Congratulations: 50 Editions of the Internatia Song Contest

Congratulations: 50 Editions of the Internatia Song Contest
A Blossoming of Music
Dates
Semi-final	16 August 2016
Final	28 August 2016
Host
Venue	Federation Arena (Śānthi) Vistāra Arena (Kāra) Arena Areenium (Vespiario)
Host broadcaster	RTK and RTS
Participants
Number of entries	45
Vote
Voting system	Each country's 14 favourite songs are awarded 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, then 8 through to 1 points based on the votes of the population of each

Congratulations: 50 Editions of the Internatia Song Contest is a television programme organised by the Internatia Broadcasting Union (IBU) to commemorate the Internatia Song Contest's fiftieth anniversary and to determine the Contest's most popular entrant of its fifty editions. The host and format of contest, as well as participating countries were already announced.

Hosting

Bidding process

The bidding process to host the second Congratulations contest was officially launched on 17 May 2016. 15 broadcasters representing 8 bids announced their intention to take part:

• Kimmystan, Zephyrus, Victoria
• Tashkveny
• Alteus, Sunetti
• Nicolas' Neighbour, Territrius
• Kaledonii, Spitzenbergen
• HKJIADH
• Alma Livre
• Kosma, Tonallán, Luzze

Bids

Finally, five official bids were received on time.

Logo	City	Country	Broadcaster	Result
	Hugo Chávez City	Lettuce	LBC	1st round (4th)
	Even though Lettuce had a short history in ISC, it has had a huge impact on the community with its many contributions to the contest and its spin-offs. LBC has been especially important in building bridges between Internatia and Outernatia. Lettuce has also been one of the most active contributors to the escforum.net Wiki database, providing information and scoreboards for a variety of contests, including ISC, jISC, ISC -1, ISCC, and especially, OSC. Lettuce also has experience hosting large events, as it was the host of the Outernatia Song Contest 12, which received very positive reviews for its organization and graphics. The Lettuce Broadcasting Corporation, LBC, is ready to organize a big event and guarantees to offer a wonderful and unforgettable show with beautiful graphics. Each country will get its own specific postcard that reflects the culture of the country. Lettuce's bid symbolizes the strong connection between Internatia and Outernatia and the everlasting power of music across continents. Please vote for us and feel the @music4ever! Slogan: @music4ever Venue: Revolution Arena
	Kijong-Dong	H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	Holy Kitsune Television (HKTV)	1st round (5th)
	Slogan: Legends of Yesterday: All-Star Team Up Host Venue: The Highest And Only Of Our Leaders, Kim Jong Il's Greatest Arena
	Final: Fettevika Semi 1: Rosebud - Semi 2: Uff Da	Kimmystan	KimmiTV (KTV)	Finalist (2nd)
	The meaning of this motto is that we now will kiss goodbye to the previous 50 edition and we are approaching new 50 wonderful edition! And a kiss is also a cute way to say goodbye to something, but also a way to say hello to something new. Fettevika is famous for their beautiful Kimmystanian women and most of the citizens here are women. The few men that live there are either related to the women or their husbands. But in the recent years the men have gradually started to move to Fettevika from Kimmydalen, the capital of Søderlandet. In contrast to Fettevika, Kimmydalen consists mainly of men and because of this there is are many tv shows where the women of Fettevika compete against the men of Kimmydalen in different sports and games. Examples of such TV programs are The Farm, Big Brother & Sister, The Love Hunt, The Love Nest and Paradise Motel. Fettevika has hosted the 19th edition of Outernatia Song Contest. Slogan: A Kiss Goodbye - XOXO Host Venue: Fettevika Theater (Fettevika) - Musikkhallen (Rosebud) - Valhall Arena (Uff Da)
	Kaledonii: Śānthi and Kāra - Spitzenbergen: Vespiario	Kaledonii Spitzenbergen	Radio Television Kaledonii (RTK), Radio Television Spitzenbergen (RTS)	Winner
	RTK successfully hosted the Internatia Song Contest 20 in Śānthi during February 2014 and subsequently hosted two spinoff contests: the Internatia Second Chance Contest 18 and the Internatia Song Contest -1 #8 in Nineveh and Ašra during April/May 2015. The motto for the Kaledonii - Spitzenbergen bid, “A Blossoming of Music”, is a reference to the time it takes for flowers to bloom. Some flowers take a longer time to bloom compared to others, maybe it isn't the right season or weather conditions aren't ideal for the flower to immediately bloom. However, when these flowers finally bloom, the end product is spectacular. Similarly, ISC Congratulations is a contest to celebrate 50 editions of the Internatia Song Contest. All of the songs that will participate in this edition have participated in a previous edition of the contest. These entries may not have necessarily done well the edition they were sent, but they continue to hold a special place in their countries' hearts. Slogan: A Blossoming of Music Host Venue: Federation Arena (Śānthi) - Vistāra Arena (Kāra) - Arena Areenium (Vespiario)
	Los Santos	Alteus - Sunetti	BovineTV	1st round (3rd)
	Slogan: Best of the best Host Venue: Maze Bank Arena

Vote

The vote to elect the host country of the Congratulations Contest occured from 1st to 11th july 2016 (first round) and from 12th to 17th july 2016 (second round).

All countries having taken part in ISC or are in the WL could vote. Bidders were allowed to vote but for the joint-bids, but only the first vote was taken.

The vote for the first round was: 8 - 5 - 3 - 2 and 0 points The two bids which have received the more points were selected for the second round.

Congratulations contest bidding results
Country	Host city	Round 1	Round 2
Lettuce	Hugo Chávez City	56
H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	Kijong-Dong	51
Kimmystan	Fettevika / Rosebud / Uff Da	92	7
Kaledonii Spitzenbergen	Śānthi / Kāra / Vespiario	131	17
Alteus Sunetti	Los Santos	84

Results

Final

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points	Contest
1	Amsteris	Vera Brezhneva	"Dobroe Utro"			ISC 27
2	Tjärsklanjska	Emmy the Great	"Paper Forest (In the Afterglow of Rapture)"			ISC 25
3	Saint Eva & Lepland	Krístina	"Life is a Game"			ISC 7
4	Tikata	Carmen Maria Vega	"Mon homme"			ISC 27
5	Sunetti	M83 feat. Susanne Sundfør	"Oblivion"			ISC 47
6	Tashkveny	Via Gra	"Peremiriye" (Перемирие)			ISC 33
7	Porielana	Elaine	"Venus & Mars"			ISC 39
8	Evergreen Lands	Laura Doggett feat. Alice Jemima	"Night Girl"			ISC 38
9	Alteus	Yogscast	"Diggy Diggy Hole"			ISC 35
10	Grolskira	The Killers	"Somebody Told Me"			ISC 34
11	Land of Jhe Freeh	Marjan Farsad	"Khooneye Ma"			ISC 46
12	Spitzenbergen	Troye Sivan	"Youth"			ISC 43
13	Gandhara	Ayumi feat. Batyr	"Hey-La"			ISC 48
14	H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	Chinese Old-Folks' Choir	"Lao Lai Qiao Gaga"			ISC 19
15	Bitland	Hello Moth	"Clouds in Cloudless Skies"			ISC 43
16	Lacrea	Shinji Hosoe	"Blue Bird Lamentation"			ISC 34
17	Háttųka	Foals	"Mountain At My Gates"			ISC 40
18	Gebze	Rojda	"Le Buke"			ISC 39
19	Luzze	Claire Diterzi	"Tableau de Chasse"			ISC 26
20	Men̈́sa	Susumu Hirasawa	"Parade"			ISC 26
21	Kimmystan	Ina Wroldsen & Broiler	"Lay It On Me"			ISC 48
22	Chruno	Ella Henderson	"Glow"			ISC 28
23	Rata Sum	T-ara	"Sugar Free"			ISC 28
24	L.M Lažovi	Carrie Underwood	"Blown Away"			ISC 16
25	Sockistan	Belle & Sebastian	"There's Too Much Love"			ISC 22
26	Alexandria	Ana Alcaide	"El Pozo Amargo"			ISC 16
27	Pen Island	Aminata	"Land of Nibiru"			ISC 36
28	Noxus	Rebecca & Fiona	"Candy Love"			ISC 34
29	Kosma	Amanda Jenssen	"When We Dig for Gold in the USA"			ISC 44
30	Fierce	Emina Jahović	"Posle Mene"			ISC 21
31	Zephyrus	Naiara	"Adelante"			ISC 37
32	Ponásikwa	Wolfgun	"The Woods"			ISC 39
33	Lettuce	MIN	"Stuck"			ISC 39
34	Huania	Lemon Joy	"Kažkada"			ISC 32
35	Kaledonii	Lisa Lois	"Silhouette"			ISC 28
36	Stylé	He Jing	"Malah Yisah"			ISC 17
37	Ova Anova	Era Istrefi	"Bonbon"			ISC 47
38	Hanzyuki	Charlift	"Amanaemonesia"			ISC 21
39	Eriod	The Dø	"Keep Your Lips Sealed"			ISC 27
40	DimkaRUS	Maks Barskih	"Nebo" (Небо)			ISC 19
41	Victoria	Alexandra Stan	"I Did It, Mama!"			ISC 45
42	Auspikitan	Halsey	"Colors"			ISC 40
43	Pönö	Runaway Zoo	"Youngwildblood"			ISC 49
44	Kaministiquia	Rihanna	"S&M"			ISC 47
45	Valdron	Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà	"Experience"			ISC 38