Outernatia Song Contest 17

The Outernatia Song Contest 17 was the 17th edition of the Outernatia Song Contest. The contest took place in Nordfjord, Kimmystan, following Nicole Sabouné win in the 15th edition with the song "Lifetime". The contest's Semi Finals was held on 8 January and the Final on 19 January 2015 at the Nordfjord Opera House, and was presented by Khadja Nin and Nicole Sabouné.
This edition 35 countries participated, including the returns of Dalmadria (after a 12-editions break), Dulcet Ebullience, Hanzyuki, Polland, Laranjeiras and Zephyrus. Kitlantis was debut in the contest, while Rutshina was invited as this edition's guest nation from Internatia.
After a exciting voting process, Kimmystan achieved their second victory in the contest's history with the song "Ecos de Amor", performed by Jesse & Joy. Kimmystan recieve only two points more than Republica Libera who finish second. V became third. This was the first time that a host country won on home soil.
==Hosting Information==
===Location===
On 6 December 2015, Kimmystanian Broadcaster announced that it had chosen Nordfjord as the host city for the contest. The contest will be held held at the Nordfjord Opera House, which hosted several editions of the Kimmystanian national preselection Kimmystan NF. It has an overall capacity of approximately 18,500 people.
====Nordfjord====
Nordfjord is the capital city of Kimmystan and is located in the Fjorden-region in the northern part of Kimmystan. Nordfjord is an important global city and financial centre with an urban population of 2.1 million. Most of the country's embassies can be found in this city. Both the region and the city is known for it's beautiful fjords and breathtaking landscape, and in the city you can eat traditional Kimmystanian food like bacalao, fish & chips and whale meat, of which the latter is a real Kimmystanian delicatesse. 
This is the first time that the city is hosting the Outernatia Song Contest, but it has previously hosted the Junior Internatia Song Contest 18. 
===Bidding phase===
Two other cities, Huttiheita and Fettevika, were also considered as possible host city of the contest. KimmiTV requested proposals from the three cities concerning how they plan to organise the contest. Huttiheita offered to host the contest in the Huttieheita Culture Center, while Fettevika offered the Fettevika Arena as a potential venue for the contest. The bid from Fettevika came together with plans to expand and upgrade the facility and surrounding infrastructure to meet the requirements set by host broadcaster KTV. The bids from Huttiheita and Fettevika, together with the bid from Nordford to host the contest in the Nordfjord Opera House, were accepted. KTV chose the Nordfjord as the venue to stage the contest because they wanted the contest to be held in the capital city.
===Presenters===
On 26 December 2015, KTV announced that Khadja Nin and Nicole Sabouné would be the hosts of the contest. Khadja Nin came 6th in the 13th edition while Nicole Sabouné won the 15th edition. Both presenters speak fluently English and French.
Nicole Sabouné will not only be hosting the contest, but she will also open the show with her winning hit "Lifetime" and she will also perform some other songs in the interval act of the Final.
Khadja Nin will also perform her touching song "Mama" in the Semi-final 1, while KimmiTV has asked Claire de Lune to perform her beautiful entry "Skipping Stones" in the Semi-final 2.
===Graphic design===
On 8 December 2015, KimmiTV (with help from LBC Resources) released the logo for the Outernatia Song Contest 17, together with the slogan. The logo features a snowflake, a sun and a dove which represents the peaceful nation which Kimmystan is. The slogan was revealed to be "freedom." and for each nation there was made a snowflake with their national colors. The snowflakes represent that each nation in both Internatia and Outernatia are unique and different, but together we live in peace and harmony.
== Participants ==
This edition 35 countries confirmed their participation, including the returns of Dalmadria (after a 12-editions break), Dulcet Ebullience, Hanzyuki, Polland, Laranjeiras and Zephyrus. Kitlantis will debut in the contest, while Rutshina will be invited as this edition's guest nation from Internatia, while Cytrus, DPR Jindalea, Irlandia, Pen Island, Rascia, Sofós and Sunetti withdrew from this edition.
===Invitation of Ruthsina===
Kimmy TV announced that it had invited Ruthsina to participate in the contest. Although Ruthsina is officially not eligible to enter, as only Outernatian countries can take part, the Kimmystani broadcaster proposed the participation of Ruthsina as a one-off event in honour of the strong ties between Ruthsina and Outernatia.
=== First Semi-final ===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Ariana Grande 	"All My Love" (ft. Major Lazer) 	3 	71
02 	 	Cirq du Soleil 	"Alegría" 	5 	63
03 	 	KDA 	"Turn The Music Louder" (ft. Tinie Tempah & Kat B)	12 	50
04 	 	12 Girls' Band 	"Reel Around The Sun" 	2 	75
05 	 	Of Monsters and Men	"Dirty Paws" 	11 	53
06 	 	Mr Little Jeans 	"Oh Sailor" 	6 	59
07 	 	Gnesa 	"Wilder" 	14 	47
08 	 	Andrew Huang 	"Sylvia" 	15 	27
09 	 	New Politics 	"Lovers In a Song" 	17 	42
10 	 	Amaranthe 	"Digital World" 	1 	86
11 	 	Illaria 	"Verbovaya doschechka" 	4 	65
12 	 	Teräsbetoni 	"Taivas lyö tulta" 	7 	59
13 	 	Jiidesh İdirisova 	"Kim Bilet" 	8 	57
14 	 	Reece Mastin 	"Girls (All Around The World)" 	16 	17
15 	 	Rachel Platten 	"Stand By You" 	9 	55
16 	 	Sys Bjerre 	"Alle Mine Veninder" 	10 	54
17 	 	Ardak Balazhanova 	"Zhelsiz tunde zharyk ai” 	13 	48
=== Second Semi-final ===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Zara Larsson 	"Lush Life" 	7 	73
02 	 	Grimes 	"Flesh Without Blood" 	11 	50
03 	 	Zhana Bergendorff 	"Nevazmozhni Sme Sami" 	4 	80
04 	 	Alt-J 	"Matilda" 	17 	11
05 	 	Troye Sivan 	"YOUTH" 	10 	52
06 	 	Dima Bilan 	"Ne Molchi" 	14 	33
07 	 	Dustin Tebbutt 	"The Breach" 	16 	29
08 	 	Aquilo 	"Good Girl" 	2 	89
09 	 	Florent Mothe & Camille Lou	"Quelque chose de Magique" 	6 	74
10 	 	Paulla & Garou 	"Tyle słów na wiatr - Du Vent des Mots"	13 	34
11 	 	Tamila 	"Zolim" 	12 	44
12 	 	Stella Mwangi 	"Lookie Lookie" 	15 	30
13 	 	Marjet van der Brand 	"Over en Uit" 	8 	64
14 	 	Zaz 	"Je Veux" 	3 	86
15 	 	Tiffany Desrosiers 	"Fearless" 	1 	97
16 	 	Sigma & Rita Ora 	"Coming Home" 	5 	76
17 	 	The Hope Arsenal 	"Wake Your Soul" 	9 	61
===Final===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Rachel Platten 	"Stand By You" 	6 	100
02 	 	Florent Mothe & Camille Lou	"Quelque chose de Magique" 	14 	82
03 	 	Jiidesh İdirisova 	"Kim Bilet" 	19 	73
04 	 	Tiffany Desrosiers 	"Fearless" 	11 	90
05 	 	Sigma & Rita Ora 	"Coming Home" 	8 	91
06 	 	Amaranthe 	"Digital World" 	9 	91
07 	 	Zara Larsson 	"Lush Life" 	2 	107
08 	 	Zaz 	"Je Veux" 	21 	62
09 	 	Ariana Grande 	"All My Love" (ft. Major Lazer)	20 	66
10 	 	The Hope Arsenal 	"Wake Your Soul" 	4 	106
11 	 	12 Girls' Band 	"Reel Around The Sun" 	12 	90
12 	 	Sys Bjerre 	"Alle Mine Veninder" 	10 	90
13 	 	Cirq du Soleil 	"Alegría" 	5 	102
14 	 	Illaria 	"Verbovaya doschechka" 	3 	106
15 	 	Zhana Bergendorff 	"Nevazmozhni Sme Sami" 	13 	89
16 	 	Marjet van der Brand 	"Over en Uit" 	15 	79
17 	 	Aquilo 	"Good Girl" 	7 	94
18 	 	Teräsbetoni 	"Taivas lyö tulta" 	16 	77
19 	 	Jesse & Joy 	"Ecos de Amor" 	1 	109
20 	 	Tamila 	"Zolim" 	18 	76
21 	 	Mr Little Jeans 	"Oh Sailor" 	17 	76
===B-Final===
This is the 2nd time a B-Final was arranged in Outernatia Song Contest, previously it was held one on 13th edition. That one was won by Thorway, but as they declined the rights to host, Kimmystanian Broadcaster kindly asked the broadcaster from the Land of Jhe Freeh to step in and host it.
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Stella Mwangi 	"Lookie Lookie" 	13 	21
02 	 	Dustin Tebbutt 	"The Breach" 	7 	38
03 	 	Troye Sivan 	"YOUTH" 	1 	63
04 	 	Gnesa 	"Wilder" 	11 	28
05 	 	KDA 	"Turn The Music Louder (ft. Tinie Tempah & Kat B)"	8 	33
06 	 	Alt-J 	"Matilda" 	14 	19
07 	 	New Politics 	"Lovers In a Song" 	9 	32
08 	 	Grimes 	"Flesh Without Blood" 	10 	30
09 	 	Andrew Huang 	"Sylvia" 	3 	56
10 	 	Ardak Balazhanova 	"Zhelsiz tunde zharyk ai" 	5 	45
11 	 	Dima Bilan 	"Ne Molchi" 	4 	45
12 	 	Of Monsters and Men	"Dirty Paws" 	2 	59
13 	 	Paulla & Garou 	"Tyle słów na wiatr - Du Vent des Mots" 	12 	22
14 	 	Reece Mastin 	"Girls (All Around The World)" 	6 	39
== Scoreboards ==
=== First Semi-final ===
First Semi-finalJury results	First Semi-finalJury results	First Semi-finalJury results
Place 	Country 	Points
1 	 	56
2 	 	49
3 	 	48
4 	 	40
5 	 	37
6 	 	35
7 	 	32
8 	 	31
9 	 	30
10 	 	25
11 	 	24
12 	 	24
13 	 	23
14 	 	21
15 	 	13
16 	 	9
17 	 	25
		Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results
		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
		71 	 	5 	3 	10 	 	8 	7 	6 	 	4 	1 	1 	7 	2 	10 	4 	3
		63 	7 	 	 	 	3 	7 	 	3 	 	 	3 	5 	10 	1 	12 	12 	
		50 	12 	4 	 	7 	1 	 	1 	 	 	1 	 	 	 	6 	5 	7 	6
		75 	 	 	7 	 	5 	 	2 	4 	 	7 	12 	12 	4 	8 	4 	3 	7
		53 	1 	7 	 	8 	 	10 	6 	5 	 	 	8 	2 	 	 	 	6 	
		59 	4 	8 	1 	12 	8 	 	 	10 	 	 	2 	 	5 	 	7 	1 	1
		47 	10 	 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10 	7 	3 	 	7 	 	 	
		27 	2 	 	 	 	6 	 	8 	 	 	3 	5 	 	3 	 	 	 	
		DQ 	 	12 	4 	 	7 	3 	5 	 	 	5 	 	 	 	 	6 	 	
		86 	8 	10 	6 	6 	10 	6 	10 	7 	 	 	6 	10 	2 	3 	 	 	2
		65 	6 	 	8 	3 	 	 	 	12 	 	 	 	6 	 	 	8 	10 	12
		59 	 	6 	12 	 	12 	1 	4 	2 	 	12 	4 	 	1 	 	 	 	5
		57 	5 	1 	 	 	 	2 	 	8 	 	8 	 	8 	 	12 	3 	2 	8
		17 	 	 	 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	4
		55 	 	2 	2 	2 	 	12 	12 	1 	 	6 	 	 	8 	5 	 	5 	
		54 	3 	 	5 	1 	4 	4 	3 	 	 	2 	 	4 	6 	10 	2 	 	10
		48 	 	3 	 	4 	2 	5 	 	 	 	 	10 	7 	12 	4 	1 	 	
=== Second Semi-final ===
Second Semi-finalJury results	Second Semi-finalJury results	Second Semi-finalJury results
Place 	Country 	Points
1 	 	39
2 	 	37
3 	 	36
4 	 	31
5 	 	27
6 	 	25
7 	 	24
8 	 	23
9 	 	23
10 	 	22
11 	 	21
12 	 	21
13 	 	21
14 	 	16
15 	 	14
16 	 	14
17 	 	12
		Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results
		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
		73 	 	10 	1 	 	8 	8 	7 	 	 	10 	 	5 	 	8 	2 	6 	8
		50 	 	 	10 	7 	3 	 	 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	12 	6 	2 	
		80 	6 	2 	 	 	5 	4 	2 	4 	8 	12 	7 	10 	3 	6 	4 	 	7
		11 	 	 	4 	 	 	 	1 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	 	
		52 	 	8 	7 	 	 	12 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	 	10 	5 	3
		33 	1 	 	 	 	6 	 	 	2 	3 	 	 	1 	8 	 	5 	7 	
		29 	 	4 	5 	3 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	 	 	4 	 	 	 	10
		89 	3 	7 	8 	8 	1 	5 	8 	 	10 	4 	12 	 	2 	1 	8 	 	12
		74 	12 	5 	2 	6 	 	2 	 	12 	 	1 	10 	8 	7 	4 	 	1 	4
		34 	8 	 	3 	 	2 	 	5 	 	 	 	5 	4 	5 	 	 	 	2
		44 	 	3 	 	 	7 	 	 	 	5 	7 	 	12 	 	 	7 	3 	
		30 	4 	 	 	1 	 	3 	 	 	1 	 	6 	 	 	5 	 	10 	
		64 	5 	 	 	10 	4 	 	10 	 	12 	5 	4 	6 	 	7 	 	 	1
		86 	2 	12 	12 	12 	 	7 	 	7 	7 	8 	3 	3 	6 	 	3 	4 	
		97 	7 	 	6 	5 	10 	10 	4 	6 	6 	6 	1 	2 	10 	10 	 	8 	6
		76 	10 	6 	 	2 	12 	6 	 	1 	2 	2 	8 	7 	12 	3 	 	 	5
		61 	 	1 	 	4 	 	1 	12 	8 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	2 	12 	12 	
=== Final ===
		Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results
		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
		100 	 	5 	7 	8 	 	4 	12 	12 	 	5 	 	4 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	3 	 	12 	10 	5 	2 	 	1 	4 	 	 	3 	 	
		82 	8 	 	 	 	2 	6 	5 	2 	 	2 	 	7 	10 	 	 	5 	12 	 	 	8 	 	 	 	1 	 	 	 	3 	 	7 	 	4
		73 	 	 	 	 	 	10 	 	 	8 	 	 	2 	 	 	1 	2 	 	7 	10 	12 	 	 	6 	 	 	3 	 	7 	 	 	5 	
		90 	10 	 	 	 	1 	3 	8 	 	 	4 	5 	3 	1 	 	4 	7 	 	 	6 	 	8 	7 	 	10 	 	4 	3 	 	 	 	6 	
		91 	3 	 	 	2 	 	2 	10 	 	6 	3 	 	1 	12 	3 	 	10 	1 	 	 	1 	 	12 	10 	5 	 	2 	 	 	3 	4 	1 	
		91 	 	10 	 	12 	5 	 	6 	 	4 	 	 	 	8 	8 	 	 	4 	6 	 	2 	 	5 	 	 	10 	 	 	2 	2 	5 	 	2
		107 	2 	4 	 	5 	 	 	 	7 	12 	7 	12 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4 	4 	2 	7 	 	12 	 	12 	6 	 	3 	
		62 	6 	 	 	 	 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	12 	6 	5 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	12 	2 	
		66 	7 	 	5 	 	6 	 	 	1 	 	10 	8 	 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2 	 	3 	 	 	 	6 	5 	 	 	 	10
		106 	 	 	 	10 	12 	 	 	 	 	 	6 	6 	7 	10 	7 	 	3 	5 	 	 	3 	 	 	4 	5 	 	12 	 	8 	8 	 	
		90 	 	3 	4 	3 	 	5 	 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	12 	10 	 	8 	12 	4 	 	 	 	1 	 	2 	10 	2 	 	5 	 	 	3
		90 	 	2 	1 	1 	8 	 	4 	8 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10 	4 	5 	3 	 	6 	12 	 	1 	 	 	 	1 	1 	10 	12
		102 	12 	 	12 	 	3 	 	 	10 	7 	 	 	12 	 	4 	 	8 	 	 	 	 	5 	 	 	12 	6 	 	 	1 	4 	 	 	6
		106 	5 	6 	 	 	7 	 	 	4 	2 	 	2 	5 	 	 	6 	 	 	8 	 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	10 	10 	7 	 	12 	7
		89 	 	 	 	4 	 	8 	 	5 	10 	6 	4 	 	5 	 	 	4 	 	2 	 	10 	7 	3 	 	3 	 	7 	 	4 	 	2 	 	5
		79 	4 	12 	10 	 	 	 	7 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	5 	 	2 	 	12 	 	1 	2 	 	 	4 	 	1 	 	10 	 	4 	1
		94 	 	8 	3 	7 	 	 	1 	 	 	12 	7 	 	 	 	8 	1 	 	 	1 	4 	10 	 	8 	 	3 	 	7 	 	 	6 	8 	
		77 	 	 	 	 	4 	12 	 	 	 	1 	 	 	2 	7 	 	 	7 	 	7 	5 	 	 	 	 	12 	 	8 	 	12 	 	 	
		109 	 	 	6 	 	 	1 	3 	 	 	 	3 	10 	4 	2 	2 	12 	6 	3 	 	6 	6 	8 	7 	8 	7 	5 	 	 	 	10 	 	
		76 	 	7 	8 	6 	 	 	 	 	5 	 	1 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	10 	8 	 	 	1 	 	 	 	6 	 	6 	 	 	7 	8
		76 	1 	1 	2 	 	10 	 	2 	 	3 	8 	10 	 	6 	6 	 	 	 	 	2 	 	 	 	4 	 	8 	 	5 	8 	 	 	 	
====12 points====
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the Final:
N.	Contestant 	Nation(s) giving 12 points
4 	Dulcet Ebullience	DimkaRUS, Gandhara, Thorway, Victoria
4 	Republica Libera 	Noxus, Ponásikwa, Polland, Ruthsina
3 	Lost Islands 	Darkria, Huania, Ponásikwa
3 	Victoria 	Alteus, Republica Libera, Zephyrus
2 	Auspikitan 	Pönö, Timivar
2 	Jhe Freeh 	Kimmystan, Laranjeiras
2 	Pönö 	Dulcet Ebullience, Raingate
2 	Ruthsina 	Lost Islands, V
2 	Thorway 	Frostfall, Trešlend
2 	Zephyrus 	Easterosia, Hanzyuki
1 	Gandhara 	Lettuce
1 	Grolskira 	Auspikitan
1 	Huania 	Porielana
1 	Kimmystan 	Jhe Freeh
1 	Laranjeiras 	Grolskira
1 	V 	Folkloria
== Returning artists ==
Artist 	Country	Previous edition	Previous country represented
Amaranthe 	 	OSC 15 	
Aquilo 	 	OSC 15 	
Katy B (with KDA & Tinie Tempah)	 	OSC 14 	
Rita Ora (with Sigma) 	 	OSC 15 	
== References ==
Category:Outernatia Song Contest