Grolskira is one of eight countries that participated in the very first Internatia Song Contest edition and one of two countries that participate in every edition of ISC.
History
Grolskira entered in the first ISC, thus, are one of the first 8 countries that entered ISC. Throughout their ISC journey, they managed to send a lot of genres of music, tried to enter different artists all the time and earner a variety of results.
The first 3 editions Grolskira decided to send female soloists - Lily Allen, Kylie Minogue and Inna earned the rights to appear on ISC stage waving the Grolskiric flags with their songs. Grolskira was heavily criticised on ISC as sending too famous songs that are known worldwide to so many people and they're sick and tired to hear them again. That was the reason why all of them were rated low. First ISC edition didn't bring the positive result as joyful pop song "22" performed by Lily Allen in ISC 1, eventhough if there weren't so many participating countries at the start, finished 6th (7th before Tashkveny's disqualification) out of 8 places possible. Next edition Grolskira reached bottom 5 with sending another dancy song "Timebomb" performed by Kylie Minogue, a star and actual possible participant of Minogueland, which ceased to exist few days later after signing up. Saying it shortly, for three first editions in a row Grolskira sat in bottom 5 without any other hopes until Sibinian HoD tenderly asked to change Grolskiric tactics.
When Grolskira changed their tactics, they managed to climb up to 9th place - minus Lily Allen's ISC 1 performance, it was the most successful Grolskiric placing until the edition afterwards. Voltaire who represented Grolskira in ISC 4 had risen to a stronger recognition level in Grolskira, thus they managed to be recognized both in Grolskira and Spirevo, their actual home country. In ISC 5, Grolskira managed to reach a medal position - 3rd - their best result until ISC 19 came. Grolskiric people enjoyed the moment, but after that they returned to having nothing-worthy results by making Marina & the Diamonds win Grolskiric ISC 6 preselection, finishing 3 places behind top 3. Grolskira is not really known as sending the first K-Pop song to ISC overall, but will always bear this record in their minds since Girls' Generation were sent to ISC 7, an edition before Kwonia, the nation known for mainly sending East Asian pop music to ISC.
Since semifinals began in ISC, Grolskira saw themselves in finals 15 times out of 28 editions with semifinals. Their first semifinal attempt did not work out, however, Grolskira received some sympathy from other delegations for not qualifying. Next edition they pulled through for 3 straight editions in a row, all thanks to female singers and a female band sent. Kelly Clarkson's ISC entrance was as heavily criticised by ISC nations as Grolskiric ISC first 3 entries, so for the first 2 qualifications, Grolskira finished bottom 3, and after ISC 10 fiasco almost counted its 2 years, V delegation appeared to reveal full ISC 10 results Bitland have under their cover all along. Grolskira qualified thanks to 3 disqualified nations in Semi 2.
Internatia saw Grolskira sending 3 British acts in a row, and only one of them qualified, in ISC 11. The other 2 that followed placed the worst possible for the nation, thus bringing the nation a shameful result continuation, from ISC 12 to ISC 16, when Grolskira didn't qualify for 5 times in a row. When downfall point was almost so critical that no one in Grolskira liked ISC at all, everything changed in ISC 17 when Grolskira finally qualified again, putting ISC status popular in Grolskira once again. ISC 17-19 served Grolskira their greatest set of results, and even a 2nd place amongst them, brought by Woodkid and his song, "Run Boy Run".
The rest of the 2014 after ISC 20 did not end up very well for Grolskira. Almost a qualification with one of the most overplayed, same sounding and other bad worded band Coldplay almost qualified but got slapped off by a tiebreaker and that resulted in Tashkveny's qualification, which received 10 points from Grolskira in the semi. Though, next edition Grolskira pulled in because of International Jury vote, and that sounded quite unexceptional for a song like that according to Grolskiric ISC fan opinion. Hopes were held really high to win in ISC 23 and ISC 24 but the results were low. Straight after ISC 26, Grolskira's non-qualification in a row horror almost extended, but was stopped in ISC 31, at the beginning of 2015 - the year Grolskira decided to change their ISC tactics.
Indeed, 2015 proved to be more succesful for Grolskira so far, only bringing 1 non-qualification with sending something Lithuanian. The rest of times they pulled out a qualification and placed neatly in the final with sending something American, between 2nd and 11th places. After they reached 2nd places with their first 90's song, Grolskira decided to push the power of their game forward with hosting a national final between 2 more countries. Eventhough they finished 11th with their selection from that national final (the song was entered to ISC 35), they didn't give their hopes up and still waited for their first ISC win. They didn't manage to do so with catchy Russian slutpop, which already became boring to certain few countries in ISC, also with their alternative ISC 37 female song, but 4th place really lit up their expectations higher.
And apparently winning ISC for Grolskira was possible - when did ISC 39 come. It was rather expected by people in previous edition, but Grolskira didn't manage to qualify then, but the next edition in Alteus proved to be successful... by accident. If it wasn't for IJ qualification and huge semifinal 1 people support, Grolskira wouldn't even manage to qualify to final. The dream of winning ISC has proven the people who expected it a lot will get it soon, but will still get it.
Saint Lu, Woodkid and Dom Howard (Semifinal 1) Miss Montreal, Brooke Fraser and Chris Wolstenholme (Semifinal 2) Lily Allen, Dan Smith and Matt Bellamy (Final)
Slavidonova
Lily Allen
Kylie Minogue
Aquaticia
Inna
Affetto
Voltaire
Meijar
Nolwenn Leroy
Luna
Lördsberg
Girls' Generation
Violetta
Vlatko Lozanoski
Woodchester
Kelly Clarkson
Pixopolis
Venus
Amor
Platonia
Lovendalen
Tramandi
Saint Lu
Pensa
Biplan
Liechgrado
Miss Montreal
Brooke Fraser
Rosetown
Śānti
Stettino
Tuscan City
Dalistra
Leshkent
Yottobán
Lumturi
Armin Van Buuren ft. Trevor Guthrie
Burbuja
Sanggumdang
Dramaskus
Ción
Tlahuilco
Natali
Esonáth
Kate Havnevik
Ithist
Io, Carlo
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Capucarnaisa
Nolvena
Baus-Ia
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Endeho
Veronica Maggio
Mariapolo
Manas
Skårsvik
Nakatonka
Kag Renzel
Invertulloch
Llanfairngultrumlocus
Jorma Ikävalko
Marek Grechuta
Asciente
Campina Luminosa/Campo da Bravura/Pomar/Hippocampus
Zanartano
Mirabella
Suacaerus
Kristina
Regina
Edoriada
Caprika