Saint Eva & Lepland in the Internatia Song Contest 8

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Internatia Song Contest 8
Country  Saint Eva & Lepland
National selection
Selection process Island Voices 4 (Cancelled)
Internal selection
Selected entrant Sieneke
Selected song "Amore fantastico"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify (13th, 41 points)
Saint Eva & Lepland in the Internatia Song Contest
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Cancelled National Final

In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the opening of Disneyland Internatia, SBC planned for the fourth edition of Island Voices to feature 14 songs from Disney movies, competing in two semi-finals from which the top 3 would qualify. The semi-final line-ups were:

Semi-Final 1

Draw Artist Song Film
1 Céline Dion & Peabo Bryson "Beauty and the Beast" Beauty and the Beast
2 Cliff Edwards "When You Wish Upon a Star" Pinocchio
3 Billy Joel "Why Should I Worry?" Oliver & Company
4 Tom Hulce & Tony Jay "Heaven's Light / Hellfire" The Hunchback of Notre Dame
5 Judy Kuhn "Just Around the Riverbend" Pocahontas
6 Phil Collins "Two Worlds" Tarzan
7 Julie Andrews A Spoonful of Sugar Mary Poppins

Semi-Final 2

Draw Artist Song Film
1 Elton John "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" The Lion King
2 Regina Spektor "The Call" The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
3 Lea Salonga "Reflection" Mulan
4 John Rzeznik "I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)" Treasure Planet
5 Shelby Flint "Tomorrow is Another Day" The Rescuers
6 Angela Lansbury "The Age of Not Believing" Bedknobs & Broomsticks
7 Belinda Carlisle "(I Won't Say) I'm in Love" Hercules

Semi-Final 1 proceeded without any difficulties, and the three qualifiers were announced as expected. SBC ceased transmission approximately thirty minutes into Semi-Final 2, just after the final song had been performed. Initially this was blamed on a "broadcasting error", and voting proceeded as normal. Later it emerged that SBC had failed to obtain the correct permissions from The Walt Disney Company to use the songs, and was being sued. The matter was settled out of court.

The results of the national final (aside from the three Semi-Final 1 qualifiers) were never released. However, it is known that Saint Eva & Lepland and Irdminia voted in both semi-finals, and Dinokratys & Shrikidai and Tonallán voted in the first semi-final.

After the lawsuit was publicly announced, SBC internally chose Sieneke with her song "Amore fantastico" as a last-minute substitute. Negative publicity surrounding the lawsuit, as well as lack of promotion, were blamed for Saint Eva & Lepland's first non-qualification; however, some critics said that the song was not an appropriate choice for the Internatia Song Contest.

ISCC

As of ISCC 23, two of the songs from the national final have competed in the Internatia Second Chance Contest (after SealTV received the correct permissions from The Walt Disney Company):

Edition Artist Song Place Points
ISCC 12 Saint Eva & Lepland Regina Spektor "The Call" 7 69
ISCC 19 Saint Eva & Lepland John Rzeznik "I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)" 7 65

Points Awarded

From Saint Eva & Lepland

Final

12 points Irdminia Irdminia
10 points Oalia Oalia
8 points Sunetti Sunetti
7 points DPR Jindalea DPR Jindalea
6 points Tonallán Tonallán
5 points DimkaRUS DimkaRUS
4 points Novatlantida Novatlantida
3 points Volnytaria Volnytaria
2 points Bitland Bitland
1 point Spirevo Spirevo
11th  Carpathia
12th  Rötenrod
13th  Territrius
14th  Kosma
15th  San Monique
16th  Symphony Isles
17th  Luzze
18th  Tikata
19th  Anselmsuusonia
20th  Puntíkov
21st  Dinokratys & Shrikidai