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Latest revision as of 23:26, 3 November 2024

Valdron
Flag
Member stationTCSV
Participation summary
Appearances124 (as of 10/9/2024)
First appearanceISC 23
Best result2nd ISC 63, ISC 127
Worst result26th (SF) ISC 65, ISC 104

Valdron made their debut in the 23rd edition of the Internatia Song Contest - which was held in Dalistra, Alexandria - alongside Bubblique and Huania. The nation has entered the contest on 102 occasions and continues to participate to this day, placing it 19th in the current roster in terms of participations. It has participated in every edition since its debut, except from the 36th and 66th editions. Valdron has a generally good voting record, though it has been disqualified in the semi-finals for invalid or non-existent votes on three occasions.

Upon its debut in 2014, Valdron's entries were largely conventional in terms of genre and sonic palette, though showed a limited degree of versatility within the realms of pop music. Soon after returning from its withdrawal in the 36th edition, Valdronian entries began to gradually shift further left-of-field, though the nation was still more comfortable in the field of pop. This less palatable approach to its entries has continued to develop throughout the nation's contest history, and Valdron has thus been recognised by numerous nations as having carved an individual, distinct sound for itself. In more recent editions Valdron has embraced experimentalism not only in some of its entries themselves, but also in song choice, at times vaulting from predominantly inaccessible genres to conventional pop songs in the space of merely an edition. Linguistically, the majority of Valdron's entries are performed in English though they have also sent songs in numerous world languages as well as a few instrumental compositions.

In terms of success, Valdron is currently one of the oldest participating nations to have not won the contest, behind Eriod and Spitzenbergen, and is statistically the most successful nation still participating without a win. Despite not winning, it has hosted the contest on one occasion - the 102nd edition - after the top two of the 100th edition turned down hosting rights. Since its debut, Valdron waited three years to record a podium result, eventually coming 2nd in the 63rd edition which is the nation's best result alongside a later 2nd place in the 127th edition. The nation has finished in the top five 9 times, the top ten 23 times - corresponding with around a fifth of its total participations - and the upper half of the final in over half of its final appearances. Valdron's qualification rate is roughly 50%, and has maintained this rate throughout much of its contest history.

Valdron has been placed in Pot 1 since the 25th edition, after initially being in Pot 2 the edition before, and has not moved pot since. For much of its early history, Valdron was a marginal Pot 1 member due to its voting patterns being more friendly to pop entries, as well as largely adhering to the genre itself. However, Valdron has since grown to become not only synonymous with Pot 1, but a secure and staple member of the pot as Valdron's entries became staunchly unconventional, likewise with their votes.

Participants & Results

Table key

  Winner   Second place   Third place   Last place   Disqualified   Jury qualifier   Did not compete

Edition Artist Song Title Genre Language Place Points Semi Points
23rd Scotland Anna McLuckie Little Man on the Moon Chamber pop English 26 69 12 45
24th England Bat for Lashes Daniel Art pop English Failed to qualify 16 50
25th Armenia Iveta Mukuchyan Target Pop rock English 21 34
26th United States The Gaslamp Killer Nissim Hip hop Instrumental 19 36
27th Germany Nena 99 Luftballons Neue Deutsche Welle German 17 43
28th United States Lindsey Stirling Crystallize Classical dubstep Instrumental 15 109 7 78
29th Sweden Ace of Base All That She Wants Pop English Failed to qualify 19 43
30th Iceland Greta Salóme In the Silence Pop English 14 56
31st Ireland Enya Orinoco Flow New age English 5 129 6 77
32nd NorwayIreland Secret Garden Sleepsong New age English 12 112 7 66
33rd Norway Helene Bøksle Mot søvn Folk pop Norwegian Failed to qualify 19 40
34th Netherlands Sandra van Nieuwland Hunter Pop English 7 138 2 89
35th France Zaz Si Chamber pop French Failed to qualify 18 48
36th
Did Not Compete
37th Azerbaijan Latifa Soyuoz Hədəf Symphonic metal Azerbaijani 10 136 10 75
38th Canada Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà Experience Classical Instrumental 6 140 10 58
39th Spain Narsilion Montserrat Neofolk Catalan 14 110 4 86
40th Norway Rebekka Karijord The Noble Art of Letting Go Chamber pop English Failed to qualify 24 33
41st France Emma Shapplin L'absolu Operatic pop French 25 73[1]
42nd Tunisia Emel Mathlouthi Kelmti horra Arabic pop Arabic 21 32
43rd Ireland Enya Isobella New age Irish 23 30
44th England Bat for Lashes The Haunted Man Art pop English 23 35
45th Germany Lambert Finally Modern classical Instrumental 21 33
46th Denmark Efterklang Dreams Today Art pop English 25 27
47th Belgium Illuminine ft. I will, I swear Armor Ambient pop English 23 38
48th Chile Camila Moreno Tu mamá te mató Art pop Spanish 12 113 17 55
49th England Ed Harcourt The Saddest Orchestra (It Only Plays for You) Chamber pop English 6 142 6 77
50th Spain Narsilion El retorn a la infantesa Neofolk Catalan Failed to qualify 15 46
51st France Mélanie Laurent En t'attendant Chamber pop French 12 119 11 61
52nd United States Young Magic Lucien Art pop English 20 93 12 59
53rd United States Exitmusic Passage Dream pop English 7 133 9 75
54th Iceland Rökkurró Svanur Chamber folk Icelandic 11 127 5 93
55th JapanChina Kitaro & Jane Zhang Impressions of the West Lake New age Mandarin 7 138 2 103
56th Israel Keren Ann Strange Weather Art pop English Failed to qualify 15 50
57th Canada Lisbonne Télégramme Miroirs d'automne Chamber folk French 24 24
58th Australia Emma Louise 17 Hours Art pop English 8 141 3 94
59th France Camille Fontaine de lait Art pop French 13 120 5 84
60th United StatesJapan Kishi Bashi In Fantasia Art pop English, Japanese 5 141 6 81
61st Taiwan Eve Ai Waterfall Pop Mandarin 27 72 11 57
62nd Canada Jordan Klassen No Salesman Indie folk English 14 104 10 63
63rd Denmark Myrkur Ulvinde Black metal Danish 2 159 5 74
64th United States Chelsea Wolfe Flatlands Chamber folk English Failed to qualify 17 54
65th United States Beach House Myth Dream pop English 26 65[1]
66th
Did Not Compete
67th Scotland Cocteau Twins Blue Bell Knoll Dream pop Imaginary 3 170 15 51
68th England Lights On Moscow Lord, Let Me Know Dream pop English Failed to qualify 19 43
69th United States Beach House Space Song Dream pop English 16 52
70th Sweden Anna von Hausswolff The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra Experimental rock English 21 93 8 63
71st JapanBrazil Jun Miyake ft. Bruno Capinan Pontual Dark jazz Portuguese 13 121 15 53
72nd Scotland Frightened Rabbit I Wish I Was Sober Indie rock English 27 81 9 74
73rd China Hong Kong Faye Wong Divide (分裂) Dream pop Mandarin Failed to qualify 23 37
74th United States Marissa Nadler Hungry Is the Ghost Shoegaze English 19 44
75th England Slowdive Everyone Knows Shoegaze English 26 73 23 24
76th England Thom Yorke Suspirium Chamber pop English 6 152 3 90
77th England Blood Orange Charcoal Baby Contemporary R&B English Failed to qualify 19 40
78th Japan Fishmans ゆらめき in the Air (98.12.28) Progressive pop Japanese, English 24 35
79th France Feu! Chatterton L'ivresse Nouvelle chanson French 20 51
80th Portugal Amália Rodrigues Cansaço Fado Portuguese 20 44
81st England Jessie Ware Adore You Deep house English 14 115 4 81
82nd New Zealand Tamaryn Love Fade Shoegaze English 12 123 6 79
83rd United States Weyes Blood Movies Progressive pop English 16 106 9 70
84th Italy Andrea Laszlo De Simone Sogno l'amore Canzone d'autore Italian Failed to qualify 14 52
85th Canada Helena Deland Claudion Dream pop English 13 111 5 76
86th Argentina Gustavo Cerati Tabú Art rock Spanish 15 111 8 70
87th England Ex:Re Romance Art pop English Failed to qualify 15 58
88th United States Perfume Genius Eye in the Wall Neo-psychedelia English 16 113 10 63
89th Taiwan Naiwen Yang Repentance Art pop Mandarin Failed to qualify 18 51
90th United States Tennis Runner Dream pop English 13 62
91st Canada Basia Bulat Your Girl Indie pop English 18 45
92nd Japan For Tracy Hyde Sakura no Sono (櫻の園) Shoegaze Japanese 16 51
93rd Netherlands Eefje de Visser Bitterzoet Art pop Dutch 8 130 1 99
94th United States Yves Tumor ft. Diana Gordon Kerosene! Art rock English Failed to qualify 17 46
95th Sweden I Break Horses The Prophet Synthpop English 10 129 8 65
96th Spain Maria del Mar Bonet Les illes Nova cançó Catalan 14 116 12 63
97th Brazil Letrux Déjà-vu frenesi Pop rock Portuguese 21 99 12 62
98th Japan Susumu Hirasawa TOWN-0 PHASE-5 Electro-industrial Japanese 21 96 9 75
99th United States Julia Holter Finale Ambient English 15 110 12 60
100th Spain L'Ham de Foc Lluna d'algeps Sephardic folk Catalan 3 161 1 100
101st United States Eartheater Volcano Art pop English Failed to qualify 24 34
102nd United States Angel Olsen Lark Art pop English 22 96 Host country
103rd Barbados Rihanna Kiss It Better Alternative R&B English Failed to qualify 21 41
104th United States Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle Anhedonia Dark folk English 26 83[2]
105th England Wolf Alice The Last Man on Earth Chamber pop English 3 160 2 93
106th Spain Maria Arnal i Marcel Bagés Fiera de mí Glitch pop Spanish 19 118 4 80
107th Finland Lau Nau Elina Chamber folk Finnish 4 155 8 67
108th United States Zella Day Dance for Love Boogie English Failed to qualify 24 39
109th Canada Sarah Davachi Play the Ghost Ambient pop English 17 52
110th Hungary Thy Catafalque Vadak (Az átváltozás rítusai) Progressive metal Hungarian 14 116 10 65
111th Russia Shortparis Strashno Coldwave Russian 6 133 4 81
112th United States Indigo De Souza Kill Me Indie rock English Failed to qualify 13 59
113th Mexico Sadness I Want to Be with You Blackgaze English 6 146 11 60
114th Brazil Juçara Marçal Crash Art punk Portuguese 24 91 11 58
115th France Oklou god's chariots Alternative R&B English 26 70 6 73
116th ItalyUnited States Emma Tricca ft. Judy Collins Solomon Said Psychedelic folk English Failed to qualify 25 33
117th EnglandUnited States ANOHNI and the Johnsons Fistful of Love Soul jazz English 17 51
118th Japan Guernica Akebono Art pop Japanese 14 58
119th Spain Soleá Morente Fe ciega Dream pop Spanish 6 142 2 102
120th United States Laura Stevenson State Noise pop English 7 148 5 82
121st United States Perfume Genius Hellbent Experimental rock English 21 100 21 41
122nd Russia Auktyon Padal Art rock Russian Failed to qualify 18 51
123rd England Keeley Forsyth I Stand Alone Ambient English 18 49
124th France Dominique A L'horizon Folk rock French 5 134 3 94
125th Canada Alvvays After the Earthquake Jangle pop English 11 134 3 83
126th Hong Kong Karen Mok Fan Dance Gabber Cantonese Failed to qualify 15 55
127th Portugal Expresso Transatlântico ft. Conan Osíris Barquinha Folk rock Portuguese 2 181 3 85
128th New Zealand Kimbra replay! Electropop English 11 127 9 68
129th China Hiperson Spring Breeze Art rock Mandarin 15 114 5 83
130th England A.A. Williams Melt Post-metal English 6 135 9 61
131st Spain Rocío Márquez & Bronquio Niña de sangre (Verdiales) Flamenco nuevo Spanish 8 143 3 93
132nd Canada The Weather Station Atlantic Sophisti-pop English 16 104 12 61
133rd Brazil Tetê Espíndola Amor e guavira Vanguarda paulista Portuguese Failed to qualify 17 49
134th United States Julie Byrne Hope's Return Psychedelic folk English 6 143 2 95
135th Hong Kong Yumiko Cheng Think (想) Synthpop Cantonese Failed to qualify 24 40
136th United States Glasser Vine Art pop English 5 155 1 88
137th United States Little Moon Wonder Eye Noise pop English 4 153 3 79
138th United States Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou The Valley Post-metal English Failed to qualify 15 50
139th Italy Daniela Pes Carme Art pop Imaginary[3] 7 131 8 75
140th Finland Pambikallio Vesimusiikkia (Laguuni 1) Neo-psychedelia Finnish 22 91 9 67
141st Sweden El Perro del Mar Kiss of Death Art pop English Failed to qualify 14 54
142nd Peru Sofia Kourtesis Si te portas bonito Deep house Spanish 15 56
143rd Brazil Ana Frango Elétrico Insista em mim Sophisti-pop Portuguese 15 56
144th Finland Karina Teko Dream pop Finnish 4 150 2 96
145th United States SASAMI Honeycrash Alternative rock English Failed to qualify 22 38
146th France Alcest Flamme jumelle Shoegaze French 7 143 1 93
147th BelgiumUnited States Fievel Is Glauque As Above So Below Jazz fusion English Failed to qualify 15 57
148th Belgium Nala Sinephro Continuum 10 Space ambient Instrumental 20 45
149th United States Roy Blair Panavision Drum and bass English


  1. ^ a b This disqualification was due to the failure of the delegation to send votes, therefore a strike was given.
  2. ^ This disqualification was outwith the control of the delegation given their circumstances, thus a strike was not given.
  3. ^ Inspired by elements of Italian and Sardinian.
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