National Final
SealTV announced that they would holding another domestic national final to determine their entry for the Internatia Second Chance Contest 26, with a slightly tweaked format from the previous edition. The national final took place over the course of a week, with one show per evening. Every song that was eligible to represent Saint Eva & Lepland in ISCC participated, with videoclips of their original national final performances being shown (rather than new performances). There were five quarter-finals, four of which had eight entries and one which had nine entries. The top two from each quarter-final went to the semi-final, competing for five spots in the final. The top five songs from the semi-final particpated in the final against the previous edition's finalists, and the winnner went on to represent Saint Eva & Lepland at ISCC.
Quarter-Final 1
Draw
Artist
Song
1
Kim Wilde
"Perfect Girl"
2
New Found Glory
"Crazy For You"
3
Jessica Garlick
"Hard Not To Fall"
4
Boh Runga
"Names in the Sand"
5
Rick Astley
"Hopelessly"
6
Tim Douwsma
"Allebei"
7
Hayley Westenra
"Dark Waltz"
8
Lea Salonga
"Reflection"
Quarter-Final 2
Draw
Artist
Song
1
The Gothic Archies
"We Are the Gothic Archies"
2
Got a Girl
"Did We Live Too Fast"
3
Manuel Ortega
"Swimming in Deep Waters"
4
The Plastic Pals
"Riding With Elvis"
5
Julie Andrews
"A Spoonful of Sugar"
6
Angela Lansbury
"The Age of Not Believing"
7
Shelby Flint
"Tomorrow is Another Day"
8
Élan Rivera & Jamily Gray
"All We Wanna Do"
Quarter-Final 3
Draw
Artist
Song
1
Will Martin
"Over the Hills"
2
Margaret Urlich
"Gonna Make You Mine"
3
Judy Kuhn
"Just Around the Riverbend"
4
Billy Joel
"Why Should I Worry?"
5
Jonathan Young & Savannah Stuckmayer
"Zero to Hero"
6
Simon Mathew
"These Arms"
7
Pink Martini
"Que sera, sera"
8
Tom Hulce & Tony Jay
"Heaven's Light / Hellfire"
Quarter-Final 4
Draw
Artist
Song
1
John Cacavas & Hal David
"Bluebird"
2
Esther Hart
"Hollywood Ending"
3
Matt Dusk & Edyta Górniak
"All the Way"
4
María Ólafs
"Dancing in the Storm"
5
Cliff Edwards
"When You Wish Upon a Star"
6
Carly Binding
"We Kissed"
7
Sieneke
"You Don't Know"
8
Lizzie Marvelly
"Collisions"
Quarter-Final 5
Draw
Artist
Song
1
Brooke Fraser
"Hosea's Wife"
2
Billy Joel
"The Downeaster "Alexa""
3
Jon McLaughlin
"So Close"
4
Phil Collins
"Two Worlds"
5
Céline Dion & Peabo Bryson
"Beauty and the Beast"
6
The Cosmic Carnival
"Unicorn"
7
The Overtones
"Carolyn"
8
Ray Parker, Jim Morgan & Tom Szczesniak
"The Adventures of Tintin (Symphonic Theme)"
9
Angelique Kidjo & Dave Matthews
"Iwoya"
Semi-Final
Draw
Artist
Song
1
Boh Runga
"Names in the Sand"
2
Lea Salonga
"Reflection"
3
Got a Girl
"Did We Live Too Fast"
4
Shelby Flint
"Tomorrow is Another Day"
5
Margaret Urlich
"Gonna Make You Mine"
6
Billy Joel
"Why Should I Worry?"
7
Esther Hart
"Hollywood Ending"
8
Lizzie Marvelly
"Collisions"
9
Brooke Fraser
"Hosea's Wife"
10
Angelique Kidjo & Dave Matthews
"Iwoya"
Final
Draw
Artist
Song
Place
1
Lea Salonga
"Reflection"
9
2
Got a Girl
"Did We Live Too Fast"
1
3
Kim Carnes
"Bette Davis Eyes"
4
4
Belinda Carlisle
"(I Won't Say) I'm in Love"
8
5
Boy Meets Girl
"Waiting For a Star to Fall"
3
6
Lizzie Marvelly
"Collisions"
2
7
Brooke Fraser
"Hosea's Wife"
5
8
Elton John
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
10
9
Esther Hart
"Underneath the Stars"
6
10
Angelique Kidjo & Dave Matthews
"Iwoya"
7
Songs
1-9
"Face in the Crowd"
"Gambling Man"
"Let's Go to the Mall"
"Brother My Brother"
"Zonnestralen"
"Caught in the Crowd"
"Good News"
10-19
"Heaven"
"The Call"
"I Plead Insanity"
"Nii täiuslik see"
"Both Sides, Now"
"America"
"The World I Know"
"Tokyo"
"I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)"
20-29
"Sticky Situation"
"Beautiful Disaster"
"Heart of Spring"
"Empire"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Saint Eva & Lepland did not compete)