Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest 20
| Outernatia Song Contest 20 | |
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| Country |  Gandhara
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| National selection | |
| Selection process | Unity Fest |
| Selection date(s) | 1 March 2016 |
| Selected entrant | Kiwi |
| Selected song | "Namriin Boroond Bi Gomdson" |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 61 points) |
| Final result | 10th, 89 points |
| Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest | |
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Gandhara participated in the Outernatia Song Contest 20 in Wyverncliff, Alteus. Their entry was selected through the joint national final Unity Fest, organised by the Gandhari broadcaster Radio and Television of Gandhara (RTG) and the broadcasters from Frostfall, Jhe Freeh, Kimmystan, and Raingate.
During the national final, Kiwi was with a 4th place the highest ranked Gandhari entry, receiving the right to represent Gandhara at the Outernatia Song Contest 20 with the Mongolian language song "Namriin Boroond Bi Gomdson".
Unity Fest
Unity Fest is a song contest that served as a joint national final for Frostfall, Gandhara, Jhe Freeh, Kimmystan, and Raingate to select their entry for the Outernatia Song Contest 20. The competition was held on 1 March 2016 in Huttiheita, Kimmystan.
Competing entries
Ten acts competed in the national final, two from each country. The competing songs and artists were announced on 14 February 2016.[1] The winner was decided by 12 professional juries from different countries, who awarded 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs, except for the participating countries who awarded 12, 10, 8–3 points to their 8 favourite songs as they were not able to vote for their own two entries. "Punchline" by Josef Salvat won for Kimmystan, having been ranked first by one jury, the jury from Raingate. "Namriin Boroond Bi Gomdson" by Kiwi came 4th and was the highest ranked Gandhari entry. The other Gandhari entry, "Bel3arbia" by Nizar Idil, came last.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 |  Kimmystan
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Nicole Millar | "Tremble" | 7 | 61 |
| 2 | Gandhara
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Kiwi | "Namriin Boroond Bi Gomdson" | 4 | 80 |
| 3 |  Raingate
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Andriëtte | "Sewe Oseane" | 5 | 69 |
| 4 | Raingate
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Bobby van Jaarsveld | "Een Vir Een" | 6 | 67 |
| 5 | Kimmystan
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Josef Salvat | "Punchline" | 1 | 93 |
| 6 | Gandhara
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Nizar Idil | "Bel3arbia" | 10 | 37 |
| 7 |  Land of Jhe Freeh
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Marjan Farsad | "Khooneyed Maa" | 2 | 89 |
| 8 |  Frostfall
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Nadine Coyle | "Insatiable" | 8 | 52 |
| 9 | Land of Jhe Freeh
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Adrian Hood | "Brown Eyed Blues" | 9 | 48 |
| 10 | Frostfall
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Olly Murs | "Kiss Me" | 3 | 85 |
Score sheet
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| "Tremble" |
61 | 8 | 10 | 4 | X | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| "Namriin Boroond Bi Gomdson" |
80 | 4 | X | 7 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| "Sewe Oseane" |
69 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | X | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| "Een Vir Een" |
67 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 12 | X | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| "Punchline" |
93 | 10 | 4 | 8 | X | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| "Bel3arbia" |
37 | 6 | X | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| "Khooneyed Maa" |
89 | 3 | 12 | X | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| "Insatiable" |
52 | X | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| "Brown Eyed Blues" |
48 | 5 | 5 | X | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| "Kiss Me" |
85 | X | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
At Outernatia
All countries, except the host country, were required to qualify from two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; from each semi-final the top nine countries progressed to the final, and a tenth was determined by the International Jury. On 8 March 2016, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals.[2] Gandhara was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 20 March 2016.
In the second semi-final, Kiwi performed 1st in the running order, preceding Lost Islands. At the close of the voting "Namriin Boroond Bi Gomdson" had received 61 points from 12 countries, placing Gandhara 6th of 14 competing countries, and thus the song qualified for the final.
In the final, Kiwi performed 12th in the running order, following Noxus and preceding Ponásikwa. At the close of the voting "Namriin Boroond Bi Gomdson" had received 89 points from 14 countries, placing Gandhara 10th of 21 competing countries.
Points awarded by Gandhara
Semi-final 2Points awarded in the second semi-final:
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:
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Points awarded to Gandhara
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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See also
References
- ^ "Unity Fest 2". 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Semi-Final Allocation Draw for OSC 20". 8 March 2016.
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