Valdron in the Internatia Song Contest

Valdron made their debut in the 23rd edition of the Internatia Song Contest - which was held in Dalistra, Alexandria - alongside Bubblique and Huania. The nation has entered the contest on 102 occasions and continues to participate to this day, placing it 19th in the current roster in terms of participations. It has participated in every edition since its debut, except from the 36th and 66th editions. Valdron has a generally good voting record, though it has been disqualified in the semi-finals for invalid or non-existent votes on three occasions.
Upon its debut in 2014, Valdron's entries were largely conventional in terms of genre and sonic palette, though showed a limited degree of versatility within the realms of pop music. Soon after returning from its withdrawal in the 36th edition, Valdronian entries began to gradually shift further left-of-field, though the nation was still more comfortable in the field of pop. This less palatable approach to its entries has continued to develop throughout the nation's contest history, and Valdron has thus been recognised by numerous nations as having carved an individual, distinct sound for itself. In more recent editions Valdron has embraced experimentalism not only in some of its entries themselves, but also in song choice, at times vaulting from predominantly inaccessible genres to conventional pop songs in the space of merely an edition. Linguistically, the majority of Valdron's entries are performed in English though they have also sent songs in numerous world languages as well as a few instrumental compositions.
In terms of success, Valdron is currently one of the oldest participating nations to have not won the contest, behind Eriod and Spitzenbergen, and is statistically the most successful nation still participating without a win. Despite not winning, it has hosted the contest on one occasion - the 102nd edition - after the top two of the 100th edition turned down hosting rights. Since its debut, Valdron waited three years to record a podium result, eventually coming 2nd in the 63rd edition which is the nation's best result alongside a later 2nd place in the 127th edition. The nation has finished in the top five 9 times, the top ten 23 times - corresponding with around a fifth of its total participations - and the upper half of the final in over half of its final appearances. Valdron's qualification rate is roughly 50%, and has maintained this rate throughout much of its contest history.
Valdron has been placed in Pot 1 since the 25th edition, after initially being in Pot 2 the edition before, and has not moved pot since. For much of its early history, Valdron was a marginal Pot 1 member due to its voting patterns being more friendly to pop entries, as well as largely adhering to the genre itself. However, Valdron has since grown to become not only synonymous with Pot 1, but a secure and staple member of the pot as Valdron's entries became staunchly unconventional, likewise with their votes.
==Participants & Results==
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Edition	Artist 	Song Title 	Genre 	Language 	Place 	Points 	Semi 	Points
23rd 	Anna McLuckie 	Little Man on the Moon 	Chamber pop 	English 	26 	69 	12 	45
24th 	Bat for Lashes 	Daniel 	Art pop 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="4"	16 	50 	
25th 	Iveta Mukuchyan 	Target 	Pop rock 	English 	21 	34 	 	
26th 	The Gaslamp Killer 	Nissim 	Hip hop 	Instrumental 	19 	36 	 	
27th 	Nena 	99 Luftballons 	Neue Deutsche Welle	German 	17 	43 	 	
28th 	Lindsey Stirling 	Crystallize 	Classical dubstep 	Instrumental 	15 	109 	7 	78
29th 	Ace of Base 	All That She Wants 	Pop 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	19 	43 	
30th 	Greta Salóme 	In the Silence 	Pop 	English 	14 	56 	 	
31st 	Enya 	Orinoco Flow 	New age 	English 	5 	129 	6 	77
32nd 	Secret Garden 	Sleepsong 	New age 	English 	12 	112 	7 	66
33rd 	Helene Bøksle 	Mot søvn 	Folk pop 	Norwegian 	colspan="2" 	19 	40 	
34th 	Sandra van Nieuwland 	Hunter 	Pop 	English 	7 	138 	2 	89
35th 	Zaz 	Si 	Chamber pop 	French 	colspan="2" 	18 	48 	
36th 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
37th 	Latifa Soyuoz 	Hədəf 	Symphonic metal 	Azerbaijani 	10 	136 	10 	75
38th 	Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà 	Experience 	Classical 	Instrumental 	6 	140 	10 	58
39th 	Narsilion 	Montserrat 	Neofolk 	Catalan 	14 	110 	4 	86
40th 	Rebekka Karijord 	The Noble Art of Letting Go 	Chamber pop 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="8"	24 	33 	
41st 	Emma Shapplin 	L'absolu 	Operatic pop 	French 	25 	73This disqualification was due to the failure of the delegation to send votes, therefore a strike was given. 	 	
42nd 	Emel Mathlouthi 	Kelmti horra 	Arabic pop 	Arabic 	21 	32 	 	
43rd 	Enya 	Isobella 	New age 	Irish 	23 	30 	 	
44th 	Bat for Lashes 	The Haunted Man 	Art pop 	English 	23 	35 	 	
45th 	Lambert 	Finally 	Modern classical 	Instrumental 	21 	33 	 	
46th 	Efterklang 	Dreams Today 	Art pop 	English 	25 	27 	 	
47th 	Illuminine ft. I will, I swear 	Armor 	Ambient pop 	English 	23 	38 	 	
48th 	Camila Moreno 	Tu mamá te mató 	Art pop 	Spanish 	12 	113 	17 	55
49th 	Ed Harcourt 	The Saddest Orchestra (It Only Plays for You)	Chamber pop 	English 	6 	142 	6 	77
50th 	Narsilion 	El retorn a la infantesa 	Neofolk 	Catalan 	colspan="2" 	15 	46 	
51st 	Mélanie Laurent 	En t'attendant 	Chamber pop 	French 	12 	119 	11 	61
52nd 	Young Magic 	Lucien 	Art pop 	English 	20 	93 	12 	59
53rd 	Exitmusic 	Passage 	Dream pop 	English 	7 	133 	9 	75
54th 	Rökkurró 	Svanur 	Chamber folk 	Icelandic 	11 	127 	5 	93
55th 	Kitaro & Jane Zhang 	Impressions of the West Lake 	New age 	Mandarin 	7 	138 	2 	103
56th 	Keren Ann 	Strange Weather 	Art pop 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	15 	50 	
57th 	Lisbonne Télégramme 	Miroirs d'automne 	Chamber folk 	French 	24 	24 	 	
58th 	Emma Louise 	17 Hours 	Art pop 	English 	8 	141 	3 	94
59th 	Camille 	Fontaine de lait 	Art pop 	French 	13 	120 	5 	84
60th 	Kishi Bashi 	In Fantasia 	Art pop 	English, Japanese 	5 	141 	6 	81
61st 	Eve Ai 	Waterfall 	Pop 	Mandarin 	27 	72 	11 	57
62nd 	Jordan Klassen 	No Salesman 	Indie folk 	English 	14 	104 	10 	63
63rd 	Myrkur 	Ulvinde 	Black metal 	Danish 	2 	159 	5 	74
64th 	Chelsea Wolfe 	Flatlands 	Chamber folk 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	17 	54 	
65th 	Beach House 	Myth 	Dream pop 	English 	26 	65 	 	
66th 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
67th 	Cocteau Twins 	Blue Bell Knoll 	Dream pop 	Imaginary 	3 	170 	15 	51
68th 	Lights On Moscow 	Lord, Let Me Know 	Dream pop 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	19 	43 	
69th 	Beach House 	Space Song 	Dream pop 	English 	16 	52 	 	
70th 	Anna von Hausswolff 	The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra 	Experimental rock 	English 	21 	93 	8 	63
71st 	Jun Miyake ft. Bruno Capinan 	Pontual 	Dark jazz 	Portuguese 	13 	121 	15 	53
72nd 	Frightened Rabbit 	I Wish I Was Sober 	Indie rock 	English 	27 	81 	9 	74
73rd 	Faye Wong 	Divide (分裂) 	Dream pop 	Mandarin 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	23 	37 	
74th 	Marissa Nadler 	Hungry Is the Ghost 	Shoegaze 	English 	19 	44 	 	
75th 	Slowdive 	Everyone Knows 	Shoegaze 	English 	26 	73 	23 	24
76th 	Thom Yorke 	Suspirium 	Chamber pop 	English 	6 	152 	3 	90
77th 	Blood Orange 	Charcoal Baby 	Contemporary R&B 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="4"	19 	40 	
78th 	Fishmans 	ゆらめき in the Air (98.12.28) 	Progressive pop 	Japanese, English 	24 	35 	 	
79th 	Feu! Chatterton 	L'ivresse 	Nouvelle chanson 	French 	20 	51 	 	
80th 	Amália Rodrigues 	Cansaço 	Fado 	Portuguese 	20 	44 	 	
81st 	Jessie Ware 	Adore You 	Deep house 	English 	14 	115 	4 	81
82nd 	Tamaryn 	Love Fade 	Shoegaze 	English 	12 	123 	6 	79
83rd 	Weyes Blood 	Movies 	Progressive pop 	English 	16 	106 	9 	70
84th 	Andrea Laszlo De Simone 	Sogno l'amore 	Canzone d'autore 	Italian 	colspan="2" 	14 	52 	
85th 	Helena Deland 	Claudion 	Dream pop 	English 	13 	111 	5 	76
86th 	Gustavo Cerati 	Tabú 	Art rock 	Spanish 	15 	111 	8 	70
87th 	Ex:Re 	Romance 	Art pop 	English 	colspan="2" 	15 	58 	
88th 	Perfume Genius 	Eye in the Wall 	Neo-psychedelia 	English 	16 	113 	10 	63
89th 	Naiwen Yang 	Repentance 	Art pop 	Mandarin 	colspan="2" rowspan="4"	18 	51 	
90th 	Tennis 	Runner 	Dream pop 	English 	13 	62 	 	
91st 	Basia Bulat 	Your Girl 	Indie pop 	English 	18 	45 	 	
92nd 	For Tracy Hyde 	Sakura no Sono (櫻の園) 	Shoegaze 	Japanese 	16 	51 	 	
93rd 	Eefje de Visser 	Bitterzoet 	Art pop 	Dutch 	8 	130 	1 	99
94th 	Yves Tumor ft. Diana Gordon 	Kerosene! 	Art rock 	English 	colspan="2" 	17 	46 	
95th 	I Break Horses 	The Prophet 	Synthpop 	English 	10 	129 	8 	65
96th 	Maria del Mar Bonet 	Les illes 	Nova cançó 	Catalan 	14 	116 	12 	63
97th 	Letrux 	Déjà-vu frenesi 	Pop rock 	Portuguese 	21 	99 	12 	62
98th 	Susumu Hirasawa 	TOWN-0 PHASE-5 	Electro-industrial 	Japanese 	21 	96 	9 	75
99th 	Julia Holter 	Finale 	Ambient 	English 	15 	110 	12 	60
100th 	L'Ham de Foc 	Lluna d'algeps 	Sephardic folk 	Catalan 	3 	161 	1 	100
101st 	Eartheater 	Volcano 	Art pop 	English 	colspan="2" 	24 	34 	
102nd 	Angel Olsen 	Lark 	Art pop 	English 	22 	96 	colspan="2" 	
103rd 	Rihanna 	Kiss It Better 	Alternative R&B 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	21 	41 	
104th 	Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle 	Anhedonia 	Dark folk 	English 	26 	83This disqualification was outwith the control of the delegation given their circumstances, thus a strike was not given.	 	
105th 	Wolf Alice 	The Last Man on Earth 	Chamber pop 	English 	3 	160 	2 	93
106th 	Maria Arnal i Marcel Bagés 	Fiera de mí 	Glitch pop 	Spanish 	19 	118 	4 	80
107th 	Lau Nau 	Elina 	Chamber folk 	Finnish 	4 	155 	8 	67
108th 	Zella Day 	Dance for Love 	Boogie 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	24 	39 	
109th 	Sarah Davachi 	Play the Ghost 	Ambient pop 	English 	17 	52 	 	
110th 	Thy Catafalque 	Vadak (Az átváltozás rítusai) 	Progressive metal 	Hungarian 	14 	116 	10 	65
111th 	Shortparis 	Strashno 	Coldwave 	Russian 	6 	133 	4 	81
112th 	Indigo De Souza 	Kill Me 	Indie rock 	English 	colspan="2" 	13 	59 	
113th 	Sadness 	I Want to Be with You 	Blackgaze 	English 	6 	146 	11 	60
114th 	Juçara Marçal 	Crash 	Art punk 	Portuguese 	24 	91 	11 	58
115th 	Oklou 	god's chariots 	Alternative R&B 	English 	26 	70 	6 	73
116th 	Emma Tricca ft. Judy Collins 	Solomon Said 	Psychedelic folk 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="3"	25 	33 	
117th 	ANOHNI and the Johnsons 	Fistful of Love 	Soul jazz 	English 	17 	51 	 	
118th 	Guernica 	Akebono 	Art pop 	Japanese 	14 	58 	 	
119th 	Soleá Morente 	Fe ciega 	Dream pop 	Spanish 	6 	142 	2 	102
120th 	Laura Stevenson 	State 	Noise pop 	English 	7 	148 	5 	82
121st 	Perfume Genius 	Hellbent 	Experimental rock 	English 	21 	100 	21 	41
122nd 	Auktyon 	Padal 	Art rock 	Russian 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	18 	51 	
123rd 	Keeley Forsyth 	I Stand Alone 	Ambient 	English 	18 	49 	 	
124th 	Dominique A 	L'horizon 	Folk rock 	French 	5 	134 	3 	94
125th 	Alvvays 	After the Earthquake 	Jangle pop 	English 	11 	134 	3 	83
126th 	Karen Mok 	Fan Dance 	Gabber 	Cantonese 	colspan="2" 	15 	55 	
127th 	Expresso Transatlântico ft. Conan Osíris	Barquinha 	Folk rock 	Portuguese 	2 	181 	3 	85
128th 	Kimbra 	replay! 	Electropop 	English 	11 	127 	9 	68
129th 	Hiperson 	Spring Breeze 	Art rock 	Mandarin 	15 	114 	5 	83
130th 	A.A. Williams 	Melt 	Post-metal 	English 	6 	135 	9 	61
131st 	Rocío Márquez & Bronquio 	Niña de sangre (Verdiales) 	Flamenco nuevo 	Spanish 	8 	143 	3 	93
132nd 	The Weather Station 	Atlantic 	Sophisti-pop 	English 	16 	104 	12 	61
133rd 	Tetê Espíndola 	Amor e guavira 	Vanguarda paulista 	Portuguese 	colspan="2" 	17 	49 	
134th 	Julie Byrne 	Hope's Return 	Psychedelic folk 	English 	6 	143 	2 	95
135th 	Yumiko Cheng 	Think (想) 	Synthpop 	Cantonese 	colspan="2" 	24 	40 	
136th 	Glasser 	Vine 	Art pop 	English 	5 	155 	1 	88
137th 	Little Moon 	Wonder Eye 	Noise pop 	English 	4 	153 	3 	79
138th 	Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou 	The Valley 	Post-metal 	English 	colspan="2" 	15 	50 	
139th 	Daniela Pes 	Carme 	Art pop 	ImaginaryInspired by elements of Italian and Sardinian.	7 	131 	8 	75
140th 	Pambikallio 	Vesimusiikkia (Laguuni 1) 	Neo-psychedelia 	Finnish 	22 	91 	9 	67
141st 	El Perro del Mar 	Kiss of Death 	Art pop 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="3"	14 	54 	
142nd 	Sofia Kourtesis 	Si te portas bonito 	Deep house 	Spanish 	15 	56 	 	
143rd 	Ana Frango Elétrico 	Insista em mim 	Sophisti-pop 	Portuguese 	15 	56 	 	
144th 	Karina 	Teko 	Dream pop 	Finnish 	4 	150 	2 	96
145th 	SASAMI 	Honeycrash 	Alternative rock 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="1"	22 	38 	
146th 	Alcest 	Flamme jumelle 	Shoegaze 	French 	7 	143 	1 	93
147th 	Fievel Is Glauque 	As Above So Below 	Jazz fusion 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	15 	57 	
148th 	Nala Sinephro 	Continuum 10 	Space ambient 	Instrumental 	20 	45 	 	
149th 	Roy Blair 	Panavision 	Drum and bass 	English 	20 	99 	5 	79
150th 	Vera Sola 	Desire Path 	Countrypolitan 	English 	colspan="2" rowspan="1"	13 	56 	
151st 	Eleanoora Rosenholm 	Puoli päivää Firenzestä itään 	Art pop 	Finnish 	18 	110 	8 	70
152nd 	Lou-Adriane Cassidy 	Dis-moi dis-moi dis-moi 	Nu-disco 	French 	 	 	 	
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