North Vision Song Contest 40 • Grand Final Results

[North Vision Song Contest]

GRAND FINAL RESULTS

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Croatia (SF2) • Jury: ukraineofcourse / TV: 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋
Spain (SF2) • Jury: eurovisionfan23 / TV: Maxim
Spain (Final) • Jury: Joe / TV: jstårsz

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(ESCIliasMANL (Inactive) / Jordy) • (vaggelis10) • (𝐴𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑎̀) • (LazyPam / ✨ Forrest ✨) • (Ser Pounce) • (@garameaning) • (iseendale / david) • (adamantios) • (𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋) • (Aleks) • (Gregory (inactive) / alex(a)bg) • (jara / suyana / Carlos) • (Ｊａｋｕｂ / Lars / Jacob) • (Levi21 / uhsting) • (Lux) • (Sylwia / Rod) • (Daniel) • (linux620 / тнєяσиттi95) • (Jens / Blandine) • (Tristan / Robin) • (Julian) • (George J. / Kinoshita!) • (Hyunzales / Apostolis) • (Dylan / agni) • (αndreas / Chante™) • (Maxim) • (ClassifiedCat / Sel) • (Argüello / Lᴇꜰ) • (Luiri / kepanoo) • (Shaun) • (Dominykas) • (ᴛᴏᴍ ᴋʟᴏsᴇʀ) • (CHAE WITH A C / 𝖱𝖠𝖣𝖤𝖰𝖰 / Jess) • (~Rethnas~ / Christian NO (inactive)) • (Matilda) • (basil) • (Kostas) • (Matt) • (Josh's Tattoo (Inactive) / Wys) • (Vaios) • (Mateusz) • (Aless) • (MG / H U M A N) • (Aleks Džehverović) • (myskin) • (Tufkai) • (Wysteria / Lux / Percy Yates) • (rudis) • (Alper / Oisín) • (Jan) • (inactivo) • (Jmain) • (Edoardo) • (Anton / ferret) • (kev)

(Kenajabam) • (Blandine) • (Dan!! ★) • (Lᴇꜰ) • (ukraineofcourse) • (Fat Nepal) • (Alex Memphis) • (spinfur) • (Valensyah) • (Chante™) • (Joe) • (hayleyb) • (valkory) • (alexeh) • (justin05) • (suyana) • (jstårsz) • (Jacob) • (Kinoshita!) • (uhsting) • (jordy)

[Aleks]

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This edition was absolutely fantastic, from how quick it went to the design and the great show, thank you for all these!
Thanks for the 8th place, this is my personal best result as HoD of this country! It's clear that such a result for such a country will never be achieved again, so I would have been even happier to get to big 6 with such a challenging country. Thanks for 12p in the jury, but I'm confused about that 1p in PQR. Thanks for all the points in general, in PQR (non-participants saving it), semifinal and final
amazing winner, even though I didn't see this coming
ate
I didn't like them, and I really hope to see more of these countries' unexplored sides
ok, but kinda high
nice ones, with a very good result
quen devoured, this got my 48p this edition. Its result was expected and it is definitely decent for what it is
robbed
In rest, it was more or less expected, I just thought more Balkan countries would get to the top 6 (including )

My totals for the final:
24 Albania
18 Belgium
17 Montenegro
15 Estonia
11 Faroe Islands
10 Austria
9 Iceland
4 Andorra
4 Italy
3 Serbia
1 France

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so robbed bangers
guilty pleasure, it felt so nostalgic
unexpected and undeserved placement
expected, but they bopped

My semifinals totals:
24 Albania
17 Australia
16 Moldova
13 Spain
11 Iceland
11 San Marino
8 Croatia
6 Hungary
6 Ukraine
2 Germany
1 France
1 Cyprus
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12 Slovakia
10 Belgium
8 Russia
7 Romania
6 Slovenia
5 Algeria
4 Austria
3 Faroe Islands
2 Andorra
1 Italy

[Chante™]

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its cute, but this makes so much sense being last
this feels like the worst kind of fever dream ngl
well, it exists
i kinda expected way more from you matt
now this was so robbed
i hated it when i first had to hear it in a contest. a third time here was far too much
this is art. how did this fail to get out of the pqr

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i have so many thoughts on this. on one had, it's cute and it being last makes sense. on the other, i'm so pissed off at the comments thrown around by the hod in regards to its selection. why are you blaming the people who went out of their way to provide their opinions on the songs you were considering for them choosing this song. you didn't have to include it in your nf. stop finding scapegoats for your nf not being up to the levels of some other ones. it isn't fair to the voters
the fact that this was this low is criminal. ivandro is such an incredible artist, and he doesn't deserve this slander
checks out. it's one of my favourite aussie songs from this delegation, but that bar is in hell ngl
i do not like it at all, so i'm okay with this
this was robbed, even if shortparis have so much better
well, someone has to be the flop of the maghrebis now that i'm here. why tf did banx and ranx have to be in my nvsc
it's fine, but the math maths
this ending up this low is a crime. i thought this was a contender to top 10 ngl. robbed asf, and i'm so sad this is how your career with morocco ended
it's cute, but this makes sense
it's fine, but the math maths [2]
there was better in the nf ngl
cat music ass beat (derogatory)
the fact that this scored this low is criminal
it's a banger, but i got so bored of it
it's fine, but the math maths [3]
i hate that this result is what i end my career in ireland off on. love biig piig sm
how did this get 11th??
it's nice, but the math maths [4]
i'm kinda shocked this escapred the pqr
it's a banger, but i got so bored of it [2]
robbed
my favourite hungarian song since pok. banger asf

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easily the most robbed song of the edition. how nilufer was this low is beyond me
it's nice, but the math maths [x]
it's nice, but the math maths [x]
i kinda expected this placement, but it's a work of art
william, i don't know how you always find such good songs, but don't stop istfg
it's not my type of song, but i get the appeal. congrats
her other nvsc song was better, but i still live for it
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm the flavour
it's a banger, but i got so bored of it [x]
parents. why was this done so dirty
  it's a banger, but not one that i got bored of. in fact, it grew on me over the course of the edition [x]
ROBBEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!! utashiro nina is mother, and this is entire project was so good
i've already told you my thoughts on this, but i really hop ewe can see some diversity in your nf, cause this is the most unique song you've sent since i joined as andreas' cohod
this is around where i predicted this, but i'm so glad swedish is back on the menu!!!!
it's a banger, but not one that i got bored of. in fact, it grew on me over the course of the edition
this was sounding so good until the imanbek ass drop
easily my favourite of the balkan drops this edition. this is honestly what i wish all of them were like, cause this is delicious
way to eat this hard on your debut. hopefully i can emulate that next edition bebe
iceland back in her getting rewarded for her servery era. we love to see it
it's fine ig, but comparing it to dodole and djerdan, this is missing something
this isn't a song i enjoyed much if at all, but i can't deny that blandine didn't deserve this result, or even better imo
this is a goddamn work of art, and i'm so glad this aqed. congratulations on the deserved aq xx
it's a banger, but not one that i got bored of. in fact, it grew on me over the course of the edition [x] congrats on another aq kev
the food here is so good! congrats on the well deserved aq adria
girl you've done it again. a third aq in 4 editions with bloody lithuania. dominykas, i don't know how you always manage to do it, but keep it up my friend!!!!! congrats on the well deserved aq
i didn't like this at all, but congrats michel on aqing once again. i'm gonna pretend that this was pedestrians again
this is by far my favourite winner of nvsc ever. "Das Leben ist so schön" is such a high bar to clear for my favourite song of theirs, but somehow you did that. "Böse Geister" is so bloody good. congratulations sinny on such a deserved win!!!!!!! can't wait to debut in austria!!!

[uhsting]

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Thank you everyone for a respectable 17th place! This has been a really strong edition and I'm glad to have found a couple of gems along the way!

This is in my 12th place. I certainly didn't expect this to win, especially when the odds are stacked against their favour. However, I'm surprised this came out on top! Well done Sinny for a unique song. I like the instrumentation and the vocals are mesmerising.

The drop is everything. The bass is loud and it bangs a lot. Taska Black has a special style at his belt. It stands out from the rest of the bunch and I'm glad this receives recognition from the voters. Congrats Michal for the 2nd place!

This is not far away from my votes. The drop bangs though in full this has grown off me. I like the sung melody there too which is fresh. Congrats on another amazing result Domas!

This is so emotional. SANTA from Hyphen Hyphen really gives everything here. The rather traditional instrumentation actually works pretty well. The melody is strong. I love her belting at the end which is a moment to behold. I'm happy this went past the semi but it was robbed at 18th place.

I'm very surprised when this first came out last year. This song got me into Raye's discography. I love the dance-inspired instrumentation. The mesmerising drops in each part of the song are preceded by a smooth and anticipating buildup. It takes you on a journey. It also hits you hard. I'm happy to see this finish 5th place. Well done Kev!

I love the somber and dark feel to the song. The synths hit really hard. It is haunting and I think this stands out a lot in the final. The drop is stunning and this song requires full listening to get the best experience. I'm happy this got to the final after it was robbed in SCFFSCIBDSFE. I wish this finished a lot higher though. I don't think I like dark pop this much before.

This song is amazing. I love the heavy production here which adds a lot of personality. It is empowering and I think the best part of the song is the instrumental dance break at the end, which is a highlight. I'm glad to see this finish in the top 10. Congrats and well done on your debut Lux!

This is an accessible catchy Swedish pop. The production is on point and I love the different vocal and synthy effects applied at various parts of the song. I wish this finishes higher but 14th is a respectable position.

I was pleasantly surprised when I first heard this. The production is pretty strong and Iru's voice is surely unique. I'm excited about her performance in Eurovision. The song kinda grew off me a bit but this is still a solid pop song. I wish this finished higher than 19th.

The production in this song is insane. The bass hits extremely hard. Sila Lua is one to watch. I first heard about her with "Makara" and I thought that was a pretty cool song, until "Rompe" came through which blew me away. I'm glad this got recognition and finished at 4th place. Well done Adria for bringing a huge banger!

Thank you for adopting my suggestion! This is a great emotional ballad. The instrumentation and the vocals make this really dramatic and I love the flow too. However, it was terribly robbed at 24th.

Lali's best song so far for me, the dance break is everything! It is provocative and catchy. I'm surprised this won ABF but I'm happy this got a great result at 7th. Commiserations on not making it as an AQ country though.

Commiserations:
I really enjoyed this song from Nilüfer Yanya. It is an alternative take to the contest and it is risky. It finishing last is a crime.

NQ selection:
This is beautiful. It fell off me in the end but this is a pretty nice discovery in the end. The chorus is grand but I understand why it doesn't grab the voters much. I'm glad this escaped PQR.

In retrospect, I should've given 12 points. This is going to top my chart this week. It is such a banger. I love the ethnic flavours here. The instrumentation is so fresh and the vocals are unique too. What a fantastic discovery this edition and I hate to see this song extend the undeserved NQ streak.

I should've pointed a bit more as well. This is so unique and beautiful. It is slow and the tranquil instrumentation suits the music so well. I love the reverb which paints the atmosphere. It is such a pleasant experience and it would've been such a standout in the main contest.

I'm glad to have discovered this in the ABF. This is such a unique piece with the instrumentation and the atmosphere. It is pleasant and special. Thank you for the discovery!

[jstårsz]

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bye the way i was able to influence the televoting results LMAO, at least i gave some support to my girl, Nina Utashiro

anyways, this was honestly a great edition with great songs (plus a great design??? not like i'm surprised, but anyway) so it was already a close fight from the start x

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I won't lie, the song is good, but this didn't really speak out to me as a winner. Nonetheless, it doesn't mean it the win wasn't deserved, so congrats to sinny and Austria for your second win! x
I honestly regret not voting for this, ouuuu...
DESERVEDDDDDDDDD, could've won, but still- DESERVEDDDDDDDD!!
Lali, you will be missed...robbed of an AQ spot. 
I'm surprised these didn't end up higher, tbh. They were potential top 10 entries, but oh well, it is what it is. 
...no- not even top 10??? I am...oof. nina utashiro come back pls and win
I'm a bit baffled, but I guess I'm not surprised. 
I think these entries should've been a bit higher than they placed.

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well, it's over...see y'all in  Graz, Austria!

[Tufkai]

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Haha was the televoting sequence 20 minutes of George pushing his opinions?

My favs barely ever do well in North Vision so seeing my top 3 be the real top 3 was unbelievable

Congratulations. Very well deserved. I can't decide whether I prefer this or their first entry.
My absolute fav of this edition
How do you keep finding so many bangers for this country?
I knew this would be a contender from the first time I heard it.

I didn't think much of this in the semis but it did grow on me.
Aw so close to an AQ at least you get to enter the next draw
I really wanted this to AQ but oh well
I have no idea how this got so high. This is going to majorly influence my song contest entries for a long time.
Don't like it but knew it would do well
Once again stressing that I never liked this
Bored of this
I thought I'd be in the bottom 5 so I'm happy with 13th. Thank you everyone for your votes



Don't like this but I'm surprised it finished so low


No thanks
I think I liked this in the semis but I'd gone off it by the final
Still surprised this qualified but at least you weren't 25th
Cute bop. I'm happy it made the final.
My opinion stands that I'm bored of these types of songs
flagmontenengro I was excited to see this do so well at the beginning. Good luck next time with another foreign act
Should have been last
Keep these unique songs coming Sylwia
Not bad, not good

I didn't vote in the PQR this edition but I did point and laugh when I saw this failed there.
Robbed
I wish this had made it. Such a catchy entry
I thought this would PQR and I'm really happy it didn't.

See you all next edition when Serbia may or not break their record for qualification streak.

[ESCIliasMANL (Inactive)]

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Thanks Greece for such an exciting edition. Albania is very thankful for a welcoming comeback ❤️

[Dylan]

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9th!! thank you very much. it's my best result since Bríet in 2021 and after 2 bad editions its so nice to see some success especially when you didn't expect it I had hopes for Laufey, but I didn't think she would get top 10. Anyways, its much appreciated. Thank you to (24) + RoTW () and of course anyone else who gave us points. You're the best girlies x

something I haven't done in a while WOWWWWW a full reaction (NQs + final)

Not too surprising, it was chanceless but its not the worst song here.

its funny and camp but that's it nothing else

ngl it was the worst one here. I'm pretty sure I misclicked on the form (genuinely) since Bosnia was right next to it and I wouldn't have given that song 1 point. either way, I'm sure you have better so best of luck next time

its just not as strong as the other Norwegian entries sent so I can see why this flopped

I can see the appeal, didn't think it would get that high but good for you xx

its nothing too special.. wouldn't say it's the worst song this edition but yeah.

its not really bad but I kinda expected this result.

its lowkey okay but she's giving 2013

didn't like it, sorry </3
kinda robbed, wasn't my favourite but PQR??

its actually not bad oop but it was destined for the PQR

lowkey robbed, guilty pleasure - losing in a tiebreak is quite sad

I didn't really care for it at first but it's a very nice song. underrated.

kinda underrated too. 02 didn't help it at all

happy this escaped the PQR, beautiful song.

really not a fan.. Ukraine can do so much better.

lowkey a bop. but it was DOA
underrated! nice little song.
wow unexpected. lowkey a bop, I expected this to sail through, definitely not a PQR song

nothing special considering recent Monégasque entries.

robbed
I must be one of the few who didn't like this skjhskhj its not terrible though.

I really don't like this whatsoever but congrats for escaping the PQR with it.

she's lowkey serving but wasn't enough for my points I fear
A BOP I was so surprised with this failing and the fact it was close to the PQR in terms of points gurli

overrated oop
lowkey overrated but it is also not the worst song here

did not deserve last! this was a very nice song done dirty. I guess 02 killed ha ()

I don't really like this but she's unique so

it kinda bops but it also really doesn't oop!

I was surprised to see this in the top 6 at some point??? mina ate this man up though outsold..

I honestly forgot about it
its camp for qualifying but its really nothing too special. still a nice surprise.

expected but robbed </3 ()
robbed too! I was almost going to send ha for Tunisiana in OAfSC </3 ()

such a bop. sad to see it this low, unexpected too ()

it's alright but that's it!
it was okay
a nice song, expected it a bit higher
its a nice little song but I couldn't award it points

grew off me from the semi finals </3 I liked seeing Swedish back though.

I wouldn't call this background music at all but it kinda grew off me. still a decent placement ()

most underrated song this edition! I thought it would top 10 ()

grew off me unforch ()
mega bop! well deserved ()
my favourite of the edition. such a banger, my 1 point in the PQR was definitely a misclick as I really enjoyed this song. definitely didn't think it would get top 10 at first but after seeing how well it did leading up to the semis it was clear to me xx ()

Lali has better songs. But I can see the appeal, congrats

a cute little song, kinda grew off me from the semis but very nice ()

raye is a queen but I just didn't have enough points to give

it's very.. loud sksks but expected result

it really grew off me since the NS </3 3rd is a bit too high for this song but congrats for such an achievement with Lithuania so far

quite overrated for me sorry </3 but I can see the appeal. Well done on a stunning return to the final, though your recent NQs are better than this for me

I was unable to award this points mainly because again I didn't have a lot to give. I much prefer their #35 entry over this one, but I can see why it won. Well done Sinny 💜 Finally getting the win you deserve.

I really enjoyed this edition in the end and I'm looking forward to #41 because I really love our next (potential) entry. See you soon in Austria!

[Deleted]

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so, it really happened. after 36 editions, almost ten years of close races of at least winning almost three times with moldova, i actually won nvsc - with my home country, with a styrian band, and a song in german. still feels surreal honestly, probably because i didn't expect this to happen after all this time. i'm very thankful, and even if a part of me thought to herself "oh, this sounds like a perfect winner for nvsc ideally" when hearing the song for the first time the day it came out, it was just wishful thinking. all i wanted was to finish in the top 6 for the first time since switching to austria, but to win the contest after such a close race and in such a strong final is unbelievable. thank you ♡ this song actually is a bit important to me. don't be afraid of letting other people go if they don't mean well to you. and be ready to make that decision until the end of your existence. you may need it.

and yes, we WILL be going to graz now. i am not making a secret out of this!

13 | michal, i'm so happy that out of all the entries here, it was the two of us who ended up in the top 2. i really wanted you to take it, but also i know that you would not want to switch our places in any way or form due to your love for YUKNO from the start. i did fear that our entries together would make us weaker, turns out that did not happen. this is an amazing song which unfortunately is way too short to do it justice

0 | won't lie, this hasn't been close to my favourites because i find the lyrical content of the song questionable to say it politely. but one can't deny that you made lithuania a new powerhouse and that's difficult to do right from the go. excited to see what you'll continue to deliver

0 | this dropped dramatically in my ranking but us almost going back to andorra for a moment was really thrilling lmao, glad you also get back to your good placements of old after so long

20 | oh, i don't think there's enough words to convey to describe what i feel for this song, artist, album of the year. having this as the final push for so much personal development, and discovering it in this contest is ... well, you did a great job kevin. this would've been a 24 in any other edition, but i found this one too strong so i had to settle with 2x10 ♡ and to have 2 of the top 3 of a national selection i did not follow or vote in be among my top songs of the year ("black mascara" & "joe") can't be a coincidence, you do a great job with the uk and the bar has been set really high by aless before.

12 | really thought this would win and i would've been so happy with it. i haven't enjoyed most of your entries enough to vote for them but this is absolutely sweet and also powerful. hope you get to win with finland soon

0 | i think you winning the abf and then going on to be among the top placing countries this edition has been amazing because even though you never participated in nvsc directly, you have been involved a lot, obviously as you were a council member for a time. this was the first country i had to cut from giving points because of the strong final so i am happy others were able to give you more than me, too bad it wasn't enough to keep you for another edition blandine ♡

5 | really sad you weren't able to be in the top 6 because this is just giving

0 | the one time i don't like an entry of yours that much, wow!! she's cute, just didn't stand out enough for me

18 | this has been my edition's favourite for most of the time and wished it would've placed even higher, but this is a great first entry for you and i am excited for your next entries

12 | and THIS is how poland should be, every edition

22 | at this point i'm just happy this didn't finish in the pqr but it really shouldn't have been considered for it to begin with
20 | such a bittersweet song ♡
15 | i don't have any words, how is this 20th in the semi? y'all are cruel ♡
6 | also really sad to see this in the pqr, it was a risk that just didn't pay off i guess
how was this first in the semi i-

otherwise i more or less agree with the results. this has been a rollercoaster of a show last weekend

[💎👑greg2001😘💎]

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omg so proud of them, can't wait to finally compete to the big show!