Palau in Theo's Song Contest

Palau debuted in Theo's Song Contest in Edition 6 and has competed in every single edition since. It has yet to win or host the contest

## Country

### National Selection Events

Internal SelectionNational Final (Countrystars)

## Background

Theo's Song Contest is a international fan contest based on Eurovision held by the fictional Theo's Broadcasting Union (TBU). Each country is claimed by real people, and they send a song, the people then vote for their countries favourite song. Since the beginning, Theo's Song Contest has been open to every country that has sent in an application. Palau can borrow from the United States of America, and often does for their artists.

## Edition 6 participation

OTV debuted edition 6, in Manchester, United Kingdom. OTV used a National Final, where there was only one artist, P!nk, to represent the country. It was called Palau Picks P!nk.

The song that won was "Get the Party Started". The song is an alternative pop song about getting high on ecstasy, a party drug. Alternatively, it's about going to a party in Philadelphia. On stage, P!nk was accompanied with boxes that she climbed up, and a zipline so she can soar around the arena. The backdrop was black in order for people to focus on her. The song performed 3rd in Semi-Final 1 and came 8th with 48 points, qualifying for the final. The song then performed 14th in the Grand Final, coming 11th overall.

Points awarded by Palau at Theo's Song Contest edition 6
 8 points
 7 points
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 1 point

## Edition 7 participation

Palau participated once again in Theo's Song Contest in Corfu, Greece, this time using an Internal Selection.

The song selected was one of the biggest songs of that year. It was a collaborative effort between Nicky Youre and Dazy to bring "Sunroof" into Corfu. As the producer of the song Dazy did not show up on stage inn Corfu, and instead sat in the Greenroom. The song is a pop song about being infatuated with another person. On stage, Youre was accompanied with a car, that had a sunroof, and a backup female dancer whom the song is supposedly about. The backdrop was of a road constantly moving. The song performed 15th in Semi-Final 2 and came 8th with 23 points, qualifying for the Grand Final. Youre then performed 6th in the Grand Final, coming 15th overall.

Points awarded by Palau at Theo's Song Contest edition 7
 10 points
 8 points
 7 points
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 2 points
 1 point

## Edition 8 participation

Palau used a National Final to choose their song called "You Decide Because I Can't" for their song in Glasgow, United Kingdom

The winner of the National Final was Sabrina Carpenter, with her song "Looking At Me". The song is a pop song about Self-Confidence and the need to stand out. On stage, Carpenter had 2 giant trombones on either side of the stage, with people playing real trumpets top of them. Additionally, Carpenter had a multi-layer stage elevation that she and her dancers climbed down. The backdrop was black but the lights were rainbow. Carpenter performed 9th in Semi-Final 2 and came 3rd with 72 points. Carpenter then performed 16th in the Grand Final, coming 9th overall.

Points awarded by Palau at Theo's Song Contest edition 8
 10 points
 8 points
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 1 point

## Edition 9 participation

OTV used a National Final to choose their song called "Countrystars" for their song to represent them in Brisbane, Australia.

This National Final was country themed, so the song that won was country song "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" By Elle King and Miranda Lambert. The song is a country song about partying with Alcohol late into the night and in the early hours of the morning. On stage, King and Lambert were accompanied with Microphone stands, choosing the wired microphone option, a bar stand behind them, with a few glasses that both women periodically took drinks from and backup dancers all wearing pastel shades of Orange and Yellow, while King was in a pastel blue and Lambert was in pastel green. The backdrop was pastel pink. Palau was invited to be apart of the big 5 and won, automatically qualifying them for the Grand Final. They showcased their song second in the 1st Semi-Final. King and Lambert competed 11th in the Grand Final and came 11th overall with 154 points.

Points awarded by Palau at Theo's Song Contest edition 9
 10 points
 8 points
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 2 points
 1 point