Begonia (/bɪˈgɔʊ̯nɪə/, endonym: Nanime /ˈnæ̀naɪ̯mɛ/) is a country currently on the Waiting List of the Nation Song Contest.
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Etymology
Before first entering NSC in its fifth edition the nation was planned to be called Brucia. However, due to this name's close similarity to another then active nation Brugia, it had been renamed to Begonia. Nobody exactly knows how this alternative name has come about, except that it is not in any way related to the equally named flowering plants.
History
Begonia first entered NSC in its fifth edtion hosted in Hibernia with famous Moldovan ESC artists Zdob și Zdub and achieved its first top 10 finish on its debut, granting them a PQ spot for NSC 6.
The nation had achieved victory in NSC 32 with Finnish pop-rock artist Lauri Tähka and his song Pauhaava Sydän.
After taking part in 43 editions and failing to vote in the first semifinal of NSC 48, Begonia's main channel BTV withdrew from NSC. However, after a hiatus of nearly four years, private channel HÁTM signed up Begonia for the waiting list to make a return.
Statistics
Entries (NSC 5-48)
|
Contest |
Host |
Artist |
Song Title |
Place [Final] |
Points |
Place [Semi] |
Points |
|
NSC 5 |
Hibernia |
Zdob şi Zdub |
"Miorita" |
10/24 |
60 |
X |
X |
|
NSC 6 |
Bokia |
Saša Lendero |
"Ne Grem Na Kolena" |
9/22 |
105 |
X |
X |
|
NSC 7 |
Spila |
Metallica |
"Nothing Else Matters" |
23/26 |
50 |
X |
X |
|
NSC 8 |
Gabriel |
Leo & Selma Bajrami |
"To Vodu Ne Pije" |
X |
X |
20/26 |
52 |
|
NSC 9 |
Astoria |
3 Doors Down |
"Here Without You" |
10/24 |
96 |
4/23 |
137 |
|
NSC 10 |
Alinta |
The Rasmus |
"In The Shadows" |
16/28 |
76 |
X |
X |
|
NSC 11 |
Mooseland |
Vesna Pisarović |
"Spremna Sam" |
26/28 |
21 |
X |
X |
|
NSC 12 |
Spila |
Melanie C |
"First Day Of My Life" |
X |
X |
17/28 |
81 |
|
NSC 13 |
Vorhota |
Phil Collins |
"Can't Hurry Love" |
12/28 |
96 |
13/28 |
100 |
|
NSC 14 |
Belvist |
La Oreja de Van Gogh |
"Muñeca de Trapo" |
26/28 |
37 |
X |
X |
|
NSC 15 |
Arjastan |
Jimmy Eat World |
"The Middle" |
X |
X |
15/28 |
93 |
|
NSC 16 |
Prasia |
Die Fantastischen Vier |
"Ernten Was Wir Säen" |
X |
X |
22/28 |
47 |
|
NSC 17 |
Giggshood |
The Calling |
"Wherever You Will Go" |
2/28 |
131 |
2/28 |
174 |
|
NSC 18 |
Eurora |
Jessica Folcker |
"How Will I Know?" |
4/28 |
130 |
X |
X |
|
NSC 19 |
Maccha-Brugia |
Kasia Cerekwicka |
"S.O.S." |
18/28 |
76 |
X |
X |
|
NSC 20 |
Ugaly |
Rita Redshoes |
"Dream On Girl" |
X |
X |
20/22 |
36 |
|
NSC 21 |
Alinta |
L'Âme Immortelle |
"Phoenix" |
X |
X |
21/24 |
33 |
|
NSC 22 |
Jastistia |
Van Gogh |
"Kolo (Ludo Luda)" |
5/28 |
131 |
3/23 |
105 |
|
NSC 23 |
Maccha-Brugia |
Feel |
"No Pokaż Na Co Cię Stać" |
23/28 |
65 |
X |
X |
|
NSC 24 |
Maccha-Brugia |
Cristal Snow |
"Cristal Clear" |
18/28 |
91 |
=10/24 |
70 |
|
NSC 25 |
Vorhota |
Toploader |
"Dancing In The Moonlight" |
18/28 |
85 |
7/24 |
85 |
|
NSC 26 |
Belvist |
Ash |
"Polaris" |
X |
X |
17/23 |
45 |
|
NSC 27 |
Swelatie |
Mew |
"Special" |
X |
X |
14/25 |
57 |
|
NSC 28 |
Prasia |
The Hives |
"Won't Be Long" |
7/28 |
147 |
5/25 |
77 |
|
NSC 29 |
Noizeland |
Access |
"Doubt & Trust" |
19/28 |
103 |
14/26 |
57 |
|
NSC 30 |
Scorpionia |
Mondscheiner |
"Penelope" |
X |
X |
21/27 |
30 |
|
NSC 31 |
Shamitri |
Para |
"Domo Dobre" |
X |
X |
23/25 |
37 |
|
NSC 32 |
St. Lotus |
Lauri Tähkä |
"Pauhava Sydään" |
1/28 |
167 |
10/22 |
66 |
|
NSC 33 |
Begonia |
Carpark North |
"More" |
20/28 |
87 |
X |
X |
|
NSC 34 |
Vorhota |
Mando Diao |
"Dance With Somebody" |
3/28 |
161 |
1/25 |
113 |
|
NSC 35 |
Qele |
Of Montreal |
"Alter Eagle" |
26/28 |
50 |
X |
X |
|
NSC 36 |
Adamsburg / Tír an Abhainn |
Madsen |
"Du Schreibst Geschichte" |
X |
X |
14/26 |
65 |
|
NSC 37 |
Vorhota |
Parov Stelar |
"Love" |
20/28 |
83 |
6/23 |
78 |
|
NSC 38 |
Reym-L-Dneurb |
Cilekes |
"Kendimden Geriye" |
X |
X |
13/24 |
59 |
|
NSC 39 |
Bokia |
VETO |
"Built To Fail" |
X |
X |
20/24 |
46 |
|
NSC 40 |
Canedonia |
Rinôcérose |
"Time Machine" |
X |
X |
17/24 |
53 |
|
NSC 41 |
Comino |
Poets Of The Fall |
"Carnival Of Rust" |
15/28 |
103 |
6/23 |
87 |
|
NSC 42 |
Vorhota |
Nephew |
"Va Fangool!" |
16/28 |
106 |
8/26 |
75 |
|
NSC 43 |
Vegetaria |
Fever Ray |
"When I Grow Up" |
X |
X |
14/25 |
51 |
|
NSC 44 |
Scorpionia |
Björk |
"Declare Independence!" |
20/28 |
94 |
16/24 |
49 |
|
NSC 46 |
Fervorosia |
Ida Maria |
"I Like You So Better When You're Naked" |
24/28 |
79 |
7/24 |
71 |
|
NSC 47 |
Reignland |
The Gaslight Anthem |
"Great Expectations" |
26/28 |
61 |
10/22 |
67 |
|
NSC 48 |
Lukeland |
Mumford & Sons |
"The Cave" |
X |
X |
25/25 |
15** |
Entries (WLSC 56 +)
|
Contest |
Host |
Artist |
Song Title |
Place [Final] |
Points |
|
WLSC 56 |
The White Lands |
Cold War Kids |
"Miracle Mile" |
14/17 |
60 |
|
WLSC 57 |
Belvist |
The Head And The Heart |
"Down In The Valley" |
5/18 |
92 |
|
WLSC 58 |
Luzinia |
Hesian |
"Guregatik" |
14/17 |
49 |
|
WLSC 59 |
Trollheimr / Vylkuzeme |
twenty one pilots |
"Guns For Hands" |
7/18 |
82 |
|
WLSC 60 |
Irinatie |
Kaukázus |
"Ciprus" |
12/15 |
50 |
|
WLSC 61 |
Suvonia |
Yellow Ostrich |
"Whale" |
17/18 |
44 |
|
WLSC 62 |
Luxona |
Vetusta Morla |
"La Deriva" |
14/17 |
49 |
|
WLSC 63 |
Vylkuzeme |
The Wombats |
"Your Body is a Weapon" |
14/16 |
45 |
|
WLSC 64 |
Sakuralia |
The Beards |
"Got Me A Beard" |
6/12 |
70 |
|
WLSC 65 |
Luxona |
Magashegyi Underground |
"Árnyékok" |
6/16 |
78 |
|
WLSC 66 |
Glimmering |
Hladno Pivo |
"Može" |
1/10 |
80 |
|
WLSC 67 |
Begonia |
Fairwater |
"Make It Home" |
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