arabia" | ||
| 11 |  Men̈́sa
|
Joe Hisaishi | "The Sixth Station" | 15 | 58 |
| 12 |  Uubell
|
Megan Dixon Hood | "Sea of Ice (Mer de glace)" | ||
| 13 |  Haven
|
Hyolyn | "Bae" | 22 | 37 |
| 14 |  Aonach
|
Anja Nissen | "Tears Ago" | ||
| 15 |  Thorway
|
Sille Grønberg | "Se nu stiger solen af havets skød" | 19 | 39 |
| 16 | Alteus
|
MIIA | "In the Light of Love" | ||
| 17 |  Ponásikwa
|
Grimes | "We Appreciate Power" | 26 | 26 |
| 18 |  Kaministiquia
|
Sagi Abitbul | "Macha" | ||
| 19 |  Noxus
|
K/DA | "POP/STARS" | ||
| 20 |  Bitland
|
MENEO | "Larele" | 16 | 48 |
| 21 |  Bartlett
|
Ariana Grande | "breathin'" | ||
| 22 |  Fierce
|
Brandi Carlile | "The Story" | ||
| 23 |  Chruno
|
Krajno | "Jamalia" | ||
| 24 |  Luzze
|
Arja Saijonmaa | "Minä en kadu mitään" | 20 | 39 |
| 25 |  Bubblique
|
Öed | "Mul on suva" | 27 | 24 |
| 26 |  Valdron
|
Fishmans | "ゆらめき In the Air (98.12.28)" | 24 | 35 |
| 27 |  Territrius
|
Panivalkova ft. Morphom | "Superhit" | 13 | 61 |
Semifinal 2
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alma Livre
|
Heidi Montag | "Body Language" | 22 | 33 |
| 2 |  Kimmystan
|
GRANT | "Waterline" | ||
| 3 |  Nicolas' Neighbour
|
Zaz | "Qué vendrá" | ||
| 4 |  Rata Sum
|
Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK | "Kiss and Make Up" | ||
| 5 |  Aurävaan
|
Pygmy Lush | "It's a Good Day to Hide" | 19 | 41 |
| 6 |  Kosma
|
KAJ | "Taco hej (Me. gu$ta)" | 13 | 59 |
| 7 |  Asankon
|
Petra Kovačević | "Buka, galama" | ||
| 8 |  Oalia
|
Sanna Nielsen | "Nobody Without You" | ||
| 9 |  Pen Island
|
Arilena Ara | "I'll Give You My Heart" | 14 | 45 |
| 10 |  Tikata
|
Lena | "Thank You" | ||
| 11 |  Trešlend
|
Tereza Mašková | "New Me" | 25 | 17 |
| 12 |  Pinnipedia
|
Giorgia | "Vanità" | ||
| 13 |  Lost Islands
|
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus | "Hallelujah Chorus" | 24 | 30 |
| 14 |  Zephyrus
|
Marcela Morelo | "Luna bonita" | ||
| 15 |  Limnoupolitana
|
FAIDLESS | "Walk Away" | 27 | |
| 16 |  Waticania
|
Zammuto | "It Can Feel So Good" | 18 | 41 |
| 17 |  Caprika
|
Vitaa | "A fleur de toi" | 21 | 38 |
| 18 |  Raingate
|
Cheryl | "Love Made Me Do It" | 16 | 42 |
| 19 |  Percheron
|
Michel Berger | "Le paradis blanc" | 17 | 41 |
| 20 |  Saint Eva & Lepland
|
Robin Bengtsson | "Liar" | 20 | 40 |
| 21 |  Enot'ebia
|
Niki DeMar | "Let It Roar" | 15 | 45 |
| 22 | EdvinOla
|
Nathan McCree | "Tomb Raider 1 Theme Music" | ||
| 23 |  Lacrea
|
E^ST | "Until Then" | ||
| 24 |  Dulcet Ebullience
|
Chiaki Ishikawa | "Uninstall" | ||
| 25 |  Auspikitan
|
Anna Känzig | "Young at Heart" | 26 | 17 |
| 26 |  Amsteris
|
Tomohito Nishiuro | "Night Falls" | ||
| 27 |  Grolskira
|
Shontelle | "Impossible" |
Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartlett
|
Ariana Grande | "breathin'" | 24 | 87 |
| 2 | Aonach
|
Anja Nissen | "Tears Ago" | 2 | 169 |
| 3 | Sunetti
|
Ludovico Einaudi | "Nuvole bianche" | 8 | 131 |
| 4 | Tikata
|
Lena | "Thank You" | 21 | 93 |
| 5 | Pinnipedia
|
Giorgia | "Vanità" | 26 | 75 |
| 6 | Asankon
|
Petra Kovačević | "Buka, galama" | 11 | 124 |
| 7 | Tonallán
|
RUBIO | "Hacia el fondo" | 9 | 127 |
| 8 | Kimmystan
|
GRANT | "Waterline" | 18 | 110 |
| 9 | Kaledonii
|
Florina | "Va va vis" | 3 | 156 |
| 10 | Zephyrus
|
Marcela Morelo | "Luna bonita" | 27 | 56 |
| 11 | Rata Sum
|
Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK | "Kiss and Make Up" | 10 | 125 |
| 12 | Dulcet Ebullience
|
Chiaki Ishikawa | "Uninstall" | 15 | 115 |
| 13 | Kaministiquia
|
Sagi Abitbul | "Macha" | 6 | 132 |
| 14 | Noxus
|
K/DA | "POP/STARS" | 7 | 131 |
| 15 | Chruno
|
Krajno | "Jamalia" | 12 | 120 |
| 16 | Grolskira
|
Shontelle | "Impossible" | 5 | 141 |
| 17 | Oalia
|
Sanna Nielsen | "Nobody Without You" | 13 | 118 |
| 18 | Tashkveny
|
Mariah Carey | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | 1 | 175 |
| 19 | Gandhara
|
Hanine | "Arabia" | 23 | 91 |
| 20 | EdvinOla
|
Nathan McCree | "Tomb Raider 1 Theme Music" | 17 | 113 |
| 21 | Nicolas' Neighbour
|
Zaz | "Qué vendrá" | 22 | 91 |
| 22 | Ova Anova
|
Kortez | "Stare drzewa" | 4 | 144 |
| 23 | Alteus
|
MIIA | "In the Light of Love" | 14 | 116 |
| 24 | Amsteris
|
Tomohito Nishiuro | "Night Falls" | 19 | 100 |
| 25 | Fierce
|
Brandi Carlile | "The Story" | 25 | 80 |
| 26 | Uubell
|
Megan Dixon Hood | "Sea of Ice (Mer de glace)" | 16 | 113 |
| 27 | Lacrea
|
E^ST | "Until Then" | 20 | 99 |
Returning Artists
| Artist | Country | Previous edition | Previous country represented |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariana Grande |  Bartlett
|
ISC 15, ISC 24 (with Iggy Azalea), ISC 42, ISC 49, ISC 54 (with Nicki Minaj), ISC 59 (with Stevie Wonder), ISC 71, ISC 73 |  L.M Lažovi,  Haven,  Ova Anova,  Kaministiquia,  Percheron,  Grolskira
|
| BLACKPINK (with Dua Lipa) |  Rata Sum
|
ISC 52, ISC 66, ISC 73, ISC 76 | Rata Sum, Haven, Kaministiquia,  Enot'ebia
|
| Cheryl |  Raingate
|
ISC 14, ISC 31 (both times as part of Girls Aloud) |  Irlandia,  Chruno
|
| Dua Lipa (with BLACKPINK) | Rata Sum
|
ISC 46, ISC 49, ISC 62, ISC 72 (with Calvin Harris) |  Bubblique,  Pen Island,  Fierce,  Gandhara
|
| Giorgia |  Pinnipedia
|
ISC 31, ISC 67 (with Marco Mengoni) |  Zephyrus,  Tikata
|
| Hanine | Gandhara
|
ISC 47 | Gandhara
|
| Hyolyn | Haven
|
ISC 10 (as part of SISTAR19), ISC 19, ISC 51, ISC 61 (with Giorgio Moroder) (all 3 times as part of Sistar) |  Kwonia, Rata Sum,  Kosma
|
| Joe Hisaishi |  Men̈́sa
|
ISC 18, ISC 50 |  Territrius,  Nicolas' Neighbour
|
| Lena | Tikata
|
ISC 36, ISC 49 | Bubblique,  Victoria
|
| Leona Lewis (with Calum Scott) |  Spitzenbergen
|
ISC 26, ISC 38 |  Anselmsuusonia, Pen Island
|
| Ludovico Einaudi | Sunetti
|
ISC 24 | Territrius
|
| Mariah Carey |  Tashkveny
|
ISC 34 |  Sanlyona
|
| MIIA |  Alteus
|
ISC 46 | Alteus
|
| Sagi Abitbul | Kaministiquia
|
ISC 59 | Kaministiquia
|
| Zaz | Nicolas' Neighbour
|
ISC 13 (as part of Les Enfoirés), ISC 35 | Kosma,  Valdron
|