Astique in the Nation Song Contest

Astique was a member of Nation Song Contest from 5th of August, 2007 to 27th June, 2008. It participated 14 times in Nation Song Contest, between 10th and 24th edition with exception of Nation Song Contest 18. Worst result it got was 9th place with 108 in Microstate Qualification round for NSC 13 and the best was 4th place with 137 points in Nation Song Contest 14. After scandals around contest and Dalisska invasion Astique disappeared and most of (although only around 1000)people moved to Sunland.
== Overview ==
This is short overview of all songs Astique entered between 10th and 24th edition of Nation Song Contest.
Edition	Artist 	Song 	YouTube video	Place	Points
NSC 10 	Aqua 	Roses Are Red 	Link 	7(MQ)	18
NSC 11 	Sophie Ellis Bextor	Murder On The Dancefloor	 	16 	85
NSC 12 	Emilia 	Big Big World 	 	16 	83
NSC 13 	Chocolate Puma 	Always & Forever 	 	9(MQ)	103
NSC 14 	Kelly Clarkson 	Because Of You 	 	4 	137
NSC 15 	Cher 	Believe 	  	13 	100
NSC 16 	Shirley Bassey 	Get The Party Started 	 	18 	71
NSC 17 	Dixie Chicks 	Not Ready To Make Nice 	 	17 	77
NSC 19 	Martina McBride 	Concrete Angel 	 	19 	74
NSC 20 	Sophie Ellis Bextor	Get Over You 	 	5 	148
NSC 21 	Sash Feat. TJ Davis	I Believe 	 	23 	79
NSC 22 	Enigma 	Return To Innocence 	 	8 	121
NSC 23 	Lasgo 	Something 	 	5 	138
NSC 24 	Bellini 	Samba De Janeiro 	 	14 	107
==NSC 10==
This was first edtion of Nation Song Contest Astique participated in. Astique Radio Television decided to hold a small national final with five songs: Four dance songs, and one Balkan ballad. Popular Norwegian dance group Aqua won the nation finals and went to Microstate Qualification for NSC 10. Unfortunately Astique failed to vote and Aqua never passed qualifications. 
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
01 	Colonia 	Plamen Od Ljubavi	20 	4 	
02 	Aqua 	Roses Are Red 	31 	1 	
03 	Fancy 	Flames Of Love 	21 	3 	
04 	ATC 	I'm In Heaven 	16 	5 	
05 	Dino & Ivana	Godinama 	26 	2 	
==NSC 11==
After failure in Nation Song Contest 10 Astique decided to try again. This time Astique Radio Television's jury choose six songs to compete in second nation finals of Astique: Five dance songs and an old country ballad. Astique's superstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor won the national finals with small margin over Shapeshifters. Sophie qualified through Microstate Qualification for NSC 11 as an runaway winner and through semi finals in second place, but only reached sixteenth place in finals of Nation Song Contest 11
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
01 	Shapeshifters 	Incredible 	59 	2 	
02 	Sophie Ellis Bextor	Murder On The Dancefloor	63 	1 	
03 	Alex Megane 	Hurricane 	47 	4 	
04 	Alannah Myles 	Black Velvet 	36 	6 	
05 	Cascada 	Miracle 	39 	5 	
06 	E.T. 	Tek Je 12 Sati 	51 	3 	
==NSC 12==
After relatively successful participation in Nation Song Contest 11 it was time for Astique Radio Television to make another nation final. Concept didn't change and six songs remained. This time those were: Two 90's ballads, three dance songs and one new age song. A popular ballad Big Big World by Emilia won the nation finals and managed to get Astique all the way to the finals of Nation Song Contest 12 where it ended on 16th place just like in last edition.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
01 	Emilia 	Big Big World 	44 	1 	
02 	Befour 	How Do You Do 	26 	5 	
03 	En Vogue 	Don't Let Go 	26 	5 	
04 	Putokazi 	Naranča 	31 	4 	
05 	Dead Or Alive 	You Spin Me Round	38 	2 	
06 	Vanessa Hudgens	Let's Dance 	37 	3 	
==NSC 13==
In Nation Song Contest 13 Astique did an internal decision for the first time. And dance artist Chocolate Puma was chosen with song Always & Forever. Unfortunately it failed to pass Microstate Qualification for NSC 13 ending only 9th which is Astique's worst result ever.
Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
Chocolate Puma	Always & Forever	103 	9 	
==NSC 14==
After failure in Nation Song Contest 13 Astique decided it's best to make an national finals again. This time 10 songs were chosen: four dance songs, two ballads, and four rock songs. An popular Nation Song Contest artist and winner Kelly Clarkson won the nation final with ballad Because Of You. It went through prequalifications and semi finals and reached fourth place in final which is best result Astique has ever got. Nation Song Contest 14 was the first edition in which Astique participated as an full country.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
01 	Sophie Ellis Bextor 	Get Over You 	92 	2 	
02 	Kelly Clarkson 	Because Of You 	120 	1 	
03 	Divinyls 	I Touch Myself 	37 	10 	
04 	X-Perince 	A Neverending Dream 	47 	9 	
05 	Timbaland Feat.Keri Hilson	The Way I Are 	82 	3 	
06 	KT Tunstall 	Saving My Face 	59 	6 	
07 	Paramore 	Misery Bussines 	50 	8 	
08 	Joan Osborne 	One Of Us 	74 	4 	
09 	Alex Gaudino 	Destination Calabria	55 	7 	
10 	Santana Feat. Chad Kroeger	Into The Night 	68 	5 	
==NSC 15==
After an huge success in Nation Song Contest 14 Astique made another national final, but with only four songs: Two dance songs, one being from actual Nation Song Contest 12 national finals, one ballad and one alternative song. Cher won with her huge hit Believe and since she was prequalified for the finals of Nation Song Contest 15 she ended 13th in final.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
01 	Cher 	Believe 	106 	1 	
02 	Amanda Marshall	Beautiful Goodbye	82 	3 	
03 	KT Tunstall 	Hold On 	70 	4 	
04 	Dead Or Alive 	You Spin Me Round	102 	2 	
==NSC 16==
After success in Nation Song Contest 15 Astique Radio Television decided to make another internal decision. This time Shirley Bassey was chosen with song Get The Party Started. Astique was again directly qualified for the finals. Shirley ended eighteenth. 
Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
Shirley Bassey	Get The Party Started	71 	18 	
==NSC 17==
After rather bad result in Nation Song Contest 16 Astique Radio Television decided to make national finals again. This time jury selected ten songs: two country songs, six dance songs, one alternative and one new age. Popular United States country band Dixie Chicks won the national finals with song Not Ready To Make Nice. Astique was prequalified again. Dixie Chicks ended seventeenth in finals of Nation Song Contest 17.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
01 	Helen Darling 	I Haven't Found It Yet	77 	6 	
02 	Dannii Minogue 	Touch Me Like That 	77 	6 	
03 	Annie 	Heartbeat 	68 	7 	
04 	Travis 	Closer 	63 	8 	
05 	Dixie Chicks 	Not Ready To Make Nice	111 	1 	
06 	Ultrabeat Vs. Scott Brown	Elysium (I Go Crazy) 	97 	3 	
07 	Emmy Rossum 	Slow Me Down 	104 	2 	
08 	Manian Feat. Alia 	Heaven 	90 	4 	
09 	Armand Van Helden 	My My My 	86 	5 	
10 	Sophie Ellis Bextor 	Me And My Imagination 	97 	3 	
==NSC 18==
Astique did not participate in Nation Song Contest 18 due to scandals during and after Nation Song Contest 17
==NSC 19==
After missing one edition Astique decided to come back and participate in Nation Song Contest 19. Internal decision was done again and this time another country performer was chosen: Martina McBride with Concrete Angel. Martina went though semis and ended 19th in final which was rather disappointing result.
Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
Martina McBride	Concrete Angel	74 	19 	
==NSC 20==
In Nation Song Contest 20 Astique celebrated tenth anniversary and so Astique Radio Television decided to make an congratulations national final with 6 songs by former Astique's Nation Song Contest participants: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Emilia, Kelly Clarkson, Cher, Dixie Chicks and Martina McBride. Sophie Ellis Bextor won with her song from actual national finals for Nation Song Contest 14. Sophie went though semis and reacher amazing fifth place in final.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
01 	Sophie Ellis Bextor	Get Over You 	122 	1 	
02 	Emilia 	Twist Of Fate 	98 	3 	
03 	Kelly Clarkson 	Never Again 	112 	2 	
04 	Cher 	Dove L'Amour 	94 	4 	
05 	Dixie Chicks 	You Were Mine 	80 	6 	
06 	Martina McBride 	This One's For The Girls	88 	5 	
==NSC 21==
After an great result for Astique in last Nation Song Contest Astique Radio Television did an internal decision again. This time an trance song by German DJ Sash! and TJ Davis's vocals was chosen to represent Astique in Nation Song Contest 21. Song ended 23rd in final what was bad, but expected result for that song. 
Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
Sash Feat. TJ Davis	I Believe	79 	23 	
==NSC 22==
After 23rd placing in Nation Song Contest 21 Astique Radio Television jury selected an unusual new age song by band Enigma called Return To Innocence The song got very good reactions from other countries. It went through semi finals as rest jury qualifier and ended on very good eight place in final of Nation Song Contest 22. Return To Innocence immediately became huge hit in Astique and today it remains as song with most successful charting ever.
Artist	Song 	Votes	Place	
Enigma	Return To Innocence	121 	8 	
==NSC 23==
After success in last Nation Song Contest Astique Radio Television decided to go internal again. After an new age ballad an dance song was chosen. It was song Something by popular Belgian dance group Lasgo. Astique won its semi final and ended fifth in final of Nation Song Contest 23 what was another good placement for Astique.
Artist	Song 	Votes	Place	
Lasgo 	Something	138 	5 	
==NSC 24==
After two successful entries Astique Radio Television made an internal decision again. Since summer begun jury thought it would be good to send and dance song that was huge hit during summer. So Bellini got chosen with song Samba De Janeiro. Astique was prequalified and Bellini ended 14th which was an good placing. Nation Song Contest 24 was last edition Astique took part in.
Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	
Bellini	Samba De Janeiro	107 	14 	
==Spinoff contests==
Astique participated 22 times in Nation Song Contest spin offs between 11th and 27th edition of Nation Song Contest. Astique's best placing was first place in All Around the World - Italy and Nation Song Contest - Countries Spinoff. Worst placing ever was 25th with only seven points in NSC-ESC 4 with 2002 Swedish Eurovision song Never Let It Go by Afro-Dite. Astique hosted All Around the World - Canada. Although Astique withdrew after Nation Song Contest 24 it still participated in Nation Song Contest - That 70s Show spin off which was held during Nation Song Contest 25.
Edition 	Artist 	Song 	YouTube video	Place	Points
NSC-ESC 4 	Afro-Dite 	Never Let It Go 	 	25 	7
NSC-NF 3 	Andrea 	Noah 	 	22 	46
NSC-ESC 5 	Seyyal Taner & Locomotif	Sarkim Sevgi Ustune 	 	21 	35
Nonsense Spin-Off 	Lene Alexandra 	My Boobs Are Ok 	 	5 	93
NSC-NF 4 	After Dark 	La Dolce Vita 	 	16 	41
AATW - Norway 	Lene Nystrom 	It's Your Duty 	 	22 	42
Christmas Spin-Off 	Cascada 	Last Christmas 	 	2 	101
NSC-ESC 6 	Lou 	Let's Get Happy 	 	15 	50
AATW - Montenegro 	Andrijana Božović 	Novi Dan 	 	3 	108
Mystery Spin-Off 	Dolores O'Riordan 	When We Were Young 	 	3 	103
AATW - Italy 	Gigi D'Agostino 	The Riddle 	 	1 	106
NSC NF 6 	Lene Alexandra 	Sillycone Valley 	 	16 	42
NSC Congratulations 2.0	Sophie Ellis Bextor 	Murder On The Dancefloor 	 	25 	120
AATW - Canada 	Alanis Morissette 	Crazy 	 	6 	70
Real Countries 	Ricki Lee 	Love Is All Around 	 	1 	95
Oldies - 60's 	Aretha Franklin 	Respect 	 	7 	73
NSC NF 7 	E-Type 	Paradise 	 	10 	69
Worst Songs 	Zachariah 	The Cartoons I'd Like To F**K	 	22 	29
Oldies - 70's 	Blondie 	Heart Of Glass 	 	8 	76
Instrumental 	Enigma 	T.N.T. For The Brain 	 	6 	77
NSC ESC 7 	Sopho 	Visionary Dream 	 	8 	72
NSC Language 2 	Lara Fabian 	Otro Amor Vendra 	 	3 	105
==Other Contests==
Astique also participated(s) in other contest such as Maltese Nation Song Contest, better known as SSC where it participated 14 times and still is a member, Austrian Nation Song Contest where it participated 6 times (withdrew), Portuguese Nation Song Contest where it participated 2 times (withdrew) and MSN NSC, special version of Nation Song Contest which used to be played on MSN for around 17 editions of which Astique missed 3 or 4. Astique won SSC three times and MSN NSC once.
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