Republic of Lost Islands in the Internatia Song Contest

Republic of Lost Islands
Participation summary
Appearances	1
First appearance	ISC 9
Best result	13th SF: ISC 9
Worst result	13th SF: ISC 9

Lost Islands made their debut in the 9th Edition of the Internatia Song Contest.

Results

Edition	Artist	Title	Place	Points	Semi	Points
9th	Amberian Dawn	"He Sleeps in a Grove"	X	X	13	53
10th	Styx	"The Best of Times"

History

KPR, the public broadcaster for the Lost Islands, has held a national final, called Kálitt Lódd Inasiyal (Kalitt Song for Internatia), to determine the Lost Islander entry in the Internatia Song Contest.

Lost Islands in the Internatia Song Contest 9 (Kálitt Lódd Inasiyal 1)

Three bands competed in KLI 1, which was a one-evening, three-song affair. An estimated 30,000 people watched the show.

Place	Artist	Song	Score
1	Amberian Dawn	He Sleeps in a Grove	62
2	Evanescence	Bring Me to Life	60
3	Aphasia	Break the Ice	58

An estimated 37,500 people (86% of the population) watched Amberian Dawn finish 13th in the second semi final out of 21 competing nations. The final, despite not having the Lost Islands, was watched by 23,500 people.

Lost Islands in the Internatia Song Contest 10 (Kálitt Lódd Inasiyal 2)

The second edition of Kalitt Song for Internacia featured three popular local bands, each entering three songs, with the additional prize of a mainland recording contract.

Place	Artist	Song	Score
1	Styx	The Best of Times	50
2	Styx	Come Sail Away	47
3	Styx	Lorelei	46
4	KISS	Unholy	43
5	KISS	Beth	39
6	Boston	More Than a Feeling	35
7	Boston	Amanda	29
8	Boston	Don't Look Back	27
9	KISS	Heaven's on Fire	26

The competition was watched by 29,000 people, a slight decrease from the first Kalitt Song for Internacia.

Styx was drawn fifth in the first semi-final to be held in Pixopolis, Bitland. Unfortunately, they finished 19th with 35 points, not making the final.

Lost Islands in the Internatia Song Contest 11 (Kálitt Lódd Inasiyal 3)

KPR announced a new format for KLI 3, in response to criticism that the contest leaned too heavily towards rock and metal. A number of songs from a variety of genres were commissioned, and 16 songs were unveiled in KLI 3. The songs would compete in a series of single-elimination duels, with a new draw before every round. Nations wishing to vote in KLI 3 were told to rank songs from top to bottom (depending on how many songs were left). Each nation would compare its preference to cast a vote in the duels. Therefore, each voter need only listen to the songs once and vote once.

First Round

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
The Kingston Trio	Tom Dooley	0		Nine Inch Nails	Closer	3
Die fantastischen Vier	Sie ist weg	0		Baltimora	Tarzan Boy	3
Robert John	Sad Eyes	2		Shawn Elliott	Shame and Scandal	1
The Parliaments	(I Wanna) Testify	0		Dio	Rainbow in the Dark	3
The Archies	Sugar, Sugar	1		Edith Piaf	No, je ne regrette rien	2
Mahmoud Ahmed	Aynotche terabu	2		The Peanuts	Furimukanaide	1
Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley	The Phantom of the Opera	3		Frank Sinatra	World War None	0
Nightwish	Wish I Had an Angel	3		The Olympians	O Tropos	0

Quarterfinals

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Nightwish	Wish I Had an Angel	6		Robert John	Sad Eyes	1
Edith Piaf	No, je ne regrette rien	2		Dio	Rainbow in the Dark	5
Baltimora	Tarzan Boy	6		Mahmoud Ahmed	Aynotche terabu	1
Nine Inch Nails	Closer	3		Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley	The Phantom of the Opera	4

Semifinals

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley	The Phantom of the Opera	4		Nightwish	Wish I Had an Angel	4
Baltimora	Tarzan Boy	4		Dio	Rainbow in the Dark	4

The first duel went to the winner of the Lost Islands televote, Nightwish's "Wish I Had an Angel." The second duel went to the winner of the rest of Internatia, Baltimora's "Tarzan Boy."

Finals

Artist 1	Song 1	Score 1		Artist 2	Song 2	Score 2
Nightwish	Wish I Had an Angel	5		Baltimora	Tarzan Boy	3

Viewing figures for KLI 3: First round: 16,500 Quarterfinal: 18,000 Semifinal: 20,250 Final: 26,000

KPR announced that foreign songs and composers would be welcome to participate in KLI 4.