Entry 18HOIS

"Hola (I Say)" is a song performed by Marco Mengoni feat. Tom Walker. It was suggested by Kimmy on 01.12.2018 and it entered South European Chart representing Italy. The song was received overwhelmingly positive, with each of 9 players that have scored it giving it a 75+ score. After 22 days, it managed to qualify for the December 2018 Finals, where it won a gold medal.
== Music Video ==
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== Chart Rankings ==
"Hola (I Say)" entered South European Chart on 08.12.2018 as #35 and was retired on 29.12.2018 as #1 due to qualifying for the finals.
Rank	Change	Date From 	Date To 	Total Days
35 	NEW 	2018-12-08	2018-12-16	8
1 	+34 	2018-12-16	2018-12-29	13
== Scores ==
A total of 9 players scored "Hola (I Say)". Eurovision NL rated it the highest with a 100.00 score, while Aak and _Michael_ rated it the lowest with a 82.00 score.
Date 	Player 	Score 	Note
2018-12-11	diffident 	86.00 	
2018-12-15	Aak 	82.00 	
2018-12-16	Julio 	85.00 	
2018-12-22	Drationi 	90.00 	
2018-12-23	Kimmy 	94.00 	Initial suggestion.
2018-12-24	Crolik 	85.00 	
2019-01-03	Badmuts 	95.00 	Scored in the finals.
2019-01-05	Eurovision NL	100.00	Scored in the finals.
2019-01-05	_Michael_ 	82.00 	Scored in the finals.
== December 2018 Qualifications ==
With a total of 33 nomination points, this entry has qualified during the December 2018 Qualifications as slot #1 from Southern Europe. Due to its successful qualifications, it has provided Kimmy with 4 parliament seats in Italy.
Player 	Points
Julio 	10
Kimmy 	12
diffident	1
Drationi 	10
== December 2018 Finals ==
There were 11 players voting in the December 2018 Finals. 7 of them awarded "Hola (I Say)" with a total of 56 points, with 1 of them giving it their top points. Additionally, "Hola (I Say)" received 27 points in the finals based on an average score of 88.78. In the end, it was ranked as #1 in the finals with a total of 83 points.
Player 	Points
Kimmy 	10
Julio 	10
Badmuts 	8
Drationi 	6
Eurovision NL	12
_Michael_ 	6
NancyAura 	4
Average 	27
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