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I have considered entering a TV theme song with 4 words in total but not a jungle as such

So instead of sour grapes for us losers this year it is going to be sour tangerines

I fully knew that but I’m totally comfortable with my choice. I really like Westlife so after 19 editions it was time I chose them. And also I know Flying Without Wings is also not the best option but again I carefully select it because I really like it. Never regret choosing any song you enter, that is my motto

It’s all worth it though, after the dust settles you realise how cool it is to be a part of the drama.

The worrying thing from my point of view is that I thought the first session might be the only half good voting session for Ireland in this edition The aim is to break the 20 point barrier this contest

Exciting contest so far! Let’s hope it goes down to the wire this year

Croatia on fire!!

You can share 4 points each

Wait, what?? Haha, it actually worked!! Yay!!! Thank you @rybak and Poland for the points!! No nul points!!

@heywoodu ended up in Brazil so he’s the most confused of all

Maybe they got confused where Czechia is

Well it’s been 19 editions of TISC and still hoping for my first point from @rybak. I think I’ll need more than the TISC magic trick of complaining this time

And Croatia is leading outright

Good morning everyone! Happy TISC Grand Final day! Good luck to all participants and hoping we all have some reason to cheer throughout the day Good luck @Hipooo

Awesome analysis @dcro

Totallympics Open International Song Contest - Top 40 Chart We have made it to the end of our countdown of the TISC Open Top 40 and we have reached the top of the charts. Zombie by The Cranberries gave Ireland their first win in TISC when they were crowned the 2014 TISC Open champions. On their way to victory, Zombie picked up the top mark from 12 national juries, scored from 34 of 40 of the competing juries, racking up 333 points and is still to date the only entry to have exceeded the 300 points barrier. Sadly, lead singer Dolores O'Riordan has since passed but her legacy in TISC will never be forgotten..... 1 The Cranberries - Zombie Edition: TISC Open 2014 Placement: 1st Points: 333 points Points-Per-Jury Average: 8.33 pts Number of Juries That Voted For The Song: 34 / 40 (85.00%) Medals Won: 12 Gold, 7 Silver, 3 Bronze Juries Who Awarded Their 12 Points To This Song: Czech Republic, Tunisia, Italy, Switzerland, Brazil, Estonia, Morocco, Serbia, Slovakia, Egypt, Latvia, Russia *************************************************************************

It's also another one of those "pinch me" moments to see Ireland with a gymnastics world champion, something we could only dream of some years ago.

Totallympics Open International Song Contest - Top 40 Chart We are nearing the climax of our TISC Open Top 40 Chart countdown. Coming in at position #2 on the all-time TISC Open chart it is the 2020 champion from Serbia. "Lady of New Tomorrow" by Irish Stew of Sindidun proved to be widely popular across the board scoring 10 top marks and the second highest scoring points total of all time..... 2 Irish Stew of Sindidun - Lady of New Tomorrow Edition: TISC Open 2020 Placement: 1st Points: 237 points Points-Per-Jury Average: 6.97 pts Number of Juries That Voted For The Song: 25 / 34 (73.53%) Medals Won: 10 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze Juries Who Awarded Their 12 Points To This Song: Poland, Moldova, Slovakia, Great Britain, Tunisia, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Indonesia, France *************************************************************************

Rhys!!!! You did it!! He couldn’t speak in the interview afterwards, he was in tears. I love seeing how much it means to him and having followed his progress for many years it’s so lovely to see moments like this! Congratulations Rhys!! World champion

Totallympics Open International Song Contest - Top 40 Chart In 3rd position on the TISC Open Top 40 Chart we have the first ever winner of TISC. Roxette's entry "Listen To Your Heart" was a massive success among the juries, scoring from 28 of 33 national juries who listened with their hearts and crowned Sweden as the first ever winners of the contest.... 3 Roxette - Listen To Your Heart Edition: TISC Open 2013 Placement: 1st Points: 211 points Points-Per-Jury Average: 6.39 pts Number of Juries That Voted For The Song: 28 / 33 (84.85%) Medals Won: 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze Juries Who Awarded Their 12 Points To This Song: Egypt, Malta, Bulgaria *************************************************************************

Totallympics Open International Song Contest - Top 40 Chart At position #4 in the chart we have the highest ranked non-winner of all time. Finishing in second place for Italy at the inaugural edition of the contest in 2013, Andrea Bocelli claimed a maginificent 7 top marks from the 33 national juries and just missed out on victory in the final round of voting.... 4 Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro Edition: TISC Open 2013 Placement: 2nd Points: 206 points Points-Per-Jury Average: 6.24 pts Number of Juries That Voted For The Song: 23 / 33 (69.70%) Medals Won: 7 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze Juries Who Awarded Their 12 Points To This Song: Argentina, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Denmark, Ireland, Brazil, Morocco *************************************************************************

Totallympics Open International Song Contest - Top 40 Chart We enter the Top 5 of the TISC Open Top 40 Chart now and coming in at position #5 is the TISC Open 2016 Champion from Ireland. The Corrs handed Ireland their 3rd victory in the contest with their winning entry "Runaway", scoring points from 25 of the 32 juries and claiming 198 points in total.... 5 The Corrs - Runaway Edition: TISC Open 2016 Placement: 1st Points: 198 points Points-Per-Jury Average: 6.19 pts Number of Juries That Voted For The Song: 25 / 32 (78.13%) Medals Won: 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 5 Bronze Juries Who Awarded Their 12 Points To This Song: Indonesia, Portugal, Turkey *************************************************************************

Totallympics Open International Song Contest - Top 40 Chart Coming in at #6 in the TISC Open Chart is the 2018 champion from Denmark. Tina Dickow's entry "Sacre Coeur" scored big with the juries, breaching the 200 points barrier and scoring from 25 of the 34 juries that year.... 6 Tina Dickow - Sacre Coeur Edition: TISC Open 2018 Placement: 1st Points: 202 points Points-Per-Jury Average: 5.94 pts Number of Juries That Voted For The Song: 25 / 34 (73.53%) Medals Won: 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze Juries Who Awarded Their 12 Points To This Song: Egypt, Bulgaria, Netherlands *************************************************************************

Totallympics Open International Song Contest - Top 40 Chart Whenever, wherever shall we continue our countdown? Well we continue now and at position #7 with the silver medal winning song from TISC Open 2014. Scoring a massive 228 points, the 4th highest points total in TISC history, it's the Colombian superstar Shakira with "Whenever, Wherever".... 7 Shakira - Whenever, Wherever Edition: TISC Open 2014 Placement: 2nd Points: 228 points Points-Per-Jury Average: 5.70 pts Number of Juries That Voted For The Song: 28 / 40 (70.00%) Medals Won: 4 Gold, 6 Silver, 4 Bronze Juries Who Awarded Their 12 Points To This Song: Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Spain *************************************************************************

Totallympics Open International Song Contest - Top 40 Chart Next up in the countdown Is the reason we are gathering in Czech Republic this weekend for TISC Open 2022. At position #8 we have the most recent winner of TISC Open, Lenny with her smash entry Hell.o. This song stole the hearts of most juries and came home with a whopping 198 points to claim the TISC Open 2021 title.... 8 Lenny - Hell.o Edition: TISC Open 2021 Placement: 1st Points: 198 points Points-Per-Jury Average: 5.50 pts Number of Juries That Voted For The Song: 25 / 36 (69.44%) Medals Won: 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 0 Bronze Juries Who Awarded Their 12 Points To This Song: Bulgaria, Lithuania, Serbia *************************************************************************