Aw, there's one country I've hoped would come up in the 3rd countries the past couple contests but never does, although it's defo in the bottom group of countries.
DS Fantasy Eurovision 81: Become an explorer in Andorra (la Vella)!
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While we wait for Malta and Montenegro to be claimed, let's hear some more entries!
05. Bulgaria (Ruth Koleva - Oceans)
Compared to their awful 2015, Bulgaria have had a successful 2016 so far, with two top tens including a 3rd place finish to their name. The first of these top ten finishes was two editions ago with Ruth Koleva, whose "Run" finished in 6th. Ruth has now returned with her new song "Oceans" and hopes to take her success even further. Will Bulgaria make an improvement on an already impressive record for the year with their fourth consecutive entry in English?
06. Kazakhstan (Gaukhartas - Kazagym aj)
Similarly to Bulgaria, Kazakhstan had a 2015 to forget. However, after reaching their first final in 11 attempts back in Tromso, the Eastern nation have been doing a good job at returning to their older glory days, even reaching the runner up places two editions ago. Hoping to continue this is Kazakh girl group Gaukhartas. Could Kazakhstan get their first ever win with this catchy entry?
07. Portugal (Leonor Andrade - Strong For Too Long)
Other than their win in Vaduz over 20 contests ago, Portugal have failed to make a huge impact on the DSFE world, but if Leonor Andrade has anything to do with it, that will change here in Andorra. Leonor is no stranger to DSFE, having represented Portuguese microstate Azores in Kópavogur, but finished in last place in the final. Can she improve on her previous result and bring something to cheer about in Portugal?
08. Western Asia (Helly Luv - Revolution)
With 12 countries to borrow from, you'd think that Western Asia may have had more success than just the one top ten finish. However, the collective group of nations hasn't reached the final since Kópavogur, and has only made it out of the quarter finals once this year. It comes as no surprise that Kurdish-Finnish singer Helly Luv has felt the need to create a revolution for Western Asia, and hopes her song "Revolution" will bring some much needed success.
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05. Bulgaria (Ruth Koleva - Oceans)
Compared to their awful 2015, Bulgaria have had a successful 2016 so far, with two top tens including a 3rd place finish to their name. The first of these top ten finishes was two editions ago with Ruth Koleva, whose "Run" finished in 6th. Ruth has now returned with her new song "Oceans" and hopes to take her success even further. Will Bulgaria make an improvement on an already impressive record for the year with their fourth consecutive entry in English?
06. Kazakhstan (Gaukhartas - Kazagym aj)
Similarly to Bulgaria, Kazakhstan had a 2015 to forget. However, after reaching their first final in 11 attempts back in Tromso, the Eastern nation have been doing a good job at returning to their older glory days, even reaching the runner up places two editions ago. Hoping to continue this is Kazakh girl group Gaukhartas. Could Kazakhstan get their first ever win with this catchy entry?
07. Portugal (Leonor Andrade - Strong For Too Long)
Other than their win in Vaduz over 20 contests ago, Portugal have failed to make a huge impact on the DSFE world, but if Leonor Andrade has anything to do with it, that will change here in Andorra. Leonor is no stranger to DSFE, having represented Portuguese microstate Azores in Kópavogur, but finished in last place in the final. Can she improve on her previous result and bring something to cheer about in Portugal?
08. Western Asia (Helly Luv - Revolution)
With 12 countries to borrow from, you'd think that Western Asia may have had more success than just the one top ten finish. However, the collective group of nations hasn't reached the final since Kópavogur, and has only made it out of the quarter finals once this year. It comes as no surprise that Kurdish-Finnish singer Helly Luv has felt the need to create a revolution for Western Asia, and hopes her song "Revolution" will bring some much needed success.
Full List of Songs:
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After a long absence, think it's time for my return 
Good to see y'all.
Hope all are o.k, let's see if I can replicate my (lack of!) success here!
Good to see y'all.Hope all are o.k, let's see if I can replicate my (lack of!) success here!
Originally Posted by poshbloke:
“After a long absence, think it's time for my return Good to see y'all.
Hope all are o.k, let's see if I can replicate my (lack of!) success here!”
“After a long absence, think it's time for my return
Good to see y'all.Hope all are o.k, let's see if I can replicate my (lack of!) success here!”
Yesss !!! <3 Welcome back
I like that Leonor song; was my stored song for Portugal if I was to get them. Recognise the Icelandic song from an advert, but didn't know who sang it or that they were from Iceland!
Like Lithuania a lot - GJan vibes. Also a fan of Bulgaria and Kazakhstan
. Western Asia is more political than 1944 
but it's quite good. Will be interested in seeing how it does.
Interested in statistics? If so, follow this and all of your life's problems will go away, because we're going to be seeing which countries are the most popular for our voters.
In 80 editions (give or take around 10 due to non participations and disappearing scoreboards), we have given points to exactly 85 countries - ranging from the obvious DSFE heavyweights to little rare microstates like Vojvodina. But the question of which country has got the most points from Andorra has never been calculated.
This is about to change. Follow me as I reveal the top 30 countries by points given throughout 80 editions, as well as some highlights from that country.
Before we begin on the countdown from number 30, let's have a look at the country that just missed out in 31st.
31st place - Macedonia - 52 points given
This came as a surprise, because Macedonia have only reached 21 finals, meaning that per final appearance, we have given Macedonia an average of around 2.5 points. This 52 points includes one 12 and while it's a shame Macedonia missed out on the top 30, it was a surprise for them to be so high in the first place.
Who do you think has topped the overall Andorran points tally? Will it be the obvious candidate Spain? Or could it be someone else?
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Montenegro is still up for grabs for anyone who wants it! More countries will be handed out tonight at 7:00pm, so don't miss it!
In 80 editions (give or take around 10 due to non participations and disappearing scoreboards), we have given points to exactly 85 countries - ranging from the obvious DSFE heavyweights to little rare microstates like Vojvodina. But the question of which country has got the most points from Andorra has never been calculated.
This is about to change. Follow me as I reveal the top 30 countries by points given throughout 80 editions, as well as some highlights from that country.
Before we begin on the countdown from number 30, let's have a look at the country that just missed out in 31st.
31st place - Macedonia - 52 points given
This came as a surprise, because Macedonia have only reached 21 finals, meaning that per final appearance, we have given Macedonia an average of around 2.5 points. This 52 points includes one 12 and while it's a shame Macedonia missed out on the top 30, it was a surprise for them to be so high in the first place.
Who do you think has topped the overall Andorran points tally? Will it be the obvious candidate Spain? Or could it be someone else?
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Montenegro is still up for grabs for anyone who wants it! More countries will be handed out tonight at 7:00pm, so don't miss it!
1 day and 3 hours left to sign up, we're at 20 players so far but it'd be nice to get a couple more!
In the event that we don't get any more, there would be 16 free countries and I'm not sure what to do with them. Should I get rid of the microstates like Gotland, Sweden, Gibraltar, etc. and put those that remain (just the 7 countries) up for grabs alongside the awful countries, or hand them out as third/fourth countries for the majority of people? I'm open to other suggestions.
In the event that we don't get any more, there would be 16 free countries and I'm not sure what to do with them. Should I get rid of the microstates like Gotland, Sweden, Gibraltar, etc. and put those that remain (just the 7 countries) up for grabs alongside the awful countries, or hand them out as third/fourth countries for the majority of people? I'm open to other suggestions.
Originally Posted by ChickenFromKiev:
“1 day and 3 hours left to sign up, we're at 20 players so far but it'd be nice to get a couple more!
In the event that we don't get any more, there would be 16 free countries and I'm not sure what to do with them. Should I get rid of the microstates like Gotland, Sweden, Gibraltar, etc. and put those that remain (just the 7 countries) up for grabs alongside the awful countries, or hand them out as third/fourth countries for the majority of people? I'm open to other suggestions.”
“1 day and 3 hours left to sign up, we're at 20 players so far but it'd be nice to get a couple more!
In the event that we don't get any more, there would be 16 free countries and I'm not sure what to do with them. Should I get rid of the microstates like Gotland, Sweden, Gibraltar, etc. and put those that remain (just the 7 countries) up for grabs alongside the awful countries, or hand them out as third/fourth countries for the majority of people? I'm open to other suggestions.
”
Swedish people might be a little offended you call their country a microstate
On the actual topic of that question, I'm thinking that the more countries people can get, the happier they will be?
Also, my new annoyance is when I watch a video on YouTube with a really good song playing in the background and I find out it's stock music
Like, how can stock music afford to be that good?This is the song in question if anyone cares.
Originally Posted by mikabv:
“Swedish people might be a little offended you call their country a microstate
On the actual topic of that question, I'm thinking that the more countries people can get, the happier they will be?
Also, my new annoyance is when I watch a video on YouTube with a really good song playing in the background and I find out it's stock music Like, how can stock music afford to be that good?
This is the song in question if anyone cares.”
“Swedish people might be a little offended you call their country a microstate
On the actual topic of that question, I'm thinking that the more countries people can get, the happier they will be?
Also, my new annoyance is when I watch a video on YouTube with a really good song playing in the background and I find out it's stock music
Like, how can stock music afford to be that good?This is the song in question if anyone cares.
”
Whoopies I meant Svalbard.
Alright, so I'll probably hand them out alongside the 'good' countries with a draw then. That means people can take an awful country (like Montenegro, which is still available) without worrying about missing out on getting England if it's not taken. 
I may be missing the point of stock music but could you not send it anyway? Sorry if that's a stupid question but I didn't realise stock music was a thing and I'm not entirely sure how it works. Surely you'd be able to enter it here though, it's essentially the same thing as linking as you did above.
Originally Posted by ChickenFromKiev:
“I may be missing the point of stock music but could you not send it anyway? Sorry if that's a stupid question but I didn't realise stock music was a thing and I'm not entirely sure how it works. Surely you'd be able to enter it here though, it's essentially the same thing as linking as you did above.”
“I may be missing the point of stock music but could you not send it anyway? Sorry if that's a stupid question but I didn't realise stock music was a thing and I'm not entirely sure how it works. Surely you'd be able to enter it here though, it's essentially the same thing as linking as you did above.
”
Well, I guess you could but generally the people who compose or perform stock/royalty-free music do it via a big platform (in this case: http://www.epidemicsound.com) and rarely have their own website/wikipedia page mentioning anything about who they are, let alone their nationality, so I wouldn't know what country to send it in for
.
Originally Posted by mikabv:
“Well, I guess you could but generally the people who compose or perform stock/royalty-free music do it via a big platform (in this case: http://www.epidemicsound.com) and rarely have their own website/wikipedia page mentioning anything about who they are, let alone their nationality, so I wouldn't know what country to send it in for.”
“Well, I guess you could but generally the people who compose or perform stock/royalty-free music do it via a big platform (in this case: http://www.epidemicsound.com) and rarely have their own website/wikipedia page mentioning anything about who they are, let alone their nationality, so I wouldn't know what country to send it in for
.”
Oh yeah, I get what you mean. That'd be annoying, yeah, since that song you linked was amazing. <3
Chick, if you are going to give away the remaining '' good '' countries as 3rd countries, will priority be given to those who have 2 countries? Because I am thinking of trying to grab a horrible country but I'd prefer a second good country
Originally Posted by GreekFan:
“Chick, if you are going to give away the remaining '' good '' countries as 3rd countries, will priority be given to those who have 2 countries? Because I am thinking of trying to grab a horrible country but I'd prefer a second good country”
“Chick, if you are going to give away the remaining '' good '' countries as 3rd countries, will priority be given to those who have 2 countries? Because I am thinking of trying to grab a horrible country but I'd prefer a second good country
”
Depends on how many people sign up. Currently there would be 16 remaining countries (a mixture of good and bad) spread around 20 players. I would probably give priority to those who haven't claimed a ghastly country but since I won't give myself a 3rd country you have over half a chance of getting an extra country even if you do take a horrible country. I'll probably do it so the lowest four on the list I have who have taken an extra country (this whole thing is confusing I know
) get the other country handed out to them. I hope that makes sense.
Originally Posted by poshbloke:
“After a long absence, think it's time for my return Good to see y'all.”
“After a long absence, think it's time for my return
Good to see y'all.”
Welcome back, I usually like the songs you enter
Why don't you just add the horrible and good countries together and top it up by a few microstates etc theneveryone can have a 3rd country randomly issued? It's all bonus and we've seen the likes of Belarus do well recently so I can't imagine it would be that unfair
Originally Posted by Steven_P:
“Why don't you just add the horrible and good countries together and top it up by a few microstates etc theneveryone can have a 3rd country randomly issued? It's all bonus and we've seen the likes of Belarus do well recently so I can't imagine it would be that unfair”
“Why don't you just add the horrible and good countries together and top it up by a few microstates etc theneveryone can have a 3rd country randomly issued? It's all bonus and we've seen the likes of Belarus do well recently so I can't imagine it would be that unfair”
Ooh, that'd work, but only if no more players sign up, because if I offer two countries right now (see below
) that gives 4 pathetic countries and 16 remainder countries so everybody would get an extra country. But then the downside to that is that Malta (who would be considered 'better' than say Montenegro, Bosnia and Georgia) has already been taken, and four people would get a fourth country.What I could do is add four microstates into the mix so as not to mess with the horrible countries being claimed and have them all handed out. Microstates or just countries I cut from the contest originally.
But for now, there are two more countries for you to explore! Same rules apply - first come, first served. You may not claim a third country if you've already claimed one.
The countries are...
Bosnia
and
Georgia!
Enjoy that!
Official Decision on the Extra Country
Just so people don't feel like they can't choose one of the awful countries in favour of getting one of the extra countries, tomorrow at 7pm, you will first be handed out your 'good' countries. Then I will randomly assign you a country from a list of:
- The remaining 'good' countries
- The remaining 'bad' countries
- Some added countries such as additional microstates
And the horrible countries will stay the same.
Bosnia, Georgia and Montenegro are all available still!
Just so people don't feel like they can't choose one of the awful countries in favour of getting one of the extra countries, tomorrow at 7pm, you will first be handed out your 'good' countries. Then I will randomly assign you a country from a list of:
- The remaining 'good' countries
- The remaining 'bad' countries
- Some added countries such as additional microstates
And the horrible countries will stay the same.
Bosnia, Georgia and Montenegro are all available still!
Originally Posted by ChickenFromKiev:
“Bosnia, Georgia and Montenegro are all available still!”
“Bosnia, Georgia and Montenegro are all available still!”
Originally Posted by Lurker62:
“You better be. Or, I'll sabotage your contest with more Free.mp3s and death metals.”
“You better be. Or, I'll sabotage your contest with more Free.mp3s and death metals.
”
This is your chance Lurker
Originally Posted by mikabv:
“This is your chance Lurker”
“This is your chance Lurker
”
Any entries (or sign-ups, those are very much still welcome!) would be greatly appreciated right now because I'm swimming in boredom and I'd like to do some more reveals.
Still five days to send your entries. 
Originally Posted by mikabv:
“This is your chance Lurker”
“This is your chance Lurker
”
I haven't done any research yet. Besides, I already have my share of pain of those countries this year.
Georgia has been claimed! Bosnia and Montenegro are still available, more countries will become available tonight after I've handed out your 2 other countries.
exploring is about assessing whether the situation is worth something or not so i will review simply by proclaiming entries to be trash or treasure!
iceland: treasure
israel: treasure
lebanon: trash
lithuania: treasure
bulgaria: treasure
kazakhstan: treasure
portugal: treasure
lebanon: treasure
lebanon was on the verge of treasure, its not bad at all in its genre but its not a genre i care for. this is shaping up to be an amazing contest if we keep this quality up.
iceland: treasure
israel: treasure
lebanon: trash
lithuania: treasure
bulgaria: treasure
kazakhstan: treasure
portugal: treasure
lebanon: treasure
lebanon was on the verge of treasure, its not bad at all in its genre but its not a genre i care for. this is shaping up to be an amazing contest if we keep this quality up.
Reception for the majority of entries so far seems to be good, and the 'good' countries haven't even been handed out yet! But while the time for 'good' countries comes ever closer, there's enough time to give just the 'bad' countries some more time to shine. Montenegro and Bosnia still up for grabs!
09. Austria (Playing Savage - Bigger)
2016 has been a mixed year for Austria. They've only qualified to the final twice, but both of these finalists have placed in the top 10, or in 3rd in one of these places. This may spell good things for funk-rock band Playing Savage, who will be representing Austria with their song "Bigger". Does this song title foreshadow bigger things to come for Austria?
10. Estonia (Wurffel - Burdened Sky)
After a promising start to 2016, with two finalists in three contests, Estonia haven't qualified for the final since. Hoping to change this for Estonia is electro-pop band Wurffel, who will be performing "Burdened Sky" in an attempt to get Estonia their first win since Longyearbyen. While Estonia may not be expecting said win, could they be headed to their first final since Schaan?
11. Georgia (SALIO - Wayside)
Georgia have never come close to rivalling their debut, where they came in 2nd place. In fact, before their qualification in Kópavogur, Georgia hadn't qualified for the final in 21 contests! However, with qualifications from Yaseniya and Rati Durglishvili (the latter reaching the top 10), things are beginning to look slightly up for the notorious country. But how will singer-songwriter SALIO fare?
12. Malta (Alex Alden - Ladybird)
Malta are another country who haven't had the best of times in DSFE this year, with just one qualification to their name. Also, they haven't made it out of the quarter finals since Christchurch. Hoping to turn Malta's luck around is Maltese-born Alex Alden, who now lives in Germany. She is representing the tiny nation with the sweet song "Ladybird". Will she win you over and get Malta's first ever top 3 place?
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09. Austria (Playing Savage - Bigger)
2016 has been a mixed year for Austria. They've only qualified to the final twice, but both of these finalists have placed in the top 10, or in 3rd in one of these places. This may spell good things for funk-rock band Playing Savage, who will be representing Austria with their song "Bigger". Does this song title foreshadow bigger things to come for Austria?
10. Estonia (Wurffel - Burdened Sky)
After a promising start to 2016, with two finalists in three contests, Estonia haven't qualified for the final since. Hoping to change this for Estonia is electro-pop band Wurffel, who will be performing "Burdened Sky" in an attempt to get Estonia their first win since Longyearbyen. While Estonia may not be expecting said win, could they be headed to their first final since Schaan?
11. Georgia (SALIO - Wayside)
Georgia have never come close to rivalling their debut, where they came in 2nd place. In fact, before their qualification in Kópavogur, Georgia hadn't qualified for the final in 21 contests! However, with qualifications from Yaseniya and Rati Durglishvili (the latter reaching the top 10), things are beginning to look slightly up for the notorious country. But how will singer-songwriter SALIO fare?
12. Malta (Alex Alden - Ladybird)
Malta are another country who haven't had the best of times in DSFE this year, with just one qualification to their name. Also, they haven't made it out of the quarter finals since Christchurch. Hoping to turn Malta's luck around is Maltese-born Alex Alden, who now lives in Germany. She is representing the tiny nation with the sweet song "Ladybird". Will she win you over and get Malta's first ever top 3 place?
Full List of Songs:
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