This list will be revealed in alphabetical order, and the first contestant we're going to discuss is the infamous Matthew, AKA adeleadele
Matthew began with us in the first contest of the year this year, and loyally competed in every TSC up to TSC 365. Matthew introduced us to many diverse artists this year. For example, Matthew graced TSC with the vocal talents of Akon Makeer, one of if not the only TSC artist from South Sudan. Another country that received representation for the first time courtesy of Matthew this year was North Korea when Matthew submitted The Moranbong Band with their smash hit single "He's Our Comrade Kim Jong Un."
Matthew won one contest in 2019 this year, and man was it an important one. Matthew finished 1st place in TSC 352, AKA the annual Eurovision week with KEiiNO's "Spirit in the Sky" snatching first place with a rather substantial lead. Matthew's click racing skills were rewarded with a big win this year!
Matthew is currently hosting his own group game inspired by TSC called Tengaged World Song Contest. As of writing this blog, TSWC has had eight successful editions, with more to come in the future. Although I understand why Matthew chose not to finish the year with the TSC crew, hopefully we can expect him to compete with us in 2020.
adeleadele submitted Glowie in TSC 350 and received 5th place with 92 points (10 points given).
This song most likely would have received my 12 had BANKS not been released Gimme the same week. Blame Patrick319 for that, Matthew.
Originally, I wanted to submit this as my own entry, and I was convinced it had a strong chance of winning. Unfortunately, Matthew beat me to the punch. The verses didn't completely win me over at first, but the chorus really hits you in the face. It has just the right amount of sadness into it where I appreciate the emotion, but I don't feel like she's being whiny or irritable. This is one of those songs that has just aged really well for me, and I think it was one of Matthew's more shining moments in TSC.
I'm not doing a formal writeup for Virginia. However, she did compete in nine contests this year and really snapped for me in one of the contests with semis, and I just want to give that song some recognition.
X Ambassadors - Boom
AdelesMom submitted X Ambassadors in TSC 357 and received 18th place with 53 points (5 points given).
I really wish I could've given this song more points, but the contests that involved semis this year really created some of the best contests this year. This was a really infectious song for the genre that is band is known for, and I liked how fun it was. This was a pretty respectable effort for Virginia in my opinion.