Elejamie at the WorldVision Song Contest

Elejamie in the WorldVision Song Contest

Elejamie in the WorldVision Song Contest
Appearances	33 (33 finals)
Member Station	ETV ONE
Participation Summary
First Appearance	WorldVision Song Contest 35, Fontvieille, Yttrbia
Last Appearance	WorldVision Song Contest 113, Light City, Saint Monkey
Appearances	33
Best Result	2nd: 75, 77, 94, 113
Worst Result	39th: 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.

Despite this, 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	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	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