I'll quit life if that goddamn pisstake of a real song wins. I'm all for the next three tbf
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
There's a reason i can't take this too seriously, and the fact i got 12 points from anyone and Zimbabwe also isn't last just proves it. And the coca-cola/world cup song could win. Brilliant! This is just a fantastic laugh/joke
The time has come, we are now entering our final block of the night, it is still open at the top of the leaderboard, the trophy is still unclaimed. But all that will change in the next few minutes...
Good evening New Zealand, and a time-old favourite, Lorde.
Hyvää iltaa Helsinki! It is a pleasure to be back and deliver the points, this maybe as close to the contest as I'll get! We'd like to thank you Finland for hosting the DSC, hopefully Auckland can do it one day too. Anyway, here are the points from the Kiwi televote:
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1pt
France
2pts
Denmark
3pts
Isle of Man
4pts
Zimbabwe
5pts
Canada
6pts
Slovenia
7pts
Trinidad & Tobago
So...Dada dada da da da, coming into our hearts! Belgium, 8 points!
Nothing political, but our 10 points go to our noisy neighbours, Australia! Its just a fun tune!
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Gotye & Kimbra, don't give up! New Zealand gives their 12 points to the song of our World Cup, so congratulations Somalia!
Controversial! Somalia take the lead! Keep waving those flags Helsinki! Next up will be Ireland, and we have Chris for us in Cork, good evening Ireland!
Good evening Finland! Good evening Sara! This is the land of Oasis calling, from a very dark and cold Cork. Ireland have been voting all night long are here are the results, will they change the outcome of the night?
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1pt
Canada
2pts
Iceland
3pts
New Zealand
4pts
Denmark
5pts
Wales
6pts
Zimbabwe
7pts
Greece
8 points go to the land down under, Australia.
10 points go to England.
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12 points from Ireland also go to the wavin' flag from Somalia!
There's only 2 spokespersons left to call, the DSC could be sealed by Somalia in the next set of points, can they do it? We now call Mr. Trevor McDonald in Trinidad & Tobago.
Good evening Helsinki, this is the islands Trinidad & Tobago calling. I'd like to start by thanking Finland for making us feel so welcome on our debut into the contest
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1pt
Wales
2pts
Slovenia
3pts
France
4pts
Somalia
5pts
Norway
6pts
Ireland
7pts
Australia
8 points go to...New Zealand.
10 Trinidadian points go to Greece,
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Finally, the 12 points go to...the Bee Gees from the Isle of Man!
Well, Helsinki it's come to the point we've all been waiting for, WE HAVE A WINNER! It is no longer possible for anyone to catch them, Somalia will be crowned DSC champions shortly, but first we must cal Ban Ki-Moon who will give us the results of the World Jury, a panel of music professionals who voted in last night's rehearsal. Good evening Geneva!
It's great to finally have a stress-free set of votes. Firstly, thank you Sara and Finland for hosting this show tonight! Congratulations Somalia on what is sure to be a monumental win. Let's get these final points revealed, starting with 1 to 7:
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1pt
Portugal
2pts
New Zealand
3pts
Somalia
4pts
England
5pts
Scotland
6pts
Belgium
7pts
Norway
The final 8 points of the Daily Song Contest - Spring 2016 go to...Sverige!
Now, 10 points from the World Jury go to a wonderful song by Asbjørn from Denmark!
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It is my honour to announce that the 12 points from the World Jury go to..thanks for the show you guys, Finland!
So, that is it! We have heard from all 24 delegations and spokespersons and we finally have a victor, it is SOMALIA! Here he is, K'NAAN, the winner of the 5th Daily Song Contest!
Yeeeeeeeeeeees! Oh my god! K'NAAN, we have to ask you, what are you feeling right now? To be honest Sara, everything is just spinning right now, this whole experience has been phenomenal, I am so glad I said yes to coming back! Let's talk about that. Did you think this song was better than your previous entry? Did you think this was a winner? When I first heard Wavin' Flag in the studio I just thought it was a great song, I wanted to get the DSC up on their seats waving their national flags, give them a sense of pride in themselves. But the 3 minutes I had on stage tonight were the best 3 minutes of my life. Helsinki: you're my number 1! Now you're going to take the contest back with you to Somalia. Do you realise that this is the first non-European victory, and especially the first African victory? Someone told me mid-way through the voting that if I won I'd be the first African to win, and I was just overwhelmed! So, I dedicate my victory to the continent of Africa, and to the people who persevere, it took me a 2nd attempt to be lifting this trophy. Ok, so you're about to perform your WINNER'S song, any last words? See you in Mogadishu!
So after 3 months of waiting, we finally made it here! Confetti falling down, leaderboard full, the trophy handed out, but finally we must hear our winning song again. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome K'NAAN with Wavin' Flag!
Deserved winner, I'm ignoring that song so I'll take that as an equal second, great shwoing, congrats Somalia ang gg Aussie Equally, I actually feel better losing because I voted fairly.
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
Just outside the top 10 is a good result for the Isle of Man's debut.
I think the non Coca Cola/ World Cup version of Waving Flag is a much better version of the song and one with a better more powerful message and more in keeping with K'Naan's music but none the less I still think it's a deserved winner.
Rest of the world has more music taste than the participating countries. But 5th is still a great result for the host.
And Australia and the Kiwis are split third
The Daily Song Contest is set to launch this weekend in Mogadishu, Somalia, and we have some special news for you all. In this next edition there will be a change to the contest's format. For the first time in DSC history the system will be changed to feature 2 semi-finals as well as the grand final.
Semi-Finals
The main change is the number of competitors in each show, instead of 1 big long show, the semis will consist of half of the competitors and will take place over the period of a week. The first show will be shown on a Sunday and the second on a Tuesday. The phone lines will open for the 3 days after the show has been shown, then the qualifiers will be announced in no particular order on the day after the phone lines close. Voting is done anonymously and anyone can vote and it will all account for the same. The amount of qualifiers is still to be decided as it will be based on the number of participants. For the competitors who don't make it to the final, their positions and points will be posted after the qualifiers are revealed.
Grand Final
The final will be shown on the Saturday of that week with the running order being formulated by the producers. The phone lines will be open for a 5 day period after the show, then voting will begin. The finalists and the world jury's votes will be done in the usual manner, but all the other countries' votes will be combined and they will be read out 1 by 1 by our hosts. We encourage countries to vote in this period and to ultimately support their favourite acts. The 1-8, 10 and 12 system will stay in place for this edition.
Timetable
Show
Days
Semi Final Draw
Thursday [Week 1]
Semi-Final 1
Sunday [Week 1]
Semi Final 2
Tuesday [Week 1]
Semi-Final 1 Qualifiers
Wednesday [Week 1]
Semi-Final 2 Qualifiers
Friday [Week 2]
Grand Final
Saturday [Week 2]
Grand Final Results
Thursday - Saturday [Week 3]
If you have any questions about the new system, feel free to ask.
We look forward to seeing you in Mogadishu at the weekend!
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France
Somalia 
Norway 
New Zealand 
Australia 
Finland 
Denmark 
Greece 
Portugal 
United States 
Ireland 
Isle of Man 
Belgium 
Trinidad & Tobago 
Wales 
England 
Scotland 
Slovenia 
France 
Zimbabwe 
Canada 
Iceland 
Sweden 
Switzerland 
Equally, I actually feel better losing because I voted fairly.
