Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest

Gandhara has participated in every Outernatia Song Contest since its debut at the first contest with the song "Libertango", performed by Hiba Tawaji in the Arabic language. The country has won six times, in the 7th edition, with the song "Aman" by Myriam Fares, in the 27th edition, with the song "Alive" by Dami Im, in the 78th edition, with the song "Ma Ata Rotze" by Ella Lee, in the 80th edition, with the song "Hypnotized" by Purple Disco Machine and Sophie and the Giants, in the 87th edition, with the song "Levitating" by Dua Lipa and DaBaby, and in the 89th edition with the song "Weino" by Dana Salah. Therefore it got the right to host the 9th, 29th, 80th, 82nd, 89th, and 91st edition of the contest. Gandhara is the only country that participated in every edition of the contest.
The first fourteen entries have been performed in the Arabic language, as it was the mandatory language for songs to represent Gandhara in the contest. For the 15th edition of the contest, the Gandhari public broadcaster Radio and Television of Gandhara abandoned the rule that songs must be performed in Arabic, and Mähri Pirgulyýewa got the right to represent Gandhara with her Turkmen song "Aýterek Günterek". During the final, Mähri Pirgulyýewa received 104 points and a fourth-place finish. It was the country's best result at the time, since Myriam Fares' win in the 7th edition, and the first time Gandhara scored over 100 points. 
Gandhara finished as runner-up five times (OSC 24, OSC 54, OSC 64, OSC 67, and OSC 76), and reached the third place on three occasions (OSC 50, OSC 65, and OSC 74). After the introduction of semi-finals in the 13th edition, Gandhara failed to qualify for the final twelve times. It also won its semi-final nine times, finished as runner-up eleven times, and became third on four occasions. The country qualified three times for the final as jury qualifier.
==Contestants==
;Table key
Ed. 	Artist 	Language 	Title 	Place 	Pts.	Semi 	Pts.
1st 	Hiba Tawaji 	Arabic 	"Libertango" (تانغو الحرية) 	10 	57 	colspan="2" rowspan="12" data-sort-value="99999"	
2nd 	Yara 	Arabic 	"Ma Baaref" (ما بعرف) 	11 	39 	 	
3rd 	Carole Samaha 	Arabic 	"Sahranine" (سهرانين) 	4 	75 	 	
4th 	Amal Maher 	Arabic 	"A'raf Mneen" (أعرف منين) 	6 	52 	 	
5th 	Mohamed Hamaki 	Arabic 	"Haga Mestakhabeya" (حاجة مستخبية) 	10 	48 	 	
6th 	Fady Harb 	Arabic 	"Shu Baki" (شو باكي) 	12 	34 	 	
7th 	Myriam Fares 	Arabic 	"Aman" (آمان) 	1 	80 	 	
8th 	Ragheb Alama 	Arabic 	"Betfell" (بتفل) 	10 	45 	 	
9th 	Samira Said 	Arabic 	"Mazal" (مازال) 	16 	35 	 	
10th 	Sandy 	Arabic 	"Roho Ololo" (روحو قولوله) 	15 	47 	 	
11th 	Sherine 	Arabic 	"Hatrooh" (هتروح) 	21 	35 	 	
12th 	Yasmine Ammari 	Arabic 	"Nkhaf Nabghik" (نخاف نبغيك) 	27 	22 	 	
13th 	Zaed Naes 	Arabic 	"Shattiet" (شتيت) 	colspan="2" 	16 	23 	
14th 	Shiraz 	Arabic 	"Amout Wansak" (اموت وانساك) 	22 	43 	colspan="2" data-sort-value="99999" 	
15th 	Mähri Pirgulyýewa 	Turkmen 	"Aýterek Günterek" 	4 	104 	16 	37
16th 	Gülyaru 	Uyghur 	"Shirinjan" 	colspan="2" 	10 	33 	
17th 	Jiidesh İdirisova 	Kyrgyz 	"Kim Bilet" (ким билет) 	19 	73 	8 	57
18th 	Indira Edilbaeva 	Kazakh 	"Zharygym" (Жарығым) 	9 	62 	colspan="2" data-sort-value="99999" 	
19th 	Summer 	Chinese 	"Colorful Black" 	5 	91 	2 	82
20th 	Kiwi 	Mongolian 	"Namriin Boroond Bi Gomdson" 	10 	89 	6 	61
21st 	Jane Zhang 	English 	"Dream It Possible" 	7 	77 	1 	84
22nd 	The5 	Arabic 	"Bel Gharam" (بالغرام) 	16 	72 	1 	102
23rd 	Zhanar Dugalova 	Kazakh 	"Ayta Bersin" (Айта берсін) 	10 	103 	7 	62
24th 	Jess Lee 	Chinese 	"Snowstorm" 	2 	109 	2 	66
25th 	Ailee 	Korean, English 	"Heaven" 	7 	98 	2 	66
26th 	Princess Ai & A-Lin 	Chinese 	"Wo Bu Li kai" (我不離開) 	15 	69 	1 	98
27th 	Dami Im 	English 	"Alive" 	1 	139 	2 	89
28th 	GARNiDELiA 	Japanese 	"Yakusoku" (約束) 	7 	96 	1 	87
29th 	BLACKPINK 	Korean 	"Playing with Fire" 	4 	98 	colspan="2" data-sort-value="99999" 	
30th 	Tan Weiwei 	Chinese 	"Na Shi De Guang" (那時的光) 	16 	49 	2 	74
31st 	Nik Qistina 	English 	"Young Hearts" 	13 	60 	4 	88
32nd 	Diana Wang 	Chinese, English 	"I Don't Know" 	colspan="2" 	11 	56 	
33rd 	AOA 	Korean 	"Excuse Me" 	17 	40 	7 	63
34th 	Gayle Nerva 	English 	"Echoes" 	9 	70 	2 	79
35th 	Taeyeon 	Korean 	"Fine" 	13 	60 	colspan="2" data-sort-value="99999" 	
36th 	Alan Dawa Dolma 	Chinese 	"Chàng Gěi Tiānkōng Tīng" (唱给天空听) 	13 	56 	6 	50
37th 	Oonagh & Safri Duo 	German 	"Zeit der Sommernächte" 	5 	106 	2 	81
38th 	Amre 	Kazakh 	"Aitshy Zhauabyn" (Айтшы жауабын) 	5 	113 	1 	100
39th 	The5 	Arabic 	"La Bezzaf" (لا بزاف) 	4 	112 	5 	74
40th 	Lucy 	English 	"Best Of Me" 	6 	87 	7 	63
41st 	Helly Luv 	English 	"Risk It All" 	6 	119 	9 	53
42nd 	A-Lin 	Chinese 	"Go" (一直走) 	21 	56 	7 	54
43rd 	Priscilla Abby 	Chinese, English 	"I Love the Sky" 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	14 	40 	
44th 	Iveta Mukuchyan 	Armenian 	"Hayastan Jan" (Հայաստան ջան) 	13 	52 	 	
45th 	Samra 	English 	"Hypnotized" 	6 	76 	8 	64
46th 	SEVENTEEN 	Korean 	"Thanks" (고맙다) 	16 	73 	6 	60
47th 	Far East Movement ft. Tiffany & King Chain 	English 	"Don't Speak" 	20 	61 	7 	63
48th 	Demy 	Greek 	"Orio Kanena" (Όριο Κανένα) 	colspan="2" 	11 	49 	
49th 	(G)I-DLE 	Korean 	"Latata" 	11 	84 	4 	68
50th 	Alizée 	French 	"Moi... Lolita" 	3 	137 	1 	116
51st 	Sandra 	English 	"Everlasting Love" 	colspan="2" 	14 	34 	
52nd 	Kygo ft. Conrad Sewell 	English 	"Firestone" 	18 	69 	6 	60
53rd 	100% 	Korean 	"Heart" (맘) 	colspan="2" 	16 	26 	
54th 	Moldir Auyelbekova 	Kazakh 	"Tugan el" (Tyғaн eл) 	2 	161 	1 	94
55th 	Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj 	English 	"Woman Like Me" 	7 	101 	6 	69
56th 	Erika 	Chinese 	"Swan Story" 	15 	81 	9 	58
57th 	MAMAMOO 	Korean, English 	"Décalcomanie" 	21 	58 	3 	70
58th 	Nina Sublatti 	English 	"My Dear Friend" 	colspan="2" 	15 	42 	
59th 	Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc 	English 	"SOS" 	17 	60 	8 	55
60th 	Chung Ha 	Korean 	"Gotta Go" (벌써 12시) 	5 	110 	2 	92
61st 	BoA 	Korean 	"CAMO" 	10 	90 	5 	64
62nd 	LOONA 	Korean 	"Butterfly" 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	15 	29 	
63rd 	Saad Lamjarred 	French 	"Casablanca" 	11 	51 	 	
64th 	Khaled 	Algerian Arabic, French	"C'est La Vie" 	2 	136 	1 	91
65th 	Abdulkarim & Sogdiana 	Russian 	"Koltso" (Кольцо) 	3 	106 	5 	71
66th 	Hisham Kharma ft. Mirelle Mokhtar 	Arabic 	"Haleq Maa'y" (حلق معي) 	12 	74 	12 	48
67th 	Gryffin & Zohara 	English 	"Remember" 	2 	143 	2 	96
68th 	Divanessa 	Instrumental 	"Libanesa" 	10 	95 	8 	54
69th 	Hyoyeon ft. Ummet Ozcan 	Korean 	"Sober" 	13 	83 	5 	67
70th 	Alicia Keys 	English 	"Underdog" 	4 	73 	colspan="2" data-sort-value="99999" 	
71st 	Taylor Dayne 	English 	"Tell It to My Heart" 	4 	99 	3 	71
72nd 	Jackson Wang 	English 	"100 Ways" 	9 	94 	1 	100
73rd 	Jane Zhang 	Chinese 	"Exeed" 	17 	65 	4 	69
74th 	Faouzia 	English 	"Tears of Gold" 	3 	104 	2 	72
75th 	BTS 	English 	"Dynamite" 	10 	93 	11 	48
76th 	BLACKSWAN 	Korean, English 	"Tonight" 	2 	124 	3 	72
77th 	Ella Lee 	Hebrew 	"Zot Ani" (זוט עני) 	9 	94 	4 	74
78th 	Ella Lee 	Hebrew 	"Ma Ata Rotze" (מה אתה רוצה) 	1 	146 	3 	74
79th 	Diana Ankudinova 	Russian 	"V nebo" (В небо) 	colspan="2" 	14 	38 	
80th 	Purple Disco Machine, Sophie and the Giants 	English 	"Hypnotized" 	1 	145 	colspan="2" data-sort-value="99999" 	
81st 	Polina Gagarina 	Russian 	"Lyubov tebya naydet" (Любовь тебя найдёт)	25 	39 	colspan="2" rowspan="6" data-sort-value="99999" 	
82nd 	Purple Disco Machine ft. Moss Kena & The Knocks 	Russian 	"Fireworks" 	6 	75 	 	
83rd 	Ziliya Bahtieva & ZAINETDIN 	Bashkir 	"Halkyma" (Халкыма) 	7 	77 	 	
84th 	Jasmine Sokko 	English 	"Medusa" 	21 	36 	 	
85th 	Hasmik & DerHova 	Armenian 	"Ooshatsatze" (Ուշացածը) 	11 	64 	 	
86th 	NiziU 	Japanese, English 	"Take a Picture" 	23 	38 	 	
87th 	Dua Lipa ft. DaBaby 	English 	"Levitating" 	1 	126 	2 	93
88th 	Crowded House 	English 	"Don't Dream It's Over" 	14 	60 	colspan="2" rowspan="90" data-sort-value="99999"	
89th 	Dana Salah 	Arabic 	"Weino" (وينو) 	1 	96 	 	
90th 	Saif Nabeel 	Arabic 	"Ah Yani" (اه ياني) 	12 	64 	 	
91st 	Elyanna 	Arabic 	"Al Kawn Janni Maak" (الكون جنه معاك) 	19 	43 	 	
92nd 	Dana Hourani 	Arabic 	"Enti Ana" (إنت أنا) 	13 	56 	 	
93rd 	Raikhana Mukhlis 	Russian 	"Proshche" (Проще) 	8 	70 	 	
94th 	Nina Pušlar 	Slovene 	"Nina, Nina, Nina" 	13 	57 	 	
95th 	Magnet Brain 	English 	"Sunmandana" 	27 	39 	 	
96th 	ITZY 	Korean 	"Sneakers" 	19 	43 	 	
97th 	Ali Zafar ft. Gul Panra & Fortitude Pukhtoon Core	Pashto 	"Larsha Pekhawar" (توره پنځلسمه) 	20 	39 	 	
98th 	Alexia 	Romanian 	"Pentru Tine" 	4 	90 	 	
99th 	Vremya i Steklo 	Russian 	"Navernopotomuchto" (Навернопотомучто) 	9 	68 	 	
100th	Hugh Masekela 	English 	"Don't Go Lose It Baby" 	22 	35 	 	
101st	Leen Hayek 	Arabic 	"Baddi Ellak" (بدي قلك) 	20 	33 	 	
102nd	Gretchen Wilson 	English 	"Redneck Woman" 	10 	51 	 	
103rd	Sara Soroor 	Dari 	"Ay Eshq" (ای عشق) 	7 	68 	 	
104th	Hadiqa Kiani 	Dogri 	"Manne Di Mauj" 	20 	45 	 	
105th	Maher Zain 	Arabic 	"Rahmatun Lil’Alameen" (رحمةٌ للعالمين) 	15 	52 	 	
106th	A-WA 	Arabic 	"Mudbira" (ميدبير) 	8 	62 	 	
107th	ANNA 	English 	"Fool's Paradise" 	23 	33 	 	
108th	Homayoun Shajarian 	Persian 	"Yek Nafas Arezouye To" (یک نفس آرزوی تو) 	16 	42 	 	
109th	Selin 	English 	"Lovers Hurricane" 	3 	81 	 	
110th	OSLOOB ft. Lynn Adib 	Arabic 	"Ya Youma" (يا يُمّا) 	18 	46 	 	
111st	Nunu 	Hebrew 	"Oh My God" (אומיגאד) 	17 	49 	 	
112nd	Mayssa Karaa 	Arabic 	"Netla'a Bi Beirut" (نتلاقى ببيروت) 	14 	49 	 	
113rd	Almas × Amadio 	Arabic 	"Aaksohom" (عكسهم) 	6 	70 	 	
114th	Jisoo 	Korean 	"Flower" (꽃) 	19 	67 	 	
115th	AIGEL 	Tatar 	"Piyala" (Пыяла) 	1 	106 	 	
116th	Jisoo 	Korean 	"All Eyes On Me" 	12 	47 	 	
117th	Yura Shatunov 	Russian 	"Sedaya Noch" (Седая ночь) 	11 	68 	 	
118th	Soegi Bornean 	Indonesian 	"Asmalibrasi" 	15 	50 	 	
119th	Natalia Nakopia 	Georgian 	"Insomnia" 	8 	75 	 	
120th	Aabha Hanjura 	Kashmiri 	"Hukus Bukus" (𑆲𑆶𑆑𑆶𑆱𑇀 𑆧𑆶𑆑𑆶𑆱𑇀) 	19 	44 	 	
120st	Mira Habash 	Arabic 	"Kam Marra" (كم مرّة) 	12 	49 	 	
==Hostings==
Edition	Location	Venue 	Presenters
9th 	Rhea 	Minna Theater 	Rita Hayek and Malek Maktabi
29th 	Rhea 	International Exhibition Center	Dami Im and Said Karmouz
80th 	Manas 	GanArts Theater 	Ella Lee and Khaled
82nd 	Kazmi 	Nuran Conference Center 	Jessica Azar and Jennifer Azar
89th 	Rhea 	Rhea Expo Dome 	Carmen Soliman and Nicolas Mouawad
91st 	Zaytunah	International Sapphire Hall 	Valerie Abou Chacra and Mohamad Kaiss
==Congratulations==
To celebrate every 25 editions of the Outernatia Song Contest, a Congratulations contest is organised on behalf of the Outernatian Broadcasting Union (OBU).
Editions	Artist 	Language 	Title 	Place	Points	Semi 	Points	Original edition	Final	Points
25 	Jess Lee	Chinese 	"Snowstorm" 	8 	66 	colspan="2"	24th 	2 	109 	
50 	The5 	Arabic 	"La Bezzaf" (لا بزاف)	7 	88 	5 	76 	39th 	4 	112
75 	Khaled 	Algerian Arabic, French	"C'est La Vie" 	1 	105 	colspan="2"	64th 	2 	136 	
===25 Editions===
OSC Congratulations: 25 Editions of the Outernatia Song Contest was held in commemoration of the first 25 editions of the contest. Almarania and Gandhara planned to place a joint bid to host the contest, but eventually they withdrew their bid. Victoria received the right to host the first OSC Congratulations, which they did with assistance from the Laranjeiran broadcaster EEL.
Raingate won the edition with the song "Throne", performed by the English rock band Bring Me The Horizon. Jess Lee, who came 2nd in the 24th edition with her song "Snowstorm", represented Gandhara. She finished 8th in a field of 21 participants with 66 points.
===50 Editions===
OSC Congratulations: 50 Editions of the Outernatia Song Contest was held to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Outernatia Song Contest. Lettuce and Gandhara submitted a joint bid to host the contest. The bid from Lettuce and Gandhara with the slogan Back to BASICS was announced as winning bid on 14 August 2018. The contest consisted of two semi-finals in the Lettucian cities of Konami and Hugo Chávez City, the nation's capital, and a final in Gandhara's capital Rhea.
Bartlett won the edition with the song "New Rules", performed by Dua Lipa. The5, who finished 4th in the 39th edition with the song "La Bezzaf", represented Gandhara. They qualified to the final, where they finished 7th in a field of 26 finalists with 88 points.
===75 Editions===
OSC Congratulations: 75 Editions of the Outernatia Song Contest was held to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Outernatia Song Contest. After hosting the previous contest, Lettuce and Gandhara again submitted a joint bid to host the contest, this time with the slogan Take the crown!. The bid from Levië with the slogan Universe of Music received the most votes, giving Levië the right to host the contest.
Khaled, who finished 2nd in the 64th edition with the song "C'est La Vie", represented Gandhara. He went on to win the edition with 105 points, finishing first in a field of 20 participants.
==Photogallery==
Hiba Tawaji OSC 1.png|Hiba Tawaji (OSC 1)
Myriam Fares OSC 7.png|Myriam Fares (OSC 7)
Myahri OSC 15.png|Mähri Pirgulyýewa (OSC 15)
The5 OSC 22.png|The5 (OSC 22 & OSC 39)
Dami Im OSC 27.png|Dami Im (OSC 27)
Alizée OSC 50.png|Alizée (OSC 50)
Khaled OSC 65.png|Khaled (OSC 64)
Divanessa OSC 68.png|Divanessa (OSC 68)
Ella Lee OSC 77 & 78.png|Ella Lee (OSC 77 & OSC 78)
Purple Disco Machine, Sophie and the Giants OSC 80.jpg|Sophie Scott (Sophie and the Giants) & Tino Piontek (Purple Disco Machine) (OSC 80)
Dua Lipa & DaBaby OSC 87.jpg|DaBaby & Dua Lipa (OSC 87)
Dana Salah OSC 89.jpg|Dana Salah (OSC 89)
==See also==
*Nights of Gandhara
*Unity Fest
*Friendship Fest
*Heritage Music Festival
*Gandhara in the Internatia Song Contest
*Gandhara in the Internatia Second Chance Contest
*Gandhara in the Junior Internatia Song Contest
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Gandhara
Category:Countries in the Outernatia Song Contest
Category:Gandhara in the Outernatia Song Contest