Nicolas' Neighbour in the Internatia Song Contest
| Nicolas' Neigbour | |
|---|---|
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 14 |
| First appearance | ISC 1st |
| Best result | 3rd: ISC 7 |
| Worst result | 16th SF: ISC 15 SF |
'Nicolas' Neighbour' is one of eight countries that participated in the very first edition of the Internatia Song Contest Due to internal strugles the country withdrew from 2nd edition, and fall into a Civil War soon after. After the War and due to San Monique's perisistence to make NN rejoin, the country decided to return to the 7th edition. It has taken part ever since. After a very succesful return in ISC 7 , were it achieved a third place, Nicolas Neighbour's has seen mixed results. It qualified 8 out of 12 times for the Final time, but had to settle for a place at the lower part of the table most of the time. It wasn't until 17th edition, 10 editions later, that the country managed to reach the final again. Interest in the contest, from both broadcaster and public however, remains unexpectedly high, with very stable viewing figures.
Contestants
| Edition | Artist | Title | Language | Place | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Keri Hilson | "Pretty Girl Rock" | English | 7 | 29 | ||
| 7th | Kokia | "Follow The Nightingale" | Japanese | 3 | 98 | ||
| 8th | Despina Vandi | "Girismata" | Greek | X | X | 12 | 47 |
| 9th | CHVRCHES | "The Mother We Share" | English | 12 | 80 | 6 | 70 |
| 10th | Sa Dingding | "快乐节" | Chinese | 12 | 76 | Q | Q |
| 11th | Imelda May | "Mayhem" | English | 22 | 44 | 8 | 63 |
| 12th | Laura Jansen | "Queen Of Elba" | English | 18 | 96 | 8 | 70 |
| 13th | The Killers | "Runaways | English | 18 | 85 | 11 | 60 |
| 14th | Mads Langer | "Overgir Mig Langsomt" | Danish | 24 | 56 | 9 | 75 |
| 15th | Besa Kokedhima | "Kalorësi i natës" | Albanian | X | X | 16 | 49 |
| 16th | Eva & The Heartmaker | "Signals" | English | 21 | 72 | 5 | 84 |
| 17th | Kalafina | "Aria" | Japanese | 8 | 123 | 2 | 102 |
| 18th | Mø | "Pilgrim" | English | X | X | 22 | 41 |
| 19th | Ilse Delange | "Just Kids" | English | X | X | 17 | 38 |
| 20th | KOKIA | Japanese | |||||
| 21st |
History
Internatia Song Contest 1
Nicolas' Neighbour joined the very first ISC ever held. The song was internally chosen by the broadcaster, who at that time was under strict control of the Government. The Government decided that the song must represent a feeling of superiority and unity, in line with a far bigger proppaganda program. The Song "Pretty Girl Rock", by Keri Hilson, was chosen. It was made into NN's national anthem, especially beacuse of the sentence: "Dont hate me because I'm Beautiful", which had a double meaning. It intented to tell the people of NN how pretty they were, and at the same time other countries to not judge the political system in NN. After the Revolution the Song was abandoned, and Keri became anonymous. NN takes pride in the fact that they attended the first ISC edition, however.
Internatia Song Contest 7
After ISC 1 NN descended into civil war and did not participate for a long time in ISC. It was San Monique that convinced the reborn country to take part. Non other then Kokia, national Legend, opted to go for NN and BNN, Broadcaster of NN did not doubt for a second. Kokia had been at the top of the Music industry for over a decade, but her fame even became bigger after the fall of the Regime. It was announced that she would represent NN with her song "Follow The Nightingale
===Internatia Song Contests 8 & 9
For ISC 8, BNN selected Despina Vandi internally. Despina comes from the southern province of Azubiwa, known for its folk music, where she is a big star. The song selected is called "Girismata". She did not manage to qualify. After the failure at ISC 8 BNN decided to take a different approach and selected young electro band CHVRCHES to participate in the ISC. Again the song was internally chosen as well, and turned out to be "The Mother We Share"
Internatia Song Contest 10
For ISC 10 Sa DingDing was chosen with the song "Xi Carnival". This is actually and old folk song, which has been around for ages and comes from the city of Xi. The city of Xi is the oldest city in NN and has a very big and old cultural history. Biggest Event every year is the Xi Carnival, a festival which last 6 days and which is celebrated trhoughout the country. "Xi carnival" represnts traditional NN music at its best.
Internatia Song Contest 11-19
After the huge expectations for Sa DingDing her 12th place was a bit of a letdown, and BNN decided to not send huge stars again to the ISC. A variety of artists where sent, and NN managed to qualify 4 more times in a row to qualify for the final. Subsequently the entry ended at the bottom of the scoreboard, to the broadcasters' disapointment. It wasnt until ISC 17, when the the broadcaster picked the classy Kalafina trio to represent the country, that succes was finally achieved again. After 10 editions the country was back in the top 10 again. This succes was not for long though, as the country ended 22th and 17th in the next two contests, its worst placings yet.
Internatia Song Contest 20
To much of the country's surprise and joy, Legendary superstar Kokia revealed that she again, would be sent to ISC to represent Nicolas Neighbour'. This in order to celebrate both the 20th anniversary of the contest as well as NN 15th entry at the contest. Kokia stated that she still feels honoured to represent her country and will do everything in her power to get the much desired victory for NN.
Internatia Song Contest 21
After the announcement of Kokia BNN imedeately announcend that the contestant for ISC 21 will be decided via a National Final.
Voting History
Nicolas' Neighbour has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Monique
|
47 |
| 2 |  Symphony Isles
|
46 |
| 3 |  Spirevo
|
41 |
| 4 |  Sunetti
|
40 |
| 5 |  Tikata
|
31 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in ISC finals since ISC 7, and not the semi-finals since 8th edition.