Waiting List Song Contest 202

For more information about the 202nd contest and the actual show go to the thread.
The Waiting List Song Contest 202 was the 202nd edition of the Waiting List Song Contest. After the series of meetings, Arkodrë, winners of the 201st edition, declined to host the show, as the Arkodrian public broadcaster could not fund an international production, and the Arkodrian government turned down a request to extend the broadcaster's budget. However Arkodrë have confirmed their intent to participate and they even have held a national selection to determine their representative.
It was to be determined if the contest would take place in second placed Solentoya, third placed Svobodnia or a volunteer nation. Sol TV chairman said that "Solentoya wasn't expecting the hosting job to be coming their way but the funding was available” and that they “were willing to host."
Arva, Il-Bidu and Svobodnia withdrew, with Arkodrian and New Banderish confirmations coming late after the deadline.
Although they were not participating, Svobodnia was allowed to vote; Oussou Empire failed to vote and thus has been disqualified. In the end, New Bander State won the show with 104 points, with Solentoya following in second and Effiland in third place. 
==Promotion==
With the decision to hold the contest in Adriana, Sol TV promoted the show as the exclusive brand and the host city itself as "the playground of Natias most richest and most famous". Key words in the campaign were luxury, sun, and extravagance. Ads with captions "So put on your best Luis Vuittons, grab your in season Prada bag and make your way on over for a glass of Gout de Diamants Champagne and a spectacle to dumfound you all" were aired throughout Natia.
As the first three countries to confirm their entries, the delegations of Moisantia, Neajlovia & Griffin Empire got to stay in the penthouse suites of 3 of Adriana's most exclusive hotels free of charge. Typically such suites average at §15,000 a night.
== Results ==
The competition was opened by Oussou Empire and closed by Arkodrë. After the official results several awards have been awarded - the highest scoring male singer and the most 12 points went to New Bander State; the highest scoring female singer went to Solentoya, the highest score without 12 points went to Bigicia, entry with lowest score and 12 points went to Szimbaya Kingdom and entry with highest numbers of voters went to Effiland.
Draw	Nation 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Oussou Empire 	Tamta x Stephane Legar 	Yala 	DSQ 	60
02 	Tamausia & Deltannor	Jax Jones, Martin SolveigJax Jones, Martin Solveig, RAYE, Europa	Tequila 	12th 	52
03 	Belvist 	Halestorm 	Dear Daughter 	14th 	49
04 	Moisantia 	Nina 	Until All Your Dreams Come True	16th 	32
05 	7 	Idiotape 	Even Floor 	07th 	60
06 	Utopolis 	Phillipi & Rodrigo 	Retrogrado 	15th 	32
07 	Solentoya 	Ifigenia 	Gia Sena 	02nd 	75
08 	Griffin Empire 	LALEH 	Vårens Första Dag 	05th 	70
09 	Bigicia 	Mike Singer 	Deja Vu 	04th 	74
10 	Effiland 	Tugba Yurt 	Inceden Inceden 	03rd 	74
11 	Tanoiro 	Foe 	Deep Water Heartbreaker 	10th 	57
12 	Roseland 	Emma Bunton 	What Took You So Long 	13th 	51
13 	Banan 	Autograf ft. Papa Ya 	Easy 	06th 	60
14 	Neajlovia 	MARUV & Boosin 	I Want You 	09th 	57
15 	Pyreica 	Mrs Yéyé ft. Lou Howard 	Prendre les Armes 	11th 	56
16 	Szimbaya Kingdom 	Taylor Swift 	Betty 	17th 	25
17 	New Bander State 	Артем Пивоваров 	Дежавю 	01st 	104
18 	Arkodrë 	Tom Gregory 	Rather Be You 	08th 	57
==Spokespersons==
The spokespersons announced the score from their respective country in the following order:
* Roseland — Wincent Weiss (Roselandish royalty & singer) 
* Tanoiro — SuA (singer)
* New Bander State — Dotan (singer)
* Utopolis — Office Assistant (a paperclip) 
* 7 — Shigeru Miyamoto (video game designer) 
* Belvist — Madeline Juno (singer) 
* Neajlovia — Vitalii Sediuk (Neajlovian prankster) 
* Svobodnia — Max Barskih (Svobodnian singer and WLSC winner)
* Tamausia & Deltannor — Loni Love (Daytime TV talkshow host) 
* Szimbaya Kingdom — Luca Hänni (singer) 
* Solentoya — Wanessa (Solentoyan singer) 
* Moisantia — Dinah Nah (Moisantian singer) 
* Pyreica — Elodie Gossuin (Pyreican model & TV presenter) 
* Banan — Tinkara Kovač (singer) 
* Effiland — Mabel Matiz (singer) 
* Arkodrë — Martin Tungevaag (Arkodrian singer) 
* Griffin Empire — Jüri Pootsmann (Griffin singer) 
* Bigicia — Sammie Cimarelli (Bigician reality star)
==References==
==See also==
*LLLaleh - Live listening pre-WLSC party and Griffin song preview concert