Altharia in the Nation Song Contest

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Altharia made its debut in the sixth edition of NSC and took part in every edition until the 13th, as well as in several spin-offs. The contests were broadcast by the national broadcaster, ART, who also organised the national finals.
==Nation Song Contest 6==
Altharia made its debut in this NSC. A national final with three entries was held to determine which song should represent Altharia. The winner was chosen by a jury.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Video	Place
1 	Nina Gordon 	Now I Can Die	 	3
2 	Sonata Arctica	My Selene 	* 	1
3 	Indigo Girls 	Shame On You 	 	2
* - no official video available
Altharia failed to qualify for the final, and finished at 16th place in the semi-final. 
==Nation Song Contest 7==
A national final with three entries was held to determine which song should represent Altharia.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Video	Place	Points
1 	The Cardigans 	Live And Learn 	 	1 	7
2 	Kasey Chambers	Nothing At All 	 	2 	3
3 	Nina Gordon 	Tonight And The Rest Of My Life	 	3 	1
Again, Altharia failed to qualify for the final, and finished at 28th (and last) place in the semi-final.
==Nation Song Contest 8==
The entry for this edition was announced to be Silence is Golden by Garbage (video). For the first time ever, the entry was chosen by internal selection. Altharia failed to qualify for the final and finished at 25th (second last) place in the semi-final.
==Nation Song Contest 9==
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Video	Place	Points
1 	Indigo Girls 	Become You	 	1 	6
2 	Missy Higgins 	Unbroken 	 	2 	4
3 	Kirsty Maccoll	Days 	 	3 	1
Altharia again failed to qualify and ended up at 22nd (second last) place in the semi-final.
==Nation Song Contest 10==
The entry for this edition was once again chosen by internal selection. The chosen song was Hades "Pluton" by Sopor Aeternus (video). Altharia failed to qualify and ended up at 27th (second last) place in the semi-final.
==Nation Song Contest 11==
In this edition, the artist was chosen by internal selection, and a public national final was held to choose the song.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Video	Place	Points
1 	Flyleaf	Fully Alive 	 	3 	2
2 	Flyleaf	Cassie 	 	2 	3
3 	Flyleaf	All Around Me	 	1 	5
In this contest, Altharia qualified for the final for the first time and finished in 14th place, thus making "All Around Me" the most successful Altharian entry to date.
==Nation Song Contest 12==
In this edition, again an internal selection was held. The chosen song was "Free to Decide" by the Cranberries. The song ended up at 28th and last place in the final and was also Altharia's lowest-scoring entry with only 11 points.
==Nation Song Contest 13==
The Altharian entry for this contest was "Try Not to Breathe" by REM, chosen by internal selection. It failed to qualify and ended up in 26th place in the semi-final.
==Nation Song Contest Spin-offs==
Altharia has so far taken part in the first three Eurovision Specials and a few others.
===Nation Song Contest: Eurovision Special===
Altharia participated with the song "Guildo Hat Euch Lieb" by Guildo Horn. It finished in 15th place with 34 points.
===Nation Song Contest: Eurovision Special 2===
Altharia took part with the song "Dschinghis Khan" by Dschinghis Khan. It finished in 15th place with 44 points.
===Nation Song Contest: Eurovision Special 3===
Altharia's entry for this contest was "Monts et Merveilles" by Louisa Baileche. It finished in 13th place with 44 points.
===Nation Song Contest: Movie Theme Edition===
Altharia participated with the song "Moonlight Densetsu" (sung by Moon Lips), the opening song from the once-popular anime Sailor Moon. Echoing the country's usual fate in the main NSC, Altharia ended up in 22nd and second last place.
===Nation Song Contest: Language Theme===
Altharia's entry for this contest was "Hundi Süda Sees" by Metsatöll. The song is in Estonian. It finished in 21st place with 40 points.
===Nation World Cup===
Altharia also participated in the first Nation World Cup. The Altharian team took off with a flying start and advanced to the semi-finals, where they were finally beaten by Rotterdamus. Altharia also lost to Andromeda in the bronzematch, thus ending up at overall 4th place.
==Most Points Given==
68 Instir
66 Maccha-Brugia 
50 Belvist
47 Ugaly
43 Adamsburg
41 Xorientia
41 Rotterdamus
39 Sunland
34 Astoria
29 Reym-L-Dneurb
25 Begonia
23 Effiland
==Most Points Received==
48 Adamsburg
37 Reym-L-Dneurb
35 Noizeland
35 Arjastan
32 Ugaly
31 Yaponesia
24 Zombira
20 Rotterdamus
20 Begonia
19 Prasia
16 Giggshood
13 Xorientia
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