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Upon their return in time for the 77th edition in Thatcher City, Mister X, the country was able to secure their second podium finish when Eterna's entry "Goodbye" came in second place with 102 points. The song had been leading throughout the contest but the last set of 12 points saw Tödlichebujoku win the contest instead. This was then followed up with three consecutive top ten finishes: fourth place in the [[WorldVision Song Contest 78|78th edition]], sixth place in the [[WorldVision Song Contest 79|79th]], and another fourth place at [[WorldVision Song Contest 80]]. The trio Second Choice would end this streak when they finished in 20th place with 35 points; to date it is the country's last double digit score at the contest. The rest of the 80s would see wild inconsistency, with them finishing in the top ten in even-numbered contests but finishing outside of it in odd-numbered ones.
Upon their return in time for the 77th edition in Thatcher City, Mister X, the country was able to secure their second podium finish when Eterna's entry "Goodbye" came in second place with 102 points. The song had been leading throughout the contest but the last set of 12 points saw Tödlichebujoku win the contest instead. This was then followed up with three consecutive top ten finishes: fourth place in the [[WorldVision Song Contest 78|78th edition]], sixth place in the [[WorldVision Song Contest 79|79th]], and another fourth place at [[WorldVision Song Contest 80]]. The trio Second Choice would end this streak when they finished in 20th place with 35 points; to date it is the country's last double digit score at the contest. The rest of the 80s would see wild inconsistency, with them finishing in the top ten in even-numbered contests but finishing outside of it in odd-numbered ones.


Elejamie would go on to host the [[WorldVision Song Contest 90|90th WorldVision Song Contest]] at the Riverside Arena in Avon, AVEN. There, Manoy would get the country's first top five finish since [[WorldVision Song Contest 84|WorldVision 84]] with his song "Underbelly". This was then followed by the country's sole bronze when the rock group The Lads and the Lasses finished third with their song "Your Song" at [[WorldVision Song Contest 91|WorldVision 91]] in Haufenburg, Carrelie, as well as a sixth place finish in [[WorldVision Song Contest 92| WorldVision 92]]. The country would eventually get its third podium finish when Lisa Park and Her Gang came second at the [[WorldVision Song Contest 94|94th WorldVision Song Contest]] with their song "Love in the Afternoon", which had also won the televote. After a string of mediocre results seeing a dwindling interest in participation from both fans and artists, Elejamian Broadcasting announced that they would be leaving the contest after the [[WorldVision Song Contest 100|100th edition]]. Despite this, Lucía Beltran would finish in fifth place at [[WorldVision Song Contest 99|WorldVision 99]], which was good enough to see them automatically qualify for WorldVision 100 in Monterra, where Los Hermanos Bailarines would ultimately finish tenth.
Elejamie would go on to host the [[WorldVision Song Contest 90|90th WorldVision Song Contest]] at the Riverside Arena in Avon, AVEN. There, Manoy would get the country's first top five finish since [[WorldVision Song Contest 84|WorldVision 84]] with his song "Underbelly". This was then followed by the country's sole bronze when the rock group The Lads and the Lasses finished third with their song "Your Song" at [[WorldVision Song Contest 91|WorldVision 91]] in Haufenburg, Carrelie, as well as a sixth place finish in [[WorldVision Song Contest 92| WorldVision 92]]. The country would eventually get its third podium finish when Lisa Park and Her Gang came second at the [[WorldVision Song Contest 94|94th WorldVision Song Contest]] with their song "Love in the Afternoon", which had also won the televote. After a string of mediocre results seeing a dwindling interest in participation from both fans and artists, Elejamian Broadcasting announced that they would be leaving the contest after the [[WorldVision Song Contest 100|100th edition]]. Despite this, Lucía Beltran would finish in fifth place at [[WorldVision Song Contest 99|WorldVision 99]], which was good enough to see them automatically qualify for WorldVision 100 in Monterra, where Los Hermanos Bailarines would ultimately finish tenth in their last regular performance.


Despite this, there have been calls for the country to return to the competition. They were close to competing at [[WorldVision Song Contest 105|WorldVision 105]] in Għain, Malta Comino Gozo, with the girl group DLTA set to represent the country with their song Girls Night Out. However, one of the band members had fallen ill and, with none of her bandmates willing to make the trip without her and there not being enough time to find a replacement, Elejamian Broadcasting instead opted to withdraw from the contest. The country would make a return proper at the [[WorldVision Song Contest 113|113rd edition]] in Light City, [[Saint Monkey]]. There, they were represented by the punk rap group Perdadores with their song "Odiamos tu canción". Despite not being a favourite to win, it managed to finish in second place behind Malta Comino Gozo. As it was the fourth time that Elejamie had been denied a win at the last minute, EB announced that the country would be withdrawing from all future editions and it has not returned to the contest since.
However, there have been calls for the country to return to the competition. They were close to competing at [[WorldVision Song Contest 105|WorldVision 105]] in Għain, Malta Comino Gozo, with the girl group DLTA set to represent the country with their song Girls Night Out. However, one of the band members had fallen ill and, with none of her bandmates willing to make the trip without her and there not being enough time to find a replacement, Elejamian Broadcasting instead opted to withdraw from the contest. The country would make a return proper at the [[WorldVision Song Contest 113|113rd edition]] in Light City, [[Saint Monkey]]. There, they were represented by the punk rap group Perdadores with their song "Odiamos tu canción". Despite not being a favourite to win, it managed to finish in second place behind Malta Comino Gozo. As it was the fourth time that Elejamie had been denied a win at the last minute, EB announced that the country would be withdrawing from all future editions and it has not returned to the contest since.


== Participation Overview ==
== Participation Overview ==
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==Commentators and spokespersons ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Edition
!Commentator
! Spokesperson
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 35|35th]]
| Cerin Erali
| Flynn Taggart
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 36|36th]]
| rowspan="5" | Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart
| Sataeveni Jamuri
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 37|37th]]
| Alex King
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 38|38th]]
| Anatoly Kasputin
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 39|39th]]
| {{N/A|Did not participate}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 40|40th]]
| Cerin Meloten and Andrea Perez
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 41|41st]]-[[WorldVision Song Contest 49|49th]]
| {{N/A|No broadcast}}
| {{N/A|Did not participate}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 50|50th]]
| Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart
| Bruce Hernández
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 51|51st]]-[[WorldVision Song Contest 72|72nd]]
| {{N/A|No broadcast}}
| {{N/A|Did not participate}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 73|73rd]]
| {{N/A|No commentary}}
| {{N/A|Did not participate}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 74|74th]]
| rowspan="2" | Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart
| Nick J. Holland
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 75|75th]]
| Ben Oldaker
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 76|76th]]
| {{N/A|No broadcast}}{{efn|While the show was aired on the independent music channel Channel V due to EB's boycott of the contest, regular commentators Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart provided an unofficial commentary of sorts as part of a separate livestream}}
| {{N/A|Did not participate}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 77|77th]]
| rowspan="24" | Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart
| Sammy Ghatak
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 78|78th]]
| Nick J. Holland
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 79|79th]]
| Ryan Burns
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 80|80th]]
| rowspan="4" | Nick J. Holland
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 81|81st]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 82|82nd]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 83|83rd]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 84|84th]]
| {{N/A|None}}{{efn|Nick J. Holland was supposed to announce the votes, however due to technical issues they were instead read off by the hosts}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 85|85th]]
| rowspan="5" | Nick J. Holland
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 86|86th]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 87|87th]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 88|88th]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 89|89th]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 90|90th]]
| Cerin Erali
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 91|81st]]
| Andrea Perez
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 92|92nd]]
| Manoy
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 93|93rd]]
| Paul Nichol
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 94|94th]]
| rowspan="2" | Franco Cauchi
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 95|95th]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 96|96th]]
| Lisa Park
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 97|97th]]
| {{N/A|None}}{{efn|Elejamian Broadcasting were unable to find a spokesperson in time due to their original choice dropping out at an inopportune time and as a result the hosts read off their votes}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 98|98th]]
| Andrea Perez
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 99|99th]]
| {{N/A|None}}{{efn|Andrea Perez was supposed to announce the votes, however due to technical issues they were instead read off by the hosts}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 100|100th]]
| Chris Basset
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 101|101st]]-[[WorldVision Song Contest 104|104th]]
| {{N/A|No broadcast}}
| {{N/A|Did not participate}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 105|105th]]
| Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart
| {{N/A|Did not participate}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 106|106th]]-[[WorldVision Song Contest 112|112nd]]
| {{N/A|No broadcast}}
| {{N/A|Did not participate}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[WorldVision Song Contest 113|113rd]]
| Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart
| Aurora Cassidy
|-
|-
|}
|}

Revision as of 17:44, 6 August 2024

Elejamie in the WorldVision Song Contest
Elejamie in the WorldVision Song Contest
Appearances33 (33 finals)
Member StationETV ONE
Participation Summary
First AppearanceWorldVision Song Contest 35, Fontvieille, Yttrbia
Last AppearanceWorldVision Song Contest 113, Light City, Saint Monkey
Appearances33
Best Result2nd: 75, 77, 94, 113
Worst Result39th: 37

Elejamie participated at the WorldVision Song Contest 33 times since its debut in WorldVision 35, with its most recent appearance being WorldVision 113. The country was one of the most successful countries to have never won the contest, having finished second four times and third once. The country has also hosted a single contest, WorldVision 90, which was held in Avon in the tract of Aventry.

History

Elejamie made its debut in the 35th edition in Fontvieille, Yttrbia after a lengthy period of interest. They were represented by the electronic rock group Electric Blue, who performed the song "The Warp". It finished in 16th place, however it also earned the country its first set of 12 points courtesy of Talvezout. Unfortunately further endeavours and, during this period, the country would see its worst result when Sataeveni Jamuri finished 39th in the 37th edition of the contest in Ë-Mieszkóm, Regica. The country went on a hiatus after the 40th edition, only re-appearing at the landmark 50th edition in Kaslin, Kalosia. There, the electronic duo Monochrome Haze gave the country its then-best result with their entry "Come On, It's Me", finishing in 12th place. Despite this turn of good fortune, it'd go on a lengthy hiatus following the contest for reasons unknown.

In the run-up to the 73rd edition, a spokesperson at ETV One announced that the country would be returning in time for the 74th WorldVision Song Contest. However, they would also mention that it was them "testing the waters" to see if a full return was feasible. In Peeto, Polkopia he went on to finish in 13th place, which was enough for them to consider another go before making a definite decision. At the following edition in Monterra, Kalosia, the electronic duo Fata Morgana managed to secure the country's first podium finish when their song "Angel (I Can Feel You Now)" finished in second place with 122 points. The result was mired in controversy, however, when it was revealed that Vartugia and Saviera had sent wrong votes and they had to be corrected during the show, which saw a number of countries have their points changed. Elejamie was one of the unlucky countries when they had to be docked a point that would've otherwise seen them tie with Polkopia but win on tie-breakers; the incident, nicknamed the Monterra Screwjob after the Montreal Screwjob, saw the country boycott the following edition in protest.

Upon their return in time for the 77th edition in Thatcher City, Mister X, the country was able to secure their second podium finish when Eterna's entry "Goodbye" came in second place with 102 points. The song had been leading throughout the contest but the last set of 12 points saw Tödlichebujoku win the contest instead. This was then followed up with three consecutive top ten finishes: fourth place in the 78th edition, sixth place in the 79th, and another fourth place at WorldVision Song Contest 80. The trio Second Choice would end this streak when they finished in 20th place with 35 points; to date it is the country's last double digit score at the contest. The rest of the 80s would see wild inconsistency, with them finishing in the top ten in even-numbered contests but finishing outside of it in odd-numbered ones.

Elejamie would go on to host the 90th WorldVision Song Contest at the Riverside Arena in Avon, AVEN. There, Manoy would get the country's first top five finish since WorldVision 84 with his song "Underbelly". This was then followed by the country's sole bronze when the rock group The Lads and the Lasses finished third with their song "Your Song" at WorldVision 91 in Haufenburg, Carrelie, as well as a sixth place finish in WorldVision 92. The country would eventually get its third podium finish when Lisa Park and Her Gang came second at the 94th WorldVision Song Contest with their song "Love in the Afternoon", which had also won the televote. After a string of mediocre results seeing a dwindling interest in participation from both fans and artists, Elejamian Broadcasting announced that they would be leaving the contest after the 100th edition. Despite this, Lucía Beltran would finish in fifth place at WorldVision 99, which was good enough to see them automatically qualify for WorldVision 100 in Monterra, where Los Hermanos Bailarines would ultimately finish tenth in their last regular performance.

However, there have been calls for the country to return to the competition. They were close to competing at WorldVision 105 in Għain, Malta Comino Gozo, with the girl group DLTA set to represent the country with their song Girls Night Out. However, one of the band members had fallen ill and, with none of her bandmates willing to make the trip without her and there not being enough time to find a replacement, Elejamian Broadcasting instead opted to withdraw from the contest. The country would make a return proper at the 113rd edition in Light City, Saint Monkey. There, they were represented by the punk rap group Perdadores with their song "Odiamos tu canción". Despite not being a favourite to win, it managed to finish in second place behind Malta Comino Gozo. As it was the fourth time that Elejamie had been denied a win at the last minute, EB announced that the country would be withdrawing from all future editions and it has not returned to the contest since.

Participation Overview

Table key
2 Second place
3 Third place
X Entry selected but did not compete
Edition Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
35 Electric Blue "The Warp" English 16 61 No semi-finals
36 Dinosaur Head "Cannibal" English 25 44
37 Sataeveni Jamuri "Loving is Easy" English, Iyilim 39 19
38 Monochrome Haze "She Didn't Care About You" English 54 19
40 Electric Blue "Let Me Go" English 35 24
86 Monochrome Haze "Come On, It's Me" English 12 60
74 Artist Unknown "Never Going To Sleep Again" English 13 66
75 Fata Morgana "Angel (I Can Feel You Now)" English 2 122
77 Eterna "Goodbye" English 2 102
78 Imogene "Worlds Apart" English[a] 4 87
79 Shireen "BE A STAR" English 7 76
80 Mason "Racing For Your Love" English 4 118
81 Second Choice "Until The Bitter End" English 20 35
82 Aurora Cassidy "Since I Lost Him" English 5 227
83 Jon Navarez (feat. Lake Mizumi and Mason) "3AM" English 12 148
84 Dave Owens "In The End" English 5 161
85 Lucía Beltrán (feat. Lisa Park and Her Gang) "Wish" English 12 130
86 Tara Cullinane "Calling Me Home" English 6 164
87 South Working Funk Band "All Day, All Night" English 12 155
88 Kyandii "Lotus" English, Japanese 9 149
89 Patricio Esposito (feat. Aribella) "I've Been Waiting" English 14 149
90 Manoy "Underbelly" English 5 190
91 The Lads and the Lasses "Your Song" English 3 202
92 IyilRifim and Deni Merinil "Falling Into The Abyss" English[b] 6 166
93 Imogene "The End of the World" English 11 128
94 Lisa Park and Her Gang "Love in the Afternoon" English 2 218
95 The Humanoids "Come On/Join Us" English 17 102
96 Castores "I Never Needed you" English 11 159
97 Mason and Jon Navarez "Saudade" Spanish, English, Portuguese 9 141
98 Hasmat "Eternia" English 16 102
99 Lucía Beltrán "Sin nombre (MH2 Remix)" Spanish 5 190
100 Los Hermanos Bailarines "Fama" English, Spanish 10 225 Top 5 finish in WV99
105 DLTA "Girls Night Out" English Withdrew X
113 Perdadores "Odiamos tu canción" Spanish, Portuguese 2 249 No semi-finals

Special Editions

Elejamie has competed in three special editions. The first, Teams, saw two countries collaborate with each other in some way to produce an entry. The second, RetroVision, was themed around countries sending songs from the 1980s if not a 1980s-themed song. And the third, Second Chance, was for non-winning entries to have a second chance at a potential win.

Table key
◁ Last place
Edition Artist Song Language Final Points
Teams Amina Pickle (Beepee) and Andrea García "Memories" English 10 ◁ 39
RetroVision ESLM "Return To Dust" English 10 54
Second Chance Eterna "Goodbye" English 5 136

Commentators and spokespersons

Edition Commentator Spokesperson
35th Cerin Erali Flynn Taggart
36th Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart Sataeveni Jamuri
37th Alex King
38th Anatoly Kasputin
39th Did not participate
40th Cerin Meloten and Andrea Perez
41st-49th No broadcast Did not participate
50th Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart Bruce Hernández
51st-72nd No broadcast Did not participate
73rd No commentary Did not participate
74th Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart Nick J. Holland
75th Ben Oldaker
76th No broadcast[c] Did not participate
77th Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart Sammy Ghatak
78th Nick J. Holland
79th Ryan Burns
80th Nick J. Holland
81st
82nd
83rd
84th None[d]
85th Nick J. Holland
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th Cerin Erali
81st Andrea Perez
92nd Manoy
93rd Paul Nichol
94th Franco Cauchi
95th
96th Lisa Park
97th None[e]
98th Andrea Perez
99th None[f]
100th Chris Basset
101st-104th No broadcast Did not participate
105th Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart Did not participate
106th-112nd No broadcast Did not participate
113rd Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart Aurora Cassidy

Notes

  1. ↑ Contains some sampled speech in Spanish
  2. ↑ Contains one repeated sample line in Iyilim
  3. ↑ While the show was aired on the independent music channel Channel V due to EB's boycott of the contest, regular commentators Cerin Erali and Flynn Taggart provided an unofficial commentary of sorts as part of a separate livestream
  4. ↑ Nick J. Holland was supposed to announce the votes, however due to technical issues they were instead read off by the hosts
  5. ↑ Elejamian Broadcasting were unable to find a spokesperson in time due to their original choice dropping out at an inopportune time and as a result the hosts read off their votes
  6. ↑ Andrea Perez was supposed to announce the votes, however due to technical issues they were instead read off by the hosts
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