Welcome to this contest which involves all 9 Themes we had this year and a song must have met at least one of the following criteria:

1. Names: your submission contains a person's name in the song title. charting rule and year rule does NOT apply for this criteria.
2. New artists: you submit an artist that has never been entered to the contest.
3. Soundtracks: you submit a song specifically made for either a movie or TV soundtrack. charting rule and year rule does NOT apply for this criteria.
4. Eurovision: you submit a previously unused song released between 2004 and 2019 that competed at the Eurovision Song Contest.
5. Bibbles: you submit a male rock song, male indie song, or a male K-pop song
6. Error 404: you submit a song that breaks ONE regular contest rule.
7. <25k views: your submission has less than 25,000 views on YouTube.
8. Africa: you submit an artist that is born in or has a strong link to an African country.
9. Second chances: you submit a song that has previously failed to place in the top 10.

Semi Final 1 Running Order

01) Nicki France
02) Dreamcatcher
03) LEO
04) Idina Menzel
05) HYO
06) Cesár Sampson
07) Minelli, INNA
08) Emi Wes
09) Asuka Ota & Ryo Nagamatsu
10) Pirates Of The Seas
11) Rina Sawayama
12) Sho Madjozi
13) Tata Young
14) Cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
15) The Parlotones
16) Winona Oak
17) Cobie Smulders
18) Red Velvet
19) Dani Martin

01) Nicki France – “Starships ("Pachelbel - Canon in D" Version)”

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
6. Error 404 (the song is not a studio recording and instead is a mashup)

02) Dreamcatcher – “BOCA”

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
6. Error 404 (the artist was used in the second half of the year in TSC 405)

03) LEO – “Over You”

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
2. New artists (the artist hasn’t been sent applying with regular rules)

04) Idina Menzel – “Let It Go”

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
3. Soundtracks (the song was made for a movie called Frozen)

05) HYO – “DESSERTS” ft. Loopy, SOYEON (G)I-DLE

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
6. Error 404 (the artist was used in the second half of the year in TSC 402)

06) Cesár Sampson – “Nobody But You”

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
4. Eurovision (this was an unused Eurovision song released in 2018)

07) Minelli, INNA – “Discoteka”

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
6. Error 404 (the artist Minelli was used in the second half of the year in TSC 402)

08) Emi Wes – “Five Miles”

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
2. New artists (the artist hasn’t been sent and applying with regular rules)
7. <25k views (the song has less than 25,000 views applying with regular rules)

09) Asuka Ota & Ryo Nagamatsu – “Coconut Mall”

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
6. Error 404 (the song was released in 2008)

10) Pirates Of The Seas – “Wolves Of The Seas”

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
4. Eurovision (this was an unused Eurovision song released in 2008)

11) Rina Sawayama – “Snakeskin”

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Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
6. Error 404 (the artist was used in the second half of the year in TSC 402, 404 & 416)

12) Sho Madjozi – “Huku”

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
2. New artists (the artist hasn’t been sent applying with regular rules)
8. Africa (the group are from South Africa applying with regular rules)

13) Tata Young – “Sexy Naughty Bitchy”

Theme criteria this song fits with reason:
6. Error 404 (the song was released in 2004)