Saint Eva & Lepland in the Internatia Song Contest
| Saint Eva & Lepland | |
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| Member station | SBC (ISC 1-9) SealTV (ISC 10-) |
| National selection events | Island Voices (ISC 3-4, 7) International Song Festival (ISC 13) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 83 |
| First appearance | ISC 1 |
| Best result | 1st: ISC 7 |
| Worst result | 27th SF: ISC 73 |
| External links | |
| SealTV Page | |
Saint Eva & Lepland first participated in the Internatia Song Contest in the first edition, being one of eight countries to do so. It originally participated under the name Dysprosia, as an overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Dysprosian Islands. Saint Eva & Lepland has chosen most of its entries through internal selections, due to a lack of available funds, although a national final called Island Voices has been used occasionally.
Early on in the contest's history, Saint Eva & Lepland generally received favourable results, finishing in the top 10 each time of its first four participations, with the latter two being chosen by the national final. However, the tables would soon turn, as Saint Eva & Lepland would finish third-last and second-last with their next two (internally selected) entries. Following these unfortunate results, SBC revived Island Voices with a new format. This resulted in a victory at the Internatia Song Contest 7, where Saint Eva & Lepland was represented by Slovak singer Kristína with the song "Life is a Game".
Internatia Song Contest 9 was held in the Leplandian capital, Woodchester. The venue was the Royal Concert Hall. This was also the host arena of Internatia Second Chance Contest 12, after Gregorian feat. Amelia Brightman won the previous edition with the song "Heaven".
Prior to the results of ISC 15, the head of SealTV said that Saint Eva & Lepland would withdraw from the Internatia Song Contest should Yazminia win. On October 3, a national final was held. Shortly after it began, SealTV confirmed Saint Eva & Lepland's participation in ISC 17. Interest in the Internatia Song Contest, which had been at an all-time low, began to increase after Tangerine Kitty finished 8th in ISC 21.
After initial reports of Saint Eva & Lepland was to be represented by Birds of Tokyo with "Lanterns" at ISC 24, it eventually transpired that SealTV internally selected Helen Trevillion with "The Last Unicorn", a cover of America's song from the film of the same name. Birds of Tokyo eventually represented Saint Eva & Lepland in ISC 64 with their song "I'd Go With You Anywhere", finishing in 4th place.
Results
- Table key
Winner Second place Third place Last place Disqualified Jury qualifier Did not compete
ISC
| Edition | Artist | Song | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| ISC 11 |  Tina Cross
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"Nothing But Dreams" | 5 | 38 | No semi finals | |
| ISC 2 | Matt Dusk
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"Back in Town" | 6 | 77 | ||
| ISC 3 | Kerrie Roberts
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"Rescue Me (How the Story Ends)" | 9 | 59 | ||
| ISC 4 | Marcin Mroziński
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"Never Felt Like This" | 10 | 61 | ||
| ISC 5 | Amy Grant
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"Eye to Eye" | 17 | 27 | ||
| ISC 6 | Deborah Conway
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"It's Only the Beginning" | 19 | 14 | ||
| ISC 7 | Kristína
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"Life is a Game" | 1 | 128 | ||
| ISC 8 | Sieneke
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"Amore fantastico" | Failed to qualify | 13 | 41 | |
| ISC 9 | Yohanna
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"Worryfish" | 22 | 55 | Host country | |
| ISC 10 | Belinda Carlisle
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"Summer Rain" | Failed to qualify | 17 | 42 | |
| ISC 11 | Dervish
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"The Queen and the Soldier" | Failed to qualify | 16 | 38 | |
| ISC 12 | McFly
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"Love is Easy" | 25 | 50 | 9 | 67 |
| ISC 13 | Het Metropole Orkest & Friends
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"Wereldwijd orkest" | 20 | 67 | 8 | 65 |
| ISC 14 | Soluna Samay
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"Everything You Do" | Failed to qualify | 15 | 38 | |
| ISC 15 | Secret Garden
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"Prayer" | 26 | 50 | 9 | 69 |
| ISC 16 | Daniel & Natasha Bedingfield
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"Ain't Nobody" | Failed to qualify | 22 | 27 | |
| ISC 17 | Elvenking
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"Heaven is a Place on Earth" | 26 | 39 | 132 | 53 |
| ISC 18 | Penelope Austin
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"A Place to Call Home" | Failed to qualify | 14 | 60 | |
| ISC 19 | Tina Arena
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"Only Lonely" | Failed to qualify | 19 | 41 | |
| ISC 20 | Birgit Õigemeel
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"Olen loodud rändama" | Failed to qualify | 21 | 30 | |
| ISC 21 | Tangerine Kitty
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"Dumb Ways to Die" | 8 | 120 | 17 | 50 |
| ISC 22 | Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth
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"Defying Gravity" | Failed to qualify | 21 | 39 | |
| ISC 23 | Lauren Aquilina
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"Forest Fires" | 9 | 112 | 1 | 105 |
| ISC 24 | Helen Trevillion
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"The Last Unicorn" | Failed to qualify | 21 | 39 | |
| ISC 25 | The Common Linnets
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"Broken But Home" | 4 | 144 | 5 | 80 |
| ISC 26 | Robert Wittmer feat. Christian Antonius Müller & Chiara Dubey
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"Melody of Dance" | 17 | 110 | 8 | 60 |
| ISC 27 | Hiro
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"Donai Yaden Yanon" | Failed to qualify | 23 | 40 | |
| ISC 28 | Celtic Woman
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"Níl sé'n lá" | 7 | 148 | 8 | 67 |
| ISC 29 | Illy feat. Scarlett Stevens
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"Tightrope" | Failed to qualify | 24 | 33 | |
| ISC 30 | Michael Bublé
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"Cold December Night" | Failed to qualify | 26 | 19 | |
| ISC 31 | Eleanor McCain
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"Ready For the Storm" | 23 | 75 | 7 | 71 |
| ISC 32 | Moonland feat. Lenna Kuurmaa
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"Out of Reach" | 26 | 64 | 11 | 54 |
| ISC 33 | The Birthday Massacre
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"I Think We're Alone Now" | 10 | 110 | 5 | 72 |
| ISC 34 | Cobra Starship feat. Icona Pop
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"Never Been In Love" | Failed to qualify | 23 | 29 | |
| ISC 35 | Josh Record
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"Wide Awake" | Failed to qualify | 16 | 50 | |
| ISC 36 | Megan Washington
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"Limitless" | Failed to qualify | 15 | 53 | |
| ISC 37 | Lise Darly
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"Only My Soul" | Failed to qualify | 25 | 26 | |
| ISC 38 | Vienna Teng
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"Level Up" | Failed to qualify | 13 | 60 | |
| ISC 39 | Lys Assia feat. NewJack
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"All In Your Head" | Failed to qualify | 15 | 55 | |
| ISC 40 | Donna Lewis & Richard Marx
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"At the Beginning" | Failed to qualify | 24 | 25 | |
| ISC 41 | Rococode
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"Empire" | Failed to qualify | 24 | 26 | |
| ISC 42 | Liz Longley
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"Rescue My Heart" | 9 | 135 | 9 | 68 |
| ISC 43 | Clare Maguire
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"The Shield and the Sword" | 9 | 117 | 3 | 88 |
| ISC 44 | Bill Douglas & Ars Nova Singers
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"The Cloud" | Failed to qualify | 16 | 55 | |
| ISC 45 | Matt Dusk & Florence K
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"Somethin' Stupid (Ces mots stupides)" | Failed to qualify | 26 | 19 | |
| ISC 46 | Yohanna
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"Revolving Doors" | 23 | 92 | 10 | 58 |
| ISC 47 | Daniel Boaventura
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"I Love the Nightlife" | Failed to qualify | 21 | 39 | |
| ISC 48 | Rachel Platten
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"Stand By You" | 8 | 141 | 5 | 76 |
| ISC 49 | Inga & Tigerforest
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"Moonlit Path" | Failed to qualify | 20 | 34 | |
| ISC 50 | Cyndi Lauper
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"Time After Time" | 12 | 123 | 5 | 67 |
| ISC 51 | Small Town Pistols
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"Living on the Outside" | Failed to qualify | 20 | 33 | |
| ISC 52 | Five Finger Death Punch
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"Bad Company" | Failed to qualify | 13 | 56 | |
| ISC 53 | Pearl Jozefzoon
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"Clocks" | Failed to qualify | 19 | 48 | |
| ISC 54 | Billie Wildrick
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"The Word I Couldn't Keep" | 19 | 104 | 8 | 72 |
| ISC 55 | SAMECITY
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"Wildfire" | Failed to qualify | 16 | 49 | |
| ISC 56 | Jessica Mauboy
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"Home to Me" | Failed to qualify | 18 | 46 | |
| ISC 57 | Beatrix Players
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"Lady of the Lake" | 3 | 149 | 5 | 89 |
| ISC 58 | Julie Andrews
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"I Feel Pretty" | Failed to qualify | 20 | 37 | |
| ISC 59 | Brooke Fraser
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"Therapy" | Failed to qualify | 20 | 45 | |
| ISC 60 | Cast of Once Upon a Time
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"A Happy Beginning" | Failed to qualify | 23 | 22 | |
| ISC 61 | Jana Kramer
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"Circles" | 4 | 152 | 6 | 69 |
| ISC 62 | Laura Osnes
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"Dyin' Ain't So Bad" | Failed to qualify | 26 | 21 | |
| ISC 63 | James "D Train" Williams & Babi Floyd
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"PokéRap" | Failed to qualify | 21 | 46 | |
| ISC 64 | Birds of Tokyo
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"I'd Go with You Anywhere" | 4 | 152 | 3 | 90 |
| ISC 65 | We the Kings feat. Elena Coats
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"Sad Song" | 22 | 87 | 1 | 106 |
| ISC 66 | WILD
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"American Love" | Failed to qualify | 14 | 56 | |
| ISC 67 | Lady Bee
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"Nakiri" | Failed to qualify | 16 | 46 | |
| ISC 68 | MC LICIA
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"Pokémon in My Dreams" | Failed to qualify | 16 | 47 | |
| ISC 69 | Joyce Drake
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"I Get All Excited" | Failed to qualify | 21 | 32 | |
| ISC 70 | Norma John
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"Hellfire" | Failed to qualify | 24 | 13 | |
| ISC 71 | Ina Regen
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"Wie a Kind" | Failed to qualify | 26 | ||
| ISC 72 | Drop Dead Julio
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"Where I'm At" | Failed to qualify | 24 | 29 | |
| ISC 73 | Skull Puppies
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"D&D + Asexuality" | Failed to qualify | 27 | 10 | |
| ISC 74 | Caissie Levy
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"Monster" | Failed to qualify | 20 | 38 | |
| ISC 75 | Violet Cold
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"Sommermorgen (Full Trilogy)" | Failed to qualify | 17 | 39 | |
| ISC 76 | Olivia Millerschin
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"Carry Me" | Failed to qualify | 16 | 50 | |
| ISC 77 | Elizabeth Marvelly
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"E papa" | 23 | 78 | 9 | 60 |
| ISC 78 | Robin Bengtsson
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"Liar" | Failed to qualify | 20 | 40 | |
| ISC 79 | Kerry Ellis
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"Dangerland" | 18 | 114 | 7 | 65 |
| ISC 80 | Amaryllis
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"Everything You Ever Wanted" | Failed to qualify | 22 | 37 | |
| ISC 81 | Dilana Smith
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"To All Planets" | Failed to qualify | 19 | 43 | |
| ISC 82 | Emily Ann Roberts
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"Stuck on Me + You" | 18 | 103 | 3 | 86 |
| ISC 83 | The Reklaws
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"I Do Too" | Failed to qualify | 18 | 42 | |
| ISC 84 | Amy Shark
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"Mess Her Up" | 22 | 85 | 9 | 68 |
| ISC 85 | dodie
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"Guiltless" | Failed to qualify | 27 | 27 | |
| ISC 86 | Haven Paschall
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"I Choose You" | Failed to qualify | 21 | 40 | |
| ISC 87 | RADWIMPS ft. Toko Miura
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"Grand Escape" | 5 | 146 | 3 | 94 |
- NOTES:
- 1. ^ Saint Eva & Lepland participated in the first edition of ISC under its former name of Dysprosia.
- 2. ^ Due to a mistake in the tallying of the ISC 17 semi-final, Spirevo was accidentally recorded as awarding itself 12 points, rather than giving 12 to Tashkveny. This allowed Saint Eva & Lepland an unmerited qualification.
ISCC
| Edition | Artist | Song | Final | Points |
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| ISCC 1 | Lionel Richie & Trijntje Oosterhuis
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"Face in the Crowd" | 13 | 34 |
| ISCC 2 | The Overtones
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"Gambling Man" | 3 | 73 |
| ISCC 3 | Robin Sparkles
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"Let's Go To the Mall" | 10 | 57 |
| ISCC 4 | ||||
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| ISCC 6 | Blessid Union of Souls
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"Brother My Brother" | 13 | 59 |
| ISCC 7 | Sieneke
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"Zonnestralen" | 9 | 53 |
| ISCC 8 | Kate Miller-Heidke
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"Caught in the Crowd" | 9 | 56 |
| ISCC 9 | Matt Dusk
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"Good News" | 11 | 48 |
| ISCC 10 | ||||
| ISCC 11 | Gregorian feat. Amelia Brightman
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"Heaven" | 1 | 95 |
| ISCC 12 | Regina Spektor
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"The Call" | 7 | 69 |
| ISCC 13 | Belinda Carlisle
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"I Plead Insanity" | 3 | 76 |
| ISCC 14 | Birgit Õigemeel
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"Nii täiuslik see" | 6 | 68 |
| ISCC 15 | Hayley Westenra
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"Both Sides, Now" | 16 | 29 |
| ISCC 16 | Bree Sharp
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"America" | 10 | 45 |
| ISCC 17 | Hollie Smith
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"The World I Know" | 10 | 51 |
| ISCC 18 | Charmaine
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"Tokyo" | 3 | 69 |
| ISCC 19 | John Rzeznik
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"I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)" | 7 | 65 |
| ISCC 20 | Baylor Wilson
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"Sticky Situation" | 16 | 38 |
| ISCC 21 | Jon McLaughlin
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"Beautiful Disaster" | 4 | 81 |
| ISCC 22 | David Arkenstone
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"Heart of Spring" | 11 | 44 |
| ISCC 23 | Charmaine
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"Empire" | 6 | 61 |
| ISCC 24 | Roger Cicero
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"In diesem Moment" | 6 | 58 |
| ISCC 25 | Owl City
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"When Can I See You Again?" | 9 | 58 |
| ISCC 26 | Got a Girl
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"Did We Live Too Fast" | 5 | 62 |
| ISCC 27 | Lizzie Marvelly
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"Collisions" | 7 | 68 |
| ISCC 28 | Germein Sisters
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"Golden" | 15 | 36 |
| ISCC 29 | Angélique Kidjo & Dave Matthews
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"Iwoya" | 11 | 55 |
| ISCC 30 | Kim Carnes
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"Bette Davis Eyes" | 8 | 46 |
| ISCC 31 | Boh Runga
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"Names in the Sand" | 8 | 53 |
| ISCC 32 | Pink Martini
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"Que sera, sera" | 3 | 51 |
| ISCC 33 | Brooke Fraser
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"Hosea's Wife" | 4 | 53 |
| ISCC 34 | Jon McLaughlin
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"So Close" | 8 | 47 |
| ISCC 35 | Jonathan Young & Malinda K Reese
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"All I Ask of You" | 8 | 44 |
| ISCC 36 | Enya
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"Echoes in Rain" | 4 | 78 |
| ISCC 37 | Lea Salonga
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"Reflection" | 3 | 62 |
| ISCC 38 | Esther Hart
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"Underneath the Stars" | 6 | 43 |
JISC
| Edition | Artist | Song | Final | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JISC 1 | ||||
| JISC 2 | Sieneke
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"Ready For Dancing" | 19 | 13 |
| JISC 3-10 | ||||
| JISC 11 | Nikki Webster
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"Strawberry Kisses" | 8 | 64 |
| JISC 12 | Joy Gruttmann
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"Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil" | 2 | 95 |
| JISC 13 | Judy Garland
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"Over the Rainbow" | 16 | 39 |
| JISC 14-15 | ||||
| JISC 16 | Perfume
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"Monochrome Effect" | 5 | 73 |
| JISC 17-29 | ||||
| JISC 30 | Heli Simpson
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"Princess Veronica" | 13 | 34 |
| JISC 31-33 | ||||
| JISC 34 | One Voice Children's Choir
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"Glorious (Alexiis Reggae Edit)" | 7 | 51 |
ISC -1
| Edition | Artist | Song | Final | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISC -1 | Billy Joel
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"Stiletto" | 5 | 67 |
| ISC -2 | Simple Minds
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"Don't You (Forget About Me)" | 5 | 79 |
| ISC -3 | Looking Glass
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"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" | 20 | 34 |
| ISC -4 | Squeeze
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"Cool For Cats" | 19 | 43 |
| ISC -5 | ||||
| ISC -6 | Frank Sinatra
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"Five Minutes More" | 12 | 37 |
| ISC -7 | ||||
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| ISC -9 | ||||
| ISC -10 | ||||
| ISC -11 | ||||
| ISC -12 | Amy Grant
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"Good For Me" | 14 | 34 |
| ISC -13 | Vanessa Carlton
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"A Thousand Miles" | 4 | 91 |
| ISC -14 | Jo Stafford
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"The Gentleman is a Dope" | 14 | 34 |
| ISC -15 | Pilot
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"January" | 14 | 36 |
| ISC -16 | Go West
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"King of Wishful Thinking" | 14 | 33 |
| ISC -17 | Bic Runga
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"Sway" | 14 | 49 |
| ISC -18 | Pat Benatar
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"Love is a Battlefield" | 2 | 67 |
| ISC -19 | Hayley Westenra
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"My Heart Belongs To You" | 18 | 46 |
| ISC -20 | Melissa Etheridge
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"Come to My Window" | 18 | 26 |
| ISC -21 | Nat King Cole
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"On a Bicycle Built For Two" | 1 | 57 |
| ISC -22 | Then Jerico feat. Belinda Carlisle
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"What Does It Take?" | 10 | 48 |
| ISC -23 | Boy Meets Girl
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"Waiting For a Star to Fall" | 9 | 49 |
| ISC -24 | Donna Lewis
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"I Love You Always Forever" | 1 | 112 |
| ISC -25 | Bonnie Raitt
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"I Can't Make You Love Me" | 7 | 53 |
| ISC -26 | The Archies
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"Sugar, Sugar" | 4 | 71 |
| ISC -27 | Jane Bogaert
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"Fifth Dimension" | 7 | 60 |
Voting System
Starting with the first edition, Saint Eva & Lepland's points were decided by a televote and jury combination. The jury consisted of 5 music professionals and 5 regular citizens from different demographics. The top ten of the televote were given 36-30-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-3 points, and the jury top ten were given 12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points which were then added to the televote points (i.e. the televote-jury split was 75%-25%). Televoting figures were generally close, with the winning song usually receiving around 2000 televotes and the runner-up receiving 1500-2000 votes. A one-vote-per-song-per-phone rule was also used. This method was used up until the semi-finals of ISC 7.
Following Saint Eva & Lepland's semi-final votes being announced, there was much controversy regarding perceived 'friendly' voting. Therefore, a new system was implemented to determine Saint Eva & Lepland's points, which would give the televoting and jury equal share. The ten jury members would be asked to give each song a score out of 10, and the total of all jurors would be that song's jury score. The televoting score would be more complicated; songs receiving at least 2000 votes would receive 100 televoting points; songs that failed to reach 2000 votes would receive a percentage score rounded to the nearest whole number (for example, a song that got 1000 votes would receive 50 televoting points). The televoting and jury points would be totaled to determine which songs received the most points from Saint Eva & Lepland.
SealTV introduced a new voting system, in which viewers could vote both for songs and against songs. Following controversy regarding high points given to Kosma in ISC 15 and ISC 16, bringing in accusations of vote rigging, SealTV adopted the system of the public and jury's full rankings being combined to determine the points given, while still allowing viewers to vote for and against songs.
Voting History
As of ISC 75, Saint Eva & Lepland's voting history is as follows:
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12 points
Table key
- Winner – Saint Eva & Lepland gave 12 points to a winning song / Saint Eva & Lepland won the contest.
- Second place – Saint Eva & Lepland gave 12 points to a runner-up song / Saint Eva & Lepland was runner-up in the contest.
- Third place – Saint Eva & Lepland gave 12 points to a third place song / Saint Eva & Lepland came third in the contest.
- Qualified – Saint Eva & Lepland gave 12 points to a song that qualified to the Grand Finals / Saint Eva & Lepland qualified to the Grand Finals.
- Non-qualified – Saint Eva & Lepland gave 12 points to a song that did not qualify to the Grand Finals / Saint Eva & Lepland did not qualify to the Grand Finals.
- Italics – Saint Eva & Lepland voted as part of the International Jury.
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(Note: Entries scored out are when Saint Eva & Lepland did not compete) |