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Old 24-04-2014, 13:07
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Hello everybody and welcome to the Digital Spy Song Contest!

Following in the success of some of the games across Digital Spy (in the Eurovision & X Factor forums), I thought it'd be really cool to get a song contest running. Think Eurovision, but without the countries.

So the premise of the game is quite simple:
- You will enter one song through private message to me (Carlisle156)
- After a few days of submission time, all songs will be posted in a song list on this thread.
- All participants must then send a vote by the time the round ends (for the first one, we'll use a week of voting and see how it goes from there)
- Voting will be Eurovision Style - ranking your top 10 songs, awarding 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1 points respectively.
- After voting, results will be revealed and we'll have our winner!
- The winner of the round will then be given the opportunity to host the next round.

Now, there are rules and requirements that you must abide by with your song choices:
- An entry MUST be no more than a year old, whether this be single released or an album track on an album released no more than a year ago.
- The song must not have already been used.
- The song must not exceed 5 minutes in length.
- Songs without lyrics are banned from the contest.
- Covers are also banned, only original songs.

Other Rules:
- You must not tell anybody which song is yours as the contest is to be held anonymously, anybody found to be telling people their song choice will be punished.
- Songlist reviews are encouraged, but don't let them get out of hand and be too offensive? It's okay not to like a song, but you don't need to absolutely slate it either.
- Failure to vote will result in a 12 point penalty to your song.

So the songs you send can be from any country in the world, in any language, and have either appeared in the charts or be an indie, inspired gem.

Any questions - feel free to ask, either on thread or through private message.

You have until 7pm Monday 28th April to send in your song choices to ME by private message.
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Old 24-04-2014, 13:11
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This sounds amaze, I hope lots of people play :3
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Old 24-04-2014, 13:21
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This sounds rly interesting, I'll deffo be taking part.
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Old 24-04-2014, 20:05
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What an excellent idea.
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Old 24-04-2014, 20:41
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Lovely idea <3
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Old 24-04-2014, 20:43
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How do I win this?
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Old 24-04-2014, 22:42
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I will partake.
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Old 24-04-2014, 23:26
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Excited!
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Old 24-04-2014, 23:36
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<3 you'll find out how much I love this eventually...
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Old 25-04-2014, 10:25
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Had several songs already which is really great. Keep them coming okay thank you. xo
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Old 25-04-2014, 17:53
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song sent, hopefully you guys like it
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Old 26-04-2014, 22:05
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Bumpety bump.
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Old 27-04-2014, 13:25
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This is a very good idea, David.

I'll have a think and send something later!
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Old 27-04-2014, 16:00
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Great idea I'll definitely be signing up.
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Old 28-04-2014, 00:35
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Deciding on a song and will send it to you soon David!
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Old 28-04-2014, 11:51
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Thank you to everybody who has sent in songs, tonight after NTA results is the deadline!
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Old 29-04-2014, 00:03
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Hello and welcome to the first ever Digital Spy Song Contest. Totally ecstatic by the response that it's had as launching a game, especially when it has to be on an invisible forum populated by an excess of song name games. A grand total of 19 songs, and here they are:

The Songlist
The Correspondents - Fear & Delight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABS-mlep5rY

Bebe Black - Never Forget
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTmM1yMf2Po

Little Mix - Stand Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHtaeQoWZWY

Tove Lo - Habits (Stay High)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh2LWWORoiM

James Vincent McMorrow - Cavalier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0DvjgagJko

Bleachers - I Wanna Get Better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A81Z6hGjGJQ

LIZ - Stop Me Cold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp2C-FUQInU

Kat DeLuna - Stars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97y0OSBwmy8

Pia Mia - Red Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bluTzfjS_3w

Rixton - Me and My Broken Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JJfJgyHYwU

Jessica Mauboy - To The End of the Earth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lqbbEm460Q

Frankmusik - Dear Nicole
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-HNlcnVg7Y

Whinnie Williams - Break Hearts In Your Sleep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WjUoQ05nyY (song starts at 1:10)

BANKS - Brain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL9T42SVnN0

Robyn & Royskopp - Do It Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIG7PVa8SS8

Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdkBgaIntfs

The Pretty Reckless - Heaven Knows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHBxJCq99jA

Canterbury - Think It Over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydxoo1dWm8E

Storyman - Coming Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPikKePxsww


PLAYLIST

So there we have it, the 19 selected songs that are competing to become the first ever victor of the Digital Spy Song Contest!

To vote, please listen to the songs & then rank your favourite 10 Eurovision style, awarding points in order, with the greater points going to those you liked most (12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1). Send me these votes in a private message to me (Carlisle156).

The deadline for voting is 7pm Friday 2nd May with results from 9pm. Reviews in the meantime are encouraged to keep the thread alive to some extent, although it is super hard to stay in the first 5 pages if you haven't got a post within the past hour.

Good luck everybody!
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Old 29-04-2014, 08:04
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Love: Jessica Mauboy, Banks, Frankmusik, Paloma faith. LIZ, and Tove Lo!
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Old 29-04-2014, 19:47
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I hate whoever sent in that Robyn song, it was going to be my choice for next week
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Old 29-04-2014, 23:54
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What I thought, usual caveat no offence meant to anyone whose song I don't like:

Champions League
Frankmusik
Whinnie Williams
Paloma Faith
Storyman

Premier League
The Correspondents
Bleachers
Banks
Robyn & Royskop
Canterbury

League 1
Bebe Black
Tove Lo
James Vincent McMorrow
Pia Mia
Jessica Mauboy
The Pretty Reckless

GM Vauxhall Conference
Little Mix
Liz
Kat de Luna
Rixton

A good mix of styles, admittedly some of which appeal more to me than others. But, as anyone who does DSFE knows the only things less successful than my songs are my predictions
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Old 30-04-2014, 12:24
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I love that way of ranking - the Vauxhall conference lmaao^

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Old 30-04-2014, 16:39
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Robyn
Whinnie Williams
Bleachers
Pia Mia
Banks


Tove Lo
Storyman
The Correspondents
Frankmusik
The Pretty Reckless
Rixton


Bebe Black
James Vincent McMorrow
Canterbury
Paloma Faith


Little Mix
Kat Deluna
Jessica Mauboy
Liz
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Old 01-05-2014, 13:40
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I always find it interesting how I normally have a completely different music taste to the people who post there likes and dislikes etc (same with the DSFE). Obviously there is some overlap but on the whole pretty much the other way around.
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Old 01-05-2014, 17:04
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Me too. I thought Kat, Pia and Jessica were the best.
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Old 01-05-2014, 17:26
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I always find it interesting how I normally have a completely different music taste to the people who post there likes and dislikes etc (same with the DSFE). Obviously there is some overlap but on the whole pretty much the other way around.
That's what makes these games fun - you never know what's going to happen because everyone likes different things!

And tbh, if whoever used Jessica had sent in Pop A Bottle, she'd have gotten points from me. That's my jam.
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