Nicolas' Neighbour in the Internatia Song Contest

Nicolas' Neighbour (formally Nicolas' Neigbour), often shortened to NN, is one of the eight countries that participated in the very first edition of the Internatia Song Contest. Due to internal struggles the country withdrew from the 2nd edition, and fell into a Civil War soon after. After the War and due to San Monique's persistence to make NN rejoin, the country decided to return for the 7th edition. It has taken part ever since, missing only 2 editons. After a successful return in ISC 7 , where it achieved a third place, Nicolas' Neighbour has seen mixed results. It qualified for the final only 34 out of 57 times, but reached the top 5 seven times. It came close to winning several times, and won the first Semi Final of the 28th edition. After 32 attempts however, it finally managed to win the contest, with the band Delta Rae. Interest in the contest, from both broadcaster and public, remains unexpectedly high, with very stable viewing figures. Most of the acts have been internally chosen, which BNN found the best way to select artists. They were proven right when the winner of the first ever National final, Young Wonder, failed to qualify for the final. For recent editions however, NN has cooperated with RTRVA from Aonach on several joint NF's, called Aobour Fest. NN also participates in another joint-NF, called Tamar Fest, which takes place yearly. Other nations that participated are Kaledonii, Haven and Saint Eva & Lepland, among others. NN took part in a joint NF with Kimmystan and Oalia once too. These NF's have led to great results for NN, as well as bigger interest from the public. 
==Contestants==
;Table key
Edition 	Artist 	Title 	Language 	Place 	Points 	Semi 	Points
1st 	Keri Hilson 	"Pretty Girl Rock" 	English 	7 	29 	No Semi-Finals 	No Semi-Finals
Did not participate from 2nd to 6th edition	Did not participate from 2nd to 6th edition 	Did not participate from 2nd to 6th edition	Did not participate from 2nd to 6th edition	Did not participate from 2nd to 6th edition	Did not participate from 2nd to 6th edition	No Semi-Finals 	No Semi-Finals
7th 	KOKIA 	"Follow The Nightingale" 	Japanese 	3 	98 	No Semi-Finals 	No Semi-Finals
8th 	Despina Vandi 	"Girismata" 	Greek 	colspan="2" 	12 	47 	
9th 	CHVRCHES 	"The Mother We Share" 	English 	12 	80 	6 	70
10th 	Sa Dingding 	"快乐节" 	Chinese 	12 	76 	12 	62
11th 	Imelda May 	"Mayhem" 	English 	22 	44 	8 	63
12th 	Laura Jansen 	"Queen Of Elba" 	English 	18 	96 	8 	70
13th 	The Killers 	"Runaways 	English 	18 	85 	11 	60
14th 	Mads Langer 	"Overgir Mig Langsomt" 	Danish 	24 	56 	9 	75
15th 	Besa Kokedhima 	"Kalorësi i natës" 	Albanian 	colspan="2" 	16 	49 	
16th 	Eva & The Heartmaker 	"Signals" 	English 	21 	72 	5 	84
17th 	Kalafina 	"Aria" 	Japanese 	8 	123 	2 	102
18th 	Mø 	"Pilgrim" 	English 	colspan="2" 	22 	41 	
19th 	Ilse Delange 	"Just Kids" 	English 	colspan="2" 	17 	38 	
20th 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
21st 	Young Wonder 	"To You" 	English 	colspan="2" 	22 	39 	
22nd 	Janna 	"Sä Et Ole Hullu" 	Finnish 	colspan="2" 	14 	52 	
23rd 	Highasakite 	"Leaving No Traces" 	English 	3 	142 	2 	92
24th 	Alan 	"Ode To The Himalaya" 	Chinese 	23 	78 	10 	61
25th 	HAIM 	"The Wire" 	English 	colspan="2" 	17 	48 	
26th 	/ Andru Donalds & Eugenia Vlasova 	"Wind Of Hope" 	English 	colspan="2" 	19 	51 	
27th 	Vetusta Morla 	"Fuego" 	Spanish 	colspan="2" 	25 	18 	
28th 	Sheppard 	"Geronimo" 	English 	5 	161 	1 	93
29th 	Marlene 	"Indian Summer" 	English 	15 	120 	2 	98
30th 	Jenifer 	"Sur Le Fil" 	French 	2 	153 	9 	65
31st 	Epica 	"Tides Of Time" 	English 	17 	95 	6 	70
32nd 	Nabiha 	"Animals" 	English 	colspan="2" 	14 	51 	
33rd 	Shiri Maimon 	"Kshehalachta" 	Hebrew 	23 	82 	12 	59
34th 	Selah Sue 	"Reason" 	English 	colspan="2" 	20 	45 	
35th 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
36th 	Sufjan Stevens 	"Death With Dignity" 	English 	27 	69 	8 	69
37th 	Annalisa 	"Vincerò" 	Italian 	colspan="2" 	15 	51 	
38th 	Florence + The Machine 	"Queen of Peace" 	English 	10 	119 	10 	66
39th 	Deborah Iurato 	"Da Sola" 	Italian 	colspan="2" 	19 	42 	
40th 	Delta Rae 	"Chasing Twisters" 	English 	1 	165 	1 	98
41st 	CHVRCHES 	"Leave A Trace" 	English 	16 	104 	12 	50
42nd 	The Piano Guys 	"Beethoven's 5 Secrets" 	Instrumental 	12 	121 	colspan="2" 	
43rd 	Lisa Nilsson & Joakim Berg 	"Innan Vi Faller" 	Swedish 	12 	112 	10 	68
44th 	Kate Boy 	"Midnight Sun" 	English 	colspan="2" 	18 	49 	
45th 	Alda 	"Heim" 	Icelandic 	colspan="2" 	19 	42 	
46th 	St. Lucia 	"Rescue me" 	English 	colspan="2" 	24 	31 	
47th 	Kristian Kristensen 	"Kan Du Lære Mæ?" 	Norwegian 	colspan="2" 	17 	48 	
48th 	Highasakite 	"Someone Who'll Get It" 	English 	17 	98 	9 	71
49th 	The Lumineers 	"Sleep On The Floor" 	English 	colspan="2" 	23 	30 	
50th 	Joe Hisaishi 	"The Legend of Ashitaka Theme" 	Instrumental 	8 	135 	7 	78
51st 	Démira 	"Fountain" 	English 	colspan="2" 	17 	49 	
52nd 	Ingrid Michaelson 	"Light Me Up" 	English 	colspan="2" 	18 	46 	
53rd 	The Naked and Famous 	"Higher" 	English 	2 	167 	5 	79
54th 	Agnes Obel 	"Familiar" 	English 	5 	152 	3 	91
55th 	Lisa Hannigan 	"What'll I Do" 	English 	colspan="2" 	21 	41 	
56th 	Kensington 	"Do I Ever" 	English 	14 	114 	2 	89
57th 	Sa Ding Ding 	"自由行走的花" 	Chinese 	13 	105 	9 	74
58th 	LP 	"Tokyo Sunrise" 	English 	20 	100 	8 	70
59th 	SAVEUS 	"Levitate Me" 	English 	23 	87 	7 	66
60th 	Lisa Miskovsky 	"Got A Friend" 	English 	21 	90 	6 	75
61st 	Thomas Azier 	"Gold" 	English 	15 	102 	9 	63
62nd 	Miss Li 	"Aqualung" 	English 	2 	171 	4 	85
63rd 	London Grammar 	"Bones of Ribbon" 	English 	colspan="2" 	19 	50 	
64th 	Betsy 	"Little White Lies" 	English 	19 	95 	9 	72
65th 	Sanni 	"Kelpaat Kelle Vaan" 	Finnish 	9 	132 	4 	81
66th 	Tokio Meyers 	"Bloodstream" 	English 	20 	106 	4 	77
67th 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
68th 	Aimer 	"ONE" 	Japanese/English 	colspan="2" 	25 	28 	
69th 	ODESZA 	"A Moment Apart" 	English 	2 	149 	1 	96
70th 	Ionnalee 	"GONE" 	English 	7 	131 	4 	79
71st 	Wildwood Kin 	"Run" 	English 	colspan="2" 	25 	24 	
72nd 	Miriam Bryant 	"Black Car" 	English 	2 	158 	1 	106
73rd 	Nolwenn Leroy 	"Cassé" 	French 	20 	96 	9 	70
74th 	Sheppard 	"Coming Home" 	English 	6 	142 	8 	75
75th 	Panic! at the Disco 	"Dancing's Not a Crime" 	English 	colspan="2" 	21 	31 	
76th 	Aöme 	"Mille Couronnes" 	French 	19 	102 	4 	86
77th 	Dixie Chicks 	"Not Ready To Make Nice" 	English 	4 	165 	1 	94
78th 	ZAZ 	"Qué Vendrá" 	French 	22 	91 	6 	81
79th 	Bryde 	"To Be Brave" 	English 	colspan="2" 	13 	59 	
80th 	Talos 	"The Light Upon Us" 	English 	colspan="2" 	14 	56 	
81st 	Malika Ayane 	"Ricomincio Da Qui" 	Italian 	colspan="2" 	13 	57 	
82nd 	Yola 	"Faraway Look" 	English 	colspan="2" 	15 	58 	
83rd 	Lea Rue 	"Watching You" 	English 	5 	157 	3 	90
84th 	Raign 	"Now I Can Fly" 	English 	26 	70 	8 	76
85th 	Sam Fender 	"Hypersonic Missiles" 	English 	colspan="2" 	18 	48 	
86th 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
87th 	Lola Marsh 	"Echoes" 	English 	3 	171 	1 	104
88th 	Lauran Daigle 	"You Say" 	English 	2 	156 	1 	96
89th 	Bill Whelan 	"Riverdance" 	English 	2 	140 	10 	69
90th 	Lilly Among Clouds 	"Closeness" 	English 	6 	131 	3 	83
91st 	Julie Bergan 	"Bored" 	English 	18 	104 	6 	77
92nd 	Suzanne Vega 	"Luca" 	English 	10 	123 	2 	88
93rd 	Lilla Vargen 	"Why Wait" 	English 	colspan="2" 	23 	33 	
94th 	The Killers 	"Caution" 	English 	colspan="2" 	21 	49 	
95th 	IBE 	"Perfect Storm" 	English 	colspan="2" 	25 	29 	
96th 	Myrkur 	"Ella" 	Danish 	7 	136 	1 	101
97th 	Last Night On Earth 	"Dancing My Tears Away" 	English 	colspan="2" 	14 	56 	
98th 	Circle 9 & Hi Chinese Orchestra & Thousand Fingers	"權御天下" 	Chinese 	27 	80 	7 	75
99th 	Roosevelt 	"Sign" 	English 	colspan="2" 	20 	36 	
100th 	Nothing But Thieves 	"Impossible" (orchestral version) 	English 	9 	129 	7 	67
101st 	Kovacs 	"Mata Hari" 	English 	colspan="2" 	14 	50 	
102nd 	Karla Grunewaldt 	"Ahora Es Tiempo" 	Spanish 	9 	134 	1 	90
103rd 	Отава ё 	"Ой, Дуся, ой, Маруся" 	Russian 	colspan="2" 	13 	59 	
104th 	Grace Mitchell 	"NOW" 	English 	12 	129 	8 	68
105th 	Sofi Tukker 	"House Arrest" 	English 	14 	119 	13 	57
106th 	Purple Disco Machine ft. Sophie and the Giants 	"Hypnotized" 	English 	4 	144 	6 	78
107th 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
108th 	Rozalén 	"Y Busqué" 	Spanish 	16 	104 	4 	78
109th 	Suzane 	"Il est où le SAV?" 	French 	colspan="2" 	15 	56 	
110th 	Joe Hisaishi 	"Merry-Go-Around of Life" 	Instrumental 	4 	155 	6 	80
111th 	Bazart 	"Denk Maar Niet Aan Morgen" 	Dutch 	colspan="2" 	24 	34 	
112th 	Miss Li 	"Tidsmaskin" 	Swedish 	colspan="2" 	26 	31 	
113th 	Alba August 	"Killing Time" 	English 	5 	155 	7 	69
114th 	Florrie 	"Street Lights" 	English 	colspan="2" 	14 	57 	
115th 	Moyka 	"When" 	English 	11 	123 	5 	78
116th 	S10 	"Maria" 	Dutch 	colspan="2" 	22 	44 	
117th 	LP 	"Cling To Me" 	English 	colspan="2" 	19 	46 	
118th 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
119th 	Dorothy 	"Black Sheep" 	English 	18 	105 	7 	68
120th 	Kawala 	"Ticket to Ride" 	English 	colspan="2" 	25 	19 	
121th 	Highasakite 	"God Don't Leave Me" 	English 	12 	116 	5 	73
122nd 	Clara Luciani 	"Respire Encore" 	French 	13 	114 	6 	78
123rd 	Michelle Ullestad 	"Emelie" 	Norwegian 	colspan="2" 	23 	37 	
124th 	Jessie Ware 	"Free Yourself" 	English 	1 	204 	4 	85
125th 	Saveus 	"Rainman" 	English 	13 	125 	12 	54
126th 	Haevn 	"Trade It For The Night" 	English 	16 	113 	colspan="2" 	
127th 	Benjamin 	"N-Y-T" 	Finnish 	1 	185 	1 	105
128th 	La Zarra 	"Tu t'en Iras" 	French 	8 	132 	3 	91
129th 	Natalija Verboten 	"Zapoj Slovenija" 	Slovene 	20 	103 	colspan="2" 	
130th 	Lissie 	"Night Moves" 	English 	18 	103 	8 	67
131th 	Ella Vos 	"Mindreader" 	English 	20 	101 	8 	65
132nd 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
133th 	Altin Gün 	"Badi sabah olmadan" 	Turkish 	20 	98 	3 	90
134th 	Georgia 	"All Night" 	English 	colspan="2" 	18 	38 	
135th 	Mentissa 	"Mamma Mia" 	French 	20 	109 	3 	77
136th 	Swedish House Mafia 	"Ray of Solar" 	English 	1 	187 	2 	83
137th 	LOWES 	"Bloodstream" 	English 	9 	125 	2 	96
138th 	Jane Birkin 	"She Left Home" 	Instrumental 	27 	64 	colspan="2" 	
139th 	Walk of the Earth ft. Linsdey Stirling 	"Long Way Home" 	English 	3 	148 	5 	73
140th 	Wende & Froukje 	"Troostzoekers" 	Dutch 	22 	91 	7 	75
141st 	Gaye Su Akyol 	"Anadolu Ejderi" 	Turkish 	26 	79 	10 	63
142nd 	PRAANA x Dezza x LEVV 	"Mirrors" 	English 	colspan="2" 	14 	58 	
143rd 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete 	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
144th 	Loi 	"Gold" 	English 	26 	73 	10 	69
145th 	Nuno Ribeiro, Calema, Mariza 	"Maria Joana" 	Portuguese 	colspan="2" 	26 	22 	
146th 	Griff 	"Tears for Fun" 	English 	colspan="2" 	18 	49 	
147th 	Jamie xx ft. Robyn 	"Life" 	English 	colspan="2" 	21 	40 	
148th 	Hannah Mae & Maksim 	"Ik Wil Dat Je Liegt" 	Dutch 	16 	113 	8 	66
149th 	Eva Louhivuori 	"Ruusu" 	Finnish 	25 	83 	9 	66
150th 	Fletcher 	"Lead Me On" 	English 	26 	88 	6 	71
151st 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==History==
===Internatia Song Contest 1===
Nicolas' Neighbour joined the very first ISC ever held. The song was internally chosen by the broadcaster, who at that time was under strict control of the government. The government decided that the song had to represent a feeling of superiority and unity, in line with a far bigger proppaganda program. The Song "Pretty Girl Rock", by Keri Hilson, was chosen. It was made into NN's national anthem, especially beacuse of the sentence: "Dont hate me because I'm Beautiful", which had a double meaning. It intended to tell the people of NN how pretty they were, and at the same time other countries to not judge the political system in NN. After the Revolution the song was abandoned, and Keri became anonymous. NN takes pride in the fact that they attended the first ISC edition, however.
===Internatia Song Contest 7-21===
After ISC 1 NN descended into civil war and did not participate for a long time in ISC. It was San Monique that convinced the reborn country to take part in ISC 7. Non other than Kokia, national legend, opted to go for NN and BNN, Broadcaster of NN, did not doubt for a second. Kokia had been at the top of the Music industry for over a decade, but her fame grew even bigger after the revolution. It was announced that she would represent NN with her song "Follow The Nightingale". Kokia achieved a 3rd place for NN, which resulted in mass crowds celebrating on the streets and a welcome ceremony for Kokia. 
For ISC 8, BNN selected Despina Vandi internally. Despina comes from the southern province of Azubiwa, known for its folk music, where she is a big star. The song selected is called "Girismata". She did not manage to qualify. 
After the failure at ISC 8 BNN decided to take a different approach and selected young electro band CHVRCHES to participate in the ISC. The song was internally chosen as well, and turned out to be "The Mother We Share". 
For ISC 10 Sa DingDing was chosen with the song "Xi Carnival". This is actually and old folk song, which has been around for ages and comes from the city of Xi. The city of Xi is the oldest city in NN and has a very big and old cultural history. The biggest anual event is the Xi Carnival, a festival which last 6 days and which is celebrated throughout the country. "Xi carnival" represents traditional Neighbourian music at its best.
Expectations for Sa DingDing were huge, so her 12th place was a bit of a letdown, and BNN decided to not send huge stars again to the ISC. A variety of artists were sent, and NN managed to qualify 4 more times in a row for the final. Subsequently those entries ended at the bottom of the scoreboard, to the broadcasters' disappointment. It wasn't until ISC 17, when the the broadcaster picked the classy Kalafina trio to represent the country, that success was finally achieved again. After 10 editions the country was back in the top 10 again. 
This succes did not last long though. In the two subsequent contests NN failed to qualify for the final, finishing in 17th and 23rd place, its worst results ever in the contest. BNN, thereafter decided to take a break from the contest, withdrawing from the 20th edition, in order to reinvent themselves and come up with a good scoring formula. After closely observing other country election procedures, BNN decided to hold an National Final for the fist time ever. BNN announced that the official name of NF would be the Festival di Neighbouria. It further announced that 5 artists would take part, each with one song. The winner would be decided by the Neighbourian Jury and any guest juries that would vote. In the end 12 guest juries voted, making a total of 13 jury votes. In the end Young Wonder was declared the winner, with a small margin over 2nd-placer Burhan G. As such, Young Wonder was sent to the ISC, while it was later announced that Burhan G would participate in ISSC 11. 
 Festival di Neighbouria
Order	Participant 	Song 	Language	Placing	Points
1 	Burhan G 	"Kalder Mig Hjem" 	Danish 	2nd 	84
2 	Young Wonder 	"To You" 	English 	1st 	88
3 	Claudia Debreij	"Mag Ik Dan Bij Jou"	Dutch 	5th 	66
4 	Rasmus Seebach 	"Olivia" 	Danish 	4th 	74
5 	Damien Rice 	"9 Crimes" 	English 	3rd 	78
At the ISC, Young Wonder did not manage to reach the final, prompting BNN to get rid of the National Final immediately.
=== Internatia Song Contest 22-30 === 
For ISC 22, singer Janna was selected. Although she did not manage to qualify, her song received lots of support and the final results showed that Janna was very close to qualifying to the final. This gave BNN hope, yet it had not qualified for the final 4 times in a row now. Relieve finally came with the young indie band Highasakite. Not only did they bring NN to the final, they achieved a 3rd place, with 128 points, the best result of the country in the contest so far, being only 13 points away from actually winning. 
For ISC 24, BNN relied on the traditional music of NN once again, sending Alan with a classic ethnic ballad. Alan surprised friend and foe be qualifying to the ISC final. For ISC 25 the Indie girl trio HAIM was selected, after impressing a representative of BNN at a live concert, yet they were not able to qualify.
After an announcement for more cooperation on the national level between Aonach and NN, BNN accepted an invitation by RTVRA to participate in a joint NF. Although hesitant at first due to the bad result achieved by the previous NF winner, BNN saw an oppurtunity to profile itself more on the global field, as well as being able to host a bigger production. 4 artists were sent to Laírge, Aonach, to fight for a ticket to Yottoban in the very first Aobour Fest. In the end Andru Donalds & Evgenia Vlasova were picked for NN, while Aonach won the overall NF. 
 Aobour Fest 1
Order	Participant 	Song 	Language 	Placing	Points
1 	Linnea Henriksson 	"Min Stad" 	Swedish 	7th 	68
2 	Elena Gheorghe 	"De Neinlocuit" 	Romanian 	5th 	72
3 	The Common Linnets 	"Lovers And Liars" 	English 	3rd 	85
4 	Molly Sandén 	"Spread A Little Light"	English 	6th 	69
5 	Árstíðir 	" Ljóð Í Sand" 	Icelandic	4th 	75
6 	Anna Tsuchiya 	"Rose" 	English 	8th 	62
7 	Andru Donalds & Evgenia Vlasova	"Wind Of Hope" 	English 	2nd 	93
8 	Laura Jansen & Tom Chaplin 	"Same Heart" 	English 	1st 	100
At the ISC, the duo did not manage to reach the final, much to the country's disappointment. The cooperation between RTVRA was deemed a success though and plans for more Joint NF's were made already.
Over the summer, Vetusta Morla, coming from the ethnically different Azubiwa, scored a monster hit with their album "Deriva". BNN, impressed with their succes and hungry for some good results again contracted Vetusta Morla to go to ISC. They were given free pick to choose the song and choose "Fuego". Although the single became platinum within no-time in NN, Vetusta Morla failed to make any impression at the Semi-final, getting NN's worst placing yet. BNN however, used the same method to select the artist for ISC 28, the band Sheppard, who, according to BNN, had more accesable songs. Though the Neighbourian public was sceptical about their participation, Sheppard finally brought NN back into the ISC final, even achieving the highest amount of points yet and within 3 points of the victory. 
For ISC 29, BNN hosted the second Aobour Fest. This time held in Nan'ji, NN, 8 songs again battled for a ticket to ISC and the victory. This time NN was more succesful. grabbing 1st and 2nd place in the NF. Marlene was selected to go to Kosma, just in front of Hannah Pakarinen. 
 Aobour Fest 2
Order	Participant 	Song 	Language	Placing	Points
1 	2ne1 	"Come Back" 	Korean 	5th 	69
2 	MØ 	""Walk This Way"	English 	7th 	63
3 	Hannah Pakarinen	"Go Go" 	English 	2nd 	80
4 	Marlene 	"Indian Summer" 	English 	1st 	82
5 	The Coronas 	"All The Others"	English 	8th 	58
6 	Kim-Lian 	"Garden Of Love"	English 	3rd 	79
7 	Inna Voronova 	"Ty Ne Moj"" 	Ukranian	6th 	64
8 	Natalie 	"Nello Spechhio"	Italian 	4th 	74
Marlene achieved as second place in the Semi Final, but could not follow up that great result in the Final were it only ended 15th. 
Due to the success of the joint NF's of Aonach and NN, BNN came up with the idea to use this format on a bigger scale. 4 befriended broadcasters were invited for a so-called super-NF (RTK, RTVA, HBC & ITVR). Response from all broadcasters was very positive and it was decided to hold a joint NF for ISC 30 with 5 countries. BNN, being a small broadcaster itself, happily passed the hosting over to RTK from Kaledonii, who hosted the NF in the city of Tamar. 
 Tamar Fest 1
Order	Participant 	Song 	Language 	Placing	Points
1 	M83 	"Midnight City" 	English 	5th 	92
2 	Gabrielle Aplin 	"Salvation" 	English 	4th 	100
3 	Shawn Mendes 	"Life Of The Party" 	English 	6th 	54
4 	Brigitte Boisjoli	"Mes Jambes à Ton Cou" 	French 	9th 	36
5 	Stina Girs 	"Mä tahdon tietää mitä rakkaus on"	Finnish 	3rd 	102
6 	Poe 	"Haunted" 	English 	8th 	40
7 	Zhana Bergendorff	"Samuray" 	Bulgarian	1st 	112
8 	Sunidhi Chauhan 	"Aaja Nachle" 	Hindi 	7th 	42
9 	Jenifer 	"Sur Le Fil" 	French 	2nd 	102
10 	Kensington 	"War" 	English 	10th 	34
A total of 17 countries voted. Jenifer ended in a very respectable 2nd place, on 10 points from the winner from Kaledonii. Kensington fared much worse and ended last in the NF. Obviously, Jenifer won the right to go to ISC 30. After some concerns about their potential flop at ISCC, BNN still granted Kensington the right to go to ISSC, as "ISSC isn't as much about success as about just participating", according to sources in BNN.
At ISC, Jenifer surprised friend and foe by grabbing the second place, just a couple of points short of the victory.
=== Internatia Song Contest 31-40 ===
For the next two ISC's, BNN selected their candidate internally. For ISC 31, symphonic rock band Epica were chosen, who easily qualified and reached a respectable 17th place. This was in line with BNN's expectations, who wanted to show the musical diversity of NN in the ISC. For ISC 32, the choice fell on Nabiha, a strong vocalist, with her song "Anmials", which is a non-conventional pop-song. Sadly, Nabiha ended up 14th in the Semi, 2 places short of qualification to the final.
ISC 33 marked the return of Aobour Fest, the 3rd edition of this Joint National Final. Rules remained the same so 4 artists went to Lairge, Aonach, to battle against 4 Aonachian acts for the title. 11 nations from all over Internatia voted and gave us the following the results. 
 Aobour Fest 3
Order	Participant 	Song 	Language 	Placing	Points
1 	Shiri Maimon	"Kshehalachta" 	Hebrew 	1st 	100
2 	Kent 	"La Belle Epoque" 	Swedish 	4th 	90
3 	Gorgon City 	"Unmissable" 	English 	8th 	65
4 	Ani Lorak 	"Medlenno" 	Ukrainian	1st 	100
5 	Laura Dogett	"Old Faces" 	English 	7th 	66
6 	Mando Diao 	"Dance With Somebody"	English 	6th 	78
7 	Edurne 	"Painkiller" 	English 	5th 	84
8 	Jessie Ware 	"Champagne Kisses" 	English 	3rd 	96
With Both Ani Lorak & Shiri Maimon receiving exactly 100 points, both singers were crowned as winners of Aobour Fest, and both entries went on to represent their country in the ISC. At ISC, Shiri managed to scrape through the semi-final, and ended in the bottom 5 in the final.
Due to a reorganization, BNN's strategy was unclear for a couple of editions. For ISC 34 a last-minute decision was made. Selah Sue was chosen, based on her newly released album, but was not properly backed by BNN. As as result, Sue failed to make a dent at ISC and stayed in a Semi. Due to the backlash as a result of their messy selection procedure, BNN decided to withdraw for ISC 35 to get their act together. Although under severe pressure, BNN decided to take part in ISC 36. Protests arose when the public learned that the same selection commission that chose Selah Sue would select this artist as well, but BNN would not budge. Indie artist Sufjan Stevens was chosen, who has a style similar to Selah Sue. Against all odds, and with barely any home support, Sufjan managed to make it to the final. However, in the final Sufjan ended dead last, NN's first last place, leading again to complains. 
Both the selection commission and the head of organization were fired, and a new team was assembled. They agreed to focus more on pop music, as that was what did well with both the public and at ISC. Although their first attempt was a failure, in ISC 38, NN made the top 10 again with Florence + The Machine. Her good placement brought back interest from both the public and BNN, which had been sliding over the last editions. In order to keep the interest, another edition of Aobour Fest was proposed, and Aonach gladly accepted. 
 Aobour Fest 4
Order	Participant 	Song 	Language	Placing	Points
1 	Elle Eyre 	"Together" 	English 	6th 	76
2 	Smallpools 	"Killer Whales"	English 	8th 	67
3 	Dotan 	"Hungry" 	English 	3rd 	83
4 	Amel Bent 	"Délit" 	French 	1st 	89
5 	Katarina Grujic 	"Lutka" 	Serbian 	7th 	71
6 	Deborah Iurato 	"Da Sola " 	Italian 	2nd 	84
7 	Kodaline 	"Honest" 	English 	4th 	77
8 	The Asteroids Galaxy Tour	"Heart Attack" 	English 	5th 	77
At ISC 39, Both Deborah and Amelie failed to qualify. Nonetheless, BNN considered Aobour Fest a success in terms of viewing ratings. This remains the last edition of Aobour Fest to date though. 
For ISC 40, Delta Rae was chosen, with the song Chasing Twisters. BNN considered a good mix between pop & Indie, and there were even some feelings of having discovered a potential winner. Most of the staff at BNN did not believe the band would do so well though, and aimed at another top 10 placement. Delta Rae easily placed for the final, and rumors began to surface that NN was seen as a frontrunner (although these were mainly spread by Tonallan). Tension started to rise in both BNN & NN, although most remained skeptic. After a very close voting, NN came from behind to claim victory, with 1 point more than Alma Livre.
=== Internatia Song Contest 41-50 ===
In ISC 41, CHVRCHES, who represented NN in ISC 12, was the first act to represent NN twice. With their song Leave a Trace they were expected to give NN a top-10 placing. The subsequent 16th place thus was a disappointment, as was the 12th place in the Semi-Final. ForISC 42 a second edition of the 5 nation Tamar Fest was planned, but due to winning the 40th edition the entrant for ISC 42 was be selected internally. The selected entrant turned out to be the Piano Guys, who defended the home team with honor and ended on a very respectable 12th place. 
The second multi-nation NF was again held in Tamar, Kaledonii. 4 nations participated, with Haven dropping out of the NF. Lisa Nilsson & Joakim Berg placed second and won the right to represent NN in Noxus. 
 Tamar Fest 2
Order	Participant 	Song 	Language 	Placing	Points
1 	Louane 	"Nos Secrets" 	French 	1st 	112
2 	Kygo ft. Conrad 	"Firestone" 	English 	7th 	60
3 	UnSun 	"Whispers" 	English 	8th 	52
4 	Neon Jungle 	"Louder" 	English 	5th 	84
5 	Kátya Tompos 	"Magányos Csosák"	Hungarian	3rd 	92
6 	Kerli 	"Zero Gravity" 	English 	6th 	82
7 	Lisa Nilsson & Joakim Berg	"Innan Vi Faller"	Swedish 	2nd 	104
8 	Nargiz 	"Ya Ne Tvoya" 	Russian 	4th 	86
Like the Piano Guys in the previous edition, Lisa & Joakim also ended in 12th. 
After 4 consecutive good results, BNN were full of confidence about their strategy and were very pleased with the entrants they selected for the upcoming editions. This arrogance would immediately be punished, as NN failed to qualify for the next 4 editions. Kate Boy, Alda and Kristian Kristensen, while all not doing terrible, remained rather unnoticed in their respective semi's. South African artist St. Lucia ISC 46 almost equaled NN's worst result with his very unorthodox synthpop entry. 
Desperate for a qualification, BNN turned to an established artist again, sending a returnee for the second time. This time it was Highasakite that were allowed to go again. While they soundly managed to qualify, their final result was a lot worse than the one from their first attempt, ending in a disappointing 17th place. The next two editions reflected the overall lack of structure at BNN . While The Lumineers flopped big time, Joe Hisaishi scored NN their first top-10 result in 10 editions in ISC 50.
=== Internatia Song Contest 51-60 ===
Indie artist Démira could not live up to expectations in ISC 51 (which came as a suprise to both BNN and several other broadcasters) and ISC-veteran Ingrid Michaelson also remained in the semi. Having qualified only 3 times in 10 editions, BNN was getting desperate for a good result. For ISC 53 once again the multi-nation NF Tamar Fest was used as pre-selection. At this point in time the participating countries decided it had become something of an annual tradition. Haven returned to take part in the NF, while Irdminia had withdrawn from ISC altogether and thus no longer took part. Per BNN' suggestion, they were replaced by Saint Eva & Lepland. BNN caused some controversy during the NF, as it had to change it's entry twice. First it was discovered that a different version of the song "Scarborough Fair" had already taken part (and won) ISC. The replacement entry, "Aya", had also already been entered, by Darkria. On a very short notice the Naked & Famous were appointed to take part. 
 Tamar Fest 3
Order	Participant 	Song 	Language	Placing	Points
1 	Kygo ft Julia Michaels	"Cary Me" 	English 	7th 	58
2 	SVRNICA 	"Meet Me On The Battlefield" 	English 	9th 	52
3 	Years & Years 	"Meteorite" 	English 	10th 	49
4 	Alessia Cara 	"Scars To Your Beautiful" 	English 	6th 	60
5 	Coldplay 	"Hymm For The Weekend" (Seeb Remix)	English 	5th 	61
6 	Alina Eremina 	"A Fost o Nebunie" 	Romanian	1st 	109
7 	Naked and Famous 	"Higher" 	English 	2nd 	106
8 	Gauhar Tas 	"Kazagym Aj" 	Kazakh 	8th 	57
9 	Pearl Jozefzoon 	"Clocks" 	English 	3rd 	98
10 	Enya 	"Echoes In The Rain" 	English 	4th 	82
3 out of the 5 participants made it to the final. The Naked and Famous did exceptionally well, ending in second place, and scoring even more points than Delta Rae did. This proved to be some kind of turning point for NN. While they had only qualified 3 out of times in the past 10 editions, it would go on to qualify 8 out of 10 times in the next 10 editions, and it had its longest qualification streak to date. The Naked and Famous were followed up by Agnes Obel, who scored another top 5 placing with her haunting song Familiar. While Lisa Hannigan was not able to qualify in the following editon, from ISC 56 all the pieces fell together for NN. It qualified 7 times in a row, all with relative ease. At the same time, none of its entrants managed to make it to the top 10, with most entries being stuck on the lower half of the scoreboard. Among the entrants were Sa DingDing, who represented NN again with an ethnic Chinese song, Kensington, who had once taken part in a NF for NN, LP, Lisa Miskovsky and SAVEUS, who was expected to at least make it to the top 10.
=== Internatia Song Contest 61-65 ===
Thomas Azier continued this trend by finishing 15th in ISC 61. NN was then invited by Kimmystan and Oalia to take part in a NF for ISC 62, which they gladly accepted. The theme was female pop songs, and each nation would submit three songs. True to form, NN caused a scandal again, after it was discovered that one of it's contestants, Helena Paparizou, had already been selected by Treslend, and could not be persuaded to switch countries. She was consequently replaced by Giusy Ferreri. 
 Queens For ISC 62 
Order	Participant 	Song 	Language	Placing	Points
1 	Becky G 	"Todo Cambio" 	Spanish 	6th 	73
2 	Giusy Ferreri 	"Partito Adesso" 	Italian 	7th 	69
3 	Samantha J 	"Baby Love" 	English 	4th 	84
4 	Peg Parenevik 	"Don't Tell Ma" 	English 	5th 	81
5 	Betty Who 	"I Love You Always Forever"	English 	3rd 	87
6 	Sandra Lyng ft. Temur 	"Bungalow" 	Romanian	8th 	67
7 	Christine and the Queens	"Christine" 	English 	8th 	67
8 	Miss Li 	"Aqualung" 	English 	1st 	96
9 	Léa Paci 	"Adolescente Pirate" 	French 	2nd 	90
To its own surprise, NN won this National Final. Out of the three nations, NN also fared best in ISC. Oalia did not make it to the finals, while Kimmystan did not send their selected song, and ended up at the bottom of the scoreboard with their replacement song. NN meanwhile ended at an unexpected second place, shattering their old points record in the process. It felt as the ultimate reward to the broadcaster who after putting in a lot of work, finally managed to get a spectacular result.
Euphoria would not last long though as London Grammar failed to qualify in the following edition, ending a 7-edition qualification streak. 
Of course the annual Tamar Fest also took place, this time selecting the entries for ISC 64. 4 countries took part, with Aonach sitting out this time. Inviting Tikata as their replacement was discussed, but it was decided that this would be on too short of a notice. It is likely though that they will take part in the future. 
 Tamar Fest 4
Order	Participant 	Song 	Language 	Placing	Points
1 	Molly Sandén 	"Rygg Mot Rygg" 	Swedish 	7th 	91
2 	Taylor Davis 	"Fairy Tale Theme" 	Instrumental	2nd 	125
3 	Mew 	"Satellites" 	English 	8th 	30
4 	Vishtèn 	"Corandina" 	French 	5th 	93
5 	Arisa 	"Controvento" 	Italian 	6th 	91
6 	Betsy 	"Little White Lies" 	English 	4th 	103
7 	Birds of Tokyo 	"I'd Go With You Anywhere"	English 	1st 	127
8 	We the Kings ft. Elena Coats	"Sad Song" 	English 	3rd 	110
SEAL smashed the competition and also did really well in ISC, finishing a strong 4th. Kaledonii and NN both qualified, but ended up at the bottom of the scoreboard. Haven, despite a strong showing in the NF, failed to qualify for the final. 
For ISC 65, NN almost withdrew due to a lack of funds. At the last minute, Sanni, a fairly unknown singer volunteered to go for NN, paying part of the expenses her self. While this proposal was welcomed by BNN, the public was not enthusiastic about the deal, with some even claiming she paid her way to ISC.
==Voting History==
Most points given in the Finals	Most points given in the Finals	Most points given in the Finals
Rank 	Country 	Points
1 	 	301
2 	 	291
3 	 	267
4 	 	229
5 	 	214
6 	 	211
7 	 	196
8 	 	195
9 	 	190
9 	 	190
Most points received in the Finals	Most points received in the Finals	Most points received in the Finals
Rank 	Country 	Points
1 	 	407
2 	 	375
3 	 	321
4 	 	317
5 	 	262
6 	 	247
7 	 	232
8 	 	215
9 	 	207
10 	 	203
==ISC Spinoffs==
===ISCC===
Due to selecting their candidate via internal selection, NN was not able to participate in ISCC. After holding their first National final for ISC 21, BNN started considering participating in ISCC. It was not until edition 10 though, which was hosted by brother nation Aonach, that BNN sent runner-up Burhan G to participate. BNN stated that their intention is to take part in future editions.
===Junior Internatia Song Contest===
NN participated in the very first JISC, and has taken part in every most editions so far. NN had a very good start in jISC, ending in the top 10 4 out of 5 times, but results started to disappoint in later editions. Because BNN's involvement in other spinoff contests, the partcipation in jISC has become of lesser priority. According to an official BNN statement, there will be only a song sent when a good enough candidate is found. "NN wont participate for the sake of participating." After the result in JISC 9, BNN announced that it will no longer take part in JISC. 
===ISC Does Eurovision===
BNN took part in both Eurovision spin-offs, both times finishing at the bottom of the ranking. 
Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
 	Iva Zanicchi 	"Due grosse lacrime bianche"	18 	49
 	Frida Boccara	"Un Jour, Un Enfant" 	31 	74
===ISC-1===
NN joined this contest for the first at the 3rd edition, and has only skipped two editions so far. It is the best watched ISC spin-off in NN, having considerable higher viewing figures then both JISC and ISCC. BNN, therefore has already committed itself to participating in the next 5 editions.
== References ==
Category:Countries in the Internatia Song Contest