Kharazhan

General Information

Kharazhan, officially the Republic of Kharazhan (Zhani: Reýturšanš n'Harażaan; Zholuto: Reškpulijaş Kharazħëni; Kharazhani: Rekešiý n'Harzțaaniyë) is a country participating in the Sunnie Song Contest.

Kharazhan has participated twenty-seven times in SSC, debuting in Edition 4 with "Ta Ne" by Kristína Peláková.

The country has participated in every edition since then, and achieved their best result in Edition 20 with Kim Petras and her song "Icy", in collaboration with Yeshaxu, placing 6th. 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 Xaná Network, which took over from Diżoħa-243. Their former broadcaster was the Xaná 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 has been confirmed as the new broadcaster for Kharazhan's entries going forward.

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 27 editions, Kharazhan has competed in all 24 semi finals (with the exceptions of teamed editions) and has qualified 9 times in total, giving the country a 38% 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 91% of the population are (a) registered TV user(s).

Kharazhan uses a varied selection method in order to select their artists. It is usually a mix between a National Final or Internal Selection, with internal selections being the more preferred option, with 13 entrants being selected in this method, or, more recently, being selected through their national final "Föliz ne Sağinə o Kharazhan" (11 times). Kharazhan has 4 other independently run broadcasters, and a larger Broadcasting body, the Xaná Network. 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''. For the most recent contest (#30), the country will be partnering with Hungry Mountains for the third teamed edition.

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 Xaná Network's website (www.xana-network.kn/news/ssc/participation) or on Diżoħa-243's website (www.dizoha-243.online.daily.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 Xaná 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)

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: Zpeçalą»*, a revamped version of their usual national final format.

Kharazhan, politically, is a very divided country. With 11 registered parties, each having a slight difference in opinions about the contest. Several 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 275,000 KRP, Diżoħa-243 would spend between 152,000 to 597,000 KRP, and for edition 24, the Xaná Network has reportedly spent 603,000 KRP on the contest. Popularity within Kharazhan is around 41%, and has steadily improved since Edition 28.