Canadina in the Mearthvision Song Contest

National final
* 200 (song)
* ***Songs of Canadina***
* 201–205
* 211
* ***Mearthvision: It's Your Decision***
* 212–214

Internal selection
* 206–210

Canadina has participated in every Mearthvision Song Contest since its inaugural edition in 200 in Poler, being one of 10 countries to have been ever present at the contest, the others being Bisini, Dania, Lincly, Lincon, Noda, Rinasine, South Yelsiva, Tontin and Yelsiva. Canadina's national broadcaster, Canadinan Television Network (CTN), has used either an internal selection process or the national finals *Songs of Canadina* and *Mearthvision: It's Your Decision* to select their entrant.

Canadina won the contest in 201, with Amy Martinez and "This Modern World" and hosted the 202 contest in Montree. It has finished in the top five 5 other times: third with The Apez (200) and Macy Adams (208) and fifth with Clemency Wix (204), The No Ones (205) and Myla McCrae (212). The country's worst performances came in 203, when Gregor Mane finished 17th out of 18 participants, and 216, when Dominic Simpson and Barbara Parker finished 21st out of 22 participants.

## History

### 200s

Canadina's national broadcaster, Canadina Television Network (CTN), was one of the fifteen broadcasters that showed preliminary interest in taking part in 200, having been a member of the IBU since its creation in 193. It was later confirmed as one of the sixteen countries that would participate in Poler on 15 October 199. CTN internally selected Serion-based rock band The Apez to represent the country, selecting their song, "Well", through a four-song national final that also included their songs "Nobody", "Down" and "Your Heart". "Well" was positively reviewed by critics and became a favourite to win. Canadina performed fifth on the night and finished in 3rd place with 76 points, behind Bisini and Noda.

CTN organised a full-scale national final, *Songs of Canadina*, to select their entry for 201. It was won by Amy Martinez and "This Modern World", performed in Linclian and Danian; Canadina's first bilingual song. Another positively received song, it became the favourite to win the contest, winning a Mearthvision Award in the Press category and topping the OGAM poll, and performed fourth on the night. Martinez eventually won the contest, finishing with 93 points. Martinez achieved minor international success after her win, with her debut album *Modern World* topping both the Canadinan and Linclian album charts.

The 202 contest was held in Montree. Zoe Z won *Songs of Canadina* and represented her home country with "Why Not". She performed last on the evening, as was usual for host countries, finished in 7th place with 56 points. In 203, Gregor Mane represented Canadina with "Creatively", which finished in 17th — second to last in a pool of 18 countries — with 46 points. However, this was 45 points over last-place finisher Halsivon, which received just one point. Canadina achieved their third top-five position in 204 when Clemency Wix and "Run for It", which received 66 points, finishing fifth — this was repeated in 205 by The No Ones' "No Way José", the country's first bilingual song since 201, although with a lower point total of 61.

CTN returned to internally selecting Canadina's artist for the 206 contest, citing internal issues. John Zachary was selected, singing "How Ironic Would It Be", a song that polarised audiences and critics. On the evening, Canadina finished in 12th place with 50 points. Zachary was succeeded in 207 by Clare Bracy and "I Won't Do It", finishing 11th with 49 points. In 208, Canadina achieved their second third-place finish when Macy Adams' "Happy" scored 78 points. It also won Canadina their second Press Award. 209's Jett Fisher sang in both Linclian and Danian for the first time since 201 with "Let Me Explain", which scored 56 points and finished in 9th.

### 210s

John Zachary returned to sing for Canadina in 210, this time singing the bilingual song "For a Day". Performing seventh, Zachary finished 14th with 47 points. *Songs of Canadina* returned in 211, and was won by the country's first completely Danian song, "Le dernier", performed by Albane Lise. Despite positive reception, the song finished 16th at the contest with only 40 points.

For 212, CTN organised a brand new national final, *Mearthvision: It's Your Decision*. Myla McCrae won the first edition with "Love Isn't Yours", which finished in 5th with 64 points. It also topped the OGAM poll and remains one of the country's most popular Mearthvision songs, with critics and audiences alike commending the film for its smart lyrics, staging and McCrae's voice. Chach also proved successful when "Tears Won't Fall" finished in 7th with 58 points in 213.

Canadina were represented in 214 by Serenity Wilson's "Work Hard", finishing 7th with 62 points. CTN returned to internal selection in 215, selecting the band JustThe, which sung "Monarchy". Due to the implementation of the televote, Canadina achieved a point record of 119, finishing 7th. In the jury vote, Canadina finished 6th with 67 points while they received a lower 9th place finish in the televote with 52 points.

In 216, Dominic Simpson and Barbara Parker represented Canadina with "I Love (J'adore)", which finished in 21st place with 74 points, the lowest position the country had ever achieved and second-to-last in the 22-country final. Their internal selection process was slightly revised for 217, which proved effective when Edilinia Lemay and "Le cri" finished in 11th place with 95 points, and further so in 218 when Rosalée Miron finished 9th out of 26 countries with her song "Emmène-moi avec toi", which scored another point record with 131 points. As one of the 21 countries that had participated in 217, Canadina automatically qualified for the final but voted in the pre-qualifying round.

CTN announced that Megan Wong will represent Canadina at the 219 contest on 12 January 219, before revealing her song "Où vous étiez" on 17 February 219. Wong is the second openly transgender person to participate in the contest following Louisa Johnston, who won the 214 contest for Lincly. Due to the large intake in countries, only the "Big Six" consisting of the top six placed countries of the previous edition will automatically qualify for the final; as it did not finish in the top 6, Canadina will have to take part in the first semi-final.

## Participation overview

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### *Oh Yes: A Mearthvision Song Contest Celebration*

*Further information: Oh Yes: A Mearthvision Song Contest Celebration*

As Canadina had won the contest in 201, they were entered into the winner's semi-final of the 10th anniversary event *Oh Yes: A Mearthvision Song Contest Celebration* with the winning song "This Modern World" performed by Amy Martinez. It finished 2nd with 287 points and qualified for the final.

In the final, "This Modern World" finished second with 250 points, 83 points behind winner "Animals", which had won in 200 for Bisini.

 Amy Martinez | Linclian, Danian

## Awards

### Mearthvision Awards

*Further information: Mearthvision Awards*

lyrics (l) / music (m)
result

## Related involvement

### Heads of delegation

The public broadcaster of each participating country in the Mearthvision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the IBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers and backing vocalists, among others.

## Notes and references

### Notes

1. ↑ As one of the 21 countries that participated in the 217 contest, Canadina automatically qualified for the final.
2. ↑ Late replacements for McCoy, who was absent due to illness.

### References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Amy Martinez on Mearthvision, Canadina and sushi". *Mearthvision.tv*. IBU. 10 May 202. Retrieved 11 January 219.
2. ↑ "Canadina's Mearthvision 206 song is a dumpster fire". *honestmusicreviews.com*. 29 February 206. Retrieved 11 January 219.
3. ↑ Albert, Tony (1 April 206). "Every Mearthvision 206 Song Ranked, From Worst to Best". *NJ Life*. Retrieved 11 January 219.
4. ↑ "Megan Wong will represent Canadina at Mearthvision 219". *Mearthvision.tv*. IBU. 12 January 219. Retrieved 13 January 219.
5. ↑ "Canadina – CTN announces that Megan Wong will sing "Où vous étiez" at Mearthvision 219". *Vision*. 17 February 219. Retrieved 17 February 219.
6. ↑ "Canadina – trans YouTube star Megan Wong announced as 219 representative". *Vision*. 12 January 219. Retrieved 13 January 219.
7. ↑ "Mearthvision 219: Here are the 36 countries competing in Poler". *Mearthvision.tv*. IBU. 20 October 218. Retrieved 20 October 218.
8. ↑ Nolan, Kaylie. "The IBU confirms two semi-finals for 218". *mearthvoice.com*. 7 October 218. Retrieved 7 October 218.
9. ↑ "Mearthvision 219: Allocation Draw results". *Mearthvision.tv*. IBU. 31 January 219. Retrieved 31 January 219.
10. ↑ "Mearthvision Awards". *mearthvision.tv*. Retrieved 20 November 218.
11. ↑ "Winners of the Meathvision Awards 208". *mearthvision.tv*. 27 May 208. Retrieved 14 January 219.
12. ↑ Escovedo, Ronaldo (10 April 213). "Mearthvision 213: Who will top the OGAM poll?". *MSCextra*. Retrieved 20 November 218.
13. ↑ "212 OGAM Poll". *OGAM International*. 4 May 212. Retrieved 14 January 219.
14. ↑ "Heads of Delegation". International Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 October 218.
15. ↑ "Canadina – Tom McDonald will replace Jeremy Nicholas as head of delegation". *Vision*. 15 January 205. Retrieved 18 January 219.
16. ↑ "Canadina – CTN announces return to internal selection for 215". *Vision*. 1 November 215. Retrieved 19 January 219.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Boutin, Marie (1 June 218). ""Ils aiment Danienne" - Chef de délégation Christina Louis sur le retour du succès de Canadina". *MearthvisionCanadina* (in Danian). Retrieved 18 January 219.
18. ↑ "Canadina – Autumn McCoy and Timmy Wee confirmed as CTN commentators for 218". *Vision*. 5 May 218. Retrieved 9 June 218.
19. ↑ @CTNmearthvision (10 May 218). "Are you ready for #Mearthvision? We are! Tune into @CTNontv or @CTNplay tomorrow morning for the live broadcast with Autumn and Timmy!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
20. ↑ "Mearthwizja 218: kto będzie prezentował wyniki głosowania?". Mearthwizja.org (in Rinasinean). OGAM Rinasinzce. 12 May 218. Retrieved 18 May 218.
21. ↑ "CTN announces that their 212 representative Myla McCrae will present their votes for 218". *mearthvoice.com*. 9 May 218. Retrieved 12 May 218.