Sakuralia

Sakuralia is a nation in the Nation Song Contest. After 505 days on the Waiting List, it was officially recognized as a nation of Natia on May 5, 2015. It made its NSC debut at NSC 122 in Dalisska.
The country is located in Chiara province, bordered by Adamsburg to the west and Arirang to the south. The nations of Yaponesia and Calypso lie to the east across the Mahou Channel from Hanashima Bay.
==About Sakuralia==
*Founded: December 16, 2013
*Population: 25,000,000
*Capital City: Hanashima
*Country Code: SAK
*Internet Code: .saku
*Government: Constitutional Monarchy
*Head of State: Empress Naoko Takeuchi
*Prime Minister: Terri Hawkes
*National Anthem: Moonlight Densetsu
*Official Languages: Japanese and English
*Flower: Cherry blossom
*Motto: Bunka to sōzō-sei ga saku basho (Where culture and creativity bloom)
*Currency: Nami (100 hanako = 1 nami)
===Geography===
*Regions and capitals: Fuyubara (capital city: Snowpoint), Harumiko (capital city: Hanashima), Natsuyume (capital city: Taiyouhoshi), Akihana (capital city: Shimaya)
*Highest Mountain: Pikayama (13,125 ft.)
=== International Relations ===
Sakuralia has forged friendships with countries across Natia and around the world. The country's strongest ties in Natia are with that of the nation of Moisantia.
==Media==
SHK (Sakuralia Hoso Kyokai) is the national public broadcaster of Sakuralia, with its headquarters located in the Kinozu district of Hanashima.  It runs 3 primary television channels, 2 secondary channels and 2 radio stations (Radio 1 and Radio 2), private and regional stations are also available throughout the country as well as international channels carried by satellite. 
All SHK programming is also available through its on-demand service.
*SHK 1: The main channel, featuring news, anime, game shows, major sporting events, entertainment and more, along with its popular annual New Year's Eve event, the Kohaku Uta Gassen.  Broadcasts the Nation Song Contest
*SHK 2: Educational channel offering language and general interest courses as well as travel documentaries and information
*SHK 3: Also known as SHK International, offering the best shows from around the world.  Broadcasts the Eurovision Song Contest annually with BBC feed and commentary
*SHK News: Newly established in 2020, a 24/7 news service covering both domestic and international stories with broadcasts in both English and Japanese
*SHK Kids: Newly established in 2020, featuring children's programming and cartoons. As of 2020, broadcasts the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
*SHK Radio 1: News and information in both English and Japanese
*SHK Radio 2: Offering the best music from Sakuralia and around the world
The main national daily newspaper is the Sakura Shimbun, offering both an English edition and a Japanese edition.  Local and regional newspapers and magazines are also widely distributed
== Important Holidays and Festivals in Sakuralia ==
* January 1: New Year's Day
* March 15: Empress Naoko's Birthday
* April 29-May 5: Golden Week
* May 5: Natia Matsuri
* July 1: True North Festival (Canada Day)
* December 16: Sakuralia Day
* December 25: Christmas Day
* December 31: New Year's Eve (Omisoka)
==Sakuralia in NSC==
Sakuralia officially joined the main roster on May 5, 2015 after nearly 17 months on the Waiting List. It has made 22 finals thus far in its contest history, with 2 top-5 finishes (5th in its debut in NSC 122, and 2nd in NSC 144) and 2 top 10s (9th in NSC 166, and 7th in NSC 181). It has hosted once (NSC 145) and pre-qualified 3 times (NSC 123 and NSC 145 via top-6 finish, and NSC 182 by promotion).
(*)For NSC 148, Sakuralia worked in conjunction with the nation of Tourmalet in Alternatia for their first song contest
Legend: Pink = DNQ, Aqua = PQ, Peach = REJU Qualifier
Edition	Artist 	Song 	Semi Placing 	Semi Points 	Final Placing 	Final Points
122 	Kadebostany 	Castle in the Snow 	4 	100 	5 	150
123 	Enigma 	Sadeness: Part 1 	PQ 	PQ 	26 	63
124 	Rin' 	Sakura Sakura 	18 	53 	DNQ 	DNQ
125 	Little Mix 	Wings 	14 	61 	DNQ 	DNQ
126 	Paradise Fears 	You To Believe In 	23 	33 	DNQ 	DNQ
127 	Ekat Bork 	The World Is Dancing 	4 	81 	24 	95
128 	Two Steps From Hell 	Protectors Of The Earth 	19 	53 	DNQ 	DNQ
129 	Kiesza 	Stronger 	16 	59 	DNQ 	DNQ
130 	Hatsune Miku 	World Is Mine 	18 	44 	DNQ 	DNQ
131 	Celine Dion 	Misled 	27 	23 	DNQ 	DNQ
132 	KARA 	Mr. 	23 	37 	DNQ 	DNQ
133 	Daft Punk 	The Game Has Changed 	24 	26 	DNQ 	DNQ
134 	Savage Garden 	Affirmation 	25 	29 	DNQ 	DNQ
135 	Diamá 	La Mossa 	23 	28 	DNQ 	DNQ
136 	Amir 	Oasis 	17 	66 	DNQ 	DNQ
137 	Ayumi Hamazaki 	progress 	15 	60 	DNQ 	DNQ
138 	Rosin Murphy 	Ramalama 	6 	80 	12 	129
139 	Nelly Furtado 	Powerless 	8 	69 	20 	93
140 	Amir 	On dirait 	10 	79 	21 	91
141 	The Cranberries 	Linger 	13 	67 	DNQ 	DNQ
142 	Paula Abdul 	Rush, Rush 	26 	14 	DNQ 	DNQ
143 	Perfume 	Laser Beam 	13 	66 	DNQ 	DNQ
144 	Latifa Soyuoz 	Hedef 	2 	106 	2 	176
145 	AKB48 	Kaze wa Fuiteiru 	PQ 	PQ 	25 	77
146 	Meghan Trainor 	Good To Be Alive 	25 	15 	DNQ 	DNQ
147 	Matt Mays 	Take It On Faith 	8 	75 	21 	83
148* 	OneRepublic 	No Vacancy (ft. Amir) 	21 	36 	DNQ 	DNQ
149 	Koop ft. Ane Brun 	Koop Island Blues 	22 	21 	29 	39
150 	John Williams 	Becoming a Geisha 	3 	89 	14 	128
151 	Dami Im 	Fighting For Love 	9 	77 	16 	115
152 	Maldita Nerea 	Bailarina 	24 	44 	DNQ 	DNQ
153 	George Michael 	Freedom '90 	24 	19 	DNQ 	DNQ
154 	Katy Perry 	Rise 	14 	57 	DNQ 	DNQ
155 	Hans Zimmer 	Show Me Your Firetruck 	22 	48 	DNQ 	DNQ
156 	Kongos 	Take It From Me 	8 	67 	26 	65
157 	Aimer 	One 	19 	56 	DNQ 	DNQ
158 	Underworld 	Caliban's Dream 	14 	58 	DNQ 	DNQ
159 	Howard Shore 	The Fellowship 	13 	61 	13 	115
160 	Madame Monsieur 	Comme une reine 	22 	30 	DNQ 	DNQ
161 	Zibbz 	Undun 	20 	32 	DNQ 	DNQ
162 	did not participate (entry submission error)	did not participate (entry submission error)	did not participate (entry submission error)	did not participate (entry submission error)	did not participate (entry submission error)	did not participate (entry submission error)
163 	Hidden Citizens 	(I Just) Died In Your Arms 	19 	39 	DNQ 	DNQ
164 	Nuria Fergó 	La vida son sólo dos días 	24 	30 	DNQ 	DNQ
165 	Lindsey Stirling 	Roundtable Rival 	14 	64 	DNQ 	DNQ
166 	Enya 	Caribbean Blue 	9 	78 	9 	136
167 	Adele 	Hometown Glory 	19 	56 	DNQ 	DNQ
168 	Cassiøpeia 	Better 	13 	60 	DNQ 	DNQ
169 	Greatest Showman Cast 	The Greatest Show 	16 	44 	28 	59
170 	Cirque du Soleil 	Cerceaux 	24 	22 	DNQ 	DNQ
171 	Duncan Laurence 	The Greatest 	23 	36 	DNQ 	DNQ
172 	John Williams 	The Chairman's Waltz 	21 	49 	DNQ 	DNQ
173 	Taking a break 	Taking a break 	Taking a break 	Taking a break 	Taking a break 	Taking a break
174 	Carole & Tuesday ft. Crystal 	After the Fire 	22 	41 	DNQ 	DNQ
175 	Duncan Laurence 	Love Don't Hate It 	14 	67 	DNQ 	DNQ
176 	Kate Bush 	Cloudbusting 	4 	80 	16 	109
177 	Voices from Mars 	Mother 	21 	45 	DNQ 	DNQ
178 	Halsey 	Castle 	23 	25 	DNQ 	DNQ
179 	Elina 	Wild Enough 	17 	55 	DNQ 	DNQ
180 	Wagakki Band 	Ignite 	14 	65 	DNQ 	DNQ
181 	Queen 	The Show Must Go On 	4 	90 	7 	144
182 	Madonna 	This Used To Be My Playground 	PQ 	PQ 	28 	46
183 	Amir 	La fête 	13 	60 	DNQ 	DNQ
184 	Serena Ryder 	Together We Are One 	26 	24 	DNQ 	DNQ
185 	Christina Aguilera 	Loyal Brave True 	7 	87 	22 	88
186 	Ruth B. 	If By Chance 	21 	39 	DNQ 	DNQ
187 	Mary J. Blige 	Work That 	26 	29 	DNQ 	DNQ
188 	Art Demur 	Chas 	25 	27 	DNQ 	DNQ
189 	Tina Turner 	What's Love Got To Do With It 	19 	48 	DNQ 	DNQ
190 	Armin van Buuren ft. Duncan Laurence 	Feel Something 	13 	57 	DNQ 	DNQ
191 	Momoiro Clover Z 	Moon Color Chainon 	27 	23 	DNQ 	DNQ
192 	P!nk 	Glitter in the Air 	18 	61 	DNQ 	DNQ
193 	Spice Girls 	2 Become 1 	13 	62 	16 	120
194 	CLANN 	I Hold You 	10 	70 	11 	133
195 	Katy Perry 	Electric 	24 	34 	DNQ 	DNQ
196 	Woodkid 	Prologue (Paris 2024) 	18 	50 	DNQ 	DNQ
197 	Alice on the Roof 	Mystery Light 	 	 	 	
== Sakuralia in WLSC ==
Sakuralia joined WLSC on December 16, 2013 and debuted in edition 57. Since then, it has won three times (WLSC 63 in Vylkuzeme, WLSC 81 in Meilutya and WLSC 82 on home ground). It has also hosted 4 times: WLSC 64, WLSC 77 (by deferral), WLSC 82 and WLSC 83.
Edition	Artist 	Song 	Placing	Points
WLSC 57	AKB48 	Kaze wa Fuiteiru 	18 	18
WLSC 58	Dami Im 	Alive 	12 	54
WLSC 59	Vancouver 2010 Olympic Orchestra	Fire On The Mountain 	11 	57
WLSC 60	John Barrowman 	What About Us 	13 	37
WLSC 61	Snap 	The Power 	14 	53
WLSC 62	Rudenko & t.A.T.u. 	Nas Ne Dogonyat (Sochi 2014 Remix)	8 	71
WLSC 63	Robert Miles 	Children 	1 	112
WLSC 64	Savage Garden 	Affirmation 	3 	88
WLSC 65	Aqua 	Turn Back Time 	11 	51
WLSC 66	Lisa Lougheed 	Run With Us 	8 	57
WLSC 67	Utada Hikaru 	Simple and Clean 	10 	40
WLSC 68	Matthew Morrison 	Still Got Tonight 	8 	45
WLSC 69	Sarah McLachlan 	Possession 	8 	35
WLSC 70	Sam Bailey 	Skyscraper 	4 	48
WLSC 71	Sebalter 	Saturday 	5 	71
WLSC 72	The Corrs 	Dreams 	9 	39
WLSC 73	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 	Don't Come Around Here No More 	11 	29
WLSC 74	Daft Punk 	The Game Has Changed 	5 	72
WLSC 75	Queen 	These Are The Days Of Our Lives 	7 	70
WLSC 76	Ronan Hardiman 	Celtic Dream 	3 	90
WLSC 77	Moranbong Band 	Without A Break 	6 	63
WLSC 78	Alannah Myles 	Black Velvet 	8 	61
WLSC 79	Jade Villalon 	1000 Words 	8 	50
WLSC 80	Koop ft. Ane Brun 	Koop Island Blues 	3 	59
WLSC 81	Yuna 	Rescue 	1 	56
WLSC 82	ABBA 	Take A Chance On Me 	1 	56
WLSC 83	John Parr 	St. Elmo's Fire 	4 	28
WLSC 84	Take That 	Rule The World 	2 	45
WLSC 85	The Tribe 	Abe Messiah 	3 	36
WLSC 86	Lee Mead 	Paint It Black 	4 	58
==Special Editions==
All the NSC/WLSC events Sakuralia has participated in
Edition 	Artist 	Song 	Placing	Points
WLSC Congratulations 3	Vancouver 2010 Olympic Orchestra	Fire On The Mountain 	18 	31
ESC 2014 Karaoke 	Molly (esc87fan cover) 	Children Of The Universe	6 	65
WLSC Congratulations 4	Ronan Hardiman 	Celtic Dream 	8 	50
ESC 2015 Karaoke 	Mélanie René (esc87fan cover) 	Time To Shine 	4 	83
ESC 2015 Special 	Mélanie René 	Time To Shine 	17 	43
WLSC Congratulations 5	Take That 	Rule The World 	6 	49
NSC Congratulations 13	Kadebostany 	Castle in the Snow 	7 	179
ESC 2016 Special 	Rykka 	The Last of Our Kind 	28 	28
ESC 2016 Karaoke 	Rykka (esc87fan cover) 	The Last of Our Kind 	4 	79
NSC Congratulations 14	Roisin Murphy 	Ramalama 	21 	129
ESC 2017 Special 	Alma 	Requiem 	4 	84
ESC 2017 Karaoke 	Timebelle (esc87fan cover) 	Apollo 	2 	85
NSC Congratulations 15	Latifa Soyuoz 	Hedef 	24 	109
ESC 2018 Special 	Madame Monsieur 	Mercy 	10 	59
Year of Birth 	Sister Sledge 	We Are Family 	6 	56
NSC Congratulations 16	Dami Im 	Fighting For Love 	11 	125
ESC 2018-2019 Karaoke 	Duncan Laurence (esc87fan cover)	Arcade 	6 	60
NSC Congratulations 17	Enya 	Caribbean Blue 	13 	160
NSC Congratulations 18	Duncan Laurence 	Love Don't Hate It 	27 	90
ESC 2020 Special 	Gjon's Tears 	Répondez-moi 	12 	57
NSC Congratulations 19	Queen 	The Show Must Go On 	12 	169
ESC 2021 Special 	Gjon's Tears 	Tout l'univers 	4 	91
ESC 2020-2021 Karaoke 	Gjon's Tears (esc87fan cover) 	Répondez-moi 	7 	69
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