Kharazhan

### Broadcaster

Díaldeç 2 (Ed 4 - 7)Diżoħa-243 (Ed 8 - 23, 38-)Xána Network (Ed 24)Díaldeç 6 (Ed 25 - 37)

### Language

Zhani, Zholuto, Kharazheni, English

**Kharazhan** is a country taking part in the Sunnie Song Contest. It debuted in the 4th edition and has participated in every edition since then.

Kharazhan, officially the Republic of Kharazhan (Kharazhani: Reşkpulijaş Kharazhëni) is a country participating in the Sunnie Song Contest.

Kharazhan has participated forty-five times in SSC, debuting in Edition 4 with "Ta Ne" by Kristína Peláková. They have not missed a contest since.

The country has participated in every edition since then, and achieved their best result in Edition 33 with The Killers and their song "Caution" placing 5th, making the country pre-qualified for the first time in their own right. Kharazhan has had 4 main broadcasters over their participation history. Their founding broadcaster, Díaldeç 2 went bankrupt and Diżoħa-243 took on the role as main broadcaster, until the country launched the Xána Network, which took over from Diżoħa-243. Their former broadcaster was the Xána Network, but due to a disappointing 18th place finish in the semi final (41st overall), confirmed that they, nor would previous broadcaster Diżoħa-243 be supporting Kharazhan's participation going forward, or for a long time. Díaldeç 6 had taken on the role as broadcaster until #37. Diżoħa-243 resumed responsibility after their split from the Xána Network

Kharazhan has been moderately successful in the contest, achieving mainly mid-table finishes when the country qualifies, or really low finishes if they don't qualify. Out of the 43 editions, Kharazhan has competed in 41 of 42 semi finals (with the exceptions of teamed editions, and editions 45 and 46) and has qualified 19 times in total, giving the country a 36.1% qualification rate. Their best place is 2nd in their semi final, with MARINA and "To Be Human", which went on to achieve 9th place in the final. Kharazhan's average place is 27th. Around 92.2% of the population are (a) registered TV user(s).

Kharazhan uses a varied selection method in order to select their artists. It is a mix between a National Final or Internal Selection, with 20 entrants being selected via internal selection, and 18 being selected through their national final «Föliz ne Sağinə o Kharazhan». Kharazhan has 4 other independently run broadcasters, and two larger Broadcasting bodies, the Xána Network, and the KBC. Two prominent broadcasters have formerly left the Xaná Network, for similar reasons, Díaldeç 5 and Dúsžamte, citing ''oppressive natures'', ''demanding'' and ''aggression on and towards independent broadcasters''. Diżoħa-243 has also left the Xána Network. For the most recent contest (#48), the country selected Olly Murs with "Army of Two"

Kharazhan uses a 45% Jury 55% Public vote to determine their votes. Much of the news regarding their participations are usually given through Díaldeç 6 (one of the few independently run broadcasters in Kharazhan) or Online, usually on Díaldeç 6's website (www.dialdec-six.online.kn/ssc-participation) or on the Xána Network's website (www.xana-network.kn/news/ssc/participation) or on Diżoħa-243's website (www.dizoha-243.online.kn/shows/competitions/ssc/news) though, Diżoħa-243 rarely is the first to report it. Kharazhan's long running national final, "Föliz ne Sağinə o Kharazhan" has now been sold by the Xána Network to Díaldeç 6, for a sum of 227,000 KRP, effectively making Díaldeç 6 the sole organiser for SSC.

Teamed editions: every 10th edition - there are no semi finals during these editions, noted on the table below. List of countries Kharazhan has partnered with: Otava Islands (#10, 15th place), Yeshaxu (#20, 6th place), Hungry Mountains (#30, 18th place), Dark Chrystol (#40, 12th place)

Edition 25 was dubbed the 'Rewind Edition', where each nation sent a song that had already represented a nation in the contest previously, with certain rules: no top 6 songs, and if borrowed, the country must have permission first, including with teamed editions (#10 and #20). Kharazhan held ­«*Föliz ne Sağinə o Kharazhan 29: Zpeçalá»*, a revamped version of their usual national final format.

For the 3rd teamed edition, «*Föliz ne Sağinə o Kharamúntari 34: Zpeçalái Regdu»* was held, featuring 3 artists from both Kharazhan and Hungry Mountains. Suzan & Freek with their song "Hunderd Keer" won the national selection with a score of 32.8 out of 40.

Similarly for the 4th teamed edition, «*Föliz ne Sağinə o Kharaçustaqüąl 44: Zpeçalái Regdu»* was held, featuring 3 artists from both Kharazhan and Dark Chrystol. The vote was went to a second final, with the top songs from both countries going down to a server-wide vote. With 8 votes to 7, Architypes Collide with "What If I Fall?" was selected.

Several political parties are strongly against Kharazhan's participation, including a certain percentage of the public, with active protests around the country during the confirmation period. For one edition, nearly 3.8 million Kharazhanians took to protesting against participation.

Viewing figures have fluctuated over editions and has been weakening since edition 23 (***12.04*** million), (now: ***5.59*** million, decrease of **53.6%**), until edition 27, where the viewing figures have continued rising.

Per edition, The eldest national broadcaster, Díaldeç 2 would spend, on average 275k KRP, Diżoħa-243 would spend between 150-300k KRP, and for edition 24, the Xána Network had reportedly spent 370k KRP on the contest. Figures released by Díaldeç 6 show the broadcaster spends between 160k-314k KRP Popularity within Kharazhan is around 44%, resulting in the first drop in popularity since edition 28. (#36: 61% -> #37: 54% -> #38: 53% -> #39: 44%)

**Díaldeç 2 †**: 4/45 = 8.8% of participations handled. Best: 22nd (#4), Worst: 44th (19th in Semi) (#6)

**Diżoħa-243**: 27/45 = 60% of participations handled. Best: 6th (#20), Worst: 42nd (18th in Semi) (#8)

**Xána Network**: 1/45 = 2.2% of participations handled. Best and Worst: 41st (18th in Semi) (#24)

**Díaldeç 6**: 13/45 = 28.9% of participations handled. Best: 5th (#33), Worst: 41st (18th in Semi) (#28)