San Monique
| The United Isles of San Monique San Monique | |
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Anthem: "The Beaches Cry Beauty" | |
| Capital and largest city | Löurdsberg |
| Official languages | English, German, French, Moniquen |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Queen Maria |
• Prime Minister | Judge Youngman |
| Population | |
• 2012 estimate | 11,250,000 |
| Currency | Moniquen Pound (MP) |
| Date format | DD/MM/YY |
| Drives on the | left |
| Calling code | +915 |
| Internet TLD | .MQ |
The United Isles of San Monique are located in the far west of Internatia, as a result of the nation being made up of islands and isles it is home to dozens of beaches proving extremely popular with tourists. San Monique's most eastern territory borders the Republic of Volnytaria, to the south west of the main island (which is home to Lundré the nations capital) are the Socialist Democratic Islands of Symphony; to the north across the San Moniquen channel is the Kingdom of Novatlantida.
San Monique's biggest exports are of course tourism and fruit; specifically the Tico Berry which you will only find in San Monique; natural resources that San Monique has plenty of are gas with dozens of offshore gas production projects going on making it a global energy player.
San Monique in the Internatia Song Contest.
| Edition | Host City | Artist | Language | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Zinzolin
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Aura Dione | English | "Geronimo" | 56 | 10th |
| 3 |  Aquatica
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Electric Lady Lab | English | "Taking Off" | 69 | 5th |
| 4 |  Affetto
|
September | English | "Hands Up" | 47 | 16th |
| 5 |  Meijar
|
Of Monsters & Men | English | "Little Talks" | 120 | 1st |
| 6 |  Luna
|
Ronya | English | "Hyperventilating" |
San Monique made it's debut in the Second edition of the contest under the broadcaster MTV, the NF consisted of Aura Dione performing 5 songs and the voters giving 12 to their favourite, 10 to their second favourite and 8, 6 to their third and 4 to their least favourite. With 7 nations voting including San Monique there was a possible winning score of 84 points up for grabs. "Geronimo" won with a total of 64 points and therefore will join Aura Dione at the 2nd edition of the Internatia Song Contest.
| Song | Tonallan | Spirevo | (Unknown Land) | Kosma | Symphony Isles | St. Eva & Lepland | San Moniquen Jury | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 4th |
| Geronimo | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 1st |
| In Love With The World | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 5th |
| Reconnect | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 2nd |
| Song For Sophie | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 58 | 3rd |
Aura Dione managed to finish a very respectable 10th place with 56 points, Both MTV and San Monique feel that their debut was very successful.
The second ever San Moniquen NF for the Internatia Song Contest was hosted for the second time in Londre the capital, 5 nations including San Monique voted (2 down from the previous edition, but with Sibinia debuting), the same rules applied for voting with 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 points being awarded to each of the 5 songs competing. With 52 points the winner was Electric Lady Lab with the song 'Taking Off'.
| Artist | Song | Sibinia | St. Eva & Lepland | Symphony Isles | Kosma | San Moniquen Jury | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon Girl | "Devil In Me" | 08 | 08 | 08 | 10 | 08 | 42 | 3rd |
| Shackles | "No Sleep" | 06 | 06 | 06 | 04 | 12 | 34 | 4th |
| Nabiha | "Never Played The Bass (Wideboys Remix)" | 04 | 04 | 04 | 06 | 04 | 22 | 5th |
| Electric Lady Lab | "Taking Off" | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 06 | 52 | 1st |
| Heart Machine Service | "In An Ambulance" | 10 | 10 | 12 | 08 | 10 | 50 | 2nd |
Electric Lady Lab finished in 5th place with a total of 69 points, San Monique has finished in the top 10 for both times they have entered.
Due to MTV having financial troubles the 3rd entrant for San Monique at the Internatia Song Contest was be decided by a small national final, consisting of 3 songs by 3 different artists. September won with a maximum score of 36 points, her song "Hands Up" will accompany her at the 4th ISC. After the NF was held MTV went into talks with people from Channel 1 about sharing both the costs and broadcasting rights.
| Artist | Song | Tikata | Sibinia | San Moniquen Jury | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | "Hands Up" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 1st |
| Le Kid | "Mercy, Mercy" | 10 | 08 | 10 | 28 | 2nd |
| Secret | "Poison" | 08 | 10 | 08 | 26 | 3rd |
With MTV undergoing financial difficulties, Channel 1 were brought in to pay for 50% of the costs and also had say in the internal selection of the artists/songs, with a fresh set of ideas being brought to the table, the 4th edition of 'Song Festival' is the biggest to date in terms of staging and international broadcasting; 10 nations including San Monique watched the national final making it the most popular ISC selection method in Internatia. 4 artists were revealed to be taking part: 'Mary N'diaye', 'Of Monsters & Men', 'Elisabeth Carew' and most surprisingly 'Electric Lady Lab' who already represented San Monique at the 3rd ISC finishing in the nations best ever position of 5th place.
Of Monsters & Men won with a staggering 116 points, 14 points ahead of 2nd place... and will go on to represent San Monique at the 5th ISC held in Sibinia.
| Artist | Song | San Moniquen Jury | Sunetti | Novatlantida | Spirevo | Tikata | Sibinia | Kosma | Dulcet Ebullience | Grolskira | Symphony Isles | DPR Jindalea | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Lady Lab | "Alive" | 12 | 10 | 08 | 08 | 06 | 10 | 06 | 06 | 08 | 06 | 10 | 90 | 3rd |
| Of Monsters & Men | "Little Talks" | 08 | 08 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 06 | 116 | 1st |
| Mary N'diaye | "Big Dreamer" | 10 | 12 | 10 | 06 | 08 | 08 | 10 | 08 | 10 | 08 | 12 | 102 | 2nd |
| Elisabeth Carew | "The Feeling" | 06 | 06 | 06 | 10 | 10 | 06 | 08 | 12 | 06 | 10 | 08 | 88 | 4th |
The countries that have given points to San Monique (over 4 editions) in the Internatia Song Contest.
| Place | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Symphony Isles
|
38 |
| 2nd |  Grolskira
|
32 |
| 3rd | Sibinia
|
26 |
| 4th |  Mukaltin
|
24 |
| 5th | Sunetti
|
20 |
| 6th |  DPR Jindalea
|
18 |
| 7th |  Volnytaria
|
17 |
| 8th |  Dulcet Ebullience
|
16 |
| 9th | Spirevo
|
14 |
 Tikata
|
14 | |
| 10th | Kosma
|
10 |
 Xhanostania
|
10 | |
| 11th |  Tashkveny
|
08 |
| 12th |  Brickistan
|
07 |
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|
07 | |
| 13th |  Anselmsuusonia
|
06 |
 Novatlantida
|
06 | |
 Swelatie
|
06 | |
 Tonallán
|
06 | |
| 14th |  Irlandia
|
04 |
| 15th |  DimkaRUS
|
01 |
 Saint Eva & Lepland
|
01 |
The countries that have received points from San Monique (over 4 editions) in the Internatia Song Contest.
| Place | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Symphony Isles
|
40 |
| 2nd | Grolskira
|
26 |
| 3rd | Sibinia
|
24 |
| 4th | Volnytaria
|
20 |
| 5th | Sunetti
|
14 |
| 6th |  Luzze
|
12 |
| Saint Eva & Lepland
|
12 | |
| 7th | Brickistan
|
10 |
| Kosma
|
10 | |
| Spirevo
|
10 | |
| Tikata
|
10 | |
| 8th | DPR Jindalea
|
08 |
| 9th |  Randomia
|
06 |
| Tonallán
|
06 | |
| 10th | Irlandia
|
05 |
| Mukaltin
|
05 | |
| Swelatie
|
05 | |
| 11th | Anselmsuusonia
|
01 |
| Dulcet Ebullience
|
01 | |
| Xhanostania
|
01 |