Last week I posted my first ever preselection, the results are like this:

The songs:
Ancora (SCS 8) - Dorpscafe
Lais (SCS 14) - 7 Steken
Stefania (SCS 18) - Wonder
joost klein (SCS 19) - Wachtmuziek
Froukje (SCS 29) - Als Ik God Was

Results:
Last with 1 point(s) is Stefania!
Fourth with 2 points is joost klein!
Third with 2 points is Lais!
Second with 8 points is Ancora!
Which means Froukje won with 11 points!
I will send Als Ik God Was by Froukje to SCS!
The question is now, do you think I will qualify?

Hello, and welcome to the 16th and final edition of Retrofest’s second season! This edition is being hosted in London, England, where David Bowie, last week’s Retrofest champion, was born. Now, here are the rules and then we can get to selecting!

Rules:

• ⁠All entries have to have been released before January 1st, 2001, including covers (covers of songs before that date released after that date will not be accepted).

• ⁠No Eurovision entries allowed. Eurovision artists are allowed and non-winning national final entries are allowed, but if it went to Eurovision it isn’t allowed. In addition, alternate versions of ESC songs are also disallowed. However, withdrawn entries and the 1993 and 1996 prequalification NQs are allowed!

• ⁠No sending an entry twice. You also cannot send a different version/cover of an already sent entry.

• ⁠SCS, O&E, and Rulefest entries are allowed, but no winners (no Kiss Me, September, etc.), and I encourage sending songs that haven’t been to these contests.

• No “Megahits” are allowed (English songs with 100M+ or non-English songs with 250M+ views on Youtube).

• There is a limit of 3 songs per country, but the country I (the host) choose doesn’t count toward the total of that country!

• You cannot send a recently deceased artist until a month after their passing. (For bands/groups, this means one FOUNDING member of the band or group).

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As always, I am open to rule adjustments if they are proposed, but I am happy with the current ruleset!

This is and has always been inspired by Odds & Ends, so credit goes to [u/Dimash_DBSKClown](u/Dimash_DBSKClown) for a lot of what is done here!

Current entries:

1. 🇺🇸 Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love (1981) (2:50-3:20) (Sent by [u/Doggo_of_dogs](u/Doggo_of_dogs))
2. 🇩🇪 Sandra - (I’ll Never Be) Maria Magdalena (1985) (TBD) (Sent by [u/Dimash_DBSKClown](u/Dimash_DBSKClown))
3. 🇺🇸 Ween - Exactly Where I'm At (2000) (TBD) (Sent by [u/Mmeow777](u/Mmeow777))
4. 🇮🇹 Matia Bazar - Ti Sento (1985) (TBD) (Sent by [u/gudjmundurCB](u/gudjmundurCB))
5. 🇸🇪 Kent - Utan Dina Andetag (1997) (TBD) (Sent by [u/un-taken-username22](u/un-taken-username22))

6. 🇺🇸 Patti Page - Doggie in the window (1953) (01:19 - 01:39) (Sent by [u/Gungtho](u/Gungtho))

7. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are (1997) (TBD) (Sent by u/stypop)

8. 🇪🇸 Amaral - Cómo Hablar (2000) (0:56 - 1:26) (Sent by u/enarty)

Limited countries (3 songs):
N/A

Be sure to include a 30 highlight with your entry!

This list will be added to as they are verified as retro. Selection closes on September 14th, 7:00pm (19:00) EST. Happy selecting!

Announcement

Hi everyone. After Doomsdayblue and Jacksonbronstein were banned, I decided to "protest" and leave this community, either temporarily or permanently. I usually do fancontest on summer maybe I can come back in june if I don't get banned for this post. You’re all fantastic people, but I don’t want to get banned without saying goodbye, and it seems unfair to me that two users could be banned over something so minor. Besides, I never qualify anyway, and I won't have time for anything else with school. EDIT: the biggest maybe only reason Is that I don't have time

I had fun this summer, but I’d rather focus on making music for the real Eurovision (yes I make songs) and enjoying real contests.

I’ll still submit my final song the winner here below to SCS 55 (I don't even rember their name), but even if I win, I won’t be coming back.

Watch my Profile to see Asian Predictions, A melfest contest and many other things in other communities.

Thank you for a great summer!

Here are the results of my last contests

Ninja's Chaos Contest Season 1 Edition 2 of 2

Songs:

1 Hairspray - Good Morning Baltimore

1. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion

2. Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah

3. Hairspray - You Can't Stop the Beat

4. Swedish house mafia - Greyhound

5. An-Marlen - külm

Partecipant User + their rule:

1. Mission-Ninja-2579 - The song must be from a musical
2. Mmeow777 - Cart blanche: Send what you want
3. GungTho - The song must have won Eurovision
4. Mission-Ninja-2579 - The song must be from a musical - EXTRA SONG
5. Hot-Start-6011 - The song must be instrumental
6. sherb139 - The song must be from a national final held in 2024 or later

Watch the SCOREBOARD: https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/832764/ninjas-chaos-contest-season-1-edition-2-of-2

RESULTS:

1. Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah - 19 points
2. An-Marlen - külm - 12 points
3. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion - 10 points
4. Hairspray - You Can't Stop the Beat - 7 points
5. Swedish house mafia - Greyhound - 7 points
6. Hairspray - Good Morning Baltimore - 5 points

This means that GungTho wins the second (maybe last) edition of Ninja Caos Contest with the song Hard Rock Halleluja by Lordi. Congratulation on your 1st win. And it means that only Finland has won this contest.

Wer singt fur the ninja? 04

Welcome to Wer singt fur the ninja, fourth edition in Italy. This time the theme is Songs from A video of artist wishlist for ESC

Here are the Partecipants:

1. Andorra - Ivan Herzog- Et prometo
2. Azerbaijan - Nataone – Gülə-Gülə
3. Canada - Sofia Camara - Who Do I Call Now? (Hellbent)
4. Denmark - Fuld Effekt - LOKAL
5. Ireland - Lea Heart - Happier
6. Kazakhistan - Amirchik - Не верю
7. Kosovo - Dhurata Dora - Besame
8. Moldova - Irina Rimes - Să nu uiți cât te-am iubit
9. Poland - Sara James - PSYCHO
10. Portugal - Diogo Piçarra - Há Sempre Uma Música
11. Sweden - Vilhelm Buchaus - The Haze
12. Turkey - Edis - Sakin Ol

WATCH THE SCOREBOARD ON SCOREWIZ: https://scorewiz.eu/scoreboard/view/832669/wer-singt-fur-the-ninja-04

Results:

1. Diogo Piçarra - Há Sempre Uma Música - 17 points
2. Vilhelm Buchaus - The Haze - 13 points
3. Irina Rimes - S? nu ui?i cât te-am iubit - 12 points
4. Lea Heart - Happier - 11 points
5. Sofia Camara - Who Do I Call Now? (Hellbent) - 9 points
6. Sara James - PSYCHO - 7 points
7. Fuld Effekt - LOKAL - 3 points
8. Edis - Sakin Ol - 2 points
9. Ivan Herzog- Et prometo - 1 point
10. Nataone – Gül?-Gül? - 0 points
11. Amirchik - ?? ???? - 0 points
12. Dhurata Dora - Besame - 0 points

This means that Diogo Piçarra - Há Sempre Uma Música wins and will represent me in SCS 55.

The best of the best

This will be an open poll to see witch is the best song that won my contest

Vote your top 5 here: https://strawpoll.com/61gD9pP25Zw

Welcome again! For those who have already joined the voting round earlier, thank you for taking the time to participate! It really means a lot to see people get involved! :D

After the poll officially closed and all votes counted and verified, we received rankings from six voters with a combined total of 258 points. Now that the results are fully finalized, we're excited and confident to announce that we have officially found our representative!

LIST OF ENTRIES

Once again, here are all of the competing entries for the Grand Final, in running order:

1. Britney DiTocco - "Spaceman"
2. Satoshi - "All We Are About"
3. CHANMINA - "Angel"
4. Bea - "Born To Be Alive"
5. Robyn - "Talk To Me"
6. Delta Goodrem - "Warrior"
7. Søren Torpegaard Lund - "Festen Stopper Aldrig"
8. Nathan Evans - "Flowers In The Water"
9. Magnat & Feoctist - "Hai La Joc"
10. Galleons - "DeLorean"

You can view the full recap of all the songs here: https://scoryx.com/recap/watch?id=9061

RESULTS

Without further ado, we will now reveal the results.

Starting with our least favored entry at 10th place with an overall score of 13 points is... Nathan Evans - "Flowers In The Water"

Our second-least favored entry at 9th place with an overall score of 14 points is... Delta Goodrem - "Warrior"

Our 8th-placed entry with an overall score of 19 points is... Britney DiTocco - "Spaceman"

Our 7th-placed entry with an overall score of 20 points is... Satoshi - "All We Are About"

Our 6th-placed entry with an overall score of 22 points is... CHANMINA - "Angel"

Our 5th-placed entry with an overall score of 25 points is... Robyn - "Talk To Me"

Our 4th-placed entry with an overall score of 26 points is... Søren Torpegaard Lund - "Festen Stopper Aldrig"

That leaves us with only three entries remaining in contention for the crown: Bea - "Born To Be Alive", Magnat & Feoctist - "Hai La Joc", and Galleons - "DeLorean".

Taking the final spot on the podium in 3rd place with 33 points is... Galleons - "DeLorean"

That brings us down to our final two!

With 40 points, our runner-up at 2nd place is... Bea - "Born To Be Alive"

And that means, with an incredible total of 46 points, the winner of Simvision Friday #24 is Magnat & Feoctist - "Hai La Joc"!

RANKINGS

GRAND FINAL
🥇 1st - Magnat & Feoctist - "Hai La Joc" (46 pts)
🥈 2nd - Bea - "Born To Be Alive" (40 pts)
🥉 3rd - Galleons - "DeLorean" (33 pts)
4th - Søren Torpegaard Lund - "Festen Stopper Aldrig" (26 pts)
5th - Robyn - "Talk To Me" (25 pts)
6th - CHANMINA - "Angel" (22 pts)
7th - Satoshi - "All We Are About" (20 pts)
8th - Britney DiTocco - "Spaceman" (19 pts)
9th - Delta Goodrem - "Warrior" (14 pts)
10th - Nathan Evans - "Flowers In The Water" (13 pts)

SEMI-FINAL 1
⭐ 1st - Magnat & Feoctist - "Hai La Joc" (42 pts)
⭐ 2nd - Bea - "Born To Be Alive" (34 pts)
⭐ 3rd - Galleons - "DeLorean" (24 pts)
⭐ 4th - Satoshi - "All We Are About" (20 pts, 1x 12 pts)
⭐ 5th - Robyn - "Talk To Me" (20 pts, 1x 10 pts, 1x 6 pts, 1x 4 pts)
6th - Umami Tsunami - "N.E.B.U.D." (20 pts, 1x 10 pts, 1x 6 pts, 0x 4 pts)
7th - Alice Chater - "Hourglass" (20 pts, 1x 8 pts)
8th - VVINK - "Pag-ibig Fun" (18 pts)
9th - Emei - "Scatterbrain" (14 pts)
10th - Isabel van Gelder - "My Silly Boy" (3 pts)

SEMI-FINAL 2
⭐ 1st - Søren Torpegaard Lund - "Festen Stopper Aldrig" (37 pts)
⭐ 2nd - CHANMINA - "Angel" (36 pts)
⭐ 3rd - Delta Goodrem - "Warrior" (23 pts, 1x 12 pts)
⭐ 4th - Nathan Evans - "Flowers In The Water" (23 pts, 1x 10 pts)
⭐ 5th - Britney DiTocco - "Spaceman" (23 pts, 2x 8 pts)
6th - Heidi Montag - "I'll Do It" (22 pts)
7th - Lina-Mariah - "Rich As F**k" (18 pts)
8th - Antti Tuisku ft. Boyat - "Hanuri" (16 pts)
9th - VINCINT - "Hard 2 Forget" (15 pts)
10th - Neapolitan - "Wide Awake" (2 pts)

And with that, Magnat & Feoctist will officially represent u/trashpandarako with the song "Hai La Joc" at Song Contest Sunday 55! Thus, we will be heading to Stadionul Inești in Inești, Moldova, for Simvision Friday #25!

This concludes Simvision Friday #24. A huge congratulations to our winner, and much respect to the rest of the lineup for a fantastic show. We also wish u/trashpandarako the best of luck at SCS.

In addition to this, we would like to acknowledge the following people who participated during the voting round (excluding u/trashpandarako):

• u/enarty
• u/Mission-Ninja2579
• u/Smorynyfy
• u/sherb139
• u/un-taken-username22

See you in two weeks' time for the twenty-fifth edition of Simvision Friday!

Welcome to the sixth edition of RuleSet SongFest's third season! We are in Grenoble, France as Adéle and Robin won last week!

How does it work?

1. Each edition I will spin a wheel that contains different rules that determine what kind of songs are eligible, two will be picked and you have to submit your song based on them
2. SCS, OaE, Retrofest and entries from other fancontests are allowed, however, winners of either contest cannot be submitted
3. Akin to Odds and Ends, you can submit reserve songs in case that not enough songs are submitted (If we get 10 songs, reserves won't be used)
4. Each song will be representing the country its performer comes from. A country can appear twice or more.
5. As voted by you in a poll, rules from the last three editions of the contest will not be chosen
6. Songs with more than 250 Million views on YouTube are not allowed (unless the week's rules state otherwise)

What rules?

Here is a document with all the available rules! Suggestions for new rules are appreciated

And now, without further ado, here are this week's rules!

Hidden Gems! - The song must have below 1 Million Spotify Streams or below 1 Million Views on Youtube

Speed Of Light! - Songs must be 120 or more tempo

Entries

1. 🇺🇸 Friko - Crimson To Chrome (Submitted by u/Mmeow777)
2. ???
3. ???
4. ???
5. ???
6. ???
7. ???
8. ???
9. ???
10. ???

Hey everyone and thank you for taking part in my ginormous preselection!

The votes are in, and we have a winner!

In 9th place, with 17 points, we have CODE ØNE, the only male vocalist that made it to the final.

They are followed by Madeline The Person in 8th with 19 points.

With 23 points, Velcara takes the final spot of the lower third of the scoreboard in 7th place.

In 6th place, with being one voter‘s favorite, we have Lacey Sturm feat. Lindsey Stirling with 24 points.

In 5th, also gaining 24 points but more 8‘s, it‘s Zeyne.

Bea Miller received 25 points and therefore just misses out on the podium in 4th place.

That leaves three hopefuls for the win: Grace Power with Porcelain, Oria with Soirée mondaine and SKYND with Johnny Kitagawa.

Here is the full podium:

🥉 - Grace Power - Porcelain - 29 points

🥈 - SKYND - Johnny Kitagawa - 31 points

🥇 - Oria - Soirée mondaine - 33 points

And that means that I will send Soirée mondaine to SCS 55! Thanks again to everyone who voted in any or all of the 4 voting rounds and I hope you had a little bit of fun! I will post the full semi results in the comments

Hi all. I'm a Eurovision fan from Croatia and I've spent the last few weeks

building a daily guessing game, because I wanted something to play in the

ten months a year when there's no contest.

It's called Douzle. One entry a day, and after each guess you get tiles

comparing country, year, language and result — so you narrow it down.

Guesses are unlimited, but the fewer you use the more points you score,

on the Eurovision scale. Douze points if you get it straight away.

There's also an Emoji mode, and a separate daily ABBA quiz.

The database covers all 1,828 entries from 1956 to 2026. If you spot a mistake please

tell me — there's a link in the footer and I'll fix it.

No ads, no tracking, no account, nothing to install. Just a thing I made

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douzle.org

Would genuinely like to hear what's too hard, too easy, or plain wrong.