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Road to TISC Open 2018  Six more nations are on the menu for today's edition of the "Road to TISC" series. Algeria, Portugal, Argentina, Montenegro and Kazakhstan are up later, but for starters we go to Sweden, the first-ever TISC champions! SWEDEN AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 10.00 million Capital: Stockholm TISC Appearances 5 TISC Open Appearances 2 TISC Annual Appearances 3 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 1st Best Finish (Open) 1st Best Finish (Annual) 22nd Sweden NR Points (Overall) 211 pts Sweden NR Points (Open) 211 pts Sweden NR Points (Annual) 69 pts Sweden NR Average (Overall) 6.39 PPJ Sweden NR Average (Open) 6.39 PPJ Sweden NR Average (Annual) 1.74 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 12 NR Points Streak (Open) 12 NR Points Streak (Annual) 4 Sweden NR Medal Streak 3 TISC Record 1 0 0 TISC Open 2013 List of Swedish Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Roxette - Listen To Your Heart 1st 211 pts #2 TISC Annual 2014 Melissa Horn - Om Du Vill Vara Med Mig 24th 59 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 Helena Paparizou - The Light In Our Soul 6th 135 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 Kristin Amparo - I See You 27th 34 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 Did Not Participate - - #6 TISC Annual 2016 Did Not Participate - - #7 TISC Open 2016 Did Not Participate - - #8 TISC Annual 2017 Did Not Participate - - #9 TISC Open 2017 Did Not Participate - - #10 TISC Annual 2018 Zara Larsson - Only You 22nd 69 pts Most Successful Swedish Entry

I honestly don't know a lot about it but I can tell you that squash is at a decent level here and we have our own GAA handball which is like squash and racquetball, but you use the hand as your racquet. So I guess there will be some cross-over between all of those. Thanks for the news, let me know how he gets on

My two favourites are "Fawlty Towers" and "Steptoe and Son" with honourable mentions for "Father Ted" and "One Foot in the Grave". And I love "Frasier" too

They may have moved town after some bad publicity.

Stay clear of Bates Motel.... I heard it got bad reviews of Trip Advisor.

Get out of it, that's way too much pressure to be putting on me

Yeah, just across from Lard Lad Donuts. Not saying you were in there, just a coincidence

Hmm, that reminds me, when me and Séamus were on our TISC fact-finding trip to Florida this summer, we found @heywoodu's time traveling machine. He already knows the winner

ROMANIA AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 19.56 million Capital: Bucharest TISC Appearances 8 TISC Open Appearances 4 TISC Annual Appearances 4 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 3rd Best Finish (Open) 3rd Best Finish (Annual) 13th Romania NR Points (Overall) 147 pts Romania NR Points (Open) 147 pts Romania NR Points (Annual) 84 pts Romania NR Average (Overall) 3.68 PPJ Romania NR Average (Open) 3.68 PPJ Romania NR Average (Annual) 2.47 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 5 NR Points Streak (Open) 5 NR Points Streak (Annual) 3 Romania NR Medal Streak 2 TISC Record 0 0 1 TISC Open 2015 List of Romanian Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Unknown - Unknown 23rd 40 pts #2 TISC Annual 2014 Nicole Cherry - Memories 13th 84 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 Did Not Participate - - #4 TISC Annual 2015 Did Not Participate - - #5 TISC Open 2015 Inna - Amazing 3rd 147 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Inna - Yalla 18th 64 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat 10th 95 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 Delia - Ce Are Ea 23rd 63 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 Smiley - Dead Man Walking 16th 79 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Inna ft. Erik - Ruleta 23rd 69 pts Most Successful Romanian Entry

URUGUAY AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - South America Population: 3.47 million Capital: Montevideo TISC Appearances 1 TISC Open Appearances 1 TISC Annual Appearances 0 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 30th Best Finish (Open) 30th Best Finish (Annual) - Uruguay NR Points (Overall) 32 pts Uruguay NR Points (Open) 32 pts Uruguay NR Points (Annual) - Uruguay NR Average (Overall) 0.94 PPJ Uruguay NR Average (Open) 0.94 PPJ Uruguay NR Average (Annual) - NR Points Streak (Overall) 2 NR Points Streak (Open) 2 NR Points Streak (Annual) - Uruguay NR Medal Streak 0 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Uruguayan Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Did Not Participate - - #2 TISC Annual 2014 Did Not Participate - - #3 TISC Open 2014 Did Not Participate - - #4 TISC Annual 2015 Did Not Participate - - #5 TISC Open 2015 Did Not Participate - - #6 TISC Annual 2016 Did Not Participate - - #7 TISC Open 2016 Did Not Participate - - #8 TISC Annual 2017 Did Not Participate - - #9 TISC Open 2017 Ruben Rada - Mi Pais 30th 32pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Did Not Participate - - Most Successful Uruguayan Entry

IRELAND AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 4.81 million Capital: Dublin TISC Appearances 10 TISC Open Appearances 5 TISC Annual Appearances 5 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 1st Best Finish (Open) 1st Best Finish (Annual) 1st Ireland NR Points (Overall) 333 pts Ireland NR Points (Open) 333 pts Ireland NR Points (Annual) 216 pts Ireland NR Average (Overall) 8.33 PPJ Ireland NR Average (Open) 8.33 PPJ Ireland NR Average (Annual) 7.20 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 20 NR Points Streak (Open) 15 NR Points Streak (Annual) 20 Ireland NR Medal Streak 8 TISC Record 4 0 1 TISC Open 2014 TISC Annual 2015 TISC Open 2016 TISC Open 2017 TISC Annual 2016 List of Irish Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Out In The Fields 9th 111 pts #2 TISC Annual 2014 Little Green Cars - My Love Took Me Down To The River To Silence Me 11th 97 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 The Cranberries - Zombie 1st 333 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 The Script - Superheroes 1st 216 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 The Adventures - Drowning In The Sea of Love 10th 117 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Enya - Diamonds On The Water 3rd 139 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 The Corrs - Runaway 1st 198 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 Two Door Cinema Club - Bad Decisions 22nd 65 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 The Stunning - Brewing Up A Storm 1st 178 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Hudson Taylor - Feel It Again 6th 121 pts Most Successful Irish Entry

That would be great!

TURKEY AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 82.24 million Capital: Ankara TISC Appearances 6 TISC Open Appearances 5 TISC Annual Appearances 1 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 10th Best Finish (Open) 10th Best Finish (Annual) 23rd Turkey NR Points (Overall) 117 pts Turkey NR Points (Open) 117 pts Turkey NR Points (Annual) 50 pts Turkey NR Average (Overall) 2.93 PPJ Turkey NR Average (Open) 2.93 PPJ Turkey NR Average (Annual) 1.67 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 6 NR Points Streak (Open) 6 NR Points Streak (Annual) 2 Turkey NR Medal Streak 2 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Turkish Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Güneşi Beklerken - Mor ve Ötesi 29th 28 pts #2 TISC Annual 2014 Did Not Participate - - #3 TISC Open 2014 Aynur Aydin - Better 10th 117 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 Göksel - Sen Orda Yoksun 23rd 50 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 Şebnem Ferah - Sigara 22nd 69 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Did Not Participate - - #7 TISC Open 2016 Jülide Özçelik - Bugün Neden Gelmedin 24th 49 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 Did Not Participate - - #9 TISC Open 2017 MFÖ - Sude 33rd 23 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Dodan - Yoksun DQ DQ Most Successful Turkish Entry

I think I used to edit posts on an old forum using codes and it was a nightmare

You said it exactly.

No, it's not. Especially when trying to create new distinctive templates and designs each year for TISC

Speaking of fonts, is it possible to get some more fonts available to use apart from the 9 or so we have currently.... the more options the better

VIETNAM AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Asia Population: 96.76 million Capital: Hanoi TISC Appearances 1 TISC Open Appearances 1 TISC Annual Appearances 0 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 8th Best Finish (Open) 8th Best Finish (Annual) - Vietnam NR Points (Overall) 119 pts Vietnam NR Points (Open) 119 pts Vietnam NR Points (Annual) - Vietnam NR Average (Overall) 3.61 PPJ Vietnam NR Average (Open) 3.61 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 4 NR Points Streak (Open) 4 NR Points Streak (Annual) - Vietnam NR Medal Streak 2 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Vietnamese Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Thùy Chi - Giấc Mơ Trưa 8th 119 pts #2 TISC Annual 2014 Did Not Participate - - #3 TISC Open 2014 Did Not Participate - - #4 TISC Annual 2015 Did Not Participate - - #5 TISC Open 2015 Did Not Participate - - #6 TISC Annual 2016 Did Not Participate - - #7 TISC Open 2016 Did Not Participate - - #8 TISC Annual 2017 Did Not Participate - - #9 TISC Open 2017 Did Not Participate - - #10 TISC Annual 2018 Did Not Participate - - Most Successful Vietnamese Entry

Road to TISC Open 2018  We are just crossing the halfway point in our "Road to TISC Open 2018" series in which we are looking through the history books of the 57 nations who have participated in TISC. Under the microscope today we have 6 more nations: Malta, Vietnam, Turkey, Ireland, Uruguay and Romania. We begin today's history lesson with a review of the smallest populated nation to have participated at TISC and one of the contest's ever-present stalwarts.... Malta! MALTA AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 0.43 million Capital: Valletta TISC Appearances 10 TISC Open Appearances 5 TISC Annual Appearances 5 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 5th Best Finish (Open) 9th Best Finish (Annual) 5th Malta NR Points (Overall) 124 pts Malta NR Points (Open) 118 pts Malta NR Points (Annual) 124 pts Malta NR Average (Overall) 3.65 PPJ Malta NR Average (Open) 2.95 PPJ Malta NR Average (Annual) 3.65 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 6 NR Points Streak (Open) 6 NR Points Streak (Annual) 6 Malta NR Medal Streak 1 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Maltese Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Winter Moods ft. Joseph Calleja - Miss You 14th 77 pts #2 TISC Annual 2014 Red Electrick - The Runaway 20th 62 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 Airport Impressions - Walk With Me 9th 118 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 Red Electrick ft. MPO - Young Again 14th 85 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 The Characters - Down By The Water 23rd 67 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 CHOGM Malta 2015 - The People We Are 20th 63 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 Ira Losco - Love Me Or Hate Me 14th 77 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 The Travellers - Xemu u Xita 5th 124 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 Scream Daisy - Room 7 22nd 63 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Bernie and Pod - Helwa Tal Ghageb 34th 36 pts Most Successful Maltese Entry

NORWAY AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 5.36 million Capital: Oslo TISC Appearances 2 TISC Open Appearances 0 TISC Annual Appearances 2 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 2nd Best Finish (Open) - Best Finish (Annual) 2nd Norway NR Points (Overall) 161 pts Norway NR Points (Open) - Norway Points (Annual) 161 pts Norway NR Average (Overall) 4.03 PPJ Norway NR Average (Open) - Norway NR Average (Annual) 4.03 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 7 NR Points Streak (Open) - NR Points Streak (Annual) 7 Norway NR Medal Streak 3 TISC Record 0 1 0 TISC Annual 2018 List of Norwegian Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Did Not Participate - - #2 TISC Annual 2014 Highasakite - Since Last Wednesday 15th 77 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 Did Not Participate - - #4 TISC Annual 2015 Did Not Participate - - #5 TISC Open 2015 Did Not Participate - - #6 TISC Annual 2016 Did Not Participate - - #7 TISC Open 2016 Did Not Participate - - #8 TISC Annual 2017 Did Not Participate - - #9 TISC Open 2017 Did Not Participate - - #10 TISC Annual 2018 Sigrid - Strangers 2nd 161 pts Most Successful Norwegian Entry

NEW ZEALAND AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Oceania Population: 4.76 million Capital: Wellington TISC Appearances 8 TISC Open Appearances 4 TISC Annual Appearances 4 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 6th Best Finish (Open) 13th Best Finish (Annual) 6th NZ NR Points (Overall) 124 pts NZ NR Points (Open) 89 pts NZ NR Points (Annual) 124 pts NZ NR Average (Overall) 3.65 PPJ NZ NR Average (Open) 2.62 PPJ NZ NR Average (Annual) 3.65 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 4 NR Points Streak (Open) 3 NR Points Streak (Annual) 4 NZ NR Medal Streak 2 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of New Zealand Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Did Not Participate - - #2 TISC Annual 2014 Did Not Participate - - #3 TISC Open 2014 Hollie Smith - Bathe In The River 20th 69 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 Yumi Zuma - The Brae 12th 88 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 The Chills - Pink Frost 35th 43 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Surf City - Beat The Summer Heat 33rd 22 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 Chris Knox - Not Given Lightly 25th 45 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 Graham Candy - Back Into It 6th 124 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 The Fourmyula - Nature 13th 89 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Fazerdaze - Lucky Girl 21st 72 pts Most Successful New Zealand Entry

Awww, I was enjoying my special red glow

TUNISIA AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Africa Population: 11.69 million Capital: Tunis TISC Appearances 9 TISC Open Appearances 4 TISC Annual Appearances 5 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 4th Best Finish (Open) 15th Best Finish (Annual) 4th Tunisia NR Points (Overall) 126 pts Tunisia NR Points (Open) 82 pts Tunisia NR Points (Annual) 126 pts Tunisia NR Average (Overall) 3.82 PPJ Tunisia NR Average (Open) 2.22 PPJ Tunisia NR Average (Annual) 3.82 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 5 NR Points Streak (Open) 4 NR Points Streak (Annual) 5 Tunisia NR Medal Streak 2 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Tunisian Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Did Not Participate - - #2 TISC Annual 2014 Hamzaoui Med Amine & Kafon - Houmani 18th 70 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 Tunisian Artists - Ghenya Lik 27th 37 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 Kafon ft. G.G.A. - Gabi Gabi 31st 14 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 Emel Mathlouthi - Ma Lkit 15th 82 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Myrath - Believer 4th 126 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 Emel Mathlouthi - Kelmti Horra 16th 71 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 Myrath - Endure The Silence 13th 88 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 Amani Al Souwasi - Wain 20th 65 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Balti ft. Hamouda - Ya Lili 15th 95 pts Most Successful Tunisian Entry

ESTONIA AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 1.31 million Capital: Tallinn TISC Appearances 3 TISC Open Appearances 2 TISC Annual Appearances 1 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 16th Best Finish (Open) 21st Best Finish (Annual) 16th Estonia NR Points (Overall) 88 pts Estonia NR Points (Open) 64 pts Estonia NR Points (Annual) 88 pts Estonia NR Average (Overall) 2.20 PPJ Estonia NR Average (Open) 1.88 PPJ Estonia NR Average (Annual) 2.20 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 5 NR Points Streak (Open) 5 NR Points Streak (Annual) 3 Estonia NR Medal Streak 1 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Estonian Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Did Not Participate - - #2 TISC Annual 2014 Did Not Participate - - #3 TISC Open 2014 Ott Lepland - Jäädagi Nii 24th 49 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 Did Not Participate - - #5 TISC Open 2015 Did Not Participate - - #6 TISC Annual 2016 Did Not Participate - - #7 TISC Open 2016 Did Not Participate - - #8 TISC Annual 2017 Did Not Participate - - #9 TISC Open 2017 Hele Kõre & Kristjan Kasearu - Siis, Kui Maailm Magab Veel 21st 64 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 NOËP - Jennifer Lawrence 16th 88 pts Most Successful Estonian Entry

CHILE AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - South America Population: 18.24 million Capital: Santiago TISC Appearances 4 TISC Open Appearances 2 TISC Annual Appearances 2 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 15th Best Finish (Open) 23rd Best Finish (Annual) 15th Chile NR Points (Overall) 81 pts Chile NR Points (Open) 64 pts Chile NR Points (Annual) 81 pts Chile NR Average (Overall) 2.45 PPJ Chile NR Average (Open) 1.74 PPJ Chile NR Average (Annual) 2.45 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 4 NR Points Streak (Open) 3 NR Points Streak (Annual) 4 Chile NR Medal Streak 1 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Chilean Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Did Not Participate - - #2 TISC Annual 2014 Did Not Participate - - #3 TISC Open 2014 Did Not Participate - - #4 TISC Annual 2015 Francisca Valenzuela - Prenderemos Fuego Al Cielo 19th 57 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 La Ley - Mentira 24th 64 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Camila Gallardo - Más de la Mitad 15th 81 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 Did Not Participate - - #8 TISC Annual 2017 Did Not Participate - - #9 TISC Open 2017 Camila Romeno - Lo Cierto 23rd 59 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Did Not Participate - - Most Successful Chilean Entry