Internatia Song Contest 8

The Internatia Song Contest 8 was the eight annual edition of Internatia Song Contest. The contest toke place in Violetta, Symphony Isles, following Magazin's win in the 6th Contest with the song "Sijamski blizanci". Due big number of participants it was the first edition of ISC with two semi finals. Winner of this edition will host 10th edition of contest.
The contest was won by The Bird and the Bee from Bitland, with the song "Love Letter to Japan" which earned a total of 177 points (record in contest history until 17th edition). Host country, Symphony Isles finished in second place, with Territrius finishing in third. They were followed by Spirevo which reached the 4th place and DPR Jindalea which finished 5th.
== Location ==
Symphony Isles first Internatia appearance was in 2nd edition, and the nation has participated in the contest every edition since. On 16 December 2012, Symphony Isles won the 6th contest with "Sijamski blizanci" song by Magazin, bringing the hosting of the contest to the island nation of Symphony Isles, and its city Violetta.
Violetta is the capital and largest city of Symphony Isles, as well as one of the largest cities on the West Cordvernian Sea. It is located in West part of the Symph Island on Symphony Channel.
On 19 January 2013 it was announced that Anderson Cooper and Ellen DeGeneres will host the show and Coliseum will be the contest venue. 
== Participants ==
 
On 18 January 2013, the IBU announced that record number of thirty-five countries would take part in the 8th edition. Contest saw the return of Swelatie and Luzze, also a debut of 7 countries: Canedonia, Carpathia, Kwonia, Lacrea, Marvelia, Puntíkov, San Remo which is the biggest number of debuting nations since 2nd edition. All nations that participated in previous edition decided to participate in this edition as well. Draw and Semi allocations was also decided on 18 January 2013.
== Results ==
===Semi-Final 1===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
1 	 	Bandana 	"Guapas" 	16 	23
2 	 	Jesse & Joy 	"¿Con quién se queda el perro?"	5 	70
3 	 	The Bird and the Bee	"Love Letter to Japan" 	3 	83
4 	 	AOA 	"Elvis" 	13 	43
5 	 	Myahri 	"Öňe, Diňe Öňe" 	8 	56
6 	 	Savage Garden 	"To The Moon and Back" 	4 	71
7 	 	Natalia Oreiro 	"Cambio dolor" 	2 	94
8 	 	Vanilla Ninja 	"Don't Go Too Fast" 	7 	57
9 	 	Renan Luce 	"La Lettre" 	17 	44
10 	 	Hooverphonic 	"Vinegar & Salt" 	1 	97
11 	 	Nianell 	"Wense" 	14 	43
12 	 	Area 	"Frekfencija na Ljubovta" 	11 	48
13 	 	Despina Vandi 	"Girismata" 	12 	47
14 	 	Fox Lima 	"Livre" 	15 	39
15 	 	Cœur De Pirate 	"Golden Baby" 	6 	68
16 	 	Rob Thomas 	"Her Diamonds" 	9 	55
17 	 	Zara Larsson 	"Uncover" 	10 	48
===Semi-Final 2===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
1 	 	Ewa Farna 	"Ewakuacja" 	2 	76
2 	 	Mànran 	"Oran na Cloiche" 	17 	75
3 	 	La Oreja de Van Gogh	"Cuídate" 	10 	54
4 	 	Anúna 	"Heia Viri" 	5 	65
5 	 	Nightwish 	"Meadows of Heaven" 	9 	57
6 	 	Honey 	"Sabotaż" 	6 	64
7 	 	The Pearls 	"You Came, You Saw, You Conquered"	11 	43
8 	 	Rozalla 	"Are You Ready to Fly?" 	12 	41
9 	 	Vlatko Lozanoski 	"Nema Den, Nema Nokj" 	14 	40
10 	 	Beth 	"La Luz" 	16 	33
11 	 	Kalafina 	"Kagayaku Sora no Shijima ni wa" 	3 	74
12 	 	Kelly Sweet 	"Ready For Love" 	4 	69
13 	 	Malena Ernman 	"Sempre Libera" 	1 	95
14 	 	Alina Orlova 	"Vaiduokliai" 	7 	64
15 	 	Sieneke 	"Amore fantastico" 	13 	41
16 	 	Dido 	"Everything To Lose" 	15 	35
17 	 	Utada Hikaru 	"Passion" 	8 	60
===Final===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
1 	 	Natalia Oreiro 	"Cambio dolor" 	9 	96
2 	 	Ewa Farna 	"Ewakuacja" 	11 	85
3 	 	Jesse & Joy 	"¿Con quién se queda el perro?" 	10 	93
4 	 	Cœur De Pirate 	"Golden Baby" 	12 	83
5 	 	Alina Orlova 	"Vaiduokliai" 	8 	99
6 	 	Myahri 	"Öňe, Diňe Öňe" 	4 	113
7 	 	Anúna 	"Heia Viri" 	13 	78
8 	 	Zara Larsson 	"Uncover" 	7 	102
9 	 	The Bird and the Bee	"Love Letter to Japan" 	1 	177
10 	 	Mumford & Sons 	"Broken Crown" 	2 	135
11 	 	Vanilla Ninja 	"Don't Go Too Fast" 	15 	75
12 	 	Savage Garden 	"To The Moon and Back" 	20 	53
13 	 	Kelly Sweet 	"Ready For Love" 	17 	64
14 	 	Kalafina 	"Kagayaku Sora no Shijima ni wa"	6 	104
15 	 	Hooverphonic 	"Vinegar & Salt" 	3 	130
16 	 	Honey 	"Sabotaż" 	18 	63
17 	 	Nightwish 	"Meadows of Heaven" 	21 	48
18 	 	Utada Hikaru 	"Passion" 	19 	58
19 	 	La Oreja de Van Gogh	"Cuídate" 	16 	71
20 	 	Malena Ernman 	"Sempre Libera" 	5 	111
21 	 	Rob Thomas 	"Her Diamonds" 	14 	76
== Scoreboards ==
=== Semi-Final 1 ===
Country	Place	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Jury
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	16 	23 	 	5 	 	2 	 	8 	 	 	 	1 	 	4 	 	 	2 	1 	 	
 	5 	70 	3 	 	10	3 	4 	 	8 	 	 	8 	12	5 	 	1 	5 	3 	 	8
 	3 	83 	6 	12	 	5 	7 	1 	10	8 	 	 	8 	2 	3 	 	1 	8 	2 	10
 	13 	43 	2 	3 	 	 	 	 	2 	4 	 	 	 	10	2 	 	 	12	8 	
 	8 	56 	 	 	5 	 	 	2 	3 	 	 	 	7 	7 	10	4 	7 	 	10	1
 	4 	71 	 	8 	7 	7 	6 	 	4 	10	 	2 	 	 	7 	10	 	6 	4 	
 	2 	94 	12	7 	3 	8 	1 	12	 	1 	 	10	10	12	 	 	12	2 	 	4
 	7 	57 	5 	 	 	 	10	3 	7 	 	 	6 	4 	 	4 	2 	3 	4 	3 	6
 	17 	44 	7 	 	8 	1 	5 	10	 	 	DQ	5 	1 	3 	 	3 	 	 	1 	
 	1 	97 	10	10	 	 	3 	 	1 	12	 	 	3 	8 	12	6 	4 	10	6 	12
 	14 	43 	 	4 	2 	 	12	 	 	6 	 	 	 	 	6 	8 	 	 	 	5
 	11 	48 	8 	 	6 	6 	 	6 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	5 	 	 	 	3
 	12 	47 	 	 	1 	 	 	4 	 	5 	 	12	2 	6 	 	7 	10	 	 	
 	15 	39 	 	 	4 	 	8 	 	 	7 	 	7 	 	1 	 	 	 	 	12	
 	6 	68 	4 	6 	12	10	 	 	5 	3 	 	4 	5 	 	 	 	 	7 	5 	7
 	9 	55 	 	2 	 	12	2 	5 	12	 	 	 	 	 	5 	 	8 	 	7 	2
 	10 	48 	1 	1 	 	4 	 	7 	 	2 	 	3 	6 	 	1 	12	6 	5 	 	
Place 	Country	Total	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	 	44 	12	5 	10	12	5
2 	 	37 	6 	10	8 	7 	6
3 	 	33 	5 	12	 	6 	10
4 	 	26 	7 	6 	5 	8 	
5 	 	24 	4 	1 	12	 	7
6 	 	19 	 	7 	 	 	12
7 	 	16 	 	8 	3 	5 	
8 	 	15 	 	3 	 	10	2
9 	 	14 	 	 	6 	 	8
10 	 	12 	10	 	2 	 	
11 	 	12 	8 	 	 	4 	
12 	 	10 	 	 	7 	 	3
13 	 	9 	3 	2 	4 	 	
14 	 	8 	 	4 	 	 	4
15 	 	6 	2 	 	1 	2 	1
16 	 	4 	1 	 	 	3 	
17 	 	1 	 	 	 	1 	
=== Semi-Final 2 ===
Country	Place	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Jury
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	2 	76 	 	 	 	6 	 	7 	 	 	3 	8 	10	10	4 	10	2 	4 	7 	5
 	17 	75 	3 	DQ	10	12	 	 	2 	5 	12	12	 	 	 	 	 	5 	8 	6
 	10 	54 	7 	 	 	7 	1 	5 	7 	 	2 	5 	 	 	8 	4 	4 	 	2 	2
 	5 	65 	10	 	3 	 	4 	8 	 	10	 	7 	 	3 	7 	 	1 	 	5 	7
 	9 	57 	 	 	 	4 	 	10	3 	4 	 	 	3 	7 	2 	2 	8 	10	3 	1
 	6 	64 	 	 	6 	2 	10	 	 	1 	8 	10	8 	 	1 	8 	 	1 	6 	3
 	11 	43 	 	 	 	5 	6 	 	 	8 	6 	 	 	 	12	1 	5 	 	 	
 	12 	41 	2 	 	 	1 	 	 	 	 	4 	1 	 	2 	10	5 	 	12	4 	
 	14 	40 	5 	 	4 	 	5 	6 	1 	7 	 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	7 	 	
 	16 	33 	 	 	8 	 	3 	 	6 	 	 	 	5 	1 	 	7 	3 	 	 	
 	3 	74 	4 	 	12	 	7 	4 	 	 	5 	 	 	6 	6 	12	10	3 	1 	4
 	4 	69 	 	 	5 	 	 	 	12	 	 	4 	12	 	 	6 	12	6 	12	
 	1 	95 	1 	 	7 	10	8 	12	8 	2 	1 	6 	7 	8 	 	 	7 	8 	 	10
 	7 	64 	12	 	2 	8 	 	1 	5 	6 	7 	 	1 	4 	 	 	 	 	10	8
 	13 	41 	8 	 	1 	3 	12	 	10	 	 	 	 	 	5 	 	 	2 	 	
 	15 	35 	 	 	 	 	 	2 	4 	12	 	2 	4 	5 	3 	3 	 	 	 	
 	8 	60 	6 	 	 	 	2 	3 	 	3 	10	 	6 	12	 	 	6 	 	 	12
Place 	Country	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	 	52 	 	5 	2 	12	10	5 	5 	7 	6
2 	 	48 	3 	12	 	8 	5 	6 	4 	 	10
3 	 	46 	8 	2 	12	7 	12	 	 	5 	
4 	 	42 	2 	 	6 	 	8 	8 	10	8 	
5 	 	40 	6 	3 	8 	 	4 	3 	3 	10	3
6 	 	39 	 	 	3 	10	 	10	12	4 	
7 	 	38 	10	4 	 	1 	7 	 	6 	3 	7
8 	 	33 	7 	8 	 	4 	 	7 	7 	 	
9 	 	32 	12	 	5 	 	1 	 	 	6 	8
10 	 	31 	 	1 	 	6 	 	12	 	12	
11 	 	24 	 	10	1 	 	 	 	8 	 	5
12 	 	22 	4 	 	4 	2 	 	 	 	 	12
13 	 	19 	 	 	7 	5 	 	 	1 	2 	4
14 	 	17 	1 	6 	 	3 	6 	1 	 	 	
15 	 	14 	 	7 	 	 	2 	4 	 	1 	
16 	 	14 	 	 	10	 	 	 	2 	 	2
17 	 	11 	5 	 	 	 	3 	2 	 	 	1
=== Final ===
Country	Place	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	9 	96 	 	8 	 	10	3 	 	 	 	 	1 	 	12	 	 	3 	 	 	 	7 	7 	 	5 	8 	 	 	12	8 	 	 	 	10	 	2
 	11 	85 	5 	 	 	 	5 	12	 	 	 	 	5 	6 	7 	10	4 	5 	 	2 	 	 	 	 	3 	3 	 	3 	1 	2 	 	12	 	 	
 	10 	93 	7 	 	 	5 	6 	 	3 	 	7 	4 	1 	 	 	7 	2 	2 	 	 	12	 	 	 	 	 	8 	2 	 	6 	6 	 	6 	4 	5
 	12 	83 	1 	 	2 	 	 	4 	6 	3 	10	5 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2 	1 	8 	 	10	6 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	12	5 	
 	8 	99 	 	10	6 	 	 	 	12	5 	12	 	 	 	2 	 	6 	 	 	12	3 	 	 	12	 	 	 	7 	 	 	 	 	2 	10	
 	4 	113 	 	12	 	12	2 	 	10	12	2 	10	 	1 	3 	1 	 	 	3 	 	 	12	 	 	7 	5 	 	10	10	 	1 	 	 	 	
 	13 	78 	 	7 	 	 	 	10	 	 	5 	 	2 	 	 	 	8 	6 	 	5 	 	3 	 	8 	 	 	 	5 	5 	4 	 	 	 	3 	7
 	7 	102 	 	 	 	3 	7 	 	7 	 	 	7 	4 	7 	8 	2 	 	 	10	 	 	 	12	 	6 	 	 	 	7 	10	 	8 	3 	 	1
 	1 	177 	8 	 	10	8 	12	8 	8 	 	 	6 	8 	 	1 	 	 	10	2 	3 	10	8 	7 	2 	5 	12	12	6 	4 	7 	2 	5 	5 	8 	
 	2 	135 	10	1 	8 	 	1 	5 	 	8 	8 	 	 	 	 	8 	10	8 	5 	10	8 	 	1 	10	 	4 	2 	 	 	12	 	 	 	6 	10
 	15 	75 	6 	 	 	7 	4 	2 	4 	 	 	3 	 	4 	4 	 	1 	 	12	 	5 	 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	3 	5 	2 	 	 	4
 	20 	53 	 	 	3 	 	 	 	 	6 	1 	 	10	 	10	3 	 	 	4 	 	 	 	10	 	4 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	17 	64 	 	 	 	 	8 	 	 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	12	 	 	 	8 	4 	4 	5 	 	 	 	6 	 	 	 	12	3 	 	 	
 	6 	104 	2 	3 	4 	 	10	1 	 	4 	4 	2 	3 	 	 	 	 	3 	7 	7 	6 	10	 	4 	2 	 	7 	 	6 	 	10	 	7 	2 	
 	3 	130 	 	2 	7 	2 	 	3 	1 	 	 	12	12	 	 	 	 	4 	1 	6 	 	2 	3 	7 	 	10	 	8 	12	5 	 	7 	8 	12	6
 	18 	63 	3 	 	1 	4 	 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	 	5 	 	 	8 	4 	1 	6 	2 	 	 	 	4 	 	 	1 	 	10	 	 	3
 	21 	48 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	5 	 	12	7 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	 	 	1 	 	2 	 	8 	 	 	 	
 	19 	58 	 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	7 	6 	 	 	 	12	 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	6 	 	8 	3 	 	 	 	4 	 	 	1 	
 	16 	71 	 	6 	12	1 	 	 	2 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	5 	1 	 	 	 	5 	4 	 	1 	 	5 	1 	 	 	 	6 	4 	7 	8
 	5 	111 	 	 	5 	 	 	7 	5 	1 	3 	8 	 	10	6 	4 	 	12	6 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	7 	10	4 	 	 	7 	 	1 	 	12
 	14 	76 	12	5 	 	6 	 	 	 	10	 	 	6 	2 	 	6 	 	 	 	1 	 	 	 	 	12	1 	 	 	 	8 	3 	4 	 	 	
=== Number of votes / 12 points ===
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another and number of votes received.
★ marks the best result reached so far by this country, for this number of "12 points" / number of votes received in final.
Number of votes received	Number of votes received
Number 	Contestant
26 	★
21 	★
21 	★
20 	★
18 	★
18 	★
17 	★
17 	★
16 	
16 	★
16 	★
16 	★
15 	★
14 	★
14 	★
13 	★
13 	★
10 	★
10 	
10 	
9 	
Number of "12 points" received	Number of "12 points" received	Number of "12 points" received
Number 	Contestant 	Nation(s) giving 12 points
4 	★ 	Bitland, Carpathia, Lacrea, Novatlantida
4 	★ 	Anselmsuusonia, DPR Jindalea, San Monique, Tikata
4 	★ 	DimkaRUS, Nicolas' Neighbour, Sockistan, Symphony Isles
3 	★ 	Dinokratys & Shrikidai, Dulcet Ebullience, Swelatie
2 	★ 	Luzze, Thorway
2 	★ 	Oalia, Saint Eva & Lepland
2 	★ 	Canedonia, Rötenrod
2 	★ 	Chruno, Spirevo
2 	 	Kwonia, Puntíkov
1 	 	Pebbleland
1 	 	Sunetti
1 	 	Tonallán
1 	 	Irdminia
1 	 	Volnytaria
1 	 	Territrius
1 	 	Grolskira
1 	 	Kosma
== The podium ==
Winner 	Second 	Third
 	 	
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==Returning artists==
Artist 	Country	Previous edition	Previous country represented
Cœur de Pirate	 	ISC 4 	
Nightwish 	 	ISC 2 	
==Recaps==
Recaps 	Recaps	Recaps
Semi-final 1	Link 	
Semi-final 2	Link 	
Final 	Link 	
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