Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest 9

Outernatia Song Contest 9
Country	Gandhara
National selection
Selection process	Nights of Gandhara
Selection date(s)	26 April 2015
Selected entrant	Samira Said
Selected song	"Mazal"
Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest
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Gandhara will host the Outernatia Song Contest 9 in Rhea after winning the Outernatia Song Contest 7 with the song "Aman" performed by Myriam Fares. Their entry was selected through the national final Nights of Gandhara, organised by the Gandhari broadcaster Radio and Television of Gandhara (RTG).

Samira Said won the national final and will represent Gandhara with the Arabic language song "Mazal".

Nights of Gandhara

Nights of Gandhara is a song contest that served as Gandhara's national final to select their entry for the Outernatia Song Contest 9. The competition was held on 26 April 2015 at the International Convention Center in Manas.

Competing entries

Five acts competed in the national final. The competing songs and artists were announced on 13 April 2015. The winner was decided by 8 professional juries from different countries, who awarded 12, 10 and 8 points to their 3 favorite songs. "Mazal" won by a 8-point margin, having been ranked first by three of the juries.

Draw	Artist	Language	Song	Place	Points
1	Nassif Zeytoun	Arabic	"Larmik Bbalach" (لرميك ببلاش)	5	32
2	Asma Lamnawar	Arabic	"Hakawa" (هاكاوا)	2	54
3	Samira Said	Arabic	"Mazal" (مازال)	1	62
4	Joseph Attieh	Arabic	"Welak" (ويلك)	3	48
5	Assala	Arabic	"Khanat El-Zekrayat" (خانات الذكريات)	4	44

Score sheet

Song	Total
"Larmik Bbalach" (لرميك ببلاش)	32	8	8			8		8
"Hakawa" (هاكاوا)	54			12	8	12	12		10
"Mazal" (مازال)	62	12		8	12	10	8	12
"Welak" (ويلك)	48	10	10		10		10		8
"Khanat El-Zekrayat" (خانات الذكريات)	44		12	10				10	12

See also

• Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest
• Outernatia Song Contest 9