Doire

DOIRE (pronounced: dʊrə rhymes with 'borough' - dervied from the Irish for oak) is a nation which takes place in the Nation Song Contest. The country operates a system of government know as Sarpcanism, in which people called Sarpcan have control of the country. The red, white and green flag of the country represents the people and being at one with nature. National holidays of the nation are:
19 February: Dr. Malisimo Day
19 March: NSC Day
21 June: Brandon Flowers Day
21 October: Independence Day
The main language of the country is English, although Irish and Esperanto are spoken by people in rural areas.
==Doire in the Nation Song Contest==
1Doire debuted at the 74th edition of the Nation Song Contest (NSC), held in Bacchus. English indie band The Vaccines were given the illustrious honour of representing the proud nation for the very first time on the the NSC stage. They qualified for the final and achieved a very respectible 17th place
Doire in the Nation Song Contest
Edition	Artist 	Song 	Link 	Place (SF)	Points (SF)	Place (F)	Points(F)
74 	The Vaccines 	"If You Wanna" 	Click	6 	77 	16 	112
75 	Miracle Bell 	"Grá na Todhchaí" 	Click	17 	49 	 	
76 	King Charles 	"Mississippi Isabel" 	Click	2 	116 	1 	213
77 	fun. 	"We Are Young" 	Click	 	 	2 	211
78 	The Wonder Villains 	"Ferrari" 	Click	 	 	28 	39
79 	Brite Futures 	"Too Young to Kill" 	Click	9 	78 	12 	119
80 	Avian Sunrise 	"Bravery" 	Click	10 	69 	13 	120
81 	Daniel Adams-Ray 	"Gubben i lådan" 	Click	22 	35 	 	
82 	Various Cruelties 	"Great Unknown" 	Click	11 	64 	 	
83 	Avalanche City 	"Love Love Love" 	Click	13 	69 	 	
84 	Wolf Gang 	"Lions in Cages" 	Click	5 	90 	23 	80
85 	San Cisco 	"Awkward" 	Click	3 	93 	1 	180
86 	The xx 	"Angels" 	Click	 	 	15 	102
87 	Sigur Rós 	"Varúð 	Click	2 	98 	2 	180
88 	I'm from Barcelona 	"Battleships" 	Click	 	 	27 	56
89 	Kishi Bashi 	"Bright Whites" 	Click	16 	57 	 	
90 	Marble Sounds & Miwako Shimizu	"Sky High" 	Click	10 	60 	19 	96
91 	Django Django 	"Default" 	Click	8 	83 	20 	82
92 	Tom Odell 	"Another Love" 	Click	2 	107 	3 	156
93 	Crystal Castles 	"Sad Eyes"  	Click	 	 	21 	96
94 	Birds of Tokyo 	"Lanterns" 	Click	9 	72 	19 	105
95 	Cat Dowling 	"Come On" 	Link 	8 	70 	24 	69
96 	Fort Atlantic 	"Let Your Heart Hold Fast" 	Link 	9 	57 	22 	83
97 	Habiluim 	"Nipagesh Al Hachof" 	Link 	14 	51 	 	
98 	Seeker Lover Keeper 	"Even Though I'm a Woman" 	Click	2 	107 	11 	126
99 	The Tap Tap 	"Řiditel autobusu" 	Click	11 	72 	 	
100 	Lafayette ft. Liza Manili 	"Mauvaise Mine" 	Click	9 	74 	22 	95
101 	King Eider 	"Drink Me Dry" 	Click	14 	56 	 	
102 	Hozier 	"Take Me To Church" 	Click	2 	97 	2 	212
103 	Silver Firs 	"Motherland" 	Click	 	 	26 	81
104 	The Young Folk 	"Letters" 	Click	7 	73 	11 	133
105 	Selvagens á Procura de Lei 	"Brasileiro" 	Click	12 	53 	 	
106 	Concorde 	"Sons" 	Click	12 	62 	18 	95
107 	Baggalútur & Jóhanna Guðrún 	"Mamma þarf að djamma" 	Link 	8 	75 	18 	102
108 	Birdmask 	"Ides of March" 	Link 	13 	70 	 	
109 	Fender Heist ft. Frôder 	"Fighter" 	Click	1 	110 	2 	154
110 	Throes + The Shine 	"Dombolo" 	Click	 	 	19 	104
111 	Saintseneca 	"Only The Young Die Good" 	Click	24 	33 	 	
112 	Oscar And The Wolf 	"Strange Entity" 	Click	1 	110 	3 	170
114 	Swing Original Monks 	"Fiesta Popular" 	Click	14 	62 	13 	139
115 	Timothy Nelson & The Infidels 	"Mary Lou" 	Link 	1 	152 	2 	225
116 	Banda Magda 	"Trata" 	Click	 	 	7 	145
117 	Wilhelm Tell Me 	"Let Me Take You Away" 	Click	4 	79 	9 	125
118 	Nihils 	"Help Our Souls" (Urban Contact Remix) 	Click	2 	115 	21 	102
119 	El Plan de la Mariposa 	"Te Quiero" 	Click	16 	50 	 	
120 	Pierre Kwenders feat. Jacobus 	"Mardi Gras" 	Click	16 	54 	 	
121 	The BearFox 	"Song of Lonely Hopes" 	Link 	22 	41 	 	
122 	Waylayers 	"Sleepwalking" 	Click	7 	79 	17 	110
123 	She's So Rad  	"Cool It" 	Click	20 	54 	 	
124 	Wohnout 	"Gastrosexuál" 	Click	3 	97 	1 	175
125 	Draco and the Zodiac 	"Twenty Six" 	Click	 	 	25 	71
126 	Ricardo Pita 	"Ojos de Elefante"  	Click	9 	67 	22 	88
127 	Kadie Elder 	"First Time He Kissed a Boy" 	Click	1 	123 	6 	143
128 	Dollys 	"I Know" 	Click	 	 	25 	54
129 	Artan Lili 	"Ako stanemo tu" 	Click	10 	73 	18 	101
130 	How To Throw A Christmas Party	"Fleecy Flocks" 	Click	5 	91 	15 	128
131 	AudioDamn! 	"Lights Out" 	Click	13 	58 	 	
132 	Peter Kernel 	"High Fever" 	Click	20 	45 	 	
133 	Bohemian 	"Strong" 	Link 	9 	72 	25 	84
134 	Jamie xx feat. Romy 	"Loud Places" 	Click	7 	86 	10 	140
135 	Ceschi 	"This Won't Last Forever" 	Click	7 	82 	25 	85
136 	Boogie Trouble 	"Diskosnjór" 	Click	2 	96 	7 	148
137 	Izzy Bizu 	"La Foule" 	Click	23 	39 	 	
138 	Little Scream 	"Love As a Weapon" 	Click	23 	31 	 	
139 	Elefánt 	"Folyó" 	Click	12 	66 	 	
140 	Norwegian Arms 	"At The Fomerly British Council Supported English Centre"	Click	15 	59 	 	
141 	Salt Cathdral 	"Lift Me Up" 	Click	22 	35 	 	
142 	Overhead, The Albatross 	"Time" 	Click	1 	123 	2 	185
143 	Cocofunka 	"Chúcaro" 	Click	 	 	27 	60
144 	Bachar Mar-Khalife 	"Layla" 	Click	8 	78 	6 	146
145 	Mercyfox 	"Bleed" 	Click	 	 	28 	34
146 	Manta 	"Krīspadsmit" 	Click	6 	84 	21 	93
147 	The New Raemon 	"Reina del Amazonas" 	Click	9 	66 	20 	88
148 	ROE 	"Cheek Boy" 	Click	20 	46 	 	
149 	The Apache Relay 	"Katie Queen of Tennesee" 	Click	13 	65 	 	
150 	Ed Harcourt 	"Loup Garou" 	Click	19 	55 	 	
151 	Burningsoda 	"Cutie Puppet" 	Click	 	 	15 	115
152 	Oberhofer 	"Sea of Dreams" 	Click	 	 	13 	125
153 	Declan McKenna 	"Why Do You Feel So Down?" 	Click	1 	102 	2 	164
154 	Sibyl Vane 	"Clusterfuck" 	Click	 	 	20 	95
155 	TootArd 	"Laissez Passer" 	Click	22 	38 	 	
156 	The Strange Blue Dreams 	"Electricity" 	Click	23 	34 	 	
157 	Cosmo 	"Le Voci" 	Click	13 	62 	 	
158 	Tom Rosenthal 	"Cos Love" 	Link 	6 	75 	17 	103
159 	Sunshine and the Makenzi Band 	"Coyote" 	Click	 	 	7 	129
160 	Royal Coda 	"Cut Me Under" 	Click	 	 	22 	90
161 	Mellah 	"Paseo" 	Click	 	 	8 	127
162 	8(913) 	"Tvoikh zhelaniy" 	Click	10 	 	25 	78
163 	Clockwork Orchestra 	"Generator Girls" 	Click	21 	38 	 	
164 	Teleman 	"23 Floors Up" 	Click	 	 	15 	114
165 	Conner Youngblood 	"The Birds of Finland" 	Click	 	 	22 	97
166 	Say Sue Me 	"B Lover" 	Click	15 	46 	 	
167 	The Football Club 	"Ivy" 	Click	14 	62 	 	
168 	Odezenne 	"Bouche à lèvres" 	Link 	9 	71 	21 	81
169 	Touts 	"Bombscare" 	Click	18 	31 	 	
170 	The Comet Is Coming 	"Summon The Fire" 	Click	5 	85 	12 	113
171 	The Howl & The Hum 	"Hall of Fame" 	Click	14 	60 	 	
172 	Jakuzi 	"Toz" 	Click	3 	89 	20 	96
173 	The Undertones 	"Teenage Kicks" 	Click	18 	50 	 	
==Spin-offs==
Doire in NSC Spin-offs
Spin-off 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
ESC 11 	Anna Rossinelli 	"In Love For a While" 	16 	52
Doubles 2^ 	Oates and Garfunkel 	"Pregnant Women are Smug" 	16 	13
AATW Denmark 	Alphabeat 	"Fantastic 6" 	27 	29
Country Randomiser 	Christina Sturmer 	"Fieber" 	9 	64
ESC:NF 11 	Lena Landrut-Meyer 	"Push Forward" 	16 	55
Melodic Picture 	The White Stripes 	"Apple Blossom" 	26 	36
Worst Song 2 	Andy Milonakis 	"The Superbowl is Gay" 	11 	56.1
Effifestivalen 	Various 	N/A 	11 	56
Minority Languages 	The Uskis 	"Kaltzontilo Barik" 	17 	34
Congrats 8 	Brite Futures 	"Too Young To Kill" 	20 	136
ESC 12 	Valentina Monetta 	"The Social Network Song" 	21 	51
Doubles 3^^ 	The Lumineers 	"Ho Hey" 	7 	64
Mystery 3 	Cast of Hairpsray 	"You Can't Stop the Beat" 	19 	43
AATW Finland 	Satellite Stories 	"Kids Aren't Safe in the Metro"	8 	77
Robbery 2 	Cosmo Jarvis 	"Sure as Hell Not Jesus" 	28 	32
Covers and Remixes 3	The xx 	"Shelter" 	21 	39
Anything 	N/A 	"Comic Sans" 	16 	23
Live Performances 	Katzenjammer 	"Johnny Blowtorch" 	15 	41
Congrats 9 	Avalanche City 	"Love Love Love" 	10 	162
Folk and Ethnic 	The Dubliners 	"Molly Malone" 	29 	9
Melodic Picture 2 	They Might Be Giants 	"Boss of Me" 	13 	49
ESC 13 	Dorians  	"Lonely Planet" 	32 	2
AATW Japan 	Shugo Tokumara 	"Takachi" 	8 	68
Effifestivalen 2 	Various 	N/A 	5 	69
Instrumentals 2 	Epigram 	"I'm Sorry, I'm Lost" 	19 	43
Congrats 10 	Fort Atlantic 	"Let Your Heart Hold Fast" 	22 	111
Spin-Off Congrats 2 	Alphabeat 	"Fantastic 6" 	24 	18
Short but Sweet 	New Ancestors 	"A Hard Heart" 	7 	72
AATW Albania 	Bakashanta  	"Drink" 	17 	42
Gay, Gypsy & Jew 	Boom Pam 	"Alakazam" 	3 	92
<5000 Views 	Carlie de Boer 	"Red" 	14 	49
ESC 14 	The Common Linnets 	"Calm After the Storm" 	1 	155
Congrats 11 	Birdmask 	"Ides of March" 	32 	94
Country Randomiser 2	RokitBay 	"Sahilga Sul" 	1 	103
Doubles 4^^^ 	Rae Morris feat. Fryars	"Cold" 	2 	76
Ten Year Time-Warp 	Bowling For Soup 	"Girl All the Bad Guys Want" 	2 	98
Boogenre 	Melanie Martinez 	"Carousel" (SNBRN Remix) 	3 	79
Congrats 12 	Swing Original Monks 	"Fiesta Popular" 	3 	216
ESC 15 	John Kariyannis 	"One Thing I Should Have Done" 	26 	24
^ in union with Kamandé
^^ in union with Brughentwerp
^^^ in union with Pigeon Island
==Voting==
===Points given/received (finals only)===
Doire has given the most points to...(this was lat updated like 2 years ago)
Pos.	Nation 	Points
1 	Zoidiac 	86
2 	Waloria 	63
3 	Calypso 	51
4 	Tír an Abhainn 	44
5 	Sunland 	42
5 	Anselmsmumonia 	42
7 	New Acadia 	41
8 	Cydoni-Gibberia	36
9 	Comino 	34
10 	Noizeland 	30
===12 pointers (finals only)===
Doire has awarded 12 points to the following entries:
Ed.	Nation 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Pts
65 	Perryfornia 	Tamar Kaprelian 	"New Day" 	4 	160
66 	
Prasia 	Two Door Cinema Club 	"What You Know" 	8 	131
67 	Zoidiac 	77 Bombay Street 	"Up In The Sky" 	19 	114
68 	Viola Per Sempre 	The Pretty Reckless 	"Goin' Down" 	27 	62
69 	Xorientia 	Atomic Tom 	"Red Light Warning Sign" 	12 	120
70 	Tír an Abhainn 	dai 	"Dear You" 	12 	106
71 	Calypso 	Sebastian Lind 	"Keep Me Near" 	10 	127
72 	Bokia 	Foster the People 	"Pumped Up Kicks" 	20 	85
73 	Zoidiac 	Les Cowboys Fringants 	"Plus Rien" 	17 	114
74 	New Acadia 	Young the Giant 	"Cough Syrup" 	17 	111
75 	Adamsburg 	First Aid Kit 	"The Lion's Roar" 	18 	99
76 	Zoidiac 	Pengiun Prison 	"Fair Warning" 	19 	99
77 	Angelic 	The Good Natured 	"Video Voyeur" 	9 	134
78 	Zoidiac 	IAMX 	"Bernadette" 	3 	194
79 	10 Regions of Mobius	Of Monsters and Men 	"Little Talks" 	1 	252
80 	Waloria 	Laleh 	"Some Die Young" 	1 	201
81 	Cydoni-Gibberia 	Capital Cities 	"Safe and Sound" 	1 	214
82 	Calypso 	Imagine Dragons 	"It's Time" 	7 	135
83 	Comino 	Neon Trees 	"Animal" 	16 	110
84 	Jeffia 	Young Empires 	"White Doves" 	20 	92
85 	Tír an Abhainn 	Depeche Mode 	"Enjoy the Silence 04" 	2 	175
86 	Reym-L-Dneurb 	Burgundy Grapes 	"On the Train to Berlin" 	13 	112
87 	Tír an Abhainn 	Witches 	"She Is Coming" 	4 	144
88 	Zombira 	Bastille 	"Bad Blood" 	5 	141
89 	Bacchus 	Daithí 	"Aréir" 	13 	113
90 	Kostanovia 	Fenech-Soler 	"All I Know" 	11 	125
91 	Anselmsmumonia 	A Silent Film 	"Danny, Dakota & The Wishing Well"	9 	136
92 	Calypso 	Mrs Greenbird 	"Shooting Stars & Fairytales 	13 	122
93 	Flora 	Bastille 	"Pompeii" 	9 	139
94 	Ferovorosia 	Charlie Straight 	"Your House" 	22 	88
95 	Calypso 	Coasts 	"Oceans" 	 	
96 	Noizeland 	Francis International Airport	"The Right Ones" 	 	
97 	New Acadia 	Vance Joy 	"Riptide" 	 	
98 	Calypso 	The Royal Concept 	"On Our Way" 	 	
99 	Orangualia 	Metric 	"Breathing Underwater" 	 	
100	Calypso 	HAERTS 	"All The Days" 	 	
101	Reym-L-Dneurb 	Wookiefoot 	"Just Visiting" 	 	
102	New Acadia 	Sir Sly 	"Gold" 	 	
103	Cydoni-Gibberia 	Everything Everything 	"Duet" 	 	
104	Horehronieland 	NOISIA 	"Tommy's Theme" 	 	
105	Calypso 	Magic Man 	"Every Day" 	 	
106	Cefiya 	Broken Bells 	"Leave It Alone" 	 	
107	Trash Canyon 	The Mispers 	"Brother" 	 	
108	Noizeland 	Daan  	"La Crise" 	 	
109	Biflovatia 	New Desert Blues 	"Christoph" 	 	
*as part of the WL jury.
==Pre-NSC: The Waiting List==
The Doirenese broadcaster, LCD, first applied to join the waiting list to the Nation Song Contest on March 19th 2011, and became a full member on October 21st of the same year. During the nation's time as an associate member, they took part in several spin-off contests, and the Waiting List mini-contest.
WLSC results
Edition	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
1 	Snow Patrol 	"How to be Dead" 	6 	67
2 	Damien Rice 	"Cannonball" 	4 	66
3 	Caesars 	"Jerk it Out" 	1 	75
4 	Pereza 	"No Queremos Ser Como Los Demás"	8 	69
5 	Givers 	"Up Up Up" 	3 	94
6 	Andrea Lindsay 	"Les Yeux de Marie" 	4 	96
8 	The Coronas 	"Far from Here" 	14 	41
9 	Wonder Villains	"Zola" 	9 	64
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