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AUSTRIA AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 8.76 million Capital: Vienna TISC Appearances 1 TISC Open Appearances 0 TISC Annual Appearances 1 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 24th Best Finish (Open) - Best Finish (Annual) 24th Austria NR Points (Overall) 66 pts Austria NR Points (Open) - Austria NR Points (Annual) 66 pts Austria NR Average (Overall) 1.65 PPJ Austria NR Average (Open) - Austria NR Average (Annual) 1.65 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 2 NR Points Streak (Open) - NR Points Streak (Annual) 2 Austria NR Medal Streak 1 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Austrian 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 Did Not Participate - - #10 TISC Annual 2018 Pizzera & Jaus - Eine Ins Leben 24th 66 pts Most Successful Austrian Entry

Road to TISC Open 2018  We enter the week of the TISC Open 2018 Grand Final and things are getting exciting. We have assembled a suitably exciting cast list for our latest edition of our "Road to TISC" series. Today we explore the histories of the following nations: Lithuania, Austria, India, France, Moldova and Mexico. Beginning with Lithuania, who have a storied history in TISC... not only have they claimed victory at TISC Open 2015 in a dramatic last-vote shoot-out, but their chief-jury member, @Werloc, also participated in the contest with his own entry. At last year's TISC Open, they were dramatically kicked out of the Committee, having served on its board since the beginning, but they didn't leave quietly....they stirred up a thought-provoking cultural debate about tangerines in last year's TISC Open, so honestly, who can guess what the future has in store for this nation.... LITHUANIA AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 2.87 million Capital: Vilnius TISC Appearances 10 TISC Open Appearances 5 TISC Annual Appearances 5 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 1st Best Finish (Open) 1st Best Finish (Annual) 7th Lithuania NR Points (Overall) 158 pts Lithuania NR Points (Open) 158 pts Lithuania NR Points (Annual) 115 pts Lithuania NR Average (Overall) 3.95 PPJ Lithuania NR Average (Open) 3.95 PPJ Lithuania NR Average (Annual) 3.38 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 6 NR Points Streak (Open) 6 NR Points Streak (Annual) 5 Lithuania NR Medal Streak 2 TISC Record 1 0 0 TISC Open 2015 List of Lithuania Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Saules Kliošas - Sninga 20th 53 pts #2 TISC Annual 2014 GJan - Need Your Love 16th 75 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 Gebrasy - I'll Be There 39th 8 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 Vaidas Baumila - Tik Žmogus 8th 95 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 Leon Somov ft. Jazzu - Song About Love 1st 158 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Erica Jennings - Leading Me Home 10th 105 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 The Ball And Chain - Without You 8th 111 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 GJan - Wild 7th 115 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 FOJE - Kitoks Pasaulis 32nd 24 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Saules Kliošas - įkvėpk ir nepaleisk 29th 54 pts Most Successful Lithuanian Entry

KAZAKHSTAN AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Asia Population: 18.46 million Capital: Astana TISC Appearances 8 TISC Open Appearances 3 TISC Annual Appearances 5 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 10th Best Finish (Open) 16th Best Finish (Annual) 10th Kazakhstan NR Points (Overall) 99 pts Kazakhstan NR Points (Open) 69 pts Kazakhstan NR Points (Annual) 99 pts Kazakhstan NR Av'rge (Overall) 2.91 PPJ Kazakhstan NR Average (Open) 2.09 PPJ Kazakhstan NR Avr'ge (Annual) 2.91 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 3 NR Points Streak (Open) 3 NR Points Streak (Annual) 3 Kazakhstan NR Medal Streak 1 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Kazakhstan Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Мөлдір Әуелбекова - Өсиет 16th 69 pts #2 TISC Annual 2014 Son Pascal feat. Al Bano - Ainalain 10th 99 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 Juniors - Айналайын 26th 38 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 Али Окапов - Биле 29th 18 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 Arular - Urker 36th 36 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 No Mad Karma - 27 31st 38 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 Did Not Participate - - #8 TISC Annual 2017 Ninety One - Kalay Karaisyn? 33rd 23 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 Did Not Participate - - #10 TISC Annual 2018 Ninety One - Ah!Yah!Mah! 33rd 40 pts Most Successful Kazakhstan Entry

MONTENEGRO AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 0.63 million Capital: Podgorica TISC Appearances 2 TISC Open Appearances 1 TISC Annual Appearances 1 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 32nd Best Finish (Open) 38th Best Finish (Annual) 32nd NR Points (Overall) 22 pts NR Points (Open) 20 pts NR Points (Annual) 22 pts NR Average (Overall) 0.65 PPJ NR Average (Open) 0.50 PPJ NR Average (Annual) 0.65 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 1 NR Points Streak (Open) 1 NR Points Streak (Annual) 1 NR Medal Streak 0 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Montenegrin Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Did Not Participate - - #2 TISC Annual 2014 Gospoda Glembajevi - Drumovi Će Poželjet Ludaka 32nd 22 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 Monteniggers - Veljeli Bi Da Si Tu 38th 20 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 Did Not Participate - - #10 TISC Annual 2018 Did Not Participate - - Most Successful Montenegrin Entry

ARGENTINA AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - South America Population: 44.81 million Capital: Buenos Aires TISC Appearances 10 TISC Open Appearances 5 TISC Annual Appearances 5 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 5th Best Finish (Open) 5th Best Finish (Annual) 7th Argentina NR Points (Overall) 140 pts Argentina NR Points (Open) 140 pts Argentina NR Points (Annual) 120 pts Argentina NR Average (Overall) 4.12 PPJ Argentina NR Average (Open) 4.12 PPJ Argentina NR Average (Annual) 3.53 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 5 NR Points Streak (Open) 5 NR Points Streak (Annual) 4 Argentina NR Medal Streak 2 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Argentinian Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Moris - El Oso 31st 19 pts #2 TISC Annual 2014 Tan Biónica - Ciudad Mágica 7th 120 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 Miranda! - Hola 16th 87 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 Axel - Afinidad 15th 80 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 Soda Stereo - De Musica Ligera 18th 80 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Tan Biónica - Hola Mi Vida 28th 43 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 Charly García - Fanky 19th 68 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 Maxi Trusso - Taste of Love 17th 78 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 Fito Paez - Mariposa Technicolor 5th 140 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Chano! - Naistumichiu 8th 118 pts Most Successful Argentinian Entry

PORTUGAL AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 10.28 million Capital: Lisbon TISC Appearances 6 TISC Open Appearances 3 TISC Annual Appearances 3 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 7th Best Finish (Open) 14th Best Finish (Annual) 7th Portugal NR Points (Overall) 120 pts Portugal NR Points (Open) 87 pts Portugal NR Points (Annual) 120 pts Portugal NR Average (Overall) 3.15 PPJ Portugal NR Average (Open) 2.22 PPJ Portugal NR Average (Annual) 3.15 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 6 NR Points Streak (Open) 3 NR Points Streak (Annual) 6 Portugal NR Medal Streak 2 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Portuguese 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 Deolinda - Um Contra o Outro 14th 87 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Ana Moura - Dia De Folga 19th 63 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 Moonspell - Scorpion Flower 17th 71 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 Branko & Mayra Andrade - Reserva Pra Dois 8th 107 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 Rodrigo Leão - As Cidades 17th 73 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Anavitória ft. Diogo Piçarra - Trevo (Tu) 7th 120 pts Most Successful Portuguese Entry

ALGERIA AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Africa Population: 42.20 million Capital: Algiers TISC Appearances 6 TISC Open Appearances 3 TISC Annual Appearances 3 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 5th Best Finish (Open) 18th Best Finish (Annual) 5th Algeria NR Points (Overall) 118 pts Algeria NR Points (Open) 69 pts Algeria NR Points (Annual) 118 pts Algeria NR Average (Overall) 3.58 PPJ Algeria NR Average (Open) 2.16 PPJ Algeria NR Average (Annual) 3.58 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 5 NR Points Streak (Open) 3 NR Points Streak (Annual) 5 Algeria NR Medal Streak 3 TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Algerian 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 Hamid Baroudi - Caravan to Baghdad 39th 28 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Nabila Dali - My Dream (Eǧǧet-iyi ad arguɣ) 5th 118 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 Turkish Blend - Flying Higher 18th 69 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 Zaho - Tant de Choses 11th 96 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 Acyl - Ungratefulness 31st 26 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Iddir Salem ft. Nabila Dali - Anelhu 17th 87 pts Most Successful Algerian Entry

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