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åh! Hej igen! Välkommen tillbaka till Sverige!
Oh! Hello, again! Welcome back to Sweden!
Oh! Hello, again! Welcome back to Sweden!
It hasn't been too long since we were last in Sweden, about a year and a half ago when the 2021 Retro contest was held there. Sweden's an old hat at this FSC thing, with this being its 13th win, enough to tie it for 2nd place on the all-time list with Australia and only behind France.
We're swimming in familiarity this month as not only is Sweden a frequent winner, so is CandyPerfumeBoy who got his 18th win (yes, you read that right) with this delightful submission:
Helsinborg is the closest town to Denmark, which is just a half hour ferry ride away to the similarly-named Helsingør. That's no coincidence as Helsinborg used to be Danish hundreds of years ago, before Denmark lost it along with the Southern Sweden peninsula to Sweden. It's an old town that has been around for nearly a millennium. Despite its age, it had a small population up until the 19th century, and now hold a little over 100,000 people.
So, a town this old has got to have site-seeing and things to do, right? Well hmmm. There are those ferries if you want to escape to Denmark for a short time; they apparently have some fantastic views if you're willing to brave the February chill. I understand there are some nice pottery classes over at Wallåkra Stenkärlsfabrik, a stoneware maker. There's a cold bathhouse called Kallis, which is well, cold, so perhaps not appealing when it's already February. Still, I won't judge if you want to live your best life there - just be aware clothing is not allowed, and men are separated from women, which some of you might see as a bonus.
If you're hankering for something to eat, Miss Alice apparently makes tomato pies, which one site calls "famous," but I'm not so sure. I mean this is pizza, isn't it? Anyhow, look, I'm trying here. It's not like this an enormous metropolis.
RULES
01. This is a monthly contest, modeled after Eurovision. You need to have at least 10 posts to your credit to take part.
02. You can pick any country in the world.
03. The artist you choose has either to be a citizen of the country they'll represent or to have been born there. At least HALF of the people from your act must be from the country you choose.
04. Your song must be under 10 years old. Eligible entries must have been released after January 1st, 2013.
05. Eurovision entries are not allowed. Songs from concurrent Eurovision heats are not allowed either.
06. The song cannot have been a UK/US Top 40 hit, as it would give it an unfair advantage.
07. The song can be a remix.
08. The song cannot be a cover version.
09. If your song features a sample, please state it early enough, so the other contestants can decide whether it is acceptable or not by poll.
10. You cannot vote for your own country.
11. Discussion about one's favourites during the contest is NOT ALLOWED, as it has the potential to influence the voting.
12. PLEASE try and choose a song not everyone would know, the point is to discover new artists.
13. If a song becomes or is found to be ineligible at any time before the voting is over, it will be disqualified.
14. Make sure you understand all the rules before you take part. You will need to devote about 2 hours of your time to this game to listen to all the entries at least once. Do a little research on your entry before you present it, be sure that it doesn't violate any rules, and check here to see if it has taken part before.
TIMELINE
01 - 13/2 | RESERVE & PRESENT: Present your entry or just reserve your country. Last month's top 5 get their choice from last month reserved, so nobody may choose these countries until they let them go:
01 Sweden (CandyPerfumeBoy)
02 Italy (heppolo)
03 Ukraine (franklex)
04 United Kingdom (Thriller)
05 Australia (GaGarazzi)
13/2 | PRESENT: Pick any country that hasn't been presented yet and present your entry (ALL reservations are now expired). A maximum of 30 confirmed entries in total will be accepted.
13- 26/2 | VOTE! Whoever fails to vote during this period will be subject to the penalties described under Late Vote and Very Late Vote
26/2 | Late Vote: Whoever votes on this date will receive a 10 points penalty.
27/2 | Very Late Vote: Whoever votes on this date will receive a 15 points penalty. Whoever fails to vote by this date (Utrecht time) will be disqualified.
28/2 | Results
ALL RULES AND PENALTIES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED
ENTRIES:
Algeria (flopho) | Younès feat. TIF - Harraga
Australia (Affillate) | Sheppard - M.I.A.
Austria (heppolo) | Filly - Motorola
China (xtofer) | Akini Jing & Chace - Don't Wanna Be Alone
Colombia (Colbie) | Manuel Turizo - La Bachata
Croatia (navi) | DJECA! - Seljačka Buna
France (cheapthrills) | Julia Jean-Baptiste - Confetti
Germany (mondflug) | ClockClock - Bury Me Alive
Greece (ConstantinosV) | Kianna - Μεσάνυχτα
Guyana (JSparksFan) | Juke Ross - Fresh Roses
Iceland (jszmiles) | Ásgeir - Snowblind
India (Top10) | Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Jhoome Jo Pathaan Song
Ireland (Thriller) | Somebody's Child - We Could Start A War
Israel (Zeph) | Lana Lubany - CLONES
Italy (Nanda) | Annalisa - Bellissima
Japan (Spiral) | Kenta Dedachi - Sparkling Lemonade
Malta (Nost) | AIDAN - Madam
Netherlands (maroon) | Goldband - De Langste Nacht
New Zealand (GaGarazzi) | So Below - Bone
Paraguay (Spartan) | The Crayolas - Love Ain't Easy
Poland (Mainshow) | Grzegorz Hyży - Kochanie to ja!
South Korea (jordi_89) | HyunA - I'm Not Cool
Sweden (CandyPerfumeBoy) | Purple Disco Machine feat Agnes - Twisted Mind
Switzerland (trebor) | HECHT - Charlotta
Ukraine (franklex) | TUMAZAR - Rings of Saturn
United Kingdom (Leo) | Arlo Parks - Weightless
United States (KindOf) | The Foxies - Timothée Chalamet
Playlist courtesy of ConstantinosV
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