Saint Eva & Lepland in the Internatia Song Contest 3

Internatia Song Contest 3
Country	{{country data Saint Eva & Lepland|flag/core|name=Saint Eva & Lepland|variant=|size=}}
National selection
Selection process	Island Voices 1
Selection date(s)	Songs presentation: 24th August 2012 Results: 1st September 2012
Selected entrant	Kerrie Roberts
Selected song	""Rescue Me (How the Story Ends)""
Finals performance
Final result	9th, 59 points
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National Final

Saint Eva & Lepland held a national final for the first time, called "Island Voices". Due to an almost non-existent music scene, ten artists from foreign countries were asked 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. It was televised on the 24th of August in Saint Eva & Lepland, and during the following week it was also broadcast in San Monique, Kosma and Sibinia. All four countries voted on the songs, and on the 1st of September the results were tallied. It transpired that Kerrie Roberts had won the NF, with her song "Rescue Me (How the Story Ends)".

Island Voices 1 | 24 August - 1 September 2012

Draw	Artist	Song					Total	Place
1	Kim Wilde	"Perfect Girl"	5	6	3	12	26	4
2	The Overtones	"Gambling Man"	12	10	1	5	28	3
3	Will Martin	"Over the Hills"	3	12	4	4	23	6
4	Margaret Urlich	"Gonna Make You Mine"	1	1	6	3	11	10
5	Kerrie Roberts	"Rescue Me (How the Story Ends)"	10	2	12	10	34	1
6	Rick Astley	"Hopelessly"	4	5	2	2	13	9
7	Belinda Carlisle	"I Plead Insanity"	8	4	8	1	21	8
8	Esther Hart	"Hollywood Ending"	6	8	10	6	30	2
9	Billy Joel	"The Downeaster 'Alexa'"	2	7	5	8	22	7
10	Bree Sharp	"America"	7	3	7	7	24	5

Controversy

Several groups lobbied for the disqualification of the winning song, claiming that it was in clear breach of ISC rules forbidding religious content. Singer Kerrie Roberts and songwriter Robert Graves reportedly refuted this claim. The IBU investigated and found that there were "no significant religious themes present in this song", therefore Roberts was allowed to perform at the Internatia Song Contest. Had she been disqualified, runner-up Esther Hart would have been sent instead.

Points Awarded

From Saint Eva & Lepland

12 points	Tashkveny
10 points	Sibinia
8 points	Swelatie
7 points	Tikata
6 points	Sunetti
5 points	Anselmsuusonia
4 points	Kosma
3 points	DPR Jindalea
2 points	H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug
1 point	Irlandia

To Saint Eva & Lepland

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Luzze Sunetti	Swelatie	Tikata		Grolskira Tonallán
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
		Symphony Isles		Sibinia Spirevo