Saint Eva & Lepland in the Internatia Song Contest
| Saint Eva & Lepland | |
|---|---|
| |
| Member station | SBC |
| National selection events | Island Voices (ISC 3-4, 7) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 7 |
| First appearance | ISC 1 |
| Best result | 1st: ISC 7 |
| Worst result | 19th: ISC 6 |
| External links | |
| SBC Page | |
Saint Eva & Lepland first participated in the Internatia Song Contest in the first edition, being one of eight countries to do so. It originally participated under the name Dysprosia. Saint Eva & Lepland has chosen most of its entries through internal selections, due to a lack of available funds, although a national final called Island Voices has been used occasionally.
Early on in the contest's history, Saint Eva & Lepland generally received favourable results, finishing in the top 10 each time of its first four participations, with the latter two being chosen by the national final. However, the tables would soon turn, as Saint Eva & Lepland would finish third-last and second-last with their next two (internally selected) entries. Following these unfortunate results, SBC revived Island Voices with a new format. This resulted in a victory at the Internatia Song Contest 7, where Saint Eva & Lepland was represented by Slovak singer Kristina with the song "Life is a Game".
The Internatia Song Contest 9 will be held in the Leplandian capital, Woodchester. The venue has not yet been confirmed.
Results
As Dysprosia
| Edition | Artist | Song | Final | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISC 1 |  Tina Cross
|
"Nothing But Dreams" | 5 | 38 |
As Saint Eva & Lepland
| Edition | Artist | Song | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISC 2 | Matt Dusk
|
"Back in Town" | 6 | 77 | ||
| ISC 3 | Kerrie Roberts
|
"Rescue Me (How the Story Ends)" | 9 | 59 | ||
| ISC 4 | Marcin Mroziński
|
"Never Felt Like This" | 10 | 61 | ||
| ISC 5 | Amy Grant
|
"Eye to Eye" | 17 | 27 | ||
| ISC 6 | Deborah Conway
|
"It's Only the Beginning" | 19 | 14 | ||
| ISC 7 | Kristina
|
"Life is a Game" | 1 | 128 | ||
| ISC 8 | Sieneke
|
"Amore fantastico" |
Island Voices
Preceding the third edition of the Internatia Song Contest, Saint Eva & Lepland introduced a national final called Island Voices. Due to an almost non-existent music scene, ten artists from other countries were invited to present a song from their existing repertoire to win the chance to represent Saint Eva & Lepland, with two runner-ups receiving a wildcard to the next edition of Island Voices. Island Voices was also used to select Saint Eva & Lepland's entry for the Internatia Song Contest 3. It was then scrapped due to budget cuts from SBC.
Following two internal selections which yielded poor results at the Internatia Song Contest, Island Voices was revived with a new format, in which six artists participated and no wildcards were given.
The fourth edition of Island Voices was intended to be a Disney Special with two semi-finals to commemorate the ten year anniversary of Internatia's first Disneyland, but it was postponed and later scrapped entirely due to legal issues with the Walt Disney Company.
Island Voices 1
| Draw | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | English | Kim Wilde | "Perfect Girl" | 4 | 26 |
| 02 | English | The Overtones | "Gambling Man" | 3 | 28 |
| 03 | English | Will Martin | "Over the Hills" | 6 | 23 |
| 04 | English | Margaret Urlich | "Gonna Make You Mine" | 10 | 11 |
| 05 | English | Kerrie Roberts | "Rescue Me (How the Story Ends)" | 1 | 34 |
| 06 | English | Rick Astley | "Hopelessly" | 9 | 13 |
| 07 | English | Belinda Carlisle | "I Plead Insanity" | 8 | 21 |
| 08 | English | Esther Hart | "Hollywood Ending" | 2 | 30 |
| 09 | English | Billy Joel | "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | English | Bree Sharp | "America" | 5 | 24 |
Island Voices 2
| Draw | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | English | Marcin Mroziński | "Never Felt Like This" | 1 | 49 |
| 02 | English | Élan Rivera & Jamily Gray | "All We Wanna Do" | 8 | 27 |
| 03 | Instrumental | David Arkenstone | "Heart of Spring" | 5 | 31 |
| 04 | English | Carly Binding | "We Kissed" | 9 | 26 |
| 05 | Dutch | Sieneke | "Zonnestralen" | 3 | 48 |
| 06 | English | The Overtones | "Carolyn" | 6 | 29 |
| 07 | English | Hayley Westenra | "Both Sides Now" | 2 | 49 |
| 08 | English | Manuel Ortega | "Swimming in Deep Waters" | 10 | 18 |
| 09 | English | Simon Mathew | "These Arms" | 7 | 28 |
| 10 | English | Esther Hart | "Underneath the Stars" | 4 | 43 |
Island Voices 3
| Draw | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | English | Kristina | "Life is a Game" | 1 | 43 |
| 02 | English | Sieneke | "You Don't Know" | 3 | 32 |
| 03 | English | Blessid Union of Souls | "Brother My Brother" | 4 | 32 |
| 04 | English | Hayley Westenra | "Dark Waltz" | 5 | 27 |
| 05 | English | Lionel Richie & Trijntje Oosterhuis | "Face in the Crowd" | 2 | 34 |
| 06 | English | John Cacavas & Hal David | "Bluebird" | 6 | 21 |
Trivia
- All winners of Island Voices have gone on to place in the top 10 at the Internatia Song Contest.
- Following ISC 8, Saint Eva & Lepland will have been represented by three artists who also performed at ESC 2010 - Marcin Mroziński, Kristina and Sieneke. Although all three failed to reach the final at ESC, both Marcin and Kristina reached the top 10 at ISC.
- "Life is a Game" currently holds the records of most points received (128), largest margin of victory (24), and most sets of 12 points received (6).
Voting History
Saint Eva & Lepland has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dulcet Ebullience
|
50 |
| 2 |  Sunetti
|
44 |
 DPR Jindalea
|
44 | |
| 4 |  Sibinia
|
33 |
| 5 |  H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug
|
26 |
Saint Eva & Lepland has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tikata
|
32 |
| 2 |  Volnytaria
|
30 |
| 3 | Sunetti
|
29 |
| 4 |  Symphony Isles
|
22 |
| 5 |  Luzze
|
20 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded from the second edition onwards, as the voting format was different in the first edition.