Internatia Song Contest 9

The Internatia Song Contest 9 was the ninth annual edition of Internatia Song Contest. The contest took place in Woodchester, Saint Eva & Lepland, hosted by the national broadcaster SBC, following Kristína's win in the 7th contest with the song "Life is a Game". This edition featured record number of participants as of then, 43.
The contest was won by group Two Steps From Hell from Marvelia with the song "Archangel". Yazminia finished in second place, with returning Mukaltin finishing in third. They were followed by Tikata, which reached the 4th place and Carpathia which finished in 5th place. All countries in TOP 5 achieved their best results in the contest.
== Location ==
Saint Eva & Lepland has participated in every edition of the Internatia Song Contest. After victory in ISC 7 with the song "Life is a Game" performed by Kristína, Saint Eva & Lepland earned the right to host ISC 9.
Woodchester is the capital and largest city in Saint Eva & Lepland. It is located on the western coast of Lepland, near the Dysprosian Strait. The host venue was chosen to be the Royal Concert Hall, one of the oldest buildings in Woodchester.
== Participants ==
ISC 9 had a record 43 countries participating. Eight new countries debuted (Alexandria, Chruno, Edoriada, Harlequenia, Keohretcha, Pebbleland, Republic of Lost Islands, Thorway) and three countries returned (H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug, Mukaltin, Sockistan). Irlandia, Swelatie and Tashkveny withdrew from the contest. Draw and Semi allocations was also decided on 18 February 2013.
== Results ==
===Semi-Final 1===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
1 	 	Armin van Buuren ft. Sharon den Adel	"In and Out of Love" 	3 	102
2 	 	Daddy Yankee 	"Lovumba" 	17 	29
3 	 	Yuridia 	"Enamorada y herida" 	8 	67
4 	 	Jessie J 	"Domino" 	18 	28
5 	 	Kelly Clarkson 	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"	12 	58
6 	 	E.S. Posthumus 	"Nara" 	2 	103
7 	 	Natalie Imbruglia 	"That Day" 	19 	28
8 	 	strajker 	"nnf nnf nnf" 	21 	18
9 	 	Röyksopp ft. Susanne Sundfør 	"Running to the Sea" 	9 	64
10 	 	Adele 	"Set Fire to the Rain" 	6 	80
11 	 	Cesaria Evora 	"Africa Nossa" 	16 	35
12 	 	Niki & The Dove 	"Tomorrow" 	4 	90
13 	 	Des'ree 	"You Gotta Be" 	13 	51
14 	 	Nadine 	"Made Up My Mind" 	5 	83
15 	 	Example 	"Perfect Replacement" 	20 	25
16 	 	Zbigniew Preisner 	"Lacrimosa" 	14 	47
17 	 	Two Steps From Hell 	"Archangel" 	1 	133
18 	 	Super Mama Djombo 	"Dissan na m'bera" 	15 	46
19 	 	Federico Aubele 	"La esquina" 	7 	68
20 	 	Nerina Pallot 	"Sophia" 	10 	62
21 	 	Ronya 	"Annoying" 	11 	59
===Semi-Final 2===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
1 	 	Taylor Swift 	"Picture to Burn" 	19 	25
2 	 	dEUS 	"Little Arithmetics" 	18 	35
3 	 	Black Lace 	"Agadoo" 	21 	16
4 	 	Saara Aalto 	"Minne menee, mistä tulee" 	4 	92
5 	 	T-ara 	"Sexy Love" 	16 	43
6 	 	Archive 	"Bullets" 	12 	56
7 	 	Muse 	"Starlight" 	14 	52
8 	 	Genesis 	"Home By the Sea" 	17 	38
9 	 	Sameba 	"Gelino" 	2 	115
10 	 	Silence 4 	"To Give" 	20 	17
11 	 	Natasha Morozova	"Prince Igor" 	3 	109
12 	 	KARA 	"Pandora" 	9 	62
13 	 	Gossip 	"Move in the Right Direction"	11 	56
14 	 	Marlango 	"It's Alright" 	10 	59
15 	 	Mylène Farmer 	"Lonely Lisa" 	8 	66
16 	 	Patricia Kaas 	"Mon mec à moi" 	15 	47
17 	 	CHVRCHES 	"The Mother We Share" 	6 	70
18 	 	Amberian Dawn 	"He Sleeps in a Grove" 	13 	53
19 	 	Rachel Platten 	"1000 Ships" 	1 	122
20 	 	A Lu A Zhuo 	"Beautiful China" 	7 	67
21 	 	Friðrik Dór 	"Nóttin svört" 	5 	76
===Final===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
1 	 	Two Steps From Hell 	"Archangel" 	1 	133
2 	 	Gossip 	"Move in the Right Direction" 	7 	88
3 	 	Adele 	"Set Fire to the Rain" 	13 	79
4 	 	Röyksopp ft. Susanne Sundfør 	"Running to the Sea" 	20 	58
5 	 	Niki & The Dove 	"Tomorrow" 	3 	115
6 	 	Nerina Pallot 	"Sophia" 	16 	69
7 	 	Natasha Morozova 	"Prince Igor" 	5 	96
8 	 	Yohanna 	"Worryfish" 	22 	55
9 	 	CHVRCHES 	"The Mother We Share" 	12 	80
10 	 	Federico Aubele 	"La esquina" 	18 	64
11 	 	Armin van Buuren ft. Sharon den Adel	"In and Out of Love" 	8 	86
12 	 	Sameba 	"Gelino" 	2 	130
13 	 	Mylène Farmer 	"Lonely Lisa" 	19 	60
14 	 	Rachel Platten 	"1000 Ships" 	9 	86
15 	 	Nadine 	"Made Up My Mind" 	15 	74
16 	 	E.S. Posthumus 	"Nara" 	4 	101
17 	 	KARA 	"Pandora" 	24 	48
18 	 	Kelly Clarkson 	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"	23 	49
19 	 	Friðrik Dór 	"Nóttin svört" 	11 	82
20 	 	Archive 	"Bullets" 	17 	67
21 	 	Ronya 	"Annoying" 	14 	77
22 	 	Saara Aalto 	"Minne menee, mistä tulee" 	10 	82
23 	 	Yuridia 	"Enamorada y herida" 	25 	48
24 	 	Marlango 	"It's Alright" 	21 	56
25 	 	A Lu A Zhuo 	"Beautiful China" 	6 	89
== Scoreboards ==
=== Semi-Final 1 ===
Country	Place	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Jury
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	3 	102 	 	 	5 	8 	 	 	7 	8 	12	7 	3 	5 	5 	 	7 	6 	8 	 	 	3 	12	6
 	17 	29 	5 	 	8 	 	 	1 	 	 	5 	 	2 	 	 	 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	8 	67 	 	10	 	 	10	12	 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	7 	 	 	7 	 	12	1 	 	
 	18 	28 	 	 	 	 	8 	 	3 	1 	3 	 	5 	 	1 	 	6 	 	1 	 	 	 	 	
 	12 	58 	2 	7 	 	3 	 	 	8 	 	 	8 	12	 	 	 	4 	 	6 	 	 	 	8 	
 	2 	103 	6 	4 	1 	6 	3 	 	10	12	4 	 	6 	 	7 	10	 	10	5 	4 	 	7 	4 	4
 	19 	28 	 	 	 	4 	12	5 	 	4 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	21 	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12	 	 	6 	
 	9 	64 	7 	2 	 	2 	 	 	 	2 	 	 	 	6 	4 	2 	10	7 	12	5 	 	 	5 	
 	6 	80 	4 	 	10	10	 	2 	6 	 	6 	 	7 	4 	 	 	 	5 	10	 	 	8 	 	8
 	16 	35 	 	 	3 	 	1 	6 	1 	 	 	 	 	8 	 	 	1 	 	 	8 	1 	6 	 	
 	4 	90 	8 	12	 	 	 	3 	 	 	7 	12	 	 	 	6 	2 	3 	2 	1 	7 	12	10	5
 	13 	51 	1 	 	 	5 	6 	 	2 	 	 	5 	8 	 	 	5 	5 	 	 	 	6 	5 	3 	
 	5 	83 	10	 	6 	 	2 	8 	5 	6 	8 	6 	 	1 	6 	 	12	 	 	 	5 	4 	2 	2
 	20 	25 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	10	 	 	 	2 	 	 	3 	 	7 	
 	14 	47 	 	3 	 	 	 	4 	 	3 	 	 	10	2 	 	8 	 	 	 	7 	 	 	 	10
 	1 	133 	3 	5 	7 	12	5 	7 	12	10	10	1 	1 	7 	12	1 	 	12	 	6 	10	 	 	12
 	15 	46 	 	1 	4 	 	4 	 	4 	7 	 	 	4 	 	2 	3 	 	8 	 	 	4 	2 	 	3
 	7 	68 	 	8 	12	7 	 	 	 	 	 	10	 	 	 	4 	3 	1 	3 	10	 	10	 	
 	10 	62 	 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2 	4 	 	12	10	12	 	 	4 	2 	8 	 	1 	1
 	11 	59 	12	 	2 	1 	7 	10	 	5 	1 	2 	 	 	3 	 	 	4 	 	3 	2 	 	 	7
Place 	Country 	Total									
 	 	 									
1 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
2 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
3 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
4 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
5 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
6 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
7 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
8 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
9 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
10 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
11 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
12 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
13 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
14 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
15 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
16 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
17 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
18 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
19 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
20 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
21 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 									
===Semi-Final 2===
Country	Place	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Jury
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	19 	25 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	1 	 	 	 	4 	10	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	4 	
 	18 	35 	4 	 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	12	 	 	2 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	 	
 	21 	16 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	1 	 	 	 	 	1 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4 	92 	 	4 	6 	 	 	3 	 	 	7 	6 	5 	5 	10	 	7 	 	10	2 	8 	4 	10	5
 	16 	43 	10	 	 	 	 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	 	 	 	7 	 	6 	 	7 	 	
 	12 	56 	3 	 	8 	7 	 	 	 	2 	4 	7 	 	 	8 	12	 	4 	1 	 	 	 	 	
 	14 	52 	 	12	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4 	 	3 	 	 	 	6 	 	7 	12	 	3 	
 	17 	38 	 	8 	1 	3 	 	1 	6 	 	3 	 	 	 	4 	7 	 	 	 	5 	 	 	 	
 	2 	115 	 	 	 	10	 	8 	 	12	 	8 	12	 	5 	10	2 	8 	6 	10	 	10	2 	12
 	20 	17 	 	 	2 	 	 	 	 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	3 	109 	 	7 	 	2 	2 	4 	12	5 	12	 	 	 	3 	3 	10	1 	12	12	 	8 	8 	8
 	9 	62 	12	 	 	 	10	2 	 	 	10	5 	 	 	 	6 	 	 	4 	8 	3 	2 	 	
 	11 	56 	6 	2 	 	 	7 	10	7 	1 	 	 	 	4 	 	 	 	 	8 	 	5 	5 	 	1
 	10 	59 	1 	 	7 	1 	4 	 	5 	3 	8 	 	8 	 	6 	 	1 	3 	 	 	4 	 	1 	7
 	8 	66 	2 	3 	 	5 	12	12	 	 	 	 	6 	2 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	12	6 	3
 	15 	47 	 	6 	12	 	 	 	10	10	 	 	1 	 	 	 	6 	 	 	1 	1 	 	 	
 	6 	70 	5 	10	 	12	6 	 	8 	 	 	1 	3 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	7 	 	5 	4
 	13 	53 	 	 	10	 	 	6 	4 	6 	6 	2 	2 	 	1 	2 	 	2 	 	 	10	 	 	2
 	1 	122 	8 	5 	 	8 	8 	 	 	8 	 	10	10	12	7 	5 	8 	12	2 	 	 	6 	7 	6
 	7 	67 	 	1 	 	6 	1 	 	 	4 	2 	3 	7 	1 	 	4 	5 	 	5 	4 	2 	 	12	10
 	5 	76 	 	 	4 	4 	5 	7 	2 	 	 	 	 	7 	12	 	12	10	7 	 	6 	 	 	
Place 	Country 	Total													
 	 	 													
1 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
2 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
3 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
4 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
5 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
6 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
7 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
8 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
9 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
10 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
11 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
12 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
13 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
14 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
15 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
16 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
17 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
18 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
19 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
20 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
20 	style="text-align:left;background:#F2F2F2;"	 													
===Final===
Country	Place	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	1 	133 	 	 	 	8 	 	 	6 	10	6 	6 	 	12	 	10	 	3 	8 	6 	4 	2 	 	3 	1 	7 	4 	 	6 	1 	3 	12	3 	 	 	12
 	7 	88 	10	 	12	 	12	6 	 	 	10	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10	 	6 	 	 	 	 	5 	7 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	13 	79 	8 	7 	 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	6 	7 	 	 	 	 	8 	 	 	 	2 	 	 	1 	10	8 	2 	6 	 	7 	 	
 	20 	58 	12	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		7	 	 	4 		1	 	2 	2 	10	 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	 	3 	 	3
 	3 	115 	 	 	10	5 	 	10	10	 	8 	5 	6 	 	 	 	12	1 	5 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	4 		6	8 	 	 	5 	4 	 	12	1 	
 	16 	69 	4 	10	2 	 	7 	 	1 	 	 	4 	 	 	 	 	7 	 	1 	 	 	 	 	1 	 	3 	2 	 	 	 	8 	1 	10	5 	3 	
 	5 	96 	 	 	3 	 	 	2 	 	8 	4 	1 	8 	8 	10	 	8 	 	 	 	1 	5 	4 	 	 	 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	8 	4 	10
 	22 	55 	 	 	 	6 	 	5 	 	 	2 	 	 	 	7 	 	 	6 	12	 	 	 	 	4 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	6 	 	 	 	 	
 	12 	80 	 	 	5 	12	5 	12	5 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	 	 	4 	 	6 	 	1 	8 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	10	 	
 	18 	64 	3 	 	8 	 	 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10	12	10	1 	 	4 	 	 	3 	8 	 	 	
 	8 	86 	7 	4 	4 	10	2 	 	 	 	1 	 	 	1 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	8 	12	 	 	 	 	2 	3 	5 	 	7 	 	4 	 	5
 	2 	130 	5 	2 	 	3 	1 	7 	12	3 	 	10	2 	 	 	 	3 	5 	 	 	 	12	 	12	3 	8 	10	6 	 	7 	 	 	6 	 	7 	6
 	19 	60 	 	 	1 	2 	8 	 	2 	2 	 	 	10	 	 	 	 	10	 	 	 	7 	 	 	5 	 	12	 	 	 	 	 	1 	 	 	
 	9 	86 	 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	 	3 	 	 	5 	 	 	 	10	 	2 	 	7 	7 	10	6 	8 	 	2 	 	1 	 	 	6 	6 	
 	15 	74 	 	 	6 	7 	 	 	8 	 	 	 	1 	4 	 	 	 	4 	7 	8 	 	10	 	 	 	 	 	4 	5 	 	10	 	 	 	 	
 	4 	101 	2 	 	 	 	3 	1 	 	6 	12	 	5 	10	 	1 	4 	 	 	 	 	1 	2 	2 	 	 	 	10	 	10	4 	10	4 	2 	10	2
 	24 	48 	 	 	 	 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	1 	3 	 	 	 	7 	 	 	8 	 	 	5 	 	 	 	6 	 	 	 	 	5 	4
 	23 	49 	 	 	7 	 	 	 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	 	 	6 	 	 	3 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	7 	12	 	 	 	 	 	
 	11 	82 	 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7 	 	4 	 	12	6 	 	 	3 	12	 	 	10	 	 	 	 	5 	12	3 	 	 	 	 	2 	
 	17 	67 	 	5 	 	 	10	4 	 	 	 	 	 	6 	 	 	 	2 	 	1 	 	 	 	5 	 	12	 	12	 	 	 	 	2 	 	8 	
 	14 	77 	 	12	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	12	 	3 	12	 	8 	 	4 	7 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	 	 	 	7
 	10 	82 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	12	5 	8 	 	3 	4 	2 	5 	 	 	5 	5 	 	 	 	8 	2 	3 	 	 	4 	 	 	 	1 	12	
 	25 	48 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4 	 	12	 	 	2 	 	2 	12	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7 	2 	 	 	 	1
 	21 	56 	1 	3 	 	 	 	8 	7 	 	 	7 	 	7 	 	 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4 	 	 	 	1 	 	 	 	12	 	 	
 	6 	89 	 	1 	 	1 	6 	 	 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10	7 	 	3 	12	 	 	6 	6 	1 	 	 	 	2 	12	 	7 	 	 	8
=== 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
22 	★
21 	★
20 	★
18 	★
17 	★
17 	★
16 	★
16 	
15 	
15 	
14 	
13 	★
12 	★
12 	
11 	
11 	
11 	★
11 	
11 	★
11 	
10 	★
10 	
9 	
9 	
8 	
Number of "12 points" received	Number of "12 points" received	Number of "12 points" received
Number 	Contestant 	Nation(s) giving 12 points
3 	★ 	Lost Islands, Territrius, Yazminia
3 	★ 	Chruno, Edoriada, Grolskira
3 	★ 	Dinokratys & Shrikidai, Sibinia, Symphony Isles
3 	★ 	Carpathia, Irdminia, Luzze
2 	 	DimkaRUS, Mukaltin
2 	★ 	Dulcet Ebullience, Thorway
2 	★ 	Daǔlska, Lacrea
2 	 	Novatlantida, St. Eva & Lepland
2 	★ 	Pebbleland, Spirevo
2 	 	Bitland, Sunetti
2 	★ 	Tikata, Tonallán
1 	★ 	DPR Jindalea
1 	 	Canedonia
1 	★ 	Sockistan
1 	 	San Monique
1 	 	Oalia
1 	 	Marvelia
1 	 	Nicolas' Neighbour
1 	 	Kosma
== The podium ==
Winner 	Second 	Third
 	 	
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==Returning artists==
Artist 	Country	Previous edition	Previous country represented
Adele 	 	ISC 4 	
Mylène Farmer	 	ISC 2 	
Ronya 	 	ISC 6 	
==Recaps==
Recaps 	Recaps	Recaps
Semi-final 1	Link 	
Semi-final 2	Link 	
Final 	Link 	
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