Own Africavision Song Contest 4: Results Thread

[Chante™]

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What do you think of the results? Please share your thoughts using spoilers below. 

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basil • deleted user • N/A • N/A • Lewis • N/A • Aleks • inactivo • Alex Memphis • suyana • EtCetera • Lux • Chante™ • Euu • zaqra • Kinoshita! • joshua • fuerte (inactive) • N/A • Mark K. • MG • SBINNALA • hayashi 🇺🇦🇵🇸 • Vaios • Aleks Džehverović • Vandalain • Jmain • iseendale • italix • AussieSwarm • ClassifiedCat • ferret • MaRtIn • Anton • Hayastantzi92 • gabrielmattalexx • yakbhumi • thomas (inactive) • N/A • Alper • Queen of Mean (Inactive) • Qual • Fat Nepal • escanton • Ｊａｋｕｂ • N/A • adamantios • Jacob • . • Argüello • shax • Dylan • Marcos • N/A • Tufkai • TitleTheNon

[thomas (inactive)]

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this is really good but i didn't see this coming so congrats
this is good by hme ye > so I didn't want this to win
this kinda annoys me idk why congrats and can't wait to see what you send next ed
banger deserved
robbed real winner haha a good placing
banger deserved
also deserved but would have been nice to see this aq
also really good and deserved
deserved but I would have liked this a bit higher
eh its alright
deserved top 10 bop
eh kinda overrated but good for the country so congrats
finally a good result for dr congo
eh overrated
also annoying lol but congrats on finally qualifying - but tanzania's worst entry for me
eh alright placing
robbed this is really good
this annoys me so much idk why lol but rip the top 10 streak
robbed
so robbed this really grew on me and deserved top 10
moroccan realness
congrats on qualifying without shay lia but I don't really like this
this is interesting but expected
kinda robbed but eh
eh
kinda expected but they did really well the last 2 eds so congrats on that ig

eh at least it wasn't another tiebreaker but we will be stronger next ed

[TitleTheNon]

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Semi-final
Deserved.
Underrated, but this semi was too strong.
Underrated.
Kinda too high. I prefer  over this.
Underrated but I saw this coming.
Overrated.
Decent place. Wouldn't mind if this Q tho
So close yet so far... but at least they got sth that's not last sksksk

Lol deserved.
This is not that bad compare to other Mozambican entries. Still deserved tho.
Deserved, tho 27 points are kinda too low.
Same as above.
Not really a fan but 37 points are too low.
Underrated but kinda decent place I guess. (At least they won't be in the PQR if we have one next ed)
I'm so glad this is not underappreciated.
Overrated.
Overrated AF. This was so messy lol. That 1 point margin actually made me giggle.

Final
Deserve last :oop: rap part was meh, the instrumental was interesting but not stand out and kinda flat. Shut Up part of the end of recap made me a lil bit giggles tho lol
This was cute but I think (almost) we all saw this coming. But I'm glad it's not last tho.
Singing part was a huge meh but the instrumental bangs a lot. underrated
This song is really interesting, but sadly I can't give them a point (it's my 11th). robbed.
Interesting too, it's ear wormed me for few days sksksk. Robbed, a lot better than Shay Lia imo.
This is so catchy, kinda underrated but it turned out she doesn't have a connection with Egypt so kinda ok placement.
This was soooo robbed. Really catchy. But at least they qualified.
Cute but it lacks of sth. ok placement I guess.
Boppy banger. ok placement I guess, not too high.
Underrated. I did not vote for it in the semi because I thought it's too forgettable but this grew on me later but still not enough to be in my top 10 tho.
This song is also interesting. Underrated.
Boppy whopper. decent result
I love the vibes of this so much. robbed
Prefer their last song but I'm glad they Qed tho, this song is kinda too quiet for me. Decent result
This is decent but I expected sth more from this. Overrated but I'm glad they can get a good result.
I thought this would flop, so glad it didn't and placed 11th. Love the positive energy from this.
The full song is too short. It didn't meet up with my expectation when I was listening to. Overrated
A banger, this is my cup of tea. Underrated but at least they are in the top 10.
Another banger. a better mama africa. Good result although AQing would be great too.
What a debut :theflav: AQing would be great but top 10 is also good.
A banger, whopper of the edition. I thought this would win the contest. Deserve to AQ
Well, this is probably the most controversial result I guess. 0_0 I mean there are songs that should've been here more, but personally I don't mind this got an AQ spot. This is totally iconic like although it's a troll entry, it's not just an normal/standard type of troll imo. I don't regret giving this 4 points sksksksk. anyway, I don't want too see her as a contestant anywhere else again after this because it will be too much. (except MSK winner edition ofc)
An ethnic whopper. It was really hard for me to pick the winner but I gave my 12 points to this because it has the African vibes. Totally deserved.
 thank you so much for 3rd place - my new best place in own contest  (lol same place as NNMC) tbh, I thought I would flop because it was in NNMC and shouldn't be allowed so thank you so much  Zimbabwean twerk song is coming xoxoxo
Another ethnic whopper. Totally deserved it. ngl, I wished this wouldn't win tho cuz she just won like 3 editions ago :oop:
Did I expected this? No. Am I happy that this won? Totally yes. This song grew on me A LOT, it was my 4th place in SF2 but somehow it my 2nd place of this edition. (Well, I slightly like this more than Mali but that song is more African) Finally, the winner is a country I voted for lol. Also, I'm happy for Adamantios too as he usually doesn't do well in contest.

I really love the top 6 of this edition. :theflav: See y'all in South Africa! 
Pretty long post lol, I just want to comment longer than usual.

[ferret]

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Finally my usual place - thank you all!

Congratulations to the winner! I sent this song 2 years ago to a similar contest and took 12th place.

[adamantios]

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expected and deserved tbh, hopefully they'll manage to bounce back to their success
Nice entry but unfortunately it had no chances, glad they got that AQ though
Not bad but not surprised, although I'm pretty sure they'll keep being successful
Not surprised unfortunately, such a unique song, Mauritus never dissapoints
Much better than their last entry but unfortunately expected, glad they made it to the final though
Surprised it got that low tbh
Not my cup of tea but glad to see them in the final, more or less deserved result
Shame this got their worst result, quite robbed
Good to see Eritrea in a qualification streak, lowkey underrated tbh
Not bad but quite forgettable, more or less deserved outcome
Idk what they're doing here tbh but good for them I guess
Quite overrated but it's a decent result for their first final
Grew off me as time passed but still it's a really decent result
Finally they got left hand side with their best entry ever so well done
Deserved top 10 but still congrats for this new best result, keep it up
Not my thing but congrats
Overrated tbh, although I expected to see it in the top 10
Absolutely deserved.Good to see Togo back in the top 10, let's see if anyone else but Mille can achieve this too
Tbh I expected them to struggle after Boom Boom but this great entry came to prove me wrong, absolutely deserved outcome, although quite surprising
This is how you debut, trashy but in a good way, wouldn't mind seeing them AQ
Never liked it but I was sure they'd get top 10, gld they're not higher
Songwise it deserved to flop in the semifinal, nice to see the country high but this song...
Despite having only 2 entries they have proven what an amazing and diverse country they are in this event. Absolutely deserved outcome
Usually EDM is not my thing but this one is an earworm, really deserved outcome
Overrated tbh, it's way inferior to her winning entry, didn't expect it finishing that high

No words, I have been competing in Own events since 2014 or so with my only victory being in 2015 so I'm beyond happy starting 2021 like that. Thanks everyone who voted for Monark. Glad I changed my mind last minute and included them in the selection, resulting to this really unexpected victory. Can't wait to see you all in South Africa for the 5th edition

[Mark K.]

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I think we all saw this coming, but I liked the instrumental part tho.
I’m glad they managed to escape the last place tbh. It is pretty cute.
Great drop, expected this to finish higher tbh.
Didn’t catch my attention. So it’s a deserved result I guess.
Although it’s not better than last edition, I’m happy they made it to final.
Expected this way higher.
Finally they qualified!! Deserved slightly better.
A big downgrade compared to last edition, but atleast it’s a top 20.
I don’t know whether I like it or it annoys me, but deserved result I guess.
Not my cup of tea.
Extremely pleased with my result! Thanks guys!
I thought this will do way worse tbh.
When I listen to this I really have no idea what I feel, it’s just so bland...
Great song, deserved a top 10 for sure.
Great song and pretty good result for an obscure country.
I actually pretty like this after a few listens.
No surprise here. I adore this song and I’m glad she returned and got to have her revenge after her robbery in the first edition. Although I liked “All Night” too.
Glad to see this in the top 10. Very deserved.
Such a bop, happy it did well.
Amazing debut. Wouldn’t have mind to see this AQ.
By far the best song of the edition. I’ve been playing this on repeat and can’t get enough of this. Thanks a lot for sending this.
Iconic yet didn’t deserve to qualify.
Although their last entry was better, it shows that Mali has more than Aya Nakamura.
I think we all saw this coming. I still love this song and I think it’s a very deserved result.
I was shocked when I watched the first part. I really thought she would win again sksksks. This woman really knows how to produce bops, and I can’t wait for her to participate again and finish in third place.
I honestly find this one of the most uninteresting songs of the edition. Just not my cup of tea. But still congratulations for South Africa’s first win!

[MG]

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Time to riot about the obvious. yeah when I said it’s a winner I was never serious about that, neither did I expect that many people to really vote for it. Like yeah, for its iconicness and the troll that it is, I think it was enough just if it qualified, but seeing it AQ is really too much imo. Gave it 10 in the semi just to boost it but I would obviously give it 0 in the final
Lmao. This is offensive towards other countries who had better songs 💀

Anyway:
very deserved winner and a great song. Grew on me
never expected this second but it would been really iconic if she would win again after such a short time since her last victory
just realized that this song shouldn’t been allowed after the edition started, so kinda relieved it didn’t win, although it’s my fav from the top 3 actually
a bop, but didn’t see it coming so high. Congrats that’s deserved tho
a banger, but I got a bit bored of it already. Well done for a great result
this is the real AQ tbh

iconic seeing all the flags with the same colors next to each other. Happy for these especially Guinea-Bissau and STaP, and thank you for a top 10 result although I got bored of my own entry too lmao 😂
deserves to be higher
robbed af

More or less good results. See you next edition in South Africa, Capetown

[MG]

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poor Angola for missing out by just 1 point but it’s what she deserves for not voting the entire edition. And how could you all make eSwatini flop so much??!
yeah rip it with that timeslot

[MaRtIn]

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Well, I'm indifferent to my own result. I only wanted to send it once I got that AQ privilege. It's a really interesting track that I've wanted to send for a long while now (especially since it almost represented my country in FC). Thank you all for coming together to the sunny paradise of Mauritius! I hope you all had a good time this edition!

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HUGE congratulations! Monark is a band I've known for a long time, and "Soldier" happens to be my favorite song of theirs, so it was actually a toss-up between this and the other "South" country for my top marks. I was happy with either winning, but this placing first makes me so so happy. Congratulations!
Hawa Boussim is the the Burkinabé icon. Aminata who? I knew this would do very well, and I was prepared for her to snag a second win, but her track in the first edition was far better imo. Still, slay!
Another track I knew would do well. Congrats!

Probably the one song that is standing out in these results that I consider overrated.

 ... LOL who am I kidding? I'm also . This is a celebration! I am so proud to have given to a song that showed so much pride and patriotism to their country! Outside of that, the song has the most iconic, infectious, memorable lyrics of the edition on top of a catchy, light-hearted tune that left such a huge smile on my face every time I listen to it. I have no regrets voting for this. Congratulations!  "I cannot believe my eyes when I see that AQ for South Sudan!"

Slay.
Oh, I wish you had made the Top 10.
Very underrated.
I rarely get fond of covers (or significantly sampling a familiar track) in any contest in general, so this result is deserved.

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I can't wait for the next edition in South Africa! I hope the next edition is just as spectacular as this current one.

[Lewis]

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WHAT. I cannot believe my eyes I never expected to AQ let alone come 2nd place ! Thank you so much to everyone for voting for us again. It would’ve been cool for Hawa to win twice but then again, we didn’t win long ago Have no worries though I’m sure she will get the trophy again in the future !

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Well this is very nice tbh. It was no way near my favourite or even my top 10 of the edition, but I still respect it for winning ! Congratulations South Africa !
Yeah this is totally deserved. It’s a banger, probably would’ve rather see this and South Africa swapped. But congrats on getting your best result yet !
Im so glad this wasn’t underrated, bop. Deserved the AQ congratulations !
she is the moment . talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it. Thank you for gracing the Own Africavision Stage queen, but please: Don’t come back again
Yeah this was nice, never expected it to AQ but congrats !
what a debut. This was amazing , so congrats for almost AQing (would’ve replaced this with SA or Morocco)

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SO happy to see in the top 10. Would’ve loved for to also be in the top 10 but oh well.
ROBBED

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Overall these results are definitely interesting, but also pretty good at the same time ! Thanks a lot again to Chante for making this amazing contest happen ! <333